Brand - Reference
Matchbox 69
Type
Hatra tractor shovel
Comments
Model appeared in 1965 and removed in 1969 according to the Moko Lesney Matchbox Toy Collecting website.
Scale given in the catalogue: 1/100. In fact, the table of dimensions confirms this scale very well.
Modifications
Tyres glued, windows inserted.
History
This is a SL 125 type (military) from 1961 or SL 225 type (civilian) from 1963 tractor shovel. Weight 12 t; power 92 kW (125 hp); 4-wheel drive and steering. 360° swivelling shovel.
Quotation of technique-tp.leforum.eu website:
Hatra is a German brand of work machines founded in 1919, disappeared in 1973. In the sixties-seventies,
this company offered in its catalogue road rollers, loaders and hydraulic shovels. The main plant was
located in Lübeck-Travemünde.
Documents
- baumaschinenbilder.de website
- hatra-baumaschinen.de website
| Dimension | Actual | 1:100 | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 5 550 | 55.5 | 53.0 |
| Width | 2 520 | 25.2 | 26.6 |
| Height | 3 130 | 31.3 | 31.3 |
| Wheelbase | 2 600 | 26.0 | 26.0 |
The original website is no longer directly accessible
following the death of its author Nick Jones.
You can access a copy of the article at
web.archive.org.
There is another backup on
vbd2-archive.in-nz.com.