8258-1: Crane Truck

With built-in Power Functions, this Crane Truck always gets the job done!

When you need to move the biggest and heaviest loads, it's time to call on the mighty crane truck! This massive, realistic vehicle includes a Power Functions control box that you can use to unfold, raise and lower its powerful, motorized crane arm, and to extend the outriggers to stabilize your cargo. Download instructions for rebuilding into a Duty Wrecker! An exciting and challenging building experience with this 2-in-1 real world model! Try the functionalities with the included Power Functions XL Motor, Power Functions Battery box, and Power Functions Control Switch! Power Functions powers the crane arm and extendable outriggers! Crane unfolds , raises and lowers and swivels 360'°! Cab opens to reveal interior details and V8 engine with moveable pistons! Rebuilds into Duty Wrecker! Crane measures 20.9 inches (53cm) x 22 inches (56cm)!

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Just as big, just as cool...

Posted by Lexhoya in Netherlands on 02 November 2009

I own a few sets now, but just as the 8285, this is a large one. Just bought it on Legoworld in NL (€110), love it, couldn't wait to get home :-)
The building of the gearbox takes almost 2 booklets (with parts of the frame). This means you have to wait quite a while before you can see some result on how the truck is going to look like. Nevertheless, the build took me 4,5 hrs (in total) which is no fooling around, no playing around, just picking up pieces and continue building, drinking some coffee and finalizing the build at 2AM.

The only downside to this set (as opposed to the Tow Truck) is that the B-model needs to be printed manually after you download the PDF's :( I know this is to save the environment (or something), but now I need to print it myself... Still need to build that one, but first I want to enjoy the presence of this set.
And one other thing is that the boom and lineair actuators can not handle large loads. The movement is cool, that's for sure, but any load will 'stop' the clutch-wheels. Maybe making then gear down a bit, keeps the strength in the set.

Next set will be the bulldozer (8275), if I have the money (and if my wife approves...). But for all people looking for a large set with some entertainement: this is a good one.

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The Most Complex Set EVER.

Posted by jamal_lts in Singapore on 31 October 2009

This has to be the most complex set ever in Technic history. With only one motor driving 4 functions, the gears, axles and clutch arrangement are a wonder to fix up and it all started with the first book. I guess u have to start with this with full concentration. If this was done in the later parts of the book, i would have been quite tired to follow everything correctly.

However, I would certainly like to see the outriggers stablize the truck without doing it manually at the end. It comes out automatically, but instead of having to manually bring it down, why not it unfolds itself for a steadfast footing on the ground.

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You have to put in batteries as instructed when building the set. The ending parts requires you to extend the outriggers, which cannot be done manually as the motor is already engaged.

But what you can do , if its already too late, is to pull out the mudflaps and tilit the truck cab so you have a clearing to fix in the front outriggers. The back ones are fairly easy with a slight angle to the fix.

The crane section is really superb. Just looking at the crane arms folding and unfolding is just an awed sight. Especially, when it comes to the leverage needed to fold it inwards. A great modification would be adding a motor to the crane section to make the reeling in and out much easier.

TIP: to turn it around manually, take out the smaller gear of the two which is located at the base nearer to the frame at the back of the truck. This small gear frees the big gear from the being engaged to the motor. Now you turn the crane when idle without using batteries when displaying it.

The rest of the truck are standard contstructions, but the worth of the effort is fixing the crane and the gearings in an excellent and new way.



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Great Technic set with lots of functions

Posted by kostasm13 in Greece on 20 September 2009

With one word: Amazing!
Just one motor, but so many functions!
It was very challenging to build, especially the first part,
with all the axles and gears stuck in little space.
Unlike #8285 (Tow Truck), it is very solid, even in the rear part where there are lesser pieces.
That's thanks to the frame pieces (I don't know how they officially called) which created great stability.
It tried to make the doors open, but some parts were unstable, so I built the doors as they were original.
I bought #8870 Led Light Set and it's gonna be very beautiful.
This and #8421 (Mobile Crane) are the best Techinc sets I have ever built.

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Challenging build

Posted by adam85 in Hungary on 11 September 2009

I've just finished building this awesome set. This is my first large Technic. The build was very interesting and about 12 hours long. I built it slow because I didnt met before studless and PF parts. Everything works well in the model. There are some little problem: rear stabillizers are weak and there is a difference between the steering angle of the axles. The gearbox is very complex it was hard to build it.

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Steering issues

Posted by Sinsanity in Germany on 18 August 2009

I just wanted to mention as it has come up before that the steering issues mentioned below only occur if the front 4 wheels are attached backwards. Flipping them around fixes the problem.

The build itself is amazing, especially the gearbox. I agree that the outriggers should come down automatically, and the crane seems a bit flimsy when compared to the rest of the model. (Although the proportions are realistic, I would prefer something larger)

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