Trying to FIX a Faulty 1979 & 2010 Big Trak purchased on eBay

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Hi, this 'trying to fix' video shows 3 Big Trak (Bigtrak) toys purchased on ebay for spares or repair. 1 of the Bigtrak is the original one that was released in 1979 and the other 2 are the re-release model from 2010. I show the complete process in the video going from the unboxing to the final result and hopefully you will see my fault finding process and thinking behind it :-)
Remember that this is just for entertainment and I am not an expert in these repairs. The processes in the video may not be the best way, the correct way or the safest way to fix these things.
I do love fault finding and trying to fix broken things so I hope that comes across in this 'Trying to FIX' series.
Many thanks Vince.

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  • @ciscoponch67
    @ciscoponch67 Жыл бұрын

    Vince...so awesome. I owned the original grey and black one, from Christmas 1979. I'm 54 years old today. And I can tell you it's a great robotic toy!!! Cheers Vince!!! You brought back a lot of great memories!!!

  • @badmeatbrowniesthoughts1327

    @badmeatbrowniesthoughts1327

    8 ай бұрын

    HELL YEAH!!! Me too Brother!!! And you are correct Sir.!! Battleship Gray and Black.. we made a freakin cardboard back drop all painted up,and made an eight mm "movie "..lol.. plastic ArmyMen, model cars,and all...we we're so frikin proud...lol..I still have it somewhere i think and hope 🙏 ..lol..I can only imagine how bad it is 😂

  • @deepend69
    @deepend694 жыл бұрын

    Got a Big Trak in 1980 from my grandmother and only played with it for one day because my brother broke it. The toy has been bouncing around our attic and belongings for 39 years. With help from this video I fixed it and now it works perfectly. Thank you very much Vince for posting this video, it really helped identify the problem with my unit.

  • @arrisacker
    @arrisacker8 ай бұрын

    I cant believe that in a 78 minute video, I have just relived my childhood as a 9 year old boy, thank you Vince. I was fortunate enough to have the 1979 original !!

  • @charlesbranch
    @charlesbranch6 жыл бұрын

    Great video, I loved this toy as a kid,. However unlike many of you, my mom just happened to work as an electronic assembly technician for MB in Springfield MA (The World Wide Company Head quarters ). Part of her employment perks was a substantial discount on the products that they made. So as a kid I got to privately TEST OUT all of the new electronic toys ( Big Trax, Starbird, Electronic Battleship, and every version of electronic Simon ) from Milton Bradley months before it was released to the general public. Me and my siblings where always told to not tell anyone "Where they came from...only that our parents saved up allot of mony brought it !". So Yeah, we felt pretty special as kids. My mom would probably smile ear to ear to see one of these toys that she secretly built for kids everywhere !!!! Thank You MB and more importantly Thank You Mommy :-)

  • @XenithLive

    @XenithLive

    5 жыл бұрын

    my mum used to make ds's, idk how, she's not chinese but i ended up with about 10 ds lites all in different colours, i had one for every day of the week, i only have 1 left which is my original that i got from nintendo, its the lime green one and it means so much to me even though its broken, wont turn on and the hinge is broken it has so much sentimental value

  • @muskokamike127

    @muskokamike127

    5 жыл бұрын

    Haha, we all have one of those stories. A buddy of mine's Mom worked next to a distributor who handled plastic models. She brought him home a queen elizabeth ship model one time that sold for $8.00 (big money in 1971) and she got it for $1.00. We asked what else they had? She said "boats, planes, cars, motorcycles, tons of them"....."how much were they"? all around a dollar or less. We flipped. So we saved our allowance for months. His mom worked about 45 minutes away by car (which is like 2 1/2 hrs by bus) and we eagerly discussed what we would buy when we got there. Her work was like a 25 minute walk into an industrial area off the bus line. We trapsed into the place pockets all stuffed with coins and bills. WOW showroom FULL of model kits, we started wow look at this, wow look at that...then a guy in a suit comes over: can i help you? Yeah, no, we want to buy some models, there's no prices on them? He said "sorry, this is a wholesale distributor only" no public allowed. WHAT???? his mom bought a model ship here a couple of months ago! He said "yeah, that was probably our spring warehouse sale...we hold that once a year for people in the area. We get rid of old stock, and things that aren't moving well. We looked past him through the doors: warehouse racks FULL to the ceiling with every type of model kit you could ever dream of.... I tell ya, we were just about bawling our eyes out.....so we dragged our asses over to his mom's work next door. She came out and wondered what the problem was, we told her. She said "why didn't you ask ME? I could have told you you weren't allowed to waltz in and buy stuff" OMG we were only 10, what the hell did we know? That was my first lesson in: if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is!

  • @UpstreamNL
    @UpstreamNL6 жыл бұрын

    The magnets are there to ensure the wheels are in sync when going straight. Even just a little speed difference in the wheels when going straight can cause major deviations from a straight path.

  • @Mymatevince

    @Mymatevince

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, that makes sense to me now. Thanks for commenting :-)

  • @ianpenfold8554

    @ianpenfold8554

    5 жыл бұрын

    UpstreamNL yep fhafs what i would have said too. also i think the holex in botn gear wheels is to maintain same friction ratios, ie to make sure both sets of gears are the same weight

  • @DarrenBoxhall

    @DarrenBoxhall

    5 жыл бұрын

    It's almost acting like a LSD differential to lock when going forward but allows it to slip whilst turning

  • @iamthetinkerman

    @iamthetinkerman

    5 жыл бұрын

    I was just about to reply the same thing then saw your comment. Clever way of syncing those wheels!

  • @Yefatbastard

    @Yefatbastard

    5 жыл бұрын

    Correct, it is for keeping the left and right side synchronized when going straight.

  • @keithwhisman
    @keithwhisman5 жыл бұрын

    I used to program mine to go around obstacles that would get ever more complicated. Used to use pencil and paper to map out long treks around numerous obstacles. This thing was a lot of fun.

  • @FrankJCarver
    @FrankJCarver6 ай бұрын

    I'm 59 and I remember, in 1980, during my school break, seeing tons of these in a toy shop, along side Rubik's Cubes and Simons games. They all sat there forever, because as you said, they were very expensive.

  • @Xoferif
    @Xoferif5 жыл бұрын

    Bigtrak was my intro to programming. Now I program F1 cars! Great to see the original one working properly again - it was a really sad sight at the start. I used to take mine to bits and put it back together again all the time, just because it seemed a cool thing to do when I was little. Don't like the new ones - they sound very wrong, and they've added too much twiddly detail and made them too shiny. Can't deny the powertrain's a lot better, though.

  • @markhuckercelticcrossbows7887

    @markhuckercelticcrossbows7887

    Жыл бұрын

    aaaaah but f1 cars dont have a lethal weapon on board..... well except mansell ;) lol

  • @SuperSport1966
    @SuperSport19665 жыл бұрын

    For future projects, when cleaning contacts like the ribbon cable, you can use a pencil eraser, then finish with rubbing alcohol.

  • @jamespalmer5960
    @jamespalmer59602 ай бұрын

    I know this vid is 5 years ago from my comment but I was also a proud owner of a Big Track. hours of fun getting the distance right to navigate from one room to another without crashing in to things, or even guideing it through a track lol. nostalger overload :)

  • @garageghost6038
    @garageghost60386 жыл бұрын

    I like how these old toys are so user fixable. Even if one of those resistors would break on the circuit board, it would be very easy to replace, compared to the Microtechnology we have today.

  • @wellhiddenmatt
    @wellhiddenmatt6 жыл бұрын

    I can hear 30 years of built up excitement in your voice. Made me smile the whole video.

  • @frankweber6902
    @frankweber69024 ай бұрын

    Thank you for your patience in repairing this beautiful old toy. I got it in 1980 and loved it very much.

  • @GimmeDopamine
    @GimmeDopamine6 жыл бұрын

    Haven't watched the entire video yet but I'm having a moment of appreciation for this channel. I'm British but your accent is posher and softer than mine. I like how you film in natural light. You are enthusiastic in how you fix things and know about the background of most items. You usually speak as if you know nothing yet you've managed to fix almost everything. I've watched multiple 1 hour+ long fix it videos. Great content. Keep it up.

  • @Mymatevince

    @Mymatevince

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much. Very nice feedback to hear :-) I have got a couple of other videos waiting to be uploaded where the outcome wasn't so good (unfortunately).

  • @GimmeDopamine

    @GimmeDopamine

    6 жыл бұрын

    That's okay. It's always nice when you end up fixing something. However, it's still interesting to see you take things apart and apply trial and error. Well Done for fixing these. Just finished watching. So it took a good clean, removal of a magnet, and reading the instructions? The classical music was a nice touch :)

  • @Mymatevince

    @Mymatevince

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, the magnet actually went back in but that bit wasn't clear from the video. I think the gearbox just needed a bit of realigning which may have been caused by my dismantling. Perhaps if I just cleaned the battery contacts at the beginning then it would have worked straight away!!! It is much cleaner now and I enjoyed the dismantling so I have no regrets :-)

  • @FurrychalkbagOutdoors
    @FurrychalkbagOutdoors3 ай бұрын

    Your bit to camera at the end of the video where you express your opinion about the relevance of this toy in today’s computerised world is absolutely spot on. Completely agree with you. It’s a shame we don’t build more toys like this anymore. Great channel and great content.!! All the best Mike

  • @kalpat5753
    @kalpat57537 ай бұрын

    Even though these toys are old and compared to today's tech they are fun to watch. Maybe because I am in my 70's these appeal to me as I had nothing like them in my childhood.

  • @TrinityOmega
    @TrinityOmega5 жыл бұрын

    I got this toy for Christmas in 1980. There were two versions that came out, one in North America, and one in Europe/UK. The NA model was dark gray, the UK model was this one, white plastic. We moved to Spain (military family) and the following Christmas i got the trailer. Unfortunately it was not compatible with the NA model. But it could still haul things around. I loved this toy, I went through batteries like a fiend. Thanks for the memories, I think I'm going to try and find one and fix it up myself!

  • @RobotJeeg
    @RobotJeeg5 жыл бұрын

    I remenber this! Finally I see it. I only remember the advertising on the magazines and the tv spot. With the kit giving an apple to his father! The trailer is part of the "magic" of the vehicle! I didn't know it was white. I remembered as gray...don't know why. I loved seeing it in action at the end of the video! I was a child again! They can do this toy nowadays! Controlled by an app maybe!

  • @michaelheinrich44

    @michaelheinrich44

    4 жыл бұрын

    or build one yourself by butting an arduino or raspberry pi in it...

  • @robhassell8447
    @robhassell84475 жыл бұрын

    I remember first having a go on one of these back in 1986. It must have been an initiative as most primary schools had one in south Derbyshire around that time to teach kids how to program instructions...loved it, what a nostalgia trip!!! Cheers

  • @frac
    @frac6 жыл бұрын

    I imagine the magnets are a differential and protection device. It lets the two wheels turn at different speeds, plus if a wheel gets stuck, the motor won't strip the gears, it'll just spin the magnet.

  • @davewelchywelch8892
    @davewelchywelch88925 жыл бұрын

    The trailer plugged into the 3.5mm jack so that Bigtrak could "talk" to it, and then when you programmed the out button. It would dump the trailer load out.

  • @bikeuser1736

    @bikeuser1736

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yup, had the trailer with mine when I was a kid

  • @michaelheinrich44

    @michaelheinrich44

    4 жыл бұрын

    bike User man you were king back then.

  • @ralfjung4156
    @ralfjung41562 жыл бұрын

    So much memories with this great vehicle. As a child 1978 i had the attachment and i had so much fun. Now i think to buy the 2010 verion. Thx for this video!

  • @Regaljester75
    @Regaljester756 жыл бұрын

    Big Trak should be a universal unit of measurement, I am 6.5 Big Traks tall. My wife is sitting 15 left, she's questioning her life choices. Later i'll have cake.

  • @lemonthardeman

    @lemonthardeman

    5 жыл бұрын

    I know what you are going thru LOL

  • @eksine

    @eksine

    5 жыл бұрын

    You tried to stick marbles in your ear didn't you?

  • @IanMcLeish

    @IanMcLeish

    5 жыл бұрын

    The Cake's a Lie. Sorry but I couldn't resist that one.

  • @volatilesky

    @volatilesky

    5 жыл бұрын

    How many bigtraks is the cake though?

  • @VinylBlair

    @VinylBlair

    5 жыл бұрын

    Bigtrak universal measurement....Sneeks in loft, finds old Bigtrak, unzips trousers, hangs head in shame.......Bigtrak goes 'beep beep boop boop' in jest.....!

  • @MotoGoato
    @MotoGoato5 жыл бұрын

    I had one of those in the early 80's when I was about 6 or 7 years old ... pestered my parents for it for over a year and they finally caved in ;) I absolutely loved it until it broke after a few months :( Cracking toy back in the day though!!

  • @chrismifsud7154
    @chrismifsud7154 Жыл бұрын

    I watch almost all your videos and have been doing so for years now. Can't believe I never watched this. Excellent video.

  • @38911bytefree
    @38911bytefree3 жыл бұрын

    For 1979 this most havve been mind blowing. A toy with a little "computer" you could actually "program". Alos, the desing is really nice. This toy most have been in the wish list of many kids

  • @neilsg2001
    @neilsg20015 жыл бұрын

    Fun fact, due to the cost saving power circuit, two batteries are used for going forward, two for reverse, when you think you can't go forward anymore, try reverse, it might be that you have flattened only half of the D cells

  • @Retro_andy_1977
    @Retro_andy_19772 жыл бұрын

    I had one in the early 80s My dad had a great job back then and he came in from work with it for me one day.I remember the original box was massive! Favourite toy for years !

  • @markamd1
    @markamd16 ай бұрын

    Great work mate! There was a Soviet made clone of the Big Trak called the "Moon Rover" or LUNOKHOD in Russian, Released in 1981, and it was made by a company called ELECTRONICA IM-11 which was based in Minsk, Belarus, this model "Clone" in my opinion is the best version created. Instead of stickers, it had actual plastic covers for the head lights, and side panels, plus rear tale lights as well, no cheap stickers. The Power button was locked at the rear and the Touch Pad was a Multi Color pad, made out of a much higher quality material. And finally, the best part, it had a Helipad, located where the 9volt battery would be located under the round grey cover which the Milton Bradley version had, a Flying Disk would shoot out of this Helipad, Super cool!

  • @123bugness
    @123bugness6 жыл бұрын

    Yes, the magnet is the clutch. It helps in repeatability on turns and driving distances, by keeping the motors in sync.

  • @MrAsBBB
    @MrAsBBB4 ай бұрын

    Only just come across this video even though I’ve been a fan of yours for three years now. I had this toy as a kid and loved it. I handed it down to my family as it was so good. I love what you do and also the nostalgia is fantastic. I remember we bought Incas batteries and a charges so I could keep it going as it ate batteries. All the best Alex

  • @stephencunliffe3062
    @stephencunliffe3062 Жыл бұрын

    Brilliant. A guy I worked with back in the 1980s had one in perfect working order. Great video thanks for reminding me of a bygone era.

  • @benji.B-side
    @benji.B-side2 жыл бұрын

    I felt like a kid again watching this. You really enjoyed playing with them in the kitchen, as fun for dads as it is for kids haha.

  • @raymondrogers5922
    @raymondrogers59226 жыл бұрын

    I Vince I bought one of these for my son in 1979 after seeing it on swapshop on TV, I've still got it great vid

  • @dizzyikea

    @dizzyikea

    5 жыл бұрын

    "Bought for my son" "I've still got it" haha

  • @theaylesburycyclist8756
    @theaylesburycyclist87562 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video 👍 I had a Bigtrak plus the accessory trailer (that never worked very well) back in 1980. Happy memories 🙂

  • @kcinplatinumgaming2598
    @kcinplatinumgaming25986 жыл бұрын

    The receiver and transmitters are photo cells... or IRDA (Infra Red) cells , CM (Clear Memory), I had a few of them they started me on the path to programming it contained an early version of LOGO by Digital Research, I had the trailer too I actually had too and both the legs broke over the wheels they notorious on that problem .... I did buy an updated one but as you will see they are not designed the same in many ways!! good video mate I still have my version new in box (2010 version) not MB in a bag at home in UK (y) excellent bargain ---- lol typical you looked at the instructions in the end ... these helped me become a programmer :D --- oh and they ate batteries like no bodies business poundland batteries last seconds lol

  • @countzero1136
    @countzero11365 жыл бұрын

    A lot of intermittent problems with the Big Trak can be traced to the infrared led / photodiode assembly that senses the wheel rotation. (that and corroded battery contacts). One problem it had was the way the motors were driven meant that one pair of batteries ran down much faster than the other (because you tend to drive forward more often than reverse - this is a fundamental design error, as wiring the motor drivers differently would have alleviated this annoying issue and resulted in more even battery wear). Also, the middle (driven) pair of wheels should have a rubber o-ring around the middle of the tyre for added traction. Other common problems are caused by the membrane keypad wearing out. Other than these, it was a pretty reliable toy for the most part.

  • @scottfirman
    @scottfirman6 жыл бұрын

    I wasnt a kid back in both 1979 or 2000 so I never knew it existed. Back in 1979 I got a Cox RC nitro powered airplane and learned how to self fly it. After it broke( they all did) I took the engine off and stuffed it in a garbage bin. Now I am back into flying RC and am kinda sad I didnt get into it more back then. But then again, the cost of a transmitter and receiver plus all the other things I needed equalled the amount it cost me in two months of gasoline for my first car. Instead,I sold my first car, bought a bicycle and forgot about RC stuff for 25 some off years. I am happy to have waited now because I can afford things that back then cost a fortune,and quite frankly were not that great. I would convert that to an RC Hobby grade motor and servos. I did it to a 1980's vintage fishing trawler. It came out 100% functionable whereas the original got wet even though the circuit board was soaked in bees wax. I get it out every year to run on the local lake right by me. Good times!

  • @HobbyistJay
    @HobbyistJay5 жыл бұрын

    Wow, those bring back memories. I had a gray/black one, probably an original. It's long gone, rummage sale I believe. They were pretty neat back in the day, good way for a kid to learn some basic programming. Yes, the connection on the top was suppose to be for the trailer, I didn't have it, and I never saw one beyond advertising.

  • @-abacchus
    @-abacchus6 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant!! I had one of these for Christmas around 1981.The trailer that connects via the 3.5 jack and was powered by the jack socket. The Big Trak would tell the trailer to tip its load once it got to that part of it's programmed sequence.

  • @savneetsinghrairai6823
    @savneetsinghrairai68232 жыл бұрын

    Wow bright stuff for 1979 ahead of it's time thanks for showing

  • @CharleyMcGee
    @CharleyMcGee5 жыл бұрын

    The magnets are likely there to keep the motors synced up when it's going straight. The motors are probably really cheap, will wear differently, etc. which would likely result in the Trak not running straight even when new and getting worse with age. Having those magnets would produce a locking effect. You may just have tired motors.

  • @CoolKD2005
    @CoolKD20055 жыл бұрын

    Ohh. Nostalgia overload. I had a friend back around 1982 that had this toy. It blew my mind of how you told it to do stuff. Now I program PLCs for industrial use. I'm pretty sure that car sparked my interest on programing something and it did something physical. Love it still. Cool Video man :)

  • @Stubear22374
    @Stubear2237410 ай бұрын

    Never thought the refurb of such an aged toy same age as me because I was born in 1979 could be so much fun. This was an epically amazing toy such fun seeing it be programmed and running

  • @w3dal
    @w3dal6 жыл бұрын

    Still have my original here on my desk plus a jr version - great video

  • @Polecat54941
    @Polecat549415 жыл бұрын

    Weirdly I totally got this and spent over an hour of my life watching it! good job

  • @ultramag6059
    @ultramag60595 жыл бұрын

    There was at least one accessory. I know, had it as a kid. It was a transport unit (a powered dumper). You plunged it in and it got power from the Trak and it would dump whatever it was carrying out. Major childhood flashback with this vid. :)

  • @raymondsmind
    @raymondsmind6 жыл бұрын

    I love your channel! I only found you 2 days ago, now I am addicted xD Keep up the good job Vince!

  • @mattbull8137
    @mattbull813711 ай бұрын

    Love this.. that 'bee boop baa boop beebop' took me right back to the 80's. Loving your fixit videos Vince! 👍

  • @daywalkerdaveclark2694
    @daywalkerdaveclark26944 ай бұрын

    Got the original and trailer for Christmas in 79-80. Loved it.

  • @chronicgaming3280
    @chronicgaming32806 жыл бұрын

    Judging by the listing for the faulty 2010 model the seller failed to realise it needed batteries underneath. Great video.

  • @Starlord85
    @Starlord854 жыл бұрын

    These keypad sounds . Always remember my brother messing with his . Thanks for bringing it all back !

  • @davidbrown-yx3gz
    @davidbrown-yx3gz5 жыл бұрын

    I remember looking in awe at Big Trak in the eighties in my local Tandy shop, loved that shop

  • @nickbonthetrack3357
    @nickbonthetrack33575 жыл бұрын

    It's nice to see, old technology still kicking. I loved hearing my family talk about this.

  • @trekgeek63
    @trekgeek635 жыл бұрын

    It has the Out button, but no In (the 1979 model should have them both) for the Transport. The Transport was a trailer that plugged into that little 'audio' jack above the keyboard. It allowed you to dump out whatever was in the Transport. Edit: I looked at Wikipedia and the In button was reserved for future expansion, which it never used. Mine was gray, not white, as I am in the U.S.

  • @ivanjensen1
    @ivanjensen19 ай бұрын

    Wow, my school had one of these! If you asked nicely you could take it to the library and razz it around the floor during breaks. Bigtrak and the school’s BBC micro basic ignited my love of coding! Thanks for bringing that one back to working order - beep, boop, boop, boop, boop, boop.

  • @GadgetUK164
    @GadgetUK1645 жыл бұрын

    Awesome!!! What a blast from the past!

  • @smerkkwads3235
    @smerkkwads32355 жыл бұрын

    OMG! I used to have one of those. The original one back in the days. A flood of memories just spilled into my head!😂

  • @YuriShubenin
    @YuriShubenin6 жыл бұрын

    In Soviet Russia copy of that toy called "Электроника ИМ-11" was way more advanced, it looked similar but they added some cool features like flying rotor that was shooting out from the top part of a toy. When programmed to shoot a rotor a lid opens up and it shoots a flying rotor up to 2 meters my cat loved to chase it when it was hovering down slowly, it also had interactive lights - rear and front, better precision of turns and distance, and improved design overall, stop button integrated into a a front bumper - that turns off the toy when it hits an obstacle. I had USSR version back in 1989 I remember how my parents gave it to me for my Birthday and it felt like I got a toy from a future! Remember the futuristic box and amazing toy inside of it! Still have it and it runs like new! But I had to repaint it though as original white became yellowish. My dad stored it for me for several years as he bought it a bit earlier and waited until I grew up to play with it )

  • @Mymatevince

    @Mymatevince

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the message, I found a KZread clip on it. kzread.info/dash/bejne/ipaXpdidici7kdo.html That flying rotor is a nice feature :-)

  • @YuriShubenin

    @YuriShubenin

    6 жыл бұрын

    My Mate VINCE Yeah, thats the one, I don't know why this guy called it, 007 in the video, and why it has 007 sticker on the side, maybe he is a fan of James Bond series) who knows but the official name is Планетоход Электроника ИМ11. It also available in USSR in 3 colour schemes. I had white/gray/red/yellow version. Hovering rotor was the best feature it had! Ellegant toy for more civilized era)

  • @YuriShubenin

    @YuriShubenin

    5 жыл бұрын

    I should really make a review on my youtube channel of mine Soviet version of Big Track in English, it seems there are people who interested in to see it in details )

  • @markellii3093

    @markellii3093

    5 жыл бұрын

    Hey Юрий ever considered retrobrighting it? Might not be easiest but the result is original material in original(mostly) colour

  • @YuriShubenin

    @YuriShubenin

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@markellii3093 I thought about it, but I love it in black as well, it looks great

  • @MrPurle
    @MrPurle6 жыл бұрын

    I love these "Vince'll fix it" videos! Keep them coming.... 😃

  • @paulmorris563
    @paulmorris5636 жыл бұрын

    I had something very similar, about 1981/82 I had a programmable black jeep that was about the same size as the bigtrak. Loved it!

  • @GodzillaB210
    @GodzillaB2105 жыл бұрын

    I came across this video quite by accident but it gave me a blast of nostalgia. I am 46 years old. My parents broke themselves getting me one of these for Christmas when I was but just a wee tadpole. I had the BigTrak itself plus the rare dump truck trailer that if I remember correctly hooked into the headphone looking jack above the programming keypad. I LOVED this toy. I played with it till the light on the "laser" went out and the wheels broke off. Oh man so many adventures with this and my GI Joe figures using it as a secret special tank.

  • @spimfurt
    @spimfurt5 жыл бұрын

    I remember my Soviet copy of this. Everything was the same with 2 differencies. In front was a bumper and on colission it stops the program (maybe even it clear memory as a crash punnishment). There was no optical feedback. Russians used the reed switch and put it near sync magnets. Obviously after about a year this switch starts sticking and truck became more and more unreliable. Tip: enter a serie of long pauses, then enter 99 shoots. Start the program, stealthy put truck into parents bedroom and leave. Epic!

  • @bernardstander7642
    @bernardstander76425 жыл бұрын

    One of the nicest videos I've ever watched, thanks dude. We never had this in South Africa, but I can guarantee you, my 12 year old Son would play with this all day long. It's very cool!!!

  • @parjacpar3077
    @parjacpar30775 жыл бұрын

    Totaly awesome video and brings back lots of memorys as mate had one and I didn t but wanted one Thanks for sharing and have now subbed as well

  • @pi6706
    @pi67063 жыл бұрын

    Ha ha - that “beep-bop-boop-bop” sound brought back lots of fond memories!

  • @PalmettoMoon
    @PalmettoMoon6 жыл бұрын

    I had a big trak when I was a kid. Loved that thing 👍

  • @ahmadbaydoun5122
    @ahmadbaydoun51226 жыл бұрын

    love these fix it videos good job. keep rolling them out

  • @legion6546
    @legion65466 жыл бұрын

    Loving the videos mate. This is something that I am going to get into myself but its amazing the prices that people ask for even when its broken. Will keep looking sure summat will come around.

  • @dazer123
    @dazer1232 жыл бұрын

    Only just found your channel,and love your content and enthusiasm. I remember having a big track in the 80s and found it so hard to program it to go where you wanted it to go.

  • @johnproudlock2900
    @johnproudlock29005 жыл бұрын

    have to say i am in the process of watching your videos and this has to be my favorite so far

  • @animered1986
    @animered19866 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for making the Video it brought back great memories of my childhood. I had the one from 1979 The rubbers for the wheel are just large o-rings you can buy at any hardware store. Also, the original had a trailer too but I and my brother were lucky to just get the big track.

  • @hlbatesjr
    @hlbatesjr5 жыл бұрын

    My friend had one in the early 80s and we had so much fun with it. Also I cannot believe that you got those for so cheap. Great find and great video.

  • @Retro_andy_1977
    @Retro_andy_19772 жыл бұрын

    Really enjoyed this vince and thanks for the memories and the video

  • @johhnnsmith4
    @johhnnsmith43 жыл бұрын

    Love yr videos Vincent and gives me confidence to try and fix things myself. Nice 1

  • @Check_the_syntax
    @Check_the_syntax Жыл бұрын

    I have no emotional connection to this toy. And yet. My inner child was so chuffed seeing you get it finally working with the right turns. Now Ill dream of finding one in a thrift store lol

  • @stevengailey2884
    @stevengailey28846 жыл бұрын

    Excellent! :) I had one of the originals waaaaaaay back in the day. Those sounds made me smile! Good memories :)

  • @adiposerex5150
    @adiposerex51503 жыл бұрын

    Very good restores. I had never seen these before your video.

  • @ShR33k
    @ShR33k Жыл бұрын

    That is a thing of beauty! I had one as a kid when I was 5 or 6 (46 now!). The numbers to me were random at the time! I knew the higher the number, the more it travelled. You say its "lengths", but I did find out by another YT video that it was suppose to be "seconds". Either way length/second might be the same thing as it'll probably take around a second to travel a length. The "transmitter"/"receiver" you found at 22:15 - they look like standard old-fashion LED bulbs. It wouldn't surprise me if one is always on, and when light passes through the holes in the black cog - the light from it "actives" the other LED (remembering LEDs are also diodes) as its so close together which then completes the circuit and sends a signal back to the main board. Similar to how an old fashioned ball-mouse worked in the olden days! A light emitting diode would have been on one side of the cog, and a "sensor" (or that other diode in our case) on the other to receive the signal and complete the circuit. Funny... but I had one as a kid as I said, but I never knew it could fire! I always remember messing with the up, down, left, right arrows only! I thought the "gun" was cosmetic!!! Seeing BigTrak in action brings back many happy memories!!!

  • @Torbay-rox
    @Torbay-rox4 жыл бұрын

    Wow I always wanted a big trak, then forgot about them until now. Great vid Vince

  • @shaundis2117
    @shaundis21175 жыл бұрын

    this showed up in my recommended vids . i never owned one of these or heard of them before yet im in the age group . what a cool vid . im glad i clicked it .

  • @jasonbucy
    @jasonbucy5 жыл бұрын

    the most humble and sincere youtuber. I respect that! Subscribed!

  • @sjgoff
    @sjgoff5 жыл бұрын

    That was so cool. Brought back lots of fond childhood memories. I had the original back in the early 80's. I recon I'll pick one up if I can find one...

  • @BooktownBoy
    @BooktownBoy5 жыл бұрын

    Nice one Vince....you have a knack for buying and fixing all the toys I wanted as a kid that my parents couldnt afford. Tin can Alley, the RC Truck, Astro wars, and now Big Trak....brilliant :)

  • @MAXLAWLESSIBIZA
    @MAXLAWLESSIBIZA5 жыл бұрын

    First class work Sir! Thank you for taking the time to share. :)

  • @MrEtonmess
    @MrEtonmess8 ай бұрын

    I was lucky enough to have one. Looking back my parents probably couldn’t afford it. Mix or love and guilt for having such a happy childhood.

  • @raulfantauzzi7547
    @raulfantauzzi75472 жыл бұрын

    Thank you i have an original big track and thanks to you i have an idea on how to maintain my big track ... Next time grease the gears for better results ... Blessings to you and your family ... Much love and respect ...

  • @alanmccrum1241
    @alanmccrum12416 жыл бұрын

    OMG...talk about bringing my childhood back around again..... My friend had it years ago, we spent hours sending it from room to room. And he had the trailer for it as well...... I cant believe u got the old and new one for £30.... well jealous.

  • @stevesloan7132
    @stevesloan71324 жыл бұрын

    My friend's parents took his Big Track away. He was sending it across the house to the kitchen to fire its blaster at his mother and scaring her. The one he had I seem to remember was silvery grey. BIG TRACK! Keen gear!

  • @l34052
    @l340526 жыл бұрын

    I got a Bigtrak and Transport for Xmas as a kid and I thought it was the best thing in the world, specially when I could make the trailer tip something out. It brings a tear to my eye remembering☺☺ It's still up in my loft somewhere, maybe I should dig it out again....

  • @donarnold6342
    @donarnold63425 жыл бұрын

    I enjoyed every minute of this video, I had one as a kid ..that jack on top was for the bucket thing you could get for it ,it made the bucket dump.

  • @vasily2022
    @vasily20222 жыл бұрын

    What memories. When I was a kid in the early 80s we all wanted this, scalextrics, Tomy Super Cup Football and Evel Knievel Stunt Motorcycle. No one I knew had this. I just remember just watching the commercials for this time and time again. The kids in my private school and where I lived were generally kids who's parents were well off, but for some reason none of us had one of these but we all wanted one. I wonder if the price of this then is equivalent to hundred of $/pounds today. Great memories.

  • @simonread4263
    @simonread42635 жыл бұрын

    Great video, as a kid in the 80's my friend had a BigTrak and I remember going round his house to play with it; I seem to remember his had a trailer too... Anyway my parents wouldn't buy me one because they were too expensive, needless to say I spent a lot of time round my friend's house using up his D cell batteries. My wife bought me a 2010 model for my birthday a few years ago; it brings back many memories, and my 7 year old daughter likes to play with BigTrak today.

  • @Casious_Productions
    @Casious_Productions5 жыл бұрын

    Oh the nostalgia..reminds me of my favorite TV show as a kid "Space 1999"..looks a lot like the machines they used there..same style :-D

  • @davenoneya1092
    @davenoneya10925 жыл бұрын

    Oh man I had one of those and had such a good time with it!! I was like 8 or 9 when I got it. I remember it moved pretty slow.

  • @TonysRcTechboom
    @TonysRcTechboom5 жыл бұрын

    Used to have one of these when I was a kid, great video my friend well done

  • @katenunyabizness9221
    @katenunyabizness92215 жыл бұрын

    Ah the old is the UK version. I was wondering why it was white when the one I played with as a child was grey. Nice video!

  • @drubradley8821
    @drubradley88215 жыл бұрын

    YES!!!! I still have two of those and the trailers and the various accessories... Those are allot of fun.. I just wished they had more power, and suspension to play with it out side, as per the rough ground surfaces.... I need to pull those off the shelf and give them a run...

  • @StevenIngram
    @StevenIngram6 жыл бұрын

    I wanted one of those so bad as a kid. And around the same time, they came out with Star Trek phaser pistols that worked kind of like laser tag that I wanted but, just like the Big Track, too expensive. LOL

  • @xeroinfinity

    @xeroinfinity

    6 жыл бұрын

    i had the Star Trek phasers they were awesome for the 1980s. i think they're pretty much the same as the newer lazer tag ones.

  • @kruleworld

    @kruleworld

    5 жыл бұрын

    "I wanted one of those so bad as a kid" well, now you can afford to buy one!

  • @MM0SDK

    @MM0SDK

    5 жыл бұрын

    So did I. This and the very first electric vehicles that came out in 1980's. Too expensive at the time though

  • @UltraEpsilon

    @UltraEpsilon

    5 жыл бұрын

    Steven Ingram true

  • @SPAZZOID100

    @SPAZZOID100

    5 жыл бұрын

    Mark Bartlett not too expensive.

  • @corlion29
    @corlion295 жыл бұрын

    I had one of these when i was a child. Mine was just like these but it was grey. Btw the 3.5 jack was for a dumper. I used to haul my hot wheels in it..it cld only hold maybe 15 or 20 hot wheels. And it wasnt really strong enough to lift of dump them out. I still had fun with it though. Ahh the memories!!!

  • @chickenhawk926

    @chickenhawk926

    5 жыл бұрын

    I had one also. It was grey. If my memory serves me, at the time (original) there was no other color but grey.

  • @corlion29

    @corlion29

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@chickenhawk926 i thought they only came in grey also. I Never saw a white one b4 this video.

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