ADH66 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 13 minutes ago, johninderby said: Seriously thinking of ordering a Mauler next week. At least it takes a 540. Have a suitable Losi sensored crawler motor and Novak ESC that would drop right in. John Ahh the joys of a spares box many years deep I suspect Mauler looks to have all the right spec for not a lot of money. Mates have bought the Outback which are ok, enough for me to see the challenge in crawling, but far too light and far too narrow gauge so roll easy and bounce too much. Mauler is much wider and heavier. It may not have the sophistication of a £400 crawler but, hell, it'll do for winter fun for sure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johninderby Posted August 24, 2017 Author Share Posted August 24, 2017 (edited) Impressed with my Outback which has "evolved" a bit and crawls well but still more of a scaler than pure crawler. John Edited August 24, 2017 by johninderby 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADH66 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Impressed with my Outback which has "evolved" a bit and crawls well but still more of a scaler than pure crawler. John Looks nice. But wider track now? Mates have the grey Landie copy and the blue Toyota look a like. And they roll roll roll as soon as they traverse. But wheel weights have been added and apparently things are much better now. For £140 they are great fun. But the Mauler promises to be the next step up for pocket change extra. So I'm hanging out for that, so I can offset their extra few months practice with a better car haha Sent from my LG-H850 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerlycarrot9 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 2 hours ago, ADH66 said: Buy a crawler mate. I don't have much money left for a new rc Even a cheap one like the Mauler or the Outback. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete D Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Took mine out for a bash with the Beatle shell on and it turns out it's a bit too much of a tight fit and it split so it's going to get fibreglassed and only used for wet and messy stuff and back to original for the rough stuff. Other than that it held up well this time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerlycarrot9 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Well i just realized that the spur gear that comes with the brushless Outlaw is the 17t and not the 23t that i thought it was Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADH66 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Well i just realized that the spur gear that comes with the brushless Outlaw is the 17t and not the 23t that i thought it was [emoji14] Class. Mind, I ordered the 23t pinion instead of the 17t recently, as I didn't read the parts breakdown properly. #facepalm So I have spare 23t pinions. Helpfully. Not. Sent from my LG-H850 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerlycarrot9 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 24 minutes ago, ADH66 said: Class. Mind, I ordered the 23t pinion instead of the 17t recently, as I didn't read the parts breakdown properly. #facepalm So I have spare 23t pinions. Helpfully. Not. Sent from my LG-H850 using Tapatalk I'm sure you could fit it in using the 23t motor mount Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6ft4Crawler Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 (edited) 6 hours ago, johninderby said: Seriously thinking of ordering a Mauler next week. At least it takes a 540. Have a suitable Losi sensored crawler motor and Novak ESC that would drop right in. John Ive got one pre ordered Edited August 24, 2017 by 6ft4Crawler 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johninderby Posted August 24, 2017 Author Share Posted August 24, 2017 20 minutes ago, 6ft4Crawler said: Ibe got one pre ordered So do I now. John 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigjimknickers Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 So, I've got my goolrc combo now, so I'm going to solder an XT60 onto it now & bring it incase the HPI vapour was in the bin for a reason! any ideas how to calibrate the 60A goolrc esc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ph678 Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 On 20/08/2017 at 18:00, Bigjimknickers said: What is that combo then?,10bl60? Its the 3660 ezrun g2 3200kv hobbywing with 120a ezrun esc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ph678 Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 (edited) Its not a straight forward fit. The shaft on the motor needs 2mm taken off the end and the pinion I used I had to half in size as it was meant for a 600 helicopter. Got the pinion from align-trex shop. I used a clear bag to seal aound the motor first and pierced through the shaft then taped up round the shaft and the seal. This stops any fillings getting into the motor, Not that it probably could but I'm a bit anal about stuff like that! the pinion I offered up to the chassis and marked it out then just got pliers on the end I wasn't going to use and took my time with a dremel and a thin metal cutting disc. Snapped a couple but that's just down to my unsteady hands! heres a link to the pinion I used .... https://www.align-trex.co.uk/17t-hard-one-0-6m-hardened-pinion-gear-5mm-shaft-ho-0600lh-17t.html it looks nothing like the picture and more like this.... https://www.align-trex.co.uk/17t-hard-one-0-7m-hardened-pinion-gear-5mm-shaft-ho-0700h-17t.html and the combo I used is this one.... https://www.modelsport.co.uk/hobbywing-ezrun-combo-max10-sct-3660sl-3200kv-brushless-motor/rc-car-products/420924 Edited August 25, 2017 by ph678 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t2boats Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 (edited) 6 hours ago, ph678 said: Its the 3660 ezrun g2 3200kv hobbywing with 120a ezrun esc Not sure if your motor shaft is the same size as my GoolRC 3660, but when I first offered it up I too thought the shaft was too long - then realised I'd fitted the motor mount the wrong way around. Edited August 25, 2017 by t2boats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6ft4Crawler Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 Little update on the FTX Oulaw, More aluminium parts as ushual not a fan of the anodised blue finish so stripped it off, Also fitted some Pro-Line Hyrax 2.2 tyres on of FTX Outlaw 2.2 Aluminium bead lock wheels. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerlycarrot9 Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Good morning everyone So the right front wheel seems to have a problem. For some reason it's always turned to right a little and not straight as it should be. I've centered the servo, adjusted the steering arms and adjusted the buttons of the controller but still nothing. I've even taken out the front CVDs, steering knuckle arms and the bearings to check if something's wry but nothing. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t2boats Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 1 hour ago, westerlycarrot9 said: Good morning everyone So the right front wheel seems to have a problem. For some reason it's always turned to right a little and not straight as it should be. I've centered the servo, adjusted the steering arms and adjusted the buttons of the controller but still nothing. I've even taken out the front CVDs, steering knuckle arms and the bearings to check if something's wry but nothing. Any ideas? Are you using the stock plastic hubs and knuckles? Could be wear n tear, or something split. Perhaps check where the suspension arm meets the front diff casing.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6ft4Crawler Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 1 hour ago, t2boats said: Are you using the stock plastic hubs and knuckles? Could be wear n tear, or something split. Perhaps check where the suspension arm meets the front diff casing.. I 2nd that or try adjust the steering arm in/out to true up the steering on the RHS wheel. Mine needs tweaking from standard as they where both slightly pointing outwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerlycarrot9 Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, t2boats said: Are you using the stock plastic hubs and knuckles? Could be wear n tear, or something split. Perhaps check where the suspension arm meets the front diff casing.. Yes still using the stock plastic ones. I'll check it out then. Edited August 26, 2017 by westerlycarrot9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerlycarrot9 Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 30 minutes ago, 6ft4Crawler said: I 2nd that or try adjust the steering arm in/out to true up the steering on the RHS wheel. Mine needs tweaking from standard as they where both slightly pointing outwards. I've already tried adjusting the steering arm but i'll check it out again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6ft4Crawler Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 2 minutes ago, westerlycarrot9 said: I've already tried adjusting the steering arm but i'll check it out again. Out can adjust each wheel individualy and you can do them together via the Stevo to Ackerman link arm also so just center up the servo on your radio and no matter where that puts the wheels then adjust everything straight with the steering arms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bigjimknickers Posted August 26, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted August 26, 2017 (edited) posing on wittering beach. Edited August 26, 2017 by Bigjimknickers 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigjimknickers Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 I've just got back from the beach bash & whilst I was there I noticed it was, frankly very poo at rock crawling, I quickly found out this was due to a lack of rear wheel drive. rear wheel had stripped the hex! changed wheel over, tighten with those silly stock nuts & washers & it lasted under a minute! two hexs totally stripped & ruined. Not happy at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johninderby Posted August 26, 2017 Author Share Posted August 26, 2017 Was going to say that's odd but just realised I fitted alloy hexes and different wheels early on and not a problem. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bieomax Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Little update on the FTX Oulaw, More aluminium parts as ushual not a fan of the anodised blue finish so stripped it off, Also fitted some Pro-Line Hyrax 2.2 tyres on of FTX Outlaw 2.2 Aluminium bead lock wheels. What's the process for removing the anodising dye ?Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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