Mega Bloks CAT Super Tower Crane

by Mega Bloks

Product Features

• Articulated crane to move big loads up, down, left and right
• Includes a truck with working suspension and wheels that feel like real rubber
• Excellent for training little fingers, social development and playing grown-up
• Compatible with other Mega Bloks Mini system building sets
• For children 3 and up

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 16 x 4 x 12 inches ; 3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5.9 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000EQGSVK
• Item model number: 00615U
• Manufacturer recommended age: 3 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #149,588 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

This Super Tower Crane is fully functional, capable of hauling blocks and construction parts up and down, left and right, delighting your child hours on end. Exactly like on a real construction site, the Super Tower Crane lets your child build a three level structure using arches, girders and special parts. 52 pieces in yellow, orange, gray and black, for hoisting, jacking, lifting and winching; with derricks, pulleys and a four-wheel chassis. Control the traffic with "people at work" and "no entry signs", 2 orange cones and 2 striped dividers. Includes one construction worker with hard cap to stir the action. The Super Tower Crane is excellent for dramatic play, thinking hard, playing grown-up and creating wonderful things. Compatible with other Mega Bloks Mini system building sets.

Product Description

Kids can really dig into "constructive" play with this 52-piece playset. A super crane tower dominates the set with a height of over 2' tall, and smaller pieces like a construction vehicle and orange cones add to the realism.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lots of imaginative fun!, October 27, 2007

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MLM - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Mega Bloks CAT Super Tower Crane (Toy)

We got this for our five year old son. He LOVES to play with these, using the pictures to guide what he can make & coming up with his own creations as well.

They are made of good quality plastic and hold up to the wrecking ball that he uses sometimes as well.

This toy really allows him to think, be creative and invent new buildings and vehicles to be proud of!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a great crane, but the rest of the stuff makes it so much more fun., June 6, 2010

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babah (Southwest USA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Mega Bloks CAT Super Tower Crane (Toy)

Our family got this crane for Christmas 2008. I am so glad to see it is on the market again.

Others have already said how much fun this "Super Tower Crane" is, so let me provide some technical details that matter to me and my son, rather than just tell you how much fun it is. The parts that come with this crane make it really really interesting and educational. We have lots of LEGO Duplo stuff (thanks to gifts from friends and several other sets) and this is compatible with all of the LEGO Duplo stuff. That's really important because its parts are not like LEGO at all, but fit together with LEGO stuff pretty well.

Everything in this set is pretty well designed except for a few exceptions. Just to be fair, I will say that the crane itself has its limitations. The black plastic cable device on the top (inverted V at top of crane) doesn't stay on very well. It looks OK, but the crane functions fine without it. The elevator on the side (shown with a construction worker standing on it) is connected with a string to the hook. As the child moves the elevator up or down, the crane hook goes up or down. No cranks or loops to deal with. No tangles either. This is a great design, in my opinion. Kids that are not trying to mess it up will not be frustrated with the crane operation. Other cranes (like the actual LEGO Duplo construction site crane) are not as effective or trouble-free in my observations.

The rest of the crane stuff is just as interesting as the crane itself. I think that the rest of the stuff gets at least as much play as the crane. Sometimes, the crane stays in the box, while the rest of the stuff comes out to be used in a construction play session. Hint: save the box, because the large pictures on the outside help show how the many parts and accessories are intended to be used. There are several ways to lift stuff up with the crane. Very nice design and the manufacturing quality is also very good.

The small construction vehicle is pretty cool too. The girders and platforms are all compatible with LEGO Duplo and very fun to use with them for various things in addition to the structures in the pictures.

Match this with the Mega Blox CAT Material Handler truck, and some LEGO Duplo blocks, and you have a lot of work (fun!) ahead of you at the construction site.

This toy should be used indoors. If it were used with dirt, or exposed to the weather or sunshine, it would be damaged. (This might not be obvious if you're not familiar with this line of toys.) For us, this toy and its accessories get stored in the box it came in and a Sterilite Hinged Lid Storage Box in a closet when not in use. Doing this allows us to keep all the special parts for this toy together so that when it comes out, everything is there.

The crane set has a lot of details. If you can afford LEGO Duplo toys, then this is a worthy part of a 3-5 year old boy's deluxe indoor construction site. This toy allow our son to recreate the scenes he sees on some of his construction DVDs. I think this is very educational.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love this toy, April 14, 2009

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Brendak - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Mega Bloks CAT Super Tower Crane (Toy)

My son loves this crane and all the Megabloks Cat truck sets. He makes some really cool buildings and trucks with these toys. Plus they work with regular duplo legos so he can combine all his Megabloks and Legos together to make some elaborate things. These are great toys for creativity and building.