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| The box.
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| Detailed
chassis. |
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| Set up ready to
lift. |
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| Outriggers out. |
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| Liebherr on the
seat back. |
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| Tilting cab. |
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| Excellent
decoration on each boom section including the
Michielsens name. |
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This Liebherr LTF 1060-4.1 is a 60 tonne crane mounted on a four axle Scania 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
Belgian crane rental specialist
Michielsens.
Packaging
The model comes in a Liebherr branded box.
There were no
defects or missing parts on the review model.
There is no information on 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 Scania truck chassis is excellent.
The transmission is fully modelled and the suspension
elements look realistic too. The wheels have very
detailed hubs and treaded tyres with a
different pattern front and rear.
The Scania cab
looks very good
and some of the fine detailing is particularly good
including the lights, door handles, number plate, and
beacon lights on the roof. A fine loop is provided at the front
to attach the hook during transport. The Michielsens
graphics are very good including a fleet number.
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
they are top notch 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 fixed to 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 and excellent graphics, some of them tiny. The
orange beacon lights look nice. The counterweight is
made up of three parts and these have fleet numbers too.
The five stage telescopic boom is metal and is very
realistic as the walls are extremely thin resulting in very accurate profiles.
As a result the innermost boom section looks correct
rather than being unrealistically slim. The inner
booms are two-tone with the Michielsens name and they look great.
The double folding extension jib is metal, and it has a
pop out guide sheave. There is no sheave 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
sheaves in the fly jib and the boom are metal and a very
nicely detailed three sheave hook block is provided. A 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
but only a very small amount of movement is possible to obtain a more
interesting pose.
The truck cab tilts to give access to the engine block.
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.
The crane functions work well with the hoist operated by
a supplied key. The boom sections lock into place
when extended although the boom cylinder is not very
stiff so may bleed down
over time. A pin is provided to insert through a hole
in the cylinder jacket to maintain the boom angle.
The extension jib pins to the side of the boom
(although it does not fit perfectly) so it stays on when
the boom is raised. The angle of the extension boom is
controlled by a cylinder rather than a latch so it is
liable to bleed down. The model really needs a smaller
hook to go with the extension jib as the three sheave
hook block looks a little big.
Quality
This is a very high detail, high quality model with relatively little plastic.
The Michielsens livery is excellent and the applied graphics are
very realistic.
Price
The model is good value for money.
Overall
This is an excellent highly detailed model and the Michielsens
colour scheme is very attractive.
Footnotes
The
Liebherr liveried version
on a Scania chassis became available from November 2010.
Many other liveries on different truck chassis have also been produced.
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| Steering angle
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Profile view. |
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| Looks great on
the road. |
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| Detailed
graphics. |
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| Michielsens colour
scheme is really good.
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| Counterweight
is in separate parts. |
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| Fly jib
mounted. |
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