Customer Reviews

Tonka Toughs Bulldozer

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4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I thought this would be a great toy for our 3 year old grandson. As I
watched him trying to play with it, I was wishing I had gotten something else. If you want a push type toy, this isn't one for that. He's still into running and pushing bigger vehicles. This one isn't tall enough.
Then he tried moving the blade up and down and that proved to be rather
hard and doesn't move much when it does move. Later we took it to the
park so he could play in the sand with it. The rubber tracks kept
coming off. He finally got so frustrated with that, he went to play with
something else. I kept thinking about how much I had paid for this toy
that had turned into such a disappointing experience for him and myself.
If I had know about these things before I purchased it, I would have gone with something else.

My 4 year old is in his "heavy equipment" phase, and so I went ahead and bought the Tonka bulldozer for his birthday. I thought it was a tad expensive, but put out the money because I knew he'd love it, and assumed Tonka put out a quality product. Well its true that my son loves playing with it, but the rubber tread on the dozer wheels keeps slipping off and has to be constantly put on. I don't think it is worth the money its priced at, and would shop around to find a similar product for a cheaper price.

Be careful when looking for the steel version of this toy. I was aiming at getting the the bulldozer which has a steel blade, 2" wide tracks, and is at least 14" long. This one looks enough like the one I had as a kid. It turned out to be about half the size it should have been, the blade is plastic and the tracks are OK and may be durable but I can stretch them enough with one finger to take them off the track. They're only an inch wide.

Product is a vintage high-quality Tonka design. It is missing much of the cheap plastic and push-button sound effects some common with toys today. It allows use of the inagination.

This toy is of a nice size, seems very durable and my grandson is having fun with it. Others said that the tracks came off easily and since they are made of a stretchy rubber material, I can see the argument. I could easily remove them by hand. I think that this is the only complaint that I have however my grandson played with this dozer several times and the tracks have not come off. I think that if he decides to turn it in a short radius or plays with it too roughly that the tracks might come off. New comment as of August 12, 2011 - We are finding that, with use, the tracks have started coming off if the dozer is turned. The left track comes off away from the dozer and the right track comes off toward the dozer, hangs up against the side of the dozer and stops turning.

This was given as a gift to my grandson. My understanding is that he has really enjoyed playing with it and it seems pretty stout as he is rough on toys.

Its a metal tonka so it hold ups......well except for the rubber tracks but those are the first a kids loses

Both of my grandchildren are getting a lot of fun from this toy. It was a Christmas gift and there was a "wow!" when it was opened.

This product is not bad but the old ones (pressed steel) were much better. They don't make them the way they used to.

This is an excellent toy to get for your little man I would highly recommend it