LEGO Technic 42004 Mini Backhoe Loader

LEGO Technic 42004, Mini Backhoe Loader, is a compact construction vehicle set released in 2013 within the Technic theme.

Set 42004 represents a mini backhoe loader, a construction machine commonly associated with a front loading tool and a rear digging arm. Within the Technic theme, it sits among working vehicles and construction equipment, where the emphasis is on the vehicle’s structure and mechanical character rather than on figures or a story setting.

The build is centred on a compact vehicle with the recognizable outline of site machinery. Based on the official name, the model’s subject is clearly the backhoe loader itself, presented in a smaller Technic format with a straightforward focus on the machine’s main visual elements.

This set suits Technic fans looking for a small construction vehicle to build, display or combine with other models from the theme.

Inventory of set 42004

The inventory of set 42004 lists 246 pieces, spare parts excluded: 63 different lots (one shape in one color) for 58 part shapes. The box also contains 5 spare parts, for small elements that are easy to lose.

Colors of set 42004

Main color: black, making up 34% of the parts, followed by yellow (24%) and light bluish gray (21%).

Part types

Most common parts in set 42004

57 of the 58 part shapes in this set have their own page on Setopedia, with their colors, element numbers and the other sets that use them. See all LEGO parts

No part in set 42004 is exclusive: each one is found in at least one other set, which makes replacing a lost element easier.

Rebuilding set 42004 from another set

Share of the parts of set 42004 found in each of these similarly sized sets, counting shape, colour and quantity:

Set 8069 Backhoe Loader supplies 77% of them: enough to build a good part of the model before filling in the rest piece by piece.

Size of set 42004 within its line

With 246 pieces, set 42004 ranks #271 out of 443 Technic sets in our database, which have an average of 658 parts. Among the 356 sets released in 2013, it ranks #121. That is less than half the average Technic set size.