Vintage Kyosho Blizzard DX Caterpillar Tractor with Plow (orange wheel edition)

The 1/12th  Kyosho Blizzard DX Caterpillar Tractor was the first in the line up of treaded tractors that Kyosho started producing in the mid 1980’s. The Blizzard in our collection is a rarity as it comes with the orange wheels that were on the first edition tractors.

The Blizzards From Kyosho (in Germany they were marketed and known as the Graupner Pistenbully) had 5 rubber tired road wheels per side in orange color (later DX versions had white wheels) plus an idler wheel. They were direct gear drive and came standard with 380 sized motors that were upgradable to a more powerful 400 series motor. The chassis was a monocoque  tub design that was water resistant and nicely sealed.

The DX’s also came with plows that could be operated through a 3th channel on the receiver, and a light kit.  Our kit is in excellent condtion and remains one of our favorites. Also,take a look at the next series in the line up, the Kyosho Heavy Metal Car Crusher Tank.

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