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GEM Attachments

Pladdet Rail Cutter >>>
(GF83)

The first model to be produced for
Pladdet is a rail cutter attachment
which features 360-degree rotation
of the head with opening jaws.
The model is ideal to fit excavators The rail cutter is shown here fitted
around the 20+ ton mark and is to the Liebherr R920 Compact.
finished in an authentic colour with
Pladdet markings. Two versions
are available, one with a 6mm
width saddle and one with an 8mm
width saddle.

XR32 Xcentric
Ripper (GF84)
>>>
The latest in the range of 1:50th scale
Xcentric rippers is the XR32 “Mining
Series”, designed to fit excavators
in the 25+ ton range. As with the
previous rippers, the shank oscillates
and the model has been finished in
The XR32 Xcentric ripper
is shown here fitted to the the grey and blue Xcentric colours
Komatsu PC350LC-10. with graphics and logos. It is a direct
pin connection with a width up to
9mm.

Solesbees SESS-3 >>>
Mechanical Stump
Shear (GF85)

Solesbees is an American company
that produce a range of attachments
for excavators and the first product to
be modelled in 1:50th scale by GEM
is the SESS-3 stump shear which is a
mechanically operated shear using
the power of the bucket hydraulic.
It will fit excavators from 20 ton and
has a direct pin on saddle that will
accommodate sticks with a width up
to 8.5mm. A 3-position plate needs
fixing to the inside of the stick.
The model is finished in a black colour
with red printed markings.
The Solesbees stump shear is shown here attached
to the Hitachi ZX250LC-6 tracked excavator.

44 TPMMW Magazine - Autumn 2019