what drive type is better??
 

I am just wondering which drive type is better for crawlin. What i mean is having individual drive motors on the axles better or worse that having a single drive motor that connects everything via a drive shaft??


Also if you run individual drive motors on the axles can you still use a pistol grip style transmitter??

Both have their pros and cons. It is really just personal preference.

I run a Motor On Axle based truck and still use my pistol grip transmitter (DX3R).

You're going to find that both camps, MOA & Shafty, will swear by their choosen setup. As stated above both have pros and cons. It all comes down to what fits your driving style.

As a newbie to crawling I drive a shafty and like it, but I do see some Berg's that make me think twice about getting one.

so when you are running MOA on each axles can you wire each motor to run at the same or even individually. but still use a pistol.

It really depends on what transmitter you are referring to. On my MOA bully:
http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/rc4wd-bully/188405-beetlejuice-bully-build.html

I am using one ESC and have the ability to turn a motor on or off with a switch on my DX3R using a PUNK RC Dig Switch.

Some folks prefer to use a stick radio and dual ESC setup and control each motor seperately, but I am not good with stick radios...

i have a shafty but dont really like it. i want a motor on axle setup. and i'll wire it both motors to 1 speed control.

I really think moas work better but a shafty won the last comp I was at. It really is driver, driver, driver"thumbsup" And I use a pistol with dual esc on moa. 8)