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Also, makes you appreciate the engineering involved in mass production vehicles. Plus, they have to meet all sorts of safety, emissions, manufacturing, and cost parameters.
This video is one of the best visualizations I have ever seen for how effective diff lockers are. I am a passionate off-roader and to be able to see the physics scaled down to an easily understandable form factor is priceless! Thank you!
Came here to say exactly this. This is one of the best example videos I've ever seen for explaining how 4wd and diff locks work. I'll probably use this as a resource to explain it to people.
Not only diffs locks, but also tires thread pattern - the "bigger" ballons, they are not sligtly bigger but have offroad pattern that works way better than on-road ones.
The biggest factor in sand driving is more tread contact. Hence why you always air down your tires as much as you can to increase the surface area. Many people will buy jeeps with large aggressive tires and will get outperformed by a standard jeep tire that has been aired down appropriately. This experiment takes airing down out of the equation
@@BrickTechnology what you could also do to have even more traction is flip those tractor tires around so the arrows are poiting back and it will have more traction
@@kollinspencer847 I’ve got a bunch of equipment IRL, the reason the tires are that way is to clear mud from the tread. If you put them on backwards you actually have less traction due to a build up of soil
"Locking" the differential is like turning it off temporarily. While It's needed to make turns in vehicles, it gets iffy in rough terrain, like this. There is also half lock diff which does a mix and is good all around but still might not give the power you need in rough terrain/the extra spin to get around tighter turns. I remember one really old video explaining the evolution of differentials, its probably not too hard to find and really interesting if you haven't seen it
The reason to turn it on (/not have it locked) is that when turning, the outer wheel travels further than the inner wheel, so has to turn faster, which can't happen when they're connected by the same axle, without slipping. When there's no drive to the wheels, you can put them on separate axles, which allows them to turn at different speeds. The differential is needed to provide drive to the two separate axles at different speeds.
@@bw1llisthis was also a big limiting factor when trains were invented, since the wheels had to be on the same axle. They fixed this by making the contact area have an angle, so that when the train goes through a curve the outer wheels get pushed out, sliding the contact point to the thicker part of the wheel, and thus covering more distance with the wheel per rotation compared to the other wheel
@@elmo_is_watching_ya5175Ive always found how train rails and train wheels were designed to be absolutely genius. I miss the days when engineering involced practical solutions instead of heavily relying on mechanical solutions. Thats not to say anything bad about having mechanical solutions lile a differential, which I know is needed for cars, but thats my point. The more advanced we get the less we're able to use simple solutions. I find beauty in a lot of the simple solutions we used to use but sadly they arent as applicable to our needs anymore
Dif lock made it harder to turn your car.. because when you turn, the inner wheel will rotate slower than the outer wheel.. Locked dif when turning resulting in 2 scenarios either the inner or outer wheel will dragged along..
@@C1Ansy a lot of brick technology's builds have parts used in a way that may wear out over time... which is absolutely fine for personal projects, but if you were to mass produce and sell them, eventually parts will wear out and lego will lose a lot of reputation and may even face lawsuits
@@fruitygranulizer540 no, official lego parts have more robust plastic parts and im sure they’ll built them in a bigger scale to prevent parts cracking
What a fantastic video demonstrating many off-road vehicle design principles. I love how at the end you essentially ended up building a real world 6x6 Kamaz truck
This is a masterclass of mechanical engineering based on different challenges. A detailed video on how the last model iterations were made would be incredible to learn from. Even the basic RC steering model would suffice
I assume when the weight is toward the front, the the rear wheels don't compact the sand at all, so when they run, the just throw loose sand instead of pushing off of it. With the weight over the rear tires instead, it must compact the sand together enough that it aggregates into a solid enough surface to get traction on.
I find it amazing how as soon as you hit the 1kg point, suddenly complexity had to skyrocket to make sure it could keep functioning. Then that complexity added even more weight which meant even more complexity.
I have to wonder if things would go better if he'd just ditch the differentials. Always ends up having to lock them to get over tough spots anyway, so leave it that way permanently. Would cut down on a bunch of weight and complexity.
0:46 "Weight towards rear" makes sense to me, I used to ride dirt bikes too fast in the sand, and the thing I always had to tell myself when first taking off was "Butt back, throttle open".
@@griffon2-6 As Bismarck said, Snowrunner is a game. To be specific though, it's a game about Siberian logging trucks transporting logs across mud. If you get the chance to play it, it's pretty fun. Although, you could play its predecessors Spintires and Mudrunner, Snowrunner just has snow.
@@JustRememberWhoYoureWorkingFor Yes it made more sense as the video went on. Early on it was only RWD going straight in sand which LSD only has disadvantages in.
It is an impressive demonstration of mechanical linkage and packaging/arrangement. However I was struck by how this was NOT functioning well. In the final sequence the video cut just at a clicking noise and it was clear the limits of the plastic parts had been found. Surprised that doesn't cause problems more often actually.
Those gear shifting rings were a HUGE advancement for the TECHNIC series. Absolutely incredible that LEGO continues to make such simple but revolutionary pieces for modern builds.
even more incredible that "Lego Technic" has now devolved into a trademark for overexpensive and ugly models without any functions (but with loooooaaadss of stickers)
The craziest skill is, to build a very complex mechanism in a very tight space I would say. As a kid I dreamed of a set with that many functions and detail. Newer set have a lot less of this old LEGO magic. Great skill
One of the reasons I love this channel so much is you end up showing off the reasons why things are designed the way they are, and that's super interesting to me.
5:42 tractor tires with V shaped grooves are actually designed to dig into, and throw mud outwards as they rotate. Ideally you would turn them around backwards when driving on sand. This is why you sometimes see one or two pair of wheels being flipped on tractors that are being used on beaches etc. It is the same for winter tires also, those are usually designed the same way. In winter tires you ideally want a small, sharp tire and somewhat heavy weight, to penetrate ice and snow. On sand on the other hand, you want as wide tires as possible and as little weight as possible (while still having enough to maintain some ground pressure).
@@stephonragland1654 Tire setup doesn't matter all that much in FS22 unless you use "REA Wheels" mod that adds proper traction managment but that has a few hiccups when it comes to modded. Me, personally, I prefer to run single wide BKT or Michellin tires with weights as it gives me a tighter turning circle and I can park tractors and equipment in tighter spots than I could with doubles.
That's actually a very good way to test and make observation of real cars' interaction with sand. I also REALLY love the evolution and expansion of that vehicle, from a simple pair of technic bricks with wheels and an engine to a seriously badass looking truck with amortization, gearboxes and all.
@@streetsurfer420 amortization or a suspension is a part of automobile that dampens the effect of road surface to the body of a vehicle and helps to ride smooth and to keep the body straight up
For real cars, maintaining momentum is the best way to not getting stuck in deep sand. This is a really good example of how important lockers are in 4wd, both lego and real
Your videos are very cool from an engineering standpoint! Could you somehow make a lego car with even more complex equipment such as air suspension and limited slip differentials and maybe even 4wd?
I loathe small silica particles, they have a sparse distribution by area, they have acute vertices, they continually stimulate in an unpleasant manner and are prolific.
I love how the RC evolved from a tiny little 4 wheeler to a full blown 6 wheel truck. The stop motion redesigns were incredible. Engineering masterclass. I wonder 2 things. First, if it would be possible to connect the steering mechanism to the drive wheel, so it can accurately rotate. Second, if tank tracks would work better in the sand.
you might find it works better if the tread on those last tyres are reversed. in the current orientation they start digging when they lose traction, which is good when you have hardpack lower down, but sand is soft all the way down lol if they are flipped they will scoop sand underneath the tyres instead and raise the wheels out of the ground :D
Good illustration of the various principles involved. I pre-ran the SCORE Baja 1000, the toughest off-road course in the world, in a 4x2 Ecoboost Ranger I purchased new and built up for that purpose with 285/70R17 BFG KO2 tires at 18 psi and OEM optional electronic locking rear differential. It has 50/50 weight distribution via relocating the battery to the right rear corner of the bed in a steel ballast box, two full-sized spare wheel/tire assemblies, aluminum racing jack, spare driveshaft, traction boards, two fire extinguishers, etc. all mounted in the bed.
@@jameseagle9288I know it’s a joke but it would be too expensive and the amount of money he earns from UA-cam wouldn’t be enough to recover the money that would be spent.
@@Tamima27f To be clear, I was implying that he might actually work for the military as a day job. I'm guessing he doesn't earn enough on UA-cam to make a living anyways.
@aaatttser a dif is essential for all cars to make sure that you don't break your axles when you make (sharp) turns. Because in a turn the inner wheel makes a smaller turn than the outer tire.
In Hawaii I rode in a surplus German military transport that was essentially the final truck here. 6x6 with low range transfer case and diff locks on every axle. Could be run in 6x2, 6x4, 6x6, hi or lo, lock each diff independently. Each function had a big lever on the dash. Basically couldn’t get stuck anywhere.
All those parts that I only imagined 30 years ago, I made my own differential when I was at school from some brass. Now you have diff lock, telescoping shafts, compact gears. Very cool!
Always looking forward for your next video. You making things that I wish to do when I was young, but I hadn't enough Legos and possibly skills either :)
Watching the engineering process in work is fascinating! It brings me genuine joy watching these videos and seeing how strikingly similar the models are to their full scale counterparts.
I realized this is actually an engineering channel. Sharing and building rapidly modified designs increasing/decreasing in complexity accross different task variations. Quite educational and low cost accessible means for the producer.
for a sand track you can just get rid of differentials at all - you don't really need them, this would simplify the mechanism making it sturdier, lighter and probably give more freedom for suspension. Also for sand - wheels matter most of all. Though it's a great truck you have eventually)
Just watching the absolutely mind boggling contraptions and mobiles this guy comes up with, he has to be an actual genius. One of the most creative minds I’ve ever seen.
I bet this was nostalgic for a lot of us too watch this as when I was a child I would try off-roading my lego technics on the beach or sand where ever somewhere. Thanks for the quick bring back!
I can absolutely see Lego being apart of the future of humanity in space. Being able to build a tool, and repurpose that same amount of weight and space for something else I feel will absolutely paramount, and people like this are helping expand our creative boundaries.
With how the sand introduced wear and endurance issues with the exposed gearing and such I would love to see you scale this up just enough to be able to enclose your drive train and other parts that would be susceptible to sand, then do an endurance test. This was really cool either way.
I think that whenever he does one of these videos he should put the final build through the first course. It would be cool to show how many improvements were made.
I was so disappointed. I was disappointed that the wheel in the cab wasn't linked to the wheels, so that the lego person could appear animated in his cab. I guess it just goes to show the level of detail to expect when you tune into this channel. Amazing content!
@@BrickTechnology Everything outside of perhaps the first iteration of your creations are very difficult to make - you're a very skilled creator! Thanks for the Lego inspiration!
I really like the "exspensive" to "advertisement" speedrun tech at the end. Great video. Honestly learned more here about transmission of power than I would in any highschool course. Too bad lego is too expensive for most schools to take use of.
I'd be curious to see you attempt a multi-speed gearbox. Seems like you had plenty of power, but a bit too much wheelspin. Slower wheel rotation and more power might make for an even more impressive vehicle. Can't imagine how large it would need to be to fit that, though.
This really shows why independent suspension and knobby tires were invented. The last tires had more of a knobby profile, not just more square. I ride dirt bikes in Michigan which is mostly sand and my MX14 sand tire is skinner and more round than other dirt bike tires but with a more aggressive tread pattern, in the sand, you need to dig in and grab as much soil as possible to move forward. You almost had independent suspension by the end which would've also helped with the uneven terrain. Things you may already know, just my 2 cents.
I hope you like the video and the sponsor segment. Check the game, it is worth a try: tanks.ly/3jLxTHT - I enjoyed playing it, it reminds me of my card shooting tank and inspired an upcoming video. As for this video, it was the biggest nightmare to make... sand everywhere. But it's all worth it if you and my cats enjoy it :)
anybody else not expecting an english/american dude to do the voiceover?😂
@@YuriReal_cc I knew he was American when he spelled them "tires", and not "tyres". xD
mid vid was good, but in the end the transition could be smother next time.
"Historically accurate game" i know they made you say that but that made me cringe real bad
@@VgnTeupo if you dont have something nice to say dont say it at all
can you build a nuclear reactor out of Legos next video
Ikr
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No that would result in explosion
brikc technology channel after building the nuclear reactor; i am iron man
Don't joke like that, he able
The way it's rebuilt into an entirely new level of mechanical beast when it hits a real stuck point is so satisfying
I want to like it but i dont wanna ruin the 555 likes
@@MrDollgramOfficialthat didnt age very well
Man really took prototypes and engineering for a kid’s lego seriously 💀
@@MrDollgramOfficial sayin this so you can get the notification to like it
he does it on purpose like if he couldnt just put the square big tires on start thats why the end is always satisfying
It warms my heart that even someone as talented as this guy still occasionally gets a result like "oh hang on the wheels are going opposite ways"
I once heard that an expert is not someone who never makes mistakes, but someone who has already made all possible mistakes and learned from them.
The difference between him and us is that he fixed the issue in about 10 seconds
@@hunterh1175 the difference between him and us is that he was able to build that far in the first place
Davinci once drew a 4wd war machine with wheels going in opposite directions. Everyone makes mistakes
“It warms my heart that he’s a human not a robot” ❤
the amount of engineering that goes into these projects is incredible
well, this one is simple as hell, now try to do the same with USSR metal kit, lol
Also, makes you appreciate the engineering involved in mass production vehicles. Plus, they have to meet all sorts of safety, emissions, manufacturing, and cost parameters.
That stop-motion build was so satisfying
The amount of time and effort going into each few seconds of shit is astounding. Not to mention the (over 🫣) engineering involved.
i can't imagine how many hours he put for the editing
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I imagine the guy from the Lego commercial yelling "Heyyy!" Every time it gets stuck and has to be rebuilt.
I don't need sleep, I need to see how Lego cars perform in sand
me reading this at 1 am
me reading this at 2am, in bed should be sleeping and tired af
Reading this at 11:23 PM, not as bad as the other guys but I want to wake up early to bake bagels
Me reading this at 8pm with no intentions of falling asleep until 12am at the latest
Bro its 6 am and i still havent gone to sleep...
*Cats enter sand box*
Next round: Driving over small obstacles
Lego crossbow build coming?
Hey Eli!
@@roddie3984 👋👋
Rock crawling test
Eeew. 😂
If I saw the final product on a shelf in a shop as a lego set I would think it was one of the most mechanically interesting lego sets ever 🤩
That means this man has not been hired, that's just outrageous.
It would probably also be one of the most expensive
This video is one of the best visualizations I have ever seen for how effective diff lockers are. I am a passionate off-roader and to be able to see the physics scaled down to an easily understandable form factor is priceless! Thank you!
Four wheel drive ftw!
Although in this case he ended with a duce-and-a-half
@@KewneRain For Lego logistics, accept no substitutes!
Came here to say exactly this. This is one of the best example videos I've ever seen for explaining how 4wd and diff locks work. I'll probably use this as a resource to explain it to people.
Not only diffs locks, but also tires thread pattern - the "bigger" ballons, they are not sligtly bigger but have offroad pattern that works way better than on-road ones.
The biggest factor in sand driving is more tread contact. Hence why you always air down your tires as much as you can to increase the surface area. Many people will buy jeeps with large aggressive tires and will get outperformed by a standard jeep tire that has been aired down appropriately. This experiment takes airing down out of the equation
It's crazy to think Lego can get THIS complicated. It's so interesting
Testing designs for a Lego moon rover.
@@kishascape That's exactly what I was thinking. 😁
Crazy because it's literally engineering on a smaller scale but the ideals and concepts can be applied large scale as far as the functionality goes.
@@drewh1170 Bro basically rebuilt actual 4WD offroad car with lego. Most RC are 3x less complicated.
@@ZeroXSEEDbro actually built 6WD with locking diffs and suspension. Only thing missing is all wheel steering.
I am amazed not only by your ability to make unique vehicles but also how compact you are able to make them! Keep up the great work!
Hmm
Thanks, I don't have space for big vehicles :D
@@BrickTechnology what you could also do to have even more traction is flip those tractor tires around so the arrows are poiting back and it will have more traction
@@kollinspencer847 I’ve got a bunch of equipment IRL, the reason the tires are that way is to clear mud from the tread. If you put them on backwards you actually have less traction due to a build up of soil
@@phillipcurl true but they work better that way in sand for instance
This actually taught me a ton about vehicle suspension! Although, I'm curious, wouldn't it make sense to always have the differential locked?
"Locking" the differential is like turning it off temporarily. While It's needed to make turns in vehicles, it gets iffy in rough terrain, like this. There is also half lock diff which does a mix and is good all around but still might not give the power you need in rough terrain/the extra spin to get around tighter turns. I remember one really old video explaining the evolution of differentials, its probably not too hard to find and really interesting if you haven't seen it
The reason to turn it on (/not have it locked) is that when turning, the outer wheel travels further than the inner wheel, so has to turn faster, which can't happen when they're connected by the same axle, without slipping. When there's no drive to the wheels, you can put them on separate axles, which allows them to turn at different speeds. The differential is needed to provide drive to the two separate axles at different speeds.
@@bw1llisthis was also a big limiting factor when trains were invented, since the wheels had to be on the same axle. They fixed this by making the contact area have an angle, so that when the train goes through a curve the outer wheels get pushed out, sliding the contact point to the thicker part of the wheel, and thus covering more distance with the wheel per rotation compared to the other wheel
@@elmo_is_watching_ya5175Ive always found how train rails and train wheels were designed to be absolutely genius. I miss the days when engineering involced practical solutions instead of heavily relying on mechanical solutions. Thats not to say anything bad about having mechanical solutions lile a differential, which I know is needed for cars, but thats my point. The more advanced we get the less we're able to use simple solutions. I find beauty in a lot of the simple solutions we used to use but sadly they arent as applicable to our needs anymore
Dif lock made it harder to turn your car.. because when you turn, the inner wheel will rotate slower than the outer wheel..
Locked dif when turning resulting in 2 scenarios either the inner or outer wheel will dragged along..
This guy's engineering skills are insane! It takes knowledge of both LEGO pieces and real-life engineering to build stuff like this.
If only we would get builds like this officially from Lego
Lego is real life
@@C1Ansy a lot of brick technology's builds have parts used in a way that may wear out over time... which is absolutely fine for personal projects, but if you were to mass produce and sell them, eventually parts will wear out and lego will lose a lot of reputation and may even face lawsuits
@@fruitygranulizer540 just modify the parts so it won't wear out that quickly
@@fruitygranulizer540 no, official lego parts have more robust plastic parts and im sure they’ll built them in a bigger scale to prevent parts cracking
What a fantastic video demonstrating many off-road vehicle design principles. I love how at the end you essentially ended up building a real world 6x6 Kamaz truck
I disagree I'd say it looks more like a Tatra truck
@@somanyquestions3113 Legit
@@somanyquestions3113 A MAN KAT1, i think this truck design is going to stay for a long time
A Helldozer from Avatar :D
I thought it was a HEMTT at first but remembered those were four sets of tires, not three
This is a masterclass of mechanical engineering based on different challenges. A detailed video on how the last model iterations were made would be incredible to learn from. Even the basic RC steering model would suffice
If you asked the creater, they'd probably call it mechatronics. Bloody good veiwing either way
0:47 crazy how counter intuitive it is... more weight, less sinking in😊
its because the front wheels where dead, so they got pushed in, if it was AWD at this point is should have been less of a problem
I know how it works, all i said was its counter intuitive
I assume when the weight is toward the front, the the rear wheels don't compact the sand at all, so when they run, the just throw loose sand instead of pushing off of it. With the weight over the rear tires instead, it must compact the sand together enough that it aggregates into a solid enough surface to get traction on.
Even without saying a single word, this guy just has such a great sense of humour
The part where a piece pops off and the camera stares at it in disappointment.
@@RIMESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSI actually lol'd
@@988clarkive never seen someone say they loled 😭
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Ik ik heb
May those LEGO pieces rest in peace, knowing they served a good purpose.
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I find it amazing how as soon as you hit the 1kg point, suddenly complexity had to skyrocket to make sure it could keep functioning. Then that complexity added even more weight which meant even more complexity.
It's basically the square growth law for lego mechanics
Or he couldve went with simple tank tracks or wider and wider wheels but thats not entertaining
Yh because tanks are meant to drive through anything he's building a car in the video
I have to wonder if things would go better if he'd just ditch the differentials. Always ends up having to lock them to get over tough spots anyway, so leave it that way permanently.
Would cut down on a bunch of weight and complexity.
@@adriansue8955yes, but going through bends becomes really hard if you can't turn your wheels at different speeds, especially in sharp bends.
0:46 "Weight towards rear" makes sense to me, I used to ride dirt bikes too fast in the sand, and the thing I always had to tell myself when first taking off was "Butt back, throttle open".
I love how overtime the LEGO vehicle became something straight out of Snowrunner
I was scrolling the comment section hoping that someone would mention Spintires or Snowrunner)
Glad to see some Snowrunner enjoyers in the comments
looks like syberjan logging trucks to me, is that what you call snow runners?
@@griffon2-6 Snowrunner is a video game. I’d check it out!
@@griffon2-6 As Bismarck said, Snowrunner is a game. To be specific though, it's a game about Siberian logging trucks transporting logs across mud. If you get the chance to play it, it's pretty fun. Although, you could play its predecessors Spintires and Mudrunner, Snowrunner just has snow.
What is really impressive is the fact that those Legos are functioning so well, and so beautiful at the same time!
It's funny how he over engineers it too. Solid axle? No thanks, let's make a differential with locking diff and lock it instead lol
@@zackj997 I hope you are joking. It's best to lock and unlock your diff on the go and it also serves to show the difference between both
@@JustRememberWhoYoureWorkingFor Yes it made more sense as the video went on. Early on it was only RWD going straight in sand which LSD only has disadvantages in.
It is an impressive demonstration of mechanical linkage and packaging/arrangement. However I was struck by how this was NOT functioning well. In the final sequence the video cut just at a clicking noise and it was clear the limits of the plastic parts had been found.
Surprised that doesn't cause problems more often actually.
Those gear shifting rings were a HUGE advancement for the TECHNIC series. Absolutely incredible that LEGO continues to make such simple but revolutionary pieces for modern builds.
even more incredible that "Lego Technic" has now devolved into a trademark for overexpensive and ugly models without any functions (but with loooooaaadss of stickers)
It’s shit nowadays but at least Lego is expensive
@@f.d.3289 I was hoping you said "has NOT devolved"... 😭
The craziest skill is, to build a very complex mechanism in a very tight space I would say.
As a kid I dreamed of a set with that many functions and detail. Newer set have a lot less of this old LEGO magic.
Great skill
I absolutely love the process from testbed to a full 6WD truck
One of the reasons I love this channel so much is you end up showing off the reasons why things are designed the way they are, and that's super interesting to me.
5:42 tractor tires with V shaped grooves are actually designed to dig into, and throw mud outwards as they rotate. Ideally you would turn them around backwards when driving on sand. This is why you sometimes see one or two pair of wheels being flipped on tractors that are being used on beaches etc. It is the same for winter tires also, those are usually designed the same way. In winter tires you ideally want a small, sharp tire and somewhat heavy weight, to penetrate ice and snow. On sand on the other hand, you want as wide tires as possible and as little weight as possible (while still having enough to maintain some ground pressure).
Thanks this will be useful in snow runner and or farming simulator 22.
I don’t think these are deep enough for it to make much of a difference
@@stephonragland1654 Tire setup doesn't matter all that much in FS22 unless you use "REA Wheels" mod that adds proper traction managment but that has a few hiccups when it comes to modded.
Me, personally, I prefer to run single wide BKT or Michellin tires with weights as it gives me a tighter turning circle and I can park tractors and equipment in tighter spots than I could with doubles.
@@racer927 right thanks
Never thought I’d learn how a differential lock system works from a Lego engineering video…impressive.
That's actually a very good way to test and make observation of real cars' interaction with sand.
I also REALLY love the evolution and expansion of that vehicle, from a simple pair of technic bricks with wheels and an engine to a seriously badass looking truck with amortization, gearboxes and all.
What does amortization mean in this context? Only heard the term when trying to calculate loans/interest.
@@streetsurfer420amortisation is suspension
Everything started as a prototype
And scale models usually come first
@@streetsurfer420 amortization or a suspension is a part of automobile that dampens the effect of road surface to the body of a vehicle and helps to ride smooth and to keep the body straight up
For real cars, maintaining momentum is the best way to not getting stuck in deep sand. This is a really good example of how important lockers are in 4wd, both lego and real
The little stop-motion show of how you built the vehicles drivetrain was absolutely masterfull! Simple, satisfying and extremely clear.
Your videos are very cool from an engineering standpoint! Could you somehow make a lego car with even more complex equipment such as air suspension and limited slip differentials and maybe even 4wd?
This one had 4×4 and 6×6
@@gagepuffinbarger6939 yeah i forgot to mention that i meant a car with the pneumatic engine AND awd or 4wd drivetrain
I mean I think this guy has proved time and time again, just about ANYTHING is possible with legos.
@@jaredchampagne2752 With enough skill and dedication, like this channel has proven.
ignoring the design and engineering for a moment, that is some highly aesthetic sand
You know what really grinds my gears? Sand!
i hate sand, its coarse and gets everywhere
It's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere.
not like here, here everything is soft and smooth
I don’t think it’s sand, I think it’s kitty litter.
I loathe small silica particles, they have a sparse distribution by area, they have acute vertices, they continually stimulate in an unpleasant manner and are prolific.
I love how the RC evolved from a tiny little 4 wheeler to a full blown 6 wheel truck. The stop motion redesigns were incredible. Engineering masterclass.
I wonder 2 things. First, if it would be possible to connect the steering mechanism to the drive wheel, so it can accurately rotate. Second, if tank tracks would work better in the sand.
Oh tank tracks would most certainly be 10x more effective in almost any terrain. More surface area to grab onto terrain.
@@jaredchampagne2752 they can also very effectively get clogged if designed improperly.
Just build a full on half-track haha
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Lego needs to hire this man immediately.
you might find it works better if the tread on those last tyres are reversed.
in the current orientation they start digging when they lose traction, which is good when you have hardpack lower down, but sand is soft all the way down lol
if they are flipped they will scoop sand underneath the tyres instead and raise the wheels out of the ground :D
Your knowledge of vehicles and advanced mechanisms is both bewildering and awe inspiring
Your ingenuity, engineering knowledge, and mastery of Lego technic systems always amazes me
Good illustration of the various principles involved. I pre-ran the SCORE Baja 1000, the toughest off-road course in the world, in a 4x2 Ecoboost Ranger I purchased new and built up for that purpose with 285/70R17 BFG KO2 tires at 18 psi and OEM optional electronic locking rear differential. It has 50/50 weight distribution via relocating the battery to the right rear corner of the bed in a steel ballast box, two full-sized spare wheel/tire assemblies, aluminum racing jack, spare driveshaft, traction boards, two fire extinguishers, etc. all mounted in the bed.
Imagine the gigantic machines this guy would build if he had military funding and a team of construction workers
To be fair, we don’t know he doesn’t do that
@@jameseagle9288I know it’s a joke but it would be too expensive and the amount of money he earns from UA-cam wouldn’t be enough to recover the money that would be spent.
that's why he said military funding@@Tamima27f
@@Tamima27f To be clear, I was implying that he might actually work for the military as a day job. I'm guessing he doesn't earn enough on UA-cam to make a living anyways.
@@jameseagle9288 What? I guarantee you he's making 10k a month with this channer
This shows you how insanely good a diff lock is for off roading vehicles
@@marcwilliams9824 No that's definitely how real world open diffs work.
And whats the point of diff if it send power to stuck wheel? To dig hole deeper?
@@rtsrt165yes. You don't like digging holes?
@aaatttser a dif is essential for all cars to make sure that you don't break your axles when you make (sharp) turns. Because in a turn the inner wheel makes a smaller turn than the outer tire.
You really have the best ideas for LEGO technic. I really appreciate your dedication!
In Hawaii I rode in a surplus German military transport that was essentially the final truck here. 6x6 with low range transfer case and diff locks on every axle. Could be run in 6x2, 6x4, 6x6, hi or lo, lock each diff independently. Each function had a big lever on the dash. Basically couldn’t get stuck anywhere.
All those parts that I only imagined 30 years ago, I made my own differential when I was at school from some brass. Now you have diff lock, telescoping shafts, compact gears. Very cool!
2:15 WAIT YOU SPEAK?! YOUR NOT JUST A PAIR OF DISEMBODIED HANDS?! my whole concept of reality has shifted....
The effort you put into these videos is just immeasurable
Thank you for doing this
This channel has taught me that if i get stuck in car, i should put my friends mom towards the rear.
Always looking forward for your next video. You making things that I wish to do when I was young, but I hadn't enough Legos and possibly skills either :)
its never too late 😊
@@lucialaw4326 Yeah, but my wife would kill me if she finds out that I'm cheating on her with legos :P
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This man literally made the (almost) perfect Lego car to drive in sand
That man needs to be at nasa engineering😂
Watching the engineering process in work is fascinating! It brings me genuine joy watching these videos and seeing how strikingly similar the models are to their full scale counterparts.
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While the engineering here is absolutely stellar, the first thought in my head when I saw the challenge was high clearance, treaded vehicle.
This channel is such a fun way to watch engineering solutions
Your skill and ingenuity with Legos is truly impressive.
He is probably an ingeneer.
@@ghostrider13bg **engineer
"I don't like sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating, and it gets everywhere"
-Hayden Christiensen, 2002
coarse
I realized this is actually an engineering channel. Sharing and building rapidly modified designs increasing/decreasing in complexity accross different task variations. Quite educational and low cost accessible means for the producer.
Not to take away from the high effort though. Its impressive.
7:00 I like how three times it fails here and is chalked up to "skill issue" before finally clearing it
2:20 A VOICE
It was like a jump scare
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Congrats on the sponsorship
Kitties are always helpful. They inadvertently expose possibilities humans may never otherwise discover.
for a sand track you can just get rid of differentials at all - you don't really need them, this would simplify the mechanism making it sturdier, lighter and probably give more freedom for suspension. Also for sand - wheels matter most of all.
Though it's a great truck you have eventually)
Your videos capture the essence of true mechanical engineering. Try, Fail, Reason, Test, Success. Keep up the good work！
Just watching the absolutely mind boggling contraptions and mobiles this guy comes up with, he has to be an actual genius. One of the most creative minds I’ve ever seen.
Bro went from a little rwd pickup to a 6x6 terrain destroying truck
I bet this was nostalgic for a lot of us too watch this as when I was a child I would try off-roading my lego technics on the beach or sand where ever somewhere. Thanks for the quick bring back!
Nice. Would love to see the effect of a low range transfer case and portal axles.
Good work! I think with some larger tires the truck will be able to navigate the slopes better.
Thanks, I like your videos too. The wankel engine is out of this world :)
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Great video as always! I'm excited to see what idea you think up next
Yes keep it up 👍
Just imagine if this guy could build full sized vehicles like he does these.
Judging by his work I wouldn't doubt he could
I love when people use legos to show the mechanical actions of things we use everyday like cars.
can you give a tutorial on suspension, drive with lockable differential, and steering on THIS SMALL SCALE?
its my dream to make tiny off roaders
I can absolutely see Lego being apart of the future of humanity in space. Being able to build a tool, and repurpose that same amount of weight and space for something else I feel will absolutely paramount, and people like this are helping expand our creative boundaries.
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If i could ever do a lego build with even a fraction of this complexity, I'd be jumping up and down
Did the cat poopoo in the sand ?
No, she has standards :)
You are genius amazing content I am loving it
With how the sand introduced wear and endurance issues with the exposed gearing and such I would love to see you scale this up just enough to be able to enclose your drive train and other parts that would be susceptible to sand, then do an endurance test. This was really cool either way.
I think that whenever he does one of these videos he should put the final build through the first course. It would be cool to show how many improvements were made.
I've seen a few Lego creations on this platform but I don't think I've seen one with such a sophisticated suspension system as this one. Instant sub!
That musical whiplash at 8:13 😵💫😵💫
I was so disappointed. I was disappointed that the wheel in the cab wasn't linked to the wheels, so that the lego person could appear animated in his cab. I guess it just goes to show the level of detail to expect when you tune into this channel. Amazing content!
This would have been very difficult to make :D
@@BrickTechnology Everything outside of perhaps the first iteration of your creations are very difficult to make - you're a very skilled creator! Thanks for the Lego inspiration!
Even with your expertise, I can’t imagine how long it took to make this video. I for one really appreciate your time and effort!
1:06 Cat: I m gonna make some mines for your truck🙃
Great MoC 👍
Engineers and Designers at LEGO HQ:
“Write that down write that down”
Next:
Releasing an ugly LE 13000 for 650€ 🦆
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thankyou
I play world of tanks
Skipping ads of some random low effort UA-camr is fine but skipping ads of a crazy engineering and hardwork is a crime.
Fulfilling childhood dreams as always
I really like the "exspensive" to "advertisement" speedrun tech at the end. Great video. Honestly learned more here about transmission of power than I would in any highschool course. Too bad lego is too expensive for most schools to take use of.
he built a locking differential in the first 40 seconds of the video. he is a lego god
I'd be curious to see you attempt a multi-speed gearbox. Seems like you had plenty of power, but a bit too much wheelspin. Slower wheel rotation and more power might make for an even more impressive vehicle. Can't imagine how large it would need to be to fit that, though.
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This really shows why independent suspension and knobby tires were invented. The last tires had more of a knobby profile, not just more square. I ride dirt bikes in Michigan which is mostly sand and my MX14 sand tire is skinner and more round than other dirt bike tires but with a more aggressive tread pattern, in the sand, you need to dig in and grab as much soil as possible to move forward. You almost had independent suspension by the end which would've also helped with the uneven terrain.
Things you may already know, just my 2 cents.
The way you design the machines, they are really amazing.
Im very interested to see how a half-track would perform in the same situations
I’d assume it’d do quite well since the track would have lots more ground coverage.
Way better because tracks have much lower ground pressure than wheels, so they won't sink in nearly as easily
I liked this comment just because I want to see him build a lego half-track
@@fullsalvo2483same would be really cool
The last design is legitimately one of the best LEGO off-road trucks I’ve seen.
Thats the most overengineered Lego car I've ever seen
My hat’s off to you, sir. You’re next mission, Lego man to the moon. 🫡
The creativity, editing and execution of this videos is just FLAWLESS. Great work and great videos
This video was such a joy to watch, especially when seeing the finished product! I loved seeing the problems overcome.
I feel like I just watched a master class in off road engineering