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Excavator Sets
Excavator Comparisons

Excavators

excavators
 
The excavators produced by LEGO® Technic are all similar in size, but vary greatly in the way that their functionality is achieved.  Two use pneumatics for the bucket and boom motion, while the other is purely mechanical.  Only one features powered slewing and steering.

My favorite is the first, 8851.  It is the most functionally complex and realistic looking, though also the most expensive.  No surprise there.


 

Sets

8419 Excavator
8419
8837 Pneumatic Excavator
8837
8851 Excavator
8851


 

Feature Comparison

Set
Boom Jib
Bucket
Slewing
Locomotion
8419
Luff via worm gear system
Jib and bucket move together via gear system
Manual on turntable
Single piece rubber tracks
8837
Pneumatic luffing Fixed
Pneumatic pivoting Gear driven on turntable
Wheels with rack and pinion steering
8851
Pneumatic luffing
Pneumatic luffing Pneumatic pivoting Manual on turntable Tracks


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