Now this is one beefy Auburn toy! Auburn had a really cool line of rubber-like vinyl construction vehicles back in the late '50s. There weren't many vehicles offered: semi-tractor with dump trailer, road scraper, earth hauler, and this bulldozer. In addition they offered what is now a rare set in a more stiff type soft plastic with a road roller, generator, concrete mixer, and a crew of construction workers. You can tell that this toy was made to play with. Normally, bulldozer toys had the traditional tank track running gear which was usually fake (except I believe that Tonka dozers had real tracks - gotta check into that) and there would be a couple sets of wheels underneath the chassis to allow the toy to roll around. Not in this case! Auburn chose to not only use big wheels on this but then doubled them up in the rear for extra strength - that's the area where a kid would mostly likely lean on while playing with this toy. The dozer measures 7 3/4" (19.68cm) L x 4 1/4" (10.79cm) W x 3" (7.62cm) H with a blade that can be raised and lowered. Enjoy! Opa Fritz
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