[The Traxxas trx4m owners thread]

On 18/04/2024 at 20:13, Lone-wolf said:

Little question on the TRX4m, how sturdy is it, would you guys say its a tough little critter

I've crashed my tarantula Trx4m quite hard on my crawler course a good few times and nothing has broken and it's all stone pretty much, unforgiving landings (probably going to break next crash now I've posted this).

They are a tough little truck. I've been pleasantly surprised how long the plastic gears lasted. I left the rear in my bronco just out of curiosity. 

I way prefer working on Trx4m's than fcx24 and scx24. Most of the bolts are 1.5mm driver, not tiny screws. 

Just my opinion, but definitely my favourite mini crawler. 

[The Traxxas trx4m owners thread]

@Lone-wolf You can get the white body and paint it your colour of choice. 

[AJ’s Element RC Kit Build]

Tyres look mint👍 I really like the steel wheels. It's very similar to the steel wheels I used on off roaders. 

[Post up a random video and keep it clean please]

Quite funny, don't forget to put your seat belt on.... 

 

[FTX/Hobby plus Rock van/Unitrak/power wagon 1/18th]

Fixed it 👍 looks good 👍

[AJ’s Element RC Kit Build]

20 minutes ago, .AJ. said:

The parts for the Ecto conversion arrived this morning 

 

 

I didn’t calculate I needed a longer rear centre driveshaft, I hate rtr spec shafts anyway so ive ordered a pair of SSD ones 😂

SSD parts are very good👍 I like how the boxes turn in to a garage diorama. 

Are you using the bumper in the picture? Looks like it protrudes a bit to much. 

[Recommend me some tyres…]

Just now, .AJ. said:

For £30 I think I’ll probably give them a go then 👍 

21 quid direct from Injora. My last order arrived in five days. 

[Recommend me some tyres…]

11 minutes ago, .AJ. said:

Looking for a set of 1.9’s around 120mm tall, for mud and wet roots, I’m a bit of out of touch with what’s available at the moment, also I don’t really want to be paying £70 for a set of 4…….

 

These look great, but I don’t want to be wasting my money

 

https://www.modelsport.co.uk/product/injora-kraken-claw-mud-tyres-19in-m-t-tyres-4-122mm-x-42mm-1354680

 

Cheers 

The kraken claw tyres are very good too. I have recently put a set on my Trx4 defender, same compound as the other injora tyres I mentioned, very sticky. 

I'm pretty sure the kraken claw are a few mil taller. 

[Recommend me some tyres…]

I used to hate Injora tyres, but they have upped their game. 

I recently bought some of these... 

https://www.injora.com/products/injora-swamp-claw-1-9-m-t-tires-4-120-42mm

They are very grippy for rocks and as a trail tyre. 

The other tyres I use and rate highly are... 

https://www.modelsport.co.uk/product/fastrax-110-crawler-rocko-19-scale-tyres-inserts-2-1330583

I've got several sets of those tyres and trust me, they are good all round. 

I've had loads of more expensive tyres and they aren't worth it. You are paying for a brand name, or scale looks ( I get the scale look thing. 

I rate jconcepts ruptures highly, a very good tyre for crawling but also a good trail tyre. 

[Post up a random video and keep it clean please]

A short video of one of the tawny owls watching a badger before it flys off. 

Finally dry weather so the owls will be out hunting for sure. 

 

[My hard body builds]

49 minutes ago, ad456m said:

Looking good. 
 

What’s the file that needs printed?  I farm out a lot of my larger prints to a mate as his printer is much better tuned than mine. I’m planning throwing some stuff his way in a couple of weeks.

Thanks 👍. 

It's an stl file. If you could help that would be great. 

[Ftx outback tracker or element titanium hd]

I use lithium grease. I have plenty from working on off road bikes, so that's the only reason I use that. 

The sticky grease is probably good for ring and pinion diff gears, less likely to fling off. 

[My hard body builds]

Here's Another. Injora cherokee cage body. Initially bought this body for a Trx4. You would need to cut down the side plates or fabricate something to fill the gap. 

I sat the body on one of my lcg rigs and it looked like an easy fit. 

I used an injora cherokee front bumper, scx10 injora side plates, magnetic mounts on the front and a basic hinge on the rear. 

There's a huge void at the rear of the cab. There is a part that can be 3d printed. If anyone could help me out with that please let me know. 

I'm going to use a offcut of lexan. 

 

[The Traxxas trx4m owners thread]

@Lone-wolf @Stormbringer

Thanks👍

I'm not really a fan of the full throttle method but that particular bit is very slippy, even for the sticky tyres. 

Some times you have to give it full beans

[The Traxxas trx4m owners thread]

A few videos 

 

[The Traxxas trx4m owners thread]

Finished off for now the Trx4m IR40. 

There's plenty of room under the body to hide the esc. A bracket above the battery tray would be ideal. 

The injora esc is super smooth low down, after another test today I'm happy with it and will definitely get another. 

The clipless body is good, I had to file a little off the injora carbon chassis to fit front bumper and the rear hinge nothing major. 

[What did you do to your model today?]

Finished off, well for now the Trx4m IR40 truck and gave it a little test on my very slippy in a lot of places crawler course. 

Looks fairly dry in the picture, but there's loads of moss and damp. 

[The Traxxas trx4m owners thread]

I've given the injora esc a little test. 

Very nice so far. I've only used a 2s lipo so far. They are 3s capable. 

I had the crawler gears in the gearbox with the Injora 48t motor. 

The low down control is very good, I'll have to give it a comparison to the hobbywing but I'm sure it's smoother. 

Really nice looking compact esc. 

I saw a YouTube video a good few months ago and the first version of version needed some improvement. 

I left it a while until I thought it was sorted. 

I definitely recommend one for your Trx4m, ax24, fcx24 or other mini crawler. 

I'm probably going to get a few more. 

I'll try and get some videos on my crawler course. 

[The Traxxas trx4m owners thread]

@Lone-wolfThanks mate 👍. Went together very nice.

I'm really liking the traxxas trx4m &  Trx4 bodies, particularly the Ford and chevy trucks. 

 

[Traxxas Trx4m Chevy so far……]

@Gaz! That's brilliant mate, great job👍

[The Traxxas trx4m owners thread]

Nearly finished the Injora IR40 truck. 

A bit of soldering and fit the driveshafts. 

I've used a injora defender carbon chassis, bronco / defender length links front and rear with a few mil of spacing. I'm going to get longer rears, they'll fit no problems. 

Looks pretty good. 

Need to solder a Traxxas Trx4m motor connector back on the motor to connect it to the injora esc. 

 

[What did you do to your model today?]

Nearly finished the Injora IR40 truck. 

Looks pretty cool with the big 70mm tyres. 

 

[What did you do to your model today?]

Fitted some brass parts to one of the trx4s. Portal weights and diff covers. 

Both injora and fit perfectly. 

 

[TrailFinder 2 tips for first timer]

Looking amazing! Good job👍

[FTX Vantage 3s problems]

You may need to try a smaller pinion gear. Sounds like the esc is drawing to many amps. Volt up, gear down 👍.