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twisted 09-09-2016 01:53 PM

Winter is coming....
 
No this has nothing to do with Game of Thrones... I live in the north east and sadly winter is coming. I got back into crawling this early summer and even did some U4 racing. I love going out in the trails and hiking with my Scx10. I was wondering tho how many hike the trails with their Yetis? Whats your set ups? Do you do anything special with them for the winter such as tires?

Thanks.

Heres a couple of pics of my Yeti.

an action shot.. snapped the rear axle here:

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h9...pssnqca2yu.jpg


http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h9...pstnovqtfz.jpg

ElChupacabra 09-09-2016 02:20 PM

Re: Winter is coming....
 
Yeah, get some of these....

http://www.beadlok.com/product/image.../Z-S1252-7.jpg

twisted 09-09-2016 03:50 PM

Re: Winter is coming....
 
um no lol

mikemcE 09-09-2016 03:58 PM

Re: Winter is coming....
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by ElChupacabra (Post 5560974)



In Florida that would sink in the swamp........


HANG UP AND DRIVE !

Ty1330 09-09-2016 04:22 PM

Re: Winter is coming....
 
Get some small chain from the hardware store and make tire chains, they work excellent on my Yeti in winter!

Boopernator 09-09-2016 07:06 PM

Re: Winter is coming....
 
Is that a 1/10 short course body cut down to fit on your Yeti?

Vedo 09-09-2016 08:42 PM

Re: Winter is coming....
 
When researching which rc I wanted to buy I was looking at the Losi SCBE that was just about to come out, then I saw video of the Yeti in the snow and was sold. I live in northern Alberta and there's a whole lotta winter up here so I was specifically looking for an rc that worked well in snow. I'm working on closing off behind the front tires and just bought some 2.8 Proline Sand Paws for the snow.

Edit: Take a look at T-Bone racing's skis if you wanna go that route.

8000ft 09-09-2016 09:31 PM

Re: Winter is coming....
 
Proline 2.2 paddle tires on all four corners. I live in a ski town in the Northern Colorado Rockies (Winter Park) and run in the snow from November thru April.

After I play I put the Yeti in the bathtub and do a quick melting of the snow with a hot shower and then I put the Yeti upside down over the forced air register on the floor.

after it dries I shoot all of the bearings and drive line components with WD 40. Don't worry about overdoing it with the WD40, it will wear off on the next run.

I guess that it goes without saying but all of your electronics MUST be waterproofed.

8000ft 09-09-2016 09:34 PM

Re: Winter is coming....
 
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...33cc57104c.jpghttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...07eb20637f.jpg

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8000ft 09-09-2016 09:36 PM

Re: Winter is coming....
 
As you can see I also built a cover that goes over most of the electronics. This is a really good way to keep most of the snow out.

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twisted 09-10-2016 01:37 PM

Re: Winter is coming....
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Boopernator (Post 5561059)
Is that a 1/10 short course body cut down to fit on your Yeti?


No its the proline raptor for the yeti.


I might do the paddles but i hope some of our trail is still usable.

MaDixon 09-11-2016 09:09 PM

Re: Winter is coming....
 
I hike with my Yeti at least once a week. Hiked 5.3 miles last Sunday. See a ton of people use chains for the snow.

8000ft 09-12-2016 01:03 PM

Re: Winter is coming....
 
I hike with mine too. What kind of battery mileage are you getting? I'm getting about 2 miles per 6500 mAh pack.

twisted 09-12-2016 01:24 PM

Re: Winter is coming....
 
we hike with our scx10;a. i havent done it with the yeti yet as the front diff is still open and i also snapped a rear axle last time i had it out.

8000ft 09-12-2016 03:31 PM

Re: Winter is coming....
 
I run both diffs open in the summer for bashing and lock up the rear only in the winter.


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