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02-07-2008, 12:35 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: www.rccrawler.com
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|  Just Don'ts of Crawling Post the dumbest mistakes that have cost you an arm and a leg or an axle or two...can be very informative reading material too... Last edited by TheHeadHunter; 02-07-2008 at 01:50 PM. |
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02-07-2008, 12:56 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: www.rccrawler.com
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|  here is mine its not much of a pricey thing as much as its farkingggggg annoying   it means I have to wait another 2 weeks for new gears to come by post and I have to go fork in another few bucks on JB Weld kinda Epoxy stuff...here tis my new Clod locked Diff lesson to be learned:All Newbies don't try Epoxy Putty unless U know what U R doing ...It may seem less messy and the answer is ....................NO it may seem easier at a first glance and .................also NO ,and last but not least it may seem a bit easier to go back and redo after you messed it up and the answer to that is............................stay away from this shit it will ruin your life!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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02-07-2008, 03:38 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Xxx
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| I'm not known for breaking stuff . But I do put all parts through its paces . I know when to let off the trigger  . I do constantly Ruin servos while trying to push my self out of crevasses . broken many aluminum horns and destroyed servos gears. |
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02-07-2008, 04:31 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: San Diego
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| This kinda stuff is the very reason I will do RC crawling instead of 1:1 scale. I like to take my Fullsize Blazer off-road, but would rather break something on a RC. Parts for real Blazer's are'nt cheap.. |
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02-07-2008, 04:40 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: ****, SL,UT
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| one comp i broke a solder off my deans plugs and i had to use hemostats to hold it on. |
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02-07-2008, 05:24 PM
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| AKA TOKEN   Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: "Used" Mexico
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| One time I drove 12 hours to Missouri to crawl with BD. When I got to his house his wife told me he drove 12 hours to New Mexico to crawl with me! I felt like a retard! So I just stayed at his house for the weekend and hung out. |
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02-07-2008, 05:29 PM
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| ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ   Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Gonzales,La
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02-07-2008, 05:58 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Juneau Alaska
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Got married and then divorced  Cost me an arm, leg, one finger, a toe my tools and all of my RC's Steve | |
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02-07-2008, 10:33 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: www.rccrawler.com
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but I'll hang in there the daughter is way worth the broken nerves and the empty pockets... I shoulda used the Epoxy to lock the wifes mouth shut ... more useful overall than the diff... | |
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02-07-2008, 10:35 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: www.rccrawler.com
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: lol:ever heard of a telephone lolz? | |
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02-07-2008, 10:56 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Anaheim/Gardena, CA
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| Well, its not to big of a deal (for me at least), but I managed to make two mistakes the other day... First, to lead into the story... Sunday I dislocated my knee (this is after 3 surgeries on the same knee), and really tore something up... Doc said to wear a brace, stay off of it, see how it is after a few days... Monday... I decide I want to go crawling, and the closest place is a nice park, grassy area, long rock piles with some challenging lines... My knee is already sore, and my leg started to itch. I decide to sit down for a sec and pull down my knee brace... I start looking at lines, and find the perfect one that goes up and over two of the taller rocks, then around, and under one of the rocks. I have a good view, so I just drive sitting down. Rolled off the first rock after not getting traction at a certain point. But it goes back, rubber side down. I go do it again, go over the first rock, get onto the second, and start to go under. I figure I have enough space to go under, so I go for it... But no, Instead of reversing out I keep creeping into the "cave," and hit the roof on the rock... Instead of getting off the trigger, I give it more, hoping it'll just get outta of there. But No. Instead I hear a few snaps, and suddenly I only have front wheel drive. Soo... I get up. Limp over to my rig, hop on a rock awkwardly, and bam. I'm on the floor with my knee out of place. Worst Feeling ever (Next to breaking vertebra). So Now, I have a stuck truck, and busted knee, I'm laying in an empty park, and I dont have my phone. I sit there for a bit, put the brace on, and come back home... Yeah, Long Story that could of been shorter... Oh, and I still don't completely know what I did to the crawler... I know I snapped the end of the driveshaft, and my wheels no longer spin "together.." (Not to mention if I spin the good end of the driveshaft, nothing wants to move.. Pictures: Still in a good Spot:  Beginning of the End.. (Spektrum Servo is only temp..)  |
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02-07-2008, 11:56 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: so*cal
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| diesel the last pic reminds me of this one! fresh pain not for long!!!  |
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02-08-2008, 06:34 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: www.rccrawler.com
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I can just imagine you out there screamin an swetin and cussing and taking photos while you are waiting for the paramedics to arrivethanks for the laugh | |
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02-08-2008, 06:38 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: www.rccrawler.com
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| wish I had an AX10 to play with...Nice lookin rigs on both!They're over $400 just the stock AX10:-(...I get the new Tamiya thing soon though ...hehehe |
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02-08-2008, 06:48 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Anaheim/Gardena, CA
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| Well, I wasn't screaming.. I'm use to pain. (I did curse a bit though.) I'm just happy nothing has torn again yet. And Yeah, The AX-10 is a fun truck! I cant complain.. I'm going to be working on another 2.2 set up (using non Axial parts when I can  ) and a Superclass Rig. |
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02-08-2008, 09:46 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Brighton
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| Probably the stupidest thing I've ever done...I'll regret it for a very long time. Just got out of surgery... |
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02-08-2008, 09:54 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Anaheim/Gardena, CA
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| Ouch. Yeah, I would of worn safety glasses... As unmanly as some say it is, or how goofy it may be, safety comes first... Even when changing tires on Motorcycles I wear safety glasses (now). About a year and a half ago, I was changing one of my tires, and a piece of rim shot up, and hit me right next to the eye... Got my attention. Oh, and I think you win. |
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02-08-2008, 10:04 PM
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| Adilynsdad too!   Join Date: May 2004 Location: G ville
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02-08-2008, 11:11 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: We-Go, Chi-Town, Ill
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| Not taking snow shoes (the tennis racquet type) when ever taking the WK out into a damp area.....my fat arse sinks like a rock in mud, marsh, and snow  |
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02-09-2008, 03:42 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: www.rccrawler.com
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and hope you are well now! | |
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