Kettler Cat Front Loader and Backhoe

The box is way cooler than the toy itself.
I'm not sure why there are so many positive reviews of this toy, but I guess that other kids play differently with it. It is one of those toys that looks really cool to adults and the kids are excited about, but never actually gets used much. My kids wanted to take it outside and actually use it to dig in the dirt. And it doesn't do that very well. Mostly because in order to use it, you have to move it, and even my 6 year old can't pedal it over the grass or sand. The wheels only work on a hard surface, so they only time they were really able to use it is in the driveway to move some snow. I should also mention that 2 kids can't use it at once (like the real thing, you can't be on either end at the same time). Otherwise, this is an ENORMOUS toy and you have to have a place for it, which is difficult. No way is it a sandbox toy, as it doesn't even work in our 8 foot sandbox. It is my advice that for the same amount of money, you buy several construction vehicles from Little Tikes or Bruder that actually work in a sandbox or dirt and that kids can actually manipulate.

They just don't make 'em like they used to...
I'm shocked that most of the reviews for this product were so positive. The reviews are what convinced me to purchase it for my son's 4th birthday in the first place. Needless to say, he was thrilled, but within 10 minutes (yes, I said 10), the steering went out! He wasn't playing rough with it at all. He was simply driving it down a gradual hill toward the sandbox when something in the steering slipped out of place. My husband had to use a shim to get the parts to stay put so that the steering wouldn't malfunction again. I am returning this product immediately and replacing it with a digger that's made mostly of steel... NOT PLASTIC like this one. I'm amazed that it's lasted for other reviewers, but for 0, I expected a much more durable toy for my little boy and his friends to play with. I'm going with the peace of mind and longevity that metal toys have to offer. It's too bad, really, because the combo front-end/back-hoe loader was like getting two toys for the price of one. However, I choose quality over quantity.

learn german!
Product is great. right size for ages listed. strong, quality manufacturing for kids toy and wheels have added treads in middle for pedaling traction. Only downside was all the instructions were in German!! Fortunately, lots of pictures were included but this made assembly time longer!

cat front loader
It takes a good 4 hours to put together, no joke! There are so many pieces. Give yourself time and get help to put it together. Ours came damaged, what a disappointment, we had to give it to our son broken, amazon replaced it and said return the unused parts, what a project that was! It took forever on the phone with people from india who you can't understand!
Think twice!

Birthday Present for 3 year old
We bought this for our 3 year old Grandson. He loves it. My husband put it together and he loves putting things together and is really good at it. He had to admit, it wasn't hard, but took time. IF you have never put anything together have someone else do it. Well worth the price. After buying items before that we knew would last one day. This looks like it will last for sometime. My Grandson would not get off of it the first day. lol. He had a smile on his face all day. adjustable seat is also nice. Everything was in the package. YOU DO NEED TO READ the directions, as my husband took one thing a part and had to redo due to him only looking at pictures. lol. Would buy again.