Help Crane builders

[speedy8305]

Originally Posted by watsonbill

Hi,
I wonder if any one can help me?. I am building a Leibherr LTM 1030 2.1 crane, and cant figure out how to get the boom to extend. I understand the full size principal, but cant see how to get a 1/14 scale boom to extend.
Most articles I have found seem to miss out the extending boom ,other than to show it working

Bill Watson

Hey Bill what if you used some firgelli actuators in each section of the boom? not sure how your funding is but......

[watsonbill]

Dont see how that would work as each section slides inside the next one