Set Facts
- The LEGO Technic 8455 set features a yellow and black backhoe loader with a fully functional pneumatic system including 10 cylinders, valves, and pumps.
- The set allows for the bucket and backhoe to be raised, lowered, and rotated using the pneumatic system.
- Key mechanical functions replicate real-life machine movements, including visible gears and a crankshaft as the excavator operates.
Regional Retail Prices (LEGO.com/Store)
Back-Hoe Reviews
The Lego Car Blog
“8455 is just too good. it shows that even in 2003, during Lego Technic's ‘dark age' , someone still cared enough to produce this brilliantly engineered jewel of a set, and it lit up an otherwise pretty bleak line-up at the time. It's not flawless (unless it's an 8043 with a... More smaller bucket, what is?) but it's very, very good and with all those pneumatic functions it feels properly luxurious. Expensive but worth it.”
Technic-Dialog
“In my opinion, this is one of the best models from the Lego Technic series. It’s built out of relatively few parts and has a vast number of functions. Moreover, assembling it makes a lot of fun, and it looks great (not to mention it closely resembling the original).”
Theme Analysis
Annual growth
+4.10% (this set +3.55%)
This set's annual growth (CAGR) vs. subtheme
Community Stats
Back-Hoe currently ranks #248 out of the top most owned sets in Technic.
About Technic
TECHNIC is one of The LEGO Company's main lines based on creating detailed model machines and mechanical toys with specialized beams, axles, gears and connectors and primarily designed for older children and adults. The theme was first introduced as the Expert Builder series in 1977, but was officially renamed as TECHNIC in 1984. TECHNIC is still an active theme, and is one of the longest running themes in LEGO history. While most TECHNIC sets are vehicles that use pieces to mimic real vehicles, such as engine pieces, suspension, pneumatic, and transmission pieces, the TECHNIC parts have been used by various other System themes as well as LEGO Mindstorms.
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Containing 704 pieces, this release from the LEGO Technic line continues the tradition of releases that are geared toward making more advanced buildable machines and models that can move. There is not a single job that the LEGO Technic yellow and black backhoe loader is unable to handle. Picking up equipment and moving it around is no problem. Raise up, lower down, and rotate the bucket and backhoe to get your loader working in the community just like a real builder would be doing. The black and yellow pneumatic system comes with 10 cylinders, valves, and pumps for a fully loaded experience. These parts replicate the real-life parts. The black and yellow LEGO Technic 8455 is an incredibly detailed replica and offers movable and posable parts. You can clearly see the parts, such as the gear and crankshaft, moving as the excavator makes its way across the floor. The pneumatic circuit system is 601 studs long and made up of T-piece tubing along the front loader, backhoe, and...
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