John Deere Front Loader Ride-On

John Deere Front Loader Ride-On | Very nearly ideal - spoilt by construction quality

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highly recommended

Your backyard will never be the same again! Once your child owns their very own John Deere Front Loader, they'll be the envy of the neighborhood.It has a real heavy-duty front loader that scoops, carries and dumps, so your child will improve eye-hand coordination and learn to judge distance as they scoop and dump their load from the driver's seat. Features heavy-duty bicycle chain, enclosed for safe, fast and smooth pedal action; large adjustable bucket seat; extra large heavy-duty tractor wheels; roll-bar with simulated lights; and trailer hitch for accessory trailer (sold separately).

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crowd pleaser

I have three boys between the ages of 5 thru 2 who love to ride this toy. I would recommend this type of ride on toy over a battery operated toy.

Very nearly ideal - spoilt by construction quality

I bought this for a strong 4 year old with a fairly tough 2.5 year old usually in tow. In terms of sheer play value this toy is superb. Their eyes went like little saucers when they saw it. It is large and impressive looking and is sufficiently like 'scoop' (from Bob the Builder) that it instantly became part of the family.
They were a little dissapointed that it was pedal powered as some of their friends have battery powered but as this toy has more play value (and goes faster!) than the battery ones they were ok about it.
Now for the down side ... if ONLY this product were made by Fisher Price! Pellegro use a lower grade of plastic which is both flimsier and brittler than is needed for this kind of toy. Everything is still working but I wince every time I see this toy take abuse (and remember this is a digger; it is going to take abuse).
To be specific many of the plastic parts are slightly mis-shapen and do not join cleanly. The screw fixings are 'wood screw into moulded plastic'; whilst strong initially these joints can weaken irreparibly over time. A number of the large flat plastic sections have structural screw joints in the middle; the effect is severe plastic discoloration where the joint has come under strain or torsion. Over time these areas are prone to 'platic fatigue'.

As other reviewers mention the construction manual is pathetic; the pictures show you everything other than what you need to know. That said, an hour of figuring and a few screw/unscrew attempts was enough for the toy to be assembled by one person.
All in all I think this probably IS the best toy of this type on the market (and our neighborhood has most of the others) and the kids will love it. The dads however will feel a slight sense of unease that this isn't quite built the way it should be.

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Great Product for the Price

Our god-children love this gift. If you are planning to give it to your child assembled, be sure to have it arrive about one week in advance because it is tricky to assemble and the directions are somewhat vague. Also, real rubber tires would be better than the plastic ones that are on it, as it slides easily going uphill on asphalt or on wet grass. But it is a great gift and the boys have gotten hours of fun out of it!

poor design features limit this toy's 'real' feel...

I read the reviews on this loader and bought it for my grandson's fourth birthday, but am frankly disappointed in it. My husband put it together, and encountered the difficulties in the instructional mentioned in the reviews...he made a copy of the images page so he could see both the images and the narrative at the same time, which helped. It looked great, and I was so excited to give it to my grandson, since he is completely taken with construction equipment. However, when I gave it to him, and watched him try to operate it, I was quite dismayed at the design flaws it had. The tires don't do well on gravel or bark, and he wanted to dig in both areas. He is a strong little boy and could pedal it quite easily, but the tires often spun instead of engaging the ground. A big problem is in the design of the bucket dumper. Unless we have it constructed incorrectly, it will not pick up bark or dirt without major help from an adult. He can't pedal it, steer and operate the two levers at the same time...yet if he simply lowers the bucket and pedals forward, the bucket doesn't touch the ground and nothing gets scooped up. We bought the accessory trailer, which constantly comes uncoupled and can't be dumped into, since the bucket hits the edge of the trailer before it is angled enough to dump anything out.

I guess I'll wait and see if he figures out uses for the digger portion, since it is pretty frustrating on dirt, gravel and bark. Right now, though, I'm wishing I hadn't spent the money on such poor design.

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