Photos: Get behind big toys at Extreme Sandbox

Extreme Sandbox
Extreme Sandbox's Luke Wright, left, provides instruction to Jim Jorgensen as he drives a skid steer Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013 in Hastings, Minn. Jorgensen was with a group of co-workers from Grand Casino Mille Lacs who came to Extreme Sandbox for a morning of team building while operating the heavy equipment.
MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson

If you've ever driven by a construction site and thought it looked like fun to drive a big earth-mover, a business in Hastings wants to give you that chance. Extreme Sandbox will put you behind the controls of a 19-ton excavator, and even let you loose with a sledgehammer and spray paint before you crush a car.

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