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| Liebherr-branded
box. |
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| Impressive
details. |
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| Mirrors and
grab rails are plastic.
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| Ripper can cut
deep. |
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| A smaller sized
dozer.
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| Fits within the
width of a low loader. |
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| The LGP version
is shown on the right. |
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 Comment on this model.
The PR 736 XL is a hydrostatically driven tractor. It
has an operating weight in the range of 21 to 24 tonnes,
and has a maximum travel speed of 11km/h.
Packaging
The model comes in a Liebherr-branded box and it
is held between expanded polystyrene trays.
There were no defects or missing parts on the review model.
No information is provided about the real machine and as
the model is complete in the box no assembly is
required.
Detail
The metal tracks are excellent and very well detailed
with each shoe showing bolt locations. Most of the
rollers in the detailed track frames do roll.
At the rear there is a ripper attachment complete
with a hydraulic cylinder with an authentic looking
rubber hose.
The 3-shank ripper has teeth which are sharp and the connection
pins are very small. There is also a towing
hitch at the rear and it has an accurate pin.
The body is finely detailed with highlighted bolt heads.
The cab has windows
with highlighted seals together with windscreen wipers and
plastic lights.
The grab rails are thin plastic. Internal
details are very good too, with the controls clearly visible.
The engine cover has an exhaust pipe which is plastic
and solid, but without a hole. The graphics on the
panels are sharp, including those used to represent
grilles. At the front the metal grille is very
good albeit without actual perforations.
The semi-U blade looks good with wear plates on
the bottom edge.
The blade mounting beams are metal and the hydraulic ram jackets are plastic
and with thin pipes highlighted.
Features
The tracks are
a little stiff but can be made to roll and they are
tensioned by spring-loaded idlers. The track frames are
transversely linked and
can oscillate a little to facilitate travel on rough terrain.
The ripper moves up and down with a very good
range of movement.
The blade has a good range of movement up and down, and
it also can be tilted forward and backwards with three
pinning points. The small pins are loose and easily
drop out if the model is tilted. A degree of
side-to-side rotation of
the blade is also possible.
Quality
This
is a solid model with a high metal content.
The paintwork and the graphics are of a high standard.
Price
The model is good value.
Overall
NZG has produced another very nice crawler tractor model
for Liebherr. It is mainly metal with a high
quality feel. It would have been nice if the blade and
ripper had
been removable to provide a little more display flexibility.
Footnotes
The model first appeared in November 2014.
A version with wider tracks was also produced as model
NZG 927.
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Profile view. |
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| Blade raised up. |
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| Track shoes
have very good detailing. |
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| Detailed track
frames. |
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| Blade rotates a
little. |
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| On the road. |
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