77 Industries: Heavy Trucking Division.

[Azimech]

 

 

77 industries Presents:

77I - LRHF "Long Range Heavy Friend"

 

 

My first truck with trailer. Stock.

Features:

• Modern truck with retro front styling.
• Cabin on flexible mount for more driver comfort.
• Passive safety features.
• Ability to drive with one or more wheels broken.
• Special suspension with bump stop/shock absorbers.
• Convert-O-Tron 125 and fuel cell arrays.
• Bunk with colour TV.
• Tractor unit: 16.7 tons with fuel tanks full.
• This combination: guess ;-)
• Max cornering speed with full wheel deflection: 11 m/s on level terrain, depends on mass.
• Max speed on level terrain: 24.7 m/s.
• Max allowed speed: 29 m/s.
• Tractor unit: 160 parts.
• Total part count: 226.
   

Connecting the trailer is not very easy and the docking port doesn't allow much play while cornering but the solution is simple and sturdy. The trailer has it's own fuel cell and probe core so it can raise it's front wheels when the docking ports are in position.

Warning: Kerbal Joint Reinforcement makes the suspension rigid.

Download link: https://kerbalx.com/Azimech/77I--LRHF

 

Ural 4320

Sturdy soviet truck.

• Features:
• Complex suspension to survive rough terrain and heavy loads.
• Eight wheels on the rear axles.
• Double fuel cell array.
• 200 Units of fuel.
• Stock, works fine without KerbPaint.
• Warning: Kerbal Joint Reinforcement makes the suspension rigid.

Action group 1: start fuel cell array.

Download link:
https://kerbalx.com/Azimech/Ural-4320

 

1960's Pickup Truck

 

Updated version from 1.0.4. Reduced part count from 191 to 166, redone styling front & rear, lowered mass with 3 tons.

Action group 1: start fuel cell array.

Download link:
https://kerbalx.com/Azimech/77I--1960s-Pickup-version-2

 

TTZ Long Distance Truck

I never expanded on the TTZ because I suddenly got interested in doing the Elcano challenge, august 2015. Notable evolution in building style.

 

Features advanced suspension, this baby weighs 38 tons when the tank is full. Probably able to drive to the north pole. Keep cornering speeds below 20 m/s and you're safe.

Action group 1: start fuel cell array.

Download link: http://kerbalx.com/crafts/4643

Edited February 26, 2016 by Azimech
New truck added.

[Azimech]

Rewrote the OP and added the LRHF.

[Azimech]

I didn't want to pollute the topic but I have this comment to make on vehicle sturdiness, @Majorjim. Have you ever seen video's on semi-truck jumping? It shows these things can indeed survive a whole lot of punishment, because of the simple rule they have to transform/convert a huge amount of force & torque in real life. And my point with the breaking of wheels with a bump is this: it directly translates with hauling capacity. Increase the load on a construction which has no ability to dampen and divert forces over a greater area and the wheels will take the brunt of it. In real life kinetic energy is being converted into ... for example heat. A pulse can have disastrous effects but if the pulse is being dissipated into a gradual wave you get less load on all the load bearing structures overall. I can't use formulas because I never learned them ... just visualize what's happening.

Anyway, I invite you and others to take the truck for a spin :-)

[Jon144]

What you did with the headlights is really creative! I haven't seen that before.

[Guest]

Just now, Jon144 said:

What you did with the headlights is really creative! I haven't seen that before.

I agree.

[Azimech]

6 minutes ago, Jon144 said:

What you did with the headlights is really creative! I haven't seen that before.

I copied the idea from this post:

So, thank you @Zucal

Edited February 26, 2016 by Azimech

[Azimech]

I forgot about the Ural 4320. Added to the OP.

[Azimech]

And another one.

[Mad Rocket Scientist]

Nice collection!

[Azimech]

53 minutes ago, Mad Rocket Scientist said:

Nice collection!

Thanks! Will probably grow over time.