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Rock Crawlers advice
Hey all,
Been loving some videos of rock crawler rc's on youTube recently and thinking about getting one myself. I currently only have a Cat SX3 which I enjoy very much - and all the gear that goes with it (batts, electrics, decent 2.4Ghz radio etc) Is there anyone who can recommend some stuff for me to have look at in the Crawler market which wouldnt break the bank, and might be able to reuse some of the above. Ideally, the Crawler would use the same saddle 7.4v lipos, charger, transmitter as the Cat, and also be 1/10th scale. Maybe that isnt possible though, as some of the high end crawlers seem to use 5 cell batteries and weird chargers? Any advice very welcome 
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06-07-2012
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As i have three crawler/scalers it depends on what you want to do with it. In my experience for a scaler the best is the Axial SCX10 in either Honcho or Dingo version. As with the crawler then Axial also do a AX10. Or a similar version is the Maverick Scout. Both these are fairly cheap and all can use or original electrics no problem. They are all shaft driven too. But if you want MOA rigs(Motor On Axle) crawler then i think if you visit this site you can get better advise on them as i dont have one.
http://www.ukrcrc.com/site/ Hope all this little info helps
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06-07-2012
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Cheers for the great advice.
Ive read great reports about Axial and they seem to be widely regarded as a very good choice. Maybe slightly out of my comfortable price range though, unless I get a bargain 2nd hand. Ive read bout MOA but decided against it for now. Definately the way to go, but too much for all I want right now. I guess I want something that I can sling in the car, drive 5 minutes up the road into the forest and drive up slopes, over roots in streams, etc. Just have some fun with. Nothing serious. I love the look of the "scale" type models, like the pickups, land rovers, jeep styles. I prefer these to the Axials I have to say. Is there something you could recommend that goes some way to fitting this bill? Also, you mentioned the electrics, do these things use saddles, are they 7.4v and what turn motor and drive setup would you recommend?
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06-07-2012
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as said, the moa rigs are the best for performance, but if you want to use some of your current electrics and compete at crawling then the only real option is the losi comp crawler. It has worm drive and dig as standard, and you could use your brushless gear too (ideally a 17.5t or higher). You want a 3s lipo of around 1000mah capacity to give enough wheel speed and runtime. This size will allow you to place the battery over the front axle for better weight distrubtion as the losi has far too much weight high up in standard trim.
If you are going down the scale route i cant offer much advice because i was never interested in that side. Stick with a scx10 and you wont go far wrong Have fun
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Would be a big help if I didnt have to fork out for new batts too.
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06-07-2012
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And the 1.9 or 2.2 is the size of the wheel rim only. If you want to enter a scale competition then only 1.9`s are allow as proper comp crawlers use 2.2 size
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06-07-2012
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The Honcho and Dingo do look like real cars, the AX10 looks like a proper rock crawler.
I have a Scout but I've changed a few things on it. Smaller batteries, better servo, better drive shafts, weighted sticky wheels and tyres and shifted some of the electrics for better balance. After all that I broke a steering arm and haven't used it for a while!!
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06-07-2012
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Didnt know what you meant by the Honcho and DIngo, so did a bit of hunting around. I think that is exactly the sort of thing Im after.
On that forum you pointed me too, got some great pics. This one particularly stood out as Im a bit of a landy fan too:  Had a hunt around eBay, but all are brand new or demanding big bucks (+£200) Guess I will just keep my eyes open for something going. Definately like the look of the SCX10 though, think thats the way to go. Read about two different "classes" - 1.9" and 2.2" I assumed that I would want 2.2" as this was the same as my Cat SX3 tyre diameter so therefore this would be 1.10th scale? However, the Axial SCX10 is 1.9" possibly? (although difficult to tell as I cant see that stated anywhere)?
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