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[[File:RR manual Loader Dozer.png|thumb|Art of the Loader Dozer from the ''LEGO Rock Raiders'' video game]]
The '''Loader Dozer''' (alternatively written '''Loader-Dozer''') is a fictional mining vehicle in the LEGO Rock Raiders theme. It is depicted as a large machine that functions as both a [[Wikipedia:Loader (equipment)|loader]] and a [[Wikipedia:Bulldozer|bulldozer]], hence its name.

== Design ==
[[File:ULB 4950 Loader Dozer Prototype.jpg|thumb|Prototype]]
The Loader Dozer was designed at [[LEGO Futura]] in Billund.

The 1997 Aquaraiders set Aqua Dozer (2161) used a similar scooping system with a bucket on the front connected to a lever on the back.<ref name="Shop at Home 97"/>

== Set information ==
The Granite Grinder was released as LEGO set #4950 '''The Loader-Dozer''' in 1999.<ref name="c99uk"/> It was advertised as containing 89 pieces and includes a minifigure of [[Axle]], a [[rock monster]], and a [[power crystal]] in a boulder.<ref name="Shop at Home 99"/>It was released in the United States as "Loader-Dozer" on 1 July 1999 with a retail price of $22.00 and a recommended age range of 7–12.<ref name="c99am"/><ref name="Shop at Home 99"/> In the United Kingdom it was released in August 1999.<ref name="c99uk"/> In Russia it released in September 1999.<ref name="c99ru"/> The Loader-Dozer was also advertised with the set number 4959,<ref name="c99am"/> though this may have been a typo.

== Depiction ==
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== Game information ==
=== Windows ===
[[File:Loader Dozer clearing rubble PC (lava).png|thumb|loading and dozing]]
In the Windows version of [[LEGO Rock Raiders (video game)|''LEGO Rock Raiders'']], the Loader Dozer is classified as a Large Vehicle.<ref name="CFG Bulldozer"/> It costs four [[Energy Crystal]]s to teleport down one Loader Dozer.<ref name="PC manual p78"/> It teleports down at the [[Super Teleport]].<ref name="PC manual p70"/> Rock Raiders must be trained as drivers to use this vehicle.<ref name="PC manual p78"/>

The Loader Dozer can travel across land and moves at a speed of 0.5 blocks per second.<ref name="CFG Bulldozer"/> This speed is equal to that of the [[Granite Grinder]] and [[Small Mobile Laser Cutter]] and faster than only the [[Chrome Crusher]] and [[Large Mobile Laser Cutter]].

The Loader Dozer has the following dependency required before it can be transported down:<ref name="CFG Dependencies"/>
* [[Rock Raider]]
* [[Tool Store]] (Level 1)
* [[Teleport Pad]] (Level 1)
* [[Power Station]] (Level 1)
* [[Support Station]] (Level 2)
* [[Super Teleport]]

Once an [[Upgrade Station]] has been constructed, the Loader Dozer can be upgraded. It has the following upgrades:<ref name="PC manual p78"/>
* '''Cargo Hold:''' Costs 5 pieces of [[Ore]] (1 [[Building Stud]]). This upgrade gives the vehicle the ability to carry 2 Energy Crystals or pieces of Ore.<ref name="CFG Bulldozer"/> Two small tipper beds, like those used by some small vehicles, are added on top of the vehicle's upgrade spoiler.
* '''Engine:''' Costs 20 pieces of Ore (4 Building Studs). This upgrade increases the vehicle's speed to 0.8 blocks per second, a 60% increase.<ref name="CFG Bulldozer"/> Two small jets are added ???
* '''Scanner:''' Costs 5 pieces of Ore (1 Building Stud). This upgrade gives the vehicle a scanning radius of 5 blocks.<ref name="CFG Bulldozer"/> A large scanner, identical to the one that the Chrome Crusher has, is attached on top of the vehicle's upgrade spoiler.

==== Technical details ====
In the game's [[Main Lego Config File|configuration file]], the Loader Dozer is defined as <code>Bulldozer</code><ref name="CFG Bulldozer"/> under the <code>VehicleTypes {}</code> section.<ref name="CFG VehicleTypes"/>

=== PlayStation ===
[[File:Loader Dozer clearing webs PSX (rock).png|thumb|250px|Clearing webs]]
It can clear webs! It can bash down walls! It is immune to geyser damage! What can't this miraculous vehicle do?

== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="c99am">LEGO Group (1999). [https://images.brickset.com/library/view/?f=catalogues/c99am&p=8 "Rock Raiders"]. LEGO System catalogue (Americas). [[LEGO Systems, Inc]]. pp. 6–8. Item no. 4127017.</ref>
<ref name="c99ru">LEGO Group (1999). [https://archive.org/details/russian-Katalog_Lego-1999/page/n41/mode/2up "Rock Raiders"]. LEGO catalogue  "1999" (Russia). [[LEGO Russia Ltd]]. pp. 42–43. Item no. 4321375-SNG.</ref>
<ref name="c99uk">LEGO Group (1999). [https://images.brickset.com/library/view/?f=catalogues/c99uk&p=8 "Rock Raiders"]. LEGO catalogue "New for 99". [[LEGO UK Ltd]]. pp. 6–7.</ref>
<ref name="Shop at Home 97">LEGO Shop At Home Services (1997). [https://archive.org/details/LegoShopAtHomeSummer1997US/page/n1/mode/2up?view=theater "Beware at the Beach! Aquaraiders are here!"]. ''[[LEGO Shop At Home]]''. Summer 1997 "Immerse yourself... in the Adventure Zone!". [[LEGO Systems, Inc]]. pp. 2–3.</ref>
<ref name="Shop at Home 99">LEGO Shop At Home Services (1999). [https://archive.org/details/Lego-Shop-At-Home-Summer-1999-Rock-Raiders-Cover/page/n3/mode/2up?view=theater "Get the Brickonium Before the Rock Monster Gets You!"]. ''[[LEGO Shop-At-Home]]''. Summer 1999 "Rockin' Adventures". [[LEGO Systems, Inc]]. pp. 4–5.</ref>

<ref name="CFG VehicleTypes">Main Lego Config File, line 2016–2031. <code>VehicleTypes {}</code> section.</ref>
<ref name="CFG Bulldozer">Main Lego Config File, line 2646–2668. <code>Bulldozer {}</code> section.</ref>
<ref name="CFG Dependencies">Main Lego Config File, lines 3237–3265. <code>Dependencies {}</code> section.</ref>

<ref name="PC manual p70">Instruction Manual, p. 70.</ref>
<ref name="PC manual p78">Instruction Manual, p. 78.</ref>
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=== Sources ===
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* [[Data Design Interactive]] (25 September 1999). [[Main Lego Config File]]. ''LEGO Rock Raiders'' (Windows). [[LEGO Media International]]. File path: <samp>Rock Raiders\LegoRR1.wad\Lego.cfg</samp>.
* Grant, Alan (2000). ''[[Rock Raiders: High Adventure Deep Underground]]''. [[LEGO Systems, Inc]]. {{ISBN|1-903276-05-5}}.
* McPhail, Jim (13 December 1999). [https://archive.org/details/LEGORockRaiders-manual-Win-EU-2299598/mode/1up?view=theater ''LEGO Rock Raiders'' Instruction Manual (UK FRONT, BACK, I/F & I/B COVER)]. [[LEGO Media International]]. Serial no. IB2G-ROC3 2299598.
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[[Category:LEGO Rock Raiders vehicles]]