Axle winching, Is it allowed in comps?

[BansheeManiac]

Well i have crawled quite a bit, and ive noticed that on most of the 1:1 rigs in a club in my area, they use axle winching to lower there COG, Is it allowed in comps, BTW By axle winching i mean pulling the front of the chassis downward by means of a winch connected to the front axle.



Please lmk if this is legal in comps,
Lance

[gunnar]

Yes, it's legal. There are a few comp builds around here that use winches.

[losikid]

I've wondered this two, place a winch or a servo to pull the front end down on steep hills, but i was told it has to be a permanent type deal like a zip tie

[constantmotion]

From the rule book.

2.1.5 - Winching down of the axles is allowed. The winch line must be attached within a 1/2" of the center of the axle, and by a single attachment point only.

[Szczerba]

Yep, there was a fancy berg at Midwest Indoor 10' that was sportin' a winch system susp., I believe.

[rockbound]

yes lance its legal. read the rules Official RC Crawler Rules 2005-2010

here is my tlt tuber i built before my berg

new comp tuber!

o 2.1.5 - Winching down of the axles is allowed. The winch line must be attached within a 1/2" of the
center of the axle, and by a single attachment point only.
o 2.1.6 - All suspension mounting points must be fixed mounted. This includes all link mounts, and
shock mounts.
o 2.1.7 - There are no limitations on the amount of radio channels used on a vehicle.
o 2.1.8 - Active Suspension is allowed - A suspension that is interlinked (such as the 1:1 Scorpion,
excluding the air bags used to raise and lower the vehicle) which by design moves part of the
suspension in one direction when moved from another. This does not have any driver input.
o 2.1.9 - Forced Articulation is allowed – Forced articulation is the use of something such as
hydraulics or electronics to literally force the suspension to move in a driver-controlled manner.

[BansheeManiac]

Thanks guys, really helps In 1:1. Im going to test it out on my R1 when it gets here.


Thanks,
Lance

[STEEL_CITY_CRAWLER]

Originally Posted by rockbound

here is my tlt tuber i built before my berg

ahhh yes, i remember that!!!

you don't see too many winch down set-ups now days on R/C rigs.

i am guessing it has something to do with all the MOA's out there and how it would probabally put extra weight above the motorline on one....

Originally Posted by BansheeManiac

Thanks guys, really helps In 1:1. Im going to test it out on my R1 when it gets here.

i'd say it will depend on how you are building it. are you building it to be an actual comp rig, or more of a basher/scaler?

[losikid]

Could rule 2.1.9 be a loop hole to bypass 2.1.5 so you can mount it away from the center of the axle

[BansheeManiac]

Originally Posted by STEEL_CITY_CRAWLER

ahhh yes, i remember that!!!

you don't see too many winch down set-ups now days on R/C rigs.

i am guessing it has something to do with all the MOA's out there and how it would probabally put extra weight above the motorline on one....



i'd say it will depend on how you are building it. are you building it to be an actual comp rig, or more of a basher/scaler?

To be completely honest idk, mostly comp rig but it looks like it could be one hell of a scaler/bash rig to.

[Scattman]

I ran one about 3 years ago, worked quite well.