Axial Yeti XL Unboxing and Comparison 

@CommanderAstig RC One of the best buys of the year! Let me know what upgrades you got . Would love to hear👍👍

@Ken Turner Sounds like a sick Yeti XL collection!

@CapitalDeeRC Thanks for watching brother! That was an insane price for a truck like this.

Noeys FastRC Thanks bro👍 It was your video that convinced me that the sway bars was a good upgrade to prevent the torque twist. Can't wait to get this truck out. Got a few more things I want to do before putting it in some dirt.

@Kev DeeZ RC Thanks bro👍 I can't wait to get this in some dirt. Weather has been horrible lately over here.

@YETI XL Thanks for the tip.

@Jim Borghini Thanks for watching and much appreciated. I wish I had that terrain you have in AZ, it is perfect for that rig and the SRR would love.

@12R1 Oh yeah brother🤘🤘👍👍👊👊 Had to jump on that one. I think the last one that was like that was with the Nero. I sold my just before the price went up to like $700😁

@Remote Addicted Thanks for watching👍 I was never a fan of the RTR looks but once I saw it in person, this is an amazing looking truck.

@Mo Reefer Thanks for watching👍

@Kenny mph Melanko Thanks bro👍👍 This weather is slowing down my bash videos though😁

@Chris Watson Deal of the year. I've had this for a bit. But you know, still have not ran it. I want to address the ring and pinion first but at some point I may just run it any way. I don't plan on bashing this hard either way. You know when we were talking about the SRR I though about these wheels. Not sure they would hold up to the abuse of the SRR. That thing is an animal and the compound of the tires maybe a little soft for this heavy beast.

@@ReadySetRC Ah I see! Thanks for the tips! I just took off the stock wheels and they were scuffed up from normal use (that red fake beadlock) so I taped and painted it flat black. Gonna really clean up the look. I can't believe you haven't run that axial yet bro! It's been 3 years brotha lol. Now I'm curious why haven't you run it? I'm guessing cause it's discontinued and are you worried about part support maybe?

@@cwatson42785 I know Chris this is shameful😆 Nah not even parts support. It was those Barharbour Basher videos. He was the first to point out the ring and pinion issue and the fix. I don't even know if he is on RU-vid anymore. Did a search and it's like he is completely wiped 🤔

@EVERYDAY RC Thanks Chris! You have no idea how many times I watched your bash video of the Yeti XL. I was so close to buying the kit over the years but just had such a bad experience with the Exo Terra buggy kit, just never wanted to assemble another Axial kit after that.

Ready Set RC pinion mod is needed 👍 stock plastics are A1 if the pinion is shaved. Limiting straps, aluminum bell crank , driveshaft boot and a good servo you’ll be mint also if you mod the inside of the plastic driveshaft with a 2”1/2 x 5/16 socket screws it will last forever one of my helpful threads 👉 www.rccrawler.com/forum/axial-yeti-xl/557685-must-watch-video-hd-gear-mod.html

@BarharborBasher Thanks brother👍👍 I will definitely look into that!

The only mod you need to fix the rear diff problem is to add a 3rd bearing to the gear assembly that turns the diff gear. The car comes with a black spacer between the two bearings but if you replace that with another bearing it corrects the problem. I also have a zip tie around the outside of the diff housing to help prevent flexing out the area where the bearing is housed. It’s a shame that this truck is discontinued. It has its problems, like the diff issue- but all these other cars are just rip offs of the yetiXL.

Michael Chan no true bud I’ve invested plenty of trial and error The 3rd bearing is a great mod for reinforcement but in no way does it help reseed the pinion to eliminate the tight pinion mesh... you must be referring to straight cut gears not the HD gears

Thanks for the support!

@Dave’s RC Videos Thanks for watching!

@drog343 Same here brother the size was deceiving. This is a large truck. I agree I thin this look way better in person. Was never a fan of the pics I've seen. From the videos I've seen this truck has a ton of torque twist. You may want to address that before your first bash.

@@ReadySetRC Thanks, yeah definitely, to be honest the torque twist and its unique driving mechanics are kinda the appeal for me, but at the price we got it for, I went ahead and started gathering up stuff I needed or wanted. I picked up the HR rear torsion bar (will start out with the softer one to see how it handles, to see if I'll need the stiffer rated one instead). Eventually, I'll probably run my beadlocks as well (I've got a set of the Huntsmans), tried them on my Summit a while back, but because of the hexes I'm running there, I couldn't get the serrated lock nut that is supposed to go with the hex to work (it has a pretty big flange and wouldn't fit in the recess of the mounting plate), tried using the stock (Traxxas) lock nut, and it kept getting spun off under the vehicles own power (the threading may have been slightly off between the 2 pieces). Anyway, ended up mounting my PBs to Raceline wheels, though for this vehicle, I have the HR 17mm hex set (rtr version), which I've already test fitted with the beadlock mounting plate (so I just have to eventually unmount my Rockbeasts, or maybe just pick up a second set), to gain an overall extra inch of track width (though tbh, I'll most likely get some beefier axles than these before I run them with the beadlocks). I've put together metal adjustable links for the steering and camber from my spares, as well as already had a replacement steering servo, and locking servo arm. I want to add micro servos to the driver's heads and put in a steering wheel, and light bars. Now, I want to get an action cam to mount in there, lol.

@guerra69sj Thanks for watching. Best deal of 2018!

guerra69sj I went back to see if I could get a second one a hour after I bought mine and they were gone.

@Chris Watson Tell me about it brother. I think I nagged my wife for 24 hours before she pulled the trigger. I thought it would have been sold out if she waited too long.

@2rsracing 239 Thanks bro!

@Phoenix RC Crawler Thanks for watching and the tip👍

Any time I can keep some one from making the same idiotic mistakes I made I’m happy to help. Lol

@MOBAY 876 RC Thanks for watching bro👍

@INMGRC Thanks for watching bud!

@Claude Baron So true, it's like buying a kit.

@ RcHydrozz That's correct, they've been disco'd for some time now. You may get lucky and find them on forums or eBay.

@RC 1 oNe[알씨원] - Drive your dream Thanks bro👍👍

@2009skidd Sounds insane. You got to post up a video or some pics. @BarHarbourBasher dropped me some tips that I'm defiantly going to check out as well.

@Josh Elkins Still to early for me to determine the durability of the SRR. But I will keep posting updates on the channel. Thanks for watching!

Josh Elkins I guess I’ve been lucky. I haven’t broken anything on my XL.

Yeah, seems like everytime I go beyond 1:10 scale, costs go way up with negligible on the trail performance increase.

@Little Jun Zang Terrebi Thanks for watching👍👍

@Tibor Von Thanks bro!

@josh lausch The Losi Super Rock Rey is a huge truck. If I had an X-Maxx you would get a better idea of the size. I may put something up on IG that shows the SRR with a UDR. Makes the UDR look like a 1/10 scale.

@jogn biff As long as you know what you are getting into, the short comings and the fact it is discontinued and parts availability. For me it was always one of those kits I always wanted.

Brent Witter Doesn’t tell me anything? More and more companies are constantly discontinuing and releasing new products all the time now.

Companies merged and like products🤔

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@@wojtek-33 lol yeah I should learn about business.... I'm self employed and don't care what you think. When did I mention Traxxas??? The trx4 is around the same price and way better built I've had a CRC scx10ii and a trx4, oh and I got my scx10ii for free and sold it, when you get metal shocks and pivot balls on the trx4 while the scx10ii has cheapo plastic one's. Look at the trx4 or redcat or even my cheap barrage they all have way more metal parts than the scx10ii, so explain how redcat is selling the gen8 for 300$???? Portals, beadlocks, nice tires, two speed, metal links and way more. Axial is super overpriced especially when horizon hobby owns them and a ton of other companies like Arrma while all the other companies sell for way cheaper than axial. Axial just has a crazed fan base.

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