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| Delmag branded box.
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| Makes an
excellent transport load. |
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| Underneath. |
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| Lowered for
travelling on site. |
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| Driving in
sheet piles. |
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| Metal
handrails. |
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Metal tracks. |
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Metal pulleys on the leader head. |
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The Delmag RH 18/200 Piling Rig modelled here is fitted
with a BT 200 rotary head.
Delmag is part of the ABI Group.
The real machine is used for a variety of foundation
tasks including small diameter
piles.
Packaging
The model comes in a good quality Delmag-branded box with the model
packed within
black foam rubber.
There were no defects or missing parts on
the review model.
There is no information about the real machine. A
simple instruction sheet describes the assembly.
Detail
The undercarriage has metal tracks mounted on frames
which have no working rollers. The drive sprockets and
idlers are plastic with a good colour match. The
metal tracks are robust.
The cab has good metal grab rails and a roof protection
screen, but there are no mirrors
or wipers detailed. The walkway outside the cab is
fixed and it would have been better if it was removable
or foldable for transport.
A metal ladder climbs the side of the body. At the rear the
counterweight is modelled well and there is a very nice
Delmag logo. The exhaust
pipe is metal. The upper surfaces have a variety of
different textures, and the handrails are robust metal.
Soft hydraulic hoses run to the front.
The leader and components are almost all metal and are
well detailed. The soft hydraulic lines run to the tool
sledge and they hang realistically. Hydraulic ram
jackets are plastic with a very good colour match. A
very nice detail is the reeved rope lines for
controlling the sledge.
At the top of the leader is an auxiliary rope and hook but this is
non-operating.
The rotary head is a heavy metal part and it has some nice
fine detailing. The kelly bar is also metal, as is
the auger. The blade of the auger is a little
thick for the scale.
Features
The tracks
are stiff but roll well enough on a rough surface and are tensioned by springs in the idlers.
The body rotates smoothly and without any rocking.
The leader mast is movable and can be posed in transport
mode or erected.
Two winches can be operated using supplied keys.
One controls the movement of the sledge up and down the
leader, and the model is supplied reeved. The
second winch controls the raising and lowering of the
kelly bar.
The auger can be rotated.
The auger can be detached from the kelly bar by removing
a pin, and the kelly can be withdrawn from the rotary
head meaning realistic transport loads are possible.
The model can be displayed in transport mode with the
handrails removed.
Quality
This is solid and heavy model with a high metal
content.
The paintwork and graphics are very good.
Price
The model is reasonable value.
Overall
This is a very nice model of a Delmag drilling rig. It
is a good looking and functional model, with the typical
robust and heavy feel of a Conrad model.
Footnotes
The model first appeared in late 2017 in Delmag red as
model #2515. This green version appeared in July 2018.
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| In
the box. |
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| Impressive on
the road. |
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| Rigging the
kelly bar. |
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| Extended
tracks. |
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| Profile view.
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Auger blade is a bit thick. |
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Impressive model. |
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