![]() The horn sounds like there’s a real emergency at your house. But that makes the toy all the more fun and awesome. Each sound plays for about 10 seconds and is–this is worth repeating–not something to play with while baby sister is napping. There is also an Ignition button (very realistic), a Horn, and a Siren. The Fire Truck has more sounds than the ramp. The ramp makes for an easy entrance/exit for the Ladder Rescue truck to go do its own thing. It’s not the kind of annoying sound that will bug you when on repeat, but this might be a toy for kids to take out of their brother’s bedroom and into the living room when they wake up at 6:30 a.m. I got quite a start when I pulled out the ramp at the back of the larger truck–it makes a robust sound that you’d expect from a real-life mechanical ramp. Here’s what the trucks look like with lights on: ![]() Given its high-quality construction, the truck looks like it will last a long time, so I don’t think it’s an unfair–if high–price, especially considering all its features. That’s more than most parents I know would want to spend on a truck for their kid, but it also includes free shipping and batteries. Which is good, because the toy is $30.99. You’re really getting two trucks for the price of one. Here it is (click on any image in this post to enlarge): The accompanying Ladder Rescue features a rotating extension ladder with a movable nozzle and push-activated friction motor. This year’s Hess Toy is a red Fire Truck with oversized tires, swiveling chrome-detailed fire hose nozzles, LED lights including a high-powered pivoting LED searchlight, a slide-out ramp and 4 realistic sound effects. For $1.29 (including batteries!) you could put the tanker trailer under the Christmas tree for your little one. The first make was a tanker trailer, modeled after the ones that brought gas to the stations. Hess, it turns out, has been producing its Toy Truck line since 1964. They’re much better built and way cooler to play with than one might otherwise expect from a toy made by a gasoline station. Only the Hess toy trucks at the babysitting room at our local Y have convinced our two boys to accept a drop-off there. 2015 Hess Fire Truck and Ladder Rescue (Image via Hess)
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