sand buggy/rock crawler

[PineapplAssasin]

ok so i'm totally new to the r/c world in general so bear with me

last year my bro bought a axial ax10 rtr and loves it. i thought it was pretty cool so i've been looking around and i'm thinking about getting the axial ax10 rtc which should be great for crawling right out of the box. my problem is that while i love rock crawling and have been doing so full scale for most of my life, i also live near the oceano dunes and i would love an r/c truck that can blast throuh the sand

if i get the rtc i'll have a crawler, but i dont know what i would need to do to turn it into a sand buggy on various ocasions

so my question is this:
what motor and or spur/pinion combo would be good for blasting through the sand?

[Colby]

Well buddy, Id hate to say it but you wont "Blast" through the sand and have fun. I would buy it, then grab a traxxas slash for about 130 bucks and put some sand paw tires on it. Then you will blast through the sand, and have 2 great trucks

[atvdude775]

Yeah get a slash if you want to play in the sand. I have one with a Mamba Max 7700 and it is epic in sand.

[Colby]

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=O7hG2nIUegA
cant do that sand blasting with a crawler!

[Calicrawler23]

Try looking at the prerunner builds in the SCX10 Section

[xEL Chupacabrax]

Originally Posted by ColbyTheKid

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=O7hG2nIUegA
cant do that sand blasting with a crawler!

thats the the most wicked slash vid ever

[Grizzly4x4]

My rock racer with 81/22 gearing, 21 turn Holmes Hobbies Handwound motor, and 3S 2100mAh LiPo will run about 18 mph and is a blast to drive.
Below is a pic of it jumping the fire pit. It was clearing about a 6 ft gap.

Also check out Bender's old rock racer.

[PineapplAssasin]

Originally Posted by Grizzly4x4

My rock racer with 81/22 gearing, 21 turn Holmes Hobbies Handwound motor, and 3S 2100mAh LiPo will run about 18 mph and is a blast to drive.
Below is a pic of it jumping the fire pit. It was clearing about a 6 ft gap.

Also check out Bender's old rock racer.

sorry, i guess i wasnt as specific as i should have been. its going to more of a crawler with the occasional trip to the dunes where i would switch out the motor or something and go play in the sand.

thank you for the information tho, 18 mph should be fine for me at least to start with

[Grizzly4x4]

Originally Posted by PineapplAssasin

sorry, i guess i wasnt as specific as i should have been. its going to more of a crawler with the occasional trip to the dunes where i would switch out the motor or something and go play in the sand.

thank you for the information tho, 18 mph should be fine for me at least to start with

A simple motor and pinion swap to a 35T or 45T motor and a 14 tooth or 15 tooth pinion would make it into a crawler again.