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Manufacturer: CCM Scale: 1:48th Price: $259.95

Caterpillar 375

Tracked Excavator

Classic Construction Models have a number of models in
development and the latest to be released is the Cat 375L
tracked excavator in 1:48th scale, part of their historic
series of high-precision diecast replicas. Interestingly, three
different versions of the model have been produced, a
standard version with coupler and two toothed buckets,
a demolition spec version with concrete crusher
attachment and the 375LME mass excavator version.
All three models share a number of components
including the undercarriage, tracks, body and
cabin with differences to the boom, stick and
attachment, so let’s take a closer look.

Above:
The standard version with
coupler and two different
toothed buckets.

T he undercarriage is fitted with yet the tracks do look loose and omitted completely. Speaking of

opening doors, the cabin door can
track frames that can be
droop over the upper rollers rather
adjusted in width. On one
be opened by 90-degrees and shows
than being taut, although I have to
version, this was nice and
which incorporates the hand and
tight in operation but on the other two admit that I like the drooped look. The off the light tan coloured interior
upper carriage has a lift up cover and
models, the frames were quite loose two small opening doors to get foot controls along with the
and by carefully removing the tracks, access to the internals of the engine instrumentation.
you can access the two small screws bay and while the lift up cover looks The standard configuration of the
to tighten up the movement. The width and works ok, the small doors don’t model, if you can call it standard, is
adjustment is a nice feature and the line up correctly and on one sample, fitted with a general-purpose boom
tracks have individually linked metal don’t shut properly and for me, this is and R5.5H stick which terminates with
pads with double grouser detailing. a bit of a mess and should have been a quick coupler that can allow either
The idler wheels are tensioned and implemented in a better way, or of the two supplied family buckets to

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