7998-1: Heavy Hauler

The biggest truck in LEGO City!

The Heavy Hauler is ready to tackle any job in LEGO City! Load it up, attach the trailer and rumble off to your destination. Once there, use the truck's tipping function to unload your cargo and move on to the next job! Complete truck includes cab, dump truck bed, plus a second container for hauling extra large loads! Both truck beds lift and stay in position! Store the tire stops in the side compartment! With the extra container attached, this truck is 20" (50 cm) long! Includes driver minifigure!

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Lego Landtran…

Posted by LegoCoastalPatrol in United Kingdom on 01 November 2009

This was pretty much the same deal as the other drawbar set (7733), I saw this in an older Lego catalogue and started looking for it straight away, in the usual places but I failed to find it so again turned to eBay and there was a new one in sealed box for £15.99, for that price I couldn’t resist. It arrived a few days later and I couldn’t believe the size of the set, hence the title of the review, coined by a friend of mine ;o) It really is massive and demands a lot of attention when it’s placed on display. There have been issues discussed by previous reviewers regarding scale, and I agree to a point, but when you consider the size of these mammoth rigs compared with their drivers and other vehicles on the road such as cars, vans etc I think the scale is about right. There is, I think, an issue when this ‘landtran’ is placed alongside another of the recent trucks, as they then seem too small! Either way, this is a great set and probably my favourite truck Lego have released, I haven’t decided on where I am going to display mine, it is so long with the trailer attached I need a big surface!

The set comes in a huge box; three individual bags of parts make up the set. The driver minifig has blue overalls and a kind of cheesy grin! He also has a baseball cap on.

The first task is to build the long chassis which will form the tractive vehicle; this is a three axle design made up of various technic rods which are coupled together with more technic pins and standard plates. There is a rear light board and number plate along with the drawbar coupling itself. Various tanks and storage lockers are attached to the sides of the chassis.

The second task is to build the cab and upper sections. The cab is a great little sub-assembly and is built using the base plate onto which the rest of the cab is constructed. The cab seats two minifigs (just one is supplied with the set) on red seats, as well as a gear lever and a plate which depicts various dials and gauges. Just to the rear of and above the seats is the sleeper cab with bunk. There are two individual windscreen panels provided (the truck is eight studs wide excluding wing mirrors) as well as amber marker lights and a visor over the windscreen. The roof of the cab is decorated with two small antennae, air horns, fully adjustable twin spotlights and a wind deflector which is in the raked back position. The huge grill features vents, spotlights, indicator lights, low-level fog lights and bumper with number plate detail. Nudging up to the rear of the cab are what appears to be two vertical exhausts. Behind this is the tipper unit, this is attached to the chassis of the truck by way of various Technic axles and fasteners. A further Technic rod allows the tipper unit to be ‘raised’ and ‘lowered’ as and when required.

The third and final task is to construct the trailer tipper unit which will couple up via the drawbar to the tractive vehicle. Again, the chassis is constructed by way of various Technic rods and plates as mentioned on the main unit. A rear light board with number plate is also supplied as are a steerable haul axle at the front end and one fixed axle towards the rear of the trailer. The tipper unit is once more attached using the various Technic axles and fasteners. A further Technic rod allows the tipper unit to be ‘raised’ and ‘lowered’ as and when required as with the main unit.

A pair of bright yellow ‘chocks’ are also provided; these can be stored in the under-cab lockers when not in use. There are various graphics (stickers) which need to be applied, these are very discreet and don’t detract from the ‘adult’ theme of the set.

In summary, it’s great, a really pleasing set which is great as a stand-alone display piece, it will dominate any City scene, but I doubt it will be able to navigate the Lego City road plates, and it won’t fit into the garage (7642), let’s hope it doesn’t break down…

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Versatile addition to any construction site.

Posted by colingdi in United Kingdom on 30 April 2009

I picked this set up a few months back but only really started to look at it now. A simple enough set build wise (lets face it the tipper is all one piece) but the truck body is suitable for use in any artic lorry that you may have in your plans and getting 2 tippers means you can easily split the set and get 2 for the price of 1 as it were.

On a side note, I've never come across a tipper truck with tipping trailer too, surely if you were to tip out the tipper closest to the truck cab you'd end up trapping the rear trailer?

Rating:
+2 Tipper trailers are definitely worth the cost alone for adding to construction site models.
+1 Build was easy - if that's what you're looking for.
+1 Nice details - Wheel stops, Cab, side storage lockers.
+1 Cab - Best minifig scale cab for a while, sleeping quarters et al.

-1 As a stand alone model the rear trailer looks a bit flimsy, not robust enough for a construction site.


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Even More Heavy Duty!!

Posted by pod120 in Australia on 25 April 2009

When I first saw this set I was not interested in getting it. Anyway I received it as a Christmas present from my Grandparents in 2007 and I was happy I did. I think the truck is a cool novelty to Lego City, and it was one of the first green vehicles.

Pros
-Hydraulic Tipping Function works well
-Wheel Blocks are a good addition to the set
-A good visual design, green and white compliment each other
-Detailed Interior Cabin (houses driver and passenger, includes a Bed)
-Vehicles 4 studs wide fit very well into Tipping Bucket
-Includes a cup for the driver
-Long...........very long

Cons
-Set has stickers
-Horizontal, flat Rods between wheels easily fall off
-Set could have included some more equipment or something to put in Tipper Bucket

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Awesome size!

Posted by Rad in Australia on 13 March 2009

I finally managed to track down this set and was glad I did!

The width and length is awesome, it truly is a hauler. The tippers function and hold place well. The cab is nice and big and the front is detailed.

No real downsides for me with this set.

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Pulling a Heavy number 4

Posted by jayden66 in Australia on 26 July 2008

The Heavy Hauler is a long Lego set but is quite useful.
you can put lots of Blocks in it or even contaners(harbor).
The guy you get is a Harbor/Constrution guy who is cool.
The yellow stands and the hydrolics are smartly done.

A bite hard to tern so DON'T TERN SHARP! or you will have to call in for the Crane after you topel over, but still very good.

thanks..........jayden66


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