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Editorial Male and female helpers A friend of mine in the publishing sharp eyes of their partners for ap- business once said, “many issues proval before the article is delivered are filled almost by themselves and to me. And, on many occasions, the other ones take a huge amount of women concerned have given tips effort.” During the last few weeks, to help over the dreaded ‘writers I often thought about him because block’ which every writer fears. while the truck themes for two is- In particular, I want to thank my sues collected themselves very ea- wife Michèle, who acts as a proof sily, I feared for every construction reader checking every line of every machine model and to plan a case issue front to back before it goes to ‘B’ if it didn’t arrive in time. Here the printers. She does a great job, were some production delays, there and a colleague commented that a storm paralyzed a factory comple- Trucks & Construction hardly ever tely and only because of the tireless has any spelling mistakes in it. efforts of manufacturers, dealers, Last and not least, a big thank you authors and friends was it possible goes to Kathleen von Känel. She to finish the Trucks & Construction edits and proof reads all the English 6-2018 issue with our usual quality. translations very exactly every time! And so, in this space I would like By the way, you and every other I would like to thank not only my to thank all of those who made this reader are doing your part in keeping male and female helpers, but also issue possible. Every time, creating this magazine, Trucks & Construc- our readers, especially those who Trucks & Construction is a new tion, alive. Special interest media is voluntarily round up the subscripti- challenge that is only surmounted not a certainty anymore, so why not on amounts. They make a valuable thanks to the teamwork of everyone invite your friends to buy or subscri- contributions that allow us to re- involved. be to Trucks & Construction? main independent in our reporting. A special thank you goes out to I wish you all a relaxing and, at the many female helpers, yes the the same time, a stimulating reading women! During our co-operation experience. with many authors over the last few years, it has come to my attention that many submit their texts to the Daniel Wietlisbach

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Jo Mathis builds and collects Saurer trucks Mister Saurer

by Daniel Wietlisbach Jo Mathis builds and collects SaurJo Mathis has

is father was a gardener, em- always been a great fan of Swissmade utility ployed by the city of Chur in vehicles. Because of the sparsity of Saurer mo- HSwitzerland. He grew up with a brother six years older who, sadly, dels, he began to build his own and now has passed away over 20 years ago. His parents’ home was located directly an impressive knowledge of resin casting tech- at the main road so Jo could obser- niques … ve Saurer, Berna, Scania or Volvo trucks from his nearby vantage point. In the 50s it was especially box vehicles which then sold for 1 continued in 1995, the garage tried the long hood trucks that domina- Swiss franc a piece. He had some and succeeded in getting a dealer- ted the scene and most impressive of the larger series of the Dinky ship for the sales and servicing of were the long-distance truck and Toys models too, for example, the Iveco Daily models. trailer teams of Peter Wolf as well Euclid mining dump truck and a Because of his good connections as dumpers from Steiner, Schmalz Jeep with trailer. to Reto Dosch, the brother of his and Hans Denoth, all local compa- His interest in small machines boss, Jo had increasingly more nies that, unfortunately, are no lon- and utility vehicles waned from contact with trucks. He was itching ger around. age 12 onwards when soccer beca- to be able to drive a truck himself After school was out, like many me his main interest. Jo played in and so in 1986 he passed the test to of the other boys Jo went to visit the Junior Football Club and other drive heavy vehicles (trucks.) The the construction sites in the neigh- clubs and ended up playing in the truck used as a learner at the dri- borhood and so got its first ride in second tier league. ving school was a Saurer by Remo a truck. He remembers spending Berger and this renewed Jo’s pas- several weeks in the summer holi- An encounter with Saurer sion for the legendary brand. His days when he was about 10 on the passion even went so far that he ac- co-driver seat of a Hans Denoth Following some detours after quired and old FBW C50U forward Saurer V8 dumper. Everything finishing his salesman apprentice- control Post Bus privately and then was more familiar then; his parents ship, Jo ended up being hired by he and his family of four lovingly knew the driver and Jo was picked the Grand Garage Dosch in 1979. restored it. With it they made trips, up in the morning in front of the There, once again he was close up even as far as the Chiemsee in Ger- house and dropped off there in the to trucks and utility vehicles. As an many which was possible with a evening. Opel Dealership, Isuzu trucks were truck license only because no char- Also, in the large garden at home added to the vehicle line-up. These ge was made to ride in the bus. he had his own ‘corner’ where he were sold later on under the Opel Even so, he decided to get the could dig and muck about without brand name. These small utility bus license; for this, 500 hours of being disturbed and where he could vehicles were available as 2.5 and truck driving were required. To get play with his little models. He 3.5 tonners. After the Opel utility the required hours, he helped out played a lot with his little Match- vehicle program was mostly dis- with Hans Fischer Transports at a

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friend’s place in Lenzerheide. With 1980 discovered the first 1:87 spontaneously bought two cab-over the Post Bus, the family went to Saurer models by Roskopf which cabs. Chassis and other parts were Old Timer meets and alpine sight- fascinated him. He bought every taken from the well-known Italieri seeing tours. As the children beca- model that appeared and began kits. Unfortunately, his joy was of me older and it was increasingly his collection. He wrote a letter to a short duration because the source more difficult to take them out of Marcel Roskopf and asked him if it for the cabin parts soon dried up. school for such ventures, the Post was possible to visit his production The collector took a great step bus was sold. facility. It was possible and Jo was and started to completely scratch Driving a bus had become a hob- greatly surprised by the compact- build. First, he made a master from by for Jo Mathis, and so, until 2013 ness of the easy-to-oversee fac- balsa wood and from that made he was a weekend driver for two tory. Marcel Roskopf, the owner, a plaster mold that was then fur- different companies that did natio- often liked to call his company a red out with fiberglass mats over nal and international tours. ‘Mickey Mouse’ operation. Bet- which resin was poured. After The garage business where Jo ween manufacturer and collector, curing completely, a cabin-in-the- worked took on the Import of a great friendship developed over raw could be taken out of the mold Piaggio utility vehicles in 2002. the years during which Jo advan- to be worked on. They were sold by a sister com- ced to ‘advisor’ status. The collec- Instead of the single-use plas- pany, Docar Nutzfahrzeuge AG. tor mainly supported Roskopf in ter molds, the model builder soon Jo then undertook to expand the the acquiring of plans, pictures and changed over to silicone molds that existing Swiss dealership net- other information. could be used several times over. work taken over from the previ- During this time, the Mathis fa- Jo does not remember accurately ous importer and was in charge of mily spent several holidays in the how many kilos of the expensive Import and Sales departments un- area around Traunstein in Germa- material he used for his trials only til his retirement. Even today, he ny and naturally, Marcel Roskopf that it was a very expensive un- still lends a hand with manning jumped at the chance to have a dertaking. However, the tests were sales stands at fairs. Despite his ride on the Post Bus. Jo’s collec- economically feasible because one very active professional life, he tion grew to between 250 and 300 mold could be used for 25 to 30 always found some time for his pieces, including some rarities and cabin resin casts. The process was hobbies. modified models. In 1986, he vi- very time intensive because each Saurer in 1:87 and 1:24 sited a model exhibition and there of the five sides had to be cast se- discovered Saurer models in 1:24 parately. Only when one side had During the colder months of the which fascinated him immediately. completely cured could the mold year, Jo Mathis occupied himself He discovered that the cabins were be turned and the next side cast; the with his model train set and in available from a dealer’s shop and cabin was left open at the bottom. Because of his success, he exten- ded his cabin production program The collector with a long distance cabin and a long hood one. Jo Mathis (68) originally trained as a salesman. Later he acquired both truck and the bus driver’s licenses and then he worked for a com- Saurer in 1:50 pany importing and selling small utility vehicles. As an enthusiastic mountain biker, he is often out in the local moun- Around the turn of the millen- tains. He also likes taking train trips and is building a model railroad. nium, the first 1:50 Saurer models He lives with his wife Helga in Chur; they are parents of a son and made by Tek-Hoby arrived on daughter and have four grandchildren. For those who like to visit him the market. These trucks made of and his collection, the best way to make an appointment is by telepho- metal and resin fulfilled many a ne: +41 (0)79 412 78 91. collector’s wish, however, the pri- ce vs quality never quite satisfied

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many and so they disappeared very Lastwagen (Truck) decals. The rub- One of the biggest challenges he soon. ber tires were a custom order from has is to find the correct colors be- However, in Jo Mathis they Conrad, after they disappeared cause there are only a few transport kindled an interest in what was for from their standard program five companies that are able to give him him a new scale because he had years ago. However, he had to take the correct RAL color information. space problems for his 1:24 mo- a large number of them and so has That is where the exchange of in- dels in his apartment. He invested an ample supply for many years yet. formation between model builders his whole know-how into the de- For single body shapes, when is very important and helpful, es- velopment of new models in 1:50 making a mold is not viable, the pecially where the originals no and again began scratch-building model builder uses available parts longer exist. the standard cab-over cab; soon he or plastic profiles from Evergreen And lastly, Jo is very pleased to progressed to the overland cabin and Styrene sheet stock from Ta- pass an insider tip on: he makes and also the older 5DF cab-over miya. his license plates on a license pla- cabs. In his workshop are model-buil- te generator application (kennzei- Up until now, around 100 mo- ding machines from Proxxon: saw, chengenerator.com,) where license dels have seen the light of day in belt sander, jig saw, table saw and plates for the German-speaking his workshop; 65 of those are dis- drill press with a stand. regions and the US can be indivi- played in cabinets. Resin casting Before starting to build a new dualized and then printed out. By is not only used for the cabins but model, Jo researches the original the way, in 2014, due to space re- also for some of the body parts and intensively. This is easier if the strictions Jo had to split up the 1:24 many of the detail parts. For the original still exists rather than with and the 1:87 collections. However, wheel hubs, rims and fenders he originals that have long since dis- it was important to him that both uses a casting service to make the- appeared. He is helped in his quest collections went to a ‘good home’ se white metal parts. by his huge pictorial archive which with collector friends. The lettering is water slide de- he has scanned and organized in a cals that are made by René Kohli, digital archive.

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CCM’s largest model so far in 1:48 Caterpillar 6090 FS

by Daniel Wietlisbach The world’s largest hydraulic excavator has long topped the wish list of many collectors. xclusive and accordingly ex- pensive models of the legenda- Now CCM has released the Cater­pillar 6090 Ery O&K RH400 in 1:50 were only available from Keim and OHS and FS model … were recently announced by KPS. This will remain so, because the of the model, the relatively high folding stairs which do not quite rest new Caterpillar 6090 FS model number of 1,090 were made resul- in the uppermost position. Additio- from CCM shows the latest evo- ting in an attractive price. The very nally, there is an emergency ladder lution of the giant excavator and heavy model gave the maker some from the cabin straight down, how- therefore cannot just be repainted challenges regarding packaging and ever, it does not fully extend. The in a different color. delivery, but they have been brilli- half-round protective cage is a pho- That a model of the 6090 was go- antly solved so that almost all of the to-etched part. The engines, coolers ing to come sometime or another models arrived at their destinations and other drives have supply lines was inevitable. Already, during without any damage. and the engines and oil coolers have the TWH bankruptcy proceedings The Cat 6090 FS has been made been modeled with ventilators, in- in the middle of 2013, a prototype true to scale and sits very solidly on cluding their drives. was thought to be in existence and the exactly-copied lower carriage. The cabin deck invites the view- looking for a customer willing to The engraving of the drive wheel, er to take an exciting stroll to look pay for further development to the the drilled-out holes in the guide around. Besides the noticeable fire model stage. However, CCM had wheel as well as the fittings of the extinguishing containers there are nothing to do with this because X frame with the crawler tracks extensive filter and exhaust plants the original had too many updates are quite exactly copied. To move to discover. The six exhaust pipes in the previous five years to make the giant, the support and running for each engine are surely very im- adaptions to a 2013 prototype eco- wheels turn. Because Caterpillar pressive. Between them is a very nomically feasible. Therefore, the just recently adapted the track seg- detailed replica of the central lub- newly-released model has been ments, the model shows the second- rication plant. The finely detailed made even more precisely than newest variation. white crane for service work turns otherwise possible. and telescopes out. It is powered by The true-to-scale CCM model Upper carriage the exactly copied motor just beside shines with the expected quality it. All safety railings and fixed sup- of its finish so that it comes close The upper carriage is massive ply lines are made from solid wire to being a ‘perfect’ model, like no and has the ‘complete furniture’ in soldered together. other white metal model of a mi- the engine room which can be seen Thanks to the big windows and the ning excavator currently availab- through the many pierced openings two openable doors, the very roo- le. Thanks to the almost euphoric and radiator grilles. The lowest level my cabin allows for an interesting reaction over the announcement is reached on each side by double view of the working environment.

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All operating elements are correctly pecially the hydraulic valve plant on the original, a replica of the cy- placed and some have tiny printed- on the outrigger arm is a real joy to linder for the opening mechanism of on gauges. The air conditioning unit behold and the completely modeled the shovel was omitted. The bottom is situated behind the cabin. supply lines have all the correct discharge shovel itself is very nicely hook-ups. The hydraulic cylinders engraved and almost gives the im- Equipment are complete with all the fittings as pression that the teeth have been in- per the original. At the central pi- dividually attached. The high degree of detailing is voting point on the Tripower-Kine- The paint has been applied wi- continued on the jib and arm. Es- matic developed by O&K, one can thout any faults and the lettering even make out the hex-shaped bolt is fine and legible. It shows all the heads. smallest details and so makes the At a glance Allen screws in the lifting cy- model even finer. CCM has splashed + Choice of prototype linders hold the equipment in any out big with the Cat 6090 FS and the + Metal content desired position; jib and bucket cy- model deserves to get a brother with + Detailing linders are rather sluggish to move electric propulsion. and therefore very stable. Invisible

Translation of pages 15 – 17 From O&K RH 400 to Caterpillar 6090 Four producers

by Urs Peyer Developed in 1977, the O&K RH 400/Cat 6090,

he German makers always with a working weight of almost 1000 t and a seemed to be a nose ahead at shovel capacity of 52 m3, remains the world Tthe finish, when the race was on to build the world’s largest hyd- largest hydraulic excavator … raulic excavator. Therefore, over the years, Demag and O&K took turns when building larger and the time; only two units were ever gest Hydraulic Excavator Ma- larger excavators. With the 114.5 t delivered. ker’ with the introduction of their heavy RH 60, O&K crossed the In 1986 Demag presented the RH 400. The 825 t giant was the 100 t mark in 1971. Demag follo- commercially much more success- crowning achievement from the wed a year later with their H101. ful and still heavier 560 t H485. house of O&K. With its 42 m3 In 1978, Demag introduced the Over the next 10 years, 20 of these bottom dump shovel capacity, the H241 with a working weight of record-holders left the factory as- RH 400 was, at the time, a serious 238 t. O&K took a year to double sembly floor in Düsseldorf. competitor in the large front scoop that weight. With its 500 t weight, On the 18th of July 1997, O&K cable-controlled excavators. Engi- the RH 300 was a step too far at regained the title of ‘World’s Lar- neering teams from O&K and Syn-

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crude Canada developed and built gest hydraulic excavator to load capacity of 15,100 liters! the world’s largest hydraulic exca- a Caterpillar 797B mining dump The standard rock shovel, with a vator in only 18 months. On Octo- truck with a loading capacity of material weight capacity of 1.8 t/m3, ber 22nd, 1997, the RH 400 filled 363 t. Each cycle lasted for only is capable of holding 52 m3 (he- its 42 m3 bottom dump shovel in around 30 seconds. The median aped, this is a ratio of 2:1) and its the Mildred Lake tar sands mining loading performance was around empty weight is 86 t. The nominal site north of Fort McMurray, Al- 5500 t/h. To avoid sinking into the payload of the bottom discharge berta. Two K2000E engines from unstable oil sand, the RH 400 were shovel is said to be 93.6 t. That is Cummins supplied a combined equipped with 2 m wide track seg- 15.4 t less than the largest front propulsion output of 3350 hp. The ments. scoop cable-controlled excavator second RH 400 began its work in A couple of years ago, Syncrude from Caterpillar. Since the take- May of 1998 at the Base Mine of took over RH 400 number 6 and re- over of Bucyrus, Caterpillar has Syncrude Canada. Later on, the painted it in the red O&K colours sold six of the 6090 FS units. engines of both excavators were with the designation of 11-40. Ex- On its dredging ship, the Man- replaced by two new motors of cavators 11-38 and 11-40 were fi- gor, the Dutch waterway construc- the Cummins QSK60 type; this nally retired in May of 2017. tion specialist Boskalis operates increased their performance to a Two white-blue RH 400 are still the only 6090 with a backhoe sho- mighty 4000 hp. Excavators num- in use at CNRL. Together with vel. The purpose-built outrigger bers 11-37 and 11-38 followed in a Caterpillar 6090 there are still arm can be equipped with a 40 m3 April and May of 2000. The largest three of these excavator giants in capacity shovel that reaches a dig- difference between them and the use at the Canadian oil sands. Ac- ging depth of 18 to 32 m. two first RH 400 was in the power cording to the manufacturer’s in- Caterpillar gave everyone a huge plant. Two Caterpillar 3516B engi- formation provided, a total of 14 surprise at the Minexpo 2012 in nes increased the power output to RH 400 were delivered. Besides in Las Vegas when they introduced 4400 hp. Equipped with a 43.5 m3 North America, other units are at the 6120B. With a shovel capacity bottom dump shovel and a wor- work in Australia and Africa. of 120 t, the new front scoop ex- king weight of 894 t, the RH 400 cavator surpassed the 6090 by an achieved a maximum loading per- Four producers impressive 26.4 t. In order to work formance of around 9000 t/h. with a bottom discharge shovel ha- In June of 2000, the first RH400-E During the past 20 years, the ving a 65 m3 capacity and working began to work at an open pit mi- RH 400 changed its manufacturer weight of 1270 t, the necessary ning site in the Powder River Ba- and thus its color scheme, three power requirement was 3360 kW. sin in Wyoming. Two electric mo- times: 1997 from O&K red to Terex A further development of the pro- tors supplied the huge excavators white, 2010 to the wine-red of Bu- totype and the construction of an with 3200 kW of power. The wor- cyrus International and finally, in experimental excavator unit in the king weight was around 885 t and 2012, to the yellow of Caterpillar. Canadian oil sands were not conti- the shovel capacity was 42.8 m3. Caterpillar sells the former nued due to the crisis in the mining RH 400 number five was also the RH 400 under the designation sector. first one in the white color of Ter- 6090, the number 6 indicating the ex. The third update followed in shovel capacity in mt (metric tons). January with a further giant exca- Still used as the power plant are vator for the tar sands. Power out- two 16-cylinder Cummins QSK60 put and capacity stayed the same engines with a net power output but the working weight increased of 3360 kW / 4500 hp. In order to a huge 980 t. Owner of the sixth to prevent the engines from run- RH 400 was the North American ning dry, the fuel tank is huge; they Construction Group. It took four use between 500 and 600 liters of loading cycles for the world’s lar- diesel fuel an hour. The tank has a

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ÖAF Tornado in 1:50 Cross border commuter

by René Tanner The original of this ÖAF from the 60s belong

ver the past years BMTS has to Toni Schäffer from Tyrol. Because he regu- introduced interesting models larly transported sawn lumber to the southern Owith its ‘Golden Oldies Line 50’ and now the selection of the diffe- neighbour country, he decided to get an Itali- rent types is great. Unfortunately, the preference still seems be tilting an trailer. For once a rather ‘simple’ kit bash toward dumping trucks. A shame by René Tanner. actually, since such a Henschel F 161 as truck and trailer set or the hefty Krupp V8 with the approp- were simply called ÖAF’s or Aus- tively soft, resin, it creates an ex- riate cabin and heavy duty, three- tro Fiat. ÖAF is a synonym for the treme amount of dust that penet- axle semi-trailer would be exci- Österreichische Automobil Fabrik rates even to the outmost corners ting, according to the long-time (Austrian Automobile Factory) of the hobby room. By using a announcement about them. which was founded by Fiat with running vacuum cleaner beside the One could also critique parts of the opening of the Austrian Aust- working space much of the clean- the model; the designed shape of ro-Fiat Factory in 1907. ÖAF was up can be avoided. some of them is not wholly convin- privatized in 1970; in 1971, Man Before I start with the alterations cing and the detailing on the chas- took over the management and it or improvements, I look around sis is best described as puritanical. was merged with Gräf & Stift. in the Internet for a prototype pic- Despite all of this, I carefully se- The short hood front truck has ture and so, eventually, I found the lect models and already during the been pretty correctly modeled by Wüstner ÖAF. process of purchasing them I take GMTS. While the two-axle dum- On my model’s upper chassis, the potential for alterations and im- per was massively used as a stan- only the driver’s cabin with the provements into consideration. dard truck in Austria but the heavy Michelin man, the yellow trailer This nice ÖAF Tornado of the three-axle ones were rather rarer. triangle, the two high-beam head- type 19.192, belonging to Toni Therefore, for me the cute two- lights and a radio antenna made Schäffer from the snowy Tyrol, axle version combined with the se- from 0.2 mm guitar string wire definitively has a lot of potenti- parately available three-axle trailer were added. al. Being close to the border and was the preferred choice. The chassis got a tank, air reser- with the volume of cut lumber to The casting material used for all voirs and an additional tool box. be transported, Toni Schäffer de- components of the models is a type Two new rubber mud flaps at the cided to get a Piacenza three-axle of resin that is easy to work with; dumping bin, just in front of the trailer; this is my story behind the only the tires are of rubber. This rear axle, prevent the soiling of the interpretation of the model intro- simplifies working on the frame chassis frame. The spare tire is si- duced here. and upper structures of the chas- tuated underneath the deck, typical The 9.200 Tornado was made sis using a handheld motor tool, for the times then. New air lines from 1964 until 1977. Those built making it much easier. However, and a drilled-out Rockinger coup- before 1964 are not Tornados, they when working with the compara- ling now allow for the coupling of

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the trailer to the truck. New Trilex and softer. Several times, the axle sheet, so typically old-fashioned and rims from Lion toys and the old bearings and the drawbar eyelets true-to-the-time period. Tekno tires give the two-axle truck broke off, the slewing ring took lea- a handsome look. ve of its moorings and the whole The load chassis bent from the heat created The trailer during working on it. It was made up from small pie- I wanted the chassis to look typi- ces of wood sawn to size and glued Unfortunately, it just did not seem cally Italian. This look was achie- into a stack until I had the desired to look quite right fresh out of the ved by adding the 16-ton double height. After that, it was tied down box. As a first step, I turned the axel with drive, with only one side with pre-painted darning thread to whole dumping bin by 180°. This having mud guards (left over from the previously glued-on tie-down allowed for a shorter overhang at a WSI trailer) and the rear end beam hooks at the freight boxes. In con- the front axle slewing ring and a being a scratch-built part. An addi- clusion, I can only say that these longer one at the rear. Still, the dum- tional tool box and the obligatory models are great for altering or ping cylinder and the side discharge hand brake wheel at the rear round detailing. They do not require ma- connections still fit perfectly, maybe out the first session of work on the jor surgery to make a typical dum- a design fault of the makers? Af- trailer. ping truck and trailer train of the ter that, I added a higher bulkhead For the painting, as always, I use 60s, be the prototype from Aust- at the front of the trailer. As far as and mix colors from Humbrol and ria or Germany. With the recently painting it concerned, I only mixed Revell, and apply them by hand announced Saurer Models of the a matching green and red to match with a brush. Smaller details ad- 5DM or D 330B, it is now possible the existing colors. ded are the printed numbers and the to drive your favorite Swiss truck While it was easy working with lettering on the door; these were a model in your own home. A very the freight deck, on the chassis, ex- cinch to make with a Brother label welcome addition to models from treme caution had to be taken. Du- printer. The ‘Fern-Schnell-Gut’ (Ex- Tekno and WSI. ring the alterations I noticed that the press long-distance freight) decals resin used on the trailer is different are from a specially ordered A4 size

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Hitachi ZX490LCH-6 from TMC in 1:50 Top of the line

by Daniel Wietlisbach Hitachi is now building the slightly heavier ZX-

he Hitachi ZX490LCH-6 is, as 490LCH-6 as a successor to the ZX470LCH-5. the designation reveals, a bit TMC is responsible for the delivering the mat- Theavier than its predecessor. De- pending on the equipment options, ching model … it weighs in between 49.3 and 51.2 t and can be equipped with buckets that have capacities ranging from 1.30 to 2.50 m3. The built-in six-cy- holes for the transportation safety between the upper and lower win- linder Isuzu engine delivers 270 kW tie-downs are have been included. dow forgotten. Window wiper, war- (367 hp) of power and conforms to The upper carriage is made up ning beacon and metal handholds the current step IV exhaust controls. from finely engraved metal cas- complete the cabin details. It is a long time since TMC, the tings, the cooling grilles on the left In the middle of the upper chassis operator of the Hitachi-Shops Euro- side are modeled finely pierced and one can make out the slewing mo- pe, launched a model of its own de- one can make out the silver-colored tors. Behind them, from an opening sign. At the 2013 Bauma, the model radiator behind them. Countless in the upper carriage come 10 of the of the predecessor the Hitachi ZX details enhance the upper carriage. hydraulic lines that are responsible 470LCH-5 was released, and now, Back-up camera, exhaust and air in- for steering the equipment. The are five-and-a-half years later, the- cur takes are made from plastic and so is free standing up to the hydraulic rent model of the 50 t class appears. the very detailed replica of the engi- cylinders and even an additional Was the wait worthwhile? The mo- ne that can be found underneath the circuit for alternative tools has been del is quite heavy, because it is made openable engine hood. The ascen- thought off. Especially realistic loo- up mainly from metal, and that is ding ladder and all safety railings king are the hoses with spiral metal noted and appreciated by collectors. are made from fine metal castings protection that are located at the The proportions look right, it has or wire. The driver’s cabin is a first connecting points between the arm been built to scale and, by the way, class effort with the door that opens and the jib. On the outrigger arm is a completely new construction. to 180°. This necessitated that the there is even a separately mounted The lower carriage is a small hinges be moved slightly further tiny bunch of steering control li- dream because it is so seldom that outwards, but this is acceptable, be- nes. The hydraulic cylinders have such well-functioning and optically cause of their dimensions. The inte- been modeled very detailed, even convincing tracks are offered on a rior is highly detailed and finished though the valve clusters have been model. The lower carriage is mo- in multi-colors, the logo is on to the omitted. Outrigger arm and jib are deled in the extended width position driver’s seat and, of course, even the exactly engraved, are closed at the and the 600 mm wide three segment drinking bottle holder is there and underside and all bolts at the joints track elements were the choice for fully functional. If only 1:50 drin- have been painted in orange. the model. The engraved details are king bottle were available! The win- The backhoe shovel looks very excellent and the steps are separa- dows have been flush mounted and nice despite the teeth that are also tely applied parts. Even the labels show raised, black gaskets. Only at missing on the original. It is finely on the X frame that show where the the front wind shield was the bar engraved and even has a printed-on

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Hitachi logo. The paint job is clean look really good. In conclusion, it and the color shades on the metal as can be said without any reservation At a glance on the plastic parts are identical. As that the wait has been worthwhile. + Metal content per usual, TMC takes the printed-on We hope that it will not take another + Detailing detailing to a great extent and into five years until the next TMC model + Functionality great detail which makes the model appears.

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Cats for the rough work from DM in 1:50 Cat D11T & 349F L XE

by Daniel Wietlisbach The editorial office received a hefty package from Hong Kong. Once again, unpacking the et’s start with comparing the long-expected D11T with the contents was worthwhile, as you will see in LCD version, released at the same time. Numbers 104.2 t and 112.7 the report below … t, respectively, are the scaled wor- king weights for the two machines and the built-in Cat C32 engine de- the fine air intake grilles are only The maker has also taken an livering 634 kW (850 hp) is com- printed on, all handholds and sa- exacting look at the details of the pliant with the Tier 4 final exhaust fety railings are made from wire. attached equipment. They differ in protocol. The later D11T is almost overrun all details, just as on the original: The weight of the true-to-scale with them, but safety is big nowa- pushing arm, dumping cylinder models is breath-taking because of days. So, for example, the cabin and of course the blades themsel- their very high metal content. The can be reached comfortably by a ves that are the standard SU blade nicely engraved running gear runs fold-down set of stairs that, while as well as the mighty CD blade that very easily. While the standard made from plastic, are finely cast. looks finely finished because of its version runs on 710 mm wide track The area behind the cabin is co- pierced overflow protection fence. segments, those of the D11T CD vered with anti-skid grilles. If Bob The cutting in and corner teeth are are 915 mm wide. The cogwheel is asked to work, first the roll-over correctly modeled and the hydrau- of the track drives looks a bit over- bar and the cabin roof must be re- lic lines of the dumping cylinders dimensional. The guide wheels moved. At the same time, there is a take a different and correct path on have been kept plain, as per the nice view of the lovingly modeled each of the models. All hydraulic original, and the running wheels work environment with its printed- cylinders have the correct fittings. are dummies. The massive engine on operating elements including a This is also true for the cylinders of hood is a good representation of logo on the seat back rest. Behind the rippers where even a bolt puller the prototype and it even opens on the cabin are the two correct fire of the ripping tooth has been hin- both sides. Shown underneath is a extinguisher plants, including the ted at. Diecast Masters has taken mock-up of the V12 engine. While lines. pain to make two versions of the

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rear attachment tools. The adjust- the built-in fuel saving electronics a model of this size. However, the ment kinematics are the same on and valve technology. silver-colored hook-ups made with both models, however, on the CD The model has been built to sca- flexible rubber lines are very well version there is an additional coun- le and once more, the lower carria- done. The hydraulic cylinders shine terweight to counteract the heavy ge with its easy-going tracks looks with all the correct fittings. The GD weight of the larger blade. very convincing. The 900 mm track standard bucket with seven teeth is In conclusion, it can be said that segments chosen look very good on made from a single casting. Except both models are all-round well the model. for maximum digging depth, the executed scale replicas that surely The prototypically rather plain model reaches all other maximum will find friends very quickly. upper carriage is exactly engraved, positions and is even capable of but looks rather flat where the only being put into transportation mode. Cat 349F L XE printed-on radiator grilles are loca- The paint job on all three mo- ted. The safety railings and all hand- dels is, as usual, faultless and very The 349F is actually offered only holds are finely cast but are made of exact. in the US, while in Europe it was plastic. The cabin has been correctly changed over to the bit heftier 352F. replicated and the multi-color interi- Depending on the attached equip- or looks right. At a glance ment, the overseas excavator weighs The excavator is equipped with between 48.65 and 51 t and the built- a 6.9 m arm and a 3.9 m jib. Both + True to scale in Cat C13 power plant produces are exactly engraved and show no + Metal content 317 kW (425 hp) and complies with gaps at the side joints. The integra- + Detailing (D11T) Tier 4 Final of the exhaust emission ted hydraulic lines are not quite up – Plastic railings (349F L XE) controls. By the way, ‘XE’ refers to to date which is not favorable on

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Tinplate Hitachi excavator

by Robert Bretscher This Hitachi battery-operated cable-controlled excavator with clam shell bucket was released t the beginning of the 60s, a total of three of these im- by Asakusa of Japan in 1960 … Apressive Hitachi cable-operated excavators was made by the talen- ted toy maker, Asakusa Toys. The the tracked under carriage and the to excavate to one’s heart’s con- maker used the same tracked under lifting winch. tent. Besides the fact that the upper carriage and the same cabin for all The fully-functional excavator is carriage can turn the full 360°, the three. The only difference between operated with chains. Everything drive for the tracks allows the unit the three versions were the tools at- on the machine is controlled with to move forward and backwards. tached. All of the attachments gave four different levers and pulls. Only the adjustment of the outrig- the user great playing options. We Since the actual operation of the ger arm is done by hand using a introduced the version with the clam shell bucket goes at a rapid crank. front scoop previously in issue pace that makes the shovel dig in A ratchet which protects the lif- 6-2010 and we featured the lattice deeply into the sand, the shovel is ting drum against accidental move- mast version with the pile driving guaranteed to be full most of the ments of the arm is a further plus attachment in issue 5-2012. time and thus the waiting trucks point of this carefully produced As with previously discussed ex- are loaded quickly. model from Japan. Also impressive cavators, this model was also made Asakusa Toys ingeniously loca- is the very good reproduction of the completely out of sheet steel and is ted the battery compartment loa- cabin which mimics the look of the powered by three 1.5-volt batteries ded with its three batteries as a rear real Hitachi cable-operated excava- that operate the electro motor of counterweight so that it is possible tor ‘U106’ of 1957.

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Terex TA400 from NZG in 1:50 Generation X

by Daniel Wietlisbach The 10th generation of the Terex TA400 is al- ready being built. This jubilee is being celebra- s the Terex dumpers belong to the Volvo conglomerate wags ted by a new model from NZG … Ahave it that when some customer could not pony up the money for a Volvo, the salesman would pull out a Terex leaflet from his pocket. rear axles oscillate backwards and section is a single part made from In clear text: Terex is considered a sideways so that the model can a discreetly tinted plastic with the ‘cheap brand’ by the Volvo group navigate uneven ground problem window gaskets printed on. The of companies. free. The drive train is only hinted protective grilles in front of the Let us not listen to the naysay- at and so augments the rather sim- rear windows are printed-on clear ers. The statistics on the data sheet ply kept rear part of the truck. A plastic sheet stock. All safety rai- for the A400 are quite something: special treat to see here are the rear lings are made from solid metal as the dumping bin holds 23.3 m3 or lights that are protected by photo- are the very distinctive rear view 38 tons and when fully loaded, the etched grilles. mirror arms. A roof antenna and dumper reaches a total weight of The very authentic looking dum- two window wipers complete the nearly 70 tons. It is powered, and ping bin is made from a single cas- details on the cabin. The massive this is very interesting, by a Scania ting and at the front are two rubber engine hood has embossed, slan- DC13 six cylinder engine, produ- dirt protection flaps as a detail. The ted air intakes on the side of the cing 331 kW (444 hp). dumping cylinders are plain and hood, however, the radiator grille A model of the Terex from NZG without any valve head details but including the logo, is only printed appeared as the Terex TA40 (order have supply lines attached to them. on but it has been done very finely # 681) for the first time in 2006 and The articulated mechanism looks and precisely. The three lights on got several up-dates. At the 2013 very authentic with its hydraulic each side of the grille are separate- Bauma it re-appeared as the TA400 cylinders, exhaust plant and a va- ly applied parts. (839) and has now been released as riety of supply and steering lines The satin finish is without any the newest version, the Generation shown. In order to improve stabi- faults and the color separation li- 10 (973). For every new release lity, a straight pin was used at the nes are clean and sharp. The let- more or less complex changes had joint. It is very nice to see that the tering has been printed on very to be made to the molds; for this maximum steering radius of 45° as cleanly down to the tiniest detail release they mostly concern the well as the dumping bin lifting de- but it is limited to logos and type front of the machine. gree of 25° are achieved. lettering. The TA400 has been reproduced The operator’s cabin is reached correctly to scale and its shape with by stairs from the rear of the ve- At a glance all the rounded corner and edges hicle. The two lowest treads are in- has been well finished. The wheels tegrated into the front wheel mud + True to scale are very nicely engraved and the flaps as on the original. The cabin + Metal content rubber tires have the correct ori- is made from a separate part and + Functionality ginal profile. As per prototype, the has a detailed interior. The window

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Rotary drilling rig from Conrad in 1:50 Delmag RH 18/200

by Daniel Wietlisbach ABI, has just released the first model of a Delmag rotary drilling rig in a massive metal elmag has built pile drivers since 1926 and rotary drilling construction with high functionality … Drigs since the middle of the 60s. This sector of the business was ta- ken over by ABI and since 2005, these machines have been develo- only diversion from the prototype cluded. With the crowd winch, ped and made in the German town is the width of the track segments; located just above, the sled with of Niedernberg. these measure 17.5 mm and are the drill drive can be lifted and The Delmag RH 18/200 is the therefore 3.5 mm too wide. The lowered. The drill drive has the producer’s largest machine. It can original drives on 700 mm wide most important details correctly be transported complete with the tracks. But, in exchange for this modeled, even the eye-catching powered drill and the 21 m long small deviation, both track drives harness with the supply lines has Kelly bar. In addition to the clas- can be fully extended as per the been modeled. The auger of the sical drilling operation, this carrier original and the gauge is correct drill is removable for transport; is also suited for the VDW system. in working and in transport mode. however, a replica of the presser For this system, the auger and the The model stands very stable and pipe has been omitted. matching pipe can be driven down no buckling was observed. The color coat is without any with two different drives. The upper carriage copies the faults and the printed-on details are The total height of the broker is shape and forms of the original limited to logos, type designation 19.9 m and the maximum torque very well and all of the important and air intake grilles. of the Kelly bar drive is 196 kNm details are engraved. The ladder, (kilo Newton meters). The maxi- non-skid surface sheets and the mum drilling depth is 27 m and the exhaust are separately-attached 63 ton heavy machine is powered parts and are all made from me- by a Scania DC9 six cylinder engi- tal and so too are the four safety ne producing 257 kW. rails included to be attached by Conrad, the supplier of models the collector. The glassed-in cabin for ABI, surprised us this year with has an interior and the protective not only an ABI pile driver but grille on the roof is modeled as a also with the first ever rotary dril- finely pierced part. The four cylin- ling rig. After the first series made ders of the rather plainly detailed in grey and red for the client, this adjusting kinematic keep the bro- year the green and grey model arri- ker stable in any position. While At a glance ved at dealers. the auxiliary winch with hook is Conrad built the RH 18/200 al- just a dummy, the Kelly bar can be + Functionality most completely from metal. It is adjusted prototypically by using a + Metal content quite heavy and completely fulfills winch that in the model form is – Detailing functionality expectations. The operated with a key which is in-

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Car transporter from WSI in 1:50

The Actros CompactSpace driver’s cabin is es- Cubed pecially designed for car transporter trucks. It has been used by WSI on the truck and semi-

by Daniel Wietlisbach trailer unit lettered for ‘Galliker’ …

ith a width and length of flat roof with a window complete raulic cylinders that can be made out 2300mm, the CompactSpace the all-round well-executed cabin. on the tractor truck’s super structure Wcabin has an almost square ground The nicely detailed interior is pain- and the seven on the trailer ensure plan. It offers room for a sleeping ted in two colors. Especially note- enduring enjoyment of the model. bunk behind the seats. The engine worthy are the inside door coverings As on the original, a great variety of tunnel has a height of 170 mm or and the cot behind the light leather- vehicles can be transported; unfor- alternatively 230 mm. colored seats. tunately, there is a scarcity of 1:50 The upper chassis is a Kässbohrer The cabin does not tilt because car models available. Included are Metago pro M1 car transporter. It is of the superstructure of the carrier two access ramps and 10 chokes to a lightweight steel construction; the decks; however, the engine has still secure the loads. Coloring, printing whole assembly is bolted together been modeled and is visible. The and finish are faultless. and has numerous adjustment posi- way the front wheels have been at- tions as options. This allows optimal tached makes them a bit wobbly but, Galliker use of the cargo space, depending on luckily, when setting up the model the size of the car to be transported. the wheels do not buckle. However, What started in 1910 developed While trucks of currently available the amount of force necessary to over the next 100 years to become brands were used with an adapted turn the wheels to simulate turning an internationally active, vibrant upper chassis as the tractor unit, the is annoying. The wheels are very transport, logistics and service- trailers are completely custom built hard to move and click into only provider. In 1962, the family-run by Kässbohrer. three positions. company had three employees and The new cabins have been mo- The car transporter upper structure five vehicles. The first car transpor- deled in the two versions of Stream- of the tractor truck and the trailer ter was bought in 1965. Today, there Space and CompactSpace. The latter are no longer completely new; they are more than 100 transporters on was built as the lower height cabin have already been used for different the road for the sector of Car Lo- with the 320 mm engine tunnel. The companies and with other cabins. gistics at Galliker Transport AG. characteristics and shapes of the Because of the complexity of the New cars are picked up either at the driver’s cabin are a good replication construction and the high deve- factories or at one of the large ports and all major measurements have lopment and mold costs it is fore- and then transported to Switzerland. been correctly transposed to scale. seeable that WSI will be using the Other transported goods include uti- The engravings are finely done with same chassis again in the future. lity vehicles, smaller construction many additional detail parts added The Kässbohrer superstructures are machines and compressors. separately: doorsteps, door handles, being reconfigured and change fre- wind deflectors, front headlights quently so that, in the end, they have At a glance and, of course, the Mercedes-Benz little in common with the originals. star. The window inserts are flush The very fine construction fascina- + Shape of the cabin fitting and have matt black rubber tes the viewer at first glance and its + Functionality gaskets. Window wipers, rear view high degree of functionality is sur- – Front axle assembly is sloppy mirrors with real reflectors and the prising. The no fewer than 11 hyd-

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New US trucks from WSI and Resize in 1:50 Power from the USA

by Hans Witte and After the Mack F700 from Tekno, we are now Daniel Wietlisbach able to introduce you to a further two trucks ollowing the first Mack from from the country of unlimited possibilities … Tekno, WSI has now released Fits F700. Both Tekno and WSI have produced these trucks in a high oversized. WSI has the finer wipers rici in a limited series of 150 pie- quality; despite this there are some but Tekno offers thinner handrails ces by Christian Schätzle, owner of differences: the chassis on the two on both sides. The mirrors from Te- ‘Resize’. The overall impression of models are similar, but from Tekno kno are definitively the better ones the model is very convincing and you can have it delivered with eit- and show the Bulldog logo. I give gives off the vibes that surround a her steel or air suspension while so the Tekno Mack five stars and the real US Truck. The engraving of the far WSI only has the steel suspen- WSI four. The latter would score cabin with the typical rows of rivets sions taken into consideration. On higher if WSI would give the mo- has been successfully executed. the front and rear wheel rims, WSI del the correct rear tires. But, in the The radiator grille, the handholds shows six spokes while Tekno’s rear end, everybody has to decide which underneath the window screen, the ones have only five, just like on the Mack he prefers. Or maybe both, window wipers and the two side original, a detail that is surely going side by side in the display case? hand railings are made from pho- to be appreciated by the Mack Fans. to-etched parts. Rearview mirror, On the cabins we also see small Kenworth K100 sun visor, position lights, horn and differences: the WSI driver’s cabin lights are separately applied parts, looks to be a bit flatter and more an- Here in Europe, the K100 is which gives the model a very de- gular. This is obvious when looking inseparably connected with the tailed appearance. The interior of at the rounding of the front corner Friderici’s company story. These the cabin, with its huge steering and the shape of the window screen. trucks were purchased for trans- wheel was also correctly replicated. For this detail the Tekno driver’s ca- ports to the Near East after the dri- Air intake, exhaust stack and com- bin looks more correct. Or, maybe it vers demanded more horsepower to pressed air tanks are located behind is a bit too rounded and the correct get over the Turkish pass roads and the cabin so that the large fuel tanks corner radius is somewhere in the dessert sand tracks. When visiting have enough space on each side of middle? Here we can see how much Seattle in 1975, Jean-Paul Frideri- the chassis. Here too the translation feeling for form and profile is neces- ci was attracted to the K100. These of even the finest details from the sary if the 3D models are produced US Trucks had a 435 hp Detroit die- original to the model is very con- without having access to the digital sel engine, a 15-gear Fuller trans- vincing. The model of the K100 can information of a real truck. mission, two large fuel tanks and be ordered from the Friderici Shop Other, very small differences on air conditioning. The K100 with the (shop.friderici.com). the WSI model are the rain gut- company’s production number of ter and the belt line that have been C091 is currently undergoing resto- worked out recognizably on The ration. Tekno cabin. However, the vertical The resin cast model of the K100 hinges on the cargo doors are a bit was produced exclusively for Fride-

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Reminiscences of Rinus Rynart, part II On the Road

by Rinus Rynart The new business alignment towards Euro-

ur son Rob and both our daugh- pean customers had its own risks. This led to ters, Carola and Patricia, each another new start and from it developed the Obegan to work in the family firm at the age of 18, after the end of their Russian adventure … schooling. Just as I had once, Rob started in the workshop. There he repaired and maintained trucks until Trading Company, because no- panied my son on this trip to get an he became a driver himself. Carola body could take our family name idea of the road conditions and to worked in the accounting part of the away. We bought a Scania which see how the border crossings were company as did Patricia, but only Rob drove, beginning with trips in working out. We had a visa from the for a short time. She soon took a job Europe which soon lead us to Tur- embassy in Holland and made good at Shell Chemical, because she felt key again. We slowly built up the progress. However, at the border it was better for her career. firm, acquired further trucks from between Poland and Russia the wai- Unfortunately, after we had con- Scania and Volvo too, and again ting times were up to 10 hours. The centrated our efforts in Europe in took our former Turkish drivers officials controlled the load in detail general, our largest customer in under contract. They were good, and inspected the truck carefully, as France went bankrupt leaving us hardworking people but the times in ‘Soviet times.’ The restaurants with an unpaid bill in the amount had changed and were not like the were dirty, the inhabitants very poor of $ 200,000; this news came as a 1970s to 1985. and petrol was very cheap. On the great shock to us. Because of it, we Unexpectedly, in 1992 we got trip back, we loaded goods for the were not able to pay our bills and so some transport jobs for Russia. Netherlands and managed to cover Rynart-Trucking went bankrupt in Mikhail Gorbachev pronounced 5,000 km in ten days. 1991. I had tried everything to save ‘Perestroika’ and opened the fron- Later on, other Russian cities the company, unfortunately without tiers; this move led to the breaking became destinations and in 1994 success. The Mack and the Scania down of the Iron Curtain and the we got a really huge contract. We trucks, with their trailers, were sold Soviet Union itself. Russia, Uk- transported drilling equipment and off, the office closed and I ended up raine, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, construction material for a British sitting at home with no work and Georgia, Byelorussia, and other company building an oil refinery not much money. independent states were formed in Aktau, Kazakhstan. The appro- and all of them wanted goods from ximately 10,000 km long trip took Western goods for Russia Western Europe. about three and a half weeks; the In 1993 we undertook the first adventure had us back again! The After a while, Rob and Carola transport to Moscow. The goods roads in Kazakhstan were in really approached me with the idea of were glass window panes packaged bad shape. There was even tundra starting a company once again. in boxes for a hotel. It was Februa- to navigate and tracks through de- Because use of the old company ry, with temperatures -20° C. It was sert sand. In the summer, the tem- name was no longer permitted, very cold and the roads were co- perature could reach 40° C and in we called it the new one Rynart- vered with snow and ice. I accom- the winter, it got very cold. But our

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trucks kept going under challenging der between Belarus and Russia. This worked well a few times but conditions. We had to buy ten new They questioned the validity of the then a German police officer stop- Volvo tractor trucks, semi-trailers customs forms and accused us of ped us and forbade the over-length with canvas tops that could be smuggling, just because the mer- Road Train. We had to pay a fine sealed with a customs seal, and ree- chandise in the trailer was lettered of 100 German Marks and leave fers too because we were also asked differently than on the forms. They the second trailer and the dolly to transport food. wanted a ‘fine’ of $50,000 to re- at a highway restaurant’s parking We had to find new drivers be- lease the truck to us. I hired a lawy- place. A second truck then finally cause it was very difficult for the er in Moscow, which did not speed transported it to the Polish border Turkish drivers to get Russian vi- up a solution since the bureaucracy where we re-coupled the train and sas. Also, they did not like the long moved very slowly. Finally, the continued to drive on. We had no absences from home. Four months head of customs in Smolensk made big problems in Russia and drove on the road and then one month at me an offer that he would release all the way to Tashkent, a total of home with their families. And we the truck to us for the payment of 4,000 km one way. Sometimes our had to organize others to cover that $5,000 in cash. This seemed to be train was stopped by the Russian time. A change was called for. the quickest possible solution, so I police and we were asked to pay took a flight to Moscow and then something for being over length, Office in Estonia by train to the border. I tried to get but we were always allowed to a written guarantee, which was re- drive on. Upon the recommendation of a fused to me. It had long been clear However, in Poland our fines German driver who lived in Esto- that the customs official wanted to started to add up so that it beca- nia and knew that taxes and salari- pocket the money and I was afraid me no longer profitable to run es were much lower there, we de- he would not keep his promise. the trips that way. Therefore, we cided to go with Estonian drivers. Several months later our lawyer changed the system and operated In 1995, we opened an office in the managed to get the truck released only in Russia and Kazakhstan town of Pärnu and our new compa- for free because there was only a with the 35 m long trains. Two ny was called a/s Rynart-Trading. small mistake made in a Fax trans- trucks took the loaded semi-trailer The new drivers were fluent in mission. from the Netherlands to Brest Li- Russian and had no problems at towsk in Russia. There they met all getting one year Russian visas European Road Trains up with the Road Train that was which made our work substanti- returning empty from Kazakhstan ally easier. We were given more We also had some very light and swapped the trailers there. NEW and more transport jobs for Rus- loads with textiles and because The two empty semi-trailers took sia, for example, by Nestlé Hol- we often met 25 m-long Swedish on freight in Poland and returned land for the Mars chocolate factory Road Trains in Russia, we had an to Holland. We used this system near Moscow, or for fruit exporters idea: a tractor truck with two semi- successfully for several years with shipping bananas, apples and other trailers and a dolly in between had three of these Road Trains. There fruits. We needed reefer containers length of 35 m. There were some were no accidents and our Road and soon we shipped not only to the Road Trains in Russia that were Train travelled on low-traffic capital but also all the way to No- over 25 m long, but we knew very streets often over long distances vosibirsk and towns in Kazakhstan well that 35 m was actually too without any problems. like Tashkent, which meant a trip long. We just hoped that the police But finally, we got a stern letter of 15,000 km there and back. did not discover it. from the Russian Transport Mi- At the beginning of this adven- nister, threatening us with big pro- Intermezzo at customs ture we started in the Netherlands blems if we continued to operate with the complete train and two on Russian roads with our 35 m Once, one of our trucks was drivers and drove all the way to long Road Trains. So, unfortuna- stopped in Smolensk, at the bor- the Polish border during the night. tely, we had to stop using them,

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which I argued strongly against, ly with our own trailers, but also Pensioned since we were the only transporta- with trailers from ferry companies tion company in Europe that used like Mammoet, Smeets or Estron. Towards the end of 2007 I was Road Trains like in Australia. The trips usually went with the getting tired of the constant heavy In consequence, we made all ferry connections at Rotterdam, work burden that I had had since our trips with only one semi- Oostende (Belgium) and also Ca- 1960. I wanted to retire, take my trailer like everyone else, which lais (France.) At that time, there pension and enjoy a quieter life worked very well until about were not enough British transport style and, together with my wife 2005. Then, history started to companies that could handle the Martha, make some nice trips. repeat itself, just like during our transports. Contributing to this decision was time in the Near East: the com- Also, we often made trips to Ko- the much too early death of both of petition became ever more dif- sovo where there was a war going my brothers. Jeff, the oldest died ficult, transport companies from on that was supposed to be stopped from cancer at age 60 and Ad died Poland, Russia and other eastern by UN soldiers. We delivered food at the same age of a heart attack. countries pushed into the market, and machine parts taking a route Martha and I travelled to Sou- the prices dropped and finally via either Rumania or Bulgaria, th Africa, Cuba, Thailand, Chi- there was no longer a way for us sometimes through Italy, and then na, Australia, the North Cape and to make a profit. by ferry to Greece and from the- other destinations. We used our We drove our trucks back to re northwards toward Kosovo. At caravan to visit places closer to us, Western Europe and again found times there were some dangerous like Germany, Switzerland, Italy, work. We serviced several towns situations. Spain, and Sweden and so on. in Britain and Scotland, most- (To be continued)

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When models where more than just objects Cat 944 87J Traxcavator

by Thomas Wilk In 1959, concurrent with the introduction to

he continually expanding net- the market of Cat 944, began the initial pro- work of roads paved with the duction of 1:24 scale demonstration models Tmodern asphalt material provided the early traveling public a notice- designed to explain the completely new ma- able improvement in comfort, but for the road builder new problems chine concept to potential new customers … appeared. The history of asphalt is several thousand years old and has its origins in Mesopotamia, roller. The construction boom of the gasoline suction engine was availa- the civilization located in the Near 50s and 60s resulted in settlements ble until 1962 parallel with the mo- East situated between the Tigris of villages and towns that grew very dern Cat D330 four-cylinder turbo and Euphrates rivers. The sticky, quickly along with the networks of diesel engine. The end of produc- black product was first used to roads. tion of the 9.5 t heavy and 105 hp make watertight baths and boots. What brings joy to some gives strong loader was in 1968. The Cat The first written mention of the others increasingly larger heada- 944 with shovel volume of from use of this raw material for road ches. The standard construction 1.5 up to 3.1 m3 was a real colos- surfacing was in Babylon and is machine of the expanding nation, sus for its time and was designed dated 625 BC. the tracked tractor or bulldozer, to load quickly on construction In England, towards the end of was being banned from more and sites and in the mining industry. the 18th and the beginning of the more roads. A new kind of machi- The ‘Traxcavator’ name used was 19th centuries, the first roads using ne that was mobile, powerful and originally by the Trackson Com- asphalt were built. The mixture of at the same time, easy on roads pany from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, crushed stone, sand and bitumen was urgently needed. that produced loading attachments was named after its inventor, Ma- These signs of the future were for the existing D2 to D7 tractors. cadam, therefore the term ‘tarma- also recognized by Caterpillar so Tracked loaders and also wheeled cadam.’ ‘Tarmac’ is a term still it launched its first Traxcavator, loaders are loading machines and used today in road construction. the Cat 944. Soon followed further therefore for many years were In the United States, the develop- models, first the smaller 922A then also called Traxcavators; you had ment began around 1870 when seve- the larger 966A. All three-wheeled to wait until 1976 until Caterpillar ral hundred miles of roads were coa- loaders were designed as so-called produced its own excavators! ted with the mixture. The so-called rigid frame machines with rear ‘oil roads’ were made with the road axle steering. The articulated stee- Model from Ertl construction machine known as a ring came only in 1963 with the grader, also called a road planer. The large Cat 988A. The market introduction of the ground was prepared by grading it From its introduction in 1959, Cat 944 was concurrent with the be- very smoothly then spraying on the the new loader was offered with ginning of the production of a 1:24 sticky black mixture, covering with two different engines but with the scale instruction model which was road grit and then rolling with a road same power output. A six-cylinder designed to explain the completely

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new machine concept to future cus- together. The only rubber parts on cavator model in the backyard sand- tomers. the loader are the tires with dimen- box construction site. Winning the bid to build the mo- sions of 17.5-25, and the exhaust. On the engine hood and the rear dels was Ertl from Dyersville, Iowa, Having a total length of 248 mm, are Caterpillar logos and the perfo- in the US. It had taken over the very a width of 100 mm and height of rated radiator and the two red tail well-known Andy Reuhl Models 125 mm (measured at the exhaust lights are applied decals. and continued to produce those mo- stack,) means that the most impor- The then new loader concept dels, with some modifications. tant basic measurements are cor- with its clean, smooth form and In 1961, Ertl launched the Cater- rectly modeled. The very fine lifting the overall impression of harmo- pillar Traxcavator 944 as its first apparatus, with diverters for the ny was transposed into a first-class completely newly-developed scale dumping mechanism of the tooth- model. On the driver side there is model just in time for the launching less shovel, lifts upwards from the a pre-purifier for the air filter that of the original. It took some convin- base setting in two increments and deserves mention. Also impressive cing sales talk if one wanted to sell is arrested there. In 1962, a small le- is the chunky rear counterweight a trackless machine to a customer. ver was added to the right-hand side which gives the wheeled loader its There were many arguments on the of the lifting cage, making it easier necessary stability. The only discord plus side: loading and transporting to operate. is the non-oscillating rear axle and with only one machine; the ability to It is important to mention that the the two missing dumping cylinders. move quickly from one construction maximum lifting height of 142 mm The models were distributed by the site to another without being trucked and the dumping height of 115 mm marketing company of Eska, there- there on a low deck trailer; quick are exactly as per the original and so fore, they are often called the Eska loading sequences; robust construc- allow all working scenarios like dig- Ertl models. tion similar to a mobile excavator; ging, backwards tilting, lifting and At the end, a small anecdote the powerful engine coupled with dumping to be done at maximum about the sales price at the time. the four-wheel drive that allowed lifting height. Hard to believe today but it was the Caterpillar Traxcavator to effort- These features were enjoyed not only US $ 4.95, with a minimum lessly work as a grader or excavator. only by sales reps but also the young order of six units. One should have This meant that in order for the ma- machinists in their sandboxes. A laid down some stock then be- chine to be used in this way, it was further highlight is the steering. cause, after 56 years, this model designed so that the equipment and With a small turn on the steering from the beginning of the Caterpil- the driver are situated at the front of wheel, the rear wheels are engaged lar scale models is a real ‘Goodie’ the machine with the engine being using a deflector dolly wheel and and costs several hundred Euros a natural counterweight at the rear. gauge rods and the models turns by used, even with marks of use. But As usual with Ertl, the massive 30 degrees to the left or right, almost that is the way it is; with hindsight cast white metal model is made like the original. This makes is easy one is always cleverer. Let’s enjoy from two halves cast then riveted to maneuver the heavy 700 g Trax- the one shown here.

Laster & Bagger 6-2018 23 Remo‘s old iron

Here you can challenge your expertise. Recog- nize the machine and win a model …

by Remo Stoll his road roller was made in Ulm, Germany, by a company Tthat is better known for its graders. With a weight of 12 tonnes it is not a fly weight but still not too big to work on even small construction sites, like here on the expansion of a gravelled lot. By the way, Gescha has made the larger brother of this machine. Recognize the machine? Send us your solution and the exact desig- nation. The contest deadline is the 15th of December, 2018. If there are more correct answers than pri- zes, we will hold a draw to select winners. Please note that only ent- Solution from Trucks & Construction 5-2018 ries with complete address informa- The Austrian truck in questi- tion can be considered so that we on was a ‘Steyr Tremola 320’. can mail the prizes out correctly. The winners are: Thomas Buch- This time, the winners will re- ser from Moutier (CH) who won ceive one of the following prizes: the Komatsu WA600-8 wheeled the ABI pile driver TM 13/16 SL loader from Universal Hobbies, in blue from Conrad, the brand- Martin Seitz from Sachsenheim new Caterpillar D11T CD from (D) who won the CIFA MK28L won the Yanmar B110W mobile Diecast Masters and also the new from Conrad and Torsten Kortum excavator from NZG. Congratu- Komatsu PC490LC-11 from Uni- from Bad Schwartau (D) who lations to all the winners! versal Hobbies.

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Historic construction 1960s bridge building

by Wilfried Schreiber On a subsequent visit to the bridge construc- tion site, the photographers noticed two inte- wo powerful dump trucks ta- king care that the construction resting trucks and a world famous construc- Tpits at the bridge piers are filled in again. One of them is a French tion machine … Berliet, the other a Henschel dump truck of the H3-180 TAK type. Originally, the Henschel Com- by the type description, and had a for the earthmoving work required pany was a foundry in Kassel that load capacity of 16 t. The heavy at the bridge building site. That is grew into a big-name machine vehicle was very easy to maneu- why the Cat 983 from the 70s was and vehicle factory which, among ver, even off road, because of its used and it coped very well with other things, built steam and other hydraulic-assisted steering. Both the work needed because of its po- engines for all of Europe. From trucks are from the 50s and 60s. werful performance. 1925 onwards until 1970 they also In 1899, produced busses and trucks. From Marius Berliet founded his ve- Models 1933 until 1945 a sister company hicle production company after in Kassel and Berlin even built many experiments in engine cons- The model of the Berliet GDR tanks, aircraft engines plus com- truction. His small workshop was 10W was available as a white plete aircraft and guided missiles. located in Lyon. Because of the metal kit through Minitrucks in In 1968, Henschel lost its inde- heavy demand for trucks during France. The maker of this inte- pendence and the name appeared the First World War, he changed resting, heavy 1:50 model called only in conjunction with other to produce trucks instead of cars. himself ‘Kilometre 57.’ The Hen- firms, for example, Rheinstahl- From this time comes the Berliet schel H3-180 TAK is a white Henschel AG. The truck shown GDR 10W shown here, a two-axle metal kit that was built by Peter here is a H3-180 TAK three-axle dumper dating from 1946. Veicht. dump truck that was powered by a The use of a larger tracked loa- 180 hp engine, as can be deduced der was considered indispensable

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Diorama constructing a cut for a road in 1:50 Highway construction

by Daniel Wietlisbach We are privileged, and not for the first time, to show you a diorama made by the brothers s you may remember, both brothers are truck drivers. Alessio and Matteo Germano from Italy … AMatteo drives a MAN TGA 26.460 6x2 truck and trailer set with loa- ding crane which services construc- to use the fiber sheets and not the here and there, no realistic looking tion sites. Alessio drives his DAF foam because it is easier to work situation seemed to develop because XF 105 4x2 tractor and curtain side out the rock texture from them. the machines all looked much too semi-trailer unit all over Italy and The rock structure was carved out ‘new.’ To bring the scene alive, three France where, in the country next using a rough file and was then Norscot models from the collection to his, he discovered an interesting painted by hand. were ‘sacrificed,’ as Matteo descri- highway construction site. To avo- For the ground cover, finely sif- bed his sentiments. The Cat 974D, a id building an expensive tunnel, ted real earth from the garden was D7E and a 725 Dumper were wea- a deep cut was dug into the lands- used. In it, the tracks from vehic- thered and aged. cape. The very rocky sub-strata was les and machines were imprinted. As one can see very well in the removed step by step. If you were The grass, bushes and other land- pictures, at some spots on the ori- ever on the road in France, you can scaping material all came from the ginal the paint has worn off and the surely remember these deep cuts model train accessory programs. It bare metal is showing. This was that are typical for the country. took about half a year to build the achieved by sanding off the paint The diorama shows the last sta- diorama. in some locations on the model thus ges of the excavation while on the allowing the bare metal to shine banks of chalk rocks the replanted Weathered the machines through. All joints were ‘dirtied up’ bushes are already taking root. with black paint to simulate grea- The base of the diorama is made Then it was time to arrange the se and oil spots and, naturally, real from very light Styrofoam sheets machines to be used on the diora- earth was used for the dirt here too. from the construction market and ma because the show piece in all The pictures were taken outside in the rocks were made from fiber its glory was finished. However, no the natural light of the garden. insulation sheets. It is important matter how the models were turned

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New on the market

Logging trucks and more cially designed for the tough chal- The goose neck can be taken off lenges on construction sites and can and extended and the king pin can Ever since its first appearance, the be had with all the current cabin de- be adjusted. The well-proportioned Doll self-steering log trailer from sign options. Tekno’s new R-Stan- tractor unit shines because of the Conrad has been something special dard sleeper cabin has been updated large amount of chrome and sports and so it is again with the newest on the lower part around the front detailed mock-up of the engine. version combined with the 2.3 m lights and bumper and has warning There are two versions of exhaust narrow Arocs M CompactSpace beacons on the roof. stacks included with the model and driver’s cabin. When piggy-ba- the rims of the wheels are nicely en- cking the trailer or even much more Liebherr HTM 905 concrete graved. Further color variants will with the impressive load of 18 m mixer truck in 1:50 follow as well as the International long logs, in real life, the train never HX620 as an 8x4 dumper and a 6x4 fails to impress. And also, partially The concrete mixer trucks of the concrete mixer truck. because of the high degree of func- 05 Generation from Liebherr are tionality that allows the model to now available on the MAN TGS M Mercedes-Benz Actros be shown in almost all of the posi- Euro6 chassis in the Liebherr Shop. ‘Edition 1’ in 1:50 tions of the original. It is only worth Of course, the massive metal model a mention that the Epsilon plus has steerable axles and a tilting ca- At the IAA Commercial Vehicle G250L loading crane could, un- bin with the replica of a six-cylinder Show, Mercedes-Benz showed off derstandably, not handle the heavy in-line engine. The upper chassis the special edition model ‘Edition logs. As an alternative to the long has been made up to the usual Kal- 1’ of the new Actros. It has many log transporter as a truck and trailer chreuther quality. The drum rotates additional safety and comfort fea- set comes the Arocs L with Stream- and the chute moves. The ladder is tures. Simultaneously, NZG produ- Space driver’s cabin in blue. The a fine metal casting, even though it ced the limited 1:50 series of only new issue of the Liebherr MK88 is not extendable. 400 pieces. The most recognizable is the current design version from difference on the outside is the mis- Liebherr. For the first time, the Fay- International HX520 in 1:50 sing rear-view mirrors that have monville Variomax excavator trans- been replaced by ‘MirrorCams’ port deck now comes in a set with The completely new ‘Transport on the original. Many of the other a two- and three-axle Interdolly and Series’ from Diecast Masters is visible details such as the new sun a five-axle trailing unit in yellow completely dedicated to US trucks visors with the additional position with a MAN TGX 8x4 tractor (the and here especially to construction lights or the Mercedes star on the two-axle module is not shown in site trucks. As a first installment wheel rimsssss have been modeled the picture). Also new is the Putz- comes the International HX520 exactly by NZG meister PUMI 25-4 concrete mixer 6x4 tractor truck with an XL 120 based on an Arocs 8x4 in the new low- deck semi-trailer in red. The Komatsu PC490LC-11 corporate design (no picture). modeling of the pre-loaded deck is a completely new feature and it The model of the Komatsu 50 t Scania XT semi-dumping even looks like the original when excavator has been given an update trailer in 1:50 not loaded. According to which US to Version 11 by Universal Hobbies. state and what its load limits are, it For this, the front righthand side of Tekno released the new Scania is possible to increase the load ca- the upper carriage, all safety rai- XT R580 V8 6x4 for the IAA. The pacity by attaching either the one or lings, the engine hood and the side trucks of the XT series are espe- two-axle extension unit at the rear. view cameras have been adapted

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to be true to the original. New too Hits for kids: Volvo 1:87 roll-off mechanism with a safety are the cabin protection grille and, latch and, naturally, the loading cra- of course, the lettering. As on the Small, but great to play with, is ne moves. A lot of fun to play with. predecessor, it is nice to see that the the way the Volvo FH04 with roll- New color variants in short form metal content is considerably high off bridge and loading crane and the Tekno 1:50 Scania T5 Topline and the detailing is extensive. All new Globetrotter XL cabin from ‘Kongsberg’ and WSI 1:50 Vögele handholds and separately- applied Siku presents itself. The truck, desi- Super 1800-3i new design. parts are made from plastic. gned for stability, has a functioning

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Jahrbuch Jahrbuch Schwer­ Jahrbuch Kalender 2019 Baumaschinen 2019 transporte 2019 Lastwagen 2019 by Erich Urweider, self-publis- several authors, several authors, by Bernd Regenberg, hed, each has 14 pages, published by Podszun Verlag, published by Podszun Verlag, published by Podszun Verlag, 300 g/m2, landscape format size 17 x 24 cm, 144 pages, size 17 x 24 cm, 144 pages, size 17 x 24 cm, 144 pages, 42 x 30 cm. Order from 280 illustrations, softcover, 280 illustrations, soft-cover, 280 illustrations, soft cover, www.urweider.com ISBN 978-3-86133-894-9 ISBN 978-3-86133-896-3 ISBN 978-3-86133-891-3 or call +41 (0)62 897 17 19

Starting with the title This is the 15th issue of This year, the book con- Once again, truck photo- page, the 19th issue promi- the heavy-duty transport centrates on a pioneer of grapher and author, Erich ses a lot for those interes- annual and again, the rea- vehicle construction, the Urweider, is offering three ted in ‘old iron’. ‘Historic ders will find an interesting Staufen Fahrzeugwerke. different calendars for construction machines choice of transport and After that, the only guest 2019. ‘LKW-Veteranen’ from Denmark’ shows the crane work on sites from author sheds a light into (truck veterans), ‘Show- impressive variety of ma- Great Britain to Germany the ‘underworld’ and the trucks’ and ‘Schwertrans- kers which this country and into Switzerland. It is Lönne Umweltdienst loca- porte’ (Heavy-duty trans- had. The chapter is richly interesting to observe that ted in Lippstadt, Germany. ports) are the titles of the illustrated and supplemen- heavy-duty transports and Then follow tank vehicles monthly calendars. Each ted with prospectus ma- the use of cranes happen from Olex and BP, before calendar is printed on 14 terial. Another interesting everywhere and what kind a journey to Southern Asia pages of high-quality pa- chapter has the title, ‘From of obstacles they have to into Cambodia; a whole per. The very carefully Bucyrus-Erie 120-B to the overcome. The crane work chapter is dedicated to road selected pictures display Uralmash EKG 5’. Over situations described are transport in this country. trucks in their best light 13,000 units of the original a little bit in the minori- And last, but not least, is a and always in front of were produced including ty, however, some of the chapter about the Finnish suitable and never jarring those built under license heavy-duty transport sto- truck brand, Sisu. The pic- backgrounds. The last page and other copies. Also, the ries also show the loading tures included are of good contains all the information ‘Grossbaustellen in und and unloading sequences to very good quality. Some for the trucks or transports, um München at the begin- so that the share of cra- of the older photographs in short form. (dw) ning of the 70s’ is full of nes at work increases a bit have been marked by the interesting details that are more. It is a shame that the publisher to be lacking in well documented. It is ple- first and last pictures each quality, but, never-the-less asing to see that the Swiss show a historic transport are very interesting from a company of ‘Aregger’ is but are totally devoid of historical standpoint. The shown in a chapter dedica- any text or other hints as quality issue can be igno- ted to current affairs. (dw) to what they are. (eu) red in these cases. (eu)

Laster & Bagger 6-2018 28 IAA fair guide Here is a list in short form of all the new truck models announced at the IAA fair at Hannover.

Type Scale Maker Available from Infos MAN TGX XXL 6x4 / Meusburger semitrailer «Lion Inside» 1:50 Tekno MAN shop www.man-shop.eu MAN TGX XXL 4x2 tractor metallic blue 1:50 Conrad MAN shop www.man-shop.eu MAN TGX XXL 4x2 tractor «XLion» 1:50 Conrad MAN shop www.man-shop.eu MAN TGS M 8x4 Carnehl half pipe tipper «IAA 2018» 1:50 Conrad MAN shop www.man-shop.eu MAN TGS M 6x2 Meiller roll-off skip loader yellow/blue 1:50 Conrad MAN shop www.man-shop.eu MAN TGS M 6x4 Meiller three-way tipper grey 1:50 Conrad MAN shop www.man-shop.eu MAN TGS M 8x4 Cifa Energya truck mixer 1:50 Conrad MAN shop www.man-shop.eu MAN TGE 4.180 crew cab / platform orange 1:50 Conrad MAN shop www.man-shop.eu VW Crafter 16 silver 1:50 Conrad VW shop — DAF XF «90th Anniversary» 4x2 red, blue, black 1:50 WSI DAF shop — Schwarzmüller Set with three different trailers 1:50 Conrad — —

Collector‘s guide Here is a list in short form of all the new construction and heavy haulage models announced since our last issue. For truck transport models we recommend that you consult the newsletters of the manufacturers.

Type Scale Maker Available from Infos MB Actros FH25 Gigaspace tractor red / black 1:18 NZG Mercedes shop www.shop.mercedes-benz.com 40“ Container white and black «NZG» 1:18 NZG Dealers www.nzg.de Caterpillar D11 and D11 CD 1:24 CCM Dealers www.ccmodels.com Liebherr LG 1750 «Mediaco» 1:50 Conrad Dealers www.conrad-modelle.de Mecalac 12MTX «Colas» 1:50 Conrad Dealers www.conrad-modelle.de Claas Torion 1914 1:50 Conrad Dealers www.conrad-modelle.de MB Arocs wooden transporter black 1:50 Conrad Dealers www.conrad-modelle.de MAN XLX Euro6 6x2 / crane «Wörmann» 1:50 Conrad Dealers www.conrad-modelle.de MAN TGE crew cab / platform red 1:50 Conrad Dealers www.conrad-modelle.de Goldhofer AST-2 Phönix plane tractor 1:50 Conrad Dealers www.conrad-modelle.de Liebherr R 926 Compact «Kassecker» 1:50 Conrad Thommy‘s www.baggermodelle.com Liebherr LR 1750-2 «Felbermayr» 1:50 Conrad Modell-ovp www.Modell-ovp.de Diamond T 969 6x6 recovery truck «Colonia» and army 1:50 GMTS Dealers www.lkwmodelle.de MB LPK 2232 6x4 dumper in different colours 1:50 GMTS Dealers www.lkwmodelle.de Mercedes-Benz SK 3550 8x4 «Sarens» 1:50 IMC Sarens shop www.sarensshop.com Demag AC700 two versions 1:50 IMC Dealers www.imcmodels.eu MB Actros 8x4 SLT / Kamag K25 / load «van Riel» 1:50 IMC Dealers www.imcmodels.eu MB Actros 8x4 SLT / Kamag K25 «van Riel» 1:50 IMC Dealers www.imcmodels.eu MB Actros 8x4 SLT «Gertzen» 1:50 IMC Dealers www.imcmodels.eu MB Actros 8x4 SLT «Kran Wind» 1:50 IMC Dealers www.imcmodels.eu MB Arocs 8x4 SLT «Somerscales» 1:50 IMC Dealers www.imcmodels.eu Vögele Super 2000 «Gallagher» 1:50 NZG Dealers www.nzg.de MB Arocs 8x4 truck mixer «Ceskomoravski» 1:50 NZG Dealers www.nzg.de Link-Belt X3E 1:50 Replicars Link Belt shop www.shoplbxco.com Claas Torion 1914 1:50 Siku Dealers www.collection.claas.com Scania S 6x4 / semi low loader «Jakob Pedersen» 1:50 Tekno Dealers www.tekno.nl Scania R 8x4 / roll-off container «Wellauer» 1:50 Tekno Dealers www.tekno.nl Volvo FH04 8x4 heavy haulage tractor «Hegmann» 1:50 Tekno Dealers www.tekno.nl MAN TGX XXL 6x4 / Meusburger «Wimmer Felbermayr» 1:50 ITekno Dealers www.tekno.nl Liebherr LTM 1350 «Cranes Inc» 1:50 WSI Dealers www.collector.wsi-models.com Vögele Super 1803-3i new design 1:50 WSI Dealers www.collector.wsi-models.com Scania 6x4 heavy haulage tractor «Frank Norager» 1:50 WSI Dealers www.collector.wsi-models.com Scania 8x4 roll-off tipper «Kims Containerservice» 1:50 WSI Dealers www.collector.wsi-models.com Scania R 6x4 halfpipe semi trailer «Stangeland» 1:50 WSI Dealers www.collector.wsi-models.com Volvo FMX 8x4 recovery truck «Boogaard» 1:50 WSI Dealers www.collector.wsi-models.com Volvo FMX 8x4 recovery truck «SOS Dansk Autohjaelp» 1:50 WSI Dealers www.collector.wsi-models.com Volvo FH04 10x4 / low loader «Leenaerts» 1:50 WSI Dealers www.collector.wsi-models.com Volvo FH04 8x4 low loader «Karsten Olesen» 1:50 WSI Dealers www.collector.wsi-models.com Volvo FH04 6x4 semi low loader «Tage Kristensen» 1:50 WSI Dealers www.collector.wsi-models.com Volvo FH04 8x2 flatbed / crane «Weiland» 1:50 WSI Dealers www.collector.wsi-models.com Volvo F16 6x4 ballast box «Van Wezel» 1:50 WSI Dealers www.collector.wsi-models.com MB Actros 8x4 SLT / low loader / Dolly «Tage E. Nielsen» 1:50 WSI Dealers www.collector.wsi-models.com MB Arocs 6x4 / ballast trailer «Baldwins» 1:50 WSI Dealers www.collector.wsi-models.com Liebherr LTM 1750-9.1 «Dufour» 1:87 WSI Dealers www.collector.wsi-models.com

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News from the San Bernardino Quarry The quarry of the ARGE Stein- months. The very narrow window in deck trailer the blocks of material bruch San Bernardino is situated at the summer months requires a high are transported down the narrow and a height of almost 2000 m above sea readiness of machine availability. winding pass road to the storage site level. The challenge is to quarry as Using a Cat 336E, a Cat 966 Block in Andeer. Using the San Bernardi- much as possible of the material in handler and a Sandvik drilling rig no Gneis we were able to supply the six months so that we can produce we manage to produce from 4000 to needs of a project in Hong Kong. the finished product in the winter 5000 t of raw material. Using a low

Extensive track de-construction­ project in Zürich Beginning at 1:00 a.m. and during Three 100 t excavators with on layer. 24 heavy duty transpor- the early hours of the 6th of Octo- rail planers were in use. Four 50 t ters were used to transport the 45 ber, Eberhard Enterprises invaded excavators crushed the concrete construction machines with a total the center of Zürich with a large road bedding, nine 30 t mobile weight of over 1100 t to the town fleet of construction machines. In excavators took care of the rest center! It took 92 trucks to make the Stampfenbach and the Limmat- of the work. Two bulldozers and 545 trips for the extensive work of talstrasse, 688 and 539 m of double two tracked loaders as well as removing the rubble and bringing track including the bedding were to seven road rollers dispersed and in the replacement construction be removed with military precision compacted the 2850 t of recycled materials! in a minutely planned operation. gravel mixture as a new foundati-

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Ford F-Max – Truck of the year 2019

The completely new Ford F-Max its 12.6 liter displacement produces The cabin has been designed Heavy duty truck celebrated its 500 hp. It complies with the exhaust with a mix of a variety of makers, world premiere at the IAA and at the protocols of Euro6 and the automa- and reminds one, depending on the same time garnered the ‘Truck of the tic ZF Traxon transmission has 12 viewing angle, off one or the other Year’ award for 2019. The truck was gears. The truck, built in Turkey, has major maker’s products. With a developed in co-operation by Ford all the current assistance systems width of 2.5 m, a flat floor, bagga- Trucks USA and Fort Otosan (Tur- and in the beginning will be offered ge racks and two sleeping bunks it key) and wants to be the inheritor to in the domestic market. It is planned promises a lot of room for driver the legendary Ford Transcontinental. to be available as well in Eastern and and co-driver. (dw) The Ford six cylinder engine with Middle Europe in the coming years.

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Volvo Autonomous Caterpillar M323F Arocs 4163AS 8x6 Driving Truck Road Rail excavator for Friderici Special SA

Beautiful or not the ‘transport so- With the M323F, Caterpillar pre- Three of the heavy-duty Arocs lution of the future’ as Volvo calls sents the first, especially purpose 4163AS 8x6 tractor trucks with it, is the idea behind this concep- built two way excavator. The com- maximum of 250 t total pulling tual vehicle with autonomous stee- pact upper chassis and a rear slew- weight are now in the Friderici ring and electrical drive. The futu- ing radius of only 1575 mm make it Special SA fleet in Tolochenaz. A ristic looking semi-trailer truck has possible to execute the work within short time ago all three of the new been designed to complete routine the allowable profile of the railway. Arocs were in use to bring a 244 t trips with a high degree of delivery The new excavator is licenced to heavy transformer from the Au har- schedule, between to logistics cen- operate in Switzerland, Denmark, bor near Basle to the transformer ters, for example. Sweden and Norway. Two diffe- sub-station of CERN near Meyrin. The autonomous electric vehicles rent counterweights give the unit Over the six nights the pulling and are connected to a cloud server and a working weight of 22.9 or 23.9 t pushing trucks with the 466 t hea- a control center and are equipped respectively. Opposite to the fric- vy and 78.20 m long transport had with the most modern self-drive tion wheel drive, the powering of to overcome a few challenges. systems. During the trip it analyses the two railway axles is done with The six cylinder in-line OM 473 the way that the other traffic beha- an independent hydrostatic system. engine produces 460 kW (625 hp) ves and reacts accordingly. Additi- This assures a safe movement and a and the Powershift 3 automa- onally, they reach their destination maximum speed on road and rail of tic gear shift from Mercedes, in with centimeter close precision. up to 20 km/h. (up) combination with the ‘High Per- Volvo Trucks is planning to deve- formance’ engine brake, allows lop their idea further with some se- for minimal wear and maximal lected customers. (dw) Komatsu P&H 4800 XPC driver comfort as the driver from Friderici confirms. (eu/dw) Sennebogen 870E P&H, belonging to Komatsu since demolition excavator 2016, is the leading manufacturer of John Deere Pipe layer cable-operated excavators, Walking In the fall of 2017, Sennebogen Drag Lines and drilling rigs. They Based on the two John Deere presented the new 870E demolition began working on a design for a dozers 950K and 1050K the Ca- excavator with a working reach of larger version of the cable-operated nadian machine dealer Brandt is 33 m and an attached tool weight 4100 XPC shovel excavator in 2011. building the two pipe layers BPL of 4 t. The standard equipment This 4800 XPC has been available 170K and BPL 220 K. With wor- consists of a 18 m long basic out- on the market for a little while now. king weights of 54.5 and 60.9 t rigger arm, a 2.5 m long intermedi- The first one will be delivered to the lifting capacities are between ate piece and the 11.5 m long jib. an open-cast mining site in British 68 and 85 t for the units. To keep The crawler lower carriage with Columbia, Canada in 2019. With a the center of gravity as low as pos- a telescoping width adjustment of shovel capacity of 122.5 t (72.5 to sible, the two Paccar winches are 4.2 m give the 113 t heavy exca- 77.6 m3) this new cable-operated place left and right side of the en- vator the necessary stability. The excavator giant is able to load the gine hood. As with the Liebherr driver’s cabin can be tilted by 30° huge 363 t capacity mining dump ones, the two John Deere dozers and can be raised by 2.7 m. The de- trucks in only three turns. Will Ca- have hydrostatic drives. To supply construction specialist Sauer Bau terpillar up the ante with a 7595 to the needed power a Deere engine used their Sennebogen 870E HDD catch up on the competition’s 11.5 with 261 kW is used. this summer for the demolition of t difference in shovel capacity? Brandt has 50 dealer ships in Ca- the former CDU party headquar- Perhaps the answer will be revealed nada and the US and employs over ters in Munich. (up) at the 2020 Minexpo. (up) 2000 people. (up)

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