MobileCraneMK80 - LEGO Mobile Crane Remotely Controlled Technic Power Functions

[MrSaynu]

tu la acheter ou ?

[cmw358]

do you have any designes for that?

[NXTLiftBoy]

@cmw358 For more info, just follow the "more info" link of this vid! It leads to mocpages with background info AND a link to the instructions. Hoping this helps...

[demoncars2]

thats huge omg. Good job man

[bartybum]

mobile tower crane, eh? never thought of that

[carstenhdk]

Really good handwork! Go for engineering jobs! ;-) Have you studied the original crane in detail before start?

[NXTLiftBoy]

@carstenhdk Thanks. yes we studied real ones and drawings we collected from the web. i seem to remember that full line drawings were available from Spierings cranes... but that is years ago.

[martis1008]

most unique build i've ever seen, epic! :)

[NXTLiftBoy]

@martis1008 well,...eh... thanks!

[FisMarC]

that is awesome

[pingwingboy3]

cool

[freezeur]

Holy shit ! Fucking awesome ! But the truck looks huge so lol.

[TheDanieljjc]

Well done how long did it take u toake

[7249xxl]

stil how the fuk did u made that

[OinzCEO17]

do you have the 8879 speed remote control? if so, do you prefer using 2 regular remote controls over the speed? awesome crane, by the way!

[NXTLiftBoy]

@OinzCEO17 yes, i have it, but this was from before...

[rockntroopen]

HEY DUDE THAT IS REALLY AWSOME, BUT I HAVE A QUESTION

IS THE CRANE UNFOLDING PROCESS FULLY AUTO (NO NECCESITY IN HUMAN TOUCH)? IF TI IS I THINK IT WILL BE 10 TIME COOLER.

[NXTLiftBoy]

@rockntroopen I cannot say it is truly auto, as you need to disentangle ropes etcetera. see mocpages and earlier comments for more info.

[wlB737800]

cool



[powerpunch560]

this is the coolest thing i have ever seen in my life

[NXTLiftBoy]

@powerpunch560 mmm, are you sure about that? makes me wonder, but thanks for your comment!

[themariokartcheater]

@ NXTLiftBoy I figured it out all you need is a variable that reads then a variable that writes then a math block and a number to text block take the data wire from the num to txt to a screen and have it reset

[themariokartcheater]

nice bot. Hey I have a question I have a lego mindstorms nxt and I designed my own crane and I want it to be able to count how many loads it has moved do you have any ideas on how I could do this? I know I will at least need a variable, a number to text block, and a display of course so it could out put the number to the screen. Thanks and please reply

[NXTLiftBoy]

@themariokartcheater thx for your comment and question.

Hard to tell how to do that. I guess you need a loop in the NXT-G program, and increment the variable before you display it?

i once added a delay after the loop was complete, to have time to read the final count from display.

[jswopey206]

were did ya get it? im a lego freak i build tons of stuff out of legos then i paint them

[NXTLiftBoy]

@jswopey206 as described elsewhere, it was designed by Techno Moves and me, form using two LEGO sets, plus an additional 32L long axle.

[Prancingwolf7]

AWESOME!

Promise us one thing, NEVER TAKE IT APART, NEVER!!!!

It's so cool. Nice work.

[NXTLiftBoy]

@Prancingwolf7 Thx for your comment. No promises, guess what, i took it apart long ago! Not to worry though, anyone can rebuild it from the instructions/photos we took :) See my home page at mocpages, i am called "NXT Liftboy" there, and follow the links for this model.

[tomdugi]

only lego technic !:)

[NXTLiftBoy]

@tomdugi yes indeed, apart from ropes etc.

[gooosonic]

okay  thanks

[gooosonic]

oh ok

[gooosonic]

how many pieces?

[NXTLiftBoy]

I did not count.

Upper limit is the ones from both sets plus one for the second laong axle we used.

So it must be less than 3269 (= 1884 + 1384 + 1)

Not that many, really?

[sholtob]

i saw a crane just like this today, it was folding up, incredible

[bobebobebob]

thats so cool! is it all proportional to the liebherr? or is it just a rough match?

[NXTLiftBoy]

unfolded it is proportional, but to be honest the folding mechanism differs as the real one is MUCH more complex and requires several more motors.

thanks for your comment!

[seabasschampion]

can you make a vid on how to make it!!!!!lol

[22legoman]

i'ts so cool mean

[NXTLiftBoy]

thx

[rockntroopen]

dude that is oficially kicks ass!

[NXTLiftBoy]

thx :)

[SirClockington]

Maximum load? It looks like it wont take much.

[metroid557]

awesome

[NXTLiftBoy]

thx

[MrFritzPommes]

das der motor so stark ist.

[NXTLiftBoy]

gearing it down helps a LOT!

[ShoalinFunny]

is buying LEGO power functions harmless?

[NXTLiftBoy]

Yes, i suppose so, but you could argue on damage to your wallet, your social relations, resources on the planet like energy, oil, batteries, andsoon.

[ShoalinFunny]

so is it okay to buy from the web ?

when u got it did anything pop up saying anything about stolen money, bank account, credit card items, or personal files? or any questions on shipping problems?

[ShoalinFunny]

btw nice machine :D

[virresnirre1]

It´s AMAZING

[petpluto2000]

1 word= WOW!

[TheFatAssCat]

Can it compleatly set up by itself.. (i couldewnt tell if you had to help it along or not.) GREAT STUFF!

[NXTLiftBoy]

As is now well-hidden in the other replies, i earlier wrote this:

Please do not be fooled by the vid that it would unfold at the touch of a button, typically the ropes need some disentangling, and unfolding the jib requires manual intervention too...

Thx for your comment!

[FedeITA01]

Very Impressive Technique

[sloppi1234]

wow i made one too 2meters high and 2,5meters long XD , but unfortently it ..............................­. crashed up and broke the tower XD but vid 5/5

[skysocool]

Amazing.

[disconic]

wow amazing it looks so much like a liebherr or spierings i worked for spierings such great mobile tower cranes

[NXTLiftBoy]

Interesting, i considered Spierings too when picking a model to rebuild.

I am very interested in obtaining the technical drawings for a Spierings.

We may be tempted to try rebuilding a Spierings...

Realistically though, there are so many other projects to work on, and so little time... :)

[disconic]

if you like i could send you all technical information on spierings from an engineers view but im glad to hear that. But i spent a month in holland at the factory learning about them as im a mechanic in north wales for bryn thomas and id love to go back look fprward to hearing back from you

[NXTLiftBoy]

Hey guess what?

Turns out Spierings now has technical drawings for download from their website!

Now all i need is plenty of time......:(

[lorirocks777]

Hey, thanks for your video response. Looks like you guys did an incredible job! Very technical...

=)

[NXTLiftBoy]

What can i say... admittedly technical indeed :)

Thx for your message!

[arcooke]

Wow very nice. It sounds like you're putting a LOT of strain on the motor when the crane first starts lifting though.

[NXTLiftBoy]

Yes, you heard that right, there *is* a lot of strain on the motor. The motor handles it allright, having high-speed with little force, but behind the two worm wheels it gets nasty, with very little speed and very big forces!

At times I feared the main axis would break, but we were lucky there i guess...

[Goku199519]

Very cool idea.Nice,very nice.You are an expert of lego!!!!

[NXTLiftBoy]

Thanks, blush... :)

[kinglonghand]

DUDE how long did it take u to build that crane

[NXTLiftBoy]

I really did not keep count of the hours, but i'd guess maybe a 100 or two manhours or so? Particularly hard to estimate because elapsed time ran in the 4+ months, and me and Techno worked on it every now and then. At some point we left it for weeks at a row, since we were not really satisfied with some solution and got stuck several times. I am glad people tend to like it after all :)

[kinglonghand]

HOLLY ****

[europacentrumoostend]

jammer dat ie zo hoog is

[greenykevin]

nice man

cool

[0413sk]

send me instructions please!!!

[NXTLiftBoy]

For more info, just follow the "more info" link of this vid! It leads to mocpages with background info AND a link to the instructions, or better: a slideshow on photobucket.

If you've got both sets (telescopic crane and bulldozer) you have all parts i think. I'd be curious to hear from any re-build!

Happy building and playing...

[greenykevin]

wow---u can fit allthat on 1 truck--nice!

[NXTLiftBoy]

Just to be frank:

Please do not be fooled by the vid that it would unfold at the touch of a button, typically the ropes need some disentangling, and unfolding the jib requires manual intervention too...

[0jesse10397]

:O Hip!echt stoer...maareee heb je de truck verzwaart?

[NXTLiftBoy]

There is no need to make the truck heavier, it is ok as it is , weighing 2.6 kg.

[GLXLR]

You are so beast man!

[NXTLiftBoy]

thx, taking it as a compliment ;)

[trucks105]

cool man it looks very nice u should checkmy video out it is with an lego towtruck and power fucntions

[NXTLiftBoy]

Thx, indeed your power functions truck is awesome too!

[robloxperson23]

Woah cool!

(Also first)

[NXTLiftBoy]

thx!