1961 Tonka State Hi Way Department Mobile Clam Crane Truck Restoration
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- I purchased this 1961 Tonka State Highway Department Mobile Clam Crane Truck from a local antique store about a half hour from where I live. It was in terrible shape and overall desperately needed restoration. Everything was there minus the clam release that goes on the very top of the boom, which I fabricated on my CNC mill. The entire truck was covered in rust, flaking paint, and corrosion. The windshield was broken, the crane rope was all tangled up and weathered, one of the two out riggers was snapped off and just wired onto the toy to keep with it. I was super excited to work on this one, although it was a larger project than normal. The part that I made on my new mill is actually the first successful part that I made on it. I've got a ton of learning to do in order to use the CNC to it's full potential, but it should make for some interesting future videos.
The color on this Tonka is one of my favorite colors and the finish has to be within the top 3 of my favorite restorations that I've done. Thank you for watching!
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I have missed a lot on your channel. My mother was ill and passed. These videos are therapeutic for me, and thank you for sharing your talents with all of us
Six months after Christmas I watch my son take a load of broken plastic crap to the dump, remnants of kids Christmas toys that won’t last a year. Then I watch you bring back the good bones of these old toys and make them good as new, I know what I would rather give my grandkids for Christmas. Your vids are pure pleasure to watch.
A very good job in restoring the Tonka clam crane truck you brought it back to life again.
I have watched a few others do the Tonka Toys, NOBODY does it better, NOBODY. I have seen them call it restoration but they don't take it all apart, they don't replace missing parts, they don't even remove all of the rust, then use paint over it. You obviously put out a quality restoration.
Look so good, these kids can play with them now! Instead of computer, television or phone. Thanks for sharing.
Seeing that old Tonka truck fully restored to as new takes me back to many a Christmas morning of my childhood!
Other toy restoration channels with alligatored paint or old pitting showing through should take note. Your channel is the gold standard for this type of work. Thank you for the entertainment and showing us what you do.
Joe DIY and Rusty Shepherd do nice work too.
Chip has ruined me for the other restoration channels
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THIS IS AMAZING. THIS IS SOME NEXT LEVEL STUFF. PRECISION, PATIENCE, EXPERIENCE, TALENT, HARDWORK, FOCUS, ALL WERE POURED TOGETHER TO MAKE THIS GEM. 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥❤❤❤❤❤❤
ONe of your finest restos yet!
I remember Tonka Toys being advertised on TV in the UK. Their slogan being Tonka, real tough toys for real tough boys. With the name Tonka, I always thought they were made in Japan and not the USA. Unfortunately I was past the age of playing with toys by then.
I notice from your restorations that many standard parts were used across the range, however, every restoration is always different and the finish looks much better than when new by using powder coating. Enjoying every one!
Yes! Big , bright orange and black, and ready to work! Now we need the pick-up, loader and all the rest of the department! Super work! Hi, Beaker, don't chew the cables!
Thanks for watching! Beaker was just flossing her little teeth 😁
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR VIDEOS!! I AM A MECHANICAL ENGINEER AND MY DAD WAS A TOOLMAKER, SO WE REALLY KNOW WHAT SKILL AND PATIENCE GOES INTO PROJECTS LIKE THESE. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. JOE
No need to shout-we get it.
@@douglasskaalrud6865 NOT SHOUTING , JUST REPLYING.
Brilliant, love the new machine for cutting metal parts
In this video the blast media is fresh and unused.
I worked in a place once that got a job that included sandblasting thousands of parts, noone wanted to do it, but I said I'll do it.
The sandblast cabinet was in its own room, I had pallets on either side of the cabinet, one for unblasted, and one for finished. After doing a slow testrun of a pallet, they estimated the time needed.
Then we refilled the blast cabinet with new and a bit corser sand, and there was no problem cutting the time in half or doing the job without stress.
I listened to audiobooks all day, and didnt meet a person except for the guy changing pallets and a friend who dropped in with coffe whenever it was time for a break, I loved it, I could do that for the rest of my life.
Another excellent work of restauration!!!! Congrats!!!
P.S. LOVED THE INSPECTOR!!!!!!!
I love the sheep! They're my favorite thing ever
Taste test on the string...check!!! Awesome build!
Amazing what you do. The savior of misfit toys.
Суперская работа!
the minute I see the blasting cabinet I get inapropriatelly excited :)
I really love how all you guys give a new life to old toys
I was born in 1958. I grew up with Tonka toys. Thanks for bringing these forgotten toys back to life.
Best 1:01 hour of my weekend so far, excellent outcome!
Thank you soo much for watching!
@Талмс Дралор pero no los vendes.tus carro tu ygual descansa y nos vemos en la noche 😘🙏
This is great you bring back to brand new.
I think this is Beaker's favorite, so far!
😁🐱
Came to comment, "where's the 'I'm okay!' guy?" I see I'm not the only one who loves them!
Love when the tow truck backs in and pulls the next project out of the bone yard.
Once again Dr. Chip has saved another patient...
The restorations you undertake
Are absolutely fantastic.. the integrity of your work is simply
100 %. Thank you for teaching
The right way to do it.
Sheep ✔️ Beaker ✔️. All is right in the world. Beautiful work.
Oh Chip!! You did such a wonderful job on this. There were so many parts. I'm glad you got the yellow out of the headlights with the Hydrogen Peroxide. My favorite, is your inspector. So adorable, and worth the money!! Thank you again for sharing your AWESOME talent!!
Incredible restoration...I'm happy to see that the inspector flosses after eating...
Great restoration and best inspector
Вы настоящий волшебник! Все эти старые игрушки в Ваших руках обретают новую жизнь. P. S. Кот у Вас прикольный. Настоящий инспектор!
Офигеть мастер! Нет слов! Фантастика! Только котика не реставрируйте!
А на кой болт он делает тест краски (в другом своём видео) на свинец? Потом смывает краску смывкой, а потом всё равно пескоструит.
Откройте пожалуйста секрет, кто шарит
Very nice an very cool piece id lived to had one of these as a kid. Great work. Thank u for all u save.
Nice restoration of the clam bucket & looks like your running out of room, but the inspector likes it & she's testing the string out also
I always wanted one of these when I was a kid. Great job. Thank you.
Love watching you restore these old trucks and cars. These are the toys I played with as a kid. Thanks for the memories!
My brother had some of these too. The lazy axles intrigued me I don't think they ever looked this good though ,even new.
I'm watching this video again for the second time. Awesome.
The sheep skits at the end always make me laugh. Thank you for your creative ingenuity! ❤️
With this work you have demonstrated once again that you are the best.
Maravilloso trabajo......es perfecto.......q mucho me rei cuando la grúa trajo al otro camión remolcado.......no tengo nada más q decir.....es increíble lo q haces😉👍😁👍😃👍🙀🇵🇷
Fabulous!!!! I used to pay with those and others you've restored. That tells you how old I am. Thanks,
I plan to watch the entire video tonight but wanted to let you know that I appreciate your work. I usually watch restoration videos at night to wind down. I also watch channels like tool rescue, something about the video without talking has a very calming effect.
Thank you soo much!
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ABSOLUTELY UNBELIEVABLE!! BRAVO 👍. BRAVO 👍 BRAVO 🙌
The hypnotic power that results from the contemplation of the impeccable realization of your restorations.
Thank you so much!
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@@williamridner9451 Sorry but I think the google translator is not very intellectual ...
I try again; the restoration process and how he describes it through video, for me they have an ipnotic effect, and of well being.
I see the videos with interest.
I hope this time the translator machine does the correct translation for some people ...
Bye Bye!
Congratulations. Magnific work
This is what a professional restoration looks like 💯 A+
Mane the 60’s were wildin’ fr
I've been binge watching Chips videos for over a week and have been fascinated by his multiple discipline knowledge. An amazing skill set coupled with amazing tools. Can't wait to see restoration go further into his stack.
Congratulation chip Channel the Fábio and Rafael from Brazil. The best restauration.
I wonder if one day there was a big meeting of all the executives and engineers regarding how to assemble these toys. "Should we use screws? Rivets? Spot welding?" And right at that time a janitor walks by and says "Bent tabs." The rest is toy history.
That was quite the undertaking, but the result was well worth the effort.
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More like there was a day at the patent office looking at Buddy L patents.
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it is like a real car dump place,,, with junk yard gold i see... what a work for getting this perfect !!!... i give a thumb UP 4 You
Magnifique Restauration !
Bravo !👍😉
Amazing state of the art equipment and the results are incredible. You have my vote for the best in the business.
I swear I'd love to have a sandblaster just to go around looking for old stuff to clean up... Great videos!
Only a word: amazing.
So beautiful. I love the wet black bumper, & crane parts the best.
You do an awesome job with awesome tools
Thanks soo much Bryan Reynolds!
Beaker literally inspecting the cable tensile strength with a fine tooth. Safety first! That cat is OSHA approved.
Kd
Yes, Shop Cat approved Cyclops tested!
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No, he's just flossing after the treat.
@@igormichelbarbosadasilva7454 ,,
beautifull toy & excellent job!!!! Thanks and regards from Buenos Aires
The long videos are my favorite. I love watching you solve all the little problems that crop up during the restoration. You're a real pro and a pleasure to watch.
Well that's alright. Mighty fine job! 👍
Yayyy the sheep are in the video 😁
The inspector checking the cables on the crane is too funny. Love these videos ❤
At least this restoration is authentic. Some of those look like they took a perfectly good toy and put it in their fish tank for a week or two and then sprinkled some dirt on it to make it look like they recovered it from a landfill somewhere. We can SEE that this one is actually rusted and has had some good usage. Another thing that the others do is try to create high drama by ever so slowly extracting an axle or a grill from a toy. It's a toy restoration, not a police standoff with 4 armed men barricaded in a house. Thanks for this.
Chip, this was Sunday's best notification. Thanks!
Chip, essa foi a melhor notificação do domingo. Obrigadoooo!!!
You've got one cute inspector there! Especially like the way he checks the tension in the cables with his calibrated teeth!!!!
I absolutely love watching these amazing restorations. No commentary, no cheesy music just the sound of the job is perfect and relaxing while having a morning coffee to get my day started. Great work! (I love the 🐑 👀👁)
Very cute 🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑
It's perfect work done. Keep it up
Комментарий в поддержку канала и ролика, а также труда мастера отреставрировавшего этот игрушечный автомобиль.
Spectacular Restoration !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Two thumbs way Up !!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi Chip. This was fabulous. Serious number of rivets, eh? I thought perhaps the sheep had formed a union and were on strike. Perhaps they were and you settled by the end of the project. 😉 That was Beaker’s most thorough inspection, yet. 👍 Cheers, John
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The sheepies are back! The sheepies are back! Oh, and a glorious, astonishing, magical restoration once again.
The chrome finish is impressive, it reflects like polished aluminium!
They sure don't make toys like they used to. Thanks, Chip, for making them new again.
Выше всяких похвал! Мне кажется он даже новым не выглядел столь круто! Отличная работа, вы большой молодец!
Tout simplement superbe magnifique waouwwwww très très très beaux travail excellent
This turned out awesome, one of my favorites!
Hope you passed inspection lol. Any who, this video was pure patron status. 👏
Your best restoration yet! Great sheep stunt too.
Your restoration must have been very satisfying. It is obvious that you are a kid at heart.
He visto varias restauraciones de este señor, a quien no conocía como restaurador de juguetes y la verdad es que estoy muy sorprendido con su trabajo, porque se nota que el hombre sabe y está preparado con equipos de última generación para hacer su excelente trabajo.
A lo mejor sin quererlo a ido juntando una variada colección de juguetes restaurados, que en el corto plazo no dejará de costar un muy buen dinero, felicitaciones para él por su excelente trabajo.👏👏👏👏🇨🇱
Why do I keep hearing crickets? 🦗 Thought I was sitting in someone’s backyard for a minute there 😆
😢 ada😮😮😊😅😢😮🎉🎉😂
Should be the chirp channel.
Pumped for this one! An hour long vid hell yes. Let me get settled in .
I would have been willing to bet almost anything that this truck was really going to be very pitted. What a surprise of the trucks condition!
Miss the sheep at the beginning but was glad to see my favorite, One Eye, at the end.
Cyclops is my favorite sheep too ❤
My daughters call it the Cycleep lol
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Very complex model to restore. I'm impressed with the result.
Never ceases to amaze me on your love and enjoyment you get out of bringing these old toys back to life. It makes me feel good watching. Thanks.
From the beginning to the end of your project videos, I am transfixed!! Thanks so much!!
Most excellent restoration from the master!
I love the way you restored this beautiful toy just so lovely thanks also love the cat god bless
I was missing the sheep, thought that maybe they went on a Union strike, love the before and after shots, just to remind us what it did look like, you took a rusty roached Tonka and brought it back to showroom new, awesome job sir, I didn't know you had a CNC machine to play with two thumbs up
I also think the Sheep are awesome I also love that he powder coats the parts they look so beautiful when finished I saw one channel that air brushes the parts and another who literally spray paints them. I think powder coat is the way to go I also love it when he has a little sheep with the sign that says I'm okay that one always makes me laugh
@@moonlitegirl72 lol that makes me laugh too, love his "sheep" lol
@@jamesalinio5277 you have to watch the one where he does a little red fire truck it has a little white wheel in the back to roll up the fire hose on when he Wheels the truck over to where he works on them he has one of the little sheep wedged in that little white wheel and he flicks it out and it goes flying it was hysterical the only thing that would have made it any better was it the little sheep had a little sign next to him that said I'm okay
@@moonlitegirl72 thank you, I'll go look for the video, another great restoration video series is" TRG", he also does the powder coating paint jobs, and I believe you will like his videos too
@@jamesalinio5277 thank you I will definitely check that one out I didn't care for the one where the guy does an airbrush paint job or the one where the guy is literally uses a can of spray paint the one to look for from Chip Channel is a 1960s structo fire truck
This guy does most awesome work I have ever seen!! true talent Ihere!!
Considering the condition where it started and the amount of work and the beautiful outcome I would consider this one a masterpiece. The knowledge you have and the before and after photos make these videos a pleasure to watch. Thank you for sharing these transformations with us.
A nice way to spend a rainy day!🌧
Good to see the inspector doing such a thorough job! She even checked the tensile strength of the cabling! Beaker has grown into a gorgeous cat.
Such a complex and laboriously restoration item ! You reclaimed it beautifully to its former condition !
WOW! You truly outdid yourself on this one! So many parts & so many upgrades & improvements, to an already excellent restoration process! Your techniques are constantly evolving & it's a pleasure to see what you'll try next. And as always, love Beaker (the kitty) & the sheep!!
Everything you do is magic!