For transporting your livestock (Britains 40710 - Ifor Williams Livestock Trailer)

Member Name: mumsymary

Product:	Britains 40710 - Ifor Williams Livestock Trailer
Date:	19/11/08 (109 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Good model of the real thing

Disadvantages: None

I was rummaging in the toy vehicle box at work the other day and found this Britain's livestock transporter. I was playing farms and had a Britain tractor out to play with. This Britain's animal transporter fits all the 1:32 tractor models. So Johnny and I settled down to play with it.

This toy is safe for children over 3 years of age; I think I qualify for that... Let's look at this trailer first. It is a grey die cast vehicle, a detailed copy of a real Ifor Williams Livestock Trailer.
This toy has rear loading ramp and safety rails which can be lowered to load /unload livestock this ramp then closes up into the trailer for transportation. This transporter has twin axles so it will follow the tractor round corners. This transporter just like a real one has the walls made in panels with gaps between so that the animals can breathe and be able to glimpse the outside. This trailer does have a roof on it. At the centre front is the piece to attach the trailer to a tractor a circular attachment which a tractor will hook into.


Johnny hooks the trailer to the tractor, practicing those fine motor skills. He them pushed it into the field( wooden board painted green) We load the sheep they are going to market some get carried straight into the trailer others get pushed up the ramp(they are plastic after all) we fit 8 sheep in the trailer Johnny folds over the rails and pushes the ramp up and closes it . Then we drive off Johnny pushing across the carpeted area under the chairs I can see Johnny's driving needs some practice , We stop and unload the sheep into a farm building (a shoebox in a previous life) Here Johnny sells his sheep to George who has come over to play. Both children are then distracted by snack time.

This toy enables children to develop their imagination and play. You can use it with them to help extend their vocabulary.
This toy will make any rural model realistic can be used in a display about farming by model makers.

You can buy this toy in a good toy or department store and on line at many shops. Amazon is advertising these from £10. 69 from jadlamracingmodels upwards to £15.59 at DuncansToyChest both with additional postage.

Would I recommend this toy? Yes if you have a tractor or two it can be fitted to.
Britain's model toys are good well made real life models they add that extra dimension to playing farms. These toys are durable and will last a long time.

Summary: A toy model of a livestock transporteer