Sunday, March 13, 2011

Remote Controlled Plowing Truck

Name of Model: An IR controlled plowtruck with autovalves
Created by: Ultimario
Found at: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=464033
Details: Here's a new twist on the Technic snow plow idea: a heavy-duty truck with a large plow on the front of it. The system uses pneumatics (with auto-valves) and Power Functions to allow it to be remotely controlled. All four wheels are powered (plus steering in the front), and the plow is fully controllable. The suspension system is surprising - it's sort of a beefed-up version of the live axle concept that moves a chunk of the chassis down to simplify delivering power.
This is Friday's model of the day

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