TheseusOfTroezen
Newbie
I'm going to be building a scale pulling truck based on the Gen7 Pro. Currently have a slider and a few parts en route, and I'm going to be using thread to share the build.
RC pulling isn't super popular, so finding info on what works and what doesn't has been and will continue to be somewhat difficult. But that means there will be lots of testing, trial and error, and breaking/rebuilding. Which is honestly half the fun!
GOALS:
CLASS RULES:
NRCTPA Dirt Crawler Class
Parts on Order
Parts still needed/researching
RC pulling isn't super popular, so finding info on what works and what doesn't has been and will continue to be somewhat difficult. But that means there will be lots of testing, trial and error, and breaking/rebuilding. Which is honestly half the fun!
GOALS:
- Be competitive in the NRCTPA Dirt Crawler Class
- Make it "dual duty" (i.e. still able to crawl well enough to have some casual fun, with minimal changes)
- Keep within a somewhat reasonable budget...no set number specifically I'm just trying not to go too crazy.
CLASS RULES:
NRCTPA Dirt Crawler Class
- Motor: Brushed or Brushless
- Chassis: Any 1/10th scale 4WD crawler/scaler kit
- Battery: 2s Lipo
- Weight: 8lbs Max
- Hitch: At the frame rail or below
- Suspension: Must be funtional suspension on all 4 corners
- Tires: Must be street or trail type, no agricultural or V tread tractor tires
- Other: All weights must be under body
Parts on Order
- Redcat Gen7 Pro Slider - from eBay
- Redcat Steel Transmission Gears
- Aluminum drive shafts (probably should have gone with steel, we will see)
- Aluminum C Hubs
- Aluminum Steering Knuckles
- Castle Copperhead 10 ESC
- Castle 1406 5700kv motor (supposedly wheel speed is king when pulling! Planning to gear down from stock 18t pinion to 12t to start out)
Parts still needed/researching
- Upgraded diff gears, do they even exist? (want to make the drivetrain as bullet proof as possible)
- Servo, probably going with a cheapy high torque ecopower or something similar
- Tires (still need to research, looks like local pulling track is pretty hard packed)
- Wheels
- Body
- Pinion gears (12t-18t)