Just wanted to say bro... Water doesn't really rust your truck if you spray it with wd40 or a silicone lubricant within a day or so of driving it. Salt water is a big no no but regular water is fine. You just can't let it sit up for days afterwards. Love your truck man, they're not cheap lol
If you see the cleaning video hours after running the ra it was blown out cleaned and sprayed down with my insta shine to stop any plastic from turning white then the front was taken apart the next day 18 hours later with a bearing issue? As it wasn’t rolling smooth I replaced the front bulkhead and waited on the rear to show up
@@earlmoorhead5555 I don't have any experience with Traxxas and their plastic so you got me there but I can say that my truck runs better with the aftermarket bearings that you can purchase from Amazon or wherever. The ones that come from the factory aren't too durable.
I find comfort knowing I'm not the only adult spends hours of reconditioning saving bearings ect for a fraction of the time bashing , after spending 1000 bucks even beloved Traxxas, after about same run time I've seized bearing stripped diff and wheel older wheel though . Exb Mojave, I didn't use anything on inside of the body and that's pretty beat already too . Funny thing is I bought thinking I'd do the speed running with you and I could keep it nice condition. Being I have boat loads of arrma parts and I'd move on too kits or even Traxxas, I like the convince of the Maxx . I usually don't go all out with the water snow rain till the rc beat up or close to rebuilding, last time I burnt up rtr esc , I think if going use rc in water the Maxx and granite are way to go , the Maxx really keeps electronics dry as possible it's well sealed and the arrma granite , the parts are cheap enough and it's very quick and easy to rebuild . I bet xxmaxx is good too bc hcg chassis . I usually like to keep my rcs new as possible, if I go get xrt today I be more willing to bash my outcast 8s and use xrt what I imagine how most people use thier rcs . I know guys that putting loads money into and never use them if they do its in the park or something . Hope u don't mind me rambling , you and kids have happy Thanksgiving 😆
I'm shocked 😲 Only 6 battery packs 😒 Well when the stainless hardware comes out , it's a must have 💯 Looks like a complete teardown is needed after every run if your going to take it into sand & water . But maybe this is their way of making us to really go over and do maintenance more often 🤔 Great video , happy to know parts are definitely interchangeable between xmaxx & xrt
Great job showing us that although good customer service is nice never drop alot of money on traxxas coz they are designed to break and fail fast so that you are using said good customer service as soon as possible. Although arma have their problems too i will never buy taxxas thanx Earl for your dedication to the hobby
Dang man👀 This reminds me of the 1st time I went on a beach run. It was hella fun during the run. But after driving home an hour and a half , took the car out to clean the sand off. And the thing looked like the Tin man in wizard of oz😒🤣 Haven't been back to the saltwater since, 3 years later😁
If you're going to bash, then bash hard I say. We don't buy RCs to be shelf queens. If you want a shelf queen, you're in the wrong hobby. $50 or $500 or even $5000, if you race 'em, bash 'em, or run 'em, you ARE going to eventually break them. It's just a SMALL price we pay to have some fun and feel like a kid again. Hahaha. Lol Enjoy the fun, informative, and educational videos, Earl. We need more guys like you and RC Guy Garage in the Hobby to show us Newbies WHAT vehicles to buy and/or avoid and HOW to do the repairs so we're NOT paying some inflated shop-nerd price to fix our breaks and mistakes. Thanks for all you do. Bash On, Brother! 😁🤪❤👍👊🤘💥💯
Another in depth dive into the XRT and what went for 45min seemed like only 15min as was most enjoyable and also again good information especially if your getting an XRT like i will be when they do finally arrive in AUSTRALIA although i wouldn't want to be doing a tear down like this each and every run but 5-10 packs average would be ok as the amount of air time and fun that ive seen You Receive from this RC Earl is what im pretty sure gives you the will for these tear downs and repairs also ,and another thing would be a big factor is having the correct tools for the whole job from drivers,bits,lubes,etc etc wow with out that i wouldn't even attempt to start , but again many thanks to you Earl M that these videos are as entertaining for me as if you where bashing just on a different level cheers buddy 🙂
Up here in Canada that rig is 1400 before tax. Too bad Traxxas would put better material into there machines. Thanks Earl for the info on the tear down.
I will never run my $1k plus rc through standing water on purpose. It just does so much damage. A splash here and there through a puddle I didn't see is OK, but I see people going through deep water or a lot of mud. Meh, that just destroys your bearings on your motor and usually damages the ESC Internally. That's just me though. I'll send my RC rigs pretty high and I sometimes break them up likely that.
Take care of the thank heaven Day video and I hope you and your family have a great thank you and I happy New Year and a merry Christmas and I hope to see you doing more video and enjoying yourself and everybody else do tell everybody in your family thank you for having a great father and a great picture of people in this hobby thank you
Traxxas updated some of the drivetrain part numbers too. They have a hardened steel upgraded drive cup that is 7754R, unfortunately they didn't ship the truck with those drive cups.
Hey Earl! Great video ripping into the rear of the XRT and going through the bearings and gears l can see what I'll have to do with mine I just picked one up!🤔😉👍📹✔️💯👋👋👋👋😂🤣😂
Nice video enjoyed watching it. 👍🏽 I run all my RCs on blacktop grass guess it depends on what u like?? I’d say that SRT probably loves hard pack dirt clay ext or a nice prepared track.
Really great video. Really helps a lot. I’ve been working on mine doing a few upgrade . I can believe that would break. Because these remote control cars are not designed to be dropped out of the sky 10 to 45 feet. .
Wow after such a short period of driving the rc it looks like this. This is why I never drive on wet sand. It’s a nightmare after running it to clean everything. Btw it’s awesome to see a much longer running vid 👍
Can’t believe how bad everything rusted after just one day of bashing in water it’s like it was run in the ocean. I stay away from water these days but even when I did run in water I never had rust like that even after multiple runnings they definitely don’t make things like they used too
Earl I guess the word mean is drain faster you don't keep them clean you got to run them all kind of ways you can my man that's a string pasture is right it's a strange race track you right do all I can say Earl is it better to just let it be what it is thank you
That snap on gun is for sure not an impact.. It’s a driver with a clutch.. impact drivers don’t have clutch settings..pretty big difference not trying to nitpick but just a simple observation.
Look how much work for a handful of all out running . Those are good bearings but once they make that rattle sound we supposed to change them I dont either and the roll resistance is actually less. If you put grease in there it shied from water ..yes pb break pretty amazing stuff if we didn't have I'd break the vise when I was young working in a shop Kreoil really good too
I see you packed with grease probably right better for bashing. One of first things my father taught me or I got to do " packing a wheel bearing " lol when your a little kid . Automobiles 🚘 little different being fwd. 40 years later
Earl Im pretty sure there's a mod u can do to that bulkhead that reinforces it I think u have to buy another metal hinge pin block and u put it on the backside and use a bolt and a nut to hold it..rich duperbash and bars and tone both did it to there x maxxs
Not on the XRT as the mod for the xmaxx doesn’t work do to the part modification traxxas made the stand off on the upper bulkhead in the way adding another strap like the xmaxx mod
If you have an xmaxx idk really similar rc cars I love both but seems the xmaxx handle my areas better with ground clearance and the wide kit makes it stable and fun to run
@@earlmoorhead5555 one last quick question....is the XMAX easier to maintain than the XRT? I once had an e revo and e max sbout 10 years ago...and XRT seems like a giant e revo to me...but I played with the e MAX more...
I've had a couple of X maxx's since they came out 2015ish? Love the x maxx ,I've got the sledge and really love it too. Now I'm thinking I'd like either a XRT or a 8s outcast which rc do you like better XRT or 8s OUTCAST? Have you ever done a comparison vid between the 8s outcast and the x maxx?
I mean when you drive it through sand and water and then just let it sit you're going to have problems with any RC stainless hardware isn't going to help you.
Ughh.....I enjoy wrenching on rcs but not 4 hours at a time that's for sure. You would think rc companies would be able to design a way to keep the internals completely sealed off from at least sand and dirt. I can understand water if it was submerged but you would think they would be splash proof at least. Hey Earl do you think washing rcs get water in these deep nooks and crannies? I like keeping my rcs clean but I am always worried about rust. You wash your rcs alot don't you Earl?
I wash my rc when there past using dry wash muddy rc and yes on some rc cars they end up ruining the bearings but overall a clean rc will show damages that a dirty rc won’t
@@earlmoorhead5555 no bearing is 100% sealed that why I say grease them . Race car maybe oil if your break it down all the time but basher going in or thu everything . You got to grease. Love the channel. Thanks for the reply. God bless . Fun videos love the talk.
Why are you always having problems with all your RC's? It doesn't matter which one it is. I know, I know that they all break and stuff but damn I guess it just seems that yours out of the box there is always something that goes or is wrong with them...lol
