House construction

This particular John Deere truck is the XUV Gator 6″ Monster treads vehicle. It’s tough looking and doesn’t have the cheap look a lot of these smaller trucks have (and we have quite a few in our house!) It makes lights and sounds, which all kids love! One button lights up the headlights and makes the sound of an engine starting and then running. The second button makes a beeping sound like when a vehicle is backing up. The third button also has a running engine and says: “nothing runs like a Deere.” Brilliant marketing strategy in that button!

The thing for me that really separates this truck from others is that the tires are oversized and move around a lot instead of being locked in place straight across like most tires. This is great for playing in the dirt outside. What works for real trucks always works for toy trucks! I like that it’s not a cheap imitation. This will be perfect for my son to play with in the dirt when we go desert camping.

The age on this is 3+, which seems about right. I think any boy on your Christmas list that likes trucks will love this one; so basically any boy on your list!

PROS: The fit & finish of the business end of these tools seems to be top-notch, love the off-angle capability. The handles on the larger 5 drivers are great!

CON: The smaller three have handles that are frankly miniscule. The idea is to help prevent over-torque of small fasteners, but really it just makes it really tough to use. To compound this problem, the smaller handles don’t have the rubber grip overmolding, so even a little sweat makes them even harder to grip.