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<P align=center><FONT size=5><STRONG>FORD 555B backhoe loader</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P align=center><FONT size=4><EM>Manufacturer</EM>: ERTL</FONT></P>
<P align=center><FONT size=4><EM>Scale</EM>: 1:64</FONT></P>
<P align=center><IMG style="WIDTH: 548px; HEIGHT: 386px" height=386 alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.kensdiecastconstructionmodels.com/images/Picture%20928.jpg" width=548 border=0></P>
<P align=center><FONT face=Verdana color=#333366 size=3>ERTL's 1/50 scale models are much better than there 1/64 scale models... this</FONT></P>
<P align=center><FONT face=Verdana color=#333366 size=3>&nbsp;backhoes</FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=#333366 size=3>&nbsp;proof... Heres a shot of the backhoe and its extremely large rivits</FONT></P>
<P align=center><FONT face=Verdana color=#333366 size=3>&nbsp;and loosely fitted wheels <FONT size=1>(the front wheels do however steer)</FONT></FONT></P>
<P align=center><IMG style="WIDTH: 548px; HEIGHT: 386px" height=386 alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.kensdiecastconstructionmodels.com/images/Picture%20931.jpg" width=548 border=0></P>
<P align=center><FONT face=Verdana color=#333366 size=3>No details in the cab, besides a plastic seat</FONT></P>
<P align=center><IMG style="WIDTH: 548px; HEIGHT: 386px" height=386 alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.kensdiecastconstructionmodels.com/images/Picture%20929.jpg" width=548 border=0></P>
<P align=center><FONT face=Verdana color=#333366 size=3>View of the front grille as well as its smooth faced bucket</FONT></P>
<P align=center><IMG style="WIDTH: 548px; HEIGHT: 386px" height=386 alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.kensdiecastconstructionmodels.com/images/Picture%20930.jpg" width=548 border=0></P>
<P align=center><FONT face=Verdana color=#333366 size=3>Like the front the back is put together with&nbsp;large ugly rivits, which your eyes</FONT></P>
<P align=center><FONT face=Verdana color=#333366 size=3>&nbsp;focus on and really take away from the model... The stabilizers are like any</FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=#333366 size=3>&nbsp;other</FONT></P>
<P align=center><FONT face=Verdana color=#333366 size=3>&nbsp;ERTL model without real hydraulics and just flop down. The rear boom is tipped with</FONT></P>
<P align=center><FONT face=Verdana color=#333366 size=3>&nbsp;a smooth faced bucket <FONT size=1>(which is very limited to movement)</FONT></FONT></P>
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<P align=center><FONT face=Verdana color=#333366 size=3>Fits easily into almost any trailer</FONT></P>
<P align=center><IMG style="WIDTH: 548px; HEIGHT: 386px" height=386 alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.kensdiecastconstructionmodels.com/images/Picture%20910.jpg" width=548 border=0></P>
<P align=center><FONT face=Verdana color=#333366 size=3>Working on digging a trench for a new tree for the city's landscape renewl project</FONT></P>
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