I have memories of this truck also, but not the good kind. My son, aged less than two, had one. His second favorite toy. We lived in an apartment, and I worked second shift. A small place, and I was always careful to try to not wake anyone when I came home from work. One night I was extra late. I came and set down and took off my shoes, and headed to bed. I never bothered turning on the lights. As I strode blindly across the living room, I kicked this Tonka truck in full stride. Remember, they used to advertise how tough they were by having an elephant stand on one. Well, I launched it clear across the room with my bare toe. Instantly, everyone in the apartment was awake from my KiYi-ing. Didn't hurt the truck one bit. Wish I could say the same for my toe. So, my memories are not so good about these Tonka trucks. Great video.

Good lord. Lol. It was late 70's early 80's when my older brother got a Tonka Truck for Christmas. We had a staircase leading up to the bedrooms in our house. My brother was sitting at the top of the stairs playing, which is code for" being up to no good." He was picking on the cat, and for some reason bit its tail. About ten minutes later as my brother was riding the truck around, the cat came flying spread eagle out of nowhere and latched on to my brothers head. That cat rode my brother on that truck, all the way to the bottom of the steps. They were both fine, but they made a lot of noise coming down those stairs. I remember my Dad trying so hard to keep a straight face while my brother explained what happened. Dad told him that he should only ride the truck on the main floor, and to leave the cat alone. My brother still dislikes cats to this day. Lmao. That's a great memory. This restore brought that back pretty clearly. Thank you. And well done. Looks brand new.😉

I came from a big family, have several brothers. Growing up, each of us would receive a Tonka truck of some kind for Christmas until we were well into adolescence. We LOVED those things! We had an entire FLEET of mining & construction vehicles in our back yard. My younger brothers and I would actually race these exact dump trucks down a steep hill behind our house, riding on one knee inside the dump! We used them even during the frozen, snowy winters, too! They were honestly some of the very best toys young boys could own as a kid.

The Christmas of 1969 I was 5 yrs old. Santa brought me one of these that year I remember how excited I was. I rode on it down hills and played with it for many years. It stayedut in the yard when not being played with. It made it through exposure to the elements and the abuse I delivered to it. I remember seeing it a few years ago in a corner of the shed when visiting my parents. Hands down one of the most durable toys ever. The bwas always stacked full of hot wheels. Great job on the resto! Brought back some long forgotten memories

to this day I feel that some of my knee problems are related to me pushing one of those around my back yard with one knee in the bucket.

7:00 wow... He really loves his work...

I had a Tonka truck just like this one when I was a kid back in the late 70's to early 80's. Amazing work!!!

Not many restoration videos hit this close to my heart...I had one of these back when I was a little kid...4 decades ago to boot. Riding in the back of this thing up and down the hall at home, such good memories brought back from childhood....some tears too of a simpler time, thanks for the trip.

This brought back a flood of memories because I remember having one of these as a small child. Simpler times...

I had the same one. Nearly 30 years later i still think of it.

I had a tanka truck when I was 11 years old in foster care home in orange county ny I. 1978 I miss the truck. I looks real good in its new yellow paint 🎨💛 thank u

The white lettering was brilliant

Another remarkable restoration, and one cannot truly appreciate this work until you are my age, and I cane still look back over 65 tears and remember so many hours of playing with these same trucks. We completed many construction projects in the dirt and rock(gravel).. This is another work or ART...Thanks For The Memory...

My brothers and I played with this same Tonka dump truck when we were little. They took a beating then, and thanks to you they will probably outlive us all!

These restos are so awesome. I wish Restoring a real car was as easy as you make it look.

12:47 OMG That bright yellow is BEAUTIFUL!

Brings back very fond memories of my all-metal Tonka Fleet!!! Wow...that was 45 years ago! Much better than the crappy, plastic ones now :^(

I appreciate how you use different tools and techniques for repeat tasks throughout your videos.

I used to have one of these, it's still one of my favorit toys from my childhood.

Gotta love a toy built so well that it can be restored! Great job.

I was born in 1971 and never saw one in that good of a condition. Nice work.

It's so nice to see this truck restored. This was when Tonka trucks were built out of metal and tough! Sadly, now everything is cheap plastic. Thanks for reminding us of better times

Dude. You are the restoration KING! I had one of these "indestructible" toys as a little kid back in the 70's . Of course my brother and I found a way to destroy it. FINE JOB! Oh and by the way, the 88 toy-hating 'Burgermeister Meisterburgers' who gave this a thumbs down can kick rocks!

They really were built "Tonka tough". great job & excellent video.

I always believed that I had a lot of really good tools, and then I watched a video of a guy with a Hilti cordless drill and his own bead blast cabinet. Oh, yeah, and more attention to detail and patience than I imagined possible. This channel is awesome.

Very nice job. Thank you for using actual paint, not powder coat, it looks original, and the fact you wet sanded is impressive.

I had a bunch of these growing up as a kid, absolutely LOVED those things! I tore up ruts and holes in my parents back yard with them. Digging holes and moving dirt from one side of the yard to the other. They weren't crazy about what I had done but boy did I have a blast doing it, lol! Absolutely amazing job on the restoration and breathing new life into an old toy. I just subscribed and hope to see more toy restorations in the future!

A CLASSIC. Had one as a kid. Played for years. Great job bro.

I had just about every Tonka trucks and heavy equipment in the late 70s early 80s. I even had one of the Jeep Cjs that had the removable tires to do a wheel change when you had a flat on the job site or in the mts on the weekend.

A sand blaster was the most satisfying thing ever invented

Well done, I love it! I saw one in a 40 yard dumpster at our landfill site and would have loved to have jumped in an got it! What a waste to throw it away. Years ago I did something similar, disassembled, sandblasted and painted it John Deere Green, and it looked amazing! I also love seeing these strapped down on a 40 foot empty flatbed cruising down the highways! Cool, thanks again !

Oh man, I got one of these for my very first birthday! Apparently I was placed in the back of it and trucked all around the living room, or so the legend goes...

The real MVPs are the dudes designing & selling the cab plastic & the decals

Man. I had one of these exact trucks when I was about 7 or 8. This video got me right in the feels.

I had a cousin across the the state line when I was a kid, he was a couple years younger than me. You would watch the commercials back then, late 60's and Tonka would claim that their toys were indestructible, bull. My Uncle would buy him one those same trucks and in less than 24 hours, he would completely destroy it. He was the only kid I ever seen that could do it.

I had the Tonka crane, front end loader, and the dump truck. I have good memories of the hours of fun I had with those.

That thing is built better than my f350 awesome job

I remember when i was a kid in the 90's you were still able to buy metal tonka toys at toys r us, those were the best days.

Damn. I had one of these...2 actually. I also had the Ambulance and as I recall...a fire truck. outside of seeing the reassembly probably the biggest smile came from watching you put on the yellow paint.

Now that's been a "trip down memory lane" well over 35 years ago...

I was originally watching a review on the new Corvette and now I'm here

One of the most satisfying videos on KZfaq!

Another Tonka Truck saved from the scrap bin. 👍👍👍

That was brilliant, superb restoration, it also shows how hardcore Tonka toys are. Excellent.

Awesome restoration! Thanks for sharing!!

Awesome Tonka mighty dump truck restoration !!!!!!!!!!

I had one of those as a kid, 37yo now, but I still remember many truck loads of sand

I still remember in 1981 when I was elementary I used to visit my classmare house and we played his Tonka toy in the sand what a memories

has it been that long that toys I gave to my son are being restored as relics from the past old Boomer here in awe at my age and your restoration of memories.

Beautiful restoration work. One of my favorite toys growing up.

I had 2 of these bad boys growing up. Had so much fun hauling dirt around my yard lol.

Thanks for the upload I have one of these and a loader to restore for grandsons and you provided a lot great ideas !!!

Beautiful work, one can tell you love what you do, it must be most satisfying to restore these items!

A great job on the Tonka truck. My two sons had Tonka trucks and all the others when they were growing up. Still have a couple left.

Please do more of them 🛠🎬 Lets restore all we can together brother!!!!🎬🛠

One of the best videos I've ever seen. Santa needs to hire you PDQ!!!!

This is a truly great talent this guy has on making pots and putting them back together he really makes it look easier than it actually is

Another great job restoring that little tonka truck!!

Looks amazing! Great restoration!

Just like a new one!Great job.

When i saw "Tonka" on the wheel. I knew i had seen it somewhere. And after 5 minutes of thinking i remembered the Tonka puzzle bokk i had as a child!

So much restored Tonka goodness!

I have my old Tonka Truck like that. I wish I had your skill level and knew how to use those kinds of tools. I would love to have my old Tonka restored.

Man the hours of fun i got out of one of these and the loader to go with.. nowadays all my kids want is something that has a controller ..

This brings back great memories! Thank you for making awesome videos and keep up the great work! Maybe you could give us a tour of your shop some time?

Hello everyone, learned English and write to you) all the world and goodness

i have a brand new one in my closet my father bought it in the mid 60s, would not let us take it outside to play with it, got it out the other day man the thing weighs a ton like 12-15 lbs, lots of memories...*

Outstanding work!

That was my favorite truck as a kid.

Very nice job of restoration! Inspires me to try this some day. Thanks!

I actually got one of these exact same trucks brand new out of the box when I was a little kid *i also wore a t-shirt that said; "Tonka-tough"*

I remember having one of these as a child.

I played with one of these in a park when I was a kid. I was pushing down on it with my body weight and the wheels slipped out. The metal was rough and sliced a deep gash in my fingers. I still wanted one of those trucks.

This is awesome!! Thanks. You kick it

That yellow is so satisfying.

So talented.Amazing

That brings back a lot of memories

Nice job, sir! Looks great! 👍👍

Perfection!

Awesome job!

I found one of these Tonka dump trucks in the crawlspace beneath the stairs of my house. Pretty much the same exact thing - and mine is in equally beat-up & rusty condition. If you want to repeat this restoration project then I'd be happy to donate it to you. :)

This opened up a memory i forgot i had

I would've sprayed the parts separately before riveting them back together. Not sure why he assembled some like that first. Great restoration overall. Wonder where the new plastic cab section came from.

Very nicely done indeed!

Ah man, watching the sandblasting of those clean is just. So satisfying.

Hi R/S 👋👋👋 awesome restoration Tonka Mighty Dump 👍👍👍💣👌🏽

My brother had one of these and a forklift in the mid 70’s. I used to ride the truck.

Kickass! Great job.

Great stuff and nice work!

I loved mine literally to death. I received it as a toddler and enjoyed it for at least 8 years, maybe more. Wore away the tires from the center of the tread to the middle of the sidewalls on all four tires. I pushed the darn thing through grass, sand, dirt, gravel, mud, ... you name it it was there. It probably hauled several hundred cubic yards of material in real life. Dad brazed the back corners of the bed back together many times. Mine had a metal front with just the radiator part being plastic. I remember the headlights being plastic "dots" in the metal front and it had a ladder (painted?) on the front fender. I don't remember any stickers.

Great job I just restored a Tonka cement mixer I used a white paint marker to do the tires work out pretty well also

Super satisfying. I'm inspired, thank you!

Very neat!!!!!

👌🤯👍wow! Im impressed! Better than new!

Can you explain how you got the replacement windshield? I had a pretty good collection of Tonka trucks when I was a kid. Going as far back as 1968.

Beautiful Job, RS! I subscribed.

Looks great well done.

Thank god! Someone that knows how to use spray paint!

As a kid I had the mighty dump truck and the mighty loader tractor. A couple years ago my dad tried to throw them away. My mom dug through the trash and took them out. Then one day, my sister’s coworker came over to my house and my mom thought it was a great idea to give the trucks to her kid. Since my sister stopped working at her job with said coworker, I will never know what could happen to those trucks

Cool idea to paint the raised white letters on the tires.