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| The box.
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| Impressive
in red, blue and white. |
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| Fierce
looking ripper. |
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| Impressive
heavy dozer. |
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| Detailed
crawler tracks.
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| Profile
view. |
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| Nice front
grille. |
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| Detailed
grilles. |
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| At work. |
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The Liebherr PR 776 Crawler Tractor
was the world's first in the 70 tonne class which was
hydrostatically powered. It is designed for mining and quarrying activities.
It was first introduced at the Bauma Exhibition in April
2016.
This version of the model in the colours of Russia
appears to commemorate that Russia has been the most
successful market for the real machine.
Packaging
The model comes in the standard Liebherr box design with
the model held within two separate expanded polystyrene
trays and protected with clear plastic sheets.
There were
no missing parts or defects on the review model.
There is no information about the real machine
or model.
Detail
The undercarriage has detailing on the base plate and
includes the transverse linkage between the track
frames.
The track
frames are detailed and include pendulum mounted bottom
rollers which do not rotate. The metal track shoes have
the bolt heads indicated. The high drive sprocket
and idlers also
appear to be metal.
The cab is metal with thin metal
grab rails and plastic mirrors. Inside the cab,
detailing includes black controls and 'Liebherr' is printed on the
seat back.
Outside
the cab there are textured surfaces and perforated
grilles at the rear. Small graphics add detail.
There are two metal etched walkways which
look really good and have metal handrails.
The engine compartment has perforated grilles on the top
and sides and there are more small graphics and metal
access platforms. The large front grille is also
perforated. The exhaust pipes are plastic and have
black painted openings.
The upper body is in red, blue and white colours
reflecting the Russian flag.
At the rear there is a towing hitch which would be
useable with a pin. The 1 shank ripper is all
metal with the exception of the hydraulic ram jackets.
Connection pins are painted giving a realistic look, and
there are hydraulic hoses running to the ripper rams.
The ripper tooth is nicely cast.
At the front the semi-U blade is cast well with wear
plates on the bottom edge and perforations on the top
edge, and a well defined structure behind. There
are hydraulic hoses running to the main blade lift rams,
and the plastic ram jackets have an excellent colour
match with the grey metal parts.
Features
The tracks can roll on a rough surface. They are tensioned by spring-loaded
front assemblies including the idler and first set of
rollers.
There is oscillation across the two linked track frames.
The front blade has a decent range of movement up and
down, and can be tilted side-to-side. It can also
be tilted forward. However the rams are very stiff
to operate.
The ripper equipment can be raised and lowered although
the rams are extremely stiff. The ripper tooth can
be set at a variety of heights, but is difficult to set
at right angles to the ground.
Quality
This model has a very high metal content and is well
made.
The paintwork and graphics are very good.
Price
It is good value.
Overall
This is an attractive version of the Liebherr PR 776
model and combined with the very high level of detail it
is an excellent large crawler tractor.
Footnotes
The model first appeared at the Bauma Exhibition in
2016. This Russia version appeared in July 2021.
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| Parked up,
blade down. |
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| Blade
height is good.
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| Nice detail
underneath. |
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| Cab
indicates the size of the real machine. |
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| High
detail. |
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| Impressive
semi U blade. |
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| Detailed
cab. |
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| Impressive
ripper assembly. |
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| Just needs
smoke from the stacks. |
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