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07-25-2011, 10:35 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: St.Paul
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|  Mud truck
looking to build a mud truck was wondering what is a good truck to start out with to build one i dont wanna have to build a chassis
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07-25-2011, 10:39 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: a house
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you could start with a SCX10 chassis and build from there.
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07-25-2011, 10:45 AM
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I was thinking of going with but wanted to get some opions i am new to the scale stuff but i hae been in rc cars for like 10 years now
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07-25-2011, 10:46 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Bloomington
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Wheely king. Motor sits up high and out of the way. Or read the Axle questions for mud truck posts. Good ideas in there....
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07-25-2011, 10:48 AM
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i will take a look at that thanks
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07-25-2011, 11:04 AM
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whay are some of ther other things i will need to do when building this truck
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07-25-2011, 03:30 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Bloomington
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Most important? Waterproofing everything....except the motor. They are pretty much waterproof on there own.
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07-25-2011, 03:33 PM
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What's the best way to waterproof the stuff
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07-25-2011, 03:46 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: coventry, ct
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i run axial drivetrain, velenium motor and mamba max esc. i have the traxxas rx box for my rx and bec, small radio shack task box for the mamba max, battery and a waterproof servo. seems to work real well. just dielectric grease your battery conection and go!
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07-28-2011, 06:36 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Beckley
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You may also want to pack the axle housings with grease to help keep moisture out of the bearings and diffs. Coating the PC board on the speed control with liquid electrical tape and using some sort of waterproof container are two good ways of preventing moisture damage. Making some inner fenders for the body will help keep some of the big chunks out of the truck as well. WD40 is your friend too, spray the truck off after each run and coat the chassis with WD and it will help prevent rust in the fasteners and bearings. Alternatively, you can replace your fasteners with stainless steel ones like i have on my SCX10 and not have to worry about it  |
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