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| Conrad box.
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| Stabilisers at
the front. |
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| Good steering
can be posed. |
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| View
underneath. |
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| Powerful
looking Palfinger. |
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| Tilting cab. |
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| Load box is
removable. |
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| Fleet number on
the cab. |
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| Fly jib
extended. |
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| No sagging of
the jib. |
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| Giving a hand
to a Terex AC100/4L. |
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| Lifting the
Terex fly jib. |
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This MAN TGA truck has a Palfinger
PK100002 loading crane which is a machine in the 100
tonne-metre class. It is fitted with a telescopic
fly jib.
It is in the colours of
Felbermayr, the Austrian construction company.
Packaging
The model comes in a standard Conrad box, and it is
wrapped in foam rubber.
The review model had no defects or missing parts.
There is no information provided about the real vehicle
or instructions for the model. The only assembly
required is to fit the door mirrors, roof aerial and a
couple of parts on the Palfinger.
Detail
The truck chassis is pretty good with the transmission
and suspension modelled in plastic although the steering
axles are modelled for functionality only. The wheels
are smart and
the tyres have a different tread pattern on the front
and rear axles. The chassis structure is metal
including the fuel tank and rear bumper.
A special
assembly is fixed in front of the cab and this has two
stabilisers which are made of plastic. As with the
other stabilisers on the model the pistons are screw
threads rather than smooth.
The MAN cab has very good detailing with the Felbermayr
livery looking really sharp. However there is no number plate which would
have been a good detail. Under the cab the engine is
present.
At the rear of the model there is a beacon light, towing
hitch and wheel chocks, and the lights are painted but
again no number plate. There are rear stabiliser beams and pads which are part
plastic and part metal. A removable metal box can
be used to carry loads and it is nicely decorated.
The knuckle-boom portion of the crane looks realistic and
has some good graphics and there are simple equipment boxes around the
base. The outrigger beams are plastic but the main
cylinders are metal. On the crane the bottom boom
sections are metal and the telescopic sections are
plastic.
All but the topmost telescopic section of the main boom has its own cylinder and piston
although there are no hydraulic hoses modelled. The
fly jib has a metal bottom section and plastic
telescoping sections. A small pulley at the fly
jib connection provides a guide for the winch rope.
The
crane can be rigged either with a fixed hook or a hook
on a winch line.
Features
The two front axles have linked steering and they can
achieve a limited amount of movement.
The cab tilts forward and can
maintain a tilted pose.
The load box can be taken off and there is a fifth
wheel to enable a trailer to be connected. However the
fifth wheel sits well forward and low, so it might be
hard to find a suitable trailer.
To facilitate the operation of the Palfinger there are a
number of stabilisers. At the front of the cab the twin
pads can be lowered, and at the rear there are two stage beams which have a long reach but could do with
being more rigid. Stabilisers are also located on each
side of the crane and these are two-stage and pull out
from the transport position and rotate downwards.
The hydraulic lift cylinders are stiff enough to enable
the crane to be posed in any position without slipping
down. Similarly the telescopic sections have some
friction between them to hold set poses. However
although the extended boom can support its own weight it
would likely slip under load.
The fly jib has a stiff riveted connection with the boom
so it can pose at any angle, and the telescopic sections
have reasonable friction.
With the boom fully extended an
impressive model results and it can reach to a height of
over 70cm.
A fixed hook can be used
and there is also the option to use a working winch and
this has enough friction to hold a load on the hook.
Quality
This is a robustly made model and only the plastic
stabiliser beams are a bit lightweight for the model.
The quality of the paintwork and graphics is excellent.
Price
The model is reasonable value.
Overall
This model looks great in Felbermayr colours and the fly
jib provides more functionality to the Palfinger crane. It is
certainly highly recommended.
Footnotes
The model first appeared at the Nuremberg Toy Fair 2012
and became available in May 2012.
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| In the
packaging. |
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| Decoration is
very good. |
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| No number
plates. |
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| Profile view. |
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| Outriggers out.
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| Painted lights. |
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Palfinger is complex. |
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Handling some ballast blocks.
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Detail at the Palfinger base. |
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Riveted connection of the fly jib. |
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Very impressive
height can be obtained. |
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