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I found a neat Tonka flat bed at Goodwill for five bucks!

Discussion in 'The Antiquated' started by philo426, May 12, 2022.

  1. philo426
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    Great find at the local Goodwill for five bucks,not mint but we'll cared for! IMG_20220512_123726150.jpg
     
  2. philo426
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    Looks good with the Stude Golden Hawk! IMG_20220512_141641671.jpg
     
  3. That’s neat !

    from what era you figure ?
     
  4. Those wheels scream seventies. Newer truck than the ones I played with in the sixties.
     

  5. rudestude
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    16524099482261213919746185445362.jpg 16524099589734020344210829059128.jpg 1652409563038255546392470192830.jpg That's a cool one...some other shot of same.
     
  6. philo426
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    Well it has square headlights so it may be from the '80s
     
  7. rudestude
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    Square headlights.... 16524096733123346692540785975695.jpg
     
  8. rudestude
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    This one is on ebay....$249
    Says very rare. 16524338936641360154980829218334.jpg 16524339883987778112617936804337.jpg
     
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    Same one!I guess it must be a bit rare!plus mine is in better shape!
     
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  10. Tilt and load, now that is cool!
     
  11. Moriarity
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    I worked at Tonka toys right after I graduated high school, while I was goin to vocational school. Worked there for a couple of years in the late 70's. One of the jobs I did there was to operate the machine that was called the "mickey mouse" machine. it had auto feeders for wheel and auto feeders for tires and had a hyd cylinder that pressed the 2 together and they were ejected into a bin when finished. because of the shape of the parts they fed poorly and the limit switches needed constant re adjustments... hence the mickey mouse name.... cool truck man
     
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  12. ....Mark, I can just see you putting on a future resume where it indicates former jobs: Mickey Mouse machine operator at Tonka Toys. I find that amusing, but my sense of humor is a bit warped.:D;)
     
  13. BamaMav
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    Who would have ever thought our toys would be valuable later on in life? I know I sure didn't, or I would have taken better care of them and kept them. Mine got passed down to cousins as I grew older and didn't want them anymore. No idea what became of them, trash probably.
     
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  14. philo426
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    Well look at a modern "Tonka"almost no metal and the plastic chassis is not nearly as durable as the metal version
     
  15. philo426
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    I decided to put the Duesy on! IMG_20220517_121850262.jpg
     
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    In our "Nanny Society", all the toys we enjoyed as kids have been legislated (child safe) and frivolously law suited out of existence.:eek:
    It's amazing that ANY of us survived after playing with such deadly toys...but I guess that's what Band-Aids were made for.;)
     
  17. philo426
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    What about the Cox and Wen Mac gas powered cars and planes as well as the Estes and Centuri model rockets!?
     
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    I was also going to say mark working in a toy factor makes sense, and may even explain a few things! Lol.
     
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  19. philo426
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    I have a Tonka mobile crane but it is not quite as nice as the Ramp Hoist Truck. IMG_20220517_153528507_HDR.jpg
     
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    Death in a box:eek::eek::eek::eek:
     
  22. raymay
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    Phil, I have always been a fan of wreckers and ramp trucks. You scored a very cool find.
    Your truck may be a #2992 from the Tonka Gas Turbine Series in 1975/1976. I have seen some pictures of these trucks and they came with a yellow Tonka bulldozer.
    Tonka made some early ramp trucks in the 60's. I have been told one of the rarest is a 1964 green Tonka Truck called a Ramp Hoist.
    This is a ramp truck I made a couple years ago from scrap metal and spare Wyandotte toy truck parts.
    hauler4.jpg hauler7.jpg
     
  23. philo426
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    Very cool indeed!
     
  24. A Boner
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    Talked to the manager of a local Goodwill store, and she said they can’t sell any rusty toy trucks due to liability issues. She said they have to throw them in the dumpster. I said that they probably could be restored…she said…sorry!
     
  25. Yes it should have came with a dozer ,but it wasn't there so the Dusey will have to do!
     
  26. 427 sleeper
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    Once they're in the dumpster, they're fair game... :rolleyes:
     
  27. raymay
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    I would have done some dumpster diving. Rust might make the project more challenging, but the end result can be very satisfying.

    trail3.jpg trail2.jpg econ3.jpg
     
  28. If you have a sandblaster it sure helps!looking good!
     
  29. A Boner
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    Good thing junk yards haven’t had that rule for the last 100 years.
     

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