Bruder low loader RC conversion pt2: automatic ramps

Second video in the series automating the Bruder low loader trailer for the Mack, Scania, Mercedes and Man tractor truck units. This second part builds on the first episode - where I fitted telescopic legs and powered them using Actuonix linear servos - and adds a mechanism to automatically raise and lower the ramps. Unusually I used a product developed by someone else rather than a creation of my design for this video. The ramps are made by “PiggyTailer” (Carl Tailor) and are of a superb quality, easy to fit & great value for money. The build is deliberately quite detailed as I want modellers at all levels of experience to be able to follow, replicate & hopefully improve upon what I have done. I am very pleased with the results and wanted to use this solution in the build video - hopefully it add something for the view in addition to the comprehensive installation guide that Carl has already done (which I didn’t know about when I planned this series).
Relevant links:
Piggytailor website : www.piggytaylor...
Ramp Ebay listing : www.ebay.co.uk...
PiggTailor youtube installion video : • Fitting piggytaylor Br...
From part 1:
Actuonix L12 micro linear actuator Stroke : 50, Ratio 100:1, max operating voltage 6v www.actuonix.c...
1060 type ESC (will be used to power the ramps) www.ebay.co.uk...
Tunigy TGY-i6s 2.4ghz RC transmitter & receiver with touch screen programming (the that I bought in the Black Friday sale at Hobby King for £22 with free postage!) hobbyking.com/...
Please feel free to comment, post suggestions, ask questions or provide links to your own creations. I very much appreciate all of the thumbs up and hope and folks that have subscribed to the channel. There are quite a few more Bruder conversions in my head & waiting to be created.