I never really thought about this until I watched a couple of youtube videos on the NZG Cat 988B. The Conrad Dresser 560B blows it away in about every aspect or that's my opinion anyways.
I have spent many hours in the cabs of 560Bs, not so much in a 988B. Sorry about the shadows.

You talking about the models or the real machines? As far as the model, I love the 560B. One shortcoming of it is though, the left front headlight seems to always be missing on the used versions for sale on Ebay.

The Conrad 560Bs are certainly superior models in every metric compared to the NZG 988B. It is actually the second 560 produced in 1:50. Back in the International Payloader days, there was a 560 model produced in Germany, but it's not nearly as nice as the Conrad models.

What I find amazing about the 560 is that it is still available today in its basic form with the cab attached to the front of the machine as the Dressta 560 Extra. Some manufacturers produced loaders like this early on but quickly went to the cab mounted to the rear design. It's certainly a different operating perspective going from one style to the other.

Claus I had a 988B in my gravel bank, it is a powerful machine and great to operate. When I was going thru college i worked for a developer who had a 560B and I had a little bit of time in the seat loading trucks with stockpiled fill, so really didn’t get to see what it could do. It did seem like a nice machine however the owner did not like it and replaced it with an older model 980.
Steve

Quinella very observant, missing left front headlights on the used versions for sale on eBay. Maybe that is why Conrad put a second set on the roof knowing full well that when they hit eBay as used, they would be missing on the left hand side. Also I believe Claus was talking about the real machines because I don’t think he would be able to fit in a 1/50 scale 560B cab, but I could be mistaken. Claus may have some of that magic dust his relative Santa uses to get small and make it down the chimney.
Steve

Here is the 1st Cat 988 Airport Snowplow I made 20+ years ago.

988 snowplow 1 by Ken Wheeler, on Flickr"/>


988 snowplow 2 by Ken Wheeler, on Flickr"/>

Here is a Dresser 560 Airport snowplow I made after the 988.

560 snowplow by Ken Wheeler, on Flickr"/>

One day, I'm going to put a 30' blade on a Cat 834. Ken

Ken: What color are those handrails? They look red or orange. If so, why? airport regs?

Q, they are red. Ken was bored...

Ken: You should spell "bored" in this fashion for this comment!!! It's bad enough that exkvate cannot spell at all. Next, where are the headlights for the left side?

Ken are we to believe that you bought your 560B used, and off eBay. Also the nerve of some old people on this forum correcting you on your spelling when they don’t even know how to operate the up arrows on a keyboard, I guess it’s just a North Carolina thing like not having any hair on your head. Did I mention old people?

Ken thanks for sharing the information on the plow blades, the neoprene looks real good on the 560B, I am going to have a question for you later on the the dump trailers that run in Florida.
Steve

Quinella how do you so much about dolls, was it really your sisters? Or did you just like to pull the string because it was on your dolls chest. Makes people wonder. Anyway I hope you found the girls who smashed your Chatty Cathy dolls head in.
Steve