DIY RC Rig Up Truck

As I have built quite a few larger models so far, I decided I needed something small and fun for indoor use during the rainy days - this is what I've come up with:

These trucks are used to ‘rig up’ drilling equipment for the oil and gas industry. They use their winches and A-frame-cranes to move around containers, drills and all sort of heavy equipment. Such simple machines with so many applications. 

It's a fun way to clear your desk of any projects or set up the pieces for a new one ;)

This model uses the common N20 motor size for both driving and winching. To keep it simple and beginner friendly, I used off the shelf RC-components instead of microcontrollers like the Arduino. However if you prefer to make and code your own RC system, feel free to remix and add to the truck - all the source files are included :)  

You'll find some basic assembly instructions as well as the bill of material in the files tab. 
To keep the instructions simpler to understand I've seperated the axles into a seperate manual. This way you can build and test the axles first and then just assemble them into the truck.

The stl files with the suffix ‘oriented’ have been rotated to the planned printing orientation. The files without said suffix are in the orientation they were modelled in. Some of the parts will require support material. For that I recommend using the ‘snug’ support setting.

If you like the model consider publishing a make - this helps me see where I can improve my models!

As always, if you need any help or have questions feel free to leave a comment or contact me directly :)

Changelog:

15.04.2025: Fixed missing Screws for Wheels in BOM
25.05.2025: Fixed mistake in Steering Axle assembly instructions