RC trucks

Hotrodpayton · May 6, 2019

Thinking about getting into some RC stuff. My son loves to drive the little cheap crawlers he's had over the last year. So I am thinking about buying us a couple to play with around home only. No comps, anyone have experience with Traxxas vs. Losi? Don't really want a crawler only type, he will get bored with that quick. So I was looking at the losi that will do like 40 mph, or like the revo 3.3, I'd love a XMaxx.

jeeptj99 · May 6, 2019

I've got a Axial Bomber and it's a blast to play with. It's not super super fast but it is faster than a crawler type and it can still get down and crawl.

felipecj · May 6, 2019

I am new to this also but a few weeks ago I found the Traxxas K5 and 70's Bronco... damn those things are cool. Even have functional portal axles.

I found some Youtube vidoes of these things and I love watching them with my 3 year old son. He is fascinated by them!

jeeptj99 · May 6, 2019

I got drunk one day and cut the tires. Climbs dirt hills like a champ now

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Hotrodpayton · May 6, 2019

How fast is it? How much you end up spending on it with battery and charger?

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redneckengineered · May 6, 2019

I've got an awesome one, picked it up in a trade. Not really my thing just trying to get rid of it.

http://www.hardlinecrawlers.com/forums/index.php?topic=57082.0

jeeptj99 · May 6, 2019

http://www.axialracing.com/products/ax90048

I bought mine off someone i worked with that their kid didnt play with it. Battery, charger, and car I traded a Orca cooler and gave him $50 sooo all in I had about $250. I'm not sure about speed. It's quick though. I did break the servo on it and I put a sway bar on the rear.

TBItoy · May 6, 2019

Hard to beat a RTR Axial crawler for toughness and parts availability.

You can pick up used ones for pretty cheap, usually with some basic upgrades that make them a lot more fun/durable

A few decent size Lipo batteries and a charger will set you back $150-200, but its nice to be able to run for 30-45 minutes (or more) without having to change batteries

The Luke · May 6, 2019

I beat the snot out of an scx10 rubicon that was completely stock with a 3s lipo for about a year. Finally broke a tie rod.

jeeptj99 · May 6, 2019

The Luke said:
I beat the snot out of an scx10 rubicon that was completely stock with a 3s lipo for about a year. Finally broke a tie rod.

You need to bring it and i'll bring my bomber next ride

tall boy · May 6, 2019

I have 3 boys under 12. We love driving our bashers. We have 4 Traxxas cars and 1 old rock crawler.

The Crawler was good when the boys were small to learn how to steer and stuff. Now we only use it when we are out in the woods.

We also have 2 Traxas Slash's. one is 2 wheel drive one is 4x4. My 12 year old bought a Ruslter. All 3 of them are so much fun. You can bash the crap out of them. Jumps, racing, donuts and crash up derby. They all break eventually but they can take a beating. Fixing them is easy. A lot of the parts are interchangeable between the 3 cars. You can start with the Brushed motor (because they are cheaper) then upgrade when your kid gets better. They also have trainer modes to keep the speed down.

My car is a Traxxas ERevo. Its 1/10th scale. 4x4. Its crazy fast. Does flips when you jump by hitting the brakes or gassing it in the air. Its a blast but it breaks every time I take it out.

The Traxxas we have don't crawl but they are fairly cheap and can take a beating. I would also suggest getting 2 so you guys can race.

TBItoy · May 6, 2019

Slash 4x4 are fun, especially if you get 2-3 of them together. the brushless setup is best for torque and run time and they don't break too much if you only run 2s lipos. Mainly lower A arms from crashing hard. The body takes most of the punishment when you flip and crash.

I ran 4 paddle tires on mine most of the time

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The Luke · May 7, 2019

jeeptj99 said:
You need to bring it and i'll bring my bomber next ride

Sold it when we were fund raising for the adoption.

jeeptj99 · May 7, 2019

The Luke said:
Sold it when we were fund raising for the adoption.

Well ****. Maybe I'll find the charger for my losi and bring it and we can play.

Truckin222 · May 8, 2019

I've got a LOSI 1/10th scale buggy.
I added monster truck 2.2 wheels & tires & re geared appropriately. It's fast as hell on 4S...
Also 2 Losi crawlers.
Build quality seems better to me than buddies Traxxas, but parts availability seems much better with Traxxas...

For what little that's worth...

Weezul · May 8, 2019

I keep saying I'm going to buy an Axial Bomber but I never get around to actually doing it for fear it would just sit in a corner and collect dust after a few weeks.

ridered3 · May 8, 2019

After being around the Bomber RC's, I've been tempted to purchase one, but I'm cheap so never pull the trigger.

So I got a blue one of these as a Christmas present from the Wally World for $30.00.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/New-bright-rc-1-15-scale-ford-bronco-rock-crawler-usb-radio-control-truck-green/755305042

Ended up costing me another one but in Green for the wife. They aren't the greatest, but enjoyable for the 30-45 minutes of charge time.

jeeptj99 · May 9, 2019

ridered3 said:
After being around the Bomber RC's, I've been tempted to purchase one, but I'm cheap so never pull the trigger.

So I got a blue one of these as a Christmas present from the Wally World for $30.00.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/New-bright-rc-1-15-scale-ford-bronco-rock-crawler-usb-radio-control-truck-green/755305042

Ended up costing me another one but in Green for the wife. They aren't the greatest, but enjoyable for the 30-45 minutes of charge time.

I can't find that picture you took of mine at CFR or whatever event it was a couple years ago.