Melissa & Doug Deluxe Wooden Mighty Builder Garbage Truck

by Melissa & Doug

Product Features

• 45 Piece Set
• Pre-painted, wooden pieces
• Assembly requires only a screwdriver -- no cutting or gluing necessary
• Great Quality
• Recommended Age Rating is 6 years and up

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.6 x 11 x 15.2 inches ; 4.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000GKU388
• Item model number: 4090
• Manufacturer recommended age: 6 - 12 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,967 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Pre-painted, wooden pieces fit together easily to create an impressive, functioning garbage truck. Assembly requires only a screwdriver-- no cutting or gluing necessary! Back arm lifts trash can and dumps trash into truck! Ages 6+ 15.25 x 11.75 x 2.75 boxed 13.5 x 6.25 x 5.25 assembled 45 pcs

Product Description

Kids can clean up pretend cities with this mighty Garbage Truck that parents put together. Pre-painted, wooden pieces fit together easily to create an impressive, functioning garbage truck. Assembly requires only a screwdriver - no cutting or gluing necessary. Back arm lifts the trash can and dumps trash into the truck. Measures 13" x 6.25" x 5.25" when assembled. 45 pieces.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My son's favorite toy, April 20, 2007

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Mom to 2 boys (FL) - See all my reviews
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= 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: Melissa & Doug Deluxe Wooden Mighty Builder Garbage Truck (Toy)

We actually bought this on accident. We didn't realize that you had to build the toy so we bought it for our 2 year old son. Needless to say, daddy had to put it together. It took daddy over an hour and he's handy. However, daddy enjoyed it immensely.

That being said, now that it's put together, our 2 year old son ADORES this truck. He plays with it every day and is his favorite toy. The truck is durable and well-made (if daddy does say so himself). Our son pushes it all over the house. It also has a little magnet on the part where the trash goes. So you stick the toy trash bin to the magnetized part and the child can then turn the lever to put the "trash" into the garbage truck.

Really great for truck-lovers. Buy for an older child or buy for a younger child, as long as there's someone handy to put it together!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great fun, but poorly manufactured, September 3, 2009

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Calico8 (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

= Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Melissa & Doug Deluxe Wooden Mighty Builder Garbage Truck (Toy)

After reading the other reviews on Amazon, I fully expected to spend an hour or more putting this truck together. My 3-year old anxiouly assisted me (mostly by screaming "let's put the wheels on now!"), but we had a great time building it. I wouldn't say this was any more difficult than a bookshelf from Ikea.

My gripes would be that some of the holes were drilled a little bit off so all the pieces are a bit askew when assembled. But the bigger problems were that a few of the drill holes were too small (not a big deal), or too big (kinda a bigger deal) and required a little fill to make the screws stay in. Then the dowels for the wheels were bent so that they were hard to fit into the slots and of course made it impossible for the wheels to spin properly after assembly. But wait... maybe the wheels couldn't spin properly because they are all of slightly different sizes!

What a disappointment. My son still loves the truck, and the price is right, but I would've gladly paid a little more for a better manufactured product.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Once assembled, it is a treasure, August 29, 2008

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M. Erskine - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Melissa & Doug Deluxe Wooden Mighty Builder Garbage Truck (Toy)

Our 2yr old is enamored with trash trucks - therefore, we picked this up for his birthday gift. Since our tot is too young to assemble the truck, my husband, a professional bicycle mechanic, was charged with putting it together before the party. It took my mechanically capable husband almost 2 hours to assemble it. However - it was completely worth the effort. This was (and, a month later, still is) our toddler's favorite toy. He loves the fact that it comes with a trash can and trash that dump into the truck - just like a "real" trash truck. I would, without hesitation, recommend this toy...just allow yourself some time for assembly. :)