Vögele Super 700-3i / Super 800-3i Tracked Pavers

Companies regularly update equipment to use the latest technologies and often, scale models are updated to reflect the tweaks and enhancements. This is the case with the Vögele Super 700-3i / Super 800-3i tracked paver and interestingly, Conrad has been selected to produce the new version which, despite its size, packs plenty of functionality.

The chassis has narrow rubber tracks with a raised tread pattern which rotate. The hopper has pivoting sides which have a dual purpose of dumping the material onto the transfer chain and also reducing the width of the machine during transport.

The front strike rollers can also be folded up to allow a narrow paving width and the rear screed has height adjustment with extending side sections to increase the paving width.

The operator stands on a platform with a silver finished panel printed with an array of switches and controls which really does look good. The model is produced predominantly from metal with very little plastic used which is good to see and the updated engine compartment design, with the deep slots has been convincingly replicated.

Two versions of the model have been produced, the Super 800-3i for the European market and the Super 700-3i for the US market, differing only in the printing of the machine designation. A small size reproduction of the specification brochure is included in the box to round out another welcome addition to the Vögele model fleet.