A method and device for providing a gate blocking material. The mobile toy includes a wheel assembly having a hubcap for removably engaging a wheel of the wheel assembly. The thermoplastic material being of essentially the same composition as said tape, film or yarn, which method optionally further comprises recycling the reinforced article. An amount of locomotive weight allocated from the first axle to the second axle allows modification of a baseline ballast arrangement by reducing an amount of ballast in the baseline ballast arrangement corresponding to the amount of weight allocated from the first axle to the second axle. When a wood piece reaches a point in the production process where a decision is required, its unique identity is used to retrieve appropriate information previously determined and assigned to the wood piece.