I dont play with toys, I was taking pictures of my highly detailed models.
First set of pics, digging a foundation.
First set of pics, digging a foundation.
That aint the only Cat that needs help, heres the backhoe.
i gotta ask....you guys REALLY play w/toys like this? my 5 yr old grandson is parking his toys...and wants to run the big stuff...these pics must all be in fun?
Hey now.....
Back in my younger days (1968-1974) I had a huge Tonka dirt spread.
In fact, thats how I got my feet wet in the dirt business.
The little tricks and secrets that I often use today were learned and perfected right in my back yard.
Things like slot dozing and production loading were way more important than worrying about girls and the cooties that they often spread.
At the tender age of 8 I knew that anything more than 1.5 tire revolutions was not efficient or productive loading.
I could care less what the green M n M's were for.
I just knew that if they were mixed into my fills, the soils man would make me remove them.
Keeping unwanted girls off of my dirt spread always made for a more productive day.
My advise to your grandson...
What he and most of you see as toys are actually valuable learning tools.
Use them!
Those of us who attended the backyard apprenticeship training sites often become some of the industries "Top Hands".
Those who didn't develop that special bubble in their rear from not using their (toys)tools of a higher learning are easy to spot on any construction site.
So sure, the pics can be fun.
It's the learning that's serious business.
Hey now.....
Back in my younger days (1968-1974) I had a huge Tonka dirt spread.
In fact, thats how I got my feet wet in the dirt business.
The little tricks and secrets that I often use today were learned and perfected right in my back yard.
Things like slot dozing and production loading were way more important than worrying about girls and the cooties that they often spread.
At the tender age of 8 I knew that anything more than 1.5 tire revolutions was not efficient or productive loading.
I could care less what the green M n M's were for.
I just knew that if they were mixed into my fills, the soils man would make me remove them.
Keeping unwanted girls off of my dirt spread always made for a more productive day.
My advise to your grandson...
What he and most of you see as toys are actually valuable learning tools.
Use them!
Those of us who attended the backyard apprenticeship training sites often become some of the industries "Top Hands".
Those who didn't develop that special bubble in their rear from not using their (toys)tools of a higher learning are easy to spot on any construction site.
So sure, the pics can be fun.
It's the learning that's serious business.
...all in a structured/controlled setting, not within the confines of some 2 x 6's or 20.5-25 filled with sand and tonka toys...if it worked for you and yours...good deal, dude!