Rummy RC bashing the 1/6th Scale Chevy Monster Truck

I finally got the 3905 maxx transmission in it with the wide range 1st gear. So I took it out to do a little bit of everything to see how the gear reduction might help. It did great but proved to produce way to much torque for the axles to hold up to.

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• rummy
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• muddin
• crawlin
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[remotecontrolhorror]

i have a set under my fifth scale x-factor, a set under my fifth scale pulling tractor, i use one for the rear end in my 1/8th scale '32 ford, and i have another set that i put under an electric truck that is vaguely similar to yours. i've never had the gears try to separate, the only problem i have had is with the couplers on the axle shaft and on the diff output shaft. but red loctite cured those problems for me.

[nickrummy]

Hmmm..... you're beating on those pretty good? Sounds like they SHOULD take some punishment. I was thinking of making axle trusses to keep the flex minimal. 

[remotecontrolhorror]

wow, that's crazy. i have at least 4 sets of those axles, and i've never had that problem before. what's the motor set-up in your truck???

[nickrummy]

What trucks do you have them on? I'm running (2) 7T Cobalt puller motors.

[remotecontrolhorror]

soo what fails on the x-factors axles???

[nickrummy]

@remotecontrolhorror

The diff gears. Ring and pinion stripping. I think it's because of the axle housing flexing though. The design of the housing is kind of poor, if it flexes then the mesh of the ring and pinion is lost and they can strip.

[jr142949]

do you know how much this truck would kick ass if it was nitro dude cmon make it nitro!!!! nice vid and truck btw!!!!

[trippedonamidget]

mr rummy i really need your help.i found a forum on google with pics of your truck and it had a red jeep cherokee body on it before the chevy.i wanted to know if you still had it and if so i will buy it off you.also still need some info on motor for my own 1/6 truck.please get back to me i dont want to start building till i have a body.

[freespeachrulez]

@WiiProdigy Gas is not good for crawling.. not at all.. unless you like wasting gas.. imagine the gear reduction for something like a gas engine?

[freespeachrulez]

Was the body by chance at one time a lowrider body that had lambo doors? If so I have that and wondered if I could put it on something 4x4 like this.

[WiiProdigy]

take that electric thing out the water electric is so old go gas

[timothypavao1]

thats awsome but if you get tires with softer foam you will be able to tackle the focks super easy

[elarsson66]

GIVE MEEE!!!!! :o

[TraxxasmaxxUk]

I like the way you cut the shell to make it look like the windows are half open! Looks real neat!

[XxxUNDEADL3G3NDxxX]

what truck or car did that start out before you upgraded it and do all of this stuff

[unstopablenavyseal]

even runs like a chevy

[mattpavelich1]

just gotta figure out a front locker now...  looking good !!

[remotecontrolhorror]

well yah, my fifth scale x factor is 7 years old now, still with the same ring and pinions that came in them. and 5 gallons of fuel later. it weighs every bit of at least 15 pounds, too. i have had a few bearing failures inside the diff cases, but never a ring or pinion failure. now, i have bought a few used x-factors, and some of them had blowed up diffs, but i'm not sure what they were doing with the truck, either.

[nickrummy]

@digdug132

Sometimes they are on ebay but usually as a complete truck. Search for "jesse james silverado" and make sure it's that larger version. There is a smaller 1/10th version too.

[digdug132]

where did you get the body??

[nickrummy]

@Tbomb187

The traxxas summit has lockers that can be changed from the remote, problem is I'm using X-factor axles and I'd have to come up with my own custom way of doing it. They're not strong enough for me to put that kind of time and money into them anyhow. The servo in it now is plenty strong, even with a locker it'll still move the tires, the problem is the tires don't have enough traction to make it actually turn. Just the back locker reduced turning radius a lot.

[Tbomb187]

I do believe you can buy a front locker that you can dissengage from the remote. also put a dual servo steering setup on it if you can only find a permanent front locker. Otherwise, Bad Boys Truck ya got there.

[kimi450]

Nice test track :)

[nickrummy]

Sure do! Go to beatyourtruck dot c om and i think it's actually posted on the home page.