LEGO Technic 8460 Pneumatic Crane Truck / Mobile Crane

LEGO Technic set 8460, “Pneumatic Crane Truck / Mobile Crane”, depicts a mobile crane truck with pneumatic crane equipment.

Set 8460 sits within the Technic focus on functional vehicles, construction machinery and mechanical building. Its subject is a mobile crane truck, with the model organized around the chassis, cab and crane assembly.

The build uses 863 pieces and emphasizes structure and mechanism rather than character driven display.

This set suits Technic collectors and builders interested in work vehicles with visible functions. It can be displayed as a crane truck or used for play focused on vehicle operation and lifting equipment. Within Technic, it belongs naturally with other utility and construction models where mechanical layout and function are more important than scenery or figures.

Inventory of set 8460

The inventory of set 8460 lists 863 pieces, spare parts excluded: 162 different lots (one shape in one color) for 119 part shapes. The box also contains 3 spare parts, for small elements that are easy to lose.

Colors of set 8460

Main color: black, making up 45% of the parts, followed by light gray (30%) and yellow (21%).

Part types

Most common parts in set 8460

96 of the 119 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 8460 is exclusive: each one is found in at least one other set, which makes replacing a lost element easier.

Rebuilding set 8460 from another set

Share of the parts of set 8460 found in each of these similarly sized sets, counting shape, colour and quantity:

Set 8438 Pneumatic Crane Truck supplies 91% of them: enough to build a good part of the model before filling in the rest piece by piece.

Size of set 8460 within its line

With 863 pieces, set 8460 ranks #118 out of 443 Technic sets in our database, which have an average of 658 parts. Among the 110 sets released in 1995, it ranks #4.