8 Best RC Monster Trucks in 2021

This Truck is one of the cheapest RC trucks you can find. For this reason, it serves both kids’ toy needs and adult hobby needs. It comes with a 4-wheel drive and powerful gigantic anti-skid tires, making this Truck able to move smoothly on grass, gravel, and dirt. It also has powerful dual motors and shocks to enable movement through on and off-road landscapes. At a scale of 1:18, it is a budget RC truck with a good number of advantages of the big budgets hobby grade RC trucks. The powerful crawling technology and shocks give it the ability to climb rocky and stony areas.

A particularly distinctive feature is that unlike other RC trucks of this performance level, this Truck is powered by four regular AA batteries for the car and three batteries for the remote. Using a powerful battery brand like Duracell, this Truck can last for several days on end before requiring replacement. It also includes the 2.4Ghz Transmitter and manual.

This RC truck is a great gift for children of ages 8+ who can have fun with it by racing and imitating regular vehicle maintenance done by adults.

The Altair Fast Remote Control Crawler is a magnificent piece of technology. It is a hobby-grade monster truck variant and, for this reason, more common among adults who take up RC vehicle racing and development seriously. It has two sets of fierce-looking giant tires alongside metal sealed bearings. The steel formed chassis that makes up this Truck’s exterior gives it a lot of protection from collision, making it able to tear through quite heavy obstacles.

At a scale of 1:10 to large scale vehicles, this electric-powered monster truck can reach up to speeds of 30MPH. The speed can be modulated by the carefully designed built-in two-speed settings that guarantee speed control for both beginner or advanced drivers. It’s high tires and suspensions gives it the unique ability to traverse off-road terrains such as rocky areas, sandy areas, and water puddles. One of its most unique features is its height ascent abilities, making it able to race up slightly elevated surfaces.

Other notable features include a high water-resistant 4-wheel drive with sturdy rubber wheels. The wheels also include six metal springs that are affixed unto the 4-wheel independent suspension.

Often touted as a direct descendant of the original Bigfoot, the Traxxas Bigfoot embodies its legend with flair and capacity. At a scale of 1:10, this Truck includes everything that is needed to leave fellow racers and challengers cars in the dust or even annihilated.

With completely equipped waterproof electronics, smooth oil-filled shocks, gear transmission formed out of metal, the construction of this machine is made extra-sturdy to make it last for months running into years. It has a nasty Stampede technology due to its 4″ ground clearance and solid suspension. The speed mechanism is enhanced to 30mph with the Titan 12-turn 550 modified motor and Magnum 272 transmission aid. To prevent overheating, this machine has an integrated cooling fan that efficiently pulls air through the motor. This reduced heat generation makes for higher speed attainment and longer runtime. It also greatly protects the motor from burning out.

The Xl-5 ESC and receiver have a sealing technology that prevents nature elements from penetrating the RC truck’s body. This means mud and rain pose no threats against this beast.

One great feature is the training mode. It cuts power output in half while leaving brakes at their full power. This makes learning how to operate and control the Bigfoot easy, an important concern for first-time drivers looking to gain expertise in control before trying out the more advanced features of this machine.

Lastly, it combines a TQ 2.4 GHz radio system’s ergonomic design with a 4-amp DC fast charger that is optimized for faster runtime. The peak-detection circuitry means that this Truck is fully boosted in charge every single time it is recharged. This piece of equipment is worth every cent thrown at it.

The Midnight pumpkin was first released in 1987. Since then, Tamiya has gone out of its way to release upgrade after upgrade of total madness. This Tamiya model is just another wonder in a long line of monster truck kits. It is a 1/12 scale RC assembly kit that bears a resemblance to the classic 1950s American designs. It comes bearing a slick black body accompanied by suspending fenders and front grilles buffed up with metal plates. These also have roll bars and dampers. This magnificent top structure sits on gigantic tires that have a diameter of 115mm. These high air-pressured tires give a smooth running on different terrains.

It also has a sealing gearbox technology to shield off debris and other elements in nature, especially during off-road driving. Stunt drivers will particularly love the wheelie bar that seats at the rear position. Among the superior specifications this beast has are F/R friction dampers, three bevel differentials, and an electronic speed monitor of fast-acting ability.

With a wheelbase of 207mm, a width of 290mm, and height of 260mm, RC vehicle assembly buffs will have a hell of a good time building this machine up into a ready-to-run monster, dominating and outpacing other less custom-oriented variants in its category.

The Redcat Racing 1/8 scale Earthquake comes with a ton of power delivery at a relatively low price. An outstanding member of the RedCat UltraLite Series, this sophisticated machine will leave the competition staring at its bumper every single time. The deep rumble of its combustion engine makes other hobby grade RC trucks look like toys in comparison to this fella.

It comes packing a 3.55cc .21 c-stroke nitro powered engine. Nitro engines are small internal combustion engines powered by cocktail mixes of nitromethane, methanol, and usually a blend of castor or synthetic oil. This orthodox powering system supplies the power and rev speed that one would expect from a fuel engine. Even in the 1st gear, this Truck can achieve dirt flinging, massive acceleration, and wheelie stunts. In 2nd gear, this machine is quite unstoppable and unable to be caught. Serving as a buffering system is an extraordinary brake system that pulls this vehicle to a halt with immediate control and authority.

The following parts also appear in its arsenal of magnificent technology: two sealed differentials, tunable centrifugal clutch, adjustable brake linkage, adjustable ride height. It also has shock locations spread out into multiple locations, 2-speed transmission with automatic switching capacity, toe angle adjustment, and a nitro engine that can be tuned to the most insane levels. The amount of power and abilities that can be unlocked on this thing is just as seemingly endless as its tunable parts.

This gas-powered RC monster truck also has huge tires that enable rocky terrain negotiation and a 2.4GHz radio for fast response and incredible control.

The T-Maxx is a leading member of a series of hardcore nitro monsters that continue pushing boundaries of what is possible with gas-powered RC monster trucks. This 1:10 4×4 monster comes with the climbing, jumping, and terrain zapping ability that is characteristic of monster trucks in this line.

The T-Maxx is special in that it is the biggest of all Traxxas Maxx models. It has large Maxx all-terrain tires with even increased ground clearance to trample and move effortlessly over stones, rocks, and roots. It is also immune to common obstacles such as stairs and elevated walkways due to its tough exterior and increased height. The tires come affixed to 3.8″ Mirror-Chrome Hurricane wheels. Its stability is enhanced with an extension of 30mm to its wheelbase.

Other features that demonstrate this machine’s power is a huge piston and sleeve that delivers huge amounts of power. It has an efficient disposal system with its straight-through exhaust flow. A slide carburetor, TRS IPS crankshaft, Knife-edged connecting rod, high volume air filter, super-light piston, rod, and highly performing ball bearings help put this gas-powered Truck in a league of its own.

Even though this is a Kid truck, it has interesting features that have made it necessary to add it to this exclusive list. It is a 1/10 scale F150 pro-grade RC truck that boasts of a 20v battery power pack. At 30mph speed, this Truck is well suited for kid racing and tons of fun activities.

It has decent wheels and strong bumpers with adequate torsion for accelerating and negotiating bends.

One distinctive feature that makes this Truck stand out is it has a Camera mount included. This camera mount is compatible with most popular video cameras. It also has a digital proportional steering feature.

Another great feature is a safety breaker that immediately powers down the Truck if the battery or motor starts to overheat. This feature is an important one as kids may push the truck way out of its reasonable functioning capacity every once in a while. This Truck may be a toy, but it definitely will give a lot of hobby-grade trucks out there a run for their money.

This list will not be complete without featuring this monster truck. This 1/10 Scale sized truck is a super-fast four-wheel consisting of bouncing spring materials that guard against long falls and surfaces that are tilted or not smooth.

It has a maximum speed of up to 49km/h (30mph). With the ability to travel both on-off and on-road environments, this premium vehicle also has anti-skid heavy-duty wheels coupled with metal sealed ball bearings. All these make it an optimum candidate for rough terrain driving.

When it comes to power, this beast has a battery life that makes most battery-powered RC trucks looking inferior. It packs a 7.4V 1600mAH Li-ion-PO battery exclusively designed to meet all the needs of a high functioning long-distance racing vehicle. It also has an important option of battery increase to give it even more distance. This Truck will run longer than 15 minutes straight at top speed.

It also comes with double 390 built-in brushed motors, PVC rubber wheels for protection, elasticity, anti-shock, and anti-skid. The suspension system adds even more shockproof power with its four links and springs systems that protect the electronic components, which are susceptible to damage.