General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Primarily metal with synthetic parts.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

31.0 cm

Width

19.5 cm

Height

16.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Mining and Metallurgy

Category

Petrochemical extraction

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Norscot

Country

China

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Used in the Energy Exhibit.

Canada

This is a scale model of an off-road truck used in oil sand extraction in Canada.

Function

Scale model 1:50 which represents off-road trucks used in oil sands open pit mining.

Technical

Off-road trucks used in oil sand extraction in Canada are among the largest in the world and are synonymous with the extent of the oil sand operations.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Embossed under front part of frame "NORSCOT GROUP, INC./ Mequon, WI USA/ Made in China/ #55206/ 1:50". White print bedide embossing "9042". Decal on front of canopy "CATERPILLAR". Decals on front sides "797F CAT". Decal on both sides of dump body "797F".

Missing

N/A

Finish

Yellow non-ferrous metal dump body and frame, black non-ferrous metal cab. Black synthetic security railings, tires and decals. Front wheels and dump body are articulated. Decals are white, red, black and yellow. Red decals also represent brake lights.

Decoration

N/A