No 2 : Poclain TY45 Wheeled Excavator

This is the new 1:50th scale Poclain TY45 wheeled excavator from Conrad. It is the second release in the Poclain Heritage Collection, and is a brand new casting of a very interesting and popular machine. The first Poclain TY45 was unveiled in 1961 and went on to be sold in more than 120 countries. Weighing about 10 Ton, the machine had a 4 cylinder air cooled diesel engine generating 48 h.p.

The undercarriage houses the two main drive wheels at one end of the chassis and the steering wheels are mounted at a slight angle at the opposite end of the chassis. The stabilisers are functional and can be lowered to their working position. The bucket and stick are connected to a two piece fixed boom which can be raised / lowered. The model presented here is configured as a backhoe but there were also face shovel, scrap handler and even lattice crane boom configurations available.

The rear of the upper structure is cast with open grills and allows you to see the engine block inside. The cab controls and operators seat have been reproduced and the cab door can be opened . While this model might not be every collectors cup of tee, the TY45 was an important machine in the Poclain lineup and Conrad have done a great job on the model.

To demonstrate how versatile this machine was, another version has been produced with a lattice boom crane configuration.