Recommend Me An Entry Level Crawler

[Greengaunja]

I really like the reefs build on youtube but he uses the reefs smart servos. But those things are like 200 a piece and u need 2. Hard to fork over that kinda money, real hard, like catholic priest on a playground hard

Exactly.... plus u get Exactly what u want and need and its tailored towards your environment

Funny thing, my scx.iii was known to be part submarine. I literally drive on the bottom of 3-4 foot deep creeks while crossing. It was too heavy to float away. Man I went through HUNDREDS of dollars with "waterproof" servos. Until I bought one that wasn't waterproof, in fact the guy who makes them told me NOT TO GO IN WATER. But just in case I should accidently......errr....get wet then I should try a couple of things. And it held up beautifully. More shockingly, when it finally went(after many many many tumbles and submersions) I sent it back to him under warranty. Now, allow me to preface a bit. John Beech is NOT a guy who warranties stuff. In fact, it's rare. I fully expected a denial because I beat the living crap out of that servo. I just wanted to know what went wrong. And wouldn't you know it, he covered it because a part failed and it had nothing to do with the abuse or water. There are guys here who were shocked and left speechless, myself included. I even told him how I treated his beloved servo. So, never mind high priced Savvox or Reefs or any of those other guys. Get yourself a Promodeler. Trust me, it's literally the only rc component to get the best of me and beg for more......

Thread 'Promodeler DS630BLHV.' https://www.arrmaforum.com/threads/promodeler-ds630blhv.62376/

 

[Freedomfarmer420]

I want one of these too so many rc's so little monies. Holy sheep that body is 330 bucks, yeah fk

 

[Greengaunja]

Yeah, that's where the "overboard with money" part comes in. I know a guy who customizes rcs like that. Literally hundreds of dollars and countless hours on them. He's doing a great one right now:

 

[Freedomfarmer420]

Yeah, that's where the "overboard with money" part comes in. I know a guy who customizes rcs like that. Literally hundreds of dollars and countless hours on them. He's doing a great one right now:View attachment 344054View attachment 344055View attachment 344056

That looks awesome!! I got too many irons in the fire as it is. Once I finish my speed runner, then my stretched typhon, and finally my first crawler build I may take one on. It will be a nice long drawn out build if I do it. I don't want a shelf queen and something I out that much time, effort and money in I might be scared to play with it lol

 

[blaster27]

Ever watch the Simpsons? Know all those times Homer "tumbles"? It's like that but instead of "d'oh d'oh d'oh" every time he hits ground it was, "there goes the tailgate, a mirror, Logan, passenger door.......". All told, maybe 60-80 feet. Even then it only stopped when it hit a tree... ..

Kinda reminds me of Wyle coyote. All you can do is laugh at that point.

 

[blaster27]

You can buy the Sport as a kit.

 

[Steve B in Vegas]

It's a tough one to decided between the TRX-4 and the Element as your first crawler. I also like the new CJ-7 from Axial, but I don't think it has the same level of quality as the Element or Traxxas.

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[skwid]

I can't recommend Element enough. Vanquish is up there too but double the pricing roughly. I had to use Element's warranty on a servo that burnt out a couple of weeks ago, the guy had the servo to me in Louisiana 2 days after my email. He even offered to video call me and walk through the install if I couldn't figure it out. That alone makes me more than willing to support Element

 

[Goldendrakester]

I would honestly recommend a grom and a motor swap, but otherwise id say stick with a 24 scale. (Cheap, can be speedified, upgradeable)

 

[skwid]

I would honestly recommend a grom and a motor swap, but otherwise id say stick with a 24 scale. (Cheap, can be speedified, upgradeable)

he asked for crawler recommendations though, can't imagine a grom being a capable crawler

 

[Greengaunja]

The two I always hear about as great starters are the Redcats and Axial's Basecamp. Basecamp is pricier though.

 

[blaster27]

TRX Sport. Nice and simple. Can be bought as a kit. 1 servo. Can be upgraded. Before and after.

 

[Freedomfarmer420]

TRX Sport. Nice and simple. Can be bought as a kit. 1 servo. Can be upgraded. Before and after.View attachment 344162View attachment 344163

The track wheels are so cool wonder if they make them for 1/5 scale. Have u tried them out yet, how do they handle

 

[blaster27]

Can't crawl rocks with em, they do well in snow, sand, and mud. Really do great in snow. I put an all in one brushless spectrum in it. And beefed up the servo. It needs it if you run the tracks. . I'm not sure about the 1/5 scale. It snows a lot here, so its really fun to run.

 

[dure16]

track wheels are so cool wonder if they make them for 1/5 scale

Yeah I’ve seen them on DBXLEs

 

[332_RC]

I've seen the Redcat Ascent 1/10 at the LHS & for price (290) it's a really capable crawler. I know, Redcat. It's well built though. I got my attention.