What does a bulldozer do?

It is a tracked earthmoving machine that uses a broad front blade to push soil, sand or rubble.

Why does the set have so few part types?

The catalogue lists 373 pieces in only 51 part types, which means many elements appear several times. The inventory is short, but the quantities are high.

What range is Bulldozer 951 from?

It belongs to Expert Builder, the early name used in some markets for what later became Technic.

Expert Builder

Bulldozer

Bulldozer 951 dates from 1979 and belongs to Expert Builder, the range that later became Technic. It uses 373 pieces but only 51 distinct part types, and it has no minifigures.

Set number: 951
Year: 1979
Pieces: 373
Minifigures: 0
Theme: Expert Builder
Different parts: 51

What can I build with it?

Parts list 51

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Description

An earthmover in studded bricks

Bulldozers are among the best-known machines on any building site: a tracked vehicle with a wide blade at the front for pushing soil and rubble. Their blocky, purposeful shape is easy to recognise and translates well into bricks. Set 951 takes on the subject in the building style of 1979, when every model was based on studded Technic bricks, plates, pins and axles. Studless beams were still years away, so the result has the solid, layered look typical of Expert Builder models.

A short parts list

With 373 pieces spread over just 51 part types, each type appears more than seven times on average. That is a high degree of repetition compared with most sets of a similar size, and it has practical consequences. The parts list on this page is short and quick to work through, but the quantities per type are large, so careful counting matters when you check a used copy. For your own building, plenty of identical parts is useful whenever you need long, regular structures or matching left and right sides.

Construction-site colours

Black and yellow lead the colour list, the combination most people associate with heavy plant. Light grey follows, in the older shade used until the mid-2000s, and trans-red is the fourth main colour in the catalogue data. If you are restoring the set, black, yellow and trans-red parts are easy to match with later production, whereas the old light grey is noticeably different from the bluish grey used since. Keep that in mind before ordering replacements for any missing grey pieces.

From one box to many builds

A set from 1979 will reach you second-hand, perhaps as part of a larger lot of vintage parts. Once you have identified the 51 part types and logged them in your collection, the ‘What can I build?’ tool on this page shows which other sets you could rebuild. Early Expert Builder models draw on many of the same basic elements, so the high part quantities in this bulldozer can go a long way towards other models from the same period.

FAQ

What does a bulldozer do?: It is a tracked earthmoving machine that uses a broad front blade to push soil, sand or rubble.
Why does the set have so few part types?: The catalogue lists 373 pieces in only 51 part types, which means many elements appear several times. The inventory is short, but the quantities are high.
What range is Bulldozer 951 from?: It belongs to Expert Builder, the early name used in some markets for what later became Technic.

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