AFAIK this type of vehicle don't have any suspension so you better use softwheels... and you need expandable stands to fix excavator on a surface. Plus, you can simplify control by combining arm movement.
2Rara&Nxdt: No, you wrong, you just don't feel the scale. Vertical speed is about 9m/s max (without container) which is very close to real one.
2faytree: no, then I bored I make scene but cover it "for the kids"