I think it's a great job. I like that you left off the white. That never did seem right to me. I love that spray gun system you have. Easy quick clean up. Back in the day when I was painting real cars, we were using siphon type, and were they a pain to clean especially when using catalyzed enamel. Liked to never get it all off. I'm working on a fleetside pickup myself. It's pretty rusty, giving me a rough time. Exactly what were the discs you used to take off the paint and smooth the metal? This truck I'm doing took three tries with stripper, then three tries with caustic soda o get most of the paint off. Still didn't get it all. I've never seen paint so tough to get off. Oh it was pink, by the way, it will not be pink when I finally get around to painting it. I'm thinking red is the way to go, but might do blue, or even some other color, anything but green or pink.
I had one of those graders - and I don't think it looked as good new as yours does now! My late father worked for many years in Civil Engineering, building motorways, reservoirs, etc. I begged him to get me the grader, even though here in the UK, they were not used very often - levelling usually being done with tractors pulling scraper boxes. Anyway, it turned up on my 8th birthday, along with a bulldozer (my father letting me drive a real one, more than once). It's a great restoration, and brought back many very happy memories. Thank you.
Excellent video. I always liked the road grader the best. I still have the scraper and the dump truck, but the grader disappeared decades ago. ♡ T.E.N.
Great job on the grader. Love all the construction equipment you show in the video. The spray gun adapter is a little pricey for the average guy, used to sell those to body shops. It does work fantastic and very convenient. Keep up the excellent restorations. I love your work.
Thanks for the kind words. The spray gun system is maybe a little bit of an investment up front. However the lids & liners are less than $1 each. The tips last around 6-7 sprayouts and are less than $1 as well. I find it great to use from a cleanup since it only gets occasional use. Here is the starter pack for example. www.finishsystems.com/collections/3m/products/3m-accuspray-hg-all-in-one-hvlp-spray-gun-package
Awesome job on restoration. I like the fact you did your own custom decals . Should have made one that says diesel fuel only .I also like the fact you painted the in side black I think it looks better .
I have very fond memories on my Tonka trucks. They were built right and took all the abuse I gave them without ever failing me. Too bad I don't have them any more as we have moved when I turned 17 and my mom decided I was too old for those toys.
Nice restoration on the graders. I've got an early sixties vintage grader toy here. No name but it was green originally. Had a roof on the cab and a plastic engine (missing now).
In the comments of the block posting, there is an image icon and that will allow you to upload an image with your comment. www.thejunkmanadv.com/the-junk-mans-blog/tonka-road-grader-restoration
I remember when my parents took me to Toys R Us to get this Tonka grader after a soccer game. There were two variations. One with the black/white decals, and the other with red/blue decals along the side. While red and blue were my favorite colors at the time, I still chose the black/white decals because of the tires. They were rubber and squishy. The red/blue variation had hard plastic tires like all my other trucks and I wanted something new and different. I also thought I would have better traction when steering.
Wow, that Nylint grader is really something. I don't think we had Nylint here in Canada, because I never heard of them until I got internet in 1999. Here is was Tonka or Buddy L to a much lesser extent. And Ertl for farm toys. That was pretty much it.
"push cap nuts" "axle cap nuts" "hat nuts" If you are in the USA, places like ACE, True-Value, Menards, Lowes, Home Depot, and probably other regional stores should have them. The employees are the weak link here.
@@thejunkman Thank you! I had figured out the ACE brand from one of your other videos, but had guessed safety yellow. This helps, and is much appreciated!
i remember those Tonka trucks the Chevys k5s and some 77 78dodge ram conversion style vans are my favorite in the early 90s I use to go to thrift stores and find some goods sometimes🍻😀🏌🍻dam nothing like that any more it's rare now days
To get a deeper cut with the Tonka blade, set one side up a notch or two to tilt the blade. The far tip of the blade will then cut lower, and camber the road grade!
I have to very same Tonka Grader. Mine is in mint condition. My parents never let me play with them out side when I was little. The only difference in yours and mine is my grader didn't come with the black and white decals and the color is lighter than mine.
My decals are custom but this model of Greater was made for nearly 30 years in various forms and different Graphics this one is from the very early 80s or very late 70s
@@thejunkman I recently came across a Tonka truck, trailer with a crane. Hi-way dept, or something. Was looking for replacement decals in case I wanted to restore it
I do! Like and watch my other videos or purchase some merchandise. It will help me reach that goal! Although this shows that someone can achieve good results without fancy tools, making the barrier to entry low.
Right. I should have clarified I used clear decal paper rather than white, which would have made white hash marks. Otherwise how did you like the restoration?
I think it's a great job. I like that you left off the white. That never did seem right to me. I love that spray gun system you have. Easy quick clean up. Back in the day when I was painting real cars, we were using siphon type, and were they a pain to clean especially when using catalyzed enamel. Liked to never get it all off. I'm working on a fleetside pickup myself. It's pretty rusty, giving me a rough time. Exactly what were the discs you used to take off the paint and smooth the metal? This truck I'm doing took three tries with stripper, then three tries with caustic soda o get most of the paint off. Still didn't get it all. I've never seen paint so tough to get off. Oh it was pink, by the way, it will not be pink when I finally get around to painting it. I'm thinking red is the way to go, but might do blue, or even some other color, anything but green or pink.
Here is the gun kit/setup I am using in this video. www.finishsystems.com/collections/3m/products/3m-accuspray-hg-all-in-one-hvlp-spray-gun-package
Oh yes, there still exist a little boy inside of us all. I have a few Tonka road building equipment items to refurbish myself. Thumbs Up!
Ain't nothing like being a kid again, no matter how old you are. 👍👍👍👍
TONKA TOYS BRING BACK A LOT OF GOOD MEMORIES
Good to see a man playing with his toys, great work looks great
Love your work .
Thank you
I had one of those graders - and I don't think it looked as good new as yours does now! My late father worked for many years in Civil Engineering, building motorways, reservoirs, etc. I begged him to get me the grader, even though here in the UK, they were not used very often - levelling usually being done with tractors pulling scraper boxes. Anyway, it turned up on my 8th birthday, along with a bulldozer (my father letting me drive a real one, more than once). It's a great restoration, and brought back many very happy memories. Thank you.
Nice looking Tonka and looks like it does the job.😊
So happy to see this. Was my favorite as a kid
Beautiful job and nostalgic memories 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Excellent video. I always liked the road grader the best. I still have the scraper and the dump truck, but the grader disappeared decades ago. ♡ T.E.N.
You really do a good job 👍🏻
As soon as you mentioned your son getting to play with them, the wind blew some dust in my eyes! Nice restore man!
Great job on the grader. Love all the construction equipment you show in the video. The spray gun adapter is a little pricey for the average guy, used to sell those to body shops. It does work fantastic and very convenient. Keep up the excellent restorations. I love your work.
Thanks for the kind words. The spray gun system is maybe a little bit of an investment up front. However the lids & liners are less than $1 each. The tips last around 6-7 sprayouts and are less than $1 as well. I find it great to use from a cleanup since it only gets occasional use. Here is the starter pack for example. www.finishsystems.com/collections/3m/products/3m-accuspray-hg-all-in-one-hvlp-spray-gun-package
Awesome job!! This was my favorite Tonka!
Until my mother accidentally ran it over with her station wagon.
Aww. So cute!! Great job!
Very good restoration 👍👍👍👍
Awesome job .
Looks great, you did a nice job.
Thanks
Awesome job on restoration. I like the fact you did your own custom decals . Should have made one that says diesel fuel only .I also like the fact you painted the in side black I think it looks better .
It needed some contrast I thought. I could have wen't overboard with graphics. I kept it simple.
Black interior really works great.
I thought so. Something different.
Cool. Like them both red one a little more.
I have very fond memories on my Tonka trucks. They were built right and took all the abuse I gave them without ever failing me. Too bad I don't have them any more as we have moved when I turned 17 and my mom decided I was too old for those toys.
Nice restoration on the graders. I've got an early sixties vintage grader toy here. No name but it was green originally. Had a roof on the cab and a plastic engine (missing now).
Post a pic in the comments on my website. I might be able to identify.
Got the picture but could not find where to upload them.
In the comments of the block posting, there is an image icon and that will allow you to upload an image with your comment. www.thejunkmanadv.com/the-junk-mans-blog/tonka-road-grader-restoration
Junkman, great work sir.
great video...short and sweet.....👍
I remember when my parents took me to Toys R Us to get this Tonka grader after a soccer game. There were two variations. One with the black/white decals, and the other with red/blue decals along the side. While red and blue were my favorite colors at the time, I still chose the black/white decals because of the tires. They were rubber and squishy. The red/blue variation had hard plastic tires like all my other trucks and I wanted something new and different. I also thought I would have better traction when steering.
Great job. 👍👍👍
Thanks
Wow, that Nylint grader is really something. I don't think we had Nylint here in Canada, because I never heard of them until I got internet in 1999. Here is was Tonka or Buddy L to a much lesser extent. And Ertl for farm toys. That was pretty much it.
Make sure you check out the nylint greater restoration as well as the other ones I have plenty on my channel thanks for watching
It came out Beautiful,i have one thats missing the roof.
Does anyone know where I can find a set of some of those rubber tires? I've looked all over the internet and can't find them.
I wish I knew, seems these models are harder to find.
What are the caps called that you cut off from the axels? Hardware store had no idea what is was talking about
"push cap nuts" "axle cap nuts" "hat nuts" If you are in the USA, places like ACE, True-Value, Menards, Lowes, Home Depot, and probably other regional stores should have them. The employees are the weak link here.
MORE of the painting step here on my 2nd channel th-cam.com/video/5lUjw7k9Z-4/w-d-xo.html
What is the yellow color/brand you decided on for this restoration?
ACE Hardware Implement paint, John Deere Yellow
@@thejunkman Thank you! I had figured out the ACE brand from one of your other videos, but had guessed safety yellow. This helps, and is much appreciated!
i remember those Tonka trucks the Chevys k5s and some 77 78dodge ram conversion style vans are my favorite in the early 90s I use to go to thrift stores and find some goods sometimes🍻😀🏌🍻dam nothing like that any more it's rare now days
To get a deeper cut with the Tonka blade, set one side up a notch or two to tilt the blade. The far tip of the blade will then cut lower, and camber the road grade!
I like the color.
Thanks. It is VERY close to the original Tonka yellow.
I have to very same Tonka Grader. Mine is in mint condition. My parents never let me play with them out side when I was little. The only difference in yours and mine is my grader didn't come with the black and white decals and the color is lighter than mine.
My decals are custom but this model of Greater was made for nearly 30 years in various forms and different Graphics this one is from the very early 80s or very late 70s
@@thejunkman I think my Tonka grader is a 1970-1.
Esse trator é da TONKA?
I remember my tonka grader having two red lights on the back . One on each side
What stripper do you use
I use to.have one off them.
I had a bull dozer and the dump truck as well
Nice job, but nstead of painting the blade yellow, I think the blade should stay as plain metal color, but nice job dude
I know it's too late, but I'm pretty sure I've seen those stickers on ebay
The Originals Maybe I wanted to do some custom decals though
@@thejunkman I recently came across a Tonka truck, trailer with a crane. Hi-way dept, or something. Was looking for replacement decals in case I wanted to restore it
thunder here when I say me Jesus. hear thunder. models toys great stuf
keep up good works. saysjesus
Cuanto valen esos tonka en la actualidad alguien sabe
You need a sandblaster machine man!!
I do! Like and watch my other videos or purchase some merchandise. It will help me reach that goal! Although this shows that someone can achieve good results without fancy tools, making the barrier to entry low.
Oops. They are on the front of the cab .
I have one diferent from this tonka too
Молодец!!!
Почему у них был грейдер уже в то время.?
Tonka
Yes
think have that
Cool
Neither one of them are equipped properly to pass muster in my fictional county. They need to be purple and have air conditioning.
Do it in cat yellow
Im disappointed that you didnt show the paint steps..nice job tho
I did, and I have it in other videos too. I limit the time my camera has to be exposed to the over spray.
@@thejunkman that makes sense then. Good job
I love making. diromas. with 12 inch figures. Jesus Mark
First comment!
There is no white ink in any printer
Right. I should have clarified I used clear decal paper rather than white, which would have made white hash marks. Otherwise how did you like the restoration?
wanna come grade my driveway? :P
Show,,,,,,,,
I would certainly take that terrible Tonka off your hands if your son lets you, lol.