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12-10-2005, 10:44 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Honolulu
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|  Super Budget Crawler! Well, I found my old RC from when I was about 8. Well I'm 14 now, so I'm suprised it lasted this long. The brushes on the motor are almost worn through! I'm planning to turn this generic made-in-china 2WD truck into a lawn-crawler. I'm thinnking of putting in a tamiya Scientific Series gearbox into it and just wiring off the old ESC motor out. Should be a minimum drilling needed project, but I plan to use the 344:1 gear ratio of the "70167 Single Gearbox" for awesome torque. I could always reassemble it as 115:1 or 38:1 if I needed to go fast. I have a twin motor gearbox in my Tamiya forqlift on a 203:1 and I have wedged it under my solid koa coffee table and it still turning the wheels. My dilemma is that I need some wheels and tires that will be about the same size as the fronts. I may change the fronts, but they will have to be the same size and width or less, because the steering system is basically a 130 motor that turns a gear. Not much torque... But my reason for posting was to see if I could get a suggustion for tires and wheels. Right now the stock tires are about 1.5" wide and 2.5" tall. I would like taller tires, but skinny fronts. With these 1.5s, the "servo" struggles a bit. The output on the Tamiya is 3mm or 0.118110236 inches. I hope to mount the wheels with minimum modification... The axle on the stock shafts are about .2'' diameter. If I could get a sugguestion for rims and tires, I'd be a happy camper. Let me know your opinions too! If you want to flame me, go for it... Won't stop me!:-P EDIT: Found a Selectable transmission! http://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/sto...oductId=145509 With this, I can leave it in 310.74:1 and switch up to 45.97 when I need speed, or even 6.8:1 for lots of speed and no torque at all! Gear ratios: 6.8, 45.97, 310.74 or rebuild and 17.68, 119.52, 807.93! I'll call it select-o-matic! Datasheet: http://www.jameco.com/wcsstore/Jamec...dDS/145509.PDF Last edited by player; 12-10-2005 at 11:19 PM. |
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12-11-2005, 01:11 AM
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Wat. 46 views and no replies?  |
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12-11-2005, 01:14 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Crawlorado
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so your making a 2wd crawler or did I miss something?
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12-11-2005, 03:24 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Honolulu
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err... yeah 2WD, but its not really a crawler, theres no suspension whatsoever. Its gonna be more of a... rough surface cruiser.  |
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12-11-2005, 04:59 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH
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I want my two minutes back.
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12-11-2005, 06:18 AM
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Dear microgoat, We are sorry that you wish to have two minutes of your time back. However, time refunds are only avalible in 5minute blocks. Please fill out a LZ-005 form which can be acquired by filling out a LK-LZ-005 form. Once your backround is checked against INTERPOL and FBI databases, you will recieve your LZ-005 form. This process typically takes 2-4 weeks. On the LZ-005 form, please fill out your complete name, address of current residence, phone number at which we can contact you at, and follow the included directions. Then proceed to acquire a LT-015 form with form LK-LT-015. The LT-015 form will let us know who to refund the time to. Please fill out the form completely, any blank spaces and we will not accept the form. When all forms are completed please mail them to: RCCrawler's Time Refund Dept C/O Player's Post Inc. 1918 Paula Drive Honolulu, Hawaii 96816 Within 3-5 weeks you will recieve another form confirming your time to be refunded. Please check the "incorrect box" and go to step 57(k) and fill in "Two Minutes" Please send this to: RCCrawler's Time Refund Incorrect Form Dept C/O Player's Post Inc. 1918 Paula Drive Honolulu, Hawaii 96816 Within 4-6 weeks, you should recieve your time back, unless it gets lost by UPS. If it does, please contact UPS regarding your lost package. If you do recieve it, please fill out the enclosed questionaire about your time refund experience and mail it back. As our thanks to you, we will send you 3 minutes complements of the staff at Player's Posts Inc. Thank you for your time, -Player  |
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12-11-2005, 06:22 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Crawlorado
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12-11-2005, 06:52 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Centennial, CO
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Honestly, if you're going to start spending money on it, take all the money it'd take and put it towardsa nylint or something. I think it'll be a let down for you.
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12-11-2005, 10:47 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH
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See, this is where us Cleveland boys have got it all over you tropical dudes. Instead of wasting my time on a no-suspension lawn-crawler, I could have shoveled enough snow to buy a 1/18 Nylint by noon, or a 1/6 by 5 pm. What are you gonna do, gather coconuts? See you in chit chat.
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12-11-2005, 11:34 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: usa
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he ows me 6 minutes now
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12-11-2005, 12:58 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Dude on my dirt bike in SoCal!!!
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NOW THAT IS A FAWKIN BAD A$$ REPLY ... but i still want my 2 min also | |
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12-11-2005, 04:00 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Honolulu
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Gather coconuts?! LOL, there are places to work here ya know. :-P If I wanted to, I could go mow some lawns here, where they're not FROZEN OVER. |
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12-11-2005, 07:19 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Dude on my dirt bike in SoCal!!!
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WELCOME TO THE CLUB of Being able to mow your lawn during winter... it dont snow here either AND we dont have huricanes/ tropical storms... it has rained here about ohh 3 or 4 times since setember.... and it RARELY gets below 40*F... i love SOCAL!  |
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12-11-2005, 09:05 PM
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12-11-2005, 10:41 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Honolulu
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Yeah, but we don't have earthquakes that turn the state on its head... :-P Yeah, ID10T form has to be special ordered in batches of 500 or more, so we the LT-015 is accompanied by the FR3AK1NGM0R0N form. So it all works out...:-P |
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12-11-2005, 10:59 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Cincinnati Ohio
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I wonder if that gearbox would put out any torque to push a truck, it has such a small motor it looks like. Like the others said, sell yourself on the street corner or something, and save up enough to buy a Nylint. |
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12-12-2005, 12:26 AM
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12-13-2005, 01:30 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: usa
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it means get rid of the fing 5 year olds baby toy and buy a 10 year olds 1/2 hobbie class toy
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12-13-2005, 04:28 PM
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You know, man-whore, he-biyoch, prostidude | |
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12-13-2005, 06:08 PM
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lmfao hahahaha that is funny as crap | |
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