Manual Controlled
Tipping Trailer
Tipping Trailer designed for the official LEGO® Tractor #8284. No Tractor modifications, just mount a tow-bar.
After finalizing the Slurry Injection Tanker I thought it should be easy to reuse the chassis for the development of a tipping trailer.
The only minor challenge to realize appeared the full tipping bed construction itself, because the technic linear actuator can only extract 5 studs. This was overcome by designing a 'helper trailer bed' which has two functions:
a) make sure that the trailer bed can extract much more then 5 studs,
b) gain more momentum on the trailer bed itself in the first phase of the tipping process.
After finalizing the Slurry Injection Tanker I thought it should be easy to reuse the chassis for the development of a tipping trailer.
The only minor challenge to realize appeared the full tipping bed construction itself, because the technic linear actuator can only extract 5 studs. This was overcome by designing a 'helper trailer bed' which has two functions:
a) make sure that the trailer bed can extract much more then 5 studs,
b) gain more momentum on the trailer bed itself in the first phase of the tipping process.
Functions
Manual
Tipping
Pendular suspension
Parking wheel
Pendular suspension
Parking wheel
Specifications
Dimensions
Length - 34 cm
Width - 16 cm
Height - 15 cm
Weight - 0,9 kg
Width - 16 cm
Height - 15 cm
Weight - 0,9 kg
Parts
649
Building Info
Children modification
Little children want to tip the ‘tipping bed’ with their hands...
Tipping 'by hand' is possible when you disconnect the linear actuator from the tipping bed as shown on the picture.
And, the linear actuator can still ‘lay flat’ under the tipping bed; you don’t have to remove it..
Little children want to tip the ‘tipping bed’ with their hands...
Tipping 'by hand' is possible when you disconnect the linear actuator from the tipping bed as shown on the picture.
And, the linear actuator can still ‘lay flat’ under the tipping bed; you don’t have to remove it..
