Most of these conversions consisted of some rubber hose, band clamps, and mixed apparatus. Plenty of others before me have converted their kids Power Wheels to utilize Rubber Tires. A couple of good resource pages Wil’s Power Wheels Pageand Modified Power Wheels. I did plenty of research, and had a plan put in place to make the Power Wheels Jeep, better, smarter, and FASTER. Besides restoring the Jeep to as new as possible shape I wanted to address the lack of power, and horrible traction. Add a hill into the mix and usually you needed to be pushed up it by an adult. The plastic wheels worked OK on pavement, and so so on grass. If you had one you would know the old Ni-Cad batteries were not that powerful, 6 Volts in Low, and 12 Volts in High (two 6 Volt batteries). The Power Wheels has a stout brushed motor per rear wheel, linked to a gear box.Īs engineers we cannot leave anything alone for long and when restoring the Jeep things were no different. That is a steel frame that the body sits on (just like the real thing). I feel that this experience helped him appreciate the Power Wheels more than if I had just given it to him. He had a blast using the screw driver (with help), cleaning parts, and generally learning how the Jeep worked. There is something magical when your child sees how things work. I wanted Matthew to have some ownership in this project so I employed his help in the restoration. There is a reason the saying “they don’t make things like that anymore” exists. The good news was that the old school Ni-Cad batteries still held a charge, and the drive motors and gearboxes worked flawlessly. The metal roll bar was rusted, and the Jeep was just plain dirty. The plastic tires were worn through with flat spots and holes. I decided that instead of buying him a new Power Wheels, we would resurrect the 1986 Jeep that had served our family so well over the last 24 years. Luckily I found out before the Power Wheels was put out to the curb.Īt this point my oldest Matthew was 3 and I figured why not introduce him to Jeeps the way I was. By 2013 the Jeep was more than worn and on its way to the great junk yard in the sky. This is important information as the Power Wheels stayed at Grandma and Grandpa’s house for the bulk of it’s life and was heavily used by all 14 of us. Over the years our family grew, adding an additional 11 cousins/grandchildren. Yes, those are the shorts I wore in 1988.

The Power Wheels Golden Eagle Jeep is 2 years old. Pow Pow Power Wheels were the toys to have, and fortunately we had cool grandparents.

If you grew up in the 80’s you certainly remember the Power Wheels commercials aired between the Saturday morning cartoons.

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