Bruder 02511 Linde H30D Forklift with 2 Pallets

We bought this for our two year old who is really into forklift trucks. We were genuinely surprised at the quality of this toy. The forklift mechanism is just a little more sophisticated than you would think, and I'm sure it's holding our toddlers attention because of it. It's also a nice size a weight, not to big that it is awkward or hard for him to carry around, but big enough that he really gawks at the details. It has counter-geared steering on the back wheels, which makes it challenging for him to drive and so is likely to push him developmentally. It also has a nice lifting mechanism with the pallet, which makes it very realistic. We were very excited to find a fairly substantial booklet of other toys by this maker and a brief glance indicates that their other toys appear to show a similar level of design and quality. We will definitely be revisiting that for future birthdays and Christmas gifts. When the toy was first out of the box some of the features were a bit stiff for little hands, but they've loosened up now and work beautifully. It's not for every 2 year old, as it does require a little patience and is plastic, so could break if tossed around, but otherwise a great toy.

Like the quality and details of the bruder brand. Gave this as a Christmas gift for 2.5 year old. He loves it and knows exactly how to use it. Only dislike is hard to keep both pallets stacked together but that is just like it is in real life too. Hope to buy more bruder as he grows.

Bruder makes the best toys. Their products are incredibly sturdy and so much fun to play with. I gifted this to my five-year-old nephew and he has already played with it for hours. I love that it not only looks like a forklift, but it functions exactly like one as well. The two little pallets it comes with are so cute and he has gotten such a kick out of them.

This is a great value and the pallets are very fun to play with. It comes with 2 pallets, and I've considered buying the expanded set of fork-lift accessories, but I haven't yet. I'd give it a 5-star rating if it weren't for the impossible stering technique. I compare it to drawing with an etch-a-sketch. That little screw in the back is super counter-intuitive for me and impossible for my toddler. I imagine if I were a trained fork-lift driver it might make sense. Annoying, but not a big draw back and my toddler doesn't care.The actually fork lift mechanism is awesome. It lifts very easily using a clever string and pulley system and tilts back and forth to allow you to lift back and lay down your cargo easily. There are lots of little well engineered stop grooves that allow that tilting of the forks to stop in place at whichever angle you like. At its highest point, the pallets are lifted just over the roof level of the cab. The back end also has a removable trailer hitch if you want to connect any other bruder trailers to this. Not sure why, but its a fun option.The forks feel a little cheap, and are removable. This may be an anti-breaking approach by Bruder, so instead of snapping off, they kind of fall off. This comes in handy when its dropped off the couch or rammed into a wall. Its easy to just slide them back in place. This is a good value and very fun for our toddler.

Perfect Christmas gift for my three year old boy!

We bought this toy about 8 months ago. My son (2 years old at the time) immediately loved it. Even his older cousins( 8 and 10) love playing with them which is cool to watch them play together. It has been a consistent favorite all this time. About 1 week ago one of the arms finally broke. I was shocked it lasted that long with how hard it is played with. The best part is you can go on Bruder's website and order replacement arms. Only $2.70 and free shipping! These are very durable toys. Well worth the money for all the hours of fun they provide!

Bought this from a nephew for Christmas he loves it it's a Bruder extremely realistic and you can steer it from the back with a little knob so it's really fun to play with.

I feel strange giving this product three stars because it is probably a five star for what it is. However, I wanted to put it out there that if your child is hard on toys at all, this one is not for you. It is beautifully made and a perfect replica of a forklift truck but the forks come off very easily and it is not balanced in a way that it can carry much weight. Very frustrating for a child who wants to get down and dirty with their construction toys. If I had to do it over, I would probably go with a Tonka. Something less realistic physically but more realistic in terms of being played with by an active child!