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| The Keestrack branded
box. |
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| Good detailing
of the supports for the vibrating screen. |
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| Detail
underneath. |
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| The belt for
oversize materials stretches out. |
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| The fines belt
exits the machine. |
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| Screen is
perforated. |
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| Loading the
Frontier onto a trailer. |
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| Hopper sides
are folded in. |
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| Packed up small.
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Keestrack is a Belgian Company founded in 1988 for
the production of screening and crushing equipment.
It was the first company to offer machines with direct
feed screens.
This model of the Keestrack Frontier Standard has been
produced in China, but there is no information about the
maker, or a model number.
The real machine has an output of around 350 Tonnes per
hour, depending on material and fractions required, and
a transport weight of around 30 tonnes.
Packaging
It comes well packaged in a branded box, but there is no
information about the real machine included. The
review model was undamaged and had no missing parts.
There are no instructions for the model and there is no
assembly to do. The working features of the model
are easy to understand.
Detail
The tracks are metal and are mounted on simple looking
track frames which mirror the real machine, although
there are no working rollers.
The body is metal and this makes the model heavy with a
quality feel. The hopper has a ribbed solid metal
floor and this is the only part of the model without a
working belt. It probably would have looked better
painted a different colour. The hopper sides have a good
structure with small hydraulic rams, and the drive motor
and other mechanics are detailed in the casting
underneath.
The main body is cast well with various grilles around
the sides and some sharp and detailed graphics, and it
would have been nice if there had been a few more
graphics applied. In the middle the screen is
detailed in a pleasing way with the suspension for the
vibrating bed looking good. The screen is a metal
part with perforations.
The three folding belts are modelled very well.
They have real rubber belts which feel (and smell!)
realistic. The structures have casting details,
and there are hydraulic lines which add an authentic
touch. Some of the rivets used have large silver
heads and these would have looked better either painted
or as smaller friction rivets. Various rollers are
red, and many of them work.
Features
The tracks roll well and the idler wheels on the frames
can be pressed in a little to make removing the tracks
easier.
The hopper sides fold up and can be interlocked for when
the screener is operating, or folded down for when the
screener is being transported.
The fines belt is hinged sideways for transport and can
be folded up and out for operational use. The mid
size and over size belts fold up and over, and the
mechanisms on all belts work very well.
All of the belts can be made to roll using fingers and
they have a good tension when they are folded out for
use.
The model is flexible in that it can be displayed set up
working or as a very good transport load on a suitable
vehicle.
Quality
The model is solid and well made with very little
plastic used. The paint is applied well and the
graphics are very good.
Price
The model is very good value given the metal content and
functionality.
Overall
Keestrack have commissioned and interesting model of one
of their products and have taken the unusual route of
having it made directly rather than through an
established model maker. The result is a success.
It looks very good, works well and is highly
recommended.
Footnotes
The Keestrack Frontier first appeared in 2011 and was
made in an initial run of 1000 models. To
ask about buying this model contact Keestrack:
info@keestrack.net.
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| The hopper
sides are folded up. |
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| The material
belt for mid size arisings. |
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| All belts
extended.
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| Metal tracks
are good and are mounted on simple track frames. |
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| Being loaded by
a Hitachi
ZX870 - a bit large for the screener. |
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| The Cranes Etc
team are having an argument
about putting too much oversize material in. |
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| Folded for
transport.
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| Loaded on a
Doll
Trailer. |
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| It makes a
great transport load. |
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