Customer Reviews:
 WELL IMPRESSED November 26, 2008
ALL MY LITTLE BOY(3YRS) WANTED WAS A TELE PORTER AND HE WAS OVER THE MOON WITH THIS AND SO WAS HIS 15 YEAR OLD COUSIN (SHH),AN EXACT MINUTURE OF THE REAL ONE THAT HIS UNCLE HAS,GREAT VALUE FOR MONEY AND STURDY (NOTHING BROKEN AS YET),THE ACCESORIES ARE A LITTLE AWKWARD TO ASSEMBLE SO WE HAVE TO DO THAT,BUT OVERALL AN EXCELLENT ITEM FOR ANY LITTLE BOY OR GIRL (his sister also likes it),CHEERS
 Not so good for towing December 26, 2007
Great toy nice and big, but too fiddly for my 3yr old. Had the loader 10 mins unwraped baler hooked on to loader and snapped hook. No more towing.
 Better than diggers March 10, 2005
26 out of 26 found this review helpful
My 3yr son was given this manitou by his uncle for Christmas - and out of everything this is the toy he took to bed with him on Christmas night and wouldn't be parted with. It stands quite high; with the arm raised it reaches his shoulders (he's a metre) and he tends to carry it round by clutching midpoint on the arm like it's a teddy bear!! There is a manual turning handle on the back and another on the top (on the model my son has in any case) to lift the arm and 'dip' the bucket - teaches good co-ordination & dexterous skills. It is actually very good at picking things up, gets played with a lot by the older 'boys' (grandad & dad). The only fault is a weak jaw on the bucket - the top half of it came off. But it hasn't lost its charm with its owner.
Update: (2 years on) the turning handle came off last year (seems it doesn't stand up to the brute force of pre-schoolers!!!) however it is STILL a favourite in the sand table, AND hasn't lost its lovely colour.
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