Question about variouos RC Types

[Greywolf74]

I am relativly new to RCs and I've fallen in love with it. One thing I dont fully understand. If someone knows of a video that answers this then if you could just point me to it that would be great but if not then I would like to fully understand the difference between Monster trucks, Standium Trucks, Muggies, Truggies, and Buggies. I mean I know what a monster truck is.....like a Savage right? and I know what a Buggy is....like an 8ight right? and I think a stadium truck is like ruster or jato? and I understand that muggies and truggies are some kind of hybrids between all of those but the lines are really blurry to me. Can someone explain what exactly each type of vehichle is used for and how to identify the differences. I want to be able to look at any kit and be able to say to myself "Ahhhhh, this is a truggy" or "this is a stadium truck" or "this is a muggy" and I know this because of X, Y, and Z.

Thanks in advance

 

[Lessen]

You understand the basics so that's good.

I don't know what a "muggy"is, never heard of it. A "truggy" is a hybrid of a monster truck and a buggy. Monster trucks generally have a transmission (which usually is of 2 or maybe 3 speed gearing), but no differential. The opposite is true of buggies (center diff but no multi-speed). A truggy is essentially a buggy with a stretched chassis for longer wheelbase, longer suspension arms, larger wheels/tires and generally a larger engine to boot. In the racing scene buggies run .21 size engines, truggies usually are powered by .28's. Truggies are often coined as "stadium trucks" although in my opinion this is incorrect terminology.

A traditional stadium truck is rear wheel drive only (although there are a few 4wd available).

 

[hamz9561]

A Muggy is actually a model of truck built by Losi.

 

[Chucksolo69]

For the definition of a Truggy, look at information on the Losi Ten T. This truck/buggy hybrid is basically a 1/8th buggy shrunken down to 1/10th with the same size tires on each end. The engine is the same as found on the 1/8th Losi 810 buggy. I have had a couple of stadium trucks in my time, a Traxxas electric Rustler and a Nitro Rustler. My Ten T is basically a 4WD stadium truck on buggy chassis.