I've
had several Cross RC trucks and I always love them, but when this tow
truck was announced I knew it was a bit different. Tamiya semi
trucks (including tow trucks) tend to be 1/14 scale, and Cross RC
military trucks tend to be 1/12 scale, but this flatbed tow truck was
listed as 1/10 scale. That means it would actually be usable as a
recovery vehicle for my vast array of 1/10 scale RC vehicles. It
also means that this truck is absolutely huge.This is not a crawler or a trail truck. It is rear wheel drive with leaf springs and solid axles. The differential is manually lockable which gives it a little bit of off road capability. It also comes with a lot of features. It has a full light kit including headlights, markers, tail lights, brake lights, reverse lights, turn signals, dash lights, and even a working light bar. There is a scale engine and transmission under the hood with the motor inside and a two speed gearbox. The belts and fan at the front of the engine are motorized. The bed is motorized to tip and extend remotely. There is even a working winch at the front of the bed for pulling vehicles on board. Hood and doors open and latch. There are real dually wheels on the back. It uses a metal ladder frame chassis. I added a diesel sound system. And finally, it looks really good.
I stuck with the stock 38T brushed motor and a simple but powerful steering servo. Gearbox shifting is done with a mini servo, and the motors for the flatbed are powered by the BEC. I I needed all 6 channels of my radio and that still wasn't quite enough. The truck is plenty fast on either 2s or 3s and has lots of power.
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