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| Belaz
branded tin. |
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| Very good
steering angle. |
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| Tough chassis. |
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| Dump body has a
plastic plate on part of the surface. |
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| Metal handrails. |
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| On site. |
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| Being loaded. |
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The Belaz 75180 Dump Truck has an unladen
weight of 140 tonnes and can carry a payload of 180 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. Side plates
are mounted on each side of the engine. 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 stair up to the cab deck is
metal with textured steps.
The cab deck has a plain surface with cabinets and
equipment. One set of cabinets has silver highlighting
of the handles and it looks good. 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
This is a good quality model of a Belaz mining truck.
Although it is similar to the Belaz 75710, it is good
that there are a number of differences rather than just
different paint and graphics. 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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| Sharp colour
scheme. |
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| Nice structure detail
underneath the dump body. |
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| Grille is plastic
and stairs are metal. |
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| Cab deck.
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| Profile view. |
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| Decent tipping
angle. |
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| At work with a
Belaz 75170. |
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