Ready to crawl with attitude? The Vaterra® 1968 Ford F-100 Ascender Bind-N-Drive has it all: working LED lights, an officially licensed Ford F-100 body and a caged back with real aluminum panels and spare tire. Take your love of classic Fords to the next level with jaw-dropping scale details. The cab is painted in an era correct two-tone color combo and you can customize it from there. Use this truck with your existing Spektrum radio and hit the rocks with full force. Your next adventure is calling. Answer with the Ford F-100 Ascender.

Needed to Complete
  • 2S Shorty Lipo Battery Pack with EC3â„¢ connector (see Completion Guide)
  • Suitable Charger
  • Spektrumâ„¢ DSMR®/DSM2® Transmitter
What's in the box?
  • (1) Vaterra® 1968 Fordâ„¢ F-100 Ascender BND
  • (1) Spektrum 3-Channel DSMR Surface Receiver
  • (1) Spektrum 9Kg 23T Waterproof Servo
  • (1) Dynamite WP 60A Forward/Reverse Brushed ESC
  • (1) Dynamite 35-Turn 540 Brushed Motor
  • (1) User Manual

Key Features

  • Patented Adjustable Steel Ladder Frame Chassis
  • Licensed 1968 Ford F100 Cab Body
  • 3-Link Panhard Bar Front Suspension
  • 4-Link Rear Suspension
  • Aluminum Suspension Links
  • Floating Battery Tray
  • Realistic Axle Housings
  • One-Piece, Low-Profile Locker/Ring Gear
  • Heavy Duty CV Front Shafts
  • Single-Speed, Metal Gear Transmission
  • Oil-Filled, Threaded Shocks
  • Dynamite brushed 35T crawler motor and waterproof ESC
  • Licensed Interco Super Swamper TSL SX Tires
  • Spektrum Metal Gear Steering Servo

Heavy Duty Suspension

The chassis rides on a 3-link panhard bar front suspension and a 4-link rear suspension. All suspension links are machined from aluminum to handle the most punishing conditions. Oil-filled, threaded shocks soak up the bumps and give you a variety of pre-load settings.

Heavy Duty Suspension

LED Lights

Brilliant LEDs cast more than enough light for running at night without placing a huge current demand on the battery.

LED Lights

Metal Gear Transmission

In other vehicles, metal gear transmission is an upgrade. With the Ford F-100 Ascender, it comes standard.

Metal Gear Transmission

Floating Battery Tray

The battery tray floats over the front axle and is designed to accept 96mm shorty packs. Placing the weight of the battery over the front axle gives the front tires extra traction when crawling over rocks and tackling steep inclines.

Floating Battery Tray

Heavy Duty CV Front Shafts

As with the rest of the drivetrain components, these have been designed to handle rugged terrain. They also allow up to 45 degrees of steering angle – more than most other trucks in this class.

Heavy Duty CV Front Shafts

Sticky Compound Interco Super Swamper TSL XS Tires

The realistic drivetrain and suspension are complemented by licensed replicas of Interco Super Swamper® TSL SX tires. Like the full-scale versions, their tread pattern and compound provide excellent grip at almost any angle.

Sticky Compound Interco Super Swamper TSL XS Tires

Steel Ladder Frame Rails

Adjustable, stamped steel ladder frame rails set at a 290mm wheel base. The patented adjustable frame can be reconfigured for up to four different wheel bases to fit most scale crawler bodies.

Steel Ladder Frame Rails

Low Profile Axle Housings with One-Piece Metal Lockers

Thanks to the metal locker, the vehicle won't "diff" out when one wheel is under load. And because of its low profile, the locker and axle housing is smaller and provides more ground clearance.

Low Profile Axle Housings with One-Piece Metal Lockers

Waterproof ESC, Receiver and Servo

Natural elements such as a creek, streams and mud will not affect the electronics.

Waterproof ESC, Receiver and Servo

60-Amp LiPo Compatible Waterproof ESC

The Ford F-100 Ascender is LiPo compatible right out of the box and has a crawler mode that provides sweet drag break for steep inclines.

60-Amp LiPo Compatible Waterproof ESC

Bind-N-Drive

Bind-N-Driveâ„¢ (BND) is a transmitter-less option for RC enthusiasts who already own a surface transmitter featuring Spektrum 2.4GHz DSM Technology. This money-saving innovation allows you to add a Bind-N-Drive vehicle to your collection without the extra cost or clutter of an extra transmitter.

Bind-N-Drive

Product Specs

Final Drive Ratio
7.86:1
Rear Track
8.66 in (220mm)
Wheelbase
11.4 in (290mm)
Charger
Sold Separately
Differential
Locked
Shock Type
Oil-Filled, Threaded, Injection Molded
Wheel Type
8-Spoke
Front Track
8.66 in (220mm)
Outer Diameter
4.5 in (115mm)
Product Width
9 in (229mm)
Radio
Sold
Approximate Assembly Time
No assembly required
Body
1968 Ford F-100-Painted
Pinion
14T
Scale
1/10
Power Type
Electric
Gear Pitch
48-Pitch
Servos
Spektrum 605 9KG, Metal Gear (Included)
Product Weight
4 lbs (1.8kg)
Tire Tread
Super Swamper
Water-Resistant
Yes
Ball Bearings
Complete
Chassis
Steel ladder frame
Completion Level
Bind-N-Drive
Drivetrain
4WD
Battery
2S Shorty Lipo Battery Pack with EC3? Connector (Sold Separately)
Ground Clearance
1.06 in (37mm) at Differentials
Internal Gear Ratio
4.05:1
Motor Size
540
Product Length
18.1 in (460mm)
Spur Gear
86T
Suspension
Multi-link solid axle
Wheel Width
1.1 in (27mm)
Product Height
9 in (229mm)
Tire Compound
Blue
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