What? A YetiXL?

[skeeler]

If it's a big as the silhouette indicates and has a 1/8 power system, I hope Axial has beefed up the drivetrain accordingly. I worry that the stub axles and wheel nuts shown in the one photo look rather puny for wheels of that size. And who knows how big the driveshafts are?

 

[fr8cture]

Yeah there is, there's two screws on either side that look to come out and the cover piece can be removed. Look close.

It doesn't look like its holding the diff cover on. It's completely flat. I'm thinking 2 half axle like the scx10 has.

 

[Lentsnh2012]

It doesn't look like its holding the diff cover on. It's completely flat. I'm thinking 2 half axle like the scx10 has.

The four 3mm screws are screaming something to me. It just wouldn't make sense to go back to the old style SCX10 axle after doing the AR60.

My guess is that the diff cover has the bearing retainers molded into it and the four screws hold everything down. Doesn't Vaterra use that same concept?

 

[fr8cture]

The four 3mm screws are screaming something to me. It just wouldn't make sense to go back to the old style SCX10 axle after doing the AR60.

My guess is that the diff cover has the bearing retainers molded into it and the four screws hold everything down. Doesn't Vaterra use that same concept?

Yeah but there is no lip there for the diff cover. It all looks to be one piece. Who knows though.

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[Lentsnh2012]

Yeah but there is no lip there for the diff cover. It all looks to be one piece. Who knows though.

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Look at the top of the chunk, you'll see a line of light that makes me believe that it is removable as well as the continuous line that goes around the screws and diff cover. Axial might have refined the diff cover to help key it in tighter, like how the VP diff cover is machined.

 

[ROWDY RACING]

The super class is saved! :ror:

 

[Pabust]

My Savage Flux HP besides my SCX10 doesn't have a size difference as big as this and the wraith is actually longer than the Flux so that one should be like 1:6 scale? The motor should be between a Castle 2200 and a 1717 to make it properly fast and the drivetrain has to be massive so it can hold up to the power and abuse

 

[elbo]

Do I need to plan on buying my wife a $700 Christmas gift this year?

 

[Nicolasmj]

You can see more detail in certain screen grabs.

To the right of the xl looks like foot prints... That's a big rc in comparison to those, question is...what size shoe?

 

[nharkey85]

To the right of the xl looks like foot prints... That's a big rc in comparison to those, question is...what size shoe?

Had to go back and take a look. Unless those belong to a 3-4yr old, im guessing with an average stride thats close to 3ft in length, pushing 1/5 scale size

 

[WHITE-TRASH]

Oh, my!

It doesn't look like its holding the diff cover on. It's completely flat. I'm thinking 2 half axle like the scx10 has.

See below. They get it, the screws hold the diff cover on around the bearing retainers which means it has a nice widely spaced set of carrier bearings to keep the ring gear from deflecting under load. WIN

Yeah there is, there's two screws on either side that look to come out and the cover piece can be removed. Look close.

My guess is that the diff cover has the bearing retainers molded into it and the four screws hold everything down. Doesn't Vaterra use that same concept?

Look at the top of the chunk, you'll see a line of light that makes me believe that it is removable as well as the continuous line that goes around the screws and diff cover. Axial might have refined the diff cover to help key it in tighter, like how the VP diff cover is machined.

Seeing this makes me glad I'm building a ghettoyeti out of an exo. I'll save my nickels for the XL! :mrgreen:

 

[bilinvic]

1/5 scale would be awesome....My Baja 5B needs a playmate!

 

[Exocaged]

Just as I'm about to complete my parts list to convert an Ofna ebuggy into a solid axle rear "yeti" contender this pops up! I guess I'll put it on hold until I actually see what this thing is.

 

[northkona]

My guess is that the diff cover has the bearing retainers molded into it and the four screws hold everything down. Doesn't Vaterra use that same concept?

GCM uses that method on their Metalhead axles and it works well, I'm a fan of it.
So is it a day or so and we're going to see some more detailed pics of this thing ?

 

[BuhBoombuh]

 

[makya]

I sw the reveal pictures, it doesnt look s big as the silhouette pictures implied

 

[Lentsnh2012]

GCM uses that method on their Metalhead axles and it works well, I'm a fan of it.
So is it a day or so and we're going to see some more detailed pics of this thing ?

I remember seeing that design somewhere, I just couldn't place the brand with the part. Thank you for correcting me. "thumbsup"

 

[badger]

Check out the pics that U4RC.com and Jerry @ the Yeti XL fan page posted to their facebook pages from the BFG booth at the off road expo!

I downloaded the images so I could add the HDR setting to try and get more details through the plastic case.

 

[m0nster]

Plastic turnbuckles on a vehicle this size? it's cool but another axial product that was designed to be upgraded before it's even turned on. same with the smaller yeti. soft flexy suspension parts on a big, fast heavy vehicle... a few steps forward, a few steps back.


also.. look at the wheel nuts. it's a small standard nut with a larger washer. snappy axles.

 

[spectre]

I'd like a Yetixs instead.