Father Son Crawler Build

[rcrawler13]

I wish my Dad was into RC, my parents barely accept its a hobby.

 

[phritchey]

Well... I beleive we have success, he drove that crawler nearly all day long, we did identify a few little tweaks that should happen, the springs are a little weak and we ended up with quite a few spacers to help them out and also we definately need to lock the front differential, i purposely left it open to help with steering but it is clearly evident that with the capabilities of this little crawler that it is ready to be locked, I think that will be a project for tomorrow. We went on 2 expeditions today and the flex on the rig is absolutely outasight! he can outflex me by a mile... anyway I would love to post a video for you guys somewhere but not too sure where I could do that. So... tomorrow I'll update the Photobucket with some action shots. bye for now. "thumbsup"

 

[phritchey]

OK Photobucket is updated, we made a few small mods today, we had to do a little body trimming because the tires would hit under certain conditions, and also did away with the steering servo saver and used an arm off of my Axial crawler and am having much better luck with it, (well.. as best as you can get with a locked front end) thanks all for looking "thumbsup"

Pictures by phritchey - Photobucket

 

[Charlie-III]

Nice looking rig for a start!"thumbsup""thumbsup"

Good to see you putting your son to work, it will make him appreciate it more down the road, also likely he will take better care of it.8)

Interesting work stand, I like it.

Do you still have the bullet connectors to the motor? If so, get rid of them, they will get worse over time and start getting hot. Either direct solder, or a better connector (maybe Deans so you don't get ESC motor & battery connections crossed).;-)

 

[phritchey]

The RPM Revolver wheels came in, we can finally mount the Ripsaw tires and get them installed, and dad can finally have his wheels and tires back 8) I updated the pics on Photobucket, enjoy...

Pictures by phritchey - Photobucket

 

[phritchey]

The RPM Revolver wheels came in, we can finally mount the Ripsaw tires and get them installed, and dad can finally have his wheels and tires back 8) I updated the pics on Photobucket, enjoy...

Pictures by phritchey - Photobucket