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04-22-2009, 06:15 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Cincinnati
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|  Stair climbing
Hello all - I have been lurking around here for awhile, but this my first post! First of all, this is a great board - very informative. I am looking to build/buy a crawler that can handle climbing stairs pretty easily. Does anyone have any suggestions? Currently I am looking at either an AX10 ARTR with a Tekin FXR pro 55t system or a Newage 2.2 crawler Suggestions or comments are appreciated. |
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04-22-2009, 06:23 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Victoria BC
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if you want to climb stairs a super is your bestbet, 2.2s tend to be to small (shoft) to climb the average stair case, thats being said why climb stairs when there is good crawling out side?
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04-22-2009, 07:04 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Behind the wheel
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Same here. My ax10 tends to roll over backwards on my 3rd step. Go find some rocks.  |
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04-22-2009, 07:11 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: LeMars, Iowa
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Super all the way! Saw your thread and fired up the digital, sorry for it being so dark, best I could shoot in a pinch. Tech note: 8-10 pitch carpet stairs with a slight lip 17" wheelbase super Half drained battery...lol http://s114.photobucket.com/albums/n...t=S6301128.flv |
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04-22-2009, 07:18 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Cincinnati
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04-22-2009, 07:20 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Raleigh
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WarMachine -- That video is awesome  |
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04-22-2009, 07:38 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: LeMars, Iowa
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17" wheelbase 15" track width The Crawler Store NN chassis Integy reservoir shocks w/ white soft springs DownTown's Delrin links w/ traxxas ends JR Sport wuss servo Aluminum gear cases Integy axle tubes JP Customs knuckle pack outers Thundertech 8mm cvd axles Integy gears w/ lockers Adjustable motor mounts 8 tooth pinions 17mm adapters Moab xl's in front regular Moabs in rear Narrowed Axial beadlocks Super Duty esc Mod'd TQ3 rx/tx Basher nitro body Still a work in progress........ Basic bench pics: http://s114.photobucket.com/albums/n...rbClodCrawler/ The world needs more supers man, why do brain surgery with a scalpel when you can do it with a sledgehammer! Quote:
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04-23-2009, 06:58 AM
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A vid with more light would be great! Also, are there any ARTR super chassis out there? I see the XTM: http://www.tcscrawlers.com/XTM-X-Cra...s-p-17136.html But hear they have some issues? What about Gmade stealth or Gmade spider: http://www.tcscrawlers.com/Gmade-Ste...s-p-16381.html http://www.tcscrawlers.com/Gmade-Spi...t-p-16133.html Are those considered super class? Thanks! |
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04-23-2009, 07:31 AM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Martinsburg WV
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Most Supers will climb stairs with ease due to the tire size and the wheelbase length. Most 2.2's cannot climb stairs, they either flip over backwards or high-center and lose traction. Start making adjustments to a 2.2 to enhance stair-climbing performance and you'll leave the realm of comp-legal pretty quickly. You need bigger tires and a longer wheelbase to make it up stairs, and you can only go so far before you've got, well, a Super class rig. Do you live in an utterly urban area or something? |
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04-23-2009, 07:47 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Stuck on a Rig in the middle of nowhere Utah.
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I have not talked to any one that has the Gmade. It looks cool, and looks like it would defenitly hold up the punishment. The Gmade would be the only ARTR that I would consinder. But in the long run I would suggest a "NN" or "Stick' chassis and some clod axles. You could do upgrades on the axles as you go, if you didn't want to spend the extra money up front. I just remembered the "Hustler" from www.RCPCrawlers.com comes as a ARTR. I is expensive, but is bulit proof. Good luck on your choise. | |
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04-29-2009, 07:27 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Slovakia
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i was watching ax10 climbing stairs (building outdoor stairs) and it was not easiest to climb on a first one, the second was almost impossible...
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04-29-2009, 07:52 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2007 Location: Taylors Falls just hanging with the MNRCRC crew.
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04-29-2009, 04:00 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: baytown
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no doubt, super is the way to go. clodbuster
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04-30-2009, 01:44 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: in the basement cussing my broke ass rig
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Clod axles + crawford performance engineering "CLAW" 60/40 shockless chassis (so you dont have to worry about a shock cap coming off and oiling your carpet) and a couple good 35 to 55 turn handwounds and you will have a stair climbing monster. I have yet to meet a set of stairs my clod cannot climb over and over. It also climbs the hell outta some rocks... |
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