Peg Perego John Deere Ground Force Tractor with Trailer 12 Volt Ride on

My kid absolutely loves this John Deere tractor! It looks and sounds just like the real thing — the engine sounds and steering feel are spot-on. The build quality is solid, and it was super easy to assemble (took about 20 minutes). The battery lasts surprisingly long, and my son can ride it for hours in the yard. The materials feel sturdy and premium, not like a cheap toy. He’s been pretending to be a little farmer every day since we got it! Definitely worth every penny — fun, durable, and totally adorable.

I was genuinely surprised at the amount of assembly this thing required. Dont get me wrong; I'm not afraid of tearing anything apart and putting it back together again or building something from scratch. I own several custom cars I've built myself, built an airplane with a friend, and fix most things people just throw away. But it was the end of the day, the night before my son's birthday, and I really expected most of the little stuff to be done right out of the box, like lenses on the non-functioning lights and decals on the body of the tractor and trailer. But no, the only thing you *DON'T* have to install is the motors and wiring and controls. The instructions referenced non-existent chrome decals to go behind the fake light lenses and I wasted 15 minutes looking for them. Peg Perego is nice enough to include a spare axle nut to make up for the fact that the step where you install washers on the axle between the wheels and the body were omitted from the instructions. Everything goes together relatively easily, save for the #@%&ing steering shaft... I was tired and lacking patience and getting more irritated as the night wore on, and the decals really ticked me off. There are no reference points or guides on the tractor body, making it very easy to put them on crooked or mis-aligned. And there are a lot of decals. I put about half on before calling it quits. Anyway, my son loves it, and it's faster than all of his friends' ride-ons, which is surprising since it's a tractor. The battery has a nice long runtime, and usually outlasts the boy's attention span. Tires could be designed better, but overall a nice product. Just be prepared to put it all together.

Absolutely great quality. My grandson loved it he wrote it until he was too big for it and still looks like new

This tractor is amazing!!! We decided to purchase this one after my daughter rode a friends and we found out it was 7 years old. The tractor still had so much power from the original battery. It was easy to ride and maneuver for my 3 years old. With a fully charged battery and my 3 year old weighing 32 pounds she can ride for 3 hours no problem on grass with slight inclines. We also allow her to drive it in our neighborhood while we go on our evening walks and she has a blast pretending to drive all around like a big girl. The tractor has enough power to make it up small hills but nothing big which is understandable. It actually does better on hills then I thought it would do and has surprised me with the power it has. It has pretty good traction control for a product of this type and doesn't spin wheels where most ride on vehicles do. My daughter loves the radio and loves listening to country music while she follows daddy on his tractor doing yard work. The cons about this tractor are very small. While putting the tractor together the instructions about which specific screws went where wasn't clear and were hard to understand. We ended up using a wrong screw somewhere because when we screwed the radio to the tractor the screw went right through the radio opening and wouldn't hold it in place. We had to get an extra screw to make it work. Otherwise the rest of the directions were easy to understand with both illustrations and words. The other complaint I have is the trailer. The neighborhood kids are always sitting in it as kids will do and the trailer can not hold their weight - it can't really hold much weight at all. Due to this the plastic part that holds the "axle" has begun to break so we have now learned to disconnect the trailer whenever kids are around to prevent them from hopping on to ride. It would've been better if they had two sets of wheels on the trailer and a back to the trailer would've been nice as well. When the battery arrived in the package and we put it on charge it lit up green within 5 minutes of charging so I was confused since it said to let charge for 18 hours or until the light turned green. After calling Customer Service (which was fabulous to deal with) I was told to allow it to charge for 18 hrs the first time no matter what and ignore the light so I did and haven't had any problems!!!

This kids tractor is awesome. I bought this for my son right before he turned two and he was pretty shaky with it at first. He could press the pedal to make it go forward, but he couldn't steer and going in reverse was not happening. So a lot of time was spent awkwardly bending over and moving forward at the same time steering for him while he pressed the pedal. Well now that he is 2 years and 4 months (6 months of practice) he is an absolute pro. He can steer with a lot of precision and he definitely knows how to use reverse; just this weekend he was riding it and was about to hit a tree, he simply pushed the gear shaft forward in the reverse mode and stepped on the gas to go backwards. We actually removed the governor this weekend so he could go "fast" in second gear and wow. My wife and I were amazed and also shocked at how fast second gear was. It is borderline not safe how fast this thing hauls; I honestly can't stress enough how fast this thing moves. We will probably put the governor back on so he can't put it in second gear for a few more months until he has mastered the steering and actually listens to us when we tell him don't drive down the steep hills or by the end of the driveway. The battery really seems to last a long time which I love. I also modified the tires slightly. I bought small bike tires, cut the curved sides off of them so I was left with a fairly flat rubber circle. Then I boiled a big pot of water, poured the water into a five gallon bucket and through the tires in there for about a minute. This made the tires soften up so I could easily bend them around the rear tires. Now the tires don't spin out every time he presses the pedal and provide much better traction. For the price you really can't beat this thing and my son is obsessed with it; would definitely buy again. As far as cons: I agree with other reviewers. The battery for the radio should be much easier to change out; i.e. you shouldn't have to take off the steering wheel to get to it. The assembly definitely was a pain in the butt as there are a ton of steps. The hood is a little tricky to lift up, but if you get the little screw in the general vicinity it needs to be you can just pull up with a little force and usually get it.

I've had this tractor for at least a year now. My grandkids love it, but I did make some modifications to get it where I wanted it. The extras I bought were: Battery Tender 021-0123 Battery Tender Junior 12V Battery Charger EnerSys Genesis NP12-12T - 12 Volt/12 Amp Hour Sealed Lead Acid Battery with 0.250 Fast-on Connector Razor Wire Harness (bought only for the connectors, you could find a cheaper setup out there) I modified the battery cables so you can easily connect/disconnect right to the battery. This involved cutting the blue connector off of the battery top, cutting the connectors off of the wire harness, and hooking them together with electrical tape. I also got rid of the half-size battery that came with it, and modified the gas pedal. It's a mean machine now! I have never run out of a charge with the full-size batteries. The gas pedal stopped working for me after a little use. The replacement I ordered also stopped working after short use. It has two relays (switches) built in. Both of these switches have to be pressed in order for the tractor to go. With the pedal being long and flexible plastic, the pedal starts "flexing" and both switches don't always engage. One day, my grandson was driving and it just stopped working (he was pushing hard on the pedal, too). Since the tractor was under warranty, I ordered another gas pedal. It wasn't too hard to install and I only had to pay shipping to get it (service was good). However, it didn't take long before this pedal did the same thing. There's nothing worse than your kid driving it to the park and now you can't bring it home. So, I made a modification to the pedal. This next mod won't be recommended by Peg-Perego, but it works if yours stops working as well. I reduced the gas pedal to just one switch (don't have to engage both to run now). I haven't had an issue since bypassing one. Take off the gas pedal and you'll see three colored wires connected to it and a red jumper. Remove all of the wires, including the jumper (I threw mine away). Just lay the blue wire (thermo protector) under the pedal, you don't need it. Your two switches should be free of any wires at this point. Take the red and white wires and connect them to the two adjacent terminals on the top switch (with the most space between them, not the two terminals right next to each other). Oh yea, I removed the metal screw in the gas pedal as well. That's it, now when they press on the gas, it only takes one switch to make it go. To recap, one switch is no longer used and the other has the red/white hooked up next to each other. Just experiment a little, you’re not going to hurt anything. Check out the schematic in the front of the manual if you’re unsure. You have to complete the circuit, of course, and the blue wire is normally open to run. I have well over $300 in this setup, but it is a pretty cool toy. If the gas pedal worked a little better, I would probably give this five stars. You have to keep the big kids off of it as they tend to get a little rough, it is just a plastic toy. I got rid of the wagon, too, you can’t back it up with it on there. They can move right along in 2nd gear, faster than you can walk. And the working radio is a neat add-on. Theisen’s sells Peg-Perego as well.

We bought the Peg Perego John Deere Ground Force Tractor with Trailer for our son a few years ago, and it’s been a game-changer. From the moment he hopped on, it was love at first rev. Fast forward three years, and I swear it’s got 10,000 miles on it—just from all the zooming around the yard, hauling everything from toys, pulling branches, to even imaginary mowing. What’s been amazing is how it’s held up over time. This isn’t just a toy; it’s been a trusty companion, taking on endless adventures in the backyard. The durability is off the charts. It’s scratched, it’s dirty, but it keeps on going like it’s brand new. He still races around in it like he did when he was 2, and I can’t help but laugh at how proud he is when he drives it like a pro. If you’re looking for a toy that will stand the test of time and make your little one feel like a real farmer, this tractor is it. Highly recommend!!

Very durable! We’ve had it for. Little over a year now. And it still works perfect. We keep it stored inside out of the weather. The radio works. The second speed works. It’s a great buy for my son.