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10-02-2010, 12:24 AM | #1 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Berlin, VT
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Ive come along way with this crawler. It popped my rc cherry and got me in the sport. The truck is holding up great, and Im very happy with it. Huge thanks for this board and everyone on it for the massive wealth of information and the willingness to help. Here it is in its current state. RC4wd Outcry ESC w/ BEC Hi-tech 645mg w/ aluminum horn CKRC aluminum knuckles HB rover white dots Links are a mix of axial and exceed FlySky gt2 raido. Berg 4th gear in the axles Back to the original thread started 10/01/2010 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hey everyone. Im from northern vermont, and as an anniversary gift, my sweetie got me an Exceed Mad Crawler. Im new to RC Crawling and real RCs in general, but not new to wheeling. I have a 92 Toyota pickup on 35s as a trail rig and an 87 4runner as a dd. Anyway, ive been reading up on what i can find of this one. Seems to be a cheaper model, but thats fine for me. Im not going to compete, its just for fun, and so far I love it. It wicked fun to have a crawling RC. Ive been setting up stuff to crawl all day. Finally got to go out side with it (we got 3" of rain in the past 24 hours) and it was even better! However, I already stripped the rear gears (pics below) but it was my own fault. I set some stuff up inside when i got it and one of them was a pillow. The wheel got wrapped up in the pillow case and i heard it happen. Dam. oh well replacements seem to be pretty cheap. Now on to the pics: This is where she got it from 1/10 Scale Exceed RC Mad Crawler 4WD RTR Remote Control Truck Heres the truck out of the box. While the battery was charging I tore the body off a old jeep jk toy rc I had lying around. Stripped if of all unnessary parts and drilled some holes in it. little trimming and i think its a pretty good fit. And man the Flex on these things is incredible!! Ok, so the stripped rear gears. Took the axle out and split it. parts. The damage So heres one question. I know I can get another plastic one for cheap ( 40T ,42T And 48T Gears Set ) but is there a place where I can get metal ones? I did some searching, but im going to dive into it right after this post Question number #2 the steering servo is really weak and and id like to upgrade to something that will turn the tires better. Are these just universal things or are they model specific? Thanks for all your help, Im ready to learn! -Hyde802 Last edited by Hyde802; 01-06-2012 at 12:46 PM. |
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10-02-2010, 12:39 AM | #2 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: boise
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welcome to the site and addiction!!!! pretty much any standard size servo will work, a good one will probably cost as much as the truck though! and you might want to limit the articulation a little. |
10-02-2010, 12:50 AM | #3 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Berlin, VT
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What the difference between servos. I cant tell the difference between a $10 one and a $110?
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10-02-2010, 02:06 AM | #4 | |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: San Francisco
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Also I would pick up a metal servo horn (the arm that actually moves) for whatever servo you end up with. Just make sure that the horn you get matches the brand of the servo you buy. | |
10-02-2010, 11:20 AM | #5 | |
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p.s. i dont know about metal gears. | |
10-02-2010, 12:04 PM | #6 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Pittsburgh PA
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Welcome to the site, enjoy it, you will learn alot and more on this about rccrawling. You should look and see if there are any clubs in your area, competing is a blast. The hitec 645 mg is a good servo for just messing around, it's cheap and will last. I run a Jr Ds 8711 on my Rc4wd Bully (408oz of torque) Perfect for comping. The gears on the exceed, i looked them up and couldn't find any metal replacements, but if you find them buy them, if you dont buy the one you need and atleast two extra's. Btw: YOur truck does look pretty sweet with that body on it, nice work Lance |
10-02-2010, 02:19 PM | #7 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Berlin, VT
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Im still looking for a set of metal gears. I think I have a lead on some, but if I cant find some by soon, ill just order 3 or 4 sets of the plastic ones, there cheap enough. On a better note, made the drive to a hobby shop today in search for gears, and walked out with a Hitech Hs-645MG. Score! SMR- you mentioned getting a metal servo horn...why? do the plastic one break? they seem pretty beefy. Last edited by Hyde802; 01-05-2011 at 07:47 AM. |
10-02-2010, 08:08 PM | #8 | |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: San Francisco
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Yes, they tend to break or the are where the splines mate to the servo will strip. Run the plastic one until it breaks and then upgrade. | |
10-03-2010, 07:49 PM | #9 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Berlin, VT
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Some one mentioned that berg axles share the same gears. Anyone have an update on this? I found these, think these will work? Mines a 48 tooth. Are these ones even metal? http://www.ckrccrawlers.com/enroute-...r2-p-1551.html pic of my gear for those who are too lazy to scroll up. http://images1f.snapfish.com/2323232...2%3C9335nu0mrj Last edited by Hyde802; 10-03-2010 at 07:56 PM. |
10-03-2010, 08:12 PM | #10 |
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hs 645mg ftw!! i use this exclusively on all my RCs including my beast of a savage nitro |
10-03-2010, 08:27 PM | #11 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Berlin, VT
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I ordered that gear from the berg axles. Hope it fits, if not ill just order the stock ones. Looks like it should fit. The holes look right, its a 48tooth, just like mine. and if not, ill just return it. night everyone |
10-03-2010, 08:48 PM | #12 |
cherry bomb Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nanaimo, BC, Canada
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I hope that new gear fits, your rig's been out of commision for a couple days now, thats shitty, especialy since you just got it. you'll have fun with it for sure, upgrading is half the fun. good job on putting that jeep body on, looks real good.
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10-04-2010, 04:17 PM | #13 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Berlin, VT
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I did something. Put the rear axle back together w/o gears to drive it around and test the new servo. alas, problem. So i plug it all back in and set it ont he ground. I flicked everything on and it took off!!! propped the front wheeld up and did it agan. now for some reason. the steering wheel runs the throttle and the steering is no more. Any ideas what I did?
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10-04-2010, 04:36 PM | #14 | |
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10-04-2010, 05:07 PM | #15 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Houston
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Yep make sure CH1 is for your servo plug and CH2 is for your ESC!
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10-04-2010, 06:16 PM | #16 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Berlin, VT
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False alarm, i fixed it. It was just in the wrong spot. Anywho, got it back together did some couch crawling. Threw an old futon matress over the coffee table and the couch and had some fin till the battery died, on the charger now. This servo is great!! Huge improvement over the stock one. And im glad I bought it, I pulled the old one apart to see how they work, and found some stripped gears. Im learning real fast that all the plastic gears are going to have to be replaced. Thanks for all your help! Edit: Was crawlin and the front end hopped up and when the spinning tires hit the ground i heard the front gears strip. faaaaaaaaaak. Ill wait for the berg gear to get here, if it fits, ill order another one. possibly the whole internal sets. Last edited by Hyde802; 06-09-2011 at 02:08 PM. |
10-06-2010, 05:33 PM | #17 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Berlin, VT
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One of the things I keep reading about this crawler is that the tires suck, so I figured ill just take the foam out, its just like airing down.. and why not, the thing has beadlocks!. well see how it goes. Update on this: Taking the foam out is the only way to run these tires. They are pretty thick so they still hold the weight of the truck just fine. Last edited by Hyde802; 01-05-2011 at 07:51 AM. |
10-06-2010, 09:36 PM | #18 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Summerville
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Hey man I'm thinking of gettin an exceed keep up posted on how yours is running, lol i'm new here to and I'm learning as much as i can b4 i buy one.
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10-06-2010, 11:14 PM | #19 |
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The Hitec 645 servo worked good for about a year for me tell it started to strip gears frequently on me. So I up grade mine to a Airtronics 94780M Metal Gear Digital High Power Servo, cost me about 120 bucks I didn't like the idea of spending so much on a servo bu well Worth it. |
10-07-2010, 06:47 AM | #20 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Berlin, VT
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So, id like to get a longer running battery, or at least another one. But im so lost. Just read through this whole thread http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/showt...basics&page=20 and my eyes are spinning. Can some one point me to a dumbed down way to figure out what I can run for a battery? Or suggest something that will work? Also, how do I know if that battery will plug into my truck....so lost. Thank, Hyde802 Edit: This is what came with the truck: 7.2v 3000mah ni-mh battery. Is this a ok upgrade?: http://www.nitrorcx.com/83p-3300mah-...4-30c-car.html Last edited by Hyde802; 10-07-2010 at 07:10 AM. |
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