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Tougher than I thought it would be. Arms are maybe too strong in the wrong place. I think it's always going to fail at the hinge pin. Although they didn't fail with the jumps. Nothing else broken except maybe damaged the steering but was still doing the job. Steering servo is garbage and I over heated the motor after 2 packs on flat gravel and road. I think a little under powered but a cool truck for the money and the parts are cheap.

The battery brand was GoldBat. I think it's a pretty cheap budget brand. The capacity states 6200mah 80c. It lasted approximately 20 to 30 minutes. I can't remember exactly but it seemed like a fairly good runtime. The battery is not new, about 2 years ish. Thanks for watching and have fun.

@GadgetFreekRC thank you man

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@GadgetFreekRC I have 5200 mah so should be pretty good time

Yeah should be ok.

Glad it was helpful!

Yes it was rubbing both sides. I put the spring spacers on, it helped a little bit but not much.

Would need to be a big bumper, it's a pretty wide truck. 🙂

Compared to older FTX models it is pretty durable, Compared to ARRMA or TRAXXAS maybe not so much but any car will break if you keep launching it off of big ramps. I didn't launch it too hard and tried too keep it wheels down and was surprised nothing really broke. As for the broken suspension arm in this case I took my eye off the car and oops. The suspension arms in my opinion seem pointlessly strong and have no flex, Always going to break at the hinge pin. It seems like a decent car for the price with a few flaws (steering servo being number 1) but anything can be upgraded and thats half the fun.

Thanks. Its not running bad for a 20 year old RC. I had to run it a little rich. Was a hot day and I didn't cut vent holes in the body (looked too good to ruin it with holes).

Ok thanks!

Its see your videos

Forgot to mention the awsome cinematography ;)

Yeah and the truck lasted pretty good for an FTX.

Yeah. It was nice of someone to leave those piles of stone. 🙂

I think the 917 and the 787 use the same diff. It has 4 bevel gears and some oil 🙂. I think I read on rlaarlo site 20000cst. Don't know about the 917 but the 787 has different oil front and rear. Maybe 20k front and 10k rear 🤔

Yes swapping the diff's (slightly heavier oil in the front) worked for me on that surface. It was low grip and cold weather. I did read on the rlaarlo site the front diff has higher viscosity than the rear. Mine out of the box was hard to control under acceleration even in a straight line. Much better after swapping the diff's around. As for speed running there is not much steering needed so I would think a pretty heavy oil front rear and center for maximum drive to all wheels. I am no expert at this but I am sure somebody could give you good advice on the best setup. Or just tune the car to whatever suits you and the surface you are driving on. Just have fun with it.

Half the fun it break it so you have to fix it :)

Great idea and a good spot for a ramp but redesigning a tree in the forest with a chainsaw in the UK will probably come with a free holiday 👮 🔗 😲 haha

Thanks. It's a miracle there was any video to edit. Most of the time the camera was looking at the ground or trees lol. Having way too much fun with the RC trucks.

Good solid idea and I do have a portable glue gun. In this case I think I was the loose nut and didn't tighten them up properly. But we will see. :)

That's a great price, but here in the UK it's still about £369.99 ish. At the moment I think that's about $470. I do think here in the UK we are getting ripped off a little bit lol.

I haven't had much free time to give it a proper beating but as soon as I do I will keep an eye on those out drive cups. Only issues I have had was a leaking center diff on arrival and I am not a huge fan of the gyro setup.

That MK-07 doe's look good for the price tag and there is a great spot at the bottom of that hill with a wide stream. Could be nice with that crawler. 🙂

Yes it is a fun and tough little truck.

@@GadgetFreekRC defo looking at one,

Hi, so approx prices in UK Pounds. Front diff £36 (now £56). Motor mount £30. Steel spur & slipper £85. Motor and ESC I think was about £100 or £125. So parts that are currently fitted to the truck £276 ish. The truck was £180 so a little over £450 Not including the radio gear or the parts fitted on the journey. A new BLX is currently about £370.

True. If you buy the 4x2 boost just to upgrade then it's not financially worth it. As the prices have risen here in the UK it's probably more expensive to upgrade than buy the BLX. But then it is more fun to upgrade 🙂. I think mine does have more speed in it on 4s if it keeps the front wheels on the ground lol.

It says 60 on the box with included pinion gear

Hi. I am honestly no expert on this but to my understanding the capacitors are there for protection. The ESC probably will still work without them so in your case it's probably not that. Probably just toasted it. Look on the bright side, it's a good excuse to fit more power 😜

Haha I'd love to hit 150 but these roads ain't going to let me and it wasn't me ociffer 😉😁

@@GadgetFreekRC 💥🤣 you out here hauling the mail.

Hey thanks. I got the kerb as well lol. Run 2 is also up, same setup just a new battery.

@@GadgetFreekRC Nice!

Hey thanks for the tips. There is a second run vid up if you want to check it out. Things got a bit worse haha. The rear suspension is wound up as hard as possible, front was kept low but the roads I used are not great. I will pull the front up for next time and see what happens from there.

Yeah that 4s does give it a bit of a kick.

Yes it is wild. I did think about going to 6s but 4s is enough fun without ripping the tyres off.