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fatam · 10-08-2014, 04:11 PM

Went to hit the trails today for the first time and didn't make it out of the parking lot before my rear diff broke and snapped my drive shaft. I'm so happy with this truck right now let me tell you. The parking lot caused me $30 in parts to fix but those stock ones are not going back in it. So it's getting shelfed until upgrades come out. Now before you guys start tearing me apart I work at a hobby shop. I have built many kits. I had the slipper 5 1/2 turns out.

mammoth · 10-08-2014, 04:44 PM

I beat the snot out of mine before I got the rear drive shaft to break. I am now waiting on some upgrades to come out for it as well! MIP is on the way!

fatam · 10-08-2014, 05:01 PM

I'm not mad at the drive shaft it was the r/p gear that caused it all and in a parking lot.

Jus · 10-08-2014, 05:48 PM

Why don't you calm down and contact Vaterra/Horizon so they can get you some new gears. Just maybe the ones you had were defective from the start.

fatam · 10-08-2014, 06:08 PM

I don't need to calm down. If you figure in the time to build plus cost of kit electronics and all I read about is r/p gears and drive shafts it's bs. I think anyone would be.

mammoth · 10-08-2014, 06:17 PM

I just ripped my rear end apart and the ring and pinion are gone with the driveshaft. Half the pinion is gone... Just thought it was the driveshaft only but I was wrong! Phoning Vaterra shortly! Not cool as you would think they would be stronger!
Running
HH Crawlmaster 13T
BRXL
3S batt
Not even brushless yet. My axial stock gears at least held up for a month with a pro4.

donny8594 · 10-08-2014, 06:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fatam

Went to hit the trails today for the first time and didn't make it out of the parking lot before my rear diff broke and snapped my drive shaft. I'm so happy with this truck right now let me tell you. The parking lot caused me $30 in parts to fix but those stock ones are not going back in it. So it's getting shelfed until upgrades come out. Now before you guys start tearing me apart I work at a hobby shop. I have built many kits. I had the slipper 5 1/2 turns out.

come and play in the 1:1 world, you will be thrilled with a $30 repair.

mammoth · 10-08-2014, 06:37 PM

I Do play in the 1:1 world and in no way would I head off road with that kinda gear in my rig!

Bajacaat · 10-08-2014, 06:57 PM

I have a brushless system in mine and happy to report nothing has broke yet. Fingers crossed it was a bad batch..knock on wood. Got a couple hours of drive time in. Some rocky creeks and trail driving.

fatam · 10-08-2014, 07:13 PM

I was running a 35t brushed system on a 2s

bronc4now · 10-08-2014, 07:56 PM

We had few trucks at a comp last Sunday surprisingly none of them busted a gear or shaft..luck of the draw maybe?

Hogass83 · 10-08-2014, 09:11 PM

I was just as mad. Waiting on my replacements, should be here tomorrow. Hopefully they're good and my front isn't a crap one

and hopefully the new one is stronger

time and tread shall tell

dentguy55 · 10-09-2014, 01:55 AM

Got my replacements in 2 days happy to report all is well, but still ordering mips, got shafts and diff,just waiting on new body now, yes I said body mine came broken where bumper meets grill

dextan22 · 10-09-2014, 04:18 AM

Where are you guys ordering MIPs?

BJoe · 10-09-2014, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by dextan22

Where are you guys ordering MIPs?

So far I've seen them listed on Horizon as being backordered.

fatam · 10-09-2014, 08:33 PM

Mip shows a date of 10/30. I'm afraid that for me the problem was the pinion gear and would really like to see hardened ones.

AWraith build · 10-09-2014, 10:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dextan22

Where are you guys ordering MIPs?

Super shafty

dextan22 · 10-09-2014, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AWraith build

Super shafty

thanks, just ordered.

Alpha Male · 10-09-2014, 10:53 PM

Me too!

I'm sure this truck can be great with a bit of help.

Inclodneato · 10-10-2014, 06:46 AM

I'm loving mine so far, I've beat the snot out of it almost every day since I built it. I run a 17.5t dynamite sensored motor on a mmp with 2s Lipo. I've had it bound hard in rocks, bouncing hard and still no issues. Awesome truck in my opinion. With all this truck has to offer the small number of people having issues wasn't enough to turn me off from buying one.

10-08-2014, 04:11 PM	#1
fatam Newbie Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: IOWA Posts: 16	Another broken truck Went to hit the trails today for the first time and didn't make it out of the parking lot before my rear diff broke and snapped my drive shaft. I'm so happy with this truck right now let me tell you. The parking lot caused me $30 in parts to fix but those stock ones are not going back in it. So it's getting shelfed until upgrades come out. Now before you guys start tearing me apart I work at a hobby shop. I have built many kits. I had the slipper 5 1/2 turns out.

10-08-2014, 04:44 PM	#2
mammoth RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: the not so white north Posts: 1,299	Re: Another broken truck I beat the snot out of mine before I got the rear drive shaft to break. I am now waiting on some upgrades to come out for it as well! MIP is on the way!

10-08-2014, 05:01 PM	#3
fatam Newbie Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: IOWA Posts: 16	Re: Another broken truck I'm not mad at the drive shaft it was the r/p gear that caused it all and in a parking lot.

10-08-2014, 05:48 PM	#4
Jus I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Vermont Posts: 2,016	Re: Another broken truck Why don't you calm down and contact Vaterra/Horizon so they can get you some new gears. Just maybe the ones you had were defective from the start.

10-08-2014, 06:08 PM	#5
fatam Newbie Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: IOWA Posts: 16	Re: Another broken truck I don't need to calm down. If you figure in the time to build plus cost of kit electronics and all I read about is r/p gears and drive shafts it's bs. I think anyone would be.

10-08-2014, 06:17 PM	#6
mammoth RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: the not so white north Posts: 1,299	Re: Another broken truck I just ripped my rear end apart and the ring and pinion are gone with the driveshaft. Half the pinion is gone... Just thought it was the driveshaft only but I was wrong! Phoning Vaterra shortly! Not cool as you would think they would be stronger! Running HH Crawlmaster 13T BRXL 3S batt Not even brushless yet. My axial stock gears at least held up for a month with a pro4. Last edited by mammoth; 10-08-2014 at 06:19 PM.

10-08-2014, 06:37 PM	#8
mammoth RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: the not so white north Posts: 1,299	Re: Another broken truck I Do play in the 1:1 world and in no way would I head off road with that kinda gear in my rig!

10-08-2014, 06:57 PM	#9
Bajacaat I joined the Band! Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Lake Forest Posts: 121	Re: Another broken truck I have a brushless system in mine and happy to report nothing has broke yet. Fingers crossed it was a bad batch..knock on wood. Got a couple hours of drive time in. Some rocky creeks and trail driving.

10-08-2014, 07:13 PM	#10
fatam Newbie Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: IOWA Posts: 16	Re: Another broken truck I was running a 35t brushed system on a 2s

10-08-2014, 07:56 PM	#11
bronc4now Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: over there... Posts: 336	Re: Another broken truck We had few trucks at a comp last Sunday surprisingly none of them busted a gear or shaft..luck of the draw maybe?

10-08-2014, 09:11 PM	#12
Hogass83 Newbie Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Ottawa Posts: 26	Re: Another broken truck I was just as mad. Waiting on my replacements, should be here tomorrow. Hopefully they're good and my front isn't a crap one and hopefully the new one is stronger time and tread shall tell

10-09-2014, 01:55 AM	#13
dentguy55 Newbie Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Hagerstown Posts: 41	Re: Another broken truck Got my replacements in 2 days happy to report all is well, but still ordering mips, got shafts and diff,just waiting on new body now, yes I said body mine came broken where bumper meets grill

10-09-2014, 04:18 AM	#14
dextan22 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Pilipinas Posts: 377	Re: Another broken truck Where are you guys ordering MIPs?

10-09-2014, 08:33 PM	#16
fatam Newbie Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: IOWA Posts: 16	Re: Another broken truck Mip shows a date of 10/30. I'm afraid that for me the problem was the pinion gear and would really like to see hardened ones.

10-09-2014, 10:53 PM	#19
Alpha Male Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Spring, Texas Posts: 697	Re: Another broken truck Me too! I'm sure this truck can be great with a bit of help.

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