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cordless drill gearbox

roughneck

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Well ive searched quite alot and i have found very few results as for what im trying to do, yes i have used the search function but the posts i find are from many years ago and most of there pictures have been deleted. Basically what im looking for is which cordless drills have a 2 speed gearbox that use a 550 motor that is a easy unscrew the motor and put a new one on, I have a 12v and 14.4v dewalt drills but they use the much bigger sized motors and there gearboxes seem awfully big to fit into my scx10. I do love pictures and thanks to anyone in advance that can help me figure this out.
 
Never seen it done myself but why not!.. If i were you i'd look at the 10.8 volt gear - they have a much smaller body so should be more suitable.

My 10.8v dewalt is 2 speed. I know the makitas are aswell.
 
ya ill look into those but i know there has to be more people on here that have some knowledge of the gearboxes or have done this to there rig
 
I'm not sure why you'd want to, when the HPI gear reduction box is only $20

Going slow is pretty easy. I still have a gd600 sitting around that'll make anything slow and worthless. :lol:


I remember when the dewalt drill setup was all the rage. It was big, heavy and pretty much worthless in the real world usage.
 
I'm not sure why you'd want to, when the HPI gear reduction box is only $20

link please to the hpi part and i want the drill gearbox because it has 2 speeds all metal gears and bolts up to a 540/550 motor plus its a custom build and i want the motor up front and have the gearbox look like the transmission of a real truck im not worried about going slow or fast right now as i can always change the gear ratios in the gearbox or use a faster motor and it will add front end weight in a class 1 truck
 
I tried to read that in one breath. Barely made it.
 
I'd be all for seeing another neat drill gearbox rig[emoji106]. It's been a few years since I seen one and hmmm, I have an old drill sitting around. And axles... Off the the hobby cave!
 
A drill gearbox is a bad option for our rigs for a number of reasons. Problem one is that the output shafts are typically 1/2" (if I remember correctly). The second issue is that they typically have too much reduction to be put in front of a set of axles. The third is that they're big and are designed to fit in a case, mounting them to anything is not easy. That said, I would start with the cheaper drills like harbor freight. The robotic combat community has a lot of information on using drill gearboxes / motors for drive. Team Tiki also sells them: 19.2 Volt Robot motor – Used
 
link please to the hpi part and i want the drill gearbox because it has 2 speeds all metal gears and bolts up to a 540/550 motor plus its a custom build and i want the motor up front and have the gearbox look like the transmission of a real truck im not worried about going slow or fast right now as i can always change the gear ratios in the gearbox or use a faster motor and it will add front end weight in a class 1 truck

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here you go:
#87634 REDUCTION GEAR BOX SET (WHEELY KING)
 
A drill gearbox is a bad option for our rigs for a number of reasons. Problem one is that the output shafts are typically 1/2" (if I remember correctly). The second issue is that they typically have too much reduction to be put in front of a set of axles. The third is that they're big and are designed to fit in a case, mounting them to anything is not easy. That said, I would start with the cheaper drills like harbor freight. The robotic combat community has a lot of information on using drill gearboxes / motors for drive. Team Tiki also sells them: 19.2 Volt Robot motor – Used

X2, mostly just the robot guys using them these days, there are a couple other sites that I don't recall at the moment, but RC4WD, Vaterra, Axial all have nice two-speed transmissions available. "thumbsup"
 
link please to the hpi part and i want the drill gearbox because it has 2 speeds all metal gears and bolts up to a 540/550 motor plus its a custom build and i want the motor up front and have the gearbox look like the transmission of a real truck im not worried about going slow or fast right now as i can always change the gear ratios in the gearbox or use a faster motor and it will add front end weight in a class 1 truck

RC4WD TF2 single or two-speed tranny then. "thumbsup"
 
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