{"product_id":"cat-quarry-load-haul-2-pack-982-xe-745","title":"Cat 982 XE Loader + 745 Truck 1:50 Scale Die Cast Model 2-Pack","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou do not have to take our word for this pairing. Caterpillar prints it on the 745's own specification page, in the optimal loader and truck pass matching table: \u003cem\u003eWheel Loader 982, four passes\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFour passes is the number quarry planners aim for. The loader fills the tray in four clean buckets, the truck leaves full, and neither machine waits on the other. That is the entire economics of a quarry in one sentence, and it is why you see this size of loader working to this size of truck on sites everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCAT 982 XE Wheel Loader, High Line Series\u003c\/strong\u003e, 1:50 scale die cast, SKU 85685\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCat 745 Articulated Truck, High Line\u003c\/strong\u003e, 1:50 scale die cast, SKU 85528\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy these two and not any other two\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 745 carries 41 tonnes. The 982 is specified to fill it in four. Put a smaller loader on that truck and you are into six or seven passes and the truck is parked at the face. Put a bigger one on and you are spilling aggregate over the sides.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe XE is the electric drive version, which is the machine quarries are actually buying now for the fuel burn. Both castings are 1:50 so they stand together at the right relative size.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe specifications behind the castings\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e745: 41 tonne (45.2 ton) rated payload, three axle articulated hauler\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e982 XE: electric drive medium wheel loader, four pass match to the 745 per Caterpillar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoth 1:50 scale, Diecast Masters, officially licensed by Caterpillar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCombined shipping weight approximately 5.0 kg, one consignment, freight paid once\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach model arrives in its own original branded box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuy the two separately and you pay full price on each, plus freight on each.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Diecast Masters","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55561231368491,"sku":"85685,85528","price":649.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1786\/7215\/files\/0383.png?v=1789597094","url":"https:\/\/www.miningmayhem.com.au\/products\/cat-quarry-load-haul-2-pack-982-xe-745","provider":"Mining Mayhem","version":"1.0","type":"link"}