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11-09-2010, 03:07 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: houston
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|  ax10 kit or ARTR
Quick question, what is the main difference between the ax10 kit and the ARTR?? yes i know the kit ya have to build and ARTR comes built, but which is a better crawler or are they pretty much the same??? |
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11-09-2010, 04:29 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: tamworth, nsw, australia
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no idea whether the same thing parts wise, however I chose the kit as part of the enjoyment for me was to build the truck. Also, I got to build it and I know how it all works inside out. That's the biggest thing IMO, if you wanna understand your rig and maybe mod it somehow, build it to get a better understanding of it.
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11-09-2010, 04:33 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Valley Village
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I'd Check their web site... I started off w/ ARTR then an RTC. I do know that the ARTR does not come w/ a slipper. I like the slipper clutch.  good luck,& welcome. Here's a pic of my crawler course on werule. |
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11-09-2010, 04:38 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: McKinney
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I went with the ARTR. Partly because I wasn't up for the build, and also to avoid GREEN!!!
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11-09-2010, 06:55 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Michigan
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Im pretty sure there both the same, other than the kit has a truck body...The ARTC has more of a comp body. Some guys on here have been saying the kit is discontinued, this may be something to look into.
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11-09-2010, 07:01 PM
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slowlearner- yeah that sounds like the route ill take....smart thing to do..will probably help out in the future cornsnake- what in the hell is that??? haha Justinthyme- i do like the burnt orange.. go UT..even though there not doing so hot! |
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11-09-2010, 07:03 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: houston
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my lhs has a couple instock... | |
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11-09-2010, 07:11 PM
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11-09-2010, 07:32 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: NTXRCC
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If I had it all to do over again I think I would buy some axles, then get the chassis I want and build it piece by piece with all the parts I want. Instead of upgrading just about everything.  |
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11-09-2010, 07:37 PM
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| Quarry Creeper  Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The "Nanny" State
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11-09-2010, 07:40 PM
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| Tossin' Salad Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Petaluma
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Buy the axles and tranny, and then source the good components here by doing a week's worth of reading. Believe me, you can do the reading now, or later...but, it is best if you do it now to save yourself the time and money. Casey | |
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11-09-2010, 07:47 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Michigan
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RC is not the hobby to get into if you want to save money. Last edited by BLKXJ 96; 11-09-2010 at 07:52 PM. | |
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11-09-2010, 08:06 PM
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yeah most likely going with the kit..wanna know how everything works and goes together... i hear 2 sides about the motor..brushed or brushless??
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11-09-2010, 08:07 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Interior BC
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kit hands down! |
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11-09-2010, 08:18 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Michigan
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With an Axial most guys....if not all run brushed 55t to 35T motors, I run a 35T it gives a little more wheel speed to get up and over stuff but is not too fast. I have run 55t and 45t motors but IMO it's too slow for me. Last edited by BLKXJ 96; 11-09-2010 at 08:20 PM. | |
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11-10-2010, 11:08 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: McKinney
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I run a 45T, and I think it gives a good balance of low end grunt, and wheel speed when you need it. For those that said "if I were going to do it now....", my question is would you have had the experience and know-how to build from scraps if you hadn't gone the long route first and upgraded from a kit? Just thinkin' out loud. If I knew then what I know now, yeah, I'd have bought axels and a tranny and gone from there. But with my first crawler, which is a very different beast from any other form of RC vehicle, I'd have been totally lost trying to do that. |
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11-10-2010, 11:44 AM
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| Rock Crawler   Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: In the office, working on RC Projects!
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One of the other main differences I see in the Kit vs ARTR, the ARTR has bent lower links for better clearance. The kit is no longer on Axial's website, so I couldn't get more specs on it. I bought the ARTR and loved it! Oh I think the kit comes with Rock Lizards, which suck, and the ARTR comes with Hammers which are a lot better out of the box.
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11-10-2010, 03:56 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Lambertville
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Getting a kit is nice so you knowexactly how the truck is built and how it works.
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