TWH 049b - Gar-Bro Concrete Bucket
Model Review September 2008

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The Potain version of the Gar-Bro concrete bucket.

The Gar-Bro box.

The bucket is large compared to the Cranes Etc team member. It scales at 2.3m to the rim.

Pull the handle and the chute opens.

Tiny spring loaded mechanism.

The bucket hangs from the Potain MDT178.

Placing concrete by bucket with the Manitowoc 16000? These guys need to get a life.

This accessory is a concrete bucket for use with crane models.  It is a model of the Gar-Bro 'R' Series Lightweight Round-Gate Concrete Bucket made by the Gar-Bro Manufacturing Company of Heber Springs, Arkansas USA.  The 'R' series is designed to be significantly lighter than other buckets of similar capacity.  Gar-Bro has a long history in supply concrete placing equipment. It was founded in 1923 and has supplied to many major civil engineering projects across the world.

The model is made by TWH in China and is 1:50 scale.

Packaging

The Gar-Bro box is small and has a picture of the bucket.

Detail and Features

The bucket is well detailed and made all in metal.  The only issue is that it appears on the large size for 1:50, scaling at over 2m high.

It has a working chute mechanism which works very well.  

Quality and Price

Summary

Collectors of crane models will be pleased with this accessory although it is a little too large to fit under the chute of a 1:50 scale truck mixer on a level surface.  However the bucket looks good hung from a suitable crane. 

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