Child-Size Bulldozer Looks and Works Like the Real Thing (Aug, 1950)
Filed under: Toys and Games — @ 8:04 am
Source: Popular Mechanics ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Aug, 1950
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Source: Popular Mechanics ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Aug, 1950
| Buy on Ebay
Child-Size Bulldozer Looks and Works Like the Real Thing
Scaled down to child-size, a pedal-operated bulldozer is a realistic model of a Caterpillar diesel tractor, complete with everything except the engine noise. The endless track rolls over four rubber-tired wheels and the tractor is steered by clutch levers just like the real thing. When one of the steering levers is pulled, the track on that side is raised, allowing the other track to swing the toy around. Another lever raises and lowers the blade. Energetic youngsters will use it to clear snow off sidewalks this winter.
That’s neat to see, wish they had things like that now days. The joy of simple, but yet fun toys has come to an end now days.
Comment by Tim Higgins — February 19, 2009 @ 1:58 pm
I have one got back around 1952. Anyone know what it is worth?
Comment by Gary — February 15, 2010 @ 1:59 pm
Don’t know what they are going for today but i had one back in 1996 the was sold at my parents house auction in IL it sold for $2,200 and it wasn’t advertised in the sale.Buyer told me if it would have been advertised it would have brought double.
Comment by david — February 15, 2010 @ 9:28 pm
Is it pedal powered or does it have a tiny little child-sized diesel engine?
Comment by Toronto — February 15, 2010 @ 10:53 pm
Its pedal powered
Comment by david — February 15, 2010 @ 11:11 pm
Thanks, David.
Comment by Toronto — February 15, 2010 @ 11:16 pm
I have one of these that is electric. Powered by a 6 volt Ford starter motor.
Comment by Bill — February 20, 2010 @ 4:49 pm
Surprised to see interest in this thing. have found little info on web. If anyone out there has any I would like to hear from them. Seems like there should be a group somewhere? I have a pic of me in mine around 1952 Pedal Powered! Let’s keep in touch, maybe we can get something started.
Gary
Comment by Gary — February 20, 2010 @ 5:09 pm
Is there anyway to put a pic here?
Comment by Bill — February 23, 2010 @ 4:58 pm
Maybe one could post the pic on one of the sites like photobucket and post the site in here as a workaround so we could share photos
Gary
Comment by Gary — February 24, 2010 @ 6:15 am
“Well, the world needs ditch diggers, too. ” (Caddyshack)
Comment by jayessell — February 24, 2010 @ 2:06 pm
What the f–k your problem jayessell , you not have toys @ young age to play with? My father earned a living “ditch digging” and I learned what a real days work is. We’re are just trying to connect, you don’t have anything to contribute.
Gary
Comment by Gary — February 24, 2010 @ 3:30 pm
Gary: Chill. He was quoting a movie for crying out loud. Ted Knight said it to Michael O’Keefe. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dbLfD5Vjq4 jayessel even listed the movie for the cinematicaly challenged so don’t play the working class hero card.
He’s been contributing to this forum for a while now (a lot longer than you have I might add).
Comment by Firebrand38 — February 24, 2010 @ 4:48 pm
I’m not sorry for any of my citations, a prick statement is just such. I am looking for people to contribute who can give input to what is being discussed. If one wants to be funny, then type a little more and have us all a bit of enjoyment. At least someone is out there listening–anyone got a pedal dozer? no I am not that serious an individual. Chr–st I’m a retired shop teacher. If that ain’t a hoot? If you have constructive stuff to say go ahead. If you want to be funny or entertaining go ahead. Sorry I didn’t get the point to “Caddyshack” Well for this ignorant just contributing asshole, where is his contributions concerning this subjuct? Maybe if you’ll direct me to his contributions I may gleen some education from them.
Gary
Comment by Gary — February 24, 2010 @ 5:21 pm
Gary: I was speaking in terms of his contributions to the entire blog. As for what you want, you’re just a poster here like any of us (except Charlie). You want to set rules of the road start your own blog.
Comment by Firebrand38 — February 24, 2010 @ 5:51 pm
Thanks FB.
Gary, our interdependent society DOES need blue collar workers in addition to executives and office workers.
A kid playing with age-appropriate construction equipment sounds like someone who will help rebuild this
country when he grows up.
PS: FB…
What was that post I made that got in YOUR grill?
Comment by jayessell — February 24, 2010 @ 8:51 pm
jayessell: I don’t know what you’re talking about. I thought I was sticking up for you……..
Comment by Firebrand38 — February 24, 2010 @ 8:59 pm
Hey, when I found this blog I was looking for D4 cat pedal dozer info. I was trying to figure out how the stuff at the bottom of this blog fit in (listed below) if you haven’t looked that far down the page. Now people are upset and I haven’t heard anything about the subject I started out to research. Not my intent–does anyone out there (let’s regroup) have any info on the pedal dozer?
WHAT’S THE POINT OF POSTS @ THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE HAVE TO DO WITH CHILDS SIZE BULLDOZER? FOOD FOR THOUGHT!
WIFE SWAPPING (8,965 views)The “Female Penis” (7,477 views)NUDISM THROUGHOUT THE WORLD (3,916 views)14 Smoking Accessories that Nobody Should Own (149,240 views)
Comment by Gary — February 24, 2010 @ 9:43 pm
Gary: Look at the top of the page genius. It’s the
Modern Mechanix
blog not the pedal bulldozer blog. This is one thread and not the entire blog. By the way, all caps is the same as shouting so don’t do that anymore.
The point is the owner of this blog (Charlie) scans old magazine articles and generously posts them for all to see. I enjoy reading them. That’s the point as far as I’m concerned (as well as opportunities to scoff, I love to scoff). Other folks get different points out of it depending on how they roll.
Comment by Firebrand38 — February 24, 2010 @ 10:00 pm
Yep, I get it all. Thank you for the lesson in blog etiquette. Didn’t mean too but haven’t caused a stir like this since I pulled a pop quiz about the proper use of lathe dogs.
gary–not shouting
Comment by Gary — February 24, 2010 @ 10:43 pm
Gents – I think we can all cool down a bit. This seems to have started over a misunderstanding of the intent behind quoting a movie. I don’t think anyone mean to put down Cat operators or ditch diggers of any ilk.
And I think we can all agree that the dozer in the article is a VERY cool toy.
Comment by Toronto — February 24, 2010 @ 11:51 pm
FB… Thanks again re Gary
But I got the ‘grill’ remark backwards.
What I meant was, what post of MINE did YOU disagree with?
The missile test one?
(The book I thought I read it from doesn’t mention it, as you surmised.)
Comment by jayessell — February 25, 2010 @ 12:24 am
jayessell: Oh, that one. See, I had to be reminded. Well, it is an unsubstantiated anecdote. Didn’t really make me mad at you. A number of us have been through a lot on this blog together what with the Mayans, wife swappers and sex offenders and such.
Comment by Firebrand38 — February 25, 2010 @ 1:03 am
I’ve been following this website for several years (dating back to the steam-powered airplane) but this is my first post. Of course I enjoy the content, but I enjoy the comments as well. They are educational and, for the most part, civil. I say for “the most part” specifically because there is one contributor who can be consistently counted on to ridicule posts and maybe even insult the poster. Firebrand38, I’m sure you think your scoffing is funny and, insofar as humor is subjective, maybe it is. I used to be very much like you, until it was pointed out to me, and not so politely, that while I thought I was being funny or insightful everyone else just thought I was a jackass. My suggestion to you would would therefore be to dial down the ad hominem attacks a notch or two. My apologies for the public comments, but I did not know of a way to send this privately, which I would have preferred to do.
Comment by Lionspaw — February 25, 2010 @ 8:02 am
Thanks to FB38, who contacted me off-line so we could discuss this.
Comment by Lionspaw — February 25, 2010 @ 2:20 pm
@Firebrand38: NO! NOT THE MYANS HERE, TOO!! MAKE.IT.STOP!!!
Comment by Don — February 25, 2010 @ 3:16 pm
i have one that needs some restoration- is anyone interested?
Comment by wayne — March 4, 2010 @ 10:25 am
have one that i would sell forthe right price
Comment by wayne — March 4, 2010 @ 10:26 am
sorry for the double post- email me if interested : wayne@savethatstuff.com
Comment by wayne — March 4, 2010 @ 10:47 am
My uncle had one of these when I was a kid and we had a blast driving it around in a shed with soft dirt to push.
Comment by Duaine — March 5, 2010 @ 8:29 pm
Duaine, I can remember the fun my childhood buddies and I had days on end figuring out how to use my dozer and various toys; pedal, push and pull type to aid in constructing playhouses damns etc. What fun in passing time during summer breaks!
Gary
Comment by Gary — March 5, 2010 @ 10:16 pm