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						| The box. |  
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						| Big single 
						tooth ripper at the back. |  
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						| Detail on the 
						high drive sprocket is great. |  
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						| Seals on the 
						windows are replicated. |  
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						| A mean piece of 
						metal. |  
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						| Unobtrusive 
						friction rivets at the blade connections. |  
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						| Bolt head 
						details look good. |  
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						| Ripper assembly 
						is suitably heavy. |  
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						| Small metal 
						grab rails add to the detail. |  | 
					
					
						| The Caterpillar D10 was announced 
						in 1977 and was the first modern dozer to use a high 
						drive sprocket.  This was designed to produce a 
						more robust drive mechanism with the resulting additional track 
						wear not being significant. 
 It initially weighed around 82 tonnes (180,000lb) with 
						later versions weighing more.  At the time of its 
						introduction it was the largest tractor in the world and 
						in the period 1978-1986 around a thousand units were 
						built in the USA.
 
 Packaging
 
 The model 
						is packaged really well with an outer cardboard box 
						containing a presentation box wrapped in tissue.  
						Inside, the model is contained within polystyrene trays 
						and has its own tissue wrapping.  There were no defects or missing 
						parts on the review model.
 
 There is no information about the real machine or the 
						model which is a pity.  The only assembly required is to fit the 
						ripper and this simply pins into place.
 
 Detail
 
 The metal track pads are individually linked and 
						detailed.  They are mounted on excellent track 
						frames and the high drive sprocket is really good with 
						fine bolt details.  The rollers are represented by 
						moving parts.
 
 The engine is plastic but with an excellent colour match 
						and there are many components and cables modelled so it 
						looks realistic.  There are excellent metal grab 
						rails and mesh grilles, with high quality anti-slip 
						surfaces on various platforms around the cab and engine.  						
						Lights at the front are represented by silvered 
						surfaces.
 
 The cab has very good windows with replica seals and 
						wipers, and 
						there is a fire extinguisher on the outside.  The 
						interior of the cab is good too with authentic looking 
						levers and pedals.
 
 The U-Blade is a large and heavy piece with anti-wear 
						plates represented along the bottom edge.  
						Hydraulic lines run to the controlling cylinders 
						and the cylinder jackets are of above average quality 
						with good detailing and excellent colour match.  
						Unobtrusive friction rivets are used at the connection 
						points.
 
 At the rear the ripper assembly maintains the high 
						quality.  Hydraulic lines run to the cylinders and 
						the component parts are metal.
 
 Features
 
 The tracks roll smoothly after some initial stiffness 
						probably caused by excess paint.  Each track set 
						rolls separately as the drive sprockets are not fixed to 
						the same axle so realistic turning is possible.  
						The two track sets are linked transversely so they can move 
						up and down alternately over rough terrain.  The 
						track tensioners work and are the most realistic 
						mechanism seen on a model of this type.
 
 The ripper shank fixes into place with a pin, and 
						can be set at one of three positions, or removed 
						entirely.  The whole ripper assembly moves up and 
						down with a very good range of movement, and the ripper 
						can be angled also.
 
 The U-Blade raises and lowers, and can be tilted forward 
						and back.  A small degree of side-to-side tilt of 
						the blade is also possible.  However it cannot  
						easily be removed in order to pose the model in a transport 
						configuration.
 
 Both the blade and ripper mechanisms are stiff enough to 
						hold any pose set.
 
 Quality
 
 This is a high quality model with little use of plastic, 
						and where it is used it is hard to tell.  The paint 
						finish is generally very good although there were a few 
						very small chips.  Combined with the sharp graphics 
						the paint makes the model look special.
 
 Price
 
 The model is good value given its high quality and 
						detailing.
 
 Overall
 
 CCM have produced a very good replica of the D10 and the 
						high quality sets it apart from other mass produced 
						Caterpillar models.  Some information about the 
						real machine would have completed the package but 
						overall is an outstanding example 
						of this type of machine.
 
 Footnotes
 
 This 
						model was introduced in 2010 in a run of 1000 models.  A 
						version was also made in a 
						push blade configuration.
 
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						| Profile view. |  
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						| This is a big 
						dozer. |  
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						| Detail 
						underneath. |  
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						| Fire 
						extinguisher on the side of the cab. |  
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						| Excellent 
						walkway surfacing outside the cab. |  
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						| Big U-Blade 
						with anti-wear plates on the bottom. |  
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						| Engine detail 
						and mesh grille is very good. |  
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						| Width extension 
						boards fitted. |  
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						| Blade up. |  
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						| Nice hydraulic 
						lines. |  |