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| Belaz
branded tin. |
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| Attractive
colour scheme. |
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| Tough chassis. |
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| Cab platform. |
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| Two stage rams.
Mud flaps hang nicely. |
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| On site with a
Belaz 75180. |
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| Being loaded. |
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The Belaz 75170 Dump Truck has an unladen weight of 134
tonnes and can carry a payload of 160 tonnes.
Belaz is a long established company based in Belarus.
The model maker is not stated but is believed to be the
Yu Lee Corporation.
Packaging
The model comes in the
substantial packaging. There is
an outer shipping carton which contains a tin which is
protected by big expanded polystyrene spacers. The tin is high quality
and includes pictures and details about the real
machine.
The review model had no missing parts or defects.
Detail
The chassis is suitably heavy duty and the rear axle
cover and engine and other components are modelled in
plastic with an excellent colour match. The wheels
are plastic with decent detail and the tyres have a deep
tread pattern. Soft mud flaps hang down.
At the front the large grille is a plastic moulding
which is not perforated. The lights have plastic
lenses and there is a nicely embossed Belaz name above
the radiator. Wheel chock frames are modelled on
each side. The access ladders up to the cab deck
are plastic.
The cab deck has a plain surface and the cabinets and
equipment are plain also and some highlighting would
have added to the appearance. The metal cab has
two seats in the interior. The handrails are metal
and nicely thin and the mirrors are modelled well with
silvered surfaces. At the front on each side there are
tiny etched grilles.
At the back the rear axle looks impressive including two
large suspension dampers.
The dump body is solidly made. There is nice
ribbing at the front and inside a plastic plate is used.
The graphics on the side are smart. At the back
there are small lights and rock deflectors hang down
between the wheel pairs.
The lift rams are two stage with the middle section
being grey plastic rather than silvered.
Features
The
wheels roll easily and it is nice that each of the rear
tyres rolls separately.
The steering is very good with a decent range. The
rear axle has working suspension which is effective.
The dump body raises to a reasonable angle, and the rams
are stiff enough to hold most poses.
Quality
This is a good quality heavy model and where plastic is
used it has an excellent colour match.
The paint is very good and the graphics are sharp.
Price
It is fair value for a nicely presented large model.
Overall
It is good to see a large mining model of a Belaz
machine. It is packaged very well and has a
pleasing appearance with good functionality.
Footnotes
The model first appeared towards the end of
2019.
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| Very good
steering. |
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| Nice structure detail
underneath the dump body. |
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| Grille and
ladders are plastic. |
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| Decent angle.
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| Profile view. |
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| Loaded. |
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| At work. |
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