Got my Yeti today, not impressed at all so far...

[BLKXJ 96]

I drove one on Friday.... meh! For as awesome as the suspension looks I would have expected it to handle better on just a plain flat dirt road that it did, but im sure that can be tuned pretty easily with shock adjustments. This rig was out of the box and im willing to bet had not had the fasteners gone through and checked.

It's a really nice idea just like any other Axial vehicle that has ever been released. It just needs a lot of tuning and parts to make it perform. That's what makes this hobby fun, nobody got into it to save money.

Sorry to hear about your bad luck Rob, hope things turn around for ya.

[r6chase]

Thanks for posting you're experience with the new yeti, I'm exactly the rc noob these guys are flaming you for being. But I have been doing allot of research and this thread is the first I've heard of loctite on the set screws in the drive shafts, or the flex in the motor mount. I also knew I was going to eventually change out the hubs for vanquish aluminum, but didn't realize it was practically undriveable out of the box and that is a huge disappointment.

Duuuuuuuude should just change his name to Douuuuuuuuche cause that's a better description of how he acts.

[Johnnysplits]

Originally Posted by r6chase

this thread is the first I've heard of loctite on the set screws in the drive shafts

It's a must to secure screws into metal, otherwise they will come out at some point.

[Hunter711]

Originally Posted by r6chase

Duuuuuuuude should just change his name to Douuuuuuuuche cause that's a better description of how he acts.

I see you are new here.




I can tell by your post count.

[stevem50]

i hate to say it but i agree with most of what is said here, which as far as i have read can be boiled down to 2 main points.

-should a "rtr" be good to go out of the box, yes

-do i understand they need attention before you run them, yes

but i did preorder a truck on the description alone back in june and the details that were delivered are what piss me off. after 3 "shipping" delays this truck has a few "glitches" that just dont need to be. i ordered an ifs wraith/solid axle exo, i got an expensive knockoff of this theme that would be more acceptable if i ordered it from hobbyking or nitrorcx for 1/2 the money. you simply should get what you pay for and if it says AXIAL on the box and has the high dollar pricetag, it should perform as such. i didnt buy an exceed so i dont accept the quality of what i got quietly.

how many of the ones defending the mighty axial actually plunked down their money and have one of these fine units? jeebus, the tires alone are freaking laughable, i would rather have ripsaws that work than these plastic bfg pattern "tires"(i use that term loosely)

anyone who is interested in one can give me what i paid and ill ship it today

[Rok Out]

Man all this over plastic an pins

[Duuuuuuuude]

Originally Posted by r6chase

Thanks for posting you're experience with the new yeti, I'm exactly the rc noob these guys are flaming you for being. But I have been doing allot of research and this thread is the first I've heard of loctite on the set screws in the drive shafts...

Any metal ended driveshaft should have loctite on the hardware. Any brand, any rig, aftermarket or OEM. If you are new to the game, not knowing that is understandable. If you aren't new, skipping that important point is a failure on your part.

Originally Posted by r6chase

or the flex in the motor mount.

Pushing on the non-business end of a motor means nothing. This isn't the first rig to use plastic motor mounts.

Originally Posted by r6chase

I also knew I was going to eventually change out the hubs for vanquish aluminum, but didn't realize it was practically undriveable out of the box and that is a huge disappointment.

Undrivable is an overstatement.

Originally Posted by r6chase

Duuuuuuuude should just change his name to Douuuuuuuuche cause that's a better description of how he acts.

[Duuuuuuuude]

Originally Posted by stevem50

how many of the ones defending the mighty axial actually plunked down their money and have one of these fine units? jeebus, the tires alone are freaking laughable, i would rather have ripsaws that work than these plastic bfg pattern "tires"(i use that term loosely)

by-the-by, I'm not defending Axial. I'm rallying against pouty lipped people demanding perfection at an reasonable price point.

I've never owned a rig made by anyone that didn't require a bit of work to get it where I wanted it. Such is life. You deal with it and you move on. If it seems like it isn't worth the effort, drop it and go live your life. People think they should be respected for running to the internet with a dirty diaper and a bone to pick. Life doesn't work like that, and it drives me up the wall.

And I kind of like the hard BFGs. Sometimes not having awesome traction is fun.

[stevem50]

so you have one?...
and you like hard compound tires because you would rather have no traction...

dude, im not pouty. i just waited a hell of a long time to get let down by crap build quality and shoddy parts.
i dont know how others problems are affecting their trucks, but mine broke half way thru a 2s pack (busted teeth on an internal trans gear) and im kinda pissed about it right now, and it seems there are a hell of a lot of guys who are having issues with this truck

[Duuuuuuuude]

Originally Posted by stevem50

so you have one?...
and you like hard compound tires because you would rather have no traction...

dude, im not pouty. i just waited a hell of a long time to get let down by crap build quality and shoddy parts

Preordered through RPP, so I've got to wait a bit longer. Note that I'm only speaking on particular points that are already widely known or can be sussed out with a bit of common sense...

Sometimes I do, yes. I've got a set on hand that I run on my Wraith from time to time just for funsies. A little tread cutting will soften them up a bit btw.

The only shoddy parts that are commonly commented on are the plastic hubs (which I am not particularly thrilled about, but they aren't a deal breaker) and a seemingly overly soft servo saver. I suppose you could toss in beadlocks that don't hold super well if you want. Lost screws are just part of the rc experience, so that isn't even a factor IMO.

[SoCal Crawlr]

Dooouucchhhé might like not having traction but I would have preferred the rip saws especially in r35. For all the flamers in this thread, there's been other new threads posted where people are having problems, different problems as well. No need for one mans experience to take up 5 pages just because some people are offended lol

Should also mention some of the people who are getting sensitive do not yet own the rig

[Duuuuuuuude]

Originally Posted by SoCal Crawlr

Dooouucchhhé might like not having traction but I would have preferred the rip saws especially in r35.

Old trails take on new life when you have less than optimal footing.

Originally Posted by SoCal Crawlr

For all the flamers in this thread, there's been other new threads posted where people are having problems, different problems as well. No need for one mans experience to take up 5 pages just because some people are offended lol

Lost grub screws and blown hubs are not in the same ballpark as possibly blown transmissions. That does indeed suck and I hope it is an isolated incident.

[stevem50]

i actually havent had enough run time to have any problems with any of that... i got 15-20min into my first pack and took some teeth off a trans gear. i cant say i care too much about the plastic bits, wheels are getting trashed for methods, servo is going in the bin for a 400oz replacement, and servo savers are for 20 year old tamiyas... but when im running an underpowered battery to break in the new rig, only to find its too much power for the trans and tires, i want to sell it. you want mine, its all yours, i have an ascender in my shopping cart at rpp i need to pay for... haha

i agree the entry level wear-able plastic items catch a lot of bitching here on the interweb, but they arent my problem. a busted trans that is supposed to have metal gears in it is

[Duuuuuuuude]

Originally Posted by stevem50

i actually havent had enough run time to have any problems with any of that... i got 15-20min into my first pack and took some teeth off a trans gear. i cant say i care too much about the plastic bits, wheels are getting trashed for methods, servo is going in the bin for a 400oz replacement, and servo savers are for 20 year old tamiyas... but when im running an underpowered battery to break in the new rig, only to find its too much power for the trans and tires, i want to sell it. you want mine, its all yours, i have an ascender in my shopping cart at rpp i need to pay for... haha

i agree the entry level wear-able plastic items catch a lot of bitching here on the interweb, but they arent my problem. a busted trans that is supposed to have metal gears in it is

A perfectly understandable reason to be upset. Going to post pics of the carnage?

[SoCal Crawlr]

Originally Posted by stevem50

i actually havent had enough run time to have any problems with any of that... i got 15-20min into my first pack and took some teeth off a trans gear. i cant say i care too much about the plastic bits, wheels are getting trashed for methods, servo is going in the bin for a 400oz replacement, and servo savers are for 20 year old tamiyas... but when im running an underpowered battery to break in the new rig, only to find its too much power for the trans and tires, i want to sell it. you want mine, its all yours, i have an ascender in my shopping cart at rpp i need to pay for... haha

i agree the entry level wear-able plastic items catch a lot of bitching here on the interweb, but they arent my problem. a busted trans that is supposed to have metal gears in it is

Fortunate you have all those upgrades to replace stock parts! Method wheels, servo, must be a couple extra hundred into it. Now you're at a $600 rtr, that is blowing the trans on stock power with 2s... That may be a problem

And to all you people who have been talking big about buying these rigs that people are having problems with, now you can put your money where your mouth is...you know who you are

[Rockpiledriver]

Originally Posted by Duuuuuuuude

A perfectly understandable reason to be upset. Going to post pics of the carnage?

Wheel nuts loosen with use. I have had wheel nuts loosen on every single rig I own. Combine that with a plastic hub and it will fail.

If you think you can bash through a whole 5000 pack without checking them, you are asking for problems.

I too would imagine that the trans will probably be warrantied. Yeah, it does suck to have that happen but I have not heard of anyone else having the issue so it is likely an isolated one.

Say what you want because I have a press release one, I have for about a month, I only started upgrading last week. 2 striped stock hexes are the only failures and I have beat the piss out of it. One stripped hex was my fault...see above.

[stevem50]

yeah... just as soon as i can take it apart without wanting to throw the damn thing. my tf2 is in about 4000000 pieces on my bench right now, so it gonna sit for a while. im gonna throw some alloy bits at it and also going to go 2 speed while its apart. now that there are a few more out there i can see whats working for other people.

on a sidenote.. has anybody tried the giant mickey ttc's from rc 4wd? 5.84" tall!?!? i have the pit rockbeast 2 on my wraith and love them,(i dont usually like big tires) but these have a decent tread and i dont have em' yet..

and another sidenote.. there are a couple of gearhead wheel designs i really would like for this rig, but the bolt circle is about 1-2mm off of the slw hub. i ground away the lug holes on 1 of my wheels last nite, but was getting too close to the hub center to really get it to fit right. anybody know if the other hubs out there are available in different bolt circles? all the ones ive seen are just measured in offset, ive never noticed bolt pattern measurement..

[gdb85]

Originally Posted by stevem50

i actually havent had enough run time to have any problems with any of that... i got 15-20min into my first pack and took some teeth off a trans gear. i cant say i care too much about the plastic bits, wheels are getting trashed for methods, servo is going in the bin for a 400oz replacement, and servo savers are for 20 year old tamiyas... but when im running an underpowered battery to break in the new rig, only to find its too much power for the trans and tires, i want to sell it. you want mine, its all yours, i have an ascender in my shopping cart at rpp i need to pay for... haha

i agree the entry level wear-able plastic items catch a lot of bitching here on the interweb, but they arent my problem. a busted trans that is supposed to have metal gears in it is

I've read everything on this thread and can understand some of the belly-aching but a plastic RTR is a plastic RTR, live with it & deal with it.

Your problem though sir is definitely shabby assembly. I took the tranny & T-case apart in mine today and greased everything up. The t-case has some HD 32p gears and fit nicely in the housing, but the tranny only has two smallish in diameter but wide 48p gears. and if they're not put together properly they can slide on the shafts very easily and not mesh if pins or e-clips were not installed properly.

Rather odd all that vacant space in the tranny housing but I assume that's where the two speed option is going.

[Duuuuuuuude]

I think the Shifts hubs can be bought blank if you ask at the right time. Why not redrill the wheels for different hubs?

edit: took a peek at my gearheads...drilling for a vp pattern puts the holes mighty close to the hub hole...

[BLKXJ 96]

Originally Posted by SoCal Crawlr

I would have preferred the rip saws especially in r35.

Those were my exact words two minutes into driving it, or even some huge 2.2 pitbull rock beasts. The BFG's feel like those crappy IMEX brand tires.

And some CVD's in the front axle.

And beefier steering.

And a locked front axle.

And lights.