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| Kleemann box.
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| Underneath. |
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| Rollers under
the fines belt.
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| Loaded with an
excavator. |
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| Being fed by a
crusher. |
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| Ready for the
road. |
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| On a low
loader. The fines belt is not foldable so it overhangs. |
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Kleemann is part of the
Wirtgen Group
and it manufactures crushers and screening plant. It
has a long history going back to 1857. In 2017 the
Wirtgen Group was acquired by the US company Deere.
The
MOBISCREEN MS 703 EVO is a mobile screening plant with a
triple deck screen. It can process up to 350 tonnes
of material per hour. The machine is readily
transportable and has a weight of about 33 tonnes.
Packaging
The model comes in a Kleeman
branded box which has a high quality photo and technical information
about the real machine in both English and German.
There were no defects or missing parts on the review
model.
There are
a few parts to the model and a clear instruction sheet
describes the main points. Assembly is straightforward.
Detail
The undercarriage has one-piece moulded plastic tracks with a very
good colour match, and the metal
track frames are simple, without working rollers.
The hopper
has a metal grating and there are plastic support legs.
Under the grating the Kleemann graphics are sharp.
The engine compartment has nicely formed grilles and
there is paint highlighting to add detail. The
light tower is metal and paint tipped. The screen box
has more nice paint highlighting and the handrails are
metal.
The conveyors have plain rubber belts and plastic
rollers underneath add to the look.
Features
The plastic tracks roll well on a rough surface.
The screen box can be lowered for the transport mode,
and raised for operations.
The feed hopper has support legs which cane be lowered
but they do not reach track level. The grating
lifts off making the sloping direction reversible.
The grate can also be tilted and propped slightly using
extending supports.
The side discharge belts can be removed for transport.
The rubber belts can be moved a small amount by using
fingers.
The oversize conveyor can be rotated to obtain a
different discharge point.
The model strips down to make a good transport load.
However the fines conveyor located at the end is not
foldable so the overall transport length is long.
Quality
As usual Conrad has produced a robust and strong model.
A number of the smaller parts are modelled in plastic,
and the plastic tracks would have been nicer in metal.
The paint finish is very good and there are
sharp graphics.
Price
It has a relatively high price possibly reflecting a
limited production volume.
Overall
It is good to see another materials processing model.
This one poses well with related models and would look
convincing as part of a diorama.
Footnotes
The model first appeared at the time of the Nuremberg
Toy Fair in February 2017.
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| The model
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Profile view in transport mode. |
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| Nicely detailed
screen box.
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| Realistic
appearance. |
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| Nice engine
cover grille. |
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| Impressive
diorama. |
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