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sloppy · 04-19-2009, 06:47 PM

how about a simple WK build mud truck..

pretty much all stock just flipped link mounts, gave it a little more length. mounted up a jeep body.. and beat the poop out of it today..

needs a new servo now the used traxxas one didnt hold up to well :thinking:

I think I may switch in a traxxas 12t for alittle more wheel speed..

hope to get some mud pics soon..

pretty fun stock.. I think I may make a steel frame for it and add some leaf springs..

sloppy · 04-30-2009, 12:07 AM

upgrade time.. nuked the spur gear. and the tranny gears were not sounding so swell either.. so I picked up the hardened steel gears and alum. case from RC4wd.. pretty nice.. had one bearing that was a real tight fit. but other then that all went together pretty good..

karlos · 04-30-2009, 12:50 AM

You'll like the steel gear upgrade - it's bullitproof! However, if you're still running the stock esc, it ain't gunna like the 12T. It may even let all the magic smoke out!

axlesofevil · 04-30-2009, 05:54 AM

always kinda liked the looks of the wheely king. what kind of speed can you get out of that thing? what if you put a traxxas titan 775 in it?

does it wheely all the time like the old 2wd? im not real into the wheelies, just want to splash through some boggs etc.

looks really cool btw

bigdodge88 · 04-30-2009, 07:19 AM

If you built it to be a mud truck.... where are the pics of this thing throwing mud nuggets?

Looks good BTW.

sloppy · 04-30-2009, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by karlos

You'll like the steel gear upgrade - it's bullitproof! However, if you're still running the stock esc, it ain't gunna like the 12T. It may even let all the magic smoke out!

no stock ESC, this was a ARTR so I am using my own electronics..

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Originally Posted by axlesofevil

always kinda liked the looks of the wheely king. what kind of speed can you get out of that thing? what if you put a traxxas titan 775 in it?

does it wheely all the time like the old 2wd? im not real into the wheelies, just want to splash through some boggs etc.

looks really cool btw

stock there not that fast the 12t should speed it up just a little.. I dont know if a 775 would fit there extremly large I think a brushless motor would be the way I will go in the end.. the CG is bad enough on these things now that adding a 775 up top would kill it..

yes stock they wheely but I streched the WB by flipping the link mounts and with a lipo in the rear now it is hard to get it to wheely..

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Originally Posted by bigdodge88

If you built it to be a mud truck.... where are the pics of this thing throwing mud nuggets?

Looks good BTW.

ripped the spur out before I got to any mud

to many reversies to do wheelys

Racer4Life · 04-30-2009, 12:27 PM

How many truck you have now?

Another cool mudmobile.

bigdodge88 · 04-30-2009, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by sloppy

ripped the spur out before I got to any mud

to many reversies to do wheelys

Hahaha, yeah... that will do it.

axlesofevil · 04-30-2009, 03:34 PM

saw a cool article today in RC crawler magazine. if you add power to it and it starts wheelying again, they had a neat little trick of just switching the front axle to the rear and the rear to the front, and switching the polarity on the motor so it will run backwards... this puts the battery up front and keeps the nose down.

brushless sounds like a good idea, but im worried about it not being water proof... i am going to be doing something very similar to this build and i plan on drowing the thing whenever possible

grizz · 04-30-2009, 07:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by axlesofevil

saw a cool article today in RC crawler magazine. if you add power to it and it starts wheelying again, they had a neat little trick of just switching the front axle to the rear and the rear to the front, and switching the polarity on the motor so it will run backwards... this puts the battery up front and keeps the nose down.

they call that "flipping the chassis", mainly for crawling

sloppy · 04-30-2009, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Racer4Life

How many truck you have now?

Another cool mudmobile.

2 many...

Quote:

Originally Posted by axlesofevil

brushless sounds like a good idea, but im worried about it not being water proof... i am going to be doing something very similar to this build and i plan on drowing the thing whenever possible

then brushless should be fine.. the motors do fine in water(except sensored ones novak, LRP, ETC..) castle motors are allright with water... put the ESC in a sealed box and run it....

BJoe · 05-01-2009, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by axlesofevil

what if you put a traxxas titan 775 in it?

From the expiriences I've had with that motor in my E-Revo, it'll do baaaad, baaaad things to anything less than the E-Maxx/Revo trans

Running 22/68 gears in it and running 16.8v, I swear the left front tire actually balloons more than the right to the point I'm begining to think that motor is twisting the whole damn chassis to the point it's unloading the left front enough that it may be a good idea to put a little preload on the right rear to try and keep that corner down

chris_dishmon · 05-01-2009, 10:26 AM

if you're gonna run it in mud i'd gear it down a lot to get some torque. i would thing a 12 turn motor would have a hard time puttin power to the wheels to churn some muck.

sloppy · 05-01-2009, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by BJoe

From the expiriences I've had with that motor in my E-Revo, it'll do baaaad, baaaad things to anything less than the E-Maxx/Revo trans

Running 22/68 gears in it and running 16.8v, I swear the left front tire actually balloons more than the right to the point I'm begining to think that motor is twisting the whole damn chassis to the point it's unloading the left front enough that it may be a good idea to put a little preload on the right rear to try and keep that corner down

I dont think I could get enough reduction for it either.. that motor is so big i would have to run a huge pinion just to touch the spur..

Quote:

Originally Posted by chris_dishmon

if you're gonna run it in mud i'd gear it down a lot to get some torque. i would thing a 12 turn motor would have a hard time puttin power to the wheels to churn some muck.

the traxxas 12t is not a 540 motor, torque is pretty good.. I have been messing around with in scalers for a little bit. mud wont be a problem..

BJoe · 05-02-2009, 12:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sloppy

I dont think I could get enough reduction for it either.. that motor is so big i would have to run a huge pinion just to touch the spur..

It would still turn it, believe me

sloppy · 05-02-2009, 09:32 AM

I dont doubt that..

I got the thing out and ran it yesterday the 12t has plenty of torque for mud.. snapped the front drive yoke.. and ejected the rear a couple times..

did find one issue with the rc4wd tranny.. it is thicker then the stock trans.. I couldnt figure why I lost steering to the left.. well the arm hits the trans so I have to do some grinding I guess..

I will get some pics up today sometime..

sloppy · 05-02-2009, 04:54 PM

thanks

well no action pics but its has gotten some fine detailing

gonna have to order another set of iroks for this now I think

I think I may make a frame for this thing now.. the stock WK chassis is fun and all but I think I can come up with something a little better..

fernando · 05-02-2009, 10:42 PM

Thats a cool looking Mud Bogger.

TIMMAAY · 05-03-2009, 12:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sloppy

thanks

well no action pics but its has gotten some fine detailing

gonna have to order another set of iroks for this now I think

I think I may make a frame for this thing now.. the stock WK chassis is fun and all but I think I can come up with something a little better..

Which body is on the truck to the left?

sloppy · 05-03-2009, 08:37 AM

proline ramcharger

04-19-2009, 06:47 PM	#1
sloppy I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2006 Location: akron Posts: 4,054	MUD king how about a simple WK build mud truck.. pretty much all stock just flipped link mounts, gave it a little more length. mounted up a jeep body.. and beat the poop out of it today.. needs a new servo now the used traxxas one didnt hold up to well :thinking: I think I may switch in a traxxas 12t for alittle more wheel speed.. hope to get some mud pics soon.. pretty fun stock.. I think I may make a steel frame for it and add some leaf springs..

05-02-2009, 10:42 PM	#18
fernando RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: In a very dark cave can't you tell... Posts: 1,708	Cool Jeep Thats a cool looking Mud Bogger.

04-30-2009, 12:07 AM	#2
sloppy I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2006 Location: akron Posts: 4,054	upgrade time.. nuked the spur gear. and the tranny gears were not sounding so swell either.. so I picked up the hardened steel gears and alum. case from RC4wd.. pretty nice.. had one bearing that was a real tight fit. but other then that all went together pretty good..

04-30-2009, 12:50 AM	#3
karlos Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bridgeport Posts: 589	You'll like the steel gear upgrade - it's bullitproof! However, if you're still running the stock esc, it ain't gunna like the 12T. It may even let all the magic smoke out!

04-30-2009, 05:54 AM	#4
axlesofevil Rock Stacker Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: New Jersey Posts: 62	always kinda liked the looks of the wheely king. what kind of speed can you get out of that thing? what if you put a traxxas titan 775 in it? does it wheely all the time like the old 2wd? im not real into the wheelies, just want to splash through some boggs etc. looks really cool btw

04-30-2009, 07:19 AM	#5
bigdodge88 RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Monroe, NC Posts: 1,547	If you built it to be a mud truck.... where are the pics of this thing throwing mud nuggets? Looks good BTW.

04-30-2009, 12:27 PM	#7
Racer4Life I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: In Cali. Posts: 4,109	How many truck you have now? Another cool mudmobile.

04-30-2009, 03:34 PM	#9
axlesofevil Rock Stacker Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: New Jersey Posts: 62	saw a cool article today in RC crawler magazine. if you add power to it and it starts wheelying again, they had a neat little trick of just switching the front axle to the rear and the rear to the front, and switching the polarity on the motor so it will run backwards... this puts the battery up front and keeps the nose down. brushless sounds like a good idea, but im worried about it not being water proof... i am going to be doing something very similar to this build and i plan on drowing the thing whenever possible

05-01-2009, 10:26 AM	#13
chris_dishmon Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 401	if you're gonna run it in mud i'd gear it down a lot to get some torque. i would thing a 12 turn motor would have a hard time puttin power to the wheels to churn some muck.

05-02-2009, 09:32 AM	#16
sloppy I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2006 Location: akron Posts: 4,054	I dont doubt that.. I got the thing out and ran it yesterday the 12t has plenty of torque for mud.. snapped the front drive yoke.. and ejected the rear a couple times.. did find one issue with the rc4wd tranny.. it is thicker then the stock trans.. I couldnt figure why I lost steering to the left.. well the arm hits the trans so I have to do some grinding I guess.. I will get some pics up today sometime..

05-02-2009, 04:54 PM	#17
sloppy I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2006 Location: akron Posts: 4,054	thanks well no action pics but its has gotten some fine detailing gonna have to order another set of iroks for this now I think I think I may make a frame for this thing now.. the stock WK chassis is fun and all but I think I can come up with something a little better..

05-03-2009, 08:37 AM	#20
sloppy I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2006 Location: akron Posts: 4,054	proline ramcharger

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