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[BillyTheShed]

Similar problems with my Trophy 3.5 - beginning to think I am jinxed...

- failed steering servo (gears stripped) during break in (day 2) on grass football pitch - servo replaced
- both bolts fallen out of steering servo linkage (somewhere in playing field)
- throttle servo failure (buggy took off over the horizon into bushes) - replaced servo
- steering arm  / hub bolt on LHS fell out (fortunately no dammage)
- steering arm bolt on RHS fell out, this time the buggy veered to one side and smashed into kerb, cracking both front wheels. Steering arm thread is stripped - awaiting new wheels and steering casting

Not good for 6 outings on grass football pitch / playing field with a brand new buggy!!

Looks like I need to go over all fixings with threadlock as I dont trust anything else dropping off.

[shaneobrien]

I havent had one problem with my trophy got it before Christmas ran 6 litres of fuel through it, been doin a fair bit of bashin/jumps etc i have done a few upgrades but only what i would say is the essentials, By the looks of it i must have good luck haha hope you get it sorted mate

[Oh How Original]

 shiftypowers, on 05 February 2012 - 05:00 PM, said:

i would sell it and get a hyper 7 mate tbh.

Getting rid of an unreliable truggy with a probably even more unrealiable buggy isn't very good advice
Also love how it's name is a HPI Trophy Truggy and everyones calling it a buggy
But yeah, nigh on EVERY new bought RC will NEED upgrades, they just do, otherwise they'd have stupid price tags.
Best thing to do is buy a nice spec, good condition pre-owned, or build it yourself.
Either that or the very wise thing and move to electric.

Edited by Oh How Original, 18 April 2012 - 11:34 PM.

[jimbone]

Oh How Original, on 18 April 2012 - 11:31 PM, said:

Getting rid of an unreliable truggy with a probably even more unrealiable buggy isn't very good advice
Also love how it's name is a HPI Trophy Truggy and everyones calling it a buggy
But yeah, nigh on EVERY new bought RC will NEED upgrades, they just do, otherwise they'd have stupid price tags.
Best thing to do is buy a nice spec, good condition pre-owned, or build it yourself.
Either that or the very wise thing and move to electric.

the trophy 3.5 is a buggy the trophy 4.6 is a truggy

[Oh How Original]

jimbone, on 19 April 2012 - 03:45 PM, said:

the trophy 3.5 is a buggy the trophy 4.6 is a truggy

My bad, but still... Hy[er 7s have more problems than these.

[jimbone]

I can't comment on the hypers never had or used one my trophy seems to be going strong well steering servo went first tank after break in then all the other problems its had was cause of me and my skills although wen i changed the steering servo over i check all the screws and it shocked me to see how many were lose enough to undo by hand!

[BillyTheShed]

jimbone, on 19 April 2012 - 04:33 PM, said:

I can't comment on the hypers never had or used one my trophy seems to be going strong well steering servo went first tank after break in then all the other problems its had was cause of me and my skills although wen i changed the steering servo over i check all the screws and it shocked me to see how many were lose enough to undo by hand!

Before next outing I will go over the whole buggy with my bottle of threadlock and hopefully will be back up and running with a degree of reliability.

[jimbone]

Yea i would mate i was lucky nothing fell off before i noticed lol