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| Big Caterpillar
branded tin. |
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| Rear grille is
plastic. |
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| Huge tyres. |
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| Good teeth on
the bucket. |
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| Usual operator
in the cab. |
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| Fold-down
ladder is plastic with articulated handrails. |
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| Very good pivot
on the rear axle. |
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| Carry angle is
shallow. |
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| It towers over
a Caterpillar 982M. |
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| Pairs well with
a big mining truck. |
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The Caterpillar 994F is a massive mining wheel loader.
It weighs around 240 tonnes, with the payload capacity
being 38 tonnes.
Packaging
The model comes in exemplary packaging. There is
an outer shipping carton which contains a tin which is
protected by expanded polystyrene trays. The tin is high quality
and includes pictures and details about the real
machine.
The review model had no missing parts or defects.
A mini
catalogue of the Diecast Masters range is included in
the tin. There is no information about the model.
Detail
The underside has decent detailing with the transmission modelled.
The rear plate is plastic. The huge tyres have a good tread pattern and they
are mounted on plastic wheels with a detailed outside face and
hollow inner faces.
At the rear the radiator grille is plastic, and the
counterweight is suitably massive. The handrails are
metal and thin. The rear folding ladder is
entirely plastic including the handrails, with the joint
details over-large which is unsurprising given the scale.
Moving up, the exhaust stacks are plastic, but as with
other plastic parts the colour match is excellent.
Walkways have a textured surface, and there is red fire
suppression equipment.
The cab is metal and detailed. It has very good
details including beacon lights and silvered mirrors.
There is an operator in the cab.
Detail at the pivot point is good and includes the
steering rams and transmission. However, there are
no hydraulic hoses visible.
The front axle detailing is very good and there are
stepping plates modelled.
The hydraulic rams are substantial with nice soft
hydraulic hoses.
The loader arms are heavy and all of the connection
rivets are painted.
The bucket is very good with the details on the back
side and underneath being impressive.
Features
It rolls very smoothly on the big wheels. The
oscillation of the rear axle is very good.
Steering across the pivot point has an angle of around
30° and it rolls well when turning because the wheels
spin independently.
The bucket cut angle is very good although the carry
angle is shallow. The lift height is very
good and the tipping angle is good.
At the rear the fold down ladder with its articulated
handrails works well.
Quality
It is a very good quality model with a high metal content.
The paintwork is very good and the few graphics are
sharp.
Price
It is a very large model and attracts a high price
accordingly.
Overall
This is an impressive very large model. It is
implemented very well and looks great with a matched
large mining truck such as the Caterpillar 793F.
Footnotes
The model first appeared at the Nuremberg Toy Fair 2017.
A coal bucket version in white was also produced as model
85533.
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| Imposing size. |
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| Handrails are
metal and nice and thin. |
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| Transmission
detailing is good. |
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| Steering rams
and transmission at the pivot point, but no hydraulics.
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| Profile view. |
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| Good detail on
the loader arms and bucket. |
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| Towering high. |
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| At work. |
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