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Terex Trucks branded
box. |
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Nice wheels. |
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Two seats in
the cab. |
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Bottom of the
access stairs is foldable. |
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Big rubber mud
flaps on the front of the body. |
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Excellent tipping
angle. |
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Excellent load
for a truck. |
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The Terex TA400 is
now at Generation 10 and this model has been updated to
reflect the changes. It has a maximum payload of 38 tonnes with a heaped capacity of 23m³.
Packaging
The model comes in a Terex branded box and is wrapped in soft paper and rests in a polystyrene tray.
There
were no missing parts or defects on the review model.
There is no information about the model or the real machine.
Detail
The
TA400 is a solid and heavy model.
Underneath, the axles are
modelled with differentials and there is a plastic drive
shaft. The rubber tyres are excellent with an
authentic tread pattern and they are mounted on very nice
metal wheels.
On the engine cover the side grilles are cast and
painted black to highlight them. The lights are
painted and there is a tiny Terex Trucks graphic. The fuel
filler pipe is modelled and there are nice metal
handrails.
Detail around the cab is also very good with windscreen
wipers, mirrors and plastic grab rails and aerial.
Inside, the controls and both an operator's seat and
passenger seat are provided.
Behind the cab the exhaust system is very good and the window
has a
protection grille formed by graphics. The articulation point is
modelled well and there are many cables and hydraulic
hoses to the body lift
cylinders.
The body is of heavy metal construction and the
structure is represented very well. There are two soft
rubber mud flaps located at the front and the
painted lights on the chassis at the rear have tiny
protection grilles.
Features
The rear axles tilt independently to allow
movement over rough terrain and the range of movement is good.
The articulated steering is stiff and it allows a
movement to an angle of 45° which replicates the real
machine. It also allows reasonable
rotational articulation.
The body tips well to a very good angle and the
cylinders are very stiff which means that any angle of
tipping can be posed.
The access steps to the cab have a pivoting lower
section.
Quality
This
is a nice quality relatively heavy model with a high metal content.
The graphics and paintwork are very good too.
Price
The model is reasonable value.
Overall
This model supersedes the previous TA40 version (model
839) and it has new details and features. The first
version of this model was released in 2006 and just like
the real truck, it has gone through some iterations.
Footnotes
This version of the model first appeared in August 2018.
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Profile view. |
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Clean
appearance. |
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Transmission
details. |
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Filler nozzle
at the front. |
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Very nice
grilles on the rear lights.
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Loaded. |
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Looks
impressive. |
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