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| Terex branded
box. |
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| Good bucket
height. |
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| Travelling. |
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| Cab is very
good. |
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| TLB890 top and
TLB840 bottom. |
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| It just about
loads a road tipper. |
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 Comment on this model.
The TLB890 has an operating weight of just over 8 tonnes
and a 1.2m³ front bucket.
Packaging
The model comes in a Terex branded box and is wrapped in soft paper and rests in a
pair of polystyrene trays.
There
were no missing parts or defects on the review model.
There is no information about the model or the real machine.
Detail
Underneath, the transmission is modelled in plastic with
a metal rear axle. The rubber tyres have a deep
tread pattern and they are mounted on
metal hubs which are only detailed on the outer faces.
At the rear the side shift arrangement and stabilisers
are a mix of plastic and metal parts and there are a
bank of hoses running to the backhoe. The curved
boom is captured well and all of the connections are
made with very discrete pins. The innerslide
extending dipperstick has some detail in the casting and
realistic hydraulic hoses, and the small backhoe
bucket is good too.
The cab has fine detailing with handles inset in the
windows and inside the detail includes foot pedals.
The mirrors and lights are plastic.
At the front the engine cover is fairly simple like on
the real machine. The exhaust is plastic.
The loader arm is good as there are hoses to the rams
and again the connections are very discrete.
The metal bucket has suitably thin walls.
Features
It rolls well and there is a good range of movement on
the front axle which also oscillates significantly.
The rear stabilisers pull down and there is enough
friction to hold a pose.
The backhoe slides from side to side and rotates well.
The range of movement on the boom, stick and bucket
falls short of that achieved by the real machine for
both height and depth of digging.
The front bucket lift height is good but the tipping
angle is fairly shallow.
Quality
This is a reasonable quality model which is mainly metal
but with some plastic elements.
The graphics and paintwork are very good.
Price
The model is moderate value for the size.
Overall
It is good to see some new models for Terex and this one
is pleasantly implemented. It shares many parts
with the TLB840 model (NZG 867) with a different
dipperstick and graphics.
Footnotes
The model was announced at the Nuremberg Toy Fair in
2014 and appeared in October of that year.
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Profile view. |
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| Parked up. |
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| Backhoe tucks
in reasonably well. |
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| Good
transmission detail. |
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| Digging on the
stabilisers.
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| At work. |
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