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| XCMG
branded
box. |
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| Impressive big
iron. |
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Nice side grilles and sharp graphics. |
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| Detailed
hydraulics run to the track drive motors. |
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| Opening cab
door. |
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| Excellent
hydraulics. |
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| Boom rams are
locked by grub screws. |
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| Loader arm has
a big hook. |
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| Loading a
mining truck. |
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| Poses well with
other models. |
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The XCMG XE7000 is a 700 tonne class mining excavator, and
will be the largest produced by the Chinese company when
introduced.
Although the model has been produced, at the time of the
review there is little information available about the
real machine.
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 strapped down to the bottom tray so has to
be carefully unpacked.
The review model had
no missing parts, but one ladder was detached in the box
and was easily refitted.
No information is provided about the real machine.
Two tools are provided with the model: a pointer and a
key.
Detail
This is a large and heavy model.
Looking underneath, there is detailing with hydraulic
hoses running to the track drives, and there is an
access ladder adjacent to the slewing ring. The
track motors appear to be plastic but the colour match
is excellent. The track frames have lifting eyes
in the casting, and there are working rollers top and
bottom. The tracks are metal and heavily
built as befits such a large machine.
The body is large, with nice plastic grilles on one
side, and there is some subtle detailing with bolt heads
in the casting. The graphics are very sharp.
Various lights and cameras are detailed, and at the
bottom a toothed slewing rings is visible.
Around the roof there are excellent metal hand rails,
fire suppression equipment, and four fans are visible
under fine mesh grilles. The exhaust stacks
are plastic, but again the colour match is excellent,
and there is a hydraulic arm used for maintenance work.
However, the hook on it seems over large. Looking
down inside the central well the slewing motors can be
seen.
Outside the operator's cab the mirrors are metal and are
silvered. There are lights and lifting points on
the roof, and plastic grilles on the sides and
rear. The interior detail is good, and includes a
figure at the controls
The boom and stick are suitably massive and metal
handrails run to the top of the boom.
The detailing of the hydraulics is excellent with hoses
and pipes, and very nice connectors. The hydraulic rams are
very nice parts with metal jackets and nice hose
connections.
The shovel is massive and it has lifting eyes and
hydraulics run to the internal rams. The detailing
of the teeth is impressive.
Features
The tracks are tensioned by spring-loaded idlers.
They
turn easily enough by hand.
Rotation of the body is very smooth with no rocking.
The rear access ladder can be lowered, and also removed.
The door of the operator's cab opens.
The maintenance loader arm can be rotated and unfolded.
The winch is fixed.
The boom, stick and bucket have a good range of
movement. The rams operate nicely and four of the six
can be locked in position by using an allen key on grub
screws. This system works very well and is
preferable to extremely stiff rams.
The shovel opens wide to discharge its load.
Quality
This model reflects the heavy nature of the
real machine and is robust and well made. It has a
high metal content with plastic used appropriately.
The paintwork and graphics are very good.
Price
It compares well with models of a similar size
and type.
Overall
Yagao has been a long term supplier of models
for the XCMG company. This model is excellent and
compares very well with other models of machines of a
similar type.
Footnotes
It was released in March 2018. |
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| In the box. |
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| Profile view. |
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| Overall look
is very good. |
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| Access ladder
lowered. |
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| Operator in the
cab. |
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| Detailing is
very good on top. |
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| Metal tracks
and working rollers. |
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| Opening shovel. |
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| Looks great. |
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