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04-03-2005, 12:58 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada
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|  TXT or Clod for a starting crawler
Hello everyone, i have a friend that is just getting into crawling and he doesn't know what to base his crawler as. Should it be a clod or txt? He REALLY likes the look of the Roktapus but i'm not sure if that would be the best type of crawler for him. he is looking also for a fairly cheap crawler.Typically are clods more expensive? Would a txt be better for him?after all it is a stock crawler (just not a very good one) and it also comes with electronics (ESC, reciever, servo's). All input is appreciated! ...landon Smith |
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04-03-2005, 01:05 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: May 2004 Location: Austintown
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txt.. all you gotta do is cut the bottom off the chassis, make a skid plate, mount the tranny a little higher, and you have a crawler...
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04-03-2005, 01:15 PM
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| 2006 2.2 National Champ   Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Big Bear Lake
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The cheapest route he could take is buying a pair of Clod axles and making his own chassis, links, servo mounts etc. | |
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04-03-2005, 01:19 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada
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thanks for the quick replys guys!
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04-03-2005, 01:21 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Central NY
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Actually there's a bit more to be done than that.  But on the TXT a lot can be done for free and he can learn more as he goes. With a Clod he'd have to buy a whole new chassis or find a roller that has one. You could pick up a roller or RTR in the classifieds here; otherwise if he wants to build it himself I'd have him get a TXT. Check out the 'Top Ten' list for the TXT on the main page and also the 'How to make a Clod crawler' sticky in the Clod section. /edit/ I need to type faster... :-P | |
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04-03-2005, 01:29 PM
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| PapaGriz Yo  Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In the garage building the wife a crawler
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Here we go again.   |
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04-03-2005, 01:32 PM
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| 2006 2.2 National Champ Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Big Bear Lake
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04-03-2005, 02:08 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Columbia Gorge
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Ditto. How many times do we have to be put through this This should be in the n00b section..... if it had to be posted at all. By why post this question when it has only been asked/talked about 1-2 times per week in the n00b section... | |
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04-03-2005, 02:15 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada
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i'll be sure to wake you  |
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04-03-2005, 02:22 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: DODGING ROCK CHUCKERS
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04-06-2005, 09:22 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: san jose
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100% txt and on prices you get what you pay if you half a$$ it you will get half a$$ performence
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04-06-2005, 01:19 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada
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Thanks for all the input...at leased for some of you . He decided to go clod and build his own chassis (well i'll probably end up building it )
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