looking to buy a crawler

[adeezy9183]

Hey guys I'm looking to buy a crawler and was wondering what the best one to get would be. I heard good things on the venom creeper and the axial crawlers...what do u guys think?

 

[slowngreen]

Depends on your budget. For back yard crawling then the Venom is ok but would take ALOT of work, as would the axial to be a good comp rig. The losi Comp crawler is a better step towards being comp worthy but they take some fine tuning to get them working well out of the box. How much are you looking to spend top dollar?

 

[hamz9561]

Are you planning on competing or just general bashing? For general bashing the Axial Axial Almost Ready to crawl is a great deal. Another good one for bashing is the Losi Night Crawler. I personally have a Losi Mini Rock Crawler and really like it for bashing on the rocks.

 

[adeezy9183]

i'm just gonna do some backyard bashing. i'll prolly spend somewhere in the neighborhood of 200 to 300

ok i just ordered the venom creeper kit. it doesn't say what all it comes with, so i ordered the Tekin FXR T45 ESC/Motor Rock Crawling Combo (45T) as well. do you guys know much about the esc motor combo? also, does that kit come with any electronics? can anyone help me? thanks

 

[abadk9420]

I believe the kit is just a roller, so you will also need a steering servo, the higher the torque the better off and happier you will be, I would also recommend a Castle BEC so all of your electronics get plenty of power, a castle Link to program the BEC and you will need a transmitter and receiver if you do not already have one, here are links to the things i have suggested for you:

Servo http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXNRN6&P=ML
Castle BEC http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXSWL3&P=ML
Castle Link http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXGVR8&P=ML
DX3E http://www.amainhobbies.com/product...ase&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Product-Feeds

This what is says is required for the kit:
[SIZE=-1] Requires: 2-channel radio w/1 standard servo & receiver, 540-size brushed or brushless motor, Brushed or brushless ESC 6-7 cell NiMH or 2S LiPo battery, NiMH- or LiPo-compatible charger[/SIZE]

 

[losicrawler]

I heard that the axles get tore up really bad if you use the unlock or lock the diffs too much