What servo should I get for a trx Maxx

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DS3235sg 35Kg servo. AMZ. $32. Zoskay and others selling them on AMZ.
Whatever you get, 35kg of torque in a servo is a minimum for bashing. IMHO.
 
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Thanks for the quick response, what about the 2275 Sledge servo from Jenny’s for $34?

Pretty much everyone seems to say the stock Sledge servo is very slow. I'm going to try mine stock, and see how it goes. But from everything I've read, there's no way I'd spend a similar amount for the stock 2275 servo, vs the DS3235, which is faster, AND has more torque. The 2275 is 347 in-oz, or 25 kg-cm.
 
Doesn't the Maxx use a weird sized servo?

My apologies, I think you're right, it's odd looking:
https://www.amazon.com/Traxxas-2085X-Waterproof-Digital-Bearing/dp/B06XT7VVVB

Sorry, I assumed it was a normal servo. I haven't watched the video, but from the description, it sounds like this person goes over changing it to a standard type of servo:

This assumes that the video is for the correct vehicle (I think there's a V2 Maxx, I don't know what changed with that one).
 
Doesn't the Maxx use a weird sized servo?
Yes.
You have to buy an adapter to run a standard servo in the Maxx/Xmaxx. The 2085x is a bolt in upgrade but it's pricey for what it is imo... i have a nice used one with HR horn and link if your interested
 
The stock servo is proprietary to the X-Maxx and Maxx.
You can get the 2085x, which is a drop-in replacement for the Maxx and X-Maxx.

Or you can get an adapter and run a standard size servo, which is what I would recommend.
Traxxas does a plastic one, TRX7749, and you can get an aluminum one from GPM, Vitavon etc.

Pair that with a proper servo like the AGF A73BHLW and your golden.

Some people on here really like the Amazon special servos but in my experience they are absolute garbage and not worth the money.
Slow, weak and cheap gears…just spend a little more and get a real servo.
 
Yes.
You have to buy an adapter to run a standard servo in the Maxx/Xmaxx. The 2085x is a bolt in upgrade but it's pricey for what it is imo... i have a nice used one with HR horn and link if your interested
How much would you charge?
Doesn't the Maxx use a weird sized servo?
Yes it is weird, it’s quite big.
 
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Thanks for the quick response, what about the 2275 Sledge servo from Jenny’s for $34?
Give that a try. The price seems right. I don't generally go with Trax stuff. IDK.
But that 2275 Trx servo only equates to 25 kg at 6v BEC. FWIW. Shows up as a replacement part for the Trx Sledge.
A 35 Kg servo will serve you much better IMHO.
Like stated above The max doesn't run standard sized servos? Trax always does their own thing. Making it difficult for a simple thing like a servo upgrade. :(
 
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My apologies, I think you're right, it's odd looking:
https://www.amazon.com/Traxxas-2085X-Waterproof-Digital-Bearing/dp/B06XT7VVVB
This assumes that the video is for the correct vehicle (I think there's a V2 Maxx, I don't know what changed with that one).
I have the V1 Maxx, with a widemaxx kit. This is with my plow I made

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Give that a try. The price seems right. I don't generally go with Trax stuff. IDK.
But that 2275 Trx servo only equates to 25 kg at 6v BEC. FWIW. Shows up as a replacement part for the Trx Sledge.
A 35 Kg servo will serve you much better IMHO.
Like stated above The max doesn't run standard sized servos? Trax always does their own thing. Making it difficult for a simple thing like a servo upgrade. :(

The other thing is that the 2275 is slow. At 6.0V (the Traxxas BEC voltage, at least on the Sledge) it's .25 sec / 60 deg.
https://www.hubhobby.com/traxxas-2275-high-torque-digital-servo.html

The DS3235 claims 0.12 sec / 60 deg, and 32 kg-cm, at 6.0V, so twice as fast.
https://www.amazon.com/ZOSKAY-Coreless-Digital-Stainless-arduino/dp/B07S9XZYN2?th=1

At the same price, buying the 2275 feels a little tough to justify, to me.
 
The other thing is that the 2275 is slow. At 6.0V (the Traxxas BEC voltage, at least on the Sledge) it's .25 sec / 60 deg.
https://www.hubhobby.com/traxxas-2275-high-torque-digital-servo.html

The DS3235 claims 0.12 sec / 60 deg, and 32 kg-cm, at 6.0V, so twice as fast.
https://www.amazon.com/ZOSKAY-Coreless-Digital-Stainless-arduino/dp/B07S9XZYN2?th=1

At the same price, buying the 2275 feels a little tough to justify, to me.
Thank you for the details! I think you’ve got me convinced on what to buy! I’ll let you all know how it performs!
 
Pair that with a proper servo like the AGF A73BHLW and your golden.

Some people on here really like the Amazon special servos but in my experience they are absolute garbage and not worth the money.
Slow, weak and cheap gears…just spend a little more and get a real servo.

That's interesting, thank you. At $65-77 (depending on where you buy), that A73BHLW is roughly twice the price of the DS3235, but still less painful than a $100+ servo.

My truck has a 6V BEC, unfortunately, so the HV performance is not applicable, without an external BEC. And not everything lists pefrormance at 6.0V :)

At least according to specs, the AGF shows less torque, though still good speed (29 kg, 0.12sec at 6.0V), compared with the $40 DS3235 Pro (not the standard version) specs for 5.0V (31 kg, 0.14sec, at 5.0V). The Pro would do better at 6.0V, of course, though they don't list performace at 6.0V. I don't know how well everything actually performs compared with their claims, though.

It's a good option to know about, thanks!

AGF A73BHLW: https://www.agf-rc.com/40kg-high-torque-waterproof-programmable-digital-servo-a73bhlw-p2876572.html
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08HH5V9VB

DS3235 Pro: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09ZTY668R/
 
The stock servo is proprietary to the X-Maxx and Maxx.
You can get the 2085x, which is a drop-in replacement for the Maxx and X-Maxx.

Or you can get an adapter and run a standard size servo, which is what I would recommend.
Traxxas does a plastic one, TRX7749, and you can get an aluminum one from GPM, Vitavon etc.

Pair that with a proper servo like the AGF A73BHLW and your golden.

Some people on here really like the Amazon special servos but in my experience they are absolute garbage and not worth the money.
Slow, weak and cheap gears…just spend a little more and get a real servo.

A lot of people on here run the Amazon cheapos, I have a lot of the red ones and I have never had an issue with any of them, some of them are over 3 years old at this point. The blue ones I haven't had the greatest luck with, the first one developed a dead spot after a few months of use and the second one just completely died on the second run.
 
That's interesting, thank you. At $65-77 (depending on where you buy), that A73BHLW is roughly twice the price of the DS3235, but still less painful than a $100+ servo.

My truck has a 6V BEC, unfortunately, so the HV performance is not applicable, without an external BEC. And not everything lists pefrormance at 6.0V :)

At least according to specs, the AGF shows less torque, though still good speed (29 kg, 0.12sec at 6.0V), compared with the $40 DS3235 Pro (not the standard version) specs for 5.0V (31 kg, 0.14sec, at 5.0V). The Pro would do better at 6.0V, of course, though they don't list performace at 6.0V. I don't know how well everything actually performs compared with their claims, though.

It's a good option to know about, thanks!

AGF A73BHLW: https://www.agf-rc.com/40kg-high-torque-waterproof-programmable-digital-servo-a73bhlw-p2876572.html
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08HH5V9VB

DS3235 Pro: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09ZTY668R/
You can’t really compare the specs between the two.

The DS3235 Pro is massively overrated, as are most „offbrand“ servos.
There are plenty of reviews on YouTube that show the DS servos don’t get anywhere close to 35kg.

The AGF, or most other name-brand brushless servos (which often are relabeled AGF servos), is going to run circles around the DS3235 Pro, at any given voltage.
And you can get cheap replacement gears should you ever need them, which I doubt.

Some people don’t care and are happy with the Amazon servos, but they must have never actually used a good servo or just don’t care about having good steering.

Again, the A73BHLW is much stronger and much faster than the DS3235 Pro at any voltage, period.
A lot of people on here run the Amazon cheapos, I have a lot of the red ones and I have never had an issue with any of them, some of them are over 3 years old at this point. The blue ones I haven't had the greatest luck with, the first one developed a dead spot after a few months of use and the second one just completely died on the second run.
Yeah, I get that a lot of folks are happy with them and don’t like my strong opinion about them. 😅

But that just doesn’t change the fact that they are crappy servos for any application that needs torque and speed.

I just don’t get people who spend thousands of dollars on the car, upgrades, motor/esc only to cheap out on the servo…the thing that actually makes your car turn…just doesn’t make sense to me.
 
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You can’t really compare the specs between the two.

The DS3235 Pro is massively overrated, as are most „offbrand“ servos.
There are plenty of reviews on YouTube that show the DS servos don’t get anywhere close to 35kg.

The AGF, or most other name-brand brushless servos (which often are relabeled AGF servos), is going to run circles around the DS3235 Pro, at any given voltage.
And you can get cheap replacement gears should you ever need them, which I doubt.

Thank you, I appreciate the insight and experience. I'm here to learn, in addition to having fun.

I know someone had linked to a video testing servos against their specs, I need to find that again. I'm only bashing, I'm not trying to go to the Olympics :) But if I decide to upgrade from stock, I'd like it to be a good upgrade, and good value.

Thanks for pointing out that you can get AGF gear sets, I had not noticed that. $16: https://www.agf-rc.com/servo-gear-set-p2630366.html . If you ever killed gears, being able to replace just those could help recover some of the higher up-front cost, vs a $30 servo. And is much cheaper than replacing the whole thing at $65, which makes it more appealing. I've stripped helicopter servos in crashes, but they don't have servo savers, so I don't know if that's a concern here. But even if it was just to deal with wear over time, that's still good. Thanks.

I don't claim to understand the benefits of a programmable servo, admittedly.
 
You can’t really compare the specs between the two.

The DS3235 Pro is massively overrated, as are most „offbrand“ servos.
There are plenty of reviews on YouTube that show the DS servos don’t get anywhere close to 35kg.

The AGF, or most other name-brand brushless servos (which often are relabeled AGF servos), is going to run circles around the DS3235 Pro, at any given voltage.
And you can get cheap replacement gears should you ever need them, which I doubt.

Some people don’t care and are happy with the Amazon servos, but they must have never actually used a good servo or just don’t care about having good steering.

Again, the A73BHLW is much stronger and much faster than the DS3235 Pro at any voltage, period.

Yeah, I get that a lot of folks are happy with them and don’t like my strong opinion about them. 😅

But that just doesn’t change the fact that they are crappy servos for any application that needs torque and speed.

I just don’t get people who spend thousands of dollars on the car, upgrades, motor/esc only to cheap out on the servo…the thing that actually makes your car turn…just doesn’t make sense to me.

With the amount of slop in the steering and front suspension on the Arrma 6s rigs you will never get good steering no matter what servo you have. I've had my Outcast 6s since 2017 and literally every servo I've had in it has been better than the stock one and that is what 99% of the people on here care about. Most of the guys on here just run in a straight line up to their jump and don't really do much turning until they need to turn the car around. It would be one thing if we were all racing to recommend that people get a good servo but the vast majority of the people on here would never notice much if any difference anyway. Just my 2 cents.
 
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