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| The box.
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| Attractive
colour scheme. |
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| Outriggers
spread out. |
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| Excellent
small graphics and paint. |
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| Outrigger beam
with basket attached. |
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| Hydraulic hoses
in the body. |
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| Graphics on
every boom section. |
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| Ready to work. |
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| Fly jib rigged. |
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 Comment on this model.
The Liebherr LTF 1060-4.1
is a 60 tonne crane and in this version is mounted on a
four axle MAN carrier. It
can lift to a height of 56m with the folding jib
attached.
This version of the model is in the colours of the
Austrian crane hire company
Trost. The model was previously reviewed in
Liebherr,
Sarens and
HKV colours
with different truck bodies.
Packaging
The model comes in a standard Liebherr branded box.
There were no
defects or missing parts on the review model.
There is no information about the real machine included,
and no instructions for the model. There are a number
of parts supplied in the box and most of these are
obvious to fit, but certainly an instruction sheet would
be helpful.
Detail
The MAN truck chassis is very good.
The transmission is fully modelled as is the suspension. The wheels are really good with very
detailed hubs and authentic treaded tyres with a
different pattern front and rear.
The
cab is finely detailed with the high quality graphics
adding to the look, and there is a realistic number.
There is no loop provided at the front to attach the hook
during transport on this version of the model and that
is a weakness for posing it in transport mode.
The outriggers are to a high standard. They have
detailed metal beams and realistic pistons, and storage
baskets are fitted to the front outrigger beams.
The graphics applied include tiny warning notices and
another excellent detail is the
hydraulic hosing at the beam ends. The
pads are pinned, and a set of plastic spreader plates is
also included.
The carrier deck is covered in diamond plating with very
nice detailing of the access hatches at the rear.
Various ladders are cast into the deck and at the rear
the towing hitch includes a tiny winding
handle. The lights have plastic lenses.
The crane cab has metal grab rails on the outside, and windscreen
wipers but these seem a little fat for the scale. Inside the detailing is very good with a computer
console and controls, and Liebherr printed on the seat
back.
High detail continues on the crane body with hydraulic
lines, beacon lights and excellent graphics, some of them tiny. The counterweight is
made up of three parts.
The five stage telescopic boom is metal and is very
realistic as it is not made out of diecast material but
is most likely aluminium, and this allows the walls to
be extremely thin resulting in very accurate profiles.
As a result the innermost boom section looks correct
rather than being unrealistically slim. The inner boom
sections have Trost graphics on each one.
The double folding extension jib is metal, and it has a
pop out guide pulley. There is no pulley at the end of the lattice boom section so it
cannot be rigged without the solid section folded out.
It can be connected to the main boom by pins and an
offset angle can be set using a hydraulic cylinder.
The pulleys in the fly jib and the boom are metal and a
very nicely detailed three sheave hook block is provided.
A Trost coloured Liebherr-branded ingot
provides weight to suspend from the hook.
A safety
cut-out chain hangs from the boom top and it and the
hoist rope connector are pinned so they can be
transferred to the extension boom.
Features
The steering of the front two axles are linked
and a moderate amount of movement is possible to obtain a more
interesting pose.
The truck cab tilts to give access to the engine block,
and it can be posed tilted.
The crane cab tilts to enable the operator to work more
comfortably when lifting at height, and the access
platform at the base of the cab slides out and retracts.
The outrigger beams fold out and extend, and the pads can be lowered and will support the
crane. However care is required when retracting
the pistons because if they are wound too far the screw pops
the cap off the top of the outrigger beam and this small
part is easily lost.
At the rear the counterweight is detachable
and can be either stowed on the carrier deck or attached
to the crane.
Rotation of the crane was a little stiff and jerky on
the review model.
The crane functions work well with the hoist
operated by a supplied key. The boom sections lock into
place when extended and the boom cylinder was very
stiff so would hold a pose. A pin is provided to insert through a hole
in the cylinder jacket to maintain the boom angle if
required.
The extension jib pins to the side of the boom
so it stays on when
the boom is raised. The angle of the extension boom is controlled
by a stiff cylinder rather than a latch. The model really needs a smaller hook
to go with the extension jib as the three pulley
hook block looks a little big.
Quality
This is a very high detail, high quality model with relatively little plastic.
The Trost livery is excellent and the applied graphics are
very realistic.
Price
The model is good value for money.
Overall
This is another very attractive version of the LTF 1060
and the Trost colour scheme stands out. The only
drawback is a lack of a tying on point for the hook in
transport mode.
Footnotes
The model first appeared in Krosche colours with the
Liebherr liveried version
on a Scania chassis available from November 2010.
Other liveries on different truck chassis have also been produced.
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| The parts out
of the box. |
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Profile view. |
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| A tying point
for the hook was made separately with a piece of
chain. |
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| Very detailed
chassis. |
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| Detailed
graphics. Chain for the hook is hung from the
suspension. |
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| Tilting cab
reveals MAN branded engine. |
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| Detailed crane cab.
An access platform also pulls out from underneath. |
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| Nice
counterweight. |
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| Fly jib at an
offset angle. |
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