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10-09-2010, 01:46 PM
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| cherry bomb   Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nanaimo, BC, Canada
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|  walk in the park (scale crawlin)
I finaly got my scaler put back together enough for a little wheeling session, I think this is my new favorite crawler! I love it, even with the open front diff (120,000wt diff lock oil used) waterproof electronics are a must with me, I was trying to avoid getting it wet and I managed to flop it in after about 5 min of getting there. XL5 is waterproof, RX winch controler and servo are not, nothing seemed to stop working, so I kept driving.   once this happened, I wasn't really trying to stay out of the water anymore.          thanks for looking  |
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10-09-2010, 02:20 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Georgia
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your front diff is either open or the axle shaft is broken. nevermind i read the first part. still looks like fun though |
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10-09-2010, 02:55 PM
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| cherry bomb Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nanaimo, BC, Canada
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whenI first put it down and got bound up a little and saw one tire spinning and not the other, I thought to myself "no phlippin way" I totaly forgot I installed the spider gears, then I remembered. I liked it alot, felt very real driving it, and the spot I was wheeling at is very much like 1:1 wheeling around here, I had a blast. this fueled my brain for my next build idea, I was about to sell my RTR axial too, now i'm thinking mud truck, I have some 6" tall V-Treads off of an old toy RC that I wish to use for this. will need a custom 3" rim though :s |
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10-09-2010, 04:14 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Berlin, VT
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Looks like fun!
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10-09-2010, 04:27 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Frederick
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is that the monster patrol truck body?
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10-09-2010, 04:30 PM
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| cherry bomb Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nanaimo, BC, Canada
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10-09-2010, 05:24 PM
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| RCC Addict  Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Fox Valley WI
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Playing in the mud with trucks never gets old, nice shots and rig .Which chassis are you running? |
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10-09-2010, 06:55 PM
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| cherry bomb Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nanaimo, BC, Canada
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I love using these in the mud, you're right it doesn't get old. the chassis is an RC4WD Pro-Scaler chassis |
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10-09-2010, 07:44 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: out in boonies!!
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yea sounds like ya had fun--- thats what i like to do. a rc4wd pro scaler chassis? huh ok cz i was gonna ask u what it was--looks like a trailfinder. |
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10-10-2010, 03:55 PM
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| cherry bomb Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nanaimo, BC, Canada
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took it out againt today, smashed my winch hook, I knew it was bound to break, but thought i'd have a bit more time with it, oh well, turns out the winch conrtroller doesn't like to get wet, it works but not as it should, I think it'll be ok once fully dry and I will give it the plastidip treatment.     these tires defenatly perform there best on dirt and mud, not the best rock tire i've used. |
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11-15-2010, 01:38 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Hartford
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That thing is pretty cool. Sucks about the dump in the water though. That didn't ruin the electronics?
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11-15-2010, 03:13 PM
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| cherry bomb Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nanaimo, BC, Canada
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Nah. It's got a waterproof esc. Just got lucky with the rx and servo.
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11-15-2010, 06:14 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Springfield
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Which motor are you using in that? Looks like it has decent wheel speed.
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11-15-2010, 07:01 PM
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| cherry bomb Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nanaimo, BC, Canada
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35t motor with a 25t pinion, 87t spur, I like the wheel speed it gets, also using a 2s lipo
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11-15-2010, 09:16 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sooke
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Nice shots. Do you notice if the open front diff makes the turning radius tighter? Or too small of difference to notice?
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11-15-2010, 09:28 PM
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| cherry bomb Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nanaimo, BC, Canada
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11-15-2010, 09:32 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Temecula Ca
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Looks like lot of fun |
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11-15-2010, 10:04 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Elko Co.
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Looks like so much fun fred...I am still needing to make a scaler Thanks for sharing, Reb |
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11-16-2010, 09:29 AM
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| cherry bomb Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nanaimo, BC, Canada
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It's a blast. Probably my favorite crawler to drive, unfortunatly it's going on the back burner for a while. It's got parts I want for my comp crawler. And the LHS is hosting a comp soon so I want to be ready for that. It'll get rebuilt soon enough. And I'll be back hitting the trails hard |
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11-16-2010, 05:53 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sooke
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When and where is the comp? Is there a link? I might be able to make it
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