LaTrax Teton vs. Arrma Granite Grom: Mini Monster Truck Showdown 

Not me 🙋‍♂️

Not me i love those little things. All ran on one controller too with adjustable settings

I own a Teton, and even I forgot about it lol... Might have to break it out now just for kicks lol.

Not us, lol... they sell like hot cakes!

So I am getting ready to get 2 little bashers for the son and I in the back yard. Narrowed down to one of these 2, maybe one each??? Mind me asking if you could elaborate some on just what characteristics make you choose the Grom over the Teton?

Everything that was in the video and it's more fun to drive. Newer.​@@JFlyer1973

Sadly, we aren't able to get FMS products anymore (something to do with Canadian licensing and distribution - I don't know the details).

Could be a bad servo - should be covered under warranty if it's new.

Ohhh, that'll be neat!

We've had issues before with USB chargers on Horizon Hobby products. It should be covered under warranty.

Good point - I forgot about that. It's a nice hex driver too, not the crappy little L-shaped ones that come with most vehicles.

They do seem to blow diffs when you push them really hard. Not as bad as the 1/16 E-Revo though...

Shim the ring and pinion/input gears and use a thick, open ear grease on them.

My Teton birthday gift takes a Hobbywing 30a ESC combo on 2s lipo all day. Add a Hot Racing steel spur, add open gear grease to that, aluminum driveshafts, shoehorn in a Traxxas waterproof receiver box in and you got yourself a reliable little truck. Runs all day, and every day without one problem. Glue the tires.

I must have been lucky with my Teton. I got it for Christmas and absolutely love it. I bash outside in the snow in winter and on dirt tracks and even took it on the trail for some woodland bashing through mud puddles. The guys at first thought I had a Grom. They were impressed with the Teton. I have rolled it. Driven through water, mud, grass and have jumped it. I have yet to break anything after a ton of drives. I was expecting the worst but still wanted the truck because of how cool it looks. I am not disappointed with it, I may yet get the Grom but for this year on the list is the Losi LMT 1/18 Mini Grave Digger. But for me, the Teton is dope. The only thing, and this was talked about in the video, is the motor does get really hot and you have to manage your drive time.

A few upgrades do help with durability, but stock LaTrax vehicles will go a long way. I think the fact that the Teton has been around for 8 years and still hold up decently next to Arrma's latest release is pretty impressive. We've sold a lot of Tetons, and the vast majority of the owners I've talked to love them.

They were worse before with pogo stick shocks and all plastic drivetrain..Not sure if they put metal gears in the newer ones but at least they have oil shocks@@bchobbies

@@philthyco1 The Teton and Prerunner do have metal gears now. The Rally, sadly, does not.

It's not what it used to be. For many years, the Teton was our go-to starter vehicle, and they held up really well. Lately, they seem to have been going through motors much faster, and the driveshaft pins keep slipping out, which never happened until recently. The quality control seems to have taken a dive (thankfully, it only seems to affect the LaTrax cars, rather than the whole Traxxas product line). We may need to find a new go-to small basher to sell. The Grom would have been a perfect candidate, but due to Horizon Hobby's shipping fiasco, we've had a lot of trouble getting them.

Oh i get it you guys sell traxxas at your hobbyshop 😂

@@philthyco1 We do sell a lot of Traxxas, but we also happen to be fans of most of their products. We do a lot of repairs on RC vehicles, and Traxxas vehicles are usually the easiest to work on and find parts for. They also have very consistently good build quality, something that Horizon Hobby-owned brands sometimes lack. We're also big fans of Team Associated for the same reason. We sell Arrma and Axial as well, but we've had a lot more quality issues with those than Traxxas and Associated products.

Yup you are traxxas fanboys for sure lol@@bchobbies

​@@philthyco1 🤦

They do seem to have knocked it out of the park this time around.