BruderSchaeff Mini Excavator HR 16 1:16 Scale Farm and Construction Indoor and Outdoor Pretend Play Toy

Love the toy but wish it was more durable. hours of fun but not durable enough for a three year old. I still love it and cheap replacement parts are available direct fro Bruder with free shipping.

I gave this to my 2 year old boy for Christmas and it is above and beyond his favorite toy. We have only had it 4 days, but I will still rate it as a very durable toy. I really expected it to be broken by now, with all the moving parts and such. It is still in good shape and it has been played with a LOT. I will buy more Bruder toys. I am very happy with this one.

It is amazing. Good for the money and fun appeararance amazing.

This toy is toddler tested, and approved. It's broken and seen better days, but my son could care less. He literally plays with this thing every day.

In less than a week the toy was broken. Four days into having the excavator the bucket broke off. The next day the boom broke completely off. My 3 year old is hard on stuff. The vintage tonka toys I buy for him are indescribable. The excavator is neat looking but should be made out of better materials like nylon. power tools are made from nylon and very robust. The toy is ok for light indoor play.

This Bruder vehicle is well-made and fun for my son. The articulation of the boom is easily manipulated and works well to scoop and dump. The treads roll well on hard surfaces and short carpet and do not roll-off the sprockets and rollers. It has sufficient detail to be realistic without many easily broken parts.Like other Bruder vehicles, one should not use this in sand or dry-sandy dirt as that will quickly wear the hydraulic rams and they will no longer provide sufficient friction to hold the boom and dipper in place.

This is made well enough to stand up to a two year old's play but probably wouldn't withstand deliberate destructiveness. It looks nice, has more features than expected (e.g. the bucket rotates when you move the arm), and my kid loves it. Very nice toy, great value, and it's made in Germany.

The 2 grand kids broke off the excavator claw in less than a week on the first unit.The castings were off center and required force to operate the boom.Happily, the replacement from Amazon has proven more durable.All of the parts move smoothly and the castings are perfect just as our other Bruder models.These toys are worth the money.