NEW TRAXXAS Sledge 6s -First Real Pounding and Durability test!!😱 

You are not a basher you are a Stunt Professional Rc Driver, you have mad skills sir.👏

footage!! i like the motor mount, i like how its fully supported. I've killed so many motors on rigs were its only held on one end. Maybe a hybrid system could work? conventional style mount with the traxxas style all in one. Saves gears and motors! maybe

Let’s go! Now we see a real test of this beast!

dude, your driving skills never cease to amaze me! right outta the box, gettin nuts!! ours came in today! its on!!

Cannot complain about the durability of the Sledge. It's proving to be a beast of a truck. You sure pushed it to the limits and beyond.

Traxxas sphincter got real tight when they knew "The Dude81" had is hands on this. Lol 🤣 You the man Eric!

No messing about with that trigger. All cars get the same treatment. I’m envious of that bash spot. Entertaining as ever.10/10

Cheap pot metal gears, 🍌 chassis,heavy,bad tires? Seems to be a winner 🤣

Dude... so sick....Strait savage every time. By far the hardest bash ive seen per usual! You got some killer handles my guy. Never a disappointment and without a doubt $f%=A lot of fun to watch, bro! You deserve way more subs! Thanks for pumping out killer content, i always get atoked when i see your clips in my feed. I tell all my friends and fellow hobbie lovers about your videos every chance i get and the ones who follow through and check you out become instant subscribes and thank me for tellin them about you. Keep it up Dude! You the man!!

Woooow😳 those high jumps was crazy

Traxxas need to send you some love,great runs thanks for not including music so we can hear the car and your thoughts.

Been waiting on the big send videos on this truck. Thank you

That motor mount strikes another basher. You'd think they'd have found that in R&D..

That’s some fun ass work. Research and Development. Work and play.👊💪🚀

I feel ya I glue all my tires with that glue too 👍💥It a good rig with certain issues needed change great vid🤘

I can tell the excitement you were having while bashing this animal. Awesome experience watching this video. Makes me feel like I’m there along for the experience!

That was a killer run with that thing man I’m really enjoying mine I was going to gear mine up but after feeling the motor without that little black piece that seems to keep the motor straight I was hesitant but that was definitely a great run buddy.

I was so hoping you would pick this up. Besides acouple small things it seemed to hold up pretty good. You bashed it hard and showed what it can do. Once again thank you for such a good video!

KT only dreams he could fly like Erik.

Awesome bash Dude💯👍🏻👊🏻👊🏻

Great bash! Some amazing sends💪💯🔥

Fantastic test👍

That was definitely a smackdown test on the sledge Bro. Seems like she can take some poundings for the most part. I'm diggin the quick release body mounting system. Bummer on the tires and gears. Typical TraxxASS quality for you lol 🤣. I'm glad M2C is committed to beef this sucker up. Wicked first bash with the sledge Ramp Blast Bro.

Pretty impressed with it so far. Couple upgrades and it will really be a beast. Awesome bash bro. 🔥👍✌️

Your driving skilles and honest review just got you another Sub LOL! You beat the hell outta that car, and it took it. Looks like Traxxas getting some cash from me EPIC

cool rc and awesome bashing,great test

love all your vids buddy , your nuts , and very talented driver

Really sweet test vid dude 👍

Just ran mine for the first time today! I over did it on my XMAXX and put to many upgrades making it to heavy causing so many breakages. It sitting in pieces in a box now. I’m going to try and keep this one a bit more stock as t becomes a pain having to fix one every time out. Did the same w the Mojave! Kept the Maxx stock and it rarely breaks. Not to say upgrading is wrong for everyone by any means but it’s finding the balance so it can be fun w out breakages all the time! Love what you do jj

Can not wait for some m2c goodness

Can’t wait to watch rest of the series on this car I just bought one

You are the man !

Yo, Awesome jump, nice RC, nice video, thank you for the feedback of sledge 👍👍

The most anticipated bash vid of the year!😂👊👍 Nice work dude! 🤘🏼🤘🏼

mannnn you have epic shots!! always! 😎😎

First real bash video! Knew it wouldn't hold up stock out of the box....🤷🏻‍♂️ Loved the floater!

And finally, a true proper bash for this new thing. Definitely took a beating but not as tough as a Kraton out the box obviously. Cool features but arrma still holds the crown for overall bashing imo. Your ability to drive these cars full throttle like you do, is as always, very impressive. Good stuff as always Eric!!

Just ordered 1 of these and looking forward to it. I’m just getting back into RC from having nitro 1s years ago. But if it can handle ur abuse I’m sure it will last up to my nervous restart. 😂😂

She took a beating. But, you drove so well no catastrophes 👍😎👍

That was some real nice jumps.

Nice, I was wondering when you'd be launching a Sledge, I really like mine so far. Couple of issues but solid platform to build from. Cant wait to see what M2C has in the works! Looking forward to round two

Great sends brotha!

Only guy I look at to test new trucks. End of story!

best location ever!

Nice as always 🤘

Nice session man I think that body clip design is nice it's a stout looking rig. Just got save some Penny's for it🤙🏻🤙🏻✌🏻✌🏻 great upload as always

You had my attention before sending the Sledge into the abyss-but those driving skills are crazy good. Subscribed!

Nice been thinking about getting this truck Looks Bad ass And I am a Traxxas Fan

killer bash brother Eric, you of all put some serious bash on it..motormount, tires or not..the car looked like it was made of you❤..i an early wait to pic mine on Friday❤. gonna be a epic journey ❤❤❤❤

The truck takes some beatings, I like it and it appears strong. Is this finally the one that competes with Arrma tough? In my opinion, unfortunately Traxxas budget gives more to marketing than engineering but hey....., I wish the best for all top level RC brands and no matter what, we all get better with competition. The greatest fun is swapping parts across the spectrum and designing our own frankenbeast with whatever we have on hand. Fun is fun... especially when it's fast and strong and wild. Thanks for another excellent show, brother. Hope to be back soon.

The Sledge looked decent. Awesome vid and driving as allways🤙 Cant wait to see how she holds up beefed up with M2C👍

Thanks for the glue tip, not needed to re-glue, but glad to take advice. Nice to see it's as tough as it appears to be. Too bad that price is a little out of my range

Your stock out the box Arrma v4 I believe it was, took way more abuse and lived! I’ll be sticking with Arrma and Tekno for bashing. Thanks for another great vid brother 👍

That was putting this new RC to the test!!!! I am not a big fan of the sledgehammers, I put backflip 4s tires on my Maxx V2 and it is so much better. I really think the sledge might be a new "must have" from Traxxas. Great run, will keep an eye out for more sledge videos!!!

GOOD ASS FLIPPIN' SKILLS!

What a playground u have there Great vid 👍😂

Nice video, love the camera angles🔥

Damn that thing is super tough for a traxxas! Looks like a blast to drive.

Sir i dig your bashing style! Similar to Rich Duperbash, your sends into the "abyss" are insane lol. Ive been watching your vids for a while, first time i commented and subbed.

Great vid!

Awesome Eric! You let the rig fly like a bird 👍 Seems pretty similar what you experienced in terms of week spots. 🤷‍♂️ Towers go out right now 😘

That floater... The next traxxas thing.. self floating in midair.

5:36 I thing kevin talbot does not need a shoutout😂😂. Awesome video, I am also not a huge fan of the motor mount. It might make the motor last long, but that adjusting from the bottom is just stupid. But the car does really take a good beating considering it was stock. Looking forward to m2c coming out with some killer parts for it! And congratulations on 20k subs!

You gave it a Kevin bashing. One tuff truck, love traxas

Great bash

Nice run💪🏻

Awesome vid! That thing was flying! Unrelated question about the sledge but what’s your camera set up?

Really nice car and video nice jumps!👍

K.Talbot notice is funny :)

Your bash sessions make talbot look like a real nobber. Nice runs man!

Great jumps with awesome landings. Wish I could control my car to land like. I've landed nose first usually breaking something.

I’ve been a traxxas guy since I started in the hobby way back in 1997 when I bought my Nitro Sport. I Was always a nitro guy as back then, electric couldn’t compete with nitro. Now, it’s the opposite. What I’ve always loved about traxxas is how durable and reliable they are. And every hobby shop I ever went to had traxxas, and any replacement parts you needed if something did break. I’m a basher, but never anything like what you put this sledge through 😂 I recently fell back in love with the hobby after about a 6 year hiatus as I fell out of love with the nitro cars. Too messy, and require too much maintenance especially when stored since engines gum up and seize over time even when oiled and stored properly. Now I’m all about the electric cars. Recently I bought the traxxas XRT and man is that thing a beast! But, you need a LOT of room to bash that thing. I’ve been looking for something a little smaller, like the rustler or Hoss. But, after watching your video, I’m definitely going the route of the sledge. Great video. And what awesome jumps. Subscribed!

Rcdude81 for the win🤙🏻💪🏻

De boots look like better tires immediately. Great driving. Glad you got this car cant wait for the M2C upgrades . You should run stock chassis till you destroy it😛😎

Great video be looking out for some new product coming your way👊👊💯💯

Damn you beat the brakes off that thing.

man you can flyu that thing in the air lol.. awesome video

I've driven one,will buy one soon. Seems super smooth and quiet for such a tank,loved the handling and air control. A little overpriced, but also some great new tech in it,the motor cradle is cool,the body is the best part,T bar should be super strong and the chassis is beautiful, even tho u bent it.

You point tha camera directley to the sun and we still see the car flipping..amazing footage! Send it!

Nice sends!! I really enjoyed this video!! left you a like and subscribed!! cant wait for some more rc bashing!!

I got a nice setup for my team associated mgt for electric conversion using transmission, 4 holes to slide in but also has a pivot mount for more mesh adjustment

I needed a heat gun and 20 minutes to get my Sledge tire off. The other one I soaked in acetone for 27 hours and that did nothing!!! Luck of the draw with the tire glue lol Also you do an awesome job running the car!!!

Nice spot. Nice Video

Im going to say before the vid starts that it doesn't break. Unless you have a bad landing. 👍👍👍💪💪💪💪

Nice jumps

Mega 👌🏻 😍 👍🏻

Awesome bash with that thing and nice location🚀🔥 looks like with some M2C beef fixes and good driver skill, that Sledge may be a contender. I think I will take your advice on the glue also💯 Curious how those temps were? You think it could go a whole pack with that 17t pinion bashing hard? It looked aggressive and game no doubt especially with the Backflips.

I had to wait to see the video first before i say anything...Alot of people have been complaining about the teeth breaking on the spur,also the chasis,along with the tires...it's insane that people have to pay so much to upgrade it right out of the box 📦 traxxas needs to do something about this and that puddy metal they put on these trucks...i still enjoyed the vid brother because i knew you were going to send it to the moon 🌙 she held up pretty well besides the minor mishaps. 🚀🔥🚀🔥💪👍🤙💯🍻 😎

Awesome video, I just found your channel new subscriber 😁🤙 That ramp to downhill gap was insane!

This looks like it will be a pretty sweet rig once you get all the little kinks worked out!! It seems to fly pretty nice!! ✈️✈️💯😉 Great video Eric. 👍

It's unfortunate about the chassis and mounts, I'm really 50/50 on this one, awesome video dude! I'm keen to see what m2c come out with, awesomeness I'm sure haha 😄

Man idk… a stock truck just took that much abuse with nothing major broke.. blows my mind. That’s crazy.

Why do you fly your aircraft with wheels ? Lol, awesome video brother

This has Potential to be a Killer! Talion is the Tryggy Right now though! 🏆😎

Get a set of the E-REVO 2.0 tires and wheels to run on it and anything else!!! I'm not a big Traxxas fan but that Truggy looks good and honestly it's difficult to mess up a bash truggy but I guarantee you will like the tires I suggested!!! They're great for wheelies with the flatter tread and they'll hook well on that dirt where you're spinning a lot

Great Jumps and landings, did you break anythig? Nice video as always mate. Good job.

Mines on the way but no way I'm sending it like that 😆 so sick but man the cost in parts .

Well I knew it I told you them wheels would go. Didn't know that fast tho.lol and thunder rc busted his diff up right away I will say you sent that thing the noodle grover lol nice job

Sure wish there were good hearted people out there. I've wanted a Traxxas X-Maxx for year's. I like this one as well. Unfortunately I've never been able to afford one. Living in low income housing isn't fun. Enjoyed watching!

This was filmed on mars. All red dust and only 38% gravity. Dude81 you must be friend with Elon to get there. 👍🍕😎