I think you are nuts! Ain't you heard that esc's and water don't mix? I assume you did something right waterproofing it as it seemed to put up with it. I would never have the guts to try that. Not with my truck anyway! :p

Very cool.

well yes and no with the water proofing ;) i mounted my esc ans rx super high. so the only time they are in danger is when the truck is upside down:D the servos have just had the bottom case screws checked for a nice tight fit.

was looking at some new servos today at the lhs $30 144oz JR's. if i get them i will do more to them. silicone/shoer go the seams, and put a O-ring around the servo out put. i have a compressor now so i may get alttle more daring with how deep i go.

boy i am stupid, but once you do it, you can't stop!

crazy. good think I dont have any creeks around where I live or I would be doing the same thing...

The shocks are hotbodies threaded shocks. 30WT oil and the springs are about the same as the stock maxx springs (red ones).

gearing (I think, can't really read the # on the spur gear that well) is 87/14

144oz for $30!?! is that at 4.8 or 6.0 volts?

at 6v. it's one of the new JR racing bidget servos.

Get an M-Troniks ESC and it is made waterproof, just put the reciever in a balloon and off you go! submurge it if ya want!

uhh... what about the battery? Won't it short out underwater?

DC Power, nope.

Get an M-Troniks ESC and it is made waterproof, just put the reciever in a balloon and off you go! submurge it if ya want!

for it to be really fun, you have to wonder if your truck will move again ;)
but i have looked at the eco20 mtronics. but have heard a lot of negative things about them and warrenty work done. the newer lrp escs are water proof as well.

i could ballon the esc and rex. the esc dosent get warm with the t-600 motor i am running. i am just lazy and was looking for a good reason to buy new electronics :D

I have a M-Troniks in my Pede and it has worked flawlessly and I have no complaints other than I wish it would go backwards faster. But that's no big thing. Sure makes taking it out in the snow a little easier!

I have a M-Troniks in my Pede and it has worked flawlessly and I have no complaints other than I wish it would go backwards faster. But that's no big thing. Sure makes taking it out in the snow a little easier!

how long have you had it? i have heard nothing but horror stories from people who run them. well except the guys who ran them in the micros. i guy a talk to had 3 melt down.

I've had mine in the Pede for more than 2 years & had friends use it to race & I've raced it, bashed it, mistreated it, and it's worked great. One thing I did was mount the ESC on it's side, it just made sense, the whole bottom of it is a heat sink. If you tape it down normally you kinda nullify the heat sink.

thanks for the new info tom. may have to rethink getting a eco20 for a winter basher. the less i have to worry about the better. i have pulled the electronices from the crawler to balloon and remount. thy will be a little lower in between the chassis so when i roll over they will have more protection.

saw a reveiw of the new(unreleased) 2.2 moabs at rccrawler.com i think i still want a set. they look mean and have a natural edge over teh masher 2ks. but it looks like you will need to have a set a wheel wideners of a super low slung rig.

chris you run the prp truck anymore? you were making some head way witht he chassis. or are you still decomission mode?

I believe I have the truck model, not the Eco, I don't know if that makes a difference or not

I am currently in the process of selling my TLT. I spent way too much time and money and it just wasn't performing like I wanted. Do not worry, I am using the money from it and some money "lying around" to make a clod with TheCrawlerStore's "stick" chassis, so I will still be a crawler.

http://www.thecrawlerstore.com/Xtreme.htm

I am currently in the process of selling my TLT. I spent way too much time and money and it just wasn't performing like I wanted. Do not worry, I am using the money from it and some money "lying around" to make a clod with TheCrawlerStore's "stick" chassis, so I will still be a crawler.

http://www.thecrawlerstore.com/Xtreme.htm

smojoe,

sorry to see you go. but hope you like the stick. if you havent you should check rccrawler.com their are a few stick guys their.

i still run my truck. but not as much as i used. but she still gets worked out pretty good. have stayed away from the stream though :D i have plans to stretch my son's tlt to a 10+ inch wheelbase and run a tamiya silver can in reverse to help keep it from flipping backwords.

well later all!

-peter-

yeah, you might see me on rccrawler asking some noobish questions (I know nothing about clods)

I ran a silver can for a while. I little too much RPM for my tastes, but it had the torque to get over stuff..

this truck will be more of a speed demon with the ability to climb a bit. i have my full blown crawler already. with the crawlers your always looking ofr the magik bullet setup. i had more fun with tweeking the truck to get it were it is. then running most of the time. but getting someone to run with is a must for long term fun.

amen. one my LHS's employees stretched a TLT (after I told him about mine. I felt bad when I came in and told him I was selling mine) and another guy (havn't met him yet) has a TXT crawler. I'll just have to get my dad into crawling (he followed me into touring cars) so that he will drive me to the comps they have in San Jose (I think)(about an hour and a half away)(no, I don't have my license/permit)(yes, I am 16)

a new employee at the lhs was trying to slow down his Emaxx. and he was very unhappy with it. i showed him my crawler and he is getting a price break down for all the parts :D

well no new progress on the truck(s). hope to get some progress on them soon. i had forgoten i had the new links to stretch my son's truck...

well later

tell him to buy a Greatplanes GD600 and have someone turn down the output shaft to fit normal pinions. an extra 2.5 reduction right off the motor should slow it down.