Dez's RedCat RS10 reveiw.

[dezfan]

what mods have you done any thing i can do thats cheap and easy

Not much at this time. Tires, foams, wheel weight, shock oil and springs.

Hi !

How is the "diffgear" mounted to the outputshaft in the axels ? on my 1/8 redcat crawler i had to fill that gear up with JB-weld to keep it from slipping on the shaft

I haven't opened the axles up yet, but I hope to soon!"thumbsup"

Holy crap! I've never seen Dez speak that long without including the word "liberals". Glad to see the therapy is working...


Oh yeah, pretty good write-up as well. Btw: my boy "crawls" the same way. "thumbsup"

Liberals suck!:mrgreen:

I'm sure we all would drive like that if we hadn't been tained w/ comp rules.

 

[Duuuuuuuude]

I'm sure we all would drive like that if we hadn't been tained w/ comp rules.

True. If you can't make it over something at WOT, its probably not worth climbing anyway...:mrgreen:

 

[dezfan]

Well guys, been really busy w/ my short course truck stuff, but I had a chance to drive the RS10 again yesterday. Nothing serious, but I wanted to see what differences the tires made. Wow is all I can say. Just the tires(and a little weight) made a noticeable improvement to the RS10's crawling ability! Again, this isn't my comp rig, but for the price it is really surprising me! "thumbsup"

W/ the added traction, now power is really lacking. If I get some extra time this week, I'm going to switch over to the speed 400 cobalt motors. I'm sure the cobalt will really wake the RS10 up!

 

[4xFord]

Well guys, been really busy w/ my short course truck stuff, but I had a chance to drive the RS10 again yesterday. Nothing serious, but I wanted to see what differences the tires made. Wow is all I can say. Just the tires(and a little weight) made a noticeable improvement to the RS10's crawling ability! Again, this isn't my comp rig, but for the price it is really surprising me! "thumbsup"

W/ the added traction, now power is really lacking. If I get some extra time this week, I'm going to switch over to the speed 400 cobalt motors. I'm sure the cobalt will really wake the RS10 up!

Sounds awesome. I hope the gears can handle those motors!

 

[austexjg]

The gears and the esc holding up will be the test. I agree about the tires and weight adding some extra work for the motors, which make the lack of power evident.

 

[dezfan]

The gears and the esc holding up will be the test. I agree about the tires and weight adding some extra work for the motors, which make the lack of power evident.

What type of battery are you using?

 

[Jeepial]

Dez,You have got to get some video when you throw the cobalts and 3s lipo in this thing.That should step up the power,and test durablility issues for sure..:shock:

 

[nwcrawler]

i figured out a way to put 540 motors in mine and i stripped out all of the gears in my front axle just to let you guys know just my .02

 

[rusty5150]

Rear tires were not spinning and the front was. Then smoke out of the rear motor. What is a good motor option?

 

[dezfan]

Look into the Speed 400 Cobalt motors.

http://www.cermark.com/products/Cobalt-motor-%2d-speed-400-size-%2d-(13-turns).html

 

[MrDublin]

I have one of those in my 1.9 TLT crawler. Plenty of wheel speed, it runs a little hot though. I think I need to gear down a little more. You can't beat the price.

 

[sackamous]

Can some one say how these motors run in this truck. My buddie smoked his rear motor and we are looking for somthing to replace it with.

 

[dezfan]

Well the little RS10 is still kicking! :shock:

My son loves this little thing.

I have to admit, I wasn't a big fan of the Red Cat crawlers, but the RS10 has really proved to be a great little rig. Again it isn't a comp crawler, but it is a great little rig to have fun w/ on the rocks and for the price, I thing it's a great entry into the sport."thumbsup"

 

[ThinkTank]

Well the little RS10 is still kicking! :shock:

My son loves this little thing.

I have to admit, I wasn't a big fan of the Red Cat crawlers, but the RS10 has really proved to be a great little rig. Again it isn't a comp crawler, but it is a great little rig to have fun w/ on the rocks and for the price, I thing it's a great entry into the sport."thumbsup"

Hey Dez, that cermark link is dead. You wouldn't happen to know some other cheap cobalts that might work? I've been looking for some.

 

[nwcrawler]

what esc are you using and how does everything work with the 3s lipos

 

[dezfan]

Wow I did a few searches and those motors have really dried up, found one, but it was $69.00!:shock:

Sorry.

 

[ThinkTank]

Wow I did a few searches and those motors have really dried up, found one, but it was $69.00!:shock:

Sorry.

Thanks anyways Dez. I keep looking.
Did you ever finish the CC?

And to be honest, I thing the RS10 is better after you put real tires on them.

Noted and cataloged.

 

[dezfan]

Thanks anyways Dez. I keep looking.
Did you ever finish the CC?

No, it got swallowed in in the project pile and then sold in a bench clearing blowout.

And to be honest, I thing the RS10 is better after you put real tires on them."thumbsup"

NWCrawler, been using the stock ESC w/ a Lipo alarm.

 

[jsowens]

i'll second that tire upgrade recommendation. white rovers improved my rs10 greatly. as for motors, has anyone tried those banebots that folks use for cliff climbers yet? i know they were mentioned in one of the rs10 threads. they might be an improvement over the stock motors for someone who can't find the cobalts

 

[gosox1120]

what do u think about an aftermarket chassis for the berg or someother chassis?