Do you REALLY want to know the truth?
Are you READY for the truth?
I know Woodie gave you great info, and as diplomatic as possible as he should because he runs 2 forums for both brands. That said, let me give you some pros and cons to begin with as they relate to each other.
Tekno Pros
- 7075 aluminum everywhere (imagine having the entire voltage hobby catalogue on your truck out of the box)
- 7075 chassis.
- Light weight (this means more run time, more speed, better jumping, less breakage)
- Nylon infused plastics (advanced composites)
- Light weight drive train (faster acceleration and more response everywhere)
- Very easy to work on, quick release center diff mount, and 8 screws to get to diffs.
- Cheap spare parts
Arrma Pros
- Cool founder/ director ? (this goes far with me)
- Great RTR electronics (if you stay near stock these are great)
- Superior battery box
- Less initial cost (careful with this one, this cost can change dramatically if you are into big air and aren’t perfect)
- Jenny’s RC
- Community
I’ll be honest, the Kraton I own has become a project that I love because I get to fix its flaws DIY and I enjoy tinkering. You can look up my threads, I’m having a great time making my own parts. On the flip side, my tekno is no fun in that area because simply nothing breaks. As in nada...zero...zilch.
All in, my Kraton owes me $1,100.00. I have all voltage (I do not have the hinge pin mounts still) and M2C chassis,backflips, max 6 ESC,RPM everything, and fuze re branded 1500kv 6 pole. I have a JX 30kg servo (and savox sg1210), and custom parts. At the end of the day it weighs over 2lbs more than my ET48 and close to 3 lbs more than my MT.
I say before you buy another Arrma, get yourself at worst a used MT410 (not too many sells theirs so hard to find) and have the best of both worlds and own different brands. At the end of the day you need to make your own choice.
Let me also clear up the air on some opinions out there.
1. I can’t fit a TP long can in an MT410... yes you can, you can relocate the ESC, but more importantly... the MT is so light it doesn’t need a huge motor.
2. I can’t get the diffs out easily.... yes you can, it is 8 screws total. Arrma is 4 screws and you have to release the sway bar so that is another 2 = 6. You do not have to shim tekno diffs either, it is done while building them, but most don’t require any shims.
Just do it man, if you hate yours you can sell it in 2 seconds.