I think it’s time to revive my 1st Wheely King!

[BJoe]

It’s been sitting around for the last decade collecting dust and webs and allI need to do is solder up the Holmes 45t 550 Trailmaster, put a pinion gear on it, and drop a receiver and battery in it and it will be ready to crawl again!





Maybe tomorrow or Friday after work, I can get it going again as it shouldn’t take too long.

 

[BJoe]

It’s soldered up and the Rx is in it, but the ESC seems to cut back out right away. I have another XL5 in the Grave Robber Wheely King that I may swap into this then pull the 3 channel Spektrum Rx out of my brushless SCX24 and put a spare VXL into that and resurrect 2 Wheely Kings this weekend!

 

[MSB]

Glad I'm not the only one still using these things. I've been rocking two the last couple of years. 1 based on an scx frame and the other is a Grave Digger "crawler" for my son. I'm also digging your telluride, which I also have one set up to crawl.

I'm actually contemplating putting some LMT axles under the Grave Digger bodied WK mainly for sh*ts and giggles

 

[kincer]

Wow this brings back memories, this was my first rig, I bought one brand new, ran it for a while doing wheelies then converted it to a crawler and I now have going on a 100 rigs, really wish I'd never sold the ol Wheely King.

 

[BJoe]

I still really like the trucks, mine have just been parked a while, but have a 2 for 1 resurrection this weekend, both Kings are rubbing again! Had ti temporarily disable my brushless SCX since it had the 3channel Rx I needed for the Grave Robber, but I’ll replace that with the cheaper 2 channel Rx later.



And click on the pic below to see the reason for the 3 channel Rx in the Grave Robber……..:mrgreen:

 

[BJoe]

Glad I'm not the only one still using these things. I've been rocking two the last couple of years. 1 based on an scx frame and the other is a Grave Digger "crawler" for my son. I'm also digging your telluride, which I also have one set up to crawl.

I'm actually contemplating putting some LMT axles under the Grave Digger bodied WK mainly for sh*ts and giggles

Can’t remember where I put them, but I had a 3rd pair of axles that I though would make a great start for a “tundra truck” type build or a small period monster truck using leaves, SCX10 frame, Clod body, and now maybe the Bigfoot body from Traxxas and those 2.2” Rangers on Midwest wheels from JConcepts!

 

[BJoe]

Happy with how it worked, was just a bit slow, probably need to put a bigger pinion on it, apparently a 14t pinion with a 90t+ is geared really, really short for a 2s LiPo:ror:

 

[TrailDawg362]

I loved mine back in the day. I ran an 8.5 brushless motor and beat it mercilessly. Good times.

 

[BJoe]

I loved mine back in the day. I ran an 8.5 brushless motor and beat it mercilessly. Good times.

This one had seen a ton of use before I parked it, just drove it, modded, drove it more and just flex the daylights out of it when I’d run it. It was kinda nice getting this one going again!

 

[Gula]

My daughter still has her crawler converted one. I found the crawler conversion kit ($26) way back when the WK went out of style. Still kicking around with a pink 79 F150 body, and a hello kitty sticker driving it.

 

[BJoe]

My daughter still has her crawler converted one. I found the crawler conversion kit ($26) way back when the WK went out of style. Still kicking around with a pink 79 F150 body, and a hello kitty sticker driving it.

May need to do something for my Niece once she is old enough with one of these.

 

[j0e]

I love my Wheely Kings!
Glad to see you've gotten yours going again.

...or a small period monster truck using leaves, SCX10 frame, Clod body, and now maybe the Bigfoot body from Traxxas...

I have a similar plan (one of these days), but the Traxxas body is kinda small...
may be perfect for another WK monster truck!

 

[jose77]

Wow... I can't believe that I'm not the only person who still loves this thing!! In in the process of getting it running again with all new electronics and bearings.

Great times!!!