jjl5590 Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 Which would you rather have? Hobbywing 4985 or the Traxxas 1717? Both are the same price Both are the same size Both are the same kV ⛄ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitroholic Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 Normally...I wouldn;t buy Traxxas motors or ESCs ever, unless every other maker had gone bust, or the item was free.... but.... wasn't the Traxxas 1717 the rebadged Castle motor? if so....I'd take it over a Hobbywing motor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 In what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 Brushless motors only fail if abused. If you're not going mental with the set-up, either will suffice, but the Hobbywing will probably be cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjl5590 Posted August 16, 2021 Author Share Posted August 16, 2021 59 minutes ago, Nitroholic said: Normally...I wouldn;t buy Traxxas motors or ESCs ever, unless every other maker had gone bust, or the item was free.... but.... wasn't the Traxxas 1717 the rebadged Castle motor? if so....I'd take it over a Hobbywing motor I read somewhere that it was made from cheaper materials 46 minutes ago, Kpowell911 said: In what? A Typhon 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douge one Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 I personally would go for hobbywing. I don't see Traxxas not charging some premium for brand name ( need money for them lawyer's to sue competition) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninetiesbeard Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 I own and use one of the traxxas 1717s, its a total monster. Use it to power a heavy savage on 6s, very fast indeed. I actually want to go to 4s and step down from it lol, too much. Never had an issue with anything hobbywing, i guess the hobbywing motor would probably be the better choice for budget Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 Werent the original Traxxas 1717s amazing? Then they changed something? Id go Hobbywing, although in a Typhon id go with a smaller, higher kv motor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjl5590 Posted August 16, 2021 Author Share Posted August 16, 2021 Cheers for all the insight 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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