well that was a bad day

[michaelmcgau]

got finished up at work early today so i thought great, time to get the rcs out and do a bit of tuning and bashing. Took my rustler out first and after 20mins or so she was running sweet until i flipped it and the back bearing carrier snaps at the bottom wish bone mount. So i figure ah well it wont be a problem il order a new part when i get home so i throw it in the boot and grab my s maxx. Now iv just up graded it from the 2.5 to the 3.3 so i still needed to fine tune it but its basically sorted and is a flying machine, so i take it out run it round for a bit to get it warmed up and all is grand till i hit the goal posts, head on and snap the front shock tower.
I should of just stayed at work

 

[Jacknifejuv]

I have that . I always get that happen to me . Go out on a monday or early after work . And something breaks . Go out at the weekend and hammer it . Nothin breaks lol .

 

[michaelmcgau]

on closer inspection it was the bulkhead that snapped not the shock tower........i should really learn to drive

 

[Jacknifejuv]

No matter how you drive something will still break
. I call mine the omen lol. Gives me nothin but hell sometimes lol .

 

[HPIguy]

Well, there's your problem. You can't be stuffing things the size of a Rustler into something as small as a boot, it's too hard on all the plastic bits flexing each time. :

JK man, I know what you meant. Sounds like not only would it have been cheaper to stay at work, you would have been getting paid as well. But I bet it wouldn't have been as fun.

 

[moe7404]

."i should really learn to drive" now how would that be fun?

 

[HPI-Killer]

Ouch lol. In my case I have no job so if something breaks I buy a monster energy and do some open rig surgery

."i should really learn to drive" now how would that be fun?

Thats why women refuse when they drive their cars

 

[hamz9561]

If you're not breaking something, then you're not having fun.

 

[Racer 1966]

"Tis better to have run a little and broke it than to have not ran it at all!

 

[michaelmcgau]

all hail ebay............ replacement parts all ordered, should be here soon so i can get back out and break something else

 

[theant]

Last fall, I was out in the field with my maxx, I ran it full throttle into a tree pushed in the bumper (and to my surprise, nothing else was broken), flipped over into a 3 foot deep hole that was filled right to the top with water. I thought that was the end for this thing! I brought it home undid all of the cases, took out the glow plug and started blow drying it with my wifes blowdryer. It took me a couple of hours but it still works today and I havnt had to replace anything, I thought that the motor would be toast...man these things can take alot

 

[Jacknifejuv]

They sure has hell can take a poundin my conrod snapped and locked my piston didnt mark the barrel but half the skirt of the piston snapped off . And mine still runs perfect with a f'd piston lol .

 

[roadkill]

I know how it feels to break the bulkhead and skid plate. In my case it was a jeep tire. didnt even run an 1/8 tank of fuel that day. On payday i went to the lhs to get the parts only to find out they were the wrong ones when I got home. Had to to order the right ones,theres another week but when I put them on it was all good. When I went to the lhs to buy a used parts car they already sold it. The kids took it outside and it started right up and ran good. Missed out on that deal but still have a good XXX NT and havnt broke anything lately woo hoo.

Roadkill

 

[mtaylortank]

I agree if you dont break something you werent having enough fun!!!! I dont come in till something is broken. and alot of times right back out the door with another one till they all need some work... Now thats a good day 6 broken rigs and one halfway running l.o.l!!!!!! Have fun.,....

 

[Kfarron1]

I'm always breaking something, well at least on my stock parts trucks I am, the upgraded trucks seem to take a good bashin now a days...

Its always good to have ALOT of parts on hand, I know I got just about 1 or 2 of every part on the tmaxx/smaxx... Wanna play hard, gotta have the stuff to keep em running...