Technic Mack LR Electric Garbage Truck Toy, Buildable Kids Truck for Pretend Play, Great Gift for Boys, Girls and Kids Ages 8 and Up who Love Recycling Toys and Vehicles, 42167

This LEGO Technic Mack LR Electric Garbage Truck (42167) is a total hit with my 9-year-old who’s obsessed with trucks! The 177-piece build took about an hour and was challenging enough to keep them engaged without frustration—love the realistic details like the electric motor, hydraulic lift, and that cool gripper arm that grabs the bins for "recycling" play. Once assembled, it’s super sturdy and rolls smoothly, sparking endless pretend scenarios where my kid "collects" toys as garbage—great for teaching about eco-stuff too. At $49.99, it’s an incredible value for the functions and play potential, and it’s durable enough for rough kid handling. Only minor gripe? The instructions could use a bit more color coding for the gears, but that’s nitpicking. Perfect gift for 8+ kids who love vehicles—highly recommend for some quality father-son build time!

Really one of the best lego investments when it comes to money : time occupied. My 8yr old has been building it for about 4 hrs off and on (my fault because I told him I'd handle the sticker placement, yes I'm a perfectionist, I collect legos myself and crooked sticker placement gives me the heeby jeebies). So sometimes he had to wait on me to put stickers on. Other than that it's kept him fully occupied. Should also add that he has very pronounced adhd and for him to sit with something and focus for this long is not a frequent occurrence. I think I helped out twice to correct something that was placed incorrectly and got him stuck, but generally speaking I would say this is definitely appropriately labeled as for 8yr olds. He really enjoyed it. What I also love about this set specifically and why I ended up choosing this above other technic sets is the moving parts. It's more interactive, so more likely to receive some play time after being built. Really neat set, great price, kid (8 yrs) approved. Would 100% recommend.

Great for all those starting with Lego builds. Even if it breaks it's super easy to put back together. My nephew had a blast building it and has now built a love of Lego while he's only 5 he says he wants to be a builder when grows up and I know he doesn't know exactly what that means or what type of builder I hope to buy more and more of stuff like this to keep his interests peaked. It gets more than just him involved too it's family time with him and his dad (my younger brother) so it's great for all ages.

My 5-year-old grandson had this built in one afternoon. He loves it and had fun constructing it.

Great set. Was easy for my 9 year old to put together. The moving parts was a great suprise.

Nice affordable set. Really cool how it picks the trash can up.

Super fun build! The pay function is a bit rough though, the rubber band that is used to lift the garbage cans up requires a CONSIDERABLE amount of force with such a tiny grip on the thing, I imagine kids struggle to play with the feature unless you happen to have a more loose rubber band to use in place of the one that comes with the kit. Aside from that, loved it!!!

I often buy LEGO sets as gifts — my nephew absolutely loves them! This LEGO Technic Mack LR Electric Garbage Truck is another great example of LEGO quality. Every detail is well-designed, the building process is engaging, and the step-by-step instructions are printed clearly and easy to follow. I’m always happy to support LEGO and highly recommend this set to anyone looking for a creative and fun gift.