Top ten Xmas toys from my childhood #3

Ford Pedal Tractor (1974)

Long before the days of Power Wheels, there was the era of the pedal tractor. Not the plastic ones mind you, but the cast iron, heavy duty models. Mine was a Ford 8000 in blue. To this day I still have memories of mom and dad taking me to a farm supply store. I got to ride one around the store, and threw the biggest tantrum because I didn’t get to keep one. Then on Christmas morning there it was. No pedal tractor is complete without a wagon. This one had that as well. I still remember the most frustrating thing about being a 4-year old, is not having the leg power to pedal the thing on shag carpet. Later on when the winter thaw came, I could ride it outside on our driveway. We had a circular driveway with a secondary lower driveway to a separate storage garage/shed. I remember coasting this iron missile down the hill full speed. In the early 80′s my nephew tried the same thing and ended up wrecking and breaking his finger.
I recently learned that mom and dad still have this same tractor in storage. I plan on getting it out and restoring it to the shape it was in when I first received it.