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Hey is it me or this guy sounds just like Mr Rogers way to calm some of these little screws can be stressful but this guy makes it feel like a positive calm situation good job there guy
No light buckets from the factory unfortunately. With a lack of interior making a 6” driver fit shouldn’t be a problem at all. Definitely has that off road recovery vibe to it
I got 3 crawlers currently a TFL rig (similar to SCX10), FMS Jimny (1/6) & the Gen8 V2. Among all 3 I would always take the Gen8 for trailing or crawling. Got few mods on it like brass portal covers, 550 Holmes Hobbies motor, CSPower 30kg Servo, RXWar tires, Flysky GT5 remote, 1060A from Hobbywing & change the steering links as the stock ones rubbed the pumpkin alot. This thing is a beast for me. Sure sometimes it rolls but I still loved it because of how it handles multiple terrains.
Thanks for the kind words! All is well, many major life changes over the past year have impacted uploads. Working on new content that will be coming within the next month 👍
Most definitely, however we’ve been filming again and will be starting back to regular new content soon. Will be adding segments with more full size trails and crawling as well. Lots to catch up on!
I just picked mine up today, planning to save back for another set of wheels and tires. But overall i plan to do the metal gear swap and put portals on it for alittle more clearance. I think first things gonna be new curved linkage arms.
Im about to buy one, i was looking on ebay for possible used ones and happened to find metal gear swaps and portal upgrade but i cant find any videos on the portal upgrades.
It’s referred to as cog stall. Pretty much a given with a dual motor on axle setup. Each axle is independently powered vs a transfer case on a single motor setup which distributes the power evenly. It’s just a standard part of this style crawler
@SonoranScaleStudios thanks for the information, we are new to this and I'm potentially looking at this crawler for our 2nd purchase 😀 Seems to perform pretty good 👍 from what i know 😅 which ain't much .. Thanks again
Got one for 25 bucks on an Amazon return store. Ecu/receiver is fried so I ordered one. Hope it fixes the problem. That center portion that everything plugs into gets really hot to the point the wires were melting. Hope the motors are not causing the issue we will see.
What size battery are you running it on? With prolonged use on 3s the esc will get really hot on these. 2s is a safer bet for longevity. Good luck with it, $25 initial investment is pretty good!
Oh I’m sure that you could if you chose. The issue I see is the steering components…….everything on this rig is plastic…..45kg would only snap the weakest link easier
Great info! Some of the best content on TRX4 diy and free mods I’ve found. I’ve lowered mine, even trimming the bottom of the mounts to lower the back even more. Trimmed all around to make the wheels not rub, and took off the accessories. This reduced the overall weight by a ton. I also took out the wheel well covers, and the fenders guards, stripping the top to just the shell, and cut out the windows. Planning to install clear plastic windows instead for aesthetics. Thanks to your video I’m going to trim my wheels tread pattern and flip those bumper mounts like you showed. Can’t wait to run it after that! Still running the full size battery, but I’ll see if there is any mods I can do to possibly relocate it. Thanks again for the content! You’ve earned my sub 🤟
