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TotoRax · 07-11-2010, 11:13 AM

Hello,

Here the crawler of my daughter, who was the crawler of my son before I give to my son my crawler… Hum... In short… Here the Matoutou project.

Matoutou is a spider in French Guiana;

At the beginning it was a basic crawler… Then my frame of the WK being succeeded enough, I decided to adapt it to this crawler, with some modifications.

Very basic

After modif...

RC4WD trany is modified to move the engine to front.

The moteur and trany are to incline forwards for lowering the center of gravity.

The servo is placed beside Dig and allows very a good performance.

Back

Front, with BTA et the support for Lipo (3S).

Balance is really good, for a height under frame of 7.5cm / 3 inch to low and 8.5cm / 3 inch 2/5 with highest.
The whole for a weight of 2.2kg / 4.85lbs without ballast (with 2s Lipo and Rooster Crawler ESC).
I added 200g / 7oz of ballast to front, for a distribution of the weight of 1.4kg / 3.1lbs in front and 1kg / 2.2lbs in rear.

to come :

ESC Tekin Fx-R
45T motor,
3s Lipo,
a true servo^^

C*H*U*D · 07-11-2010, 11:30 AM

Excellent job

liverkiller1 · 07-11-2010, 02:38 PM

love the homemade servo/battery tray
great work my friend

TotoRax · 07-11-2010, 03:14 PM

Hello,

Thanks for comments and compliments

team3six · 07-11-2010, 03:42 PM

thats pretty cool.

gunnar · 07-11-2010, 03:57 PM

Great fab work, good design, I'm sure it works well.

TOMCAT18T · 07-11-2010, 04:07 PM

Looks great!

You've got some lucky kids.

-

cornsnake · 07-11-2010, 05:24 PM

I like spiders! And your chassis too!

TotoRax · 09-13-2010, 06:22 PM

Hello,

Some update,

Electronics was assembled. But still not of truth servo

...

And a small video to test the capacities

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nchq9HBcu8c

Thanks.

crazyorigin · 09-13-2010, 07:19 PM

Awesome truck! That chassis really looks amazing, i like it for sure

from the video it looks like it crawls like a champion, excellent work.

skypyt · 09-14-2010, 04:07 AM

very nice

the car it's great, good job

TotoRax · 03-16-2011, 08:56 PM

Hello,

Some update !!

Some mod >> a new skid

And the same system of weight as on my Berg. I have 100g weight with each wheel.

A true servo, Tekin Fx-R and 3s lipo (not in pic

)

and to finish small the video of the weekend
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4ZBA...layer_embedded

I am agreeably surprised by the good behavior of the crawler. It is finally rather effective

Thanks

Duuuuuuuude · 03-16-2011, 10:23 PM

Awesome!

I like that chassis...nicely done.

Stormin2u · 03-17-2011, 06:33 AM

Very well crafted design it looks great.

shizzz · 03-17-2011, 07:32 AM

Woah man!
c'est magnifique!

Very well done indeed!

TotoRax · 03-17-2011, 08:57 PM

Hello,

Thanks for your comments

TotoRax · 03-24-2011, 08:17 PM

Hello,

Some new, the body being definitively… dead, I transform the frame into BodyLess.
In a first time, I have remakes the low part of the frame.

And after much some tests, the high part

The weight with increased by less 40g compared to the body in Lexan, it is not too badly

Now the weigh is 5.2lbs RTR.

For panel... is this...

It is my dog which will be happy, it will not have more the ridiculous air!!

thanks.

cagedcbr · 03-24-2011, 09:11 PM

I was going to say isn't it funny how the uglier the crawler gets it seems the better it crawls, but damn your new chassis with the top is beautiful. You should manufacture that with link as a set, bien fait.

TotoRax · 05-13-2011, 01:26 PM

Hello,

Some update.

- Front OD, rear UD,
- gunnar *beef* toobs

- a splendid set : FELSENFEST by EGRESSor
useless to present the kit... The parts are really beautiful

- Rear weight

- a new motor : CKRC "Twister" 40T "Type R" High Torque Brushed Crawler Motor Very nice motor

- and now, I use 25° caster on front axle.

- the new BTA

The Matoutou weigh RTR 2.5 kg (5.5lbr). 1.5kg in front and 1kg in rear.

thanks

Highlucks · 05-13-2011, 10:21 PM

Chassis looks amazing man, Put up some video if you get a chance. I would love to see it in action.

07-11-2010, 11:13 AM	#1
TotoRax Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: French Guiana Posts: 433	Matoutou project Hello, Here the crawler of my daughter, who was the crawler of my son before I give to my son my crawler… Hum... In short… Here the Matoutou project. Matoutou is a spider in French Guiana; At the beginning it was a basic crawler… Then my frame of the WK being succeeded enough, I decided to adapt it to this crawler, with some modifications. Very basic After modif... RC4WD trany is modified to move the engine to front. The moteur and trany are to incline forwards for lowering the center of gravity. The servo is placed beside Dig and allows very a good performance. Back Front, with BTA et the support for Lipo (3S). Balance is really good, for a height under frame of 7.5cm / 3 inch to low and 8.5cm / 3 inch 2/5 with highest. The whole for a weight of 2.2kg / 4.85lbs without ballast (with 2s Lipo and Rooster Crawler ESC). I added 200g / 7oz of ballast to front, for a distribution of the weight of 1.4kg / 3.1lbs in front and 1kg / 2.2lbs in rear. to come : ESC Tekin Fx-R 45T motor, 3s Lipo, a true servo^^ Last edited by TotoRax; 07-11-2010 at 11:29 AM.

03-16-2011, 08:56 PM	#12
TotoRax Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: French Guiana Posts: 433	Hello, Some update !! Some mod >> a new skid And the same system of weight as on my Berg. I have 100g weight with each wheel. A true servo, Tekin Fx-R and 3s lipo (not in pic) and to finish small the video of the weekend http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4ZBA...layer_embedded I am agreeably surprised by the good behavior of the crawler. It is finally rather effective Thanks

03-24-2011, 08:17 PM	#17
TotoRax Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: French Guiana Posts: 433	Hello, Some new, the body being definitively… dead, I transform the frame into BodyLess. In a first time, I have remakes the low part of the frame. And after much some tests, the high part The weight with increased by less 40g compared to the body in Lexan, it is not too badly Now the weigh is 5.2lbs RTR. For panel... is this... It is my dog which will be happy, it will not have more the ridiculous air!! thanks. Last edited by TotoRax; 03-24-2011 at 08:30 PM.

07-11-2010, 11:30 AM	#2
CHU*D No idea what I'm doing Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Underground, CO Posts: 4,529	Excellent job

07-11-2010, 02:38 PM	#3
liverkiller1 Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Lynnwood Posts: 569	love the homemade servo/battery tray great work my friend

07-11-2010, 03:14 PM	#4
TotoRax Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: French Guiana Posts: 433	Hello, Thanks for comments and compliments

07-11-2010, 03:42 PM	#5
team3six www.team3sixrc.com Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scalerville Posts: 4,506	thats pretty cool.

07-11-2010, 03:57 PM	#6
gunnar Ex Nor-CalRCRC slave Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: San Mateo, CA. Posts: 2,242	Great fab work, good design, I'm sure it works well.

07-11-2010, 04:07 PM	#7
TOMCAT18T Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: ...in your meter box... Posts: 616	Looks great! You've got some lucky kids. -

07-11-2010, 05:24 PM	#8
cornsnake Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Valley Village Posts: 304	I like spiders! And your chassis too!

09-13-2010, 06:22 PM	#9
TotoRax Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: French Guiana Posts: 433	Hello, Some update, Electronics was assembled. But still not of truth servo ... And a small video to test the capacities http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nchq9HBcu8c Thanks.

09-13-2010, 07:19 PM	#10
crazyorigin Sometimes, I make things. Join Date: May 2009 Location: Mt. Upton Posts: 1,043	Awesome truck! That chassis really looks amazing, i like it for sure from the video it looks like it crawls like a champion, excellent work.

09-14-2010, 04:07 AM	#11
skypyt Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Alcobaça, Leiria, Portugal Posts: 195	very nice the car it's great, good job

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03-17-2011, 06:33 AM	#14
Stormin2u I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2007 Location: Taylors Falls just hanging with the MNRCRC crew. Posts: 7,843	Very well crafted design it looks great.

03-16-2011, 10:23 PM	#13
Duuuuuuuude Suck it up! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Arkansas Posts: 11,652	Awesome! I like that chassis...nicely done.

03-17-2011, 07:32 AM	#15
shizzz Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Ukraine Posts: 400	Woah man! c'est magnifique! Very well done indeed!

03-17-2011, 08:57 PM	#16
TotoRax Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: French Guiana Posts: 433	Hello, Thanks for your comments

03-24-2011, 09:11 PM	#18
cagedcbr Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Toronto Canada Posts: 445	I was going to say isn't it funny how the uglier the crawler gets it seems the better it crawls, but damn your new chassis with the top is beautiful. You should manufacture that with link as a set, bien fait.

05-13-2011, 01:26 PM	#19
TotoRax Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: French Guiana Posts: 433	Hello, Some update. - Front OD, rear UD, - gunnar beef toobs - a splendid set : FELSENFEST by EGRESSor useless to present the kit... The parts are really beautiful - Rear weight - a new motor : CKRC "Twister" 40T "Type R" High Torque Brushed Crawler Motor Very nice motor - and now, I use 25° caster on front axle. - the new BTA The Matoutou weigh RTR 2.5 kg (5.5lbr). 1.5kg in front and 1kg in rear. thanks

05-13-2011, 10:21 PM	#20
Highlucks Try to Bend it Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Perth Australia Posts: 3,163	Chassis looks amazing man, Put up some video if you get a chance. I would love to see it in action.

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