Crawler novice

[kiwi68]

Hey guys this we'll be my 3rd attempt at getting into crawling life happens.
Looking at a TRX4 kit but need some advice on electrics to purchase I don't want to be purchase after purchase to get it right been there done that with a HPI Baja which I sold due to a spinal injury which made it near impossible to use but miss the hobby way to much not to have at least 1 RC in the shed.

[tigris99]

Depends on your budget. This list isn't ttrx specific but applies the same as any other kit.

Lower budget: hobbywing 1080 brushed ESC, Holmes trail or crawl master brushed motor.

Mid level budget: hobbywing or spektrum 2 n 1 brushless ESC Motor combo. I prefer these to more expensive brushless. Smooth, plenty of wheel speed etc.

High budget: sky is the limit. Castle Mamba, Hobbywing axe etc.

Servos:

Amazon 35kg Servos on a low budget

Savox servo on a mid budget

Nsdrc Servos if you can do 100-120 for a servo.

I have Amazon 35kg and 45 kg Servos, no complaints. Also have 1 NSDRC RS800 servo and damn it's nice!

For TX/RX can't go wrong with flysky gt5 5 channel. Had I known of it prior to buying my spektrum dx5 rugged, I would have saved the money and got the Flysky but certain features on my dx5 are nice to have and get used.

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[twade984]

Originally Posted by tigris99

Depends on your budget. This list isn't ttrx specific but applies the same as any other kit.

Lower budget: hobbywing 1080 brushed ESC, Holmes trail or crawl master brushed motor.

Mid level budget: hobbywing or spektrum 2 n 1 brushless ESC Motor combo. I prefer these to more expensive brushless. Smooth, plenty of wheel speed etc.

High budget: sky is the limit. Castle Mamba, Hobbywing axe etc.

Servos:

Amazon 35kg Servos on a low budget

Savox servo on a mid budget

Nsdrc Servos if you can do 100-120 for a servo.

I have Amazon 35kg and 45 kg Servos, no complaints. Also have 1 NSDRC RS800 servo and damn it's nice!

For TX/RX can't go wrong with flysky gt5 5 channel. Had I known of it prior to buying my spektrum dx5 rugged, I would have saved the money and got the Flysky but certain features on my dx5 are nice to have and get used.

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I will second this!

IMO the ds3235 servos are great for the money, if you want a better servo, you might as well spend around $120 and get a quality direct power servo (Holmes, reefs? Nsdrc, etc)

Very hard to beat a Hobbywing 1080 esc, and a Holmes Crawlmaster/trailmaster sport. If you want a nicer setup though, Hobbywing fusion, or spektrum 2-in-1, or castle micro x v2 and slate motor, or if money is no object, castle mamba x and a Holmes puller pro.

I’ve had good luck with the Flysky Gt5 radio, haven’t used any others besides rtr radios though.

[kiwi68]

Cheers guys

[Goos3]

Originally Posted by twade984

Very hard to beat a Hobbywing 1080 esc, and a Holmes Crawlmaster/trailmaster sport. If you want a nicer setup though, Hobbywing fusion, or spektrum 2-in-1, or castle micro x v2 and slate motor, or if money is no object, castle mamba x and a Holmes puller pro.

I would also throw in one of my favorites, the reedy radon as another cheaper brushed motor.

[ScaleLifeNewbie]

If you are just doing slow crawling and not worried about speed, I highly recommend the Hobbywing Fusion 1800kv. I have one in my TRX4 Sport and it is great. Awesome low speed creep and plenty of speed for me(about 5mph or so) as I strictly crawl with that truck.

As far as servos, I don’t have much experience with expensive ones but the cheap red case 25kg/or blue case 35kg servos are really good for the price. I beat the snot out of one to see if it would hold up and i still use it to this day.

As far as everything else, I think the guys above have it covered

[chevyjlewis]

Hobbywing used to be cheap junk. Now its cheap and trusted. Its great to see

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