Kraton Its because I bought a Kraton for christmas...

[ChemEng]

Since I bought this EXB I have had one weekend day to drive it where it wasn't raining.... figures. It is so wet and soupy out there it will be weeks before my soccer fields will be dry enough to stand on without sinking up to your ankles.

https://www.wral.com/noticed-a-wet-start-to-2021-it-s-not-your-imagination/19510903/

Next time there is a drought I am gonna buy a Mojave. That'll fix it.

/rant over

 

[SrC]

You are not alone. It's wet everywhere in the states. I'll just wait it out. I rather keep my gear dry despite the urge to bash in this crap.

 

[eowyman]

I haven’t had any mishaps so far with it being wet out

 

[kavax]

I'll take all this rain compared to snow and ice they're getting elsewhere. Hell it's not even getting that cold here during the day.

 

[eowyman]

I wish it were only reading I’m in Michigan we are getting like 8 more inches of snow tonight
Raining sorry about that auto correct

 

[slick2500]

If it makes you feel any better I have only been out once since Christmas too.

 

[Jordan10R]

I wish it were only reading I’m in Michigan we are getting like 8 more inches of snow tonight
Raining sorry about that auto correct

I hear that in dundee saying up to 10in

 

[SrC]

I haven’t had any mishaps so far with it being wet out

Not so fast.
Better knock on wood. Don't jinx yourself.

 

[extremeengineer]

I wish it were only reading I’m in Michigan we are getting like 8 more inches of snow tonight
Raining sorry about that auto correct

Yeah, -6° tonight, that’ll make plastic brittle.

 

[RCBro80]

I never thought I'd say it, but maybe all the snow in the great white north isn't such a bad thing!

 

[slick2500]

Yeah, -6° tonight, that’ll make plastic brittle.

Dat reel feel doh.

 

[TriggerHappy]

4in of rain here since fri and still raining with more on the way. Snow is one thing to run in. But its not worth running in mud/water. My pockets aint that deep

 

[ChemEng]

Last time I drove in the mud it took me 3 days to disassemble, clean all the diffs and bearings, re lube and reassemble everything on my maxx and xmaxx. I'm gonna avoid water if at all possible from now on.

 

[TriggerHappy]

Last time I drove in the mud it took me 3 days to disassemble, clean all the diffs and bearings, re lube and reassemble everything on my maxx and xmaxx. I'm gonna avoid water if at all possible from now on.

Agreed

 

[dougal]

You guys should try living in Scotland...you’d never be out if you didn’t run in a wee bit of mud. It’s great fun, get some marine grease in the bearings and a few spare bearings for when they die and you’re sorted. My RC‘s are often found drying by the fire after a run. The recent snow has been a welcome change!

 

[ih8nixon]

I never thought I'd say it, but maybe all the snow in the great white north isn't such a bad thing!

If they used salt in that parking lot you might want to buy new bearing set. I'll run in the snow, but I stay well away from the roads and parking lots in the winter. I made the mistake of doing some runs up and down the road for a couple of days during winter with my ERBE. I figured I would pull the electronics and wash it in the shower each day. All of the wheel and diff bearings self destructed a shortly there after.

 

[RCBro80]

If they used salt in that parking lot you might want to buy new bearing set. I'll run in the snow, but I stay well away from the roads and parking lots in the winter. I made the mistake of doing some runs up and down the road for a couple of days during winter with my ERBE. I figured I would pull the electronics and wash it in the shower each day. All of the wheel and diff bearings self destructed a shortly there after.

I'm running rubber shielded bearings, and panty hose to keep the snow out of the centre of the truck. I've replaced a lot of the hardware with stainless, I try to get all the snow out of the wheels when I'm done, and I've never really had problems.

 

[LuigiMain]

Last time I drove in the mud it took me 3 days to disassemble, clean all the diffs and bearings, re lube and reassemble everything on my maxx and xmaxx. I'm gonna avoid water if at all possible from now on.

Rinse them off with a hose and spray em down with PB blaster. Bearing kits are cheap as heck, just replace them when they seize.

 

[slick2500]

Rinse them off with a hose and spray em down with PB blaster. Bearing kits are cheap as heck, just replace them when they seize.

I would like to think that it would be a good idea to change them before they seize.

 

[jondilly1974]

We got over a foot of snow here in Toledo overnight. Makes for some big drifts. I should probably shovel out the fire hydrant now that I think about it.