Kettler Cat Front Loader and Backhoe

by Kettler

Product Features

• Mini-Cat front loader and back hoe designed for kids 3 and up
• Fully functional front loader scoops up big piles of dirt, sand, or snow
• Back hoe digger includes stabilizer foot; lifting front hood for authenticity
• Fully enclosed chain drive system and oversized resin tires with rubberized tread
• Adjustable seat for maximum comfort; 3-year residential warranty (1 year institutional)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Does your child love to dig in the backyard? Well put away the shovels and put on the hardhat--the Kettler Cat front loader and backhoe is ready to do the heavy lifting. The mini-Cat looks just like the real thing, but is small enough to fit in a large sandbox (though it's best suited for a slightly larger area, like the beach). Once seated, your child can use the levers to operate the fully functional front loader, letting him or her scoop up big chunks of sand, dirt, or snow. Or he/she can hop on the back end and take the back hoe digger--with its stabilizer foot--for a spin. And the mini-Cat is no slouch when it comes to getting around, with a fully enclosed chain drive system and oversized resin tires with long-lasting rubberized tread strips. Built with high-impact resin and featuring an adjustable seat, the Cat front loader/backhoe measures 65 by 30 by 21 inches (W x H x D) and is backed by a three-year residential warranty (one-year institutional).

Product Description

Official CAT Licensed Merchandise

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 16 x 22 x 45 inches ; 50 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 34.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0007ZCIUI
• Item model number: 813001
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #4,598 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars If you survive assembly..., August 3, 2007

By	KernelHappy - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kettler Cat Front Loader and Backhoe (Sports)

watching your child lose their mind playing with it will be worth it.

The directions are marginal at best and would benefit greatly from some written directions and labeling the bags and parts. I am very experienced at building RC cars and helicopters and I had to keep referring to the drawings to make sure I wasn't doing it wrong.

The rear stabilizer (under the excavator seat) could be sturdier and easier to deploy, but neither seem to be a problem for our son who is going on three. It would be nice if the locks for the front end loader portion could be engaged with one hand, but it doesn't seem to take away from his enjoyment.

I do recommend this product, just make sure you have enough room to store it and patience to assemble it. (hint: some of the stickers are large and very thin in order to make the curves, spray a little mild detergent diluted with water to make positioning them easier)

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not a bad product, July 29, 2008

By	Albert Goodman (Orlando, FL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Kettler Cat Front Loader and Backhoe (Sports)

I think the concept of this toy of awsome. However, we got it for my son's 3rd birthday and we realize this toy is a little too much for him at this age. The toy makes really wide turns making it difficult for him to ride it even in the driveway. The front loader is too heavy for him to use while sitting on the seat. The back hoe has too many steps to be ale to set up and use (unlock this while pulling up on that, then turn this and unlock another part, etc...). He really does enjoy using the back hoe in the dirt afer you get it set up. Maybe he will enjoy it more when as he gets older.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars kid pleaser, January 11, 2007

By	sss "sss" (albuquerque new mexico) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kettler Cat Front Loader and Backhoe (Sports)

the package arrived damaged,and evidently pieces were lost during shipping, when they went to put it together they discovered the missing parts, my daughter called kettler,(not the internet company i bought it from) and they sent the parts out so she had them 3 days later, well somehow the instructions in the box that they ordered the replacement part from, was not the same model that was actually in the box, so the parts were not correct, well here we are 4 days before christmas, and the "show stopper" is not able to be put together, again my daughter called kettler and they shipped the parts out overnight, and the backhoe/digger was put together in time for santa to deliver it too a very construction orientated 4 year old,and i don't think he has been off it since he got it