LEGO Technic 8285 Tow Truck

LEGO Technic 8285, Tow Truck, is a 2006 set depicting a tow truck built in the Technic system.

Set 8285 represents a tow truck, a subject that fits naturally within the Technic theme. Rather than focusing on minifigure scenes, it presents a road service vehicle through a technical build made from beams, connectors and structural elements. Its place in the theme is that of a substantial utility vehicle model.

The build is centered on the vehicle itself, including the recognizable outline of a tow truck and the layered structure typical of Technic construction.

This set is suited to Technic collectors and builders who want a displayable road vehicle, a model for careful handling, or an addition to a vehicle focused collection. Among Technic sets, 8285 is best positioned as a tow truck subject rather than a racing car, aircraft, or construction machine, giving it a specific role within the theme.

Inventory of set 8285

The inventory of set 8285 lists 1,879 pieces, spare parts excluded: 180 different lots (one shape in one color) for 130 part shapes. The box also contains 21 spare parts, for small elements that are easy to lose.

Colors of set 8285

Main color: black, making up 51% of the parts, followed by light bluish gray (21%) and red (14%).

Part types

Most common parts in set 8285

121 of the 130 part shapes in this set have their own page on Setopedia, with their colors, element numbers and the other sets that use them. See all LEGO parts

Exclusive parts in set 8285

One part shape in set 8285 appears in no other set in the catalog, most often a printed element, a sticker or a mold specific to the model. If it gets lost, you will need to look for it individually, for example on BrickLink, rather than in another set. Counting colors, 3 lots in the set are not found in any other set.

Rebuilding set 8285 from another set

Share of the parts of set 8285 found in each of these similarly sized sets, counting shape, colour and quantity:

No similarly sized set goes above 52%: the model relies on a little-shared assortment, most of which has to be gathered piece by piece.

Size of set 8285 within its line

With 1,879 pieces, set 8285 ranks #30 out of 443 Technic sets in our database, which have an average of 658 parts. Among the 192 sets released in 2006, it ranks #2. That is 2.9 times the average Technic set size.