The description says it has pullback action. Does this mechanism keep children from "driving" it around going forward? i.e. hotwheels/matchbox cars?
2057850
Hello. I just got the truck out and rolled it on the ground. It is capable of being pushed forward like a regular hotwheel/matchbox car but it is stopped from rolling backward due to the pullback action. I hope this helps you.
2057851
It does not keep children from playing with it. My grandson "drives" it just fine. He's two and doesn't even know what pullback is. He loves it.
2057852
not at all..you can drive it forward which my grandson does and doesn't pull it back at all
1615616
Yes, the train can go both forward and backward without the track. The kids say it goes just a bit slower than when on the track, but still moves along pretty fast, even on carpet! Keeping good batteries in it helps too. They have enjoyed this train set a lot.
221243
I believe they only go back and forth. It was a gift for my grandson and it is very sturdy. The wheels not turning have not slowed him down.
1078577
Yes it does. We have it for our 4 and 5 year old boys and they just broke it in the middle, they've had it for 8 months. Reason being, they are boys and they are not gentle w/ their toys. :) They liked it but maybe it would have been better for 3 and 4 year olds. They yanked it hard to the left and hard to the right too many times as well as use the "tilt wheel" pretty hard. Oh well. I hope your kids love it, that was just our experience.
782734
yes, prress stop then hold down the wheel right side or left. if you press the wheel in play, it wiil slow forward or reverse.
1981949
No they are not pull back but they do roll and move very easily. My 2yo son loves them and plays with them as much as he does his pull back cars.
240160
I'm not positive but it does seem possible, kids did lose interest after a couple times playing with it. Just to difficult to keep cars on the track, even for me when I tried to do it. Would'nt recommend it, sorry it took so long to reply, computer has been down for a while
1661166
I did fine going backwards; it maneuvered fine. It does NOT turn on a dime, but at times backing out of places was easy enough. Hope this helps.
698491
Yes, the directions say that two (of the three) fronts are on the ground and the little one of the three stays off untill they sit on it. This has something to do with the propulsion. My grands found by driving it more the car got faster. Hope this helps.
246750
Some of the matchbox/hotwheels will work. It all depends on the weight of the cars. There is a trap door-ish mechanism that let the cars fall through to the next level of the ramp. The Cars brand cars are a little bigger than the typical match box so it is usually not a problem with most of them. For the others, they need to be of the heavier kind, heavy enough to push down the spring that holds the trap door up. Hope that helps or at least makes sense.
2032390
Yes! It is not like others where there is a specific button on the side, rather you use the wheel. If you press your finger and push the wheel to the left you can go back. If you push the wheel to the right, it will go forward. You can feel a distinct click when you do it too.
518631
No. The child gets on the car and the angle of the slide uses gravity to roll down the slide. My grandson ( who is not quite age 2 yet ) learned very quickly how to push the car to go down the slide. He loves it. Best money I spent.
1390693
Yes, this is strictly a push train. The child can make it go at any speed forward or backward.
714765
I originally purchased this item because it specifically said it worked with all hot wheels (I kept all of my 33 years old son's). When you keep the track straight there is no problem, but we added a loop feature and only some of the cars will make it around the loop and continue to the end of the track. My grandson still loves it, he is 21/2 years old and he just knows some of the cars won't go around but others do.
543181
If you are referring to Fisher Price Wheelies cars, no. They are too big. Some Matchbox/Hot Wheels cars will work. I tried some of my old Micro Machines mini cars, but they aren't heavy enough and get stuck. And the cars have to be low-profile enough to clear through the Eifel Tower and Big Ben features at the bottom of the track. I picked up this item second-hand without the original cars and we've been struggling to find the perfect cars to use with this.
572038
It uses the specific cars that come with it. The Fast Lane Speedy Racer Slot Car set is flimsy and the cars don't always move, so if kids want to race each other, it's unreliable. Maybe it's ok for a younger child you isn't competitive and just wants to see the cars go around. Then it's not so bad to have to push the car to get it going.
449984
The wheels on this truck roll great. If you give it a push it rolls. It goes backwards too. It is a manual toy. No remote control. Helps child develope imagination. It's an awesome truck. My son got this last year for Christmas and still loves it. He also has the crane and garbage truck. Bruder rocks!