Everyone models the loading face. Almost nobody models the road, which is where a mine actually makes or loses its money.
Haul trucks only run as fast as the surface lets them. Three machines keep that surface alive, and these are the three: the grader cuts and crowns the road, the water truck knocks the dust down so the drivers can see, and the wheel dozer pushes the spillage and windrows back out of the way.
What you get
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CAT 24M Motor Grader, 1:50 scale die cast, SKU 85264C
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CAT 785D Off Highway Truck with Mega Water Tank, 1:50 scale die cast, SKU 85276C
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CAT 854K Wheel Dozer, 1:50 scale die cast, SKU 85231C
Why these three
There is no pass match here because none of these three can load a truck, and that is exactly the point. They are a support crew, and on a real site they work as one. The 24 is the largest motor grader Caterpillar builds and it exists specifically to maintain mining haul roads at width and speed. The 785D Water Truck carries 121,133 litres, with an automated delivery system that adjusts flow as it drives so the road is damped without turning to mud. The 854K is the machine that cleans up behind both of them.
Put these three on a shelf next to your loading fleet and you have a mine, not a diorama.
The specifications behind the castings
- 24M: Caterpillar's largest motor grader, purpose built for mining haul road maintenance
- 785D Water Truck: 121,133 litre (32,000 gallon) tank with the Cat Water Delivery System
- 854K: the wheel dozer that windrows spillage and keeps the road edge clean
- All three 1:50 scale, Diecast Masters, officially licensed by Caterpillar
- Combined shipping weight approximately 6.4 kg, one consignment, freight paid once
- Each model arrives in its own original branded box
Buy the three separately and you pay full price on each, plus freight on each.