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| Liebherr branded
box. |
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| Access stair
positioned down. |
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| Detailed track
pads. |
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| Mass of metal
handrails. |
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| Cab with sun
shades. |
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| The bucket is
big. |
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| Loading rocks. |
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| A big machine. |
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| The T264 truck
is on the big side for the R 9350, and the backhoe needs
to be on a bench. |
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 Comment on this model.
The Liebherr R 9350 is a large mining excavator and this model
is in the backhoe version.
It has an operating weight of around 310 tonnes and it
has a bucket capacity of 18m³. It is ideally
suited to loading mining trucks in the 100 tonne class.
It is in the colours of
Taavura, Israel's largest road haulage and logistics
company.
Packaging
The model comes in a Liebherr branded box, with no photo
of the real machine on it, just a line drawing. Inside the box are two large
expanded polystyrene trays.
There
were no missing parts on the review model, but a few
parts had become detached during shipping and had to be
re-glued on.
There is no information about the model or the real machine.
Detail
The metal track
pads are nicely shaped and detailed with bolt heads.
They are mounted on track frames which have some good casting
details and also working rollers. The
undercarriage is a solid frame with a metal access
stair.
The stairs to the cab are metal with fine gauge
handrails, and the access platform has mesh flooring.
Windscreen wipers
and lights add detail to the cab, with plastic screens
on the side windows. The interior detail is
reasonable.
The huge body impresses and it is very eye-catching in
the Taavura colour scheme. At the rear the Liebherr
name and type number is embossed within the
casting. Lights are added around the body and a
nice touch is the tiny metal air horns at the front.
On top the equipment is modelled in metal and the fire
suppressant equipment is highlighted in red. The
exhaust pipes have holes and look good. A mass of
soft hydraulic hoses run from the body to the boom.
The main boom rams are large with plastic jackets and a
good colour match, and nice hydraulic pipes and hoses
run to them. The boom has metal handrails, and
hydraulic pipes within the top of the casting.
Both the boom and the stick are of heavy metal
construction and the connections are made with discrete
friction pins.
The bucket is a very large metal casting with well
defined teeth.
Features
The tracks
roll well on a rough surface, and are tensioned on the
frame with spring-loaded idlers.
The access ladder at the rear rotates into position.
Underneath the body the refuelling flap can be lowered.
The model rotates very smoothly.
The movement of the boom and stick is very good although
the hydraulics are generally very stiff.
The bucket moves fully on its connection.
Quality
This is a very heavy model with a high metal content.
The paint and graphics are
really nice in the Taavura colour scheme.
Price
It is good value considering its size and limited
edition status.
Overall
Although this model was first released in Liebherr
colours a number of years ago. it holds its own as a
detailed and impressive mining model.
Footnotes
The model first appeared at the Nuremberg Toy Fair in
2014 and was released in a run of 300 models.
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Profile view. |
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| Heavy boom and
stick. |
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| Reaching out. |
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| Underneath,
with the refuelling flap on the body. |
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| Detailed
equipment on top.
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| Impressive
hydraulics. |
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| Refuelling
point lowered. |
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| It looks
realistic. |
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| Loading from a
high bench. |
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