Cylinder/Rocket Lifter V4

I'm about to make it 70.. sorry 69

@Tarian thanks a bunch man/woman
and no i don't mind, never have
i actually LIKE people using my crafts and/or parts of them

@Jlyx1512 I just used this in a cinematic and gave you credit. I hope you're ok with that. I hope it brings you in alot more traffic as this is underated as its rated for 5m diameter cylinder and with a tiny bit of modification was able to lift a 4m (with 4 0.1m outcroppings along sides) in one place and lower down wide outcroppings at an angle rocket without breaking. This needs more attention for sure

@Tarian thanks man

Underrated as heck, this is great

@kittman
word of advice
batteries are the heaviest

@kittman
i do not understand how disabling it helped
it is supposed to lock the trailer for reversing and unlock it for driving
no, i do not remember how i configured my lock
if i'm not mistaken it starts out locked and unlocks when you turn off AG10

also, it does have trailer steering but it is inverted, so you could still line it up

i do NOT test my craft in beta, so i may not be able to understand some of the bugs
just an fyi

@kittman 3 things
1, what is a RUD
2, i will make modifications to it in version 5 with your feedback
3, it is mostly designed to lift a spent rocket

@kittman thanks, good to know you're having fun

@kittman
yes i am in a RHD country
also, yes, i will be checking it out
it makes me happy to know that atleast someone likes my craft

@Jlyx1512 Here's a sandbox with your semi truck and a few rockets/boosters I moved around if you wanted to check it out. The truck is awesome
https://www.simplerockets.com/s/JFrXMH/Rocket-Transport
if you need any testing done, I'm happy to help. 😁
Oh yeah... I only noticed today that the truck is right hand drive. are you in a RHD country?

@Jlyx1512 okay. I'm having much better luck using the trailer lock. And I see why you have the lock on the truck... it will straighten out the cab so the whole thing will back up in a straight line. A nice addition that makes it much easier to grab things.
Also I was able to get the entire Infinite 7 rocket on the truck (with a screen shot as "proof"). I did kinda cheat tho.. I emptied out all the fuel tanks on the rocket which lowered the weight from about 692,000kg wet to 77,000kg dry. nonetheless, I got the entire rocket on the truck and drove it to the hangar without any problem. also picked up an empty booster and deposited it into the hangar as well. I'm having fun with this thing! :D

@Jlyx1512 disabling the trailer lock helped A LOT to get the trailer lined up. I was able to get the trailer to "grabbing range" quickly. I swear I spent like an hour yesterday, using two separate trucks. I spawned a second truck to try to line things up from a different angle trying to get the truck/trailer lined up. I didn't understand why I was having trouble yesterday cuz I did it several times two days ago. but now I understand. :)
Ive been using the Infinite 7 rocket as my test rocket. the returned, empty boosters
are easy to grab, lift and lay down on the truck. I tried with a fully fueled Infinite 7 and it lifted the truck up instead, so I added weight to the trailer by filling up the two blocks towards the front of the trailer with fuel for ballast. it made a huge difference! I thought it was actually gonna work, but when the rocket was about 30º angle the rocket began to fall a bit too fast and a RUD even occurred. thoughts on adding even more weight to the front of the trailer to counter the rocket's weight...?

@Jlyx1512 oh my god. the trailer lock. that explains why sometimes its a total PITA backing and lining up the truck! I've got a booster on the landing pad that needs removing, and I've not been able to line up the trailer(s)... gonna undo that lock and see the difference. :)

@kittman also
the trailer lock just limits the trailer's turn so reversing is easier

@kittman nah, this is a fixed trailer. if it were separate reversing wouldn't be possible and it'd be a second craft
but i'll be working on it

@Jlyx1512 yup, you've made a bunch! question for ya tho, on this craft can you unhook the trailer from the cab. I've messed with the trailer lock thingy with no luck? If so what am I doing wrong...?
I look forward to seeing an even bigger truck with that kind of capacity. :D

@kittman thanks dude
i have made some semi trucks
you can check it out
180,000kg trailer payload
https://www.simplerockets.com/c/o319m7/Semi-Truck-180-000kg-varient
i'm working on a heavier weight one soon
i'll tag you to let you know

@Tweedle_Aerospace
for recovery, probably
i doubt it could lift it with fuel
you just need to adjust the claws's length
claw length=payload diameter

Could I use this for my red lite rocket?