Load Up the Excitement with This Big Build
- What: LEGO Technic John Deere Skidder
- When: 10 years and up
- Why: Massive, entertaining, moving parts
- Where: Amazon
Want to supersize the farm fun at your house? Know someone who can’t get enough of farms and equipment? If you want to keep your older child entertained both during and after a big LEGO build, look no further than the LEGO Technic John Deere 948L-II Skidder Tractor Set.
LEGO Technic John Deere 948L-II Skidder on Amazon
This massive set lives up to the promise. Inside, you’ll find the largest LEGO wheels we’ve even seen to accompany the John Deere machine. It comes complete with a swiveling claw on the back that can grip and release thanks to the pneumatic tubes. On the front side of the iconic green farming machine, you’ll find a scoop loaded with a wide range of motion.
With just shy of 1500 pieces, kids can spend their free time assembling this massive build. The final tractor measures a whopping 21 inches (53 cm) long, eight inches (21 cm) high, and seven and a half inches (19 cm) wide. Kids can use the working steering wheel to control the action of this big-wheeled beauty. It comes with four bags and more than 250 pages of instructions to keep kids busy with hands-on fun for hours of assembling.
Like many Technic sets, younger brick enthusiasts may need some assistance inserting the tiny peg pieces. Our nine year old received this set for his birthday, and spent more than a week of afternoons building this behemoth. It ranks up there with some of the Star Wars sets as the biggest finished builds we own. With its movable claw, front loader, and excellent steering, it offers hours of interactive play even after completing the construction.
If you want to bring the mechanical marvels of John Deere’s farming equipment to your LEGO collection, this Skidder set has loads to offer.
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