New Traxxas Products

Originally Posted by skellyo

You guys can bash the new Traxxas stuff all you want, but they sell the heck out of it. Ever check out the Top 25 products sold on Tower? At least half of them are Traxxas. Traxxas would quit selling products based on older platforms if they weren't making money on them.

Same reason that Wal-Mart sells more shit, its cheaper for lower income/welfare americans. Not that theres anything wrong with it, its just simpley a larger market, no different why there are LOADS of Ford Escorts and Honda Civics on the streets vs Lexus and Infinity luxury vehicles.

Originally Posted by skellyo

Why do you have such a bad taste in your mouth from Traxxas? It's pretty cut and dry, if you don't like the company, don't buy their products. But really, there's no need to complain about them on the forum here just for the sake of airing your personal opinions.

Last I looked, voicing ones opinion wether it be negative, postive or neutral wasn't against the US law. But hell, in Florida, who knows.

[nitrostarter]

I just played with the Rally car at the LHS. Its definitely a drift car on carpet!! He fit it with a 1/12th scale wedge body on it. Should be a killer high speed car...

Originally Posted by BrianG

I don't understand the hate for the Revo platform. After all, aren't just about all b/truggies based on the same platform as well? Not that I have a special amount of love for the Revo platform, just curious about the bias against it.

Mostly cause my experience with my Revo 3.3 equaled it to being a royal POS in my case. Plastic parts broke all the time, design layout was crap, diffs kept leaking and ripping seals, 3.3 engine couldn't hold a tune worth a crap.

And iv'e seen my friends little stock Stampede XL-5 break more then my two Fluxs combined! So don't say to me that I don't have experience with Traxxass's products.

[skellyo]

Originally Posted by josh9mille

I have had 3 traxxas trucks, 2 tmaxx's and 1 erbe. All 3 were complete piles of garbage. I thought maybe the 3rd time would be a charm so i bought the erbe. I couldnt drive that thing withought something breaking. Some people do have good luck with thier stuff but it sure wasnt me. Im just too hard on stuff, I like to have fun and see how high i can jump and how hard i can land. Traxxas stuff just isnt made for that IMO.

And i was only explaining how they sell soo much stuff. Its marketing.

Blanket statements about their products being garbage are useless when you've only owned 2 different trucks from their lineup. I think you'll find that most people that have owned a Rustler, Stamped or Slash think they're tough as nails and probably the most durable trucks on the market for their style (stadium, 2wd monster and 2wd SCT). I know if I were going to buy a RTR truck to really beat on, it would be a Traxxas. I'm not saying the trucks you owned weren't bad trucks, but basing your opinion of all their vehicles on 2 of the multitudes of vehicles they make isn't nearly enough of a sample to justify a blanket statement like you've made.

[skellyo]

Originally Posted by Freezebyte

Last I looked, voicing ones opinion wether it be negative, postive or neutral wasn't against the US law. But hell, in Florida, who knows.

I'll kindly refrain from posting my opinion of what I think of your opinions.

[josh9mille]

Originally Posted by skellyo

Blanket statements about their products being garbage are useless when you've only owned 2 different trucks from their lineup. I think you'll find that most people that have owned a Rustler, Stamped or Slash think they're tough as nails and probably the most durable trucks on the market for their style (stadium, 2wd monster and 2wd SCT). I know if I were going to buy a RTR truck to really beat on, it would be a Traxxas. I'm not saying the trucks you owned weren't bad trucks, but basing your opinion of all their vehicles on 2 of the multitudes of vehicles they make isn't nearly enough of a sample to justify a blanket statement like you've made.

I agree, but when the 2 trucks i owned are the 2 most popular r/c vehicles in the history of r/c, it is actually saying quite a lot. But yes it is just my opinion. I will say this much.....traxxas is an innovative company. They did revolutionize the MT market. But it still does not mean they make high quality stuff. Sorry if i hit a nerve.

[skellyo]

Originally Posted by josh9mille

I agree, but when the 2 trucks i owned are the 2 most popular r/c vehicles in the history of r/c, it is actually saying quite a lot. But yes it is just my opinion. I will say this much.....traxxas is an innovative company. They did revolutionize the MT market. But it still does not mean they make high quality stuff. Sorry if i hit a nerve.

No, not a nerve at all. I'd just like to see folks on the forum a little less demeaning towards products they've never actually experienced/owned. For instance, if you bought a Ford Focus and it was a lemon, does that mean every Ford product is a lemon and they make nothing of quality? Absolutely not. While I understand it's an opinion, if you influence someone to stay away from that brand because of your experience with a different model of their products, you could be leading someone away from a product that would suit them perfectly fine for their needs.

I've owned their products and wasnt' impressed and nor is my friend with his Stampede. Thats enough to dislike/bash a company in my book. Could care less if you agree with that or not

Originally Posted by josh9mille

I agree, but when the 2 trucks i owned are the 2 most popular r/c vehicles in the history of r/c, it is actually saying quite a lot. But yes it is just my opinion. I will say this much.....traxxas is an innovative company. They did revolutionize the MT market. But it still does not mean they make high quality stuff. Sorry if i hit a nerve.

Tamiya beat them by ten plus years.It could be said that Traxxas rebooted or a re-revolutionized the monster truck,but not solely revolutionized it.

[crazyjr]

Originally Posted by JThiessen

Did you find spec sheets somewhere? I didn't hear him say that.....

No spec sheet, but looking at the chassis, you can see its shorter and narrower, the offset steering servo means bellcranks. The only gripe i got is the battery box is too short for my battery packs, I have right now hyperion twenty and flightpower 20c 3700 packs and i know they are longer than a standard 6 cell NIMH, what this chassis is based off by the pics.

[lincpimp]

I think the pede 4x4 is killer, would buy one tomorrow if the lhs had it.

Not too fond of the vxl stuff, but I bet on 3s lipo geared way down to 45mph or so it will do just fine. Never had any issues with higher rpm cheaper bl setups geared down. I ran a crap load of feigaos before medusa came out and they all did well for me. Would like to see a 15l sized motor in there on 5s lipo with a mmpro or something like that esc. Way too much power!!!

As far as traxxas making crap... I have owned just about every platform traxxas has made, and their stuff is well engineered and easy to work on (save for the jato tranny).

I will say some other platforms (cough lst couch) may be better than traxxas' MT offerings, but they are still good. If you keep an emaxx light and run stock sized wheels/tires on it they are quite durable, add some rpm parts and they are much better. Same thing with the revo, they are 10th sized trucks, leave them that way and they do well, if you want bigger go up to a converted lst or cen monster.

As far as rtr goes, traxxas blows everyone else out of the water, in price and specs. Maybe losi gets close, but most of their stuff is badge engineered (worse than traxxas) and I never cared for their fragile race vehicles.

Traxxas makes good entry level stuff. At least their E-MT trannies stay together under power (cough flux cough)...

Originally Posted by lincpimp

Traxxas makes good entry level stuff. At least their E-MT trannies stay together under power (cough flux cough)...

With the improvements/changes to the Flux tranny, I don't find that argument valid anymore. Bulletproof diffs + HD drive gear = almost invincible drivetrain. The again, 6s lipo is more then enough to trash any drive train if you drive like an uncaring moron.

[Muggydude]

Traxxas Tranny=Perfect
HPI Tranny with Mods=Good

Traxxas Drivetrain with anything=Sucka$$
HPI Drivetrain=Great (With few upgrades=Awesome!)

[lincpimp]

Originally Posted by Freezebyte

With the improvements/changes to the Flux tranny, I don't find that argument valid anymore. Bulletproof diffs + HD drive gear = almost invincible drivetrain. The again, 6s lipo is more then enough to trash any drive train if you drive like an uncaring moron.

Experience talking here- most decent 1/8 buggy/truggy platforms can easily handle 6s.

And if you want a MT to run 6s wide open, lst or the big cen trucks do just fine.

Tire/wheel choice have more to do with drivetrain wear than overall power...

And just a little tip. Some lucas/stp oil stabilizer in your flux steel geared tranny will make it last alot longer. A teaspoon or so will do, just enough to cover the teeth of the bottom gear so when it spins it picks the oil up.

I have made old emaxx trannies survive under bl power. Knowing what you are doing goes a long way in this hobby, along with being relatively open minded! And rest can be found here at rcm, or from the monster himself!!!