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| Caterpillar
branded tin. |
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| Rear grille is
plastic. |
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| High lift. |
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| Access stair is
soft plastict. |
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| Handrails are
metal. |
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| Operator is
fixed in the cab. |
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| Tiny graphics. |
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| Huge bucket. |
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| Carrying rocks. |
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The Caterpillar 995 is Caterpillar's largest mining
wheel loader. It weighs around 247 tonnes, and 300
tonnes fully loaded.
Packaging
The model comes in robust packaging. There are two
layers of 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.
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. There is no branding on the
tyres.
At the rear the radiator grille is plastic, and the
counterweight is suitably massive. The handrails are
metal and thin. The rear folding access stair is
entirely of soft plastic including the handrails which
lowers the quality feel of the model a little. Small
graphics add detail.
On top of the engine bay the huge exhaust stacks are
plastic, with decent proper holes.
Walkways have a textured surface, and there is red fire
suppression equipment.
The cab is metal and detailed. It has various beacon lights and
matt silvered mirrors.
There is an operator in the cab and it is not removable.
Detail at the pivot point 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 the connection
rivets are painted. Tiny graphics add detail.
The bucket has a very nice structure and detailed teeth.
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 with a decent carry
angle. 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 reasonably high metal content.
The paintwork is very good and the graphics are
sharp.
Price
It is a very large model and is very fully priced.
Overall
This is a very modest update to the previous 994K model
released in 2017. It is impressive due to its size
and would match well with related mining models.
Footnotes
The model first appeared in June 2025.
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| Imposing size. |
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| Detail
underneath is fairly simple. |
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| No hoses cross
the pivot point. |
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| Fire
suppression equipment on top.
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| Profile view. |
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| Tyres are
unbranded. |
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| Very good
tipping angle. |
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| Floating rear
axle. |
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| Giving a
Cat 906 a lift. |
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