Traxxas TRX4M - In-depth Review, Comparisons, Crawl Footage & More!! 

Timestamps Key features: 2:11 First impressions: 4:21 Size comparisons: 8:34 Driving impressions: 10:49 Crawling footage: 15:44 Final thoughts: 23:21

I just got the green defender and instantly went ripping it down the snow over the rocks and I literally drove it under water to make sure it was waterproof lol. From now on we will take it easier but I wanted to make sure it was tough before recommending it to friends and family

Man I love your videos very in depth and patient with your audience to how you show your rigs and set ups and with your reviews as I am a beginner in this hobby you have really been a help thank you

and i took the rear wheel cover off in the back cause it hits before the rear bumper to find a nicely done hidden feature a very nice spare tire mount thats got a hex on it and doesnt look bad without a tire on it also

I just know you're going to love modding this one ..can't wait to see what you do it's going to be awesome.i got the black bronco too. And ordered some mofo wheels for it and lgrp tyres. This is gonna be fun.

The TRX4 was my first crawler. The TRX4M was my second crawler. after a short period of time I decided to sell my TRX4 and I am going to get a second TRX4M. your video just help me confirm my decision thank you and looking forward to your next videos on the TRX4m

putting in the crawler gears from traxxas which cost only $5 will improove the controll of throttle significantly, but i reccomend getting metal versions of the same crawl ratio, even though bit more expensive worth the long term durability or just upgradde the motors.

the TRX4M is so cool

I couldn't find a TRX4M anywhere. None of my local Hobby shops had them. Traxxas website was only taking preorders. Kept checking my local Hobby Shop weekly with no luck until last Wednesday. The shop owner said they had two coming next Thursday. Both Broncos, one blue one red. The blue one was already accounted for. I paid up front for the red one. Now I can't wait for next Thursday to come.

Yes!!!!! Got mine yesterday. Red bronco!!!

I love my bronco! I got it in A51 colour and im in love with it😍

Great review Adam, I agree with you for the most part. I thought it drove better out of the box compared to any of my SCX24’s. It will slow crawl fine on flat ground but not on the rock or my indoor course, it lacks a smooth low end. I’m hoping the crawler gears will fix it. The weight bias is not ideal at 49/51 got mine to 50/50 by adding 15g on top of the servo. I felt mine was unpredictable at times, it flips when it looks like it shouldn’t & will hang on when you think it’s going to flip. All in all I’m happy with my purchase & look forward to trying to make it better & keep the stock scale look, with no interior which it needs. I put some Treal beadlocks & Injora 58mm tires on mine & was surprised to see that I only gained 1.8g per tire. Haven’t tried it yet with the new tires.

Love mine, been running it a few days and the front bumper hits a lot, hope someone makes a higher clearance one

Glad you like the little bronco, I have the 1/10 trx-4 bronco , I am very happy with it. Crawls and climbs like a goat, out of the 18 crawlers I have the bronco is one of my favorites. Great 👍 video bro!!

If you're finding the suspension a bit too bouncy you can try removing the shocks and taking some of the rebound out Mine had about 50% rebound which made the suspension feel too stiff / bouncy when compressing I now have about 10% rebound and the suspension cycles much smoother and is much softer

Man I like that black bronco, Yep we’re here watching

I love that these will fit our 1/24 scale outdoor course! I think I want to get a red Defender and keep it scale looking 🤔

i love the trail kings on the defender!!

I also got the black bronco. I’m getting frustrated with the tire rub on the steering link considering this is a Traxxas truck, but I’m also worried about even running it due to the driveshaft pin problems I’ve been hearing about.

i cut my bumper right after the led lights it helps ALOT and doesnt look that bad if cut nicely

Seems like a very capable rig. Might be fun to get one. Thanks Adam, another great video!!! Take care!!!

I have a Black Bronco on hold of Christmas. Also, you were wondering about one handed driving with the Traxxas remote so go to "Mark Santa Maria" he has add ons for those remotes.

man i really like the TRX4M, id really love to see a Gladiator option.

Complimenti per il video. Bella presentazione!

What can i say Adam to tell you how disappointed i am with you that you got the Blacked out Bronco that i have on order 😢😢😂😂. Only joking bud 😜😜. I have to say it does look good all black though doesnt it 😍😍 and cant wait to get mine at the end of December when they finally make it to the UK. Excellent video Adam as always 🤙🏻🤙🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Great Review Adam! Was eagerly awaiting your take on these babies! I was able to to snag a Defender today with a couple of upgrades! Bronco will come soon 😅

Saw somebody out at the rocks with one today. Looked pretty dope! I wonder though, if you could put the 54mm shocks on 'em & get that crazy flex out of those rigs? 🤔🧐🤨

Cant wait to pick up the Defender when they come back in stock!

The black looks good.

man i really like the tires on the stock bronco i got the plastic beadlocks and brass for the front and they mold to the ground realllly well and i feel like they have alot of grip on mud they are not great but rocks and dry dirt having so much contact and how soft they are makes for some really great traction i found. they seamed to bite better than my injora tires, from what i can tell the other tires are so rounded they suck you get tire roll and have a higher chance of roll over also

Very informative video Adam. I'm so jealous, I am on the list at my local hobby. Hope it's soon!

the trx4m defender is probably the next Rc I'll get!

We got one as well, looking forward to reviewing it!

I live to see your content

You are right a Adam, it can use bigger tires and wheels. Why don't you throw a set of those Injora wheels and tires that you're always touting, I think there would be fantastic performers, and look excellent.

Appreciate your sharing, great video I’ll be watching for Moore 👍👍😎

Not much shown on the Defender. The Bronco is a U.S. truck mainly, the Defender is known more around the world. I felt we only got a U.S. review on a U.S. truck and the Defender was ignored.

What scale is it? 1/24th I'm assuming, but these little truck scales have a very blurred line. Thank you.

I'm surprised how good the stock tires are. They are really hard but then they climb fantastically. I will be putting softer rubber on them

I don’t own one but from the vids I’ve seen this is more of a trail based crawler I’d imagine. Not sure if it could out perform a LCG SCX24 rig out on the rocks. TRX4M looks pretty jerky trying to slow crawl. The only part I really like about it is the turning radius, that’s where the SCX24 lacks Would love to build an SCX24 LCG rig with the TRX4M axles

The price is not bad, but one problem that you others youtuber don't say, you need to change the bushing for bearings, buy the low gear $5 but if don't find then the complete transmission $40, and not to mention the possible others upgrades that force the price close or even higher that MIni Capra, the real value is the Mini Capra they have all that I'm wasting money if I buy the TRX4M, that why Traxxas lunch the XRT before the TRX4M to reduce the loss of money because the Mini Capra have more value

I am in 2 minds if I made the right choice with scx24 Gladiator now!

For a first time buyer trying the hobby out… would you do this for $150 or the SCX24 for $80? (I have a line on one for 50% off)

Great video friend!

hahaha, you probably posted this an hour after I asked if you were getting one. just got a green defender yesterday and went ahead and got a full size black/black defender too haha

Hi, informative Video - will anyone tell me if you can disable the ESC Lipo cut off like you can on the TRX Defender? I am a beginner prefer to use NiMH batteries and I dare say I can adapt the connector for charging. any advice welcome, thanks.

So the 1.0 wheels fit on the TRX-4M with no mods? Also, are there much 3rd party upgrades right now, or is it all from Traxxas?

what are the green wheels on the defender ?

I picked up a few of these from wreckless. What upgrades do you recommend for more flex?

Question are the chassis exactly the same so you can get a body & it’ll fit either version?

Was your son running the Defender in sport mode or trail mode? He looked like he was having more fun.😂

You can’t crawl with the stock gears. Get the crawling gears and it’s a completely different animal.

Does anyone knows what is the outer diameter of the stock bronco tires ?

What is the trx4m hex size?

Bro I really liked your channel but can you correct your lighting. You look yellowish and over exposed other than great video.🤟

Traxxass TRX-4M Sucks as far as power switch,,,Wait NO Power Switch...you have to use battery plug as switch by unpluging and plugging every time....battery plugs are NOT made to work this way....and CANNOT USE other chargers such as Spektrum because of Traxxas proprietary plug on the battery and when your plug goes bad there are NO battery's in stock world wide!!!! Video is about 20 minutes too long.....Water Proof is a strong statement...probably Water Resistant

Just another Bronco and defender we don't want .