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| XCMG
branded
box. |
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| Tyres have a
very detailed tread pattern. |
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Nice
grilles and handrails. |
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| Engine is
visible. |
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| Tipping angle
seems a little flat. |
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| Detail under
the body. |
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| Truck loaded. |
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| Opening cab
doors and flap. |
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| Being loaded. |
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| PLooks great
with an XCMG XE7000
excavator. |
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The XCMG
XDE360 is a mining truck with an unladen weight of
between 360-400 tons. Fully loaded the weight is
620-660 tons.
At the time of the
review the real XDE360 mining truck had not been
introduced.
Packaging
The model comes in a large XCMG branded box which has a
plastic carry handle. Inside the box, the model is
contained within a pair of expanded polystyrene trays.
The model is protected by soft paper.
The review model had
no defects or missing parts.
A plastic pointer tool is included with the model.
Detail
Starting underneath, the detailing includes hydraulic
hoses and other small parts, and the underside of the
engine is visible. The main structural parts are
metal, with other parts in plastic which have an excellent colour match.
The wheel are plastic and very detailed. The large
rubber tyres look really good with a detailed tread
pattern.
At the front the handrails, stairs and mirror assemblies
are modelled in metal. The grey box is plastic and it is
nice that the front bumper had towing points with
useable holes. The front grille is very good with some
fine see-through mesh. Up on the cab deck the
surface is surprising as it is smooth, and it looks like
it should have some non-slip texture.
The cab is nicely modelled and includes two operators
which probably represents a driver and a trainer.
A single driver would probably have been better.
Under the cab deck a detailed engine is visible.
Large rubber mud flaps are fitted behind the front
wheels, and between the wheels large tanks and boxes are modelled in plastic.
At the back the huge rear axle assembly has painted
lights.
The lift rams for the dump body are single stage and
appear to be metal. The body is very nicely
modelled with sharp graphics and useable lifting points.
Large chains hang down as rock deflectors between the
rear wheel pairs, and small rubber mud flaps have the
XCMG logo on them. At the rear a safety bar for
locking the dump body when tipping is modelled, although
it is non functional.
Features
The
wheels turn easily with the rear ones attached to a
common axle which makes turning a little less smooth.
The front wheels have a reasonable amount of steering
movement.
There is working heavy duty suspension on all wheels and
it is suitably stiff.
At the front the access stairs can be lowered.
On the cab deck there is an opening flap to give access
to the engine below.
The cab doors open, with the one on the driver's side a
little restricted by the external handrails.
The dump body rams are smooth but very stiff, although
that does mean they have no problem holding a pose.
The angle of tipping seems less than would be expected,
and is less than is seen on models with two stage rams.
However the real truck appears to have single stage
rams.
Quality
This model is robust and well made. All
of the main elements are metal, but there is plastic
used in other places although the colour match is really
good so it is hard to notice.
The paintwork and graphics are very good.
Price
It compares well with models of a similar size
and type.
Overall
This is a very good mining model by Yagao, and
it looks great when paired up with the XCMG XE7000
mining excavator.
Footnotes
It was released in April 2018. |
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| The steering
angle is reasonable. |
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| Profile view. |
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| Detailed
underneath too. |
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| Access stair
lowered. |
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| Massive
proportions. |
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| Two men in the
cab. Walkway is smooth. |
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| Impressive
model. |
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