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Piston Tractor V2.1 AWD

This is a fully piston powered tractor, which uses 2 engines with 8 pistons and which has articulated steering just like its real life counterparts.

Unlike the old version of this vehicle, which Ive made a while back, this tractor has actually been made with reference pictures to get the proportions and scale right and it even received some tractor specific features like a 180° turning cabin.

This vehicle also has some very special engines, which are unlike anything Ive ever made. They are specifically designed to deliver very high torque, one of them enough to overpower a gas engine bearing on max. I had to redesign my engines quite a bit to make that work like relocating the variable timing and inverting the pistons order and this is the first proof of my engine design being able to deliver high torque numbers.

W/S - Speed Control
1 - Lights
2 - Auxiliary Lights
3 - Hazard Lights
4 - Warning Lights
5 - Rear Hitch
6 - Turn Cabin
7 - Radio
8 - Horn

Make sure to jump out and not crouch to get out of the seat, only mentioning it since this vehicle is a bit inconvenient with its roof.

You control the engines entirely with W and S to move the speeds up and down. It has 9 forward- and 9 reverse speeds and the needle infront of the seat will indicate the current speed.

For anyone who doesnt know piston vehicles with advanced timing, the higher you go with speeds the more unreliable they get, so make sure to never overadvance the engine.

Even for people who know throttling with piston cars this setup will seem a bit odd. I decided to go for a looped controller, which is unlike any of my recent vehicles controllers and that gives you more control over your speeds in both ways but it also negates any limiters so make sure to not go beyond 180° either direction.

The mechanical design of the engines has been reinforced with better passthroughs, which actually allow me to locate the wheels on a bearing now. This fixes the issue of the wheels being extended away from the body under heavy loads. It has now also received a blueprint edited controller for increased engine response. The mechanical steering linkage has also been ditched in favor of less complexity and better structural integrity.