Farm toy tractor for grandson

Kow Farmer · Apr 8, 2012

First and foremost, Happy Easter everyone. What a wonderful day to celebrate Jesus' resurrection!
I need some help from everyone to find a good ol' toy farm tractor for my grandson. He will be 1 in June. He is a very active little man. He likes to push or pull anything with wheels. Being the only farmer grandpa he has, I want to start him off right with a toy tractor. I would like to know if any of you know of any good websites I can look for some toy tractors that are replicas of the tractors from the 70's and 80's. I was a toy collector for 27 years but sold my entire collection some years back. My kids had no desire to want them at all. So if any of you know of any good resources please let me know. I would like scale sizes from 1/64th on up please. Thank you and have a wonderful Easter day.
Kow Farmer

Mark-Ia · Apr 8, 2012

John Deere dealer has a lot of different models, as well as farm supply stores.

retired farmer · Apr 8, 2012

bossenimp.com, actionfarmtoys.com, 3000toys.com, everstoystore.com . Just look under toy farm tractors, there are a lot of places. I have ordered from all of these.

Anonymous-0 · Apr 8, 2012

My favorite website is outbacktoystore.com
They are located in Lititz, Pa.

mark in boonville ny · Apr 8, 2012

actionfarmtoys.com is real good. go right down to the teactor dealer or tractor supply also

SweetFeet · Apr 8, 2012

Also oodles of them on ebay - variety of makes/models, some new in box, some used.

oj · Apr 8, 2012

we got our 8 year old a "bruder" toy combine for Christmas... about 1:20 scale i think. made of plastic, seems ok, and he likes playing with it... Our local Massey dealer stocks all sorts of their toys, tractors, trucks, balers, wagons (even toy round bales and animals) etc etc etc

Anonymous-0 · Apr 8, 2012

scale sizes from smallest to largest are: 1/64, 1/43, 1/32, 1/16, and 1/8. a lot of combines are 1/24. there were a few smaller yet 1/87 scale toys. i buy a lot of my toys from the local deere dealer when they come out as deere is my personal favorite. local farm suply stores usually have a nice selection to choose from if you'd like to take one home to the kids and let them play and enjoy them.

IaGary · Apr 8, 2012

Google outbacktoys.

They have about the best selection and prices on toys to be had.

Gary

Anonymous-0 · Apr 8, 2012

I was at the Outback Toy Store in Litiz, Pa. last week and couldn't believe the toys there. They only have toys and shirts and anything else related to tractors and farming. A good place to visit or order on-line.

Steve in IL · Apr 8, 2012

Kow - As much as I (and perhaps you) appreciate quality, detailed toys... As the father of a 3 year old, cheap and plastic is often the best way to go at this early stage. As a past collector, I'd imagine your heart sinks a bit when your new precision detailed steel model hits the floor...

Kow Farmer · Apr 8, 2012

Het Steve,
You are right on when you say a precision toy hits the floor, makes your heart sink. I was extremely fussy with my toy collection. I didn't let hardly anyone play with them, my kids or even nephews. It was just one of those things I collected for so many years that I just wanted them to be admired. So now I am thinking maybe a nicer palstic tractor for starters and go from there. I guess we'll see what happens. Thanks for the advice.
Kow Farmer

donjr · Apr 8, 2012

I misread your message- I read it as the 'Outhouse' toy store, in Ronks, near Lancaster. I gt to wondering when they started selling toy tractors, then I realized I read it wrong.

JDseller · Apr 8, 2012

I agree with Steve below. Start him out with some plastic toys. He can beat and bang them to his hearts content. My 3 and 4 year old grandsons have trashed their Dads steel Ertl toys. The toys where not the collector series but where good old toys. Not one tire or muffler is left on them. My son has finally just taken all the steel ones away. He is fixing them back up. He says when the boys are older he will try them again.

showcrop · Apr 8, 2012

When my grandson turned two I got him a toy Ford 9000 1/16 scale. I think that at the younger age they do better with the bigger ones. I got a pretty nice one on ebay. The new ones don't appear to be as detailed or as strongly built.

showcrop · Apr 8, 2012

When my grandson turned two I got him a toy Ford 9000 1/16 scale. I think that at the younger age they do better with the bigger ones. I got a pretty nice one on ebay. The new ones don't appear to be as detailed or as strongly built.

Fordfarmer · Apr 8, 2012

There's a company in Dyersville, IA that is making toys like Ertl made 20-30 years ago - not quite as much detail, but built heavy to stand up to kids playing with them. Mr. Ertl sold the company that bears his name, and started a new one. I think the name is Scale Models. U.S. made, mainly '60's and '70's model tractors.

4020deereboy · Apr 9, 2012

Check eBay I just picked up a landini Tractor for 99 cents ended up costing me about 6 bucks with shipping brand new in box 1/32 scale

mkirsch · Apr 9, 2012

It's really tough to find tractor toys that hold up to rambunctious little boys. All the plastic toys feel cheap and flimsy, and don't feel like they'd hold up. Most of the metal toys are "high detail" and not meant to be played with.

That said I bought my 2 year old nephew one of those plastic maxxums with a loader for christmas and it's holding up.

kopeck · Apr 9, 2012

The big problem is finding toys that will stand up to being played with by kids that young. I have a little boy who is just about to turn two and know for a fact that 98% of the stuff you find at a dealer ship or farm store isn't appropriate for kids that young. Either it's going to break or they could hurt them selves with it.

What we ended up getting was one of these:

http://www.wowtoys.com/toys/lift-it-luke/

It's a really cool toy, it uses a fly wheel to turn a small push into a long run. It also has a bucket loader that goes up and down. No batteries and it's tough! My son loves it, he got his when he was about a year and a half and it's still working hard!

He also has a Ertl Monster Tread. It's a bit more realistic (well, as much as a big wheeled tractor can be) and has held up really well. He like both of them but the Lift it Luke has more bells a whistles and is bigger.

Just a warning, almost all the toys out there are Green. If that's the color you like then good for you, if it's not your selection is going to be limited.

K

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