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| Liebherr branded
box. |
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| Crisp outline. |
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| Blade at the
front. |
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| Plenty of
hydraulic hoses. |
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| It can pose
'wheels-free'. |
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| Bucket is
reversible. |
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| Loading a
tipper. |
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| Looks good at
work. |
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 Comment on this model.
The Liebherr A 914 is a hydraulic wheeled excavator designed for
smaller civil engineering applications.
It has an operating weight in the range 15 - 18 tonnes and
it typically uses buckets of size 0.70 - 0.87m³.
Packaging
The model comes in a typical Liebherr branded box.
Inside the model is wrapped in soft paper and rests in a polystyrene tray.
There
were no missing parts or defects on the review model.
It is fully assembled, and NZG provides some spare
bucket pins in a separate bag. There is no
information about the model or the real machine.
Detail
The underside
has the transmission detailed in plastic and the small
metal wheels have tyres with a good tread pattern.
There is a metal blade at the front and metal outriggers
at the rear.
The cab has
a very thin metal grab rail with double mirror attached,
there is a windscreen wiper,
and the windows have detailed frames and seals.
There is also an aerial. The interior detail is
very good with the joysticks and steering wheel being highlighted in black.
The body
has grilles represented by graphics and
there are highlighted panel handles, painted lights and
warning signs. At the rear the Liebherr name is
nicely embossed and painted. The hand rails are metal and at the
boom foot there are many soft rubber hydraulic hoses.
The hydraulics on the boom are modelled with
silver pipes and
more soft hoses although they do not always line up
precisely. The connection rivets are nicely
discrete.
The bucket is simple metal casting.
Features
The
wheels turn independently but with some friction present.
The steering axle achieves a good angle and also
oscillates up and down.
The outriggers fold down and the blade raises
and lowers too, and
together they are able to hold the machine 'wheels-free'.
The model rotates well.
The movement of the boom and stick is very good with stiffness in the cylinders.
The bucket is removable and can also be reversed.
Quality
This is a high quality
metal model with a very good finish.
The paint and graphics are to a high standard.
Price
The model price is fair
value.
Overall
This is a well made detailed model and is highly recommended.
Footnotes
The model first appeared at the BAUMA Exhibition in
2013.
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Profile view. |
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| Decent
steering. |
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| Good paint and
graphics on the body. |
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| Detailed
transmission. |
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| Cab has black
controls.
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| Very good hydraulics
and discrete rivets. |
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| Lifting a
'pipe'. |
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