Customer Reviews

Mega Bloks Cat 3 - In - 1 Ride - On Dump Truck

5 star:		(23)
4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(7)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

I love the look of this toy. I purchased it for my godson (just turned one) who is a strong walker and typical tough boy. It looks cute as anything and I have been happy w/ all of my son's (2 yrs old), "CAT" tractors, trucks etc. I wanted to have the cool "big boy" present, unfortunately it doesn't hold up to a boy's love, The dump truck bed continues to fall off, which makes it easier to ride but a pain for mom and dad to put on all of the time. I expected much better quality. I wouldn't buy it again.

My parents got this for my son when he turned 1 a few weeks ago. It was immediately a HUGE hit. We set it up in walk-behind mode, and this is his favorite toy. He'd walk behind it, then sometimes go to the front to hit the buttons, then back to the back, etc...

2 days ago, we were showing somebody that it turns into a real dump truck as well, so for the first time ever, we unclipped the truck bed, and turned it into a proper dump truck. When we tried to set it up again in walk behind mode, the truck bed would clip, but immediately unclip. 5 of us tried for about 45 minutes to get the truck bed to stay, and it wouldn't. The way we ended up getting it to stay? Duct tape.

I emailed Mega Brands about this problem, and at my expense if I ship this one back, they'll send me a new one. Since shipping is about as much as the toy itself since it's so big, I passed, but I'm warning everybody that although this is a great toy, it's extremely poorly made. Now I understand what all the other reviews meant when they said they truck bed doesn't stay. It will, if you duct tape it, but then obviously you can switch truck modes until you remove the duct tape. I would've given this 5 stars otherwise, but giving it 2 because of this, and I'd recommend to find something else.

I bought this for my son for his 1st birthday. He loves this toy! He's now 14-1/2 months old, and he's learning about the "noise" buttons, so it's excitement has been renewed in our household. He's also just now able to get on and off by himself, and figuring out how to ride it on his own. This toy really does "grow" with our son. We can't wait for him to start hauling things around in the bed of the truck! I did notice that we have had to re-attach the bed 3-4 times, as it does snap off easily. But, I still think it is pretty well worth it for the enjoyment that our son has gotten from this toy. I would definitely buy it again.

My son loves pushing this around the house. He also enjoys filling the back with toys and stacking blocks all around the unit.

this truck is awesome. my son loves this. it is a big truck. looks small in the pic. my son loves to ride this and push it around. The sounds are great on this too. i love seeing him play with it. i would recommend this to anyone.

My son loves to play with this toy but I think it could use more buttons because he loves when it makes sounds but it will only make three. Other than that this toy is wonderful and has been used for hours of play by my son.

My son received this dump truck from his grandfather for his 1st birthday, and overall he really loves it! Mommy put the blocks in the bed and he dumps/throws them out. And he absolutely loves, LOVES the soundeffect buttons on the steering wheel. Our only disappointment is that he is, at almost 15 months, too long/tall (he's approx. 32 inches) to use it as a ride-on. It's really too low to the ground for him and the wheels are a little too close together for him to be able to "push" well. He gets frustrated, and just uses his other ride-on. Overall this is a great toy with no assembly required (even better!).

I bought this toy for my two year old son at a local toy store per his insistence when we went to the ride-on section to find just the right one for him. He loves the toy, and when it is functioning properly, it's really great. There are a couple of problems that continue to frustrate child and parents, however; the cargo area on the truck doesn't stay on well and continually has to be replaced by the parents, and the front of the truck is too low to the floor to give a smooth ride on carpet with a child sitting on the toy. Yes, he loves the toy; but for all the frustration, I'd probably buy a different ride-on if I had it to do over.

I read reviews here and elsewhere of various push/ride toys, and I liked the appearance of this truck and the fact that it had several uses. My 13-month son likes putting things into the bed, and has pushed it around a bit, but it tends to get away from him so he scurries after on his knees. Also, I hoped to use this toy outside because we have a large grassy backyard that our son likes to play in, but imagine my surprise when the back of the box says the toy is not to be used outside! Absolutely NOWHERE on this or any other site is this mentioned. I figured the main reason was because of the batteries - sun, water, and dirt all have bad effects on batteries - so I figured I'd just never put batteries in. But - the front is indeed very close to the floor, so if it doesn't roll easily over carpet, it certainly doesn't roll easily over grass. I'm a bit disgruntled now about this, given what I paid for this large toy that is perhaps too large for our small house. However, my son enjoys playing with it and the blocks and I'm sure will grow into it in the next few months and enjoy pushing and riding it around. I like the construction and that it's not a cutesy "little kid" toy. If you want an outdoor toy, however, look elsewhere.

We purchased several ride on dump trucks for our son this Christmas and this is by far everyone's favorite. It has been age appropriate, realistic, fun, and completely wonderful for our pre-walker. It is parent friendly as it has a turn off switch that you can adjust the volume. We love the Mega Blocks that work with it as well.