Product Description The Manitou Telescopic Loader 633 is the most versatile lifting and moving machine for your building or farm site. Complete with front loader and various attachments, this machine offers a variety of construction choices. The handle on the back lifts the crane arm up and down and the wheel on the crane turns and extends the arm. The front loader bucket can be lifted up and down and the hood on the side of the crane opens up. Includes pallet, towing winch and two sets of forks.
Customer Reviews:
Not so good for towingDecember 26, 2007 E. Doyle(Manchester UK) 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 diggersMarch 10, 2005 moonstix(NW England, UK) 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.
