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| Liebherr
branded box.
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| Graphics
represent the grilles. |
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| Hydraulic hoses
run to the bottom of the boom rams. |
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| Grab rails are
plastic. |
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| Small rivets
make the connections. |
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| Detachable
bucket. |
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| Good trailer
load. |
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| Intricate
casting details of the roller supports. |
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 Comment on this model.
The Liebherr R 922 Crawler Excavator is a smaller
machine with an operating weight between 21 and 24 tonnes.
Packaging
The model comes in a standard
Liebherr-branded box with the model packed within good quality
foam rubber.
There were no defects or missing parts on
the review model.
No instructions are provided and there is no information
about the real machine. Two mirrors have to be fitted
and this is straightforward to do.
Detail
The tracks are metal and good quality and the pads are
triple grouser. They are mounted on good track
frames with some intricate detailing of the bottom
rollers, although they are non-functioning. The
drive sprocket is plastic.
The cab is metal with plastic grab rails and the windows
have nice seals and frames. The interior detail is very good.
The detailing of the body is very good with
painted panel handles and
graphics to represent grilles. The plastic mirrors are not silvered
which is a pity and the handrails
are chromed metal rather than being painted grey.
They are reasonably thin. On top
paint is used to highlight details. Hydraulic
hoses run to the foot of the boom rams and another bunch
run to the top surface of the boom.
The boom and stick hydraulics are very good with soft
plastic hoses and stiff plastic pipe arrays. Connections
of the members
are made with small brass rivets.
A plastic quick connector on the stick allows the bucket
to be removed.
The metal bucket is a detailed casting.
Features
The tracks roll smoothly on a rough surface and they are
tensioned with spring-loaded idlers in the track frames.
It rotates although the review
model was quite stiff.
The range of movement of the boom and stick is good.
The
bucket detaches although the plastic connection detail
will eventually wear with heavy use.
The aerial on the cab folds down to reduce the headroom
in transport mode.
Quality
This is a solid and robust model which is mostly metal
and relatively heavy, with an appropriate use of plastic.
The paintwork and graphics are of a high standard.
Price
The model is a little pricey for a small excavator
model.
Overall
Once again Conrad has produced a solid offering for
Liebherr. It is well made with good detailing and
is highly recommended.
Footnotes
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| Parked up. |
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| Safety signs
would have added detail. |
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| Simple
underneath. |
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| Profile view. |
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| Good details on
top.
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| Convincing
model. |
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On the road.
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