1954 Tonka Mobile Fire Department MFD Ladder Fire Semi Truck Restoration
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I purchased this 1954 Tonka Mobile Fire Department MFD Ladder Fire Semi Truck on HiBid February of 2021 for $155.00. This poor fire truck has seen better days, however I was extremely excided to get it into my junkyard. This truck was entirely complete when I got it, which is surprising for its age and the quantity of parts it has. The entire truck had really bad surface rust and the paint had flaked off in sheets at some point. I assume someone tried to repaint it at one time is why the metal was showing through in spots. During restoration the steering wheel for the ladder bucket was extremely corroded and I ended up replacing it with another used one, however the used one I picked up also needed work. I had to drill and tap the handle to add new threads which worked out very well. This was definitely my most involved and difficult restoration yet to date and even tougher yet to edit. It's always a battle to decided how much or how little to show of any which one operation and ultimately I always side with show more than less, I just assume if someone doesn't want to watch as much then they can always watch on fast forward or skip around. Overall I was extremely happy with how this came out and very excited to add this to Beakers (My cat) collection. Thank you soo much for watching! If you haven't already, I ask that you help my channel grow by subscribing, liking, and commenting. Thank you!!!
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Had the 1957 version of the ladder truck, the pumper, and rescue van. Loved the hydraulic lift of the ladder as a kid. It was my favorite Enjoyed watching you restore this one 😊 Thank you
Maybe the best tonka truck restore i ever seen.... congratulations my friend
I don't skip a thing, I appreciate the patience you have for these old trucks. Really is inspiring. Always in better condition then where it started.
hello chip you by any chance don´t have one mini harvester to restore because l like it so much in harvester thank you
Awesome! Thanks.
Awesome job!! My husband has a barrel full of old Tonka trucks, I would love to have some of them restored for our grandboys!!
A GREAT RESTORATION 👍👍👍👌👌👌😁😁😁
YOU ROCK !!👌😀👍
I think what fascinated me most about this model was the in-Tonka-like construction methods used in its construction. Nuts and bolts? Welds? Fancy stuff.
Super 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
Son, you sure enough know how to put a warm, good feeling in my heart. 😀 This here would have been the very same toy that my older,only brother (♥️ R.I.P) born 8 years before me in 1950, would have had and selflessly let me play with when I was old enough to push it around and have fun with.
While restoration and repair of antique and classic radios, and communications equipment was my primary field of expertise, it is quite apparent that the work you do has set the standard for restoration of 'mid-20th Century 'rugged steel' children's toys. Each 'item' in it's heyday, served it's intended purpose, which was to pique the interest of the children that set up their back yard site preparation and construction projects. They've now come full circle, and will 'live out' the the next hundred or so years among the collections they they reside with. (and they deserve no less)
One of the best restoration jobs thus far. Incredible craftsmanship. And you know a Tonka is complex in its design when disassembly takes twenty minutes in the video.
Born October 8, 1954. My body today is the the before shot: crusty, rusty, and seized up. Awesome job as usual, and say hello to Beaker!
This brings back so many memories for me. My Father was a Baltimore City firefighter from the mid ‘60’s to 2000. Mom would always take us to see him when he worked night shift, because that’s the only time we’d see him in four days. Back then, many stations housed an engine (pumper) and truck (ladder truck requiring a tiller, the guy who steers the rear wheels.) During one visit, he got a call and we followed his truck down the O’Donnell St. viaduct, open cab and all. It was snowing. Snowing hard, and all of the men were sitting in that truck, no heat, open cab, snow blowing in, and dad was the tiller man. I remember him steering the rear into other lanes as they were flying down the road….kinda like the little rascals would do. It’ll always live with me, but seeing you restore this made me remember that like it happened yesterday. Thank you for showing the care and TLC these old toys deserve. For some of us, it really hits home.
For those interested; M.F.D = Mound Fire Department. Mound was a City out side of Minneapolis Minnesota. It is where this toy was made.
I am old enough to have played with Tonka trucks as a boy. Thank you for the memories.
My dad had this as a toy, my gram had kept it, it was in good condition till my brother broke it in the mid-late 80's. Wish we still had it as one of the depts. in our town where my husband belongs is MVFD station 5 and the ladder truck is a tiler. He'd love this. Thank you I love watching you revive old toys.
Could you just imagine a kid finding this under the tree Christmas morning back in the day? Well done!
Очень хорошая работа.!!я бы даже сказал КРАСИВАЯ.и овечек спас .а котик их скушал.!!))). Very good job.!!I would even say BEAUTIFUL.and he saved the sheep .and the cat ate them.!!)))