Degree (AKA Design one) offered:
-2 WD Pulling Truck
-4 WD Pulling Truck (prototype)
-4 WD Monster Truck (prototype)
-Competition pulling sled
The frames on the pulling trucks were welded rectangle tube chassis with some round tube for the axle supports. The bodies were made of fiberglass and consisted of an 80's style Ford F150 and 90's style Ford F150. A suspension system was not incorporated into the design since there really is no need for one in a pulling truck. The front and rear axles were ridged mounted, and the rear axle of choice was a Skellenger (SEco) rear end. These trucks utilized a gear reduction unit between the engine and rear end. A standard 21CC Echo engine was the power plant of choice, but larger engines were used for prototypes and custom trucks. There is not much information on monster truck.
Available Hop-Ups were:
- Tuned pipes
- Larger displacement engines
- HD gear reduction units
We do not have a lot of history on this manufacturer. If you have any information, please contact me. We are not sure of the actual production dates, be we believe they started out in the late 80's and stopped production in the early 90's. These trucks were based in southern California and attended some major 1/4 scale events to promote their products. To help in advertising, they went to full size monster truck shows and demonstrated pulling tuck and sled combo! We do not have any accurate production numbers for these trucks, buy we do not believe many of these trucks made it to the market. They are VERY hard to find and they were produced in small qty's. Rumor has it that only that only 3 were sold. Degree engineering also operated under the name of "Design One".
The frame design on these trucks were not designed well and they needed some work. Function was there but the scale look when the body was off was lacking and gave the impression that the truck was cheap. The bodies supplied were very nice quality and the detailing on them were very well done. This was certainly one of the high spots of the trucks. The heavy duty pulling sled is really where a lot of time and work was spent. The craftsmanship on the sleds was quite amazing. They really thought it out well and the outcome was a top notch pulling sled. We would love to learn more about their monster trucks, or even locate one in the near future. An RC magazine "blurb" stated that the trucks had a 100cc engine and four wheel steering that was operated with hydraulics. Mike Casey owns a 4WD truck and he will tell you that it’s a tank. A very well built tank!!
-2 WD Pulling Truck
-4 WD Pulling Truck (prototype)
-4 WD Monster Truck (prototype)
-Competition pulling sled
The frames on the pulling trucks were welded rectangle tube chassis with some round tube for the axle supports. The bodies were made of fiberglass and consisted of an 80's style Ford F150 and 90's style Ford F150. A suspension system was not incorporated into the design since there really is no need for one in a pulling truck. The front and rear axles were ridged mounted, and the rear axle of choice was a Skellenger (SEco) rear end. These trucks utilized a gear reduction unit between the engine and rear end. A standard 21CC Echo engine was the power plant of choice, but larger engines were used for prototypes and custom trucks. There is not much information on monster truck.
Available Hop-Ups were:
- Tuned pipes
- Larger displacement engines
- HD gear reduction units
We do not have a lot of history on this manufacturer. If you have any information, please contact me. We are not sure of the actual production dates, be we believe they started out in the late 80's and stopped production in the early 90's. These trucks were based in southern California and attended some major 1/4 scale events to promote their products. To help in advertising, they went to full size monster truck shows and demonstrated pulling tuck and sled combo! We do not have any accurate production numbers for these trucks, buy we do not believe many of these trucks made it to the market. They are VERY hard to find and they were produced in small qty's. Rumor has it that only that only 3 were sold. Degree engineering also operated under the name of "Design One".
The frame design on these trucks were not designed well and they needed some work. Function was there but the scale look when the body was off was lacking and gave the impression that the truck was cheap. The bodies supplied were very nice quality and the detailing on them were very well done. This was certainly one of the high spots of the trucks. The heavy duty pulling sled is really where a lot of time and work was spent. The craftsmanship on the sleds was quite amazing. They really thought it out well and the outcome was a top notch pulling sled. We would love to learn more about their monster trucks, or even locate one in the near future. An RC magazine "blurb" stated that the trucks had a 100cc engine and four wheel steering that was operated with hydraulics. Mike Casey owns a 4WD truck and he will tell you that it’s a tank. A very well built tank!!