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| Liebherr branded
box. |
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| Profile view. |
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| Side chutes are
fixed in position. |
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| Drive shaft to
the rear wheels is missing. |
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| Nice wheels.
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| Liebherr graphic
on the water tank. |
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| Poses well.
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This model is a Liebherr HTM 905 Mixer mounted on a Mercedes-Benz
Arocs 8x4 chassis.
Packaging
The model comes in a Liebherr branded box with the model
protected by a foam rubber insert.
The review model had no defects and no missing parts.
There is no information about the real machine or the model.
The only assembly is fitting door mirrors and a roof aerial.
Detail
The chassis detailing is mostly good with the rear axles
and suspension modelled in plastic. The steering is
modelled in a functional way. However, the prop shaft is
missing between the engine and the driven axles which looks
odd. The wheel hubs are very smart.
The cab detailing is good with horns and aerial on the roof, and
the lights at the front have plastic lenses. The standard
of the paintwork and graphics around the cab is very good.
The number plate has the Liebherr name. Inside the
cab details are reasonable.
Behind the cab the chassis ahs metal tanks and boxes, and
at the rear the lights are painted.
The mixer drum is metal with a plastic ring at the rear
bearing. The drive motor and water tank at the front
are also metal as is the access platform and ladder at the
rear.
The chute is also metal and there are two fixed chute extensions
above the rear wheels.
Features
The front axles have steering but they are not linked.
The model can be posed with a hard lock on the steering,
but the axles tend to go their own way when the model is
rolled.
The rear driven axles have a degree of vertical movement
to simulate suspension.
The rear bumper can be rotated up and down.
The drum turns smoothly and the rear chute can be fully
rotated to a discharge position.
Quality
This is a relatively heavy model with a high metal content.
The paintwork and graphics are mostly very good, with a
few marks on the drum.
Price
The model is reasonable value.
Overall
This is a typical Conrad mixer truck model which is robust
and has a high metal content. There is some economising
on the chassis with the unlinked steering and the lack of
drive shaft details.
Footnotes
This version of the model was a 2021 release by Conrad,
and was mainly a promotional model for sale in the Liebherr
shop.
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| Very nice decoration.
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| Decent steering
angle. |
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| On the road. |
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| Chute rotates.
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| Rear bumper bar
can be lowered. |
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| Feeding a concrete
pump. |
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