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Manufacturer: NZG Item No: 1004 Scale: 1:50th Price: £199.00
Dimensions: L=150mm, W=51mm, H=192mm Weight: 290g

Klemm KR806-3GS

Drill Rig The 1:50th scale Klemm
Below:
KR806-3GS is an interesting model
from NZG, packed with functionality.

Klemm Bohrtechnik GmbH are a part of the Bauer Group and produce a range of drilling rigs and
equipment for foundation drilling applications. One of those drill rigs is the KR806-3GS, a 19.5 ton
mobile drill rig on a B2 tracked chassis powered by a Volvo diesel engine delivering 175kW of power.

The KR806 range is the industry standard for anchor drilling. With a frame length of 7.3 metre, the
drill can be used with a KH 39 rotary head, KD 3428 drifting head or double head drilling equipment
giving it great versatility.
W hile Bauer have captured the shape and realism, while
The main body has accurately
a
commissioned
number of scale
a compromise has been taken with
models over the
years, the KR806-3GS is the first the side grills which are inset on the
real machine but flat on the model.
Klemm model to appear, with NZG The track frames are fitted with
chosen to produce the high detailed Below:
Different drilling configurations
1:50th scale rig. At first glance, it is can be modelled, either for
a fairly small model with a high price vertical or horizontal drilling.
tag of around £200 and yet,
when you look closer, the excellent
functionality starts to become evident
and it is credit to NZG that they have
managed to engineer so many of the
working systems found on the full
sized machine.

12 TPMMW Magazine - Summer 2020