Winter is Coming............again?
 

2019-Who knew?

Jon Snow's head has been temporarily brought out of Carbonite freezing to help oversee the building of a new Yeti rescue vehicle. The illusive species has become an invaluable ally north of the wall but unfortunately they are being threatened by the blow of winters evil wind. This invisible force generated by Winter is proving to be more than the Yeti can handle. The attacks are swift and powerful. In fact they are enough to freeze the testicles of a species once believed to be impervious to winter's evil. The species survival is being threatened!

Here is Jon unwinding from the neck up. Being briefed by Shaggy, the head mechanic.

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The bones of the rig are the bombproof TRX-4. Slight modifications will be made in order to make it off road and deep snow ready. It needs to be capable of navigating the craggy and stormy terrain north of the wall. So Shaggy built it up with a Wertymade steel bumper to maximize clearance and approach angles

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The tires are Pitbull Rock Beasts. They will be interchangeable with a set of unstoppable Tracks to help the vehicle reach both the craggy peaks and run the snowy valleys.
The Tracks are currently in production while our mechanic and advisor work on other logistics. The Rock Beasts are seen above. Below can be seen the SSD steel wheels that will be depended on to hold on to those PB's like the white-knuckled vice

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John Rob Holmes, the purveyor of parts breaking power has been tapped for his expertise and finely tuned torque. Originally planning a brushed system including the HW1080 and a HH Trailmaster Sport 550, the team is now leaning towards the kick-ass Mamba X to power the HH 2700kv Puller Pro. Moisture resistance is paramount and power will be required for the Tracks to pull this rig out of the deeps

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This is just the beginning. Stay tuned for updates after Jon finishes his smoke(don't know how long that will take)

A few pics of the TRX-4 from production
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These portals should only help with deep snow clearance. Bonus!

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Speaking of Winter - Are you planning on getting the Trax for Winter smog?

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That is the plan mewalsh. This year I take winter by the snowballs!

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Not sure if I’m ready or not but, I do have a snowplow for the TRX4 that’s been sitting around!

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I like your attitude! Quite frankly, I’m dreading it.:cry:

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I'm not a fan of that 4-letter word you speak of that starts with S![emoji852]

But I am looking forward to seeing what you have planned for this build![emoji16]

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Cool! That has a fun factor. Any plans to upgrade in support of that? I imagine you will need some weight and traction to get the snow moving?
:ror: I hear ya. I make the best of it, but winter is limiting with the short day and bitter cold. It would be pretty awesome if someone came up with a winter tire compound for RC
Thanks B! The plan is to have fun with this one. I hope I can get its snow perform to the level I envision.
Gracias"thumbsup"

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I find it all depends on the snow consistency as well. Up to this point, the best performing tires I've run in the snow have been Hyrax.

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What is snow?

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From ALL OF US who have to deal with it for 3-6 months out of the year MaX-D, I give you a collective :flipoff:!!!!!!!!!! :lmao:

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Love the snow vid! The tires definitely freeze in a hurry round here, as do the hands:ror: (the worst)
Certainly open tread tires have worked best for me as well. The RC4WD Goodyear MT-R have been serviceable as well.
:lmao:
I love snow, just wish the days were longer so I could enjoy it.

Check these out. Shaggy and Jon Snow's head are plannoing to crush winter this year!

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Threw in the Puller Pro last night at about 1am. The way the motor mount incorporates the spur cover is interesting. It actually took me awhile to accept how it was designed. Very different from any past build.

The Puller might have the sexiest can I have ever seen! ooh,la la

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LMAO!!!! Although I currently live just outside of Fort Lauderdale Florida , I'm originally from Chicago. I shoveled my fair share of snow and I don't miss it one bit. I'll take the heat of Summer and an occasional hurricane over shoveling snow any day. You all are welcome to come down for a visit anytime between now and April. My door is always open.

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Understood.

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It’s not widely known, but Shaggy was hired for this job for a couple of rather esteemed reasons, omniscience, omnipotence. It also just so happens he might be omnipresent:shock:

:ror:

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Be careful, a dozen of us or so may end up on your doorstep RIGS in hand!:lmao:

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Very interested in seeing how good the Trax work. My plan for the snow is a set of paddle tires for the UDR.

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Very good! Weather is finally starting to cool off down here. Have some really good crawling spots. Don't forget your pillows.

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Our first snowfall has melted away. once we get a playful snowfall I will take 'er out and shoot some video.

So, the arrival of the trax got Shag a little bit titillated. Feeling a bit uneasy, Jon Snow's head suggested to him that he might break out the airbrush and parlay his energy toward some creativity.

So Shag painted a Yeti on the Yeti Rescue Truck
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I assume Shag will be packing that keg in to the back of the rig eh!?

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Yeti?! THAT's the abominable snowman from Rudolph!! :lmao: :lmao:


8) jim

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Hey, don't give him any crazy ideas mewalsh:ror:
You know your stuff! This is an education in retro cartoons don't ya know!

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I've already alerted my wife that if a bunch of dudes from up North show up at the front door with crawler trucks in hand to let them in.

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Yes, I could see my wife opening the door and saying (sounding like Larry the Cable guy) " you're not from around here are ya?"

She's quite witty.

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Awesome! We'll even clean up after ourselves!:lmao:

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Perfect, don’t forget your fishing hat and Hawaiian shirt
:ror: :lmao: too good
I appreciate that having never met, you have this level of confidence in us:ror:

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Yes, we are all friends here

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Yes, of course. That said I Can think of some friends of mine who, while I think the world of them, are about as tidy as a 12 year old boy:ror:..

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Lol, youre not the only one smog. Itd drive me crazy wen id go to my friends houses n they were like a kids bedroom. After bout a hr, id either start cleanin or id have to go outside before i did start to clean. I mean, theres lived in n then theres cluttered.

@MaX-D if im ever in FL, ill have to look u up lol. I miss it down there, had a blast. I lived in winter haven n bartow for 2 yrs

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Love the story telling smog! Engaging! lol

I'm beefing about the shorter daylight and COLD temps coming in socal...LOL I know I know!.......SHUT UP!!!! :D :D

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You can leave those friends at home. My wife would cause them physical harm. You sound like a tidy chap so you can come

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You're always welcome here. I'm 15 minutes Northwest of Fort Lauderdale

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Thats where my cousin used to live

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I'm in Coral Springs

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Thanks toys222, I figured I would throw some humor in the thread. Glad you appreciate. The cold up here is abnormal, truly. I was born into it. We have folks immigrating from various African countries. It's pretty hilarious to chat with them in dead of winter:lmao:
:lmao: I do appreciate the warm welcome. I am indeed a tidy chap, though my RC workshop can get a bit a touch cluttered with my various projects.

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Got my Mamba battery wires soldered and taped her in. Receiver taped down as well

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I ordered the Bowhouse low COG battery tray from Amain. This tray is ridiculous. Its above the motor, no Bueno...

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You sure you installed it correctly?

The videos show it not being over the motor ... if this is the one you bought.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHRLCyXQSOk

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Yep it’s installed correctly. Did you look at the image in my last post? It shows exactly where I installed it. It’s not literally on top of the motor, I am speaking about it’s height above the frame rails.

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From two weeks ago.

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That’s strange smog. Mine sits down a good bit further in the rig than the OE battery tray.

Zooming in on the pic of yours, and looking at mine, they appear to be a little different though. Have you tried flipping the tray 180 - so what is front now is back and vice versa? Even though they seem to be a bit different, yours would appear more closely to mine in that orientation. Maybe it allows it sit lower by clearing things better. IDK - just spitballin ideas. I can’t imagine they’d make a design change that would force the tray to sit higher.

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That's not a Bowhouse tray in the pic... that looks stock. Am I missing something?