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Mighty Tonka Madness
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 16 พ.ค. 2022
Tonka collector on a mission to grab them all and share what I’ve learned along the way
Tonka Library!!!
What’s up Tonkamaniacs!!! I’ve had questions about books to help learn about and identify Tonkas, you know other than this channel….🙂 so here are a bunch of the ones in my collection! Watch here all all about them! ALWAYS BE HUNTING 👀 Don’t forget to LIKE 👍 and SUBSCRIBE!!
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Tonka Collection!!!
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What’s up Tonkamaniacs!!! Watch as I run through my current collection of over 300 Tonka toys from as early as 1948 through the early 2000s!!! ALWAYS BE HUNTING 👀 Please LIKE 👍 and SUBSCRIBE!!
Tonka Construction!!!
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What’s up Tonkamaniacs!!! Check out this mix of construction toys including some AWESOME light up signs!!! Watch to hear all my Tonka Tidbits!! ALWAYS BE HUNTING 👀 Don’t forget to LIKE 👍 and SUBSCRIBE!!
Tonka Universal Parts!!!
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What’s up Tonkamaniacs!! Check out how many different toys Tonka was able to use the same tires on! All different types and sizes! And I even forgot about the Tonka Farm Master!! Watch to here all the Tonka Tidbits! Don’t forget to LIKE 👍 and SUBSCRIBE!!! ALWAYS BE HUNTING 👀
First Tonka Mighty Wreckers!!!
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What’s up Tonkamaniacs!!! Check out the first 2 versions of the Mighty Wrecker! The 1969 and 1970. Watch to hear all the Tonka Tidbits on these two must haves!! ALWAYS BE HUNTING👀 Don’t forget to LIKE 👍 and SUBSCRIBE!!!
Mighty Tonka Bottom Dump!!!
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What’s up Tonkamaniacs!!! Check out one of the most sought after Mightys of all!!! The mighty bottom dump! Watch the video for all the Tonka Tidbits!!! ALWAYS BE HUNTING 👀
Tonka Mini Lowboys!!!!
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What’s up Tonkamaniacs!!! Pulled out some of my favorite Minis in this video. These are two pretty tough finds! Watch the video to hear all my Tonka Tidbits on these cool construction rigs! ALWAYS BE HUNTING 👀 Dont forget to LIKE 👍 and SUBSCRIBE!!
Mini Tonka Freeway Paving Set!!!
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What’s up Tonkamaniacs!!! Check out a few of my all time favorites!! Watch the video to hear all the Tonka Tidbits on these 3 awesome Minis!!! ALWAYS BE HUNTING👀 Don’t forget to LIKE 👍 the video and SUBSCRIBE to my channel!! 🙂
New Tonka LIVE UNBOXING!!!!
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What’s up Tonkamaniacs!!! It’s been a while since I did a live unboxing on the channel so I figured this would be a great package to do it with!! Thanks to @gasolinealleytoys for the awesome toys as always! Watch to find out what’s inside! Don’t forget to LIKE 👍 and SUBSCRIBE! Always be hunting 👀
1967 Mighty Tonka ID How to!!!!
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What’s up Tonkamaniacs!!! Check out this awesome Tidbit on how to ID a 1967 Mighty!!! Don’t forget to LIKE 👍 and SUBSCRIBE!!!
Tonka Mini Mightys!!!
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What’s up Tonkamaniacs!! Check out these awesome 90s diecast Tonkas! Exactly like their Mighty counterparts. Watch the video to hear all the Tonka Tidbits on these Mini yet Mighty trucks!!
Tonka Mighty T9 Bulldozers!!!
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What’s up Tonkamaniacs!! Check out my current fleet of T9 bulldozers! One of the biggest heaviest and coolest Mightys of all! Watch to hear all the Tonka Tidbits on this iconic toy!
Tonka Garbage Trucks!!!
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What’s up Tonkamaniacs!!! Check these various models of the Tonka garbage truck! Watch the video to hear all the Tonka Tidbits on these cool trash haulers!! Don’t forget to LIKE 👍 and SUBSCRIBE to my channel if you haven’t already!! Thanks for all the support!
Tonka Wide Wheel Trucks!!!!
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What’s up Tonkamaniacs!!! Check out these wide wheel monsters from the start of the Hasbro days of Tonka!! Such a cool look!! Watch the video to hear all the Tonka Tidbits on one of the coolest kids toy of the 90s!! Don’t forget to LIKE 👍 and SUBSCRIBE!! ALWAYS BE HUNTING 👀
Tonka Power Lift Flatbed!!! Really works!!
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Tonka Power Lift Flatbed!!! Really works!!
First Mighty Tonka Mission Complete!!!
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First Mighty Tonka Mission Complete!!!
Tonka Toys History Live News Segment 3/13/24 on Fox 9 News Minneapolis-St. Paul
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Tonka Toys History Live News Segment 3/13/24 on Fox 9 News Minneapolis-St. Paul
I still have the tonka smokey bear jeep, with smokey bear and ranger figures from when i was a kid.
@@NitrousDiecast oh cool! I love the Smokey stuff! I haven’t been able find any yet but something will pop up
Just subscribed Tonka Dream land I'm living my childhood again love the collection
@@JosephKnueppel thank you i appreciate it! Yes it’s awesome just sitting in the room with them. It’s my office and it came be hard to focus in there sometimes though hahahaha
You legally stole that nice find boss 😎
@@rustyshackleford5523 100% 😄 my mind was blown that day!
I picked one up off marketplace guy was cleaning out his storage unit i picked up multiple trucks and this exact style truck with trailer was part of it paid 150 for everything i always wanted one of these but at the time didnt realize how much there actually worth
@@rustyshackleford5523 that’s great! Yes this truck is very hard to find. It typically brings $150 on its own in nice shape
Very nice
@@rustyshackleford5523 thank you! The bus is hard to find with all its decals. Especially the stop signs. Unfortunately mine was missing the grill decal but still happy to have it
Wow,bringing back memories i had a lot of Tonka trucks,they lasted for years.
@@josephseverino674 thanks for watching! Oh yes they are very resilient toys! I’ve seen many that seemed ready for the scrap pile that people restore right back to new again!
I lot of info in this vid I'm a little jealous lol.
@@JeromeHawkins-d8o thank you for watching! It was hard to try to squeeze everything in without a 5 hour long video hahahaha I tell everyone all the time there will always be more toys out there 😃
I have a 66 shovel. Been looking for the rubber Tracks. For years . Any Ideas. Thank you.
@@JeromeHawkins-d8o try the gasoline alley toys and antiques website. They are from Wisconsin and make many reproduction parts for many brands of pressed steel toys. Also check eBay as well if they don’t have them. More and more people are making tracks. There’s a seller named apejay customs that 3D prints lots of parts and they may have them too
U wouldn't believe where I found mine at the scrap yard down the street from me it's still has the original color and it looks good I couldn't believe it
@@altafisher3127 that’s awesome i actually heard that scenario many times. Can’t believe what people throw away. Glad you saved it from the scrap pile!! 🙂
I have a Tonka winnebago
@@altafisher3127 cool! They are very popular but tough to find. I have 2 versions but there are a few more as well
I also had one it came with 4 family figures the roof opened on it ,a cool vehicle from the early 1970s.
@@josephseverino674 the Winnebagos are fun! They came with a man, a woman, and a dog. Their names were Winn, Winnie, and Scamp. Scamp is EXTREMELY hard to find. I’m lucky to have 2 of them.
Awesome 👍👍🔥
@@RABSTRAINS thank you! These are two of my favorite things!
@@mightytonkamadness I had the 1960’s garbage truck with the small old school wheels as a child. I loved my Tonka Trucks as a young guy. The crane always frustrated me because the strings would always get tangled.
@@RABSTRAINS cool. I made a video with all my current garbage trucks. I like the early ones but they are super tough to find
@@mightytonkamadness Cool!
Cool Video. Much appreiated👍👍🔥🔥🙏
@@RABSTRAINS thanks again for watching!
cracking video, very informative Mark. Just got the Tinky Tonka book yesterday (hard to get in England!)
AWESOME Collection. Thank You for showing us!’🔥🔥👍🙏
@@RABSTRAINS thanks for checking it out! Always more to come! 😃
@@mightytonkamadness I had a crane back in the late 1960’s and early 70’s. It had hard tires, not hollow. Any idea? It was yellow. I loved my Tonka trucks. I am almost 60 years old now.
@@RABSTRAINS yes the early 1965 mighty cranes had solid rubber tires with holes cored out of the inside to make them lighter. This was the first year for the mighty crane and the only early 65 cranes and dumps had them as well as the 1964 mighty dump. Later in 65 they changed to the two piece hollow plastic ones to make the toys lighter. I have mine in one of my videos
@@RABSTRAINS actually that was a facebook post I’ll have to make a new video with the rubber tire mightys.
@@mightytonkamadness I sure wish I still had it. Wonder what it’s worth today.
Tiny=Small, Mini=Medium, Regular=Large,Mighty=Extra Large
@@greggabel7238 yup 👍 🙂
Hey how about tonka mighty motorized vehicle's I think it be cool if you show everyone about them. Because I am a big fan of them .
@@newbright2629 I only have one motorized set from the early 2000s. Everything works except the dozer blade. I don’t have the power kit from the 80s yet that could attach to the mightys to make them move on their own. Always searching for one
You say the color of the 76-77 is Oaker? Is that spelled correctly. Trying to restore my childhood toy and just want it to be correct. Thank you for any help.
@@dohcsvt Ocher is the correct spelling. I’ve never done any restorations so I’m not positive if any ocher color would be the exact match but I’ll look into it
On the cover of your last book I had the mighty Tonka wheel loader & the dump truck with the smaller wheels.Great memories.
Cool! The small wheels on the mighty dumps went from 64-67 then they changed to the typical bigger Mighty size wheels in 68
K mark no big hurry I wish I knew how to send pics of some of mine I just got in the mail a tonka serv car black decals as they also came with red lettering which is older
@@allenwoycechowsky1297 I know I wish TH-cam let people post pictures in the comments. You could find me on Facebook and instagram too if you’re on there. Same name Mighty Tonka Madness
Hi me again allen is there 10 signs in total I found one now I have the exact same set as you thanks gotta love it information is terrific
@@allenwoycechowsky1297 thanks Allen! I really appreciate you watching! On the sign truck there is 10 or 11 different signs in of it that it flips through. The actual individual signs that came with the set I’m not positive I’ll have to look into it in the morning and let you know. I don’t have any of those but I’ll check the catalog
Lots good info nice job thanks.
@@JeromeHawkins-d8o no problem! Those books are all great and like I said the other book Collectors Guide to Classic Mighty Tonkas I have on CD. I should have turned my computer on for the video. That’s a great one too. All depends on what you want to collect. Check the Westonka Historical Society website for the TONKA book and the CD.
I have a tonka forklift with out the forklift on the side.
@@robertniz5236 if it’s yellow it’s a 76-77 or if it’s orange it’s a 75
Have you ever come across a all original 1975 mighty Tonka large road grader
@@jeremymcdonald9152 I have the 74-75 mighty road grader
@@jeremymcdonald9152 if you look through my videos there are 3 dedicated to my graders 🙂
@@mightytonkamadness I worked to get one that has a little bit of patina
@@jeremymcdonald9152 they are definitely out there. eBay is the easiest and safest place to start. Or keep and eye out on your local marketplace on Facebook too. You should be able to find a nice one for $60-$80
@@jeremymcdonald9152 most of them will. I haven’t seem very many that are pristine. They are such a cool toy with the two blades
Sib today i gor a couple .waswonderig if u can get rubber stacks.
@@JeromeHawkins-d8o yes you can usually find them on eBay and also Gasoline Alley Toys and Antiques in Wisconsin sells reproduction parts as well for many different brands of pressed steel toys on their website
Excellent tonkas what's the vallue of your collection🤔👍👍👍
@@sylvainburelle9102 thank you! I honestly haven’t sat down to put a value on it and I’m too scared to add up what I’ve spent hahaha 😅. I will say that I’m a bargain hunter so all my pieces always have immediate equity. It’s actually on my to do list to start to catalog everything. Stay tuned!
@@mightytonkamadness so do you restore your tonkas or do you have some one that does restoration on your tonkas .I've had yet to find a Tonka at a yard sale or flea market that is in perfect condition bying on line is expensive . and theirs always kid damage broken windows rubber smoke stack broken in half. paint chipping. stickers. permanent markers stained and my favourite sand jamed in the wheels and all the joints .never restore if you don't no what your doing that's my tip .never stop collecting tonkas. They are a classic toy that never get old for us big kids or buddy l trucks or marks or metal craft.their all great toys from are child hood.😉👍👍🚜🚜🚜
@@sylvainburelle9102 all my Tonkas are 100% original other than the occasional rubber stack or wrecker hook. I don’t do any restorations or buy any that have been tampered with. Many people do but it’s just not my thing. Most of my collection is in lightly played with condition and a few are almost pristine. Some have cracked windshields, paint chips, minor rust spots, etc etc. The only deal breaker for me is missing decals. Many are only differentiated by their decals so that’s my only requirement minus a small few that are super rare and unmistakable. Even then i consider them a place holder till I find a better one. But like I said i am very much a deal hunter. If it’s not a good deal i pass. Patience is very important. Where I live there are almost never nice Tonkas and most of my collection has come from the internet at very fair and mostly below what they are actually worth even when factoring in shipping. Most things can be shipped for under $20-$30 for the Mightys. When you factor in the time and fuel it costs to drive around to find nice toys it’s actually a lot cheaper to buy online. That’s the way I look at it.
@@mightytonkamadness asome I have a pretty good collection my self mostly small tonkas the big wons a harder to display and i don't have the room so they just stay in my shed for now plus being a toy guy I collect other toys to like my my little pony collection which I and proud of .all generation g1 to g5 and whoever said that if a guy collects girls toys makes him gay seriously has problems in his head. I'm 38 and I'm proud of my collection I'm not ashamed what's so ever. I always said you can tell a lot about a person by what they collect but it takes a real man or women not to juge someone by what they collect
@@sylvainburelle9102 agreed! No hate here at all! Collectors and antique dealers and buyers are some of the coolest, nicest, and most interesting people I’ve ever met. Always a fun atmosphere wherever you go or whatever you collect. Everyone has their thing and non collectors just don’t get it! Their loss!
Did you ever find the Crawler Backhoe?
@@davydigger708 yes FINALLY!!!! It’s on its way as we speak! 🙂
YAYYYYY!!!!!!!!
@@davydigger708 I know!! I’m so excited!
What a way out and cool collection of Tonka trucks. I used to have that green and white Winnabago when I was a kid back then. I'm still looking today for a decent and reasonably priced replacement for it . Mine came with 2 dolls and dog. I rode that thing all over the yard back then. It was unbreakable. Thanks for showing us.
@@edwardtraylor3984 thanks so much! Yes the Winnebago is a popular toy amongst collectors and customizers! They typically bring around $100 in good shape. The dog Scamp is one of THE hardest accessories to find these days
I got a Gas Turbine Car Carrier Rig in 1967 for Christmas. It is now just a Steel Skeleton. I would love to have it Custom/Restored. Lots of missing parts due to childhood misuse ( real young and did Not know any better
@@greggabel7238 yes a very common problem hahaha if we could only go back and talk to our younger selves hahaha. You may be able to find parts on eBay occasionally. Or find a donor toy to take parts off of to complete your original. Also Gasoline Alley Toys and Antiques in Wisconsin reproduces many different parts so check out their website
Nice collection. I'll love it
@@darrellcalvin933 thank you!
Hi Holy crap now thats a collection unbelievable lmao I would be sleeping in there lol right on the paver I got is missing decal what year is it a 72 and what decal should be on it
@@allenwoycechowsky1297 thank you! 😄 the pavers were made in 1973 and 74. Only difference was the oval. 73 would be a USA oval and the 74 would be the yellow bottom oval like mine. And I believe the 73 oval was down in the front of the paver on top as opposed to the 74 which was in front of the operator area like mine
@@mightytonkamadnessk mine is a 74 then cause I could still see the outline of it so that would be the yellow and red decal I should put on
@@allenwoycechowsky1297 yup that’s the one🙂
Thanks for the shoutout!
@@gasolinealleytoys of course, anytime! You guys are the best and I’ve picked up some of my favorite stuff from you!
@@mightytonkamadness We really appreciate it!
Nice tonka truck collection there.
Thank you! I have over 300 different ones so far. Thanks for watching!
Me again. Be sides wactching all your vids i dont remember dates on them mine persnol are pre 70s.
Are they dated or is there a book to go by. Thanks.
@@JeromeHawkins-d8o I appreciate you watching! There are a few different books out there to help with dating them but not end all be all. It’s really just a combination of many sources. Many things have been picked up as I go from fellow collectors and Tonka insiders in facebook groups as well. I will do a video tomorrow with all my Tonka library!
@@JeromeHawkins-d8o many many sources of knowledge out there. Books and facebook groups filled with fellow collectors are the best. Many have very subtle differences and some books even have info that has since become known to be inaccurate. I’m always learning new things myself
Hi this is Allen again from westlock Alberta Canada I have 2 69 one has the red beacon and one has a yellow beacon why is that shouldn't both be red also I have metal hooks on one and plastic hooks on the other
Hi Allen someone may have just replaced the hooks and light. I don’t believe I’ve ever seen a yellow beacon. They do tend to be lost sometimes so maybe it’s just a replacement. The original hooks on the 69 and 70 were plastic so the metal ones are definitely replacements. Are the metal hooks and yellow beacon on the same truck?
@@mightytonkamadness ya hi Allen no the yellow beacon is on one wrecker with plastic hooks and the other has a red beacon with metal hooks I've never seen a yellow beacon before on any wreckers weird
@@allenwoycechowsky1297 ok no problem. Yes my guess would be just replaced at one time
nice job as always
@@garygoodrich6119 I appreciate it Gary! Thanks for watching!
The Holy Grail! I have a 73 with the scuff guard nose. Got mine at a flea market for $30.
@@bobfrapples1208 yes the 71 is a tough one for sure. Wow fantastic! Can’t beat that deal!
Hi hey I got a 72 mighty dump that I restored and it had the mound minn decals on the trailer and USA on the truck Allen from canada
Cool! And both had the same paint color?
@@mightytonkamadness yes they did same color
@@allenwoycechowsky1297 ok cool. Yes it was a very common thing for Tonka to use up old decals before starting the new ones. Lots of crossover features through out the Tonka timeline.
congrats on the bottom dumps
@@garygoodrich6119 thanks Gary! I appreciate you watching!
Fun Fact - there IS such a thing as a 6-wheeled excavator - only it's VERY rare. John Deere made one, and C&C Equipment on TH-cam has a video on it.
@@davydigger708 that’s cool I want to say I’ve seen one but I’ll have to check out the video! Thanks!
I think it was built for the military.
I believe the 6-wheeled ones were for the military only - not sold to the general public. The ones for sale to the public only had 4 wheels.
@@davydigger708 pretty cool just watched the video! Never saw that before
@@mightytonkamadness Neither did I - I thought the Tonka was just unrealistic like that - I didn't realize there was a prototype for that too!
Wow! The rare bird! A type of vehicle most toy companies don't even bother with.
@@davydigger708 yes a unique toy for sure! I only wish they made the trailer bigger instead of modifying the original to fit the big tires.
@@mightytonkamadness Yeah - its load capacity seems a little small for a Mighty.
@@davydigger708 for sure!
Love the mini freeway paving set. As a set in the box they get quite pricey. Would love to own a set like yours one day plus the different year rollers especially the one with with the xr-101 tires
@@davidtorres4041 it’s definitely one of my favorite sets! It’s been so hard to find the 74 roller with the xr101 tires. I’ve seen a couple but always a little rough. Some day
Love the lowboys. Didn't know there were so many little different variations on the stone brothers one.
@@davidtorres4041 yes the lowboys are all so cool! Ya it’s crazy how many small changes there are on one toy hahaha
Have you thought about writing a book on Tonka toys?
@@generationll maybe someday🙂 there are a few books out there already actually. Mostly just to help with identifying toys and there is a good one on the history of Tonka written by the former VP of operations at the Tonka factory. I have a few ideas I’ve been playing with. We shall see. Thanks for watching!
good job as always
Thanks Gary! I appreciate it!
Are there any good sources for identifying Tonka trucks? I haven't been able to find anything other than an occasional website that will have some of the old look books uploaded. There are so many unique models I haven't heard of before I found your channel and I would like to learn more. Thank you!
@@jaredn5804 look up my page on Facebook and you could post pictures and I could direct you to some of my groups as well as some reference books
@@mightytonkamadness I would be willing to pickup a few books out there if you have any recommendations. Thank you. : )
Very cool ! For being 50 plus years old they are in great shape 👍
@@ChristopherBrown-mq1lg yes for sure thank you! I try to find ones that are complete and in decent shape
I got 4 rollers 1 has wheels like the one your showing 1 with white walls and 1 with the xr wheels and 1 with triangle hubcaps
@@allenwoycechowsky1297 cool! Whitewalls versions are Canadian. A lot of the unused parts went to the Canadian factory. Use of whitewalls in the US ended after 71 but in Canada you tend to see up to a two year gap in features almost regularly
@@allenwoycechowsky1297 thanks for watching!
Oh I didn't know that thanks your a book of knowledge have a good one
@@allenwoycechowsky1297 thanks! You too
What is the correct color for a restoration on a GREEN Tonka Bottom Dump? I'm doing powder coat.
@@boblazar9266 sorry I don’t do any restoring but let me ask some friends and I’ll get back to you
Are these 1/64 or a little smaller?
@@jeshely they are actually slightly bigger than 1/64 scale. Tonka toys weren’t really made to scale so they kind of fall in between two scales.
I bought one of these yesterday. Not sure what year it is. It’s in a box loaded in my truck ready to head home.
Another great video!
@@jeffzander848 thanks Jeff!
Great video! My first one that I have watched. Learned some.
@@jeffzander848 awesome! Thanks for watching Jeff! If you ever have any questions feel free to reach out!