LEGO Technic 8265 Front Loader

LEGO set 8265 Front Loader, released in 2009 as part of the Technic line, has 1,061 pieces. Its inventory breaks down into 141 different lots, across 10 colors.

Set 8265 belongs to the Technic theme and focuses on a construction vehicle rather than a character driven scene. The subject is a front loader, identifiable by its work machine profile and front bucket form, placing it among Technic models built around vehicles, structures and mechanical presentation.

Building the set is therefore centered on the vehicle itself: its body, proportions and Technic construction style.

It suits builders who collect Technic construction machinery, display vehicle models or use them for careful play. Within the Technic range, it is best placed as a front loader model identified by its set number, release year and parts inventory, rather than by figures, a storyline or a licensed setting.

Inventory of set 8265

The inventory of set 8265 lists 1,061 pieces, spare parts excluded: 141 different lots (one shape in one color) for 114 part shapes. The box also contains 9 spare parts, for small elements that are easy to lose.

Colors of set 8265

Main color: black, making up 36% of the parts, followed by light bluish gray (23%) and yellow (12%).

Part types

Most common parts in set 8265

108 of the 114 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

Exclusive parts in set 8265

One part shape in set 8265 appears in no other set in the catalog, most often a printed element, a sticker or a mold specific to the model. If it gets lost, you will need to look for it individually, for example on BrickLink, rather than in another set.

Rebuilding set 8265 from another set

Share of the parts of set 8265 found in each of these similarly sized sets, counting shape, colour and quantity:

Set 42009 Mobile Crane MK II supplies 65% of them: enough to build a good part of the model before filling in the rest piece by piece.

Size of set 8265 within its line

With 1,061 pieces, set 8265 ranks #91 out of 443 Technic sets in our database, which have an average of 658 parts. Among the 254 sets released in 2009, it ranks #13.