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Old 09-15-2009, 08:42 AM   #1
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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??
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Old 09-15-2009, 10:15 AM   #2
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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).
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Old 09-15-2009, 12:56 PM   #3
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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.
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Old 09-15-2009, 01:13 PM   #4
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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.
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Old 09-15-2009, 01:17 PM   #5
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It really depends on what transmitter you are referring to. On my MOA bully:
Beetlejuice Bully Build

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...
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Old 09-18-2009, 04:47 AM   #6
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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.
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Old 09-18-2009, 06:59 AM   #7
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I really think moas work better but a shafty won the last comp I was at. It really is driver, driver, driver And I use a pistol with dual esc on moa.
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