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| The box.
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| Impressive
appearance. |
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| Detailed
underside. |
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| Cab guards
give a heavy duty appearance. |
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| Detailed
appearance.
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| Profile
view. |
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| detailed
bucket. |
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| Excellent
digging at depth. |
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| On site. |
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The Volvo EC950F Hydraulic Excavator has an operating
weight between 91 - 96 tonnes in backhoe
configuration.
Packaging
The model comes in a Volvo picture box with
the model held within two separate expanded polystyrene
trays and protected with clear plastic sheets.
There were
no missing parts or defects on the review model.
There is no information about the model, but there are
some technical details about the
real machine printed on the box.
Detail
The
undercarriage has some simple detailing and the track
frames look good with steps provided. The upper rollers are modelled
and function, with the lower rollers being solid
castings. The metal track pads are thin with bolt heads
indicated.
Underneath the body there is an unusual amount of
detailing with various panels and grilles detailed.
The cab is
detailed inside, and outside there are nice protection
grilles and metal orange grab rails. Outside the cab there are high quality
perforated walkways.
The curved body is detailed with panel doors, an etched
grille and orange metal grab rails. The graphics are very sharp.
The counterweight has properly formed lifting eyes and
the rear view camera is modelled. On top there are
nicely textured surfaces and small warning graphics.
Hydraulic hoses run to the twin boom cylinders which
have nice detailing on the plastic jackets. Pipes and
hoses run along the boom and these are very good. The
connection rivets are painted so they look discrete.
The large bucket is a very nice casting. It has
very nice teeth and wear plates.
Features
The tracks roll freely and they are tensioned by spring-loaded idlers.
Rotation is smooth and precise.
The boom, stick and bucket have a very good
range of movement. The cylinders are stiff and hold any
pose.
The bucket is fixed by rivets.
There is an opening engine cover which reveals a Volvo
branded engine underneath. The cover has nice
discrete hinges.
Quality
The
model feels heavy and robust out of the box due to its
high metal content.
The paintwork and graphics are very good.
Price
It is a large excavator which is reasonable value at the
time of release.
Overall
The EC950F is a very modest revision of the previous
EC950E version of the model, and it is a little
disappointing that the detachable bucket feature has
been removed. But it remains a detailed and
impressive large excavator model.
Footnotes
The model first appeared in March 2024. It
replaced the previous 950E model by WSI.
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| Parked up. |
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| Reaching
high.
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| Working top
rollers. |
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| Lifting
eyes on the counteweight. |
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| Excellent
hydraulics. |
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| Heavy duty
stick. |
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| Opening
cover. |
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| Convincing
appearance. |
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