My first crawler..

[Gee]

Looks cool. You got a video coming right? Wait a minute. It's rock crawling and you guys say you can stand in one spot for hours trying to get a line over something. That might be a awfully long (slow) video. LOL. It still be cool to see you flip it back over on it wheels or something. Never really thought about a crawler but after you all mention how fun it could be and why. Sounds like it could be.

Dougs right! Shaun, didn't you just build up a slash last week?

Doh! Just saw the link to the video on your last post. THanks for understanding!

[traxxasrevony]

nice set up ihave about the same thing only without a dig droop setup and the 7t motor.

those losi rock claws arethe best tires i have found so far and ive tried lots of tires. im running maxx shocks with 20 wt oil and super soft springs my ride hight is about 2 and a half inches and its perfect. i would get a set of mip c shafts in place of the jatos there super strong. if you havent already join www.rccrawler.com im on there and my name is ax10ny

[TDC57]

Originally Posted by RCShocker

Awesome looking build Shaun. Everything looks so clean and well laid out. No need to hold back, huh? You build them soooooo fast. Do you have anytime to enjoy it?

Great to let everyone know how much fun crawling is. Especially after being used to the ballistic missile's you usually build. I cant believe how addicting crawling is. We had 23 guys at our last $2 Buy In Comp.

And yeah, I usually run thru 3 courses and/or 3 hours on the rocks without touching my packs. Of course I'm not running the whole time. But my packs are right there threw the whole comp. One less thing that needs attention, so thats a plus.

How are the Traxxas shafts holding up?

Doug

Thanks for the kind words Doug, Crawling is really FUN, it’s SLOW but I'm amazed every time I go out what this thing can do and how deferentially it react’s to smallest of changes.. Just changing foams for the surroundings makes all the difference, it’s been a blast.. As for the Jato shafts, I'm replacing them on an average of once every three outings I'm not sure if that good or bad, but I do know I'm not hurting my diffs or trans and I’ve got down, I can change out a drive shaft in under 2 minutes..

Have a great on Sir

Originally Posted by traxxasrevony

nice set up ihave about the same thing only without a dig droop setup and the 7t motor.

those losi rock claws arethe best tires i have found so far and ive tried lots of tires. im running maxx shocks with 20 wt oil and super soft springs my ride hight is about 2 and a half inches and its perfect. i would get a set of mip c shafts in place of the jatos there super strong. if you havent already join www.rccrawler.com im on there and my name is ax10ny

Thanks you traxasrevony and COOL we have the same build (basically) Yep I'm a member on the forum too.. Same name (TDC57).. I checkout your bad boy, looks real good… I’ve been experimenting with different foam compounds and tire weights at the moment, I’ve quite happy with my badlands for most situation, but the rock clawers do provide a better side grip (IMOP) . What foams are you running (?)..

Have a great one Sir

[TDC57]

Here is quick update on my Crawler,
I just love this thing, but now I'm thinking about building “The Stick” (?) More money, more money.. Anyway I also had the opportunity to final paint my first body’s.. So in keeping with my “fighter theme”, here is my “comp rig” in all it glory ..
















Have a great week everybody..

Shaun.

[MetalMan]

That body turned out great, Shaun! Unless the image is playing tricks on my eyes...

[TruckBasher]

I like the body Shaun....specially the nuclear danger logo...I think I want to put one on the Slayer project...bigger one (if I can get my project done)

[Maciolus]

How does sensorless brushless setup behave in you crawler? I mean cogging, precision, neutral brake, etc.

I think SW Micro or M Micro Pro would be enough for that motor.

Great crawler BTW :D

[johnrobholmes]

A SW micro would be enough.

Looks like a great build! Very stable, and you got a great mix of quality parts in there.

Sensorless doesn't have the super low speed control of a brushed motor, but the drag brake is very strong and the lack of maintenance is very nice in those wet or dusty conditions.

[TDC57]

Originally Posted by MetalMan

That body turned out great, Shaun! Unless the image is playing tricks on my eyes...

thanks Sir, it was my second attempt at it and as long as i was sober i had a above average shoot of pulling it off..

Originally Posted by TruckBasher

I like the body Shaun....specially the nuclear danger logo...I think I want to put one on the Slayer project...bigger one (if I can get my project done)

I found a spare Nuclear decal if you want it ?? just PM me address Sir..
Thanks for the compliments I am happy with how it turned out IE (Not a complete embarrassment!) LOL.LOL

Originally Posted by Maciolus

How does sensorless brushless setup behave in you crawler? I mean cogging, precision, neutral brake, etc.

I think SW Micro or M Micro Pro would be enough for that motor.

Great crawler BTW :D

Hey Maciolus,
I really like it!, I have no cogging issues at all and it very predictive!.. thanks for the compliments and have a great one!..

Shaun.

Originally Posted by johnrobholmes

A SW micro would be enough.

Looks like a great build! Very stable, and you got a great mix of quality parts in there.

Sensorless doesn't have the super low speed control of a brushed motor, but the drag brake is very strong and the lack of maintenance is very nice in those wet or dusty conditions.

Thanks Sir..

[What's_nitro?]

Whoa, I missed this one!

Looks very nice- I hope you can get it to perform the same way!

[TDC57]

Rock Crawler Maintenance: (Tons of pictures!)

Ok it’s been a couple of months and it’s about time for me break this thing down, get it the once over IE: (re lube everything, polish everything, etc everything). So here is an 8 page update on the status of my crawler!.. I hope you enjoy it!..



So here is what it looked like before I started: (not too bad but obliviously room for improvement!.. LOL

[TDC57]

Ok do lets start the dismantle phase!.

[TDC57]

[TDC57]

Ok now we move on the cleaning and polishing phase

[TDC57]

Now we start the reassemble phase: