Introduced by Tonka Joe, a construction worker, the programme puts you behind the wheel of four different vehicles: a bulldozer, a front loader, a crane (with wrecking ball) and an excavator. You operate your chosen 'rig' via a special plastic dashboard (the Tonka component) that you strap on to the computer keyboard. The monitor becomes your windscreen, with dials, CB radio and grimy coffee mug in the foreground. The open road or work site is visible in front. On the toy dash, there's a steering wheel, a gear lever, an ignition key and, last but not least, a horn with a lid that blows open when you pull on the handle.
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