Crawler Loader

It's been 1 year since I created my first MOC, a Compact Tracked Loader


Lego Technic Compact Tracked Loader by legomuppet9, on Flickr

To be honest it wasn't great but hey  Anyway, because of this I decided to make a Crawler Loader, and here is the result 



Crawler Loader by legomuppet9, on Flickr

Functions:

• Bucket lift and tilt powered by one M Motor, going through a selector, the control for which is in the cab
• That's basically it, unless moving tracks count 

I would have ideally liked to make this model RC, however I do not have the motors or IR parts to accomplish this , so I settled for a TLG-like level of functionality (in my opinion), and focused a bit more on the looks than I normally would have, and I must say I am very pleased with the result .
Getting the geometry of the arm correct was a problem, and to be honest it still isn't that great, but will do  I adapted the arm from Nico71's Crawler Loader (http://www.nico71.fr/crawler-loader-2/) into my design.
The part I'm most impressed with, in my opinion, is the bucket, which I designed myself, enabling a more realistic shape than the one's supplied from Lego themselves.
The rest of the pictures:

Crawler Loader by legomuppet9, on Flickr


Crawler Loader by legomuppet9, on Flickr


Crawler Loader by legomuppet9, on Flickr


Crawler Loader by legomuppet9, on Flickr

And a video

Because I am so pleased with this model, I decided to make an LDD file, and have uploaded it to Brickshelf (which I will use for this purpose, Flickr will still be for photos )


Crawler Loader Instructions by legomuppet9, on Flickr
LINK TO THE INSTRUCTIONS: http://www.brickshel...ry.cgi?f=530440
Rebrickable link: http://rebrickable.com/mocs/legomuppet9/crawler-loader

Thanks for reading