XTM X-crawler setup questions
 

My wife got me the X-crawler for X-Mas and I'm finally getting around to building it. I got 2 quark 33 esc's a couple of 11.1v 2200 mAh lipos a Castle Creations BEC, couple 200 oz/in servos which im sure ill be upgrading... 2 Holmes hobbie torque master sport 1000kv brushless outrunners, and a AR6100 reciever. I was wondering if anyone had any ideas on what pinion gear to use and if its 48p ?? do I use an 8 tooth or like 12 ?? and any other setup tips would be helpful. i plan on setting up left stick for front axle fwd/rev and steer and right stick for rear drive and steer, and using some mixing or maybe flaperon to lock the drives so i dont have to freewheel all the time not sure yet. so any input on that would help to.. thanks! OH ps my radio is a DX7

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sonford FL the place to rock
 

me and my friend have xtm crawler we use 8 pinion gear work great ,we also use airtronic rds 8000 is an 8 channel radio for heli but we converted to crawler work great rear steering separated or combo 2 esc 2 batteries one battery for each axle one esc for each axle 4 wheel steering or separted steering for each axle that where u program the controler ,we used novak goat brusless motor,noslipping if u need more help write back
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sonford FL the place to rock
 

is the 8 pinion gear 48p? Nice looking crawler... are you running 3s batteries ? can you post a pic of it with the body off ?? what KV brushless motors are u running ??


thanks!! cant wait to get mine going.. just waiting on parts now. i hooked up my radio last night and got my front and rear steering programmed and soldered the ends on my esc's just waiting on the motors and pinions..

That is one clean X-C................:):):)

Here is mine.

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What tires are those ?????

LOL will some one tell me if the pinion is 48p or not ??? haha....

I believe they are 48.

Set up question....:?:
Answer...:idea:
Set it up on a shelf ..:!:.cause thats where its gonna sit

T9dragon Or Gadge, I have the roosters crawler esc's with the 55 s. What motors are you running? I have no wheel speed are you useing stock pinion that the crawler came with ??? if not what pinion are you useing??

i am using (2) 65t integy's with stock gears,crawler esc's
..and yep its sloooooow.

I am running dual Black Revolver brushless motors with the stock pinions. Here is a link to some videos of my X-Crawler.

http://www.youtube.com/user/t9dragon

do you guys know the hex size on the x crawler rim

If you are taking about the hub size, they are 14mm.

x-Crawler servo question
 

his new circuit has twice the resolution of our original circuit while adding programmable overload protection. The HS-7955TG has been designed for the most demanding hobby applications including the largest aircraft and monster trucks. Featuring a titanic 333oz/in of torque at 6.0 volts, all this power is harnessed by incorporating the industries first Titanium gears for incredible wear resistance and two strong hardened steel gear pins and axial brass bushing in the servo case.

The HSC-7955TG is the powerhouse of the bunch and was specifically designed for use in large monster trucks like the Traxxas T-Maxx, & REVO, Associated RC10MT, Losi LST, Large scale aircraft, 1/5th scale buggys and trucks, Large scale boats and anything that needs TONS of torque!
Features:
4.8-6V Operation
Operating Speed to 60 deg 0.15 seconds
333 oz/24KG of Torque at 6V
Size 40x20x37mm
Coreless Carbon Brush Motor
All Titanium Metal Gear Drivetrain

this is what im using x 2 front and rear steer

x2^^^^
i am using the HSR-version..same tq specs,with 180 degrees of travel..
it comes in handy

I just noticed this in your first post.............



Are you sure you didn't just buy it for yourself....................:-P:-P:-P:-P:-P:-P

Just my $.02....
 

I don't know the pinion size, and would be interested in that myself. I'm running dual sidewinders pushing 65turn motors with a 9.6v pack, and have no wheel speed either. For servos I had to go to the Hobbico 333.oz. The 200.oz servos I had couldn't get the job done. The Hobbicos still struggle on occasion, but they seem to work.

The biggest issues I have had with the truck are the tires, and the lower shock clamps. I found that the tires just don't grip and want to slide sideways on the slightest incline. The lower shock clamps would catch on everything I tried to climb over.

I have some Imex rubicons on the way to help with the tire issue. I had really good luck with the smaller size version on my Axial. I am hoping these will work as well as those did.

For the shock issue, I bought some HPI Savage shocks that are almost twice the length of the stock shocks. This put the lower clamps down within the diameter of the tires and now the tires will always hit before the clamps do. So far they seem to have done the trick. The articulation hasn't really changed as it seemed the original shocks allowed the chasis to articulate to the limits of the links.

Other than those two issues, I have been happy with the rig so far. A little more wheel speed would be nice, but it still performs well as is.

Are you using one battery to power both ESC's?