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| Caterpillar branded
box. |
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| Ripper down. |
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| Detail
underneath. |
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| Blade is nicely
detailed. |
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| Hydraulic
hoses. |
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| Good load for a
truck. |
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| It is not too
wide so fits well. |
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 Comment on this model.
The Caterpillar D6R is a medium-sized dozer in
the product range.
It has an operating weight of 18.3 tonnes.
Packaging
The model comes in the Caterpillar-branded box style for
a Tonkin model, and
inside the model is enclosed within a one-piece plastic holder
with the model secured to the base with twist ties.
The review model had no missing
parts or manufacturing defects.
The box
includes a small collector card which has some
information about the real machine and a nice photo of
the open cab version.
Detail
The
underside is fairly simple with the main structure
modelled.
The metal crawler tracks are good quality with
individually detailed pads. The track frames have
some good detail, but there are no working bottom
rollers and the roller casting is not low enough to be
tight on the tracks. The high drive sprocket is
detailed well and the intermediate roller actually
rolls.
At the rear the ripper assembly is all metal and it
looks good enough. The teeth are reasonably sharp
and there are hydraulic hoses running to the ripper
cylinder.
The cab has metal grab rails and there are wipers on the
windows. There is some good detailing outside
including a fuel filler cap, but in places the thickness
of the paint renders the detailing less crisp.
Although it is hard to see the detail inside the cab
there is a Cat logo on the seat back.
The engine housing has metal grab rails, and there is a
plastic exhaust pipe. A nice detail is the handles
on the side panels. The radiator grille at the
front is also convincing.
There are hydraulic hoses running to the main dozer
blade rams and also the tilt ram. The blade looks
good too because it has wear plates on the bottom edge
and there are usable lifting eyes at each end.
Features
The tracks
are very free rolling, and will roll on a fairly smooth
surface. They hang a little loose but the profile
is realistic. Each track can turn independently
but only because the links will jump off the teeth on
the drive sprocket.
The
ripper assembly moves up and down, but it is constrained
at each end of the travel.
The blade raises and lowers and it will rest
realistically on the ground. The angle of tilt is
reasonable.
Quality
This is a
decent quality model with a relatively small amount of plastic
used.
The paint finish is generally very good and the graphics are sharp.
Price
It is reasonable value overall.
Overall
This is a relatively heavy model for its size, and it
feels well made. The basic functionality is good
enough with good detailing.
Footnotes
The model was available from September 2014.
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| Parked up with
the blade down. |
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| Tracks look
good. |
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| Overall look is good. |
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| Grab rails are
metal.
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| Profile view.
The track frame roller casting sits too high so it is
see-through underneath. |
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| On the road. |
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