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Ya, I was thinking about that. Maybe some homemade straps from the stretchy parachute cord.

Hahaha. I'm right at 4psi. 😆 I put in new foams since then.

Casing mods?

Oh, ok. Cool. Me and my Son's will probably be camping on the east side of the horse corral. My red 96 Dodge Cummins on 35 should be there. Stop by and say high. If we're not there, we're either crawling or running an event.

It's a strong, torquay motor. I like the way it crawls, and of course, what I just mentioned. Reminds me of an Old-School Bigblock from the 60s, and early 70s. It'd be cool if Holmes-Hobbies made one with better copper, magnetics, brushes & bearing.

@@tomlucasrccrawlers9108 it would probably be too strong if HH did one lol the magnum line is already kinda nutty 😂

@frankie2499 Before I went brushless on everything, I used a Level3RC Dual Motor & two Crawlmaster Pro's. That was such an awesome combo. I modified the Level3RC Motor Mount to fit the 775-Titan. It appeared to have the same torque with a lower center-of-gravity. I loved both combinations. Unfortunately the run-time with the 775 was less than have of the dual Crawlmasters. I'd get 2 hours with the CMs on a 2200mAh 3s and only 40 minutes with the 775.

Thank you. Yes, I love the motor/esc combo. Hoping it's reliable out at Pro-Line By The Fire in a few short weeks.

Thank you. I recently had to fix it. The logs were coming off.

I haven't had to program it yet. The settings from the factory have been spot-on for my use so far...but if I do program it, I'll try to remember to do a video. Thank you for the feedback. Much appreciated.

Awesome. Would love to see it when you get it going with the bigblock.

It's an kid using rebuilt, reinforce(boxed) & extended arms by "Blazeland." He's in Los Angeles. Look up instagram.com/warrunner?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== He can give you all the details. I've been offloading with him many times. It's a very capable set-up.

Yes. It's worth it. I'd buy this over a TRX4. It's very similar to a TRX4, just much more. Honestly, only upgrades it needs is the motor/esc/steering servo of your choice. Get a Fusion, any of them, get a stronger steering servo, and you're done. You could ad some brass stuff to the front and star cut the foams if you want. The stock tires are really good. You could even go cheaper with a Hobbywing 1080 and a Holmes-Hobbies TorqueMasters 550 motor...however, it's a heavy truck, so a brushless is best. I love outrunner motors because of the crazy torque-density. I went with a 1950kv 540-L Revolver and a AM32 80A Ryino esc. It has everything. Another option is a 4274S from Holmes-Hobbies if they are in stock and pair it with a Mamba X. Hobbywing also has a new motor combo that big AND it has FOC which would be awesome. Hope this helps. Enjoy.

@@tomlucasrccrawlers9108 thanks for the info! I run the all in one Fusion Pro on both my TRX 4s and my TRX 4 knock off "beluga" lol. I want a larger scale rig and can't bring myself to dish out over 1,000 bucks for an SCX6. I think this rig will bring me to my happy place ☺️

@@tomlucasrccrawlers9108 not to mention I'm a Ford guy and this rig definitely is modeled off the 80-86 bullnose Ford trucks. I love all RC but scale is where it's at!

I got mine today! It's a beautiful machine! Only thing I noticed right off the bat. Shocks are awfully light. Did you put heavier oil in yours? I think I've watched all of your vids but I don't remember. RC is an addictive hobby and I find myself watching countless how tos and builds, I lose track lol

@applefordguy76 First-off, congratulations on the new Tow-Truck. That is awesome, and I hope you have a ton of fun with it. Thank you. Appreciate the feedback and views. No, Sir...I didn't touch the shocks. They are a piece of art and work really well. I have more planned for the Emo X3 Tow-Truck, I've just been busy, a little burned out, and I had a long and much needed vacation. Now I'm getting about 10 rigs ready for Pro-Line By The Fire this coming September. Future plans are a custom front bumper or modify the stock one to fit a very strong servo winch, try to increase the efficiency of the tow winch by replacing the winch controller or tow winch or both. Much later, I might play with a 1/8th motor or a single speed transmission with a DIG or both. Currently, I'm putting the stock tires back on with tuned foams inside. Stock tires really are that good.

I'll have to look at the thumb drive instructions that came with the rig. But I didn't notice anything for the radio the first time.

Thank you.

Thank you. I have a Hobbywing programming card for the 880. It didn't help. Maybe I changed some else in the programming that hurt the drag-brake. I don't know. I don't think I did, but it's possible. I've tuned 7 or 8 Hobbywing set-ups with no problems.

Your guess is probably better than mine why they went that big. My guess is the Emo platform is extremely durable and has similar features as the extremely popular TRX4 platform, just a little bigger. I wish it was more popular for the aftermarket support.

I totally get that. Myself, I like a true 1/10th size. Most rigs are 1/9-ish. All the popular rigs like Axial, Element, Redcat....they're 1/9. Well, except Elements Suzuki Samurai, it's between 1/7 & 1/8th. My Cross tow truck is 1/8th. A Clodbuster & Blackfoot body, which I grew up on is a true 1/10(1/10.3, or something like that). Again, I agree with you. It just looks better having all the same scale & flipping parts(such as tires) is easier.

Thank you.

Thank you. I gotta get motivated again. I haven't done anything rc rated in a few weeks.

TY. It's been a really good truck so far.

I think it is also.

RC4WD Wheels and 1.55 Growlers. www.amainhobbies.com/rc4wd-oem-dually-1.55-front-wheels-2-rc4zw0214/p486898?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw57exBhAsEiwAaIxaZpwjU-xiw-PNJPBqT34BnppOjVNFvKHQyWQAqFkXZTPn49qiylYDdhoCnYAQAvD_BwE

Cool. Hope you have alot of fun with it.

Hahaha. I remember that episode. Whatever happened to that truck?

@@tomlucasrccrawlers9108 last I saw they had it under a tarp in a storage lot. It's time they brought it back.

That's a good question. I'm pretty sure I dropped 3 teeth down from the stock pinion. That was it. And I cut a small X in the esc shrink wrap and clicked the bec up to 7.4. I checked the Cross RC servos that do the shifting of the 2-speed and diff locks, they are good for 7.4. Double check my earlier video where I actually install and test this set-up, just to make sure.

I’m just running 3s and that’s plenty

Oh, definitely. 3s is plenty. I ran 4s for years, probably 10-11 years ago till about 4 years ago. It was never necessary. I did like the extra wheel speed on my brushed rigs and my early outrunner rigs. 2-speeds and brushless and also the leds and winches just worked better with 3s. I run a couple of huge Holmes-Hobbies 4274S 1/8th motors that have massive 1/6th size rotor in them in a couple TRX4's....I don't think they'd stay together if I ran them on 4s. I don't think the bigger Cross Tow-Truck would handle the extra out-put that 540-L would make on 4s very long. I honestly think it has as much torque as the 4274S motors...not the horses but torque-density.

Hahaha. That's what I did wrong...or right. Hahaha

Always that one Debbie-downer...or Bobby-bummer in this case. Lol There's no perfect RC. We all make them into what we want.

Thanks for watching. The winch motor run really slow, obviously as you seen. I'm thinking the little winch controller could be limited to 6 or 7 volts. I bought a Hobbywing 1060 going to replace it with and run it direct power to the 3s battery that's running the rig. I'll be doing a video but not sure when I'll get to it.....if you beat me to it. Video it, so I can see. Hahaha

You'd really like it. It definitely has a cool-factor.

Awesome. You'll like it.

Thank you. Very much appreciated 🙏. I think you'd have alot of fun with it. It does need some brass on the front somewhere. It has a pretty heavy bed. But it's built like a tank...really, an overbuilt TRX4. What is a mtb?

Thank you.

These fit really well with the stock wheels, I'm not so sure with other wheels. Seems everyone has the same manufacturer for knuckle weight. Sellers on eBay that's here in the USA don't have the brass in stock...they're just the middle man and still orders from China using the slow boat. Cross RC US is more expensive but looks to be the same brass parts, I can't be sure. Here's what I have. www.ebay.com/itm/354946724734?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=wv_virrsqkm&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=zGm4qqJ8RKC&var=624234186343&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Thks bro 😊

Anything that says "Emo X...that can be X2 or X3 will fit. It has to have the X in there. Here a link. These will fit. www.ebay.com/itm/364735890532?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=u1LUP8bkQIa&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=zGm4qqJ8RKC&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

The PL TSL's are definitely a favorite. I might get another set for my tow-pig...they're the same size as stock. I have them.on my BC8 Mammoth. You're right, stock tires are really nice. I'll take a look-see at the wheels.

I totally understand that. In the near future, I'll be slightly changing the color , but obviously painting it from the outside. I've seen the same body, unpainted from Aliexpress, but it's not cheap. As for size, they are BIG. Smaller than an SCX6 but smaller than the Pro-Line K10 body on my TRX4 "Killer Wasp. Unfortunately, no, I haven't seen any other body that will fit the Wrecker besides other Cross 1/8 Emo X models.

Ok cool, thanks a bunch bro.

I bought mine directly from the US Cross RC website. I'm thinking their warehouse is here but biling center is out of the country because I didn't pay taxes and they had the best price. However, the shipping kills the price. If I remember right, it was $615 to my front door...shipping was $65. If you can get it for under $560 and free shipping, you might save $15-20. Oh, I waited a week.

Km using an old Hittec charger, but it's no longer made, this is the new one; Hitec RCD 44254 X4 AC Pro AC/DC Four Port Multicharger. As for batteries, my go-to for this rig is a Gens Ace 4300 Adventure.

Thanks mate also are they the deans connector?

@4wdingVictoria I don't remember what the stock 880 esc has on it, but i installed a Deans on the new Ryino 32-bit 80A esc that's in there now.

Thank you very much.

Thank you. I have a 1000kv Revolver in my Cross RC BC8 Mammoth. Wow! What a HUGE improvement in every way that was.

I actually have thought about that. I'm getting the easy bolt-on stuff done first before I dig into all the fabrication stuff. Funny, every one of my projects here in the shop is waiting for me to get my butt in gear...they all need fab work...my 12+ year old Trailfinder has leafs, portals, narrowed axle in the rear with dually's, a 2-speed with Dig. Then my old 1987 Clodbuster my Uncle gave me needs work. My Juggernaut-2 with a Summit 2-speed and custom links. Uhg!...its tuff getting motivated when you've been burned out on the hobby as long as I have. I'm still waiting on brass for the axles on the Tow-Truck, then I'll be working on the custom stuff.

That's awesome. And you're right, the stck esc and motor doesn't have hardly any drag-brake. The esc and motor that I put in there, man-oh-man...its awesome. Roughly 3 to 4 times the torque of a Fusion, just as much low-end control(literally might be better), efficiency is most likely better than the Fusion and it's roughly the same price as a Fusion Pro with a stronger BEC and it can run 2s all the way to 8s...a Fusion, you're stuck with 2s to 3s. I have some brass ordered, not alot....it's obviously not here yet(lol). I just ordered it last Thursday or Friday.

Thank you for the kind words. You won't regret buying it. It's a good truck. Hope you have alot of fun with it.

Thank you. Yes, I'm a huge bigblock fan. Not just old FE motors but 385 series(429/460)motors. I still love Mopars and Chevy bigblocks. I grew up Chevy. However, my uncle Jim got my into Fords with all the Mustangs he had growing up(1970s), when they were just old cars and not classics and my old Buddy Jack got me into Mopar. Unfortunately I sold my (both)Pistol Grip 4-speed 73 Cuda and 70 Challenger 340 cars(I hit myself everyday saying, "stupid, stupid, stupid." Hahaha) I've built rc monster trucks since 89 and was goofing around making crawlers in 91. That doesn't mean in-the-least I know everything. There's alot I'm always learning, which I think is very fun and sometimes frustrating. Hahaha. But that's part of the beauty of this hobby. Thank you for watching.