Tonka Truck Rescue From The Rust Pile

This Tonka rescue is one of the rustier projects I have attempted! The surface rust was not as bad as some of the other toy restorations I have completed, but the parts that were rusted, were extremely rusted through! By the time it was done I had a ton of pitting and missing material to deal with! Check out the video for some sandblasting, powder coating, and some serious sheet metal repair!
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[@christhompson3750]

My kids had those big tonka trucks with the removable wheels. They loved them and the miles they put on those toys. Incredible ❤❤❤❤

[@Nick-nw6zg]

I had almost every Tonka when I was a kid I am 58 the 70s were the best times digging in the dirt with your mighty tankers

[@braidwooddesignstudio5536]

I probably do not have a life - night after night watching toy trucks, furniture, cars, watches and a long list of rusty things restored and given a new life?. Sandblasting is a blast. I know how to turn a piece of firewood into a beautiful bowl. I know how to repair a Bobcat. I could take apart a Rollex. Chair with a broken leg - no problem, veneer lifting, no problem. But your Yippee! Moment is the tops. Thanks for these videos.

[@kellyfreeman6275]

I love watching you breathe new life into old toys. I think you color choice on this truck is great. That might just be because. I lived just a stone's throw. From were the original Bigfoot monster truck was built. When I was growing up though.

[@steven2212]

Bedliner saved the day. Beautiful.

[@lespurbrick9242]

I thought the bed looked crap at first , but when you used bed liner I thought wow that was a brilliant idea , well done ,

[@derekrosenberg6466]

I got one of these trucks when I was five (birthday present). It was black with a big eagle sticker on the bonnet and flame stickers on the sides, it had a red / orange motorbike clipped in the back. My sister broke the front forks on the motorcycle and chewed the rear tyre (she was only three) and I played with it till the stickers came off and the wheels got so loose they would come off by themselves. It was finally sent to Tonka heaven courtesy of my sister after she left it in the driveway and dad backed the car over it, it was 14 years old.

[@iseespots6014]

That truck looks awesome in that blue paint !!!

[@kjamison5951]

That Aleutian Blue looks phenomenal! I thought the truck bed was too far gone... kudos in the save! Superb restoration!

[@seanshehan6530]

Wow that truck turn out great I like the blue on the truck and the chrome paint on the truck

[@jonathangoodman2329]

with the blue paint the truck look's like BIGFOOT.

[@laundrupatton208]

Great work. I like the kids sound byte just before the sand blasting. Could you do a xylophone sound byte on the opening of the done power coating process.

[@aykay8528]

That truck looks awesome.

[@johnkinnane547]

G'day and greetings from Tasmania Australia you did a absolutely terrific restoration job on that truck this one wasn't easy due to the rust but you came up with good solutions to the problems of rust. Really liked watching this one, kind regards John stay safe.

[@aveoxus1139]

With that blue paint it could have had the 1980s BIGFOOT paint scheme, but I like it without any. Very clean resto and I'll have to remember lab-metal that did a great job filling in rust spots

[@thomashubbs7974]

THATS AND AWSOME PICKUP. LOVE THE COLOR.

[@haraldlorentzen40]

Wow, nice restoration mate. That silver base paint sure made the color pop. I bet it would have looked good in a sunset orange metallic color also. And the "trick" with the bedliner worked really well.

[@phar874moochieter4]

Had the exact truck as a kid!!!

[@scottallen3060]

Absolutely love this. This truck reminds of my childhood. I’m glad I found your Facebook page so I could watch your videos on KZbin.

[@TheDarthvalen]

Very good sir excellent work

[@sbjennings99]

Awesome informative Video experience Y'alls God Bless Ya Prayers 🙏

[@erikire]

AWESOME Job!

[@daveogarf]

AWESOME resto! And I LOVE the purplish highlights in the blue.

[@midnite1869]

Have to say as simple of a solution the bed liner was I would have never thought of it without help

[@horaciodiecast]

Wow it looks cool

[@johnmay371]

Excellent work once again. I like your work around ideas very much. They can be applied to many other restoration problems. You have a great Imagination!

[@sethcragan6908]

Only thing that disappointed me was not seeing the old school BIGFOOT graphic on the side.

[@bigtarheelfan]

Had this or one very similar when I was a kid. Had a yellow motorcycle that clipped in the back. Nice restoration!

[@MarkMeadows90]

As soon as the truck went back together, I was thinking BIGFOOT. Just needed the decals on the side. That blue looks lovely. Nice save with the truck bed. The bed coating looks wonderful.

[@fridaycaliforniaa236]

For the truck bed, maybe something like a wooden bed could have been a nice choice ? (just saying, I'm no expert) =)

[@kiarelia3890]

Mark Meadows h

[@brianburgett5894]

USA*1 used to be blue .

[@MarkMeadows90]

@@brianburgett5894 I thought it was originally white

[@pablozapata7401]

Wow!!! perfecto 👌👍💪

[@melaniemonroe7120]

This one turned out really nice, and the narrator is a cute touch😆 keep it up

[@maestromecanico597]

All that's missing is the 'whip' antenna on the cab roof.

[@rexjolles]

You should've kept the seats tan. I usually like them restored to stock, but as my mother always said, "To each thier own"

[@AlexHonsalesModelRestoration]

wooow! really cool!

[@arturalexma]

That bed of the truck looked like gruyére chesse, outstanding job!

[@javiersalazardelacruz9604]

Great work of restoration!!, I wait more... greetings from México

[@pauljs6112]

Outstanding job again ! The reason i support your channel.

[@kimberlyreynolds8550]

I'm surprised you didn't put the antenna back on.

[@Meeckle]

Me too

[@christhompson9486]

My kids had that size of tonka and the large tonka's with the removable tires.

[@chezsnailez]

We know a certain narrater whose face could use a hug from a lonely Xenomorph...

[@FOROALMACEN]

"BIG FOOT" BLUE!! O_O!!.............FNTASTIK!!

[@shawnwright4129]

What decade is this one from? I'm guessing 80's from the plastic front, but I'm not sure. I like the new mascot, too.

[@toecutter8002]

Should have put some Bigfoot decals on the side's

[@dubuyajay9964]

Is that Wild Bill from 80s GI Joe? XD

[@rev.aux-weg9730]

I miss the antenna :)

[@danielpadgett2831]

That is awsome what do you do with them after you have restored them?

[@juststuffwithwolfe4482]

Will we get to see you little friend again soon?

[@jonathandeere6232]

Enjoyed the video and narrations. Explaining tools and techniques adds to the interest. A few suggestions for the narration, telling the temps and amount of time for the powder coating, the total time for the project, and where you found the toy (yard sale, eBay, thrift store, etc.). I enjoyed some of your custom touches like the beauty rings (or bead lock accent) on the rims and the bed liner solution. One last suggestion is using a Lazy Susan to display before and after pics. Keep up the good work.👍😁

[@CraigH999]

The narration is done by a bot - to get the details you want would mean a lot of typing as bots use a literal script you gave to compose yourself.

[@josenarvaez6650]

Where do you get replacement or reproduction parts like the windshield?

[@garybeauregard5903]

do you ever sell any of these? i love the truck sure took me back to a kid

[@axelwulf6220]

Tonka made action figures?

[@lose2live]

New Sub

[@rbob03]

I had that truck, when I was 7 but it was a wrecker ...

[@michaelgayandproud6466]

I wonder what these are worth restored its gotta be in the the thousand dollar range maybe

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

It's definitely yours for a thousand lol 👍🏻

[@michaelgayandproud6466]

@@TRGRESTORATIONS gee thanks

[@daftboy11]

The biggest part of your videos that appealed to me was the lack of background music or narration. I will always enjoy your work but I'll have to enjoy it with the volume on mute from here on out. Not a fan of the narrating.

[@MatthewJorgensen1968]

I think KZbin might be to blame with no sound videos or something like that... Might have no choice but to have sound? I could be wrong...

[@ASH.......................1976]

@@MatthewJorgensen1968 Well,I can't stand silent vidoe,s ,maybe go and watch Charlie Chaplin !!!😆

[@johnnybenoit841]

Truck gang

[@congaman100]

Where's the roof scoop?

[@ifindmetal]

You need a tig welder

[@UniqueDUBer]

What scale are these trucks

[@schristy3637]

Love the narration. Sound kind of like the HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey.

[@CraigH999]

The bot voice is so out of place. Some of the worst channels on KZbin use it all the time - it's not natural-sounding at all.

[@bghankhernandez]

Was that the FALL GUYS. Truck. Colt cevers ?

[@TheRoadhammer379]

1981 GMC 3/4 ton

[@nexible9965]

Do you sell your trucks

[@ipand1011]

No ariginals

[@TheMGRISEZ]

It's missing a piece

[@mountaincruiser817]

And rub it with assetone. (uses the Covid gloves again) Some people.....:-p

[@gabebosch5921]

I've been a subscriber for awhile now and defiantly enjoy your restorations; I liked the narration and think it added to the video. Keep up the great work! (p.s. dig the tee-shirt)

[@MrMajorly]

Talk about flashback. I had forgotten some of those trucks back in my childhood had removable wheels!

[@jonathonmason6394]

i dont remember the wheels that come off like that with the ones i had when i was younger. 🤔

[@stevevantrigt5285]

That is true!

[@TastierBackInThe80s]

Kinda meh about the narrator. I'm used to you doing episodes AMSR style. Also no detailing of the interior, no one seems to paint or weather the seats/interior. Aside from that, this restoration was phenomenal!!! The truck bed solution, that blue over chrome finish was spectacular! Love it. And the chrome around the rim of the wheels. Love it! Thanks for sharing.

[@ForDemoPurposesOnly]

Second best part of the video - the sandblasting. Best part of the video - the kids cheering when we see the sandblaster.

[@CraigH999]

100% agree! 😁

[@NavyVeteran1776]

The second you said you had a different idea for the bed I was like “bed liner” takes me back to my childhood. Great job sir.

[@pazuzu66613]

That was a pretty brilliant save on that truck bed. Thing looked like Swiss cheese.

[@claykilgore2851]

I had this truck when I was a kid. There was a motorcycle that clipped in the back of it. I spent a lot of time playing with it.

[@user-iz9yc3rg5e]

Same here. I had a blue one. A favorite.

[@adamkolacki3344]

I had one too. Drove the wheels off of it!

[@CharlieBrown-pb9xn]

I had one identicle to this one 40 years ago and played till no play was left. I found a really nice one on ebay a few years ago. Its on shelf in living room.

[@StephenBell]

Personal opinion, but I enjoyed the lack of commentary in your videos; you were so good at making the pictures tell the whole story. I appreciate your desire to make money from the affiliate links, but for me, the comments from the little figure interrupted the flow and detracted from the experience. As I say, just my opinion though - sorry. :-/

[@cathybenson5119]

Mine too. Glad I'm not the only one. Lol.

[@jonny555ive]

I kind of liked the commentary it was a nice little break from just watching the build not that the build was boring or anything but it was kind of cool to hear the details. But that's just my opinion also.

[@cathybenson5119]

I don't really like the narration. I'll still watch, but I'll turn sound off. Sorry. Still liked the restoration, though.

[@robertphillips6296]

That cargo bed was almost completely gone! It amazing that you where able save it, I would have thought that you would have had to replace it for sure!

[@scottwmoxham5626]

Loved seeing an old favorite getting restored. Great video! Looking for the SUV that Duke came with. Also, please tell Duke that I’m sorry I taped an M-80 to his back when I was nine. Also, the narrating was a fun touch.

[@colephares4973]

Honestly not the biggest fan of the narration but won't stop me from watching your vids.

[@daps559]

Been watching the channel for a while now and love the restorations. Thank you for showing support for the front line workers and using reusable gloves. Subscribed and will continue support for the channel!

[@mikeschwartz1764]

As someone who works full-time on an ambulance I can attest to how difficult it's become for a small agency like mine to get nitrile gloves during this. I really appreciate you consideration and I love the content!

[@eamoncrawford]

I used to play with my version of this truck while watching The Fall Guy and Simon & Simon. Thanks for the nostalgic trip down memory lane!

[@fridaycaliforniaa236]

Sometimes I really wonder if I'm the only guy who finds the sandblasting part so satisfying... ^^

[@CraigH999]

Lol I enjoy it as well!

[@thereelangler2391]

I have the exact same truck from when I was a kid. My son plays with it now. I got it for my 5th birthday. I'm 44, so Tonkas last.

[@MrOzzmac920]

An opinion, a suggestion and a request: Opinion) I've always liked Tonka, except the hard plastic tires. If it were me, I would mod them all with rubber tires, maybe with R/C tires or something similar. But that's just me, you do you. Suggestion) Get as much rust as possible off before sandblasting. I know the transformation is all part of the experience, but you're also introducing the rust into the blast media, which is then impregnated into the parts. Another idea would be, put a strong magnet in the bottom of the cabinet to collect the iron-oxide particles. Request) Duke, could we get a bit more info on the powder coating process?

[@antitouchable]

I love it but ive never been a fan of roll bars. I know its a 70's and 80's thing and everyone had them with the KCs back then and that's the timeline from when these were mass produced. I'm just personally not a fan. Hell, I don't even like diamond plate tool boxes. Id just rather just throw a bag behind the seat with my tools for the day.

[@CraigH999]

Love the truck, dislike the narrator. Using a bot voice made it even more annoying. If this guy becomes a regular feature, I honestly won't remain as a subscriber. I am but one opinion and it's your channel and your creativity hard at work in it. I respect that a lot, but it's just my personal taste. Regardless, I wish you all the best!

[@paulorth2251]

Video was good, talking about it was rather boring.

[@Hadidkb]

Hi dear friend. My name is Hadi and I live in Iran. I was amazed at your accuracy and creativity in doing things. dude I am a fan of your channel. I introduce your KZbin channel to all the people of my country and I pray to God that you and your family and everyone you love are always healthy.😍❤🙏🙏

[@jonny555ive]

What a wonderful thing to say . I hope for the same things for you and your family.

[@theninjascientist689]

Personally, a big thing for me was that these videos had no narration. As another commenter said you managed to make the picture tell the whole story. I'm not a fan of the narration as I think it breaks the flow of the video but if other people enjoy it then that's the way the channel should go!

[@yootoobsuks4210]

It's a nope on Duke, but a big yup on the restoration. Bed liner was a perfect save. I kind of wondered why you didn't salvage the antenna and roof spoiler though.

[@bigcharliesmodelgarage296]

Nice looking truck. I did one for my granddaughter. Thanks for sharing

[@robertcolfack26]

Very nice paint job and it looks like a monster truck time to jump over and crush cars the fall guys pickup.....

[@mrk717]

Great video, shame about the narration, why dont you have a paperclip popping up occassionally, that will be less irritating.

[@vbonz6239]

Yes , I enjoyed the car's bluish-purple paint color after the restoration .

[@marlenesmith6002]

I really enjoyed the way this restoration was presented, Fun but informative

[@jeremyfrix522]

I never understood the purpose of the quick detach wheels but i had a few back in those days 😎

[@DocWolph]

I think I still have that truck in my attic. If I still have it I know I will have the spare tire and the motorbike.

[@Ben-zi2lm]

Personally I'm not a fan of the talking. I don't mind it at the beginning but I don't like the talking. I like the typing more but I will end up not watching your vids anymore just cause I prefer no talking but with way, I like your content and you're not a bad creator, it's just the talking is what I don't like

[@TRGRESTORATIONS]

So, you're saying that you do not like the talking?

[@Ben-zi2lm]

@@TRGRESTORATIONS yes. I'm not a fan of it. I watch these videos to relax and fall asleep to and I assume other people do as well. Don't get me wrong, just because I don't like it doesn't mean others are the same, it's just not my thing. But to answer your question, I do not like the talking.

[@CraigH999]

@@Ben-zi2lm I feel the same as you.

[@thasnuff1995]

Where do you get the replacement parts from? Is there an actual supplier for these old toys?

[@deeswigert]

Great job! The bed liner was a great solution, looks very cool.

[@mebebrb]

Enjoy your videos. Personally I prefered your captioning over the little talking Tonka dude, but that just might be me :)

[@CraigH999]

Nope, me too.