Spray and Rescue Fire Truck
Saturday, June 5th, 2010 at
1:39 am
Spray and Rescue Fire Truck
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5
- Full sized fire truck comes in a small package
- Foot-to-floor ride-on has a friendly smiling face that children adore
- Pressurized water tank and hose assembly really squirts water
- Water tank is easily removed for easy filling
- Easy assembly
Product Description
18 months – 5 years. Little firefighters will ride to the rescue in this fire truck with water tank and a hose that really works! Foot to floor ride on holds up to 2 gallons for outdoor water play. 16″ x 28″W x 15″H…. More >>
Tagged with: Fire • Rescue • Spray • Truck
Filed under: Toys for Preschoolers
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My 3 year old, Aidan, loves this truck! I made the mistake of letting him ride it around the house since it was cold out when we first got it (crazy Chicago weather) and now he drives it everywhere in the house. I don’t really mind because it’s plastic and it makes him so happy how can I take it away! Aidan drives it to the stairs when he needs to go up or down and he parks it there waiting for him. He has taken it in the bathroom with him to wash his hands, into the kitchen and had a corndog and sippy cup in it, and he even cleans it with wet wipes! Oh and the first night he even wanted it in his bedroom!
We have played with outside too and he has brought it over to all the neighbors to show them. He drives it like there is no tomorrow! He even makes siren noises! The truck wheels glide perfectly and the steering wheel works great too. We haven’t added water yet to the water tank yet, but I am sure that will be a hit when the weather warms up here. It is also roomy in there and not a tight fit.
As for assembly, the Little Tikes directions were awesome. It even mentioned an online video for assembly but my husband had no problems putting it together in about 15 minutes. I will say though if you are ordering this online as a surprise or present, it does come shipped in the actual Little Tikes box, not a brown cardboard box so it will be seen.
Overall, this Fire Truck is more than a hit in my house. My 22 month old has played in it a little bit and enjoys it, but that is only when I can pry my 3 year out! I was especially surprised too that Aidan likes it so much as I didn’t realize he is that into fire trucks, so this is not just for fire truck lovers!
Rating: 5 / 5
My daughter, 3, saw this on TV. Since I am tightly wrapped around her finger, I ordered it. It’s relatively easy to put together — all you need is a phillips screwdriver and a hammer.
PROs:
She loves it! She drives it around, going VROOM VROOM VROOM. She absolutely adores it, even without spraying water everywhere. So that’s great. It’s easy to put together (though I do end up putting all this type of stuff together, so I’m sure experience helps). But all the parts are there, with extras, and everything fits easily enough.
CONs
1) There’s a few spots where you have to screw in the siderails, and I wish they would have marked the spot better. I had to guess.
2) Some of the illustrations took a bit to figure out — I wish 1 had been blown up a bit more.
3) THE WATER TANK. Here’s the biggest of the issues. It works on air pressure. The tank has two pieces that attach to it: the pump, and the hose. The pump is fine. It attaches well to the tank. The hose blows. It attaches horribly. It is not tight enough, so that when you pump, air comes out around the house. This makes it, basically, broken.
My fix: duct tape. it fixes everything! I wrapped 2 pieces around the base where the hose is supposed to screw on. Then I screwed on the house. The extra thickiess was perfect, and made for a much better seal. It then worked perfectly.
If the tank would’ve have needed duct tape, this would be a five.
Rating: 4 / 5
This was my grandson’s 3rd birthday present. Once I got the thing put together — Ugh! it quickly became a favorite of his toys. The water tank slides out so I let him use it to help water my garden. I bought another and had it sent to my other daughter’s in another state for her son’s 4th birthday and she says both the 2-1/2 year old son and the 4 year old love it.
Rating: 4 / 5