Official winter thread?

[KnowAir]

Only issues I've experienced with rc's in snow are water in the tires and bearings.
Tires are easy to vent,bearings are cheap enough to replace.
Now if I had a CC(or similar$)equipped rig, I might be concerned just because of the cost of replacing if the water got into them.. I generally only buy cheaper/rtr electronics so..waiting for some snow for bashing!!

 

[#ARRMArcfanboy4life]

Is that the redcat kajiu or just using the wheels from the redcat kaiju?

 

[The_Otherside]

Is that the redcat kajiu or just using the wheels from the redcat kaiju?

Yes, I'd like to know! I need recommendations for a winter truck! Lol.

 

[KnowAir]

Is that the redcat kajiu or just using the wheels from the redcat kaiju?

Yes, it is a Kaiju. It's my go to rig for mud and snow. This pic is from last winter. I also have a Tekno mt410, but only ran that on top of crusty snow.. she's kinda my baby, lol.
This year, I've added a few more rigs..Mexb, kronos xtr and hopefully soon to be delivered Kexb 6s the wife's just thrilled with my latest addiction
Likely, only the Kaiju will end up in the trenches(snowbanks) tho.. poor Kaiju.

 

[The_Otherside]

Yes, it is a Kaiju. It's my go to rig for mud and snow. This pic is from last winter. I also have a Tekno mt410, but only ran that on top of crusty snow.. she's kinda my baby, lol.
This year, I've added a few more rigs..Mexb, kronos xtr and hopefully soon to be delivered Kexb 6s the wife's just thrilled with my latest addiction
Likely, only the Kaiju will end up in the trenches(snowbanks) tho.. poor Kaiju.

I'll look into one!

 

[KnowAir]

IMO, a good winter beater is a 1/8 4wd that can handle 6inch or more tires that is current(for parts) and somewhat cheap to buy.. although with covid malarkey, nothing is cheap these days

 

[KnowAir]

After thinking about it, idk what is really available in 1/10 scale but should be less expensive?
I'm just mainly into 1/8 cuz they're not too expensive(vs 1/5) and can traverse terrain that most 1/10 can't. Again, just my thoughts

 

[Adiabatic]

Yeah, if you can make the electronics reasonably water resistant then bearings are what seem to get destroyed by winter running most quickly. I used to replace them every season because they also get destroyed by the sandy conditions around here and if I start running on a new set in April they're usually crunchy by October. Therefore if I decided to run in the winter I would keep the old bearings in and then replace them in the spring as usual. Will probably do that with my Kraton this year.

 

[KnowAir]

Forgot about the Hoss I bought from my brother a few months ago, that will definitely get sent off a snowbank this winter
It was a pity buy.. he was so disappointed about spending $500 on it
Now I'M disappointed about spending $200 for it. JK, it was well worth $200 even though it blew rear axles the first time I bashed it!

 

[The_Otherside]

More to come.

 

[The_Otherside]

 

[N.Mango]

You done did it! There goes your electronics!

Awesome action as always!

 

[KnowAir]

Just DON'T DO IT!! HaHa!!
That thing sounds mean bro! Frickin rippin'
I gotta get me a gopro or something. I had some epic bashing the other day with a kaiju, xmaxx and hoss..I tried to capture it with one of those knockoff gopros from amazon, but it just kept shutting off..
Got about 8" of snow here but it has a crust on it that's hard enough to hold my 280lb azz up so even the xmaxx jumping nearly 15 foot high didn't break through

 

[The_Otherside]

Just DON'T DO IT!! HaHa!!
That thing sounds mean bro! Frickin rippin'
I gotta get me a gopro or something. I had some epic bashing the other day with a kaiju, xmaxx and hoss..I tried to capture it with one of those knockoff gopros from amazon, but it just kept shutting off..
Got about 8" of snow here but it has a crust on it that's hard enough to hold my 280lb azz up so even the xmaxx jumping nearly 15 foot high didn't break through

Definitely!! This was shot on my Z Fold 3.

My batteries are rarely charged on my Gopro 9. Lol.

 

[N.Mango]

I have an older GP...just need snow now.

 

[KnowAir]

I have an older GP...just need snow now.

Pretty sure that's not happening where you live..

Pretty sure that's not happening where you live..

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Definitely!! This was shot on my Z Fold 3.

My batteries are rarely charged on my Gopro 9. Lol.

Z fold 3!? Wtf is that? I've heard of Ben Folds Five
Sorry, my post got all jumbled

 

[The_Otherside]

Ben Folds Five. Lol. Oh man. Haven't heard that name in a while.

 

[KnowAir]

Ben Folds Five. Lol. Oh man. Haven't heard that name in a while.

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$1500!? For a phone? Uh, hard no for me. It does take nice vidya's tho! I'm rockin a straight talk freebie from 3 years ago

 

[Adiabatic]

I haven't been out lately despite lots of snow and mild temps. It's all melting with pools of water everywhere. One thing to run in light powder snow and then knock/blow most of it off afterwards, another to drench the car with liquid water/salt runoff from the roads. Might just wait until spring at this rate.

 

[KnowAir]

I haven't been out lately despite lots of snow and mild temps. It's all melting with pools of water everywhere. One thing to run in light powder snow and then knock/blow most of it off afterwards, another to drench the car with liquid water/salt runoff from the roads. Might just wait until spring at this rate.

Yeah, salt is definitely a no go for me too. I live on a dead end that leads straight to my driveway. Sometimes the public plow truck will put salt down on my driveway but not usually.
I've tried using air compressor to blow the snow off, but it seems like it just forces water into everything.
I bang/tap the snow off and set them upside down for a bit in the cold garage. When I'm done for the day, I bring em into house to dry. Usually in a bathtub..wife just loves that, haha.
Once dry, back out to the cold garage they go till next time.