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| SEM
branded
box. |
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| Looks good.
Ripper lowered. |
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Blade raised. |
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| Widely opening
doors. |
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| Plastic track
frames are odd and include the face of the drive
sprocket. |
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| Small silver
grab handles behind the cab. |
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| At work. |
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The SEM 822 Track-Type Tractor is a 24 tonne machine.
The real machine is also available in a Low Ground
Pressure (LGP) variant.
SEM (Shandong Engineering Machinery) is the brand name of the Caterpillar-owned Chinese
equipment maker.
Packaging
The model comes in an SEM branded box which has a
window. Inside the box, the model is
contained within plastic formers.
The review model had
no missing parts or defects.
No information is provided about the real machine.
Although the model is marked as a SEM 822, the box is
marked SEM 816, and it is understood that the same model
has been made with either number.
Detail
The underside has some sime detailing. The metal tracks
are thin with bolt heads detailed. The track frames are
plastic and also include, rather oddly, the outer face
of the drive sprockets. Tiny graphics add detail.
The cab roof is metal and there are wipers on the front
and rear windows. The grab rails are metal and thin,
but they are unpainted. Inside the cab there is very
good detailing including graphics for the instrument
console.
Behind the cab there are filler caps. more grab
handles and SEM graphics. The three-shank ripper
assembly is metal with decent teeth. The ram jacket is
plastic with hydraulic hoses.
At the front the engine cover has small but excellent
etched side grilles, and the front grille is plastic.
The blade has wear plates detailed at the bottom the top
edge. There are hydraulic line running to the main
blade cylinders.
Features
The tracks are stiff to roll in the hand and are
spring-loaded. Their connections appear a little
delicate and may not last with rough use.
The ripper assembly has a reasonable amount of
movement. It can be parked high or positioned with the
ripper down, although the depth of penetration is
shallow.
The blade can be raised and lowered and the mechanism is
stiff. The tilting function works but is spring loaded
so it returns to a standard position.
Both cab doors open widely, and this feature is
implemented well.
Quality
This model is robust and well made. It has a
high metal content with plastic used appropriately,
other than on the track frames where metal would have
been better.
The paintwork and graphics are very good.
Price
It is good value for a big model.
Overall
This is an interesting model for the
Caterpillar collector, and the big scale separates it
from the usual Caterpillar models. It is well
made.
Footnotes
It was released in SEM 816 and 822 versions with
only the graphics being different. |
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| Grilles on the
engine compartment are very good. |
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| Profile view. |
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| Underneath is
simple, but the tracks are detailed. |
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| Ripper raised. |
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| Instrument
detail in the
cab. |
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| Blade height is
good, and there are wear plates on the bottom edge. |
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