Remote Control Monster Truck – Grips Grass and Gravel on Knobby Wheels

Remote Control Monster Truck – One truck for the whole yard, whatever it is made of

Power goes to all four corners, so the truck keeps pulling when the surface turns loose. Tall treaded wheels carry it across grass, sand, gravel and asphalt without bogging down. The battery fills from any USB port, so there is nothing to unwrap and replace.

Why choose this remote control monster truck?

Most yard-sized cars stall the moment the lawn gets a few centimeters long. This one sits high on deep-tread wheels and drives from every corner, which is what gets it up a driveway or across a verge. The shell is molded to take a knock rather than crack.

• Power to all four corners: keeps the truck moving on grass, sand and loose stone instead of spinning in place.
• Deep-tread wheels: tall enough to roll over a threshold and open enough to bite into rough ground.
• Interference-free radio link: responds without lag even when other cars are running nearby.
• Cable-charged pack: a lithium-polymer cell you top up from a laptop or a wall adapter.
• Knock-tolerant shell: molded plastic that shrugs off a meeting with the curb.

The yard turns out to hold more terrain than it showed from the patio.

Charge the pack fully before the first run, then switch on the truck before the transmitter. After a run through sand or mud, brush the wheel arches out dry rather than hosing them down. Store the pack around half charged if the truck is going to sit for a while.

Specifications

• rechargeable lithium-polymer pack
• charging cable included
• radio transmitter on the 2.4 GHz band
• dimensions 35 × 20 × 18 cm
• suitable from age 6

Give it a full charge and pick your roughest patch of ground.