This is why you don't buy Traxxas...

[Krathead]

Those Losi 5th scales were from a while ago. That track is kinda small for 1/5

 

[Hoss811]

What I find hilarious is I purchased the Rustler when it first came out (in kit form) in 1994. Wanna take a stab at the first 2 things I broke?

Rear bulkhead and rear shock tower. In the exact same place that yours broke. I had that truck for 15 years and went through dozens of bulkheads and towers. Amazing after all this time they still havent fixed it.

 

[stuartd]

I went to a private track today. I go once a week or so. It is a nice track in a guys back yard and people come and race and have fun. Today there were 6 Traxxas cars there, my Typhon and my Kraton and my brothers Kraton. Every one of the 6 Traxxas cars broke at least once. My brother did break his wing mount but he was pounding it. Both of my cars had no issues. The Typhon I was running a while before anyone else got there and was the last one on the track. That thing put in a workout today. I'm not saying this is how thing go all the time but I will say I am not surprised. Everything will break but some things break easier than others.

I read “private track” and “guys back yard” then saw your pics and it really didn’t match my mental image! That’s a cool track and it’s great he lets others use it.

 

[Krathead]

I read “private track” and “guys back yard” then saw your pics and it really didn’t match my mental image! That’s a cool track and it’s great he lets others use it.

What kind of mental image did you have?

 

[stuartd]

What kind of mental image did you have?

Something much smaller than the track you posted pics of. For some persepctive my 'back yard' is about 11metres by 12 metres.

 

[Slick2500]

I'm getting back into this game. Am 43 and havnt messed with rc cars in years! Got involved with quads and camera drones. Fast forward to about a couple months back. Looking for my boy a truck for Christmas, saw all of the advances made in the RC car/truck world and decided to get dad a car to share the experience with him.
Him and I went to our LHS and picked up the new Rustler 4x4 VXL brushless. Having the ability to adjust all the parameters wirelessly via my Traxxas phone app is pretty cool. I cut the power down to 40% for when my 5 yr old boy bashes it and he loves it. Truck is very fast on 3S blows my mind the power of some of these. So we break a shock on his little 1/10 Xinlehong 9125 I think it is so I ordered shocks. Meanwhile we are bashing this traxxus around and hard now mind you. I had watched some Rich D videos lol (big fan) and by nature that's what these are for, go have some fun. So I don't take it easy on it. Road rash on the top of it, (the new bodies with the rash guards and interior skeleton design are pretty innovative I think). Days go by.... Meanwhile I'm getting into the forums and now new to me rc hobby world and from an outside point of view looking in and completly impartial. I start noticing Traxxus is like the Apple of the RC world. People call Traxxus owners fan boys just like I have witnessed people do about iPhone toters. I'm assuming because they are a hugely popular brand and probably spend more on marketing and advertising as well, but I knew they had been around for years, reputable brand and heard great things about them. I bought it because I read some things about it and researched it a bit seemed like it's been around a long time plenty of aftermarket and readily available parts so I pulled the trigger.

But in the course of reading things and watching vids I kept hearing of this Arrma Kraton V3 and how tough they are. Watching Rich make these things fly through the air blew my mind and would laugh when I watched. Same type of laugh and thrill I get when bashing. You just have to laugh when running and bashing these things around such a blast I have with my boy! Anyway I decide to pull the trigger on a new Kraton V3. Sold one of my drones to offset the cost. Was on the fence to go with the Erevo 2.0 but figured mix it up a little and watched some vids where the revo broke early on. But watched similar vids about the Kraton but still.... I went with my own decision based on reviews and things I had learned about em. But would like to have the Revo as well, looks great.

Since I have had the Kraton we have had a blast! But have bent the rear shock tower, busted a wing arm support, had the servo saver back off.... had to retighten and dab on some loctite. Started smoking the other day while running around....burnt up a servo. Currently have it tore apart replacing the servo and have upgraded all Broken parts along the way with voltage hobbies or tried to reinforce if possible. Now have a tower to tower brace that helped a lot when bashing and some other ideas in the works.
Meanwhile my Rustler sets over here not a broken part on it. Not really saying it's more durable.... Probably put the Kraton through slightly more bangs and bruises but I have had this thing break pretty regularly. I think it's due in part to the weight of the 8th scale vs 10th in my opinion. It hits the ground there is more weight to contend with and parts break. Just part of the hobby and price of admission I guess. I personally love both these trucks and are a complete blast. I havnt broken one part.... (yet)...on the Traxxus and can barely make it through a bash session or two with this Kraton without breaking something lol.
So just my 2 cents and observation I guess. They all will break given the right circumstances. Bash on!

Yup physics is a bitch. The Kraton weighs about twice as much as the Rustler and also has twice the power.

 

[Slick2500]

Yea there are quite a few. We have a Facebook group that meets once a month to bash and games with raffles and lunch. Another group gets together twice a year for a big bash with vendors and giveaways. over a hundred people usually and we camp for the weekend. I'll look for pics

Now I really want to move to Phoenix. I think my sister has a spare bedroom I can use till I find my own place lol.

 

[olds97_lss]

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Yeah here is a better shot. I got a little carried away off those doubles and hit it.

Hoping we see some video footage of that place at some point!

 

[olds97_lss]

What I find hilarious is I purchased the Rustler when it first came out (in kit form) in 1994. Wanna take a stab at the first 2 things I broke?

Rear bulkhead and rear shock tower. In the exact same place that yours broke. I had that truck for 15 years and went through dozens of bulkheads and towers. Amazing after all this time they still haven't fixed it.

I had that issue on my jato until I put a brace on the rear tower to the middle of the chassis. Also added a shortened wheelie bar. Now it's very rare that I break anything on it and now that it's brushless... I send it to the sky.

Might be able to make something similar for your rustlers:

 

[crimsonfancy]

What I find hilarious is I purchased the Rustler when it first came out (in kit form) in 1994. Wanna take a stab at the first 2 things I broke?

Rear bulkhead and rear shock tower. In the exact same place that yours broke. I had that truck for 15 years and went through dozens of bulkheads and towers. Amazing after all this time they still haven't fixed it.

This is very telling imo.

 

[Mother_Trucker]

Sad as it is to say as soon as I build up my Axial MT my Stampede 4x4 might just become obsolete. I have my Granite 4x4 for bashing and that things flies on 2s and keeps on going while my Stampede struggles at times, though it may just be the motor is getting old cause it sounds like an electric saw, kinda loud and rusty.

 

[Krathead]

Hoping we see some video footage of that place at some point!

I'll see if I can get some footage of the Typhons whooping on the Slashes next time I'm out there. The Kratons did good too but not as fast on that track as the 3S Typhons.

 

[Mother_Trucker]

I just had a really fun run with my Stampede so I can't complain. It's all about how you use them.

 

[TraverseCity420]

I just had a really fun run with my Stampede so I can't complain. It's all about how you use them.

Your right I use my arrma the same as I use my stampede and my stampede broke 30x more.. I poured money into 1 truck while the other truck has barely broke the front bumper.

Some trucks are built to bash, Some are built to look pretty goin down the road.

 

[Slick2500]

The Stampede was designed with part breakages in mind. Why else has the design stayed mostly the same since 1994?

 

[RC Detail]

The Trx forums moderators suck. There was one that had it out for me.
I get it, they get thousands of people coming and going but I’m far from the troll I was accused of being by on of their leaders, lol. Pissed me off that they were judging me completely unfair.

So I help people through PMs.
Then the lawsuit. Traxxas is nothing short of being a Patent Troll. Buying old patents for the sole reason of taking manufacturers to court.
Public needs to know about this practice. It really shows their true colors.


But with the above things happening, it put a bad taste in my mouth.
I swore off buying anything new Traxxas. Sold off an extensive Traxxas Snap On collection.

Nib Blue Nero, Fazon and Big Rock have taken the SO collections place on the shelves.
Ticky tack, immature way of recognizing the circumstances, my problem, lol.
Trx reminds me of the grade school bully, smh.

 

[Krathead]

They are coming right out and admitting the trucks were designed for 2S and will break with 3S but still insist they are the best there is.

 

[Peeeenuuutt]

Everyone do keep in mind, the rustler is a 30 year old platform (or just about, moral is it’s old) and isn’t meant for the hard crashes of today’s world, rather old school nostalgic brushed 20mph hard packed tracks.


I also hate the mods on Traxxas forums. Got another strike for saying “hell”, and they just are so arrogant with their replies and get butthurt when proven wrong.

 

[TraverseCity420]

The mods over there are authoritarian!!

I got 2 7 point infractions for stating that Traxxas batteries are nothing special and are in fact over priced and the warranty is bullshit after a cpl people seem to wanna hype there bullshit batteries as being something everyone should have and hold....

then I told the mods to eat a fat peepee sammich and I got banned

 

[Krathead]

The mods over there are authoritarian!!

I got 2 7 point infractions for stating that Traxxas batteries are nothing special and are in fact over priced and the warranty is bullshit after a cpl people seem to wanna hype there bullshit batteries as being something everyone should have and hold....

then I told the mods to eat a fat peepee sammich and I got banned

I saw your post over there and wondered if they were going to let you get away with that. Is it a permanent ban or just jail time?