1:16 Radio Control Western Star 49X 2020 Dump Truck Transport Series 27007

Out of the box, everything worked perfectly! I suggest adding “Grip-it” Rubber thumb pads to the remote sticks….it really helps the feel and moving the sticks so much easier! I don’t see Amazon carries them, but can be found on eBay. I read some complaints about the truck going too fast with no slow speed. I assure you, the truck has full proportional throttle and steering! The catch is a light precision touch on the sticks! With just a small nudge on the throttle stick, the truck moves at a fantastically slow crawl! With some practice and a light touch, you can get any speed you want! The only thing I don’t like are those included Li-Ion batteries. I substituted 7.4v 1500 Mah Lipos which can be charged fully in 20 minutes instead of 3 hours. Lipos are more stable and safer anyway. Overall, a fantastic truck that really hauls! It even has a built in trailer hitch mount which I will use for my Bruder trailer and Huina excavator. All in all very happy with the purchase! I’m so glad I chose it over the Huina dump truck which has shown to get stuck on the smallest pebbles in every video I saw.

I've been wanting and needing a decent 1/16 scale dump truck and I can't seem to find one reasonably priced so I took a chance on this one regardless of the mixed reviews, I received it yesterday and it went back to the UPS drop off store today it was a decent truck it looked nice and everything the tires are a lot harder than I felt needed to be only one axle is pulling so it gets stuck very easily it had digital proportional steering but All or nothing forward in reverse and that is the last thing you want with a dump truck trying to get it somewhere to load it and unload it wide open or nothing when you hit the throttle at first I thought about an exchange then I thought about the reviews and thought I'm just better off sending it back and not taking a chance so like I said you're rolling the dice on this one some saying the reviews that they get a good one and some say the same problem as mine or worse

Good purchase

For what it cost it works good. On a big smooth surface. It will haul a full load of dirt and dump it. It does not do well in lose and Rocky dirt. And the control is not that great. But like I said For what it cost it’s a good lil dump truck.

Yes I have purchased a western dump truck 49 from Amazon and the wheels are not working on it how can I go about to get a refund or exchange

The details are awesome! However! The throttle and steering response is terrible. Diecast Masters should have sold these trucks with a hobby grade controller with a steering wheel and not the joystick type controller. But there is a solution to the problem. Remove the cab to access the steering servo and circuit board. Remove it and throw it away. Go to your local Hobby-Town or Hobby store and buy a Hobby grade controller, receiver, ecm, and a new steering servo, that's exactly what I did and believe me it's worth it. Now I have an awsome dump truck that I can enjoy.

Looks great but doesn't steer well at all. Very cheap steering servo. It would also be nice if all 4 wheels were driving in the rear instead of just 2. It get's stuck a lot because of lack of traction.

If you are into RC construction equipment you need this. I have had both of the Huina dump trucks, the 1572 and the upgraded 1582. The 1582 is better but not even close to this Western Star. It is very well detailed, runs great and has better controls. It’s faster and more powerful. The sound also is more realistic. Yeah, it’s not cheap, but neither is the 1582 and this is simply a better machine. Highly recommended.

Much much more than I expected extremely detailed, powerful lights and sound are perfect Excellent price it can’t haul and dump a lot of weight

So.......... Ill stick to the point here. I was sold the dump truck, i got it out of the box, noticed the rear mirrors, the exhaust stacks, and the rear mudflaps were gone. scuff marks all over the truck with wear damage on the fenders, and the battery was cooked. It really looked like to me That someone had a damaged truck, and then they got this one possibly swapped parts off it and then sent it back to amazon for a refund? Cant be 100% sure, but the other option is the quality control was horrendous at the plant, and someone just packaged it anyways. I did speak to amazon right away and said i would like a partial refund because i can fix the truck. i was given a 40% return for the problems. However i could not be sure if the truck ran because the battery was toast and i didnt have a xt30 connector on a battery at home. after i had the money side sorted out i swapped the battery connector for a jst one and fired it up to find the truck turns and dumps but the circuit board is busted cause it wont drive or reverse. I chose to get a refund because i can re do the electronics in the truck, but It seems to me regardless amazon didnt do a very good job of checking the refund. In the end i will get it working and even have a better controlled truck then the stock model. Just not everyone knows how to do that so just be aware if you buy a truck and it doesnt work you should contact them right away and let them know the issue, Also they probably will try to give you only a 10% refund at first, and thats it. well thats a load. The trucks honestly are very nice looking models but they have little speed control, and zero suspension, so For the price of 408$ cdn its too much money. They are really more like a 250$ cdn truck all in. Amazon charges way too much money, but we pay cause we want it quick. If i paid full price though and couldnt fix it id be feeling pretty burned.

No complaints very happy with it

To bad they didn't build in a slower speed in the controls as it takes off to quickly makes difficult to navigate precise loading areas etc.

Didn't come with battery. Tried to buy a battery that's within the specifics mentioned. Connectors are wrong. Looking to buy a battery with the right connectors for the unit without modifications made. Please send my a battery or where I can purchase the correct on. Mention I have a really cool paper weight at the moment.