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How waterproof is your truck?

CrawlinMike

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I found out right before this vid that my mud truck actually floats"thumbsup"
Had a ton of flooding in my town and this is in my back 40.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaJsWrH0ZDc

In this vid I was playing with my losi micro and my cat was interested. After I put a piece of yarn on the rear axle he finally decided to make contact lmao. Played a curious tug of war. His name is Boris and I have had him since birth.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnRx_rNdMeQ
 
My honcho wasent as waterproof as expected in the trottle department :oops: and i wasent cheap with the electrical tape ( spray ) and plastidip on my HH BR-XL esc.

So after a flew weekends in and around my new favorite creek the esc finally let go :cry:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtOO9sjKWe0

Waiting right now for my soldering iron to heat up,and then i will mount the tekin esc and 35T motor i got as spares 2 days before the holmes hobbies esc refused to take more punishment / water.

I better order a new holmes esc just in case the Tekin die on me too :mrgreen:
 
So far so good "thumbsup"
cool cat btw.

My water bug!
 

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My Honcho

I drove it in the snow and waterproofed everything. Never had any problems **knock on wood**
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Check out more on my build thread: http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/showthread.php?t=284453
 
Wow that video and trucks are awesome ! I will be jumping on the axial scaler bandwagon now that the offset pumpkin axles from the wraith are out. I want a nice little scaler like those. I've made a couple attempts over the last couple years but didn't follow through enough. Yours really performed great
 
DAMM I LOVE RAYS VIDEOS AND THAT comanche IS THE COOLEST TRUCK IVE EVER SEEN WISH I HAD ONE JUST LIKE IT! "thumbsup""thumbsup":mrgreen:"thumbsup""thumbsup"
 
Impressive videos. Having wheeled a full size in the mud more times than I care to think about the cleaning (even on a small scale rig) makes me crazy. I like the rocks 'cause they're nice and clean!
 
I'm using the traxxas vxl waterproof esc and motor. So it's brushless. Never thought I was at risk overheating the esc. When water splashes on the fins it cools it immensely. Really throws some torque. Thanks for the compliments guys.
 
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