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Liebherr branded
box. |
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Metal handrails
only on the left side on this version.
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Carrying rocks.
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A hose runs to
the tilt ram. |
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Branding on the
tyres. |
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Exhaust has a
silvered underside. |
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Good load. |
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The Liebherr
L 586 is a large wheel loader with an operating
weight of around 33 tonnes. The bucket capacity can be
up to 8.5m³ and the tipping load is 22.5 tonnes.
The XPower range of wheel loaders was introduced in 2016
and feature a fuel efficient driveline.
Packaging
The model comes in a standard Liebherr box with the
model held in a pair of expanded polystyrene trays.
There were no defects or missing parts on the review model.
There is no assembly to do and there is no information
about the real machine.
Detail
The underside detail is quite good with drive shafts and
differentials modelled. The wheels have very good metal
hubs and the
heavily treaded tyres have 'Good Year' moulded into the side walls.
The cab detailing is nice with windscreen wipers and
plastic mirrors, and the windows have delicate looking
frames. The grab rails around the cab are metal. The
access steps have a textured surface with fine gauge metal hand rails on
each side.
At the rear the
metal handrails are very good, with this version of the
machine only having hand rails on one side. The engine cover has grilles
with textured surfaces. The exhaust pipe looks good
although it does not have a hole. The rear lights are
painted.
There are no hydraulic hoses crossing the pivot point.
The front wheel arches no longer have the wheel chocks
of previous versions.
The loader arms
are connected with thin pins and the bucket tilt cylinder has
hydraulic lines running to it.
The bucket is nice with very good teeth and wear
plates but there are no see through slots at the top for
driver visibility.
Features
The rear axle has significant amount of pivot so it can
be posed running over very rough terrain with all tyres
grounded. The wheels share a common axle so they
rotate as pairs.
The articulation to allow steering works well
with a moderate angle being possible.
At the front the loader arms can lift the bucket to
well above
the cab height and a good tipping angle can be obtained.
A very good carry angle can be achieved as well as a
good cut angle. The cylinders are stiff and hold any pose set.
Quality
This is a high quality model with few plastic parts.
The paintwork and graphics are very good.
Price
It is reasonable value.
Overall
This is
the 2019 revision of the earlier L 586 wheel loader
with a few largely changes on the real
machine. It remains a high quality wheel loader from
NZG.
Footnotes
This version of the model was introduced after the Bauma Exhibition in
2019.
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Imposing
bucket.
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Profile view. |
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Marked as NZG
model #941 underneath. |
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Realistic. |
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Excellent lift
height. |
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On the road. |
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