3D Printed RC Crane - DIY

[@professorboots]

Drop a comment down below with whatever build you want to see next! Could be a dozer, forklift, semi truck e.t.c. Whatever has the most comments will be the next project. Thank you all so much for watching!

[@Official_Skypaper]

Semi truck!

[@teranon3211]

Forklift and a Semi Truck with different trailers would be awesome!

[@Unthawed_Pie]

a tractor with a pto for so many attachments

[@bibeksah4953]

JCB 3DX backhoe loader

[@The_everything_channle]

Forklift

[@Unthawed_Pie]

I vote for a tractor with a pto for the most attachments possible

[@heidi5942]

I love the idea of a tractor with attachments. There is so much it could do.

[@redna_menimoh]

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[@anton4video]

A tractor with PTO is a very good idea, it is also possible to create several accessories.

[@AnderssonChr]

That's a very good idea!

[@sampetruso3960]

Yes!

[@bibeksah4953]

The level of engineering design, CAD, and fabrication knowledge you used in this project is absolutely insane. Your attention to detail is perfect. Your work is definitely an inspiration!

[@professorboots]

Thank you so much, the scope of the project definitely exceeded my initial outline but glad it worked out in the end!

[@inadad8878]

@@professorboots Very impressive! new sub

[@jonny555ive]

I 1,000,000% agree with you. the level of detail is out of this world. very VERY impressive.

[@3DprintedLife]

Dude this is insane. I can only imagine how many hundreds of hours this must have taken. And that outrigger design is beautiful I must say!

[@professorboots]

Hey thank you I really appreciate that! Your projects are awesome btw, love the channel!

[@IvanJoel]

I vote for forklift. I can see a speed challenge with the forklift being a thing 😂.

[@professorboots]

Little tabletop forklift loading wars anybody?

[@Joshplv]

YESS Forklift is a must

[@Noah-vi9xu9zn4t]

​@pno can we get a telehandler bc you can change out the attachments rofessorboots

[@Pikawall]

Agreed

[@JacobScherer]

Forklift gets my vote!

[@Studio23Media]

You should make a semi truck with a low boy trailer to haul all the other equipment!

[@theemperorofmankind3739]

Now that would be awesome to see.

[@burchbunch8159]

Yeah

[@Polymath2B]

This is one of, if not the most impressive thing I’ve seen in 3d printing. The amount of CAD, testing, and troubleshooting this project took is insane. Hope this video blows up and gets the attention it deserves.

[@CenReaper.]

I saw a couple of people make a working compressed air engine with 3D printing

[@somedude-sp8pc]

A bulldozer would be pretty cool with both the front blade and the back ripper. great video! can't wait to see what the next vehicle is!

[@x_star1847]

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[@duganc2581]

D11

[@reesetullis7429]

@@duganc2581 agreed

[@ezejude-uc5ps]

yeah I choose ur own

[@jasonrichards7748]

Yeah a D11

[@galaxytrucker9816]

A Large Wheel Loader from CAT like the 995 or 988 XE would be awesome, great video and I hope to see more!

[@qubert3671]

A telehandler would be an awesome little tractor for playing with my mini crawlers

[@Noah-vi9xu9zn4t]

Yes

[@RahmSchnitzel-q8t]

with outriggers

[@nutter85]

I'm crane certified, I'm impressed but your build. Look into the NCCCO crane certifying test. Build the test and see if you can pass

[@abdullahazfar9062]

I noticed in your steering design you use a solid link that connects both front wheels together, mixed with independent suspension, as a result you’ll have a bump steer effect, simply meaning that when the suspension goes up, your wheel will turn a little, it doesn’t seem like a huge deal but you might want to replace it with a set of “t”steering links found most commonly in off road rc cars. Not super important but maybe a thought the next iteration, other than that a super impressive model!

[@uygar2580]

I remember that my LEGO crane building developed me very much when i'm 8 years old, now as an industrial designer, i can model parts and print them too but you way further than me that electronic things, pcbs, coding wiring and engineer level part designing, bad prints, i almost feel your pains right at whole project, that's INSANE for all effords not only for work, it's hobby :) Amazing.

[@DavidRincol]

This is how I think I sound when working in electronics and cad design.... 😂... You are an inspiration man! I would love to build one of your models.

[@kasparwinter6990]

Wow! You did it again! Well first of all thank you for putting this much effort into your projects! They are truly insane. My Vote would be for a semi truck like the Tesla Semi or any other model with a large trailer and electrically operated access ramp. That way, we can easily transport all this heavy machinery around. Great work! Love to see what’s coming next 😉

[@danon-theautisticmaker8112]

OMG!! U keep toping urself one project to the next. I can't begin to imagine what u'll design next. Nor do I have any idea what to vote for.

[@raphetsonatelier]

The amount of engineering is insane! Well done! So glad to live in a time where projects like that can be done at home by everyone, this is truly game changing.

[@zrobotics]

@ 22:37 You may want to consider modifying the code so that when extending/retracting the boom it also reels the main winch in/out. Or does that pull too many amps?

[@professorboots]

That’s a great idea, should be okay power wise

[@danilaalpatov1374]

Amount of work you are putting in these is insane! I vote for you to have a nice vacation lol.

[@MidMadn]

These are AWESOME. My vote for your next model would be an OshKosh Series S front discharge concrete mixer. It would have foldable chutes that raise, lower and swing left and right as well as a drum that rotates in both directions at variable speeds so it could actually load and disharge material. As you may have guessed - this is my real job. But it would be an awesome model and would be the one that I would build. I've actually delivered crushed stone to a job with my mixer at work. We were short on dump trucks and needed to deliver some stone to a job.

[@andrewmo49]

This is amazing. Can’t wait until my grandson is old enough to appreciate this so I can have the excuse to build all your models.

[@CenReaper.]

You need an excuse to enjoy life? What?

[@Roobotics]

8:10 for non-continuous operation it's fine to operate a brushed motor at a slightly higher voltage than it's nominal rating to deliver more oomph, in this case you want to get a lower voltage rated motor than 12v. Running a 12v motor at 7v is going to be VERY anemic. 5v type would be much better suited for something like outriggers, drivetrain is another matter, BUT you also can simply PWM the 7v @~71% into a 5v motor for continuous operation that should have similar thermal performance as running it at 5v nominal. But now you have the ability to tune it and so things like momentary overdrive, because you aren't hitting the ceiling already.

[@Andre_M_3D]

Amazing work. I am blown away by the amount of engineering and thought put into the crane.

[@nWestie]

The outriggers design is amazing, it's wild how cracked you are at mechanical design/solidworks

[@fattony1218]

I'm big into RC construction in 1/14 scale, but I'm definitely gonna start printing up your models now too. They'll be great to play with my nephew who really loves construction stuff.

[@piotrku_]

He really pulled it off 😮

[@professorboots]

I certainly put at least 233 coffee fueled sessions into it!

[@REX233]

233 my favourite number

[@CarlosEduardo-sd8md]

as someone who has an infinite smaller knowledge than you, and yet suffers with 3d printing, I can only imagine what you have been though to pull this off respect

[@mrmadi035]

i love to see a agriculture tractor with its attachments more specific any johndear model

[@AJB2K3]

No, JD dont deserve any respect in that form and they would probably send the lawyers after him.

[@matthewcopeland4441]

Can't put into words how awesome following this channel is. I have personally yet to dive into the builds (as the 3D printing would be the challenge for me) but look forward to them!

[@JTCF]

I just got a new printer. I guess it's time to recreate this. Thank you for all your design work!

[@841577]

Incredible. Best 3D fabrication channel on KZbin.

[@Always-Joey]

I've been watching your videos for months now and I really hope that you try to make a dozer inspired by a CAT D11

[@Always-Joey]

please reply

[@professorboots]

Thanks for sticking around! I’d love to do a dozer, I’ll add your comment to the tally!

[@TiagoDdA]

YESSS I'm asking for a D11 for ages, hope he does it some day

[@elonmoishkrl8981]

That would be so cool!

[@JSmith19858]

You aren't limited to the 235x235 bed. You can place items diagonally across the corners to make longer pieces

[@yes4208]

You should make a concrete mixer truck.

[@MrDarkhammer]

Awesome construction and build! If your Notebook loses computing power it's usually either thermal compound degradation or you collected too much adware - you already removed the dust. Thermal compound tends to disintegrate after 2-5 years. The more you use it, the faster it gets crumbly. Might want to check on that, could increase your processing power significantly (back to new)

[@Phreakrider]

This is insane! TAKE MY MONEY, I WANT TO BUILD THIS!

[@elliothickle3247]

This was a next level build! So happy to see a crane similar to the one I voted for, the Liebherr cranes are so epic!

[@CodteK-t8w]

i would love to see a fully functional Massey Ferguson baler, I'm currently working on my own baler, not a Massey tho, just to see if i can make one, but its defiantly doable

[@Benjamin_Reese]

Dude this is sweet! I'm so glad I found (or KZbin recommended) your channel! Everything I love, 3D printing and RC vehicles!

[@devin18321]

I can't wait to print this out! I vote for a Dozer Komatsu D355A , or a CAT D11

[@raktoda707]

You are really gifted.This was magnificent! No problem to steep for your "solution library" of a mind.Great problem solvingThanks ! Project #4: Forklift that can lift heavy loads up for (underneath)bridge work.Calibrated and angled delivery,so large heavy can be conterweighted for no risk to operating engineer.( Inless its an AI Bot) Perhaps cab can be on a swivel to achieve this,but that is a tremendous strain on the hydraulics.

[@justusramberg]

I think that a petersbuilt semi truck would be a really cool addition so that you can carry little storage containers of parts EDIT: most amount of likes I've had on a comment before is right now, 10!

[@dh00mk3tu]

I made it 13 hehe 🤗

[@justusramberg]

@@dh00mk3tu that's crazy, all my comments usually just end up at the end of the comment section

[@CenReaper.]

Peterbilt truck would be cool. Some of the Peterbilt trucks is chosen for Optimus Prime actually.

[@Tech4geeks21st]

This channel deserve millions of views. Keep coming up with great projects brother!

[@Evilslayer73]

Log skidder can be a cool project:) nice work on this one!

[@stormy286]

This project is absolutely amazing, I loved to see the great problem-solving skills you displayed in the creation of this beautiful machine. Good on ya.

[@ZaneRider1]

A dozer would be DOPE!!!!! then u can make a crawler loader with the dozer chasis

[@tankthebiker]

Great work on this. As someone that works on crane design, it was nice to see how you got the outriggers and boom to function.

[@hughjanis6318]

These RC projects are progressing pretty quickly! 😂

[@fluminox13]

Thank you for engineering this master piece. I can’t think of how many hours you must have spent. Really nice design and solutions for the encountered problems.

[@andreaegli4492]

You really outdid yourself with this video! I think the best video in the rc, electronics and 3d printing community ;-) A snowcat could be a nice future project, like pistenbully 600, prinoth leitwolf (the old one) or a bombardier yeti

[@sherk948]

00:43 i dont think this crane is only 1.5m long

[@Msteiner_51]

15 meters... not 1.5

[@its_arvinsingh]

@@Msteiner_51😂

[@steealy5530]

As a mobile crane mechanic i have to say good job mate!

[@TateAnderson-wr3lj]

I know this might not fall under the same category but a combine inspired by the John Deer one

[@professorboots]

I it counts! Some farming equipment would be super cool!

[@heatherlee7616]

If you do please make it 180mm for a1 mini and I would love farming equipment!

[@TheSkjegg]

Just amazing!! The design and creativity is impressive, the outriggers solution is just brilliant. At the same time you bring us along with a joyful video.. thanks! I'll vote for a tractor with front loader and pto!

[@glenmiller1437]

Wow, nicely done. Boots, you're a maniac. A good maniac, but you know...

[@I.no.ah.guy57]

Dude.... You are a freaking genius... That's an insane amount of work. Those outriggers are simply ingenius. Its such a joy watching your vids and seeing the crazy stuff you come up with. I can't wait to see what else you create! And id love to eventually make my own little construction vehicles 😍🙏🏼😁

[@Yourcarrot-xc5ru]

I vote for a dozer specifically the Komatsu D355A

[@FUBuddy]

yes.

[@assemblyrequired5393]

First off, excellent work on the model, mobile cranes are a personal favorite of mine and you absolutely killed it (especially with that driveline) I cannot wait to see what comes next for this machine. And second off, Now that you have a mobile crane, a tower cane would be a really neat model to complement the crane. I’d be really interested to see how you would handle the challenges of the climbing frame so the crane could build itself without too much human assistance.

[@MaddoxHubert]

Cat D11 would be awesome!

[@calebpage5608]

I vote for Telehandler. How do you only have 32.9k subscribers? Top notch! Keep it up!

[@kelvinrowan821]

I would really like the idea of a log skidder!

[@loganbesecker1345]

and have the option for 4 wheel or 6 wheel

[@JCCTrucking406]

This is amazing! I do believe you could build any machine you wanted. Your creativity is endless bro. Being a log hauler working in the woods, by far my favorite part of the job is the equipment; skidders, log loaders, lowboys, and dozers. If I could vote for a project it would be a semi truck with a 16 wheel RGN trailer big enough to haul the crane....

[@professorboots]

👁️👄👁️ the man, the myth, the legend. To think it all started playing trucks together as kids.

[@Pepsking_zero]

Tractor and trailer

[@carexe51]

The time spent designing this is to me, immeasurable.

[@eternalprogression]

Holly crap dude! Just so cool that’s all I can say. This brought a genuine childhood vibe back to me watching this. I need to make one🤩

[@TheDistur]

At this point you must be the worlds foremost expert in N20 motors lol. This is such a wild build! Cool use of the different printable mechanisms. Thanks for sharing!

[@lilypower]

i am speechless! this thing way too cool! Rarerly has the WANT been so close 🤩

[@StevenWilliams-lb9tf]

you went way above and beyond with this design. i love it, and over the moon that you went with the design i asked for 😍😍

[@osmanpasha_diy]

First of all, this is insanely cool! I admire your enthusiasm in designing these. Secondly, I don't think any axle should be parallel to any other when steering. They should turn more the further they are from center of the vehicle. Ackermann steering and everything, for such a long vehicle that should improve maneuverability a lot. Could be the reason it was difficult for small servos to steer. Lego usually achieves this by simply varying the length of steering knuckle rod. I've seen 1/87 model with about 8 axles, all ackermann-steered with only 2 servos (and crab steering also possible), it was mind-blowing. As for new projects, here are some ideas: * Farming tractor with attachments (cool to watch, but not very interactive) * Ro-Ro kinematics truck * Swing arm kinematics truck * A truck with foldable crane and (dump) bed, basically any truck that can load cargo into itself and drive around * Garbage truck (yes, doesn't sound cool, but very playable) * Reach stacker / forklift * Custom remote to control them all (e.g. featuring a ESP32 with display), actually I plan to design my own when I have time as at the moment I have to make do with an android app))

[@obadiahgrotts5084]

I vote Forklift! With pallets full of crates and barrels! And proportional shelves to stack them on like a real warehouse! I'm so glad I found your channel. I've been wanting to build something like this since I was a kid and saw a complete Rokenbok set in a store when I was a kid. Miniature function RC construction equipment like this inspired me to get my EE degree and build a 3D printing lab at my job! You beat me to this stuff though!

[@AlexanderEresov]

These outriggers are the best piece I've seen this year :) and I voted for a forklift!

[@scottlp2323]

Well, that's my quota of astonishment used up for a year. My gobsmacked -o- meter burnt out in the first five minutes too. 😁 Absolutely superb work, my friend. 👏👏👏👍👍👍

[@crazykkid2000]

The amount of work is insane. Good job man! Keep them coming!

[@0PcHeLkaa]

Insane!! I love it!! You are the first American who tried to pronounce my (Polish) nickname :)

[@AdventurePrinting]

Discovered your channel right now and is pure gold! Subscribed!

[@elonmoishkrl8981]

AMAZING!! This thing is insane man

[@randito70030]

Wow impressive. I will definitely want to try some of these builds out.

[@cagdasdmr]

Awesome build! Thank you for all of your efforts to bring this to us.

[@davidpaul8500]

I think a Oshkosh M1070 with trailer and a RT-240 (shipping container crane) would be awesome! You could make shipping container style catchall.

[@raymondelder5004]

Look into tripod CV joints instead of the other joints. They are WAY easier to print and they don't bind!

[@connorwesley8757]

This is amazing, I’d like to see you tackle a grader , maybe not as many moving parts but I’ve always loved the design of them

[@TrunkSkunk]

I vote for a wheel loader or an articulating dump truck for your next build, something with articulated steering. Also, would be really cool to put an fpv camera in the crane cab. Awesome video man!

[@SupertankCreations]

Truly amazing project! The best one yet! You definitely should have drawn more inspiration from the LEGO Technic Crane 42009 MKII. That crane featured the craziest gearbox and operated with just ONE motor. Fantastic project!

[@grimlockfoc117]

You could use a setup similar to a telehandler for the boom extension, using one actuator and some string. Also your solution for the counterweights is brilliant.

[@EdwardChew]

You crazy professor! This is finally here! 🎉

[@TechCreatorsOfficial]

U are a genius brother 💪

[@uniaddict]

You have out done yourself sir! Fantastic job!

[@blhplays5107]

You should make a rotator tow truck. Then we could pretend the crane truck broke down and tow it with the tow truck! I would really like to see that. Some examples of rotator tow trucks are the Century 1150 and the Century M100.

[@LZbuilder]

Great work, I wish I had these videos when I was a kid.

[@peterkiss1204]

Aw man, this is insane! Your designs are truely great and fun. I have a few observations though. Dogbones and cups are easier to make than U-joints, and they can achieve similar angles if designed correctly. (4 pin endballs work great and can be printed separately from the shaft if needed.) Those cheap 9g servos are capable of turning almost 180° if driven outside of the 1-2ms pulse width frame. A shorter servo arm and ~140° turning would have make them operate way more than acceptably. Using a small open differential gearing between the stabilizers would eliminate the need of the servo mechanism switching sides, while maintaining the possibility of extending the vertical sections unevenly to conform to uneven terrain situations.

[@AnonymousAviator]

I vote you should do a snowcat to plow things with a winch system (if possible) to pull it up any steep slopes

[@cuberyllium]

When I saw you uploaded, I seriously made some time free to watch it! Just as all your other builds, this is amazing! For future videos, you can maybe try and make a bulldozer or something like a backhoe.

[@magomat6756]

Great channel. You deserve much more subscribers. What a ton of work .

[@JonathanDavidsonn]

Wow, this is amazing! I've only gotten into CAD since a year or two ago and I can never imagine myself getting to this level of designing something. How much experience do you have with designing CAD models? It's really inspirational seeing your work as I would love to be able to get to the stage where I can just design a part without having to constantly redesign the entire thing from scratch because of a messed up sketch I did near the beginning of the model. All the moving parts in your design look so complex to do, just wow! All I've been designing has just been boxes with screwpoints for PCBs and that's pretty much it. :(

[@molcsanaron2948]

Pure perfection yet again. Would love to see a Kirovets K-700 or a Raba-Steiger 250 or 500. True agricultural beasts of a byegone era.

[@giorgospapantoniou1186]

i'm 3d printing lover and crane operator!love your job!

[@2handsomeforlaw]

Awesome!! Kid me would have gone ballistic over this :)

[@nikasio1990]

Crazy seeing all this 😀As I have been driving and working the 1300 LTM myself, I can tell you the crab walk is very important for moving the crane on site. Even the smaller cranes like the 1055 with three axis have a total of six driving/steering modes ;-)

[@YounesMoukrini]

you really deserve a new & free threadreaper pc build !

[@professorboots]

Haha that would be awesome, tell em to hit me up!

[@YounesMoukrini]

@@professorboots i trully belive in your power in robotics. so you can pin my comment maby.. maby somone will do it Lol

[@bikerguykrash1182]

If you done a lattice boom crawler crane you could almost copy your excavator up to the turntable. Theres a few chamges to be made there but a lot less motors. Also is there any variable speed to those motors?