Coney/ Contech7's Lego Technic TOW TRUCK

DLuders · August 13, 2011

As recently noted by Parda/ gabrielruitort on his Technic Delicatessen, Coney/ Contech7 made an amazing

of his Lego Technic Tow Truck rescuing an off-road vehicle. :classic:

His Brickshelf gallery has 21 large pictures of it (but which exceed Eurobricks' 800x600 pixel limit).

Coney/ Contech7 wrote: "This is a tow-truck that I made based off of a Ford F-750. I wanted to make it in more of a traditional "Technic" style, meaning some manual functions mixed with some Power Functions. The manual functions include propulsion, steering, and boom extension. The motorized functions are operated by a 4-way gear box driven by one PF M motor. The motorized functions include the crane raise/lower, rear outriggers, winches, and rear tow fork. There is a 8878 battery box located in the extra cab that is turned off/on by pushing one of the warning lights on top of the cab. The model has a working steering wheel and a functional 6 cylinder engine w/fan."

Length = 69 studs; Width = 19 studs; Height = 20 studs

Lego Power Functions (PF): 1 ea. 8878 PF Battery Box, 1 ea. PF Medium Motor, & 1 ea. PF Switch

Manual Functions: Propulsion, Steering, & Boom Extension

Motorized Functions via Gearbox: Crane raise/lower, rear outriggers, rear tow-fork, & winches

"I actually tried to motorize the boom extension at first but it looked horrible and took away from the look of the truck. But because I knew from the start that this model would have some manual functions it didn't bother me much to do it this way. This way is more in line with an official Technic set like the 8258 for example, which also featured manual boom extension. As far as the rear tow rack, your right, I didn't have much space to work with."

Edited August 13, 2011 by DLuders