LEGO Technic 9397 Logging Truck

LEGO Technic set 9397, “Logging Truck”, represents a forestry truck built for hauling logs.

Set 9397 sits within the Technic tradition of work vehicles and transport machinery. Its subject is a generic logging truck rather than a licensed vehicle, so the model’s identity comes from the vehicle type, its structure and its practical role within the Technic theme.

The build uses typical Technic construction with beams, axles and connectors. With 1308 pieces, it offers a substantial vehicle build including a chassis, cab, load area and equipment associated with handling logs.

The set suits builders interested in functional utility vehicles, display models and Technic truck collecting. In a Technic collection, it belongs with realistic service and transport vehicles, distinct from licensed subjects or fantasy builds. Its forestry theme gives it a clear role and makes it easy to place alongside other practical machinery.

Inventory of set 9397

The inventory of set 9397 lists 1,308 pieces, spare parts excluded: 151 different lots (one shape in one color) for 118 part shapes. The box also contains 13 spare parts, for small elements that are easy to lose.

Colors of set 9397

Main color: black, making up 34% of the parts, followed by light bluish gray (30%) and blue (15%).

Part types

Most common parts in set 9397

115 of the 118 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 9397

One part shape in set 9397 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 9397 from another set

Share of the parts of set 9397 found in each of these similarly sized sets, counting shape, colour and quantity:

Set 42009 Mobile Crane MK II supplies 67% of them: enough to build a good part of the model before filling in the rest piece by piece.

Size of set 9397 within its line

With 1,308 pieces, set 9397 ranks #63 out of 443 Technic sets in our database, which have an average of 658 parts. Among the 321 sets released in 2012, it ranks #13.