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I purchased this for my husband and was not disappointed. It was an intricate challenging build for him. He is a diesel mechanic who specialises in John Deer machinery and he loved that there was so much detail and useful working parts. It was a great build. Highly recommend it.

I have made many Lego Technic Model sets over the years and this one seems to pack all the characteristics and traits that makes a Lego Technic Model so special. From the realistic scale details to the functionality and playability there is virtually nothing missing to make this the perfect Lego Technic Model. I did have some challenges with the arrangement of the pneumatic tubes but like others mentioned it just requires extra concentration and studying the directions. Once finished it was a great feeling to see everything function properly. Great job again on this one Lego! Highly recommend!

The Skidder has been my favourite set this year. A good mix of pneumatic and other functions and plenty of pieces to re-use in My Own Creations. I bought 4 sets and made a pneumatic robot that is programmed to spell "JOY" in semaphore flags when air is supplied, which I exhibited (see picture). Lovely green pieces too; so glad you made the John Deere sets and I look forward to more of them. The tube routing was tricky, re-ordering the tubes at each instruction stage, but it went well. Many tube pieces are the same length so I would appreciate a supply of metres of tubing to cut to length for MOCs but otherwise this set is a great supply of pneumatic pieces.

I was given a voucher for Lego for my birthday , I normally I go for the bigger builds , but fancied the look of this , compared to the bigger sets its a smaller build but still entertaining to do and interesting too. Loved the end result , and have put it on my shelf , for the price its a good kit and would recommend

Great set, but needs strong hands for pneumatics. Make sure to double-check the steps before moving on. Instruction manual for scale.

My son has been waiting for this to come out, he loves Legos. He is very pleased with it and said it took him 5 hours to put it together, he is 16 years old.

I love Legos and enjoyed when my son was building them! I'm a big fan of the Technic kits and bought this John Deere combine kit as soon as I saw it available! It was a fun build using the Builder App for the first time!

I like doing the John Deere sets. Need more John Deere sets.

As others have said, building this set can be difficult, especially when connecting the pneumatic tubes. This can be difficult for some, but Technic fans who want a challenge are most likely to be pleased. Aside from the complex pneumatics, the build is quite straightforward and I've found it to be very enjoyable overall. The finished set has interesting mechanisms, clever details and it looks phenomenal when compared to a real-life John Deere 948L-II, especially considering its scale and the fact that it is a Technic set (i.e. looks are secondary to functionality). I positively recommend it. Thank you LEGO for releasing a set of a machine that most people are arguably unfamiliar with , it gives this set additional educational value.

Wife wanted this set to put together. She had some issues with some of the pieces connecting which had her frustrated at times, but overall she enjoyed the final look. In the end, she said it was definitely worth the time.