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Brøyt X2B Excavator [No Mods]

IMPORTANT NOTE: If the machine doesn't spawn in looking like it does in the first image, put it back in the lift and try placing it again. The boom cylinder linkage glitches out fairly often. It might take a few tries for it to work properly.

Last night, I suddenly felt nostalgic for the old Brøyt excavators that used to litter the countrysides all over Norway, that I'd see everywhere throughout my childhood, and I decided to build one in Scrap Mechanic

Brøyt was the brand name of excavators that were developed and manufactured the Søyland brothers in Norway from the late 40's onwards.
The name "Brøyt" is a portmanteau of Brødrene Søyland. In 1956, they developed the Brøyt X excavator.
They only built one of these, which a friend of theirs bought, but they took what they learned making it, plus some feedback from said friend, and built the Brøyt X2, and X2B, which became smash hits throughout Scandinavia.
The excavator was fully hydraulic, being one of the first to hit the Scandinavian markets, and it was very simple in its construction, making it cheap to buy and easy to maintain, making it even more popular than it otherwise would have been.
Part of what made it so cheap, was that it didn't have a drivetrain. The wheels were free spinning, but had locking brakes. The machine would propel itself forwards by lifting one end of the lower chassis off the ground using the bucket, and dragging itself forwards. Not too dissimilar to a walking dragline.
For long distance transport, simply put the bucket in the bed of a truck, lifting the iron wheels off the ground, and drag the excavator around like a trailer.

This blueprint uses only vanilla parts, and does not require any mods to function.

Controls:
1 & 2 = Turn the machine Left / Right, respectively.
3 & 4 = Toggle Raising / Lowering the boom.
5 & 6 = Toggle swinging the stick Towards / Away.
7 & 8 = Toggle Curling / Dumping the bucket.
9 = Toggle the Lights.
0 = Toggle the gas engine. (Serves no practical purpose. Is only there if you want an engine sound)

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