Truck Pulling with a Crawler

[YellowRabbit]

As a kid, I was always fascinated when RCCA ran articles on truck pulling. Like most rc events of the 1980’s there were always interesting and custom builds featured in the magazine. I never got to go to an rc pull as a kid but I’ve never forgot them. Does anyone use their crawler for pulling at local events?

[rockhopper2]

Originally Posted by YellowRabbit

As a kid, I was always fascinated when RCCA ran articles on truck pulling. Like most rc events of the 1980’s there were always interesting and custom builds featured in the magazine. I never got to go to an rc pull as a kid but I’ve never forgot them. Does anyone use their crawler for pulling at local events?

I did try to do truck pulling with my honcho at some events but the infamous torque twist is not gonna work well in heavy pulling as 1 wheel is gonna dig in the ground and 1 wheel off the ground. If your running a brushed motor it's gonna get really hot.

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[lonleycreeper]

So crawers have some things going for them and other thing not....

Lots of torque.... crawlers have it.
Horsepower.... well it depends, lol
Low gearing.....easy
lots of wheelspeed..... sometimes
Strong drivetrain...... Yup

Now what crawlers have that doesn't do them any good
Lots of suspension travel
Flexy chassis
Small motor
and soft tires

Pulling requires big power, stiff chassis, and a lot of tire....