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                                                                                  It is great to see a mass produced
                                                                                  model of a specialist piece of equipment,
                                                                                  and I cannot think of another mine truck
                                                                                  recovery tractor replica.








       BELAZ 74131                                                                     Below:

                                                                                       The upper platform incorporates
                                                                                       guards over the rear wheels, has a
                                                                                       ring of safety railings, fire suppression
                                                                                       cannisters and access ladders on
       Recovery                                                                        both sides of the chassis.


       Tractor




       W           hen  the  range  of
                   1:50th  scale  BELAZ
                   models  were  first
                   announced, I have to
       admit that the one that stood out the
       most was the 74131 recovery truck, I
       guess  mainly  because  it  is  a  more
       specialist  type  of  equipment  which
       doesn’t tend to get replicated in model
       form. Looking at the specifications, the
       74131 is capable of recovering haul
















                                  Above:                          Above:                             Above:
         The cabin and upper deck equipment shares the  There is a 10,400 kg counterweight mounted  The upper deck is again nicely finished with plenty
               same tooling as the 75131 haul truck.  to the front frame of the chassis  of detail for a realistic appearance
                                                                       .                                 .





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