THE SAD TRUTH ABOUT THE TRAXXAS TRX4M
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I had to find new, less physical hobbies since I was diagnosed with cancer last year. Between this channel and Kevin's channel my choice was easy. So much fun! Bought my first "real" RC last week. I picked up a Traxxas Slash VXL 4x4. I have already done some upgrades and can't wait to do more! Thanks for providing great RC content!❤
Your next RC should be the Rustler VXL AWD. It's a beast.
@@kpkp2655 is it bigger?
@SnoopDabb it's a slightly shorter version of your slash. I'd actually look into a different rc for your next one personally.
@@AdamAlistair Hope you are doing well and you will be fine I would also recommend the hoss 4x4 vxl its bigger and faster,
have a great day!
@@a1nova165 I just bought an 8s X-MAXX! Just waiting to go pick it up! Smokin deal too! two of every spare part possible, 6 batteries, 2 sets of wheels/tires, 2 servos, 2 esc's and 2 motors. All for $1600 CAD ($1100 USD). I am so PUMPED!
Mark!
Amber and I greatly appreciate your generosity!
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TLDR: There's no part that you really need to upgrade. The car is really really really good out of the box
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Thank you so much again! They are so stoked for our Race to 1st! We will take great care of them and return them with mirrors intact!
You should pick up the Traxxas defender “body kit” as well, it comes white unpainted with all the accessories but it’s the same glossy finish and material as the stock bodies so don’t paint it and leave it white. That’s what I did for my TRX4M because I already had the Bronco and buying the defender body to mount to it when I want a different look works great! An all white defender with the black accessories looks SOOO CLEAN! Check it out for sure!
That’s exactly what I did.
Good for you Mark! Those kids will love it. My 5 year old drives his all the time and its lasted well. His scx24 only lasted about 3 months before stuff started dying
Traxxas light kit...150.00
Aftermarket 25.00
Traxxas...we are go8ng to sue you.
That's why I love my SCX24. It was cheap to buy, cheap to mod. Its worth about 300 bucks now and I've upgraded everything except the axles and steering knuckles. New motor, new steering servo, new bead lock wheels with tires, new shocks, all new aluminum suspension links, new aluminum steering linkage, and new aluminum bumpers. All for less than 300 bucks total.
Thats awesome you picked some more up for the kids to use. And hey while they may get beat up, just means we get to look forward to a video titled something like "How durable is the TRX4M - Kindergarten tested!"
It's for the channel
Went with the Bronco, rig is balanced, Defender is rear heavy. And the light kit was my first upgrade.
I love the Bronco. That's awsome how you let kindergartners drive them. Everything you do in the rc community is awsome.
I've said from the beginning that these handle like a 1/10 scale rig. And for the price you can't go wrong.
Way to go Traxxas and more bodies styles please.
I bought one of these for my 3 year old grandson. The first thing that happened is both mirrors, and the snorkel fell off. He kept lifting it by the roof rack and pulled that off. I super glued all four pieces back on and so far they have stayed put.
Ive had my K10 for a week, perfectly fine servo. I love the truck. Put a Injora Steering Link & blew the servo within 24hrs on the same line I had been doing all week. Just made this Channel for Father Son adventures & to share some free changes that make it night & day better for Crawling.
As soon as one fell off of mine I glued both of them on and now both of them are good 👍
I hope you're helping with their RC day, I think your energy and knowledge would be great for kindergarteners.
i have the blue defender and the gray defender i put light kits on both also bought the little trailer and added wood stakes and sides to it
Agree. All I added was bearings, Injora tires and added 20w oil to stock shocks since they ship some almost empty. Hey mark when you gonna review fms k5? My fav lil rig now.
I'm with you on the orange. Great thing helping the kiddos 😊
Loaning your cars to a kindergarten class is very nice of you. I would make one suggestion and I think you would have a great time. Go to the class and give the kids some training. You can adjust the speed for the cars. But, the one thing long drivers have a hard time with is over correcting. If the car starts to veer slightly left they will turn the wheel all the way to the right. You can give the kids some training and you will love it. If you take your sons and wife they would also have a blast.
So I bought one of these in the winter. Just after buying a panda hobby 6X6. And I crawled the same snow track (just blown snow into a park over the winter, cause I have snow here in the winter 😂😂). Anyways. Crawled the same course. And the TRX4M bronco did better in the course then the 6X6. It’s a great little truck
There’s definitely colors that look better in scale. For example the reds tend to make them look more plastic and toyish. Blue for Defender and black for Bronco just look solid in my opinion. Too faves
I prefer the defender personally I just think it looks super scale and plenty of room for accessories;)
I prefer the Bronco over Defender. And _Cyber Orange_ is the best color. Personally I have the blue bronco, with the lights kit :)
Of other upgrades I've got the two-piece wheels with brass weight inlays and Mickey Thompson Baja Pro tyres for better grip. Also installed steel suspension linkages, and swapped in some stiffer springs.
Injora makes some cool ecsessories and parts for it
I like the defender only because I have a green one. I have an injora light kit and light bar on it. power hobby wheels j concepts tires and my favorite part of the truck, danglers.
The orange is awesome, good job helping the teacher out!! 💯👍👍
My fav is the green and orange defender. The bronco. I love the white OJ lol
I’ve killed a servo , a motor and several of the original shocks won’t hold oil and yes I’ve busted several mirrors but I love this little truck
Here is an Idea with those 3 defenders, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd get to keep one of them and they get to pick the color they want to keep, good idea or not
I finally got my mini Defender, I had to get the new tan color! 😍
The light kit is killer for sure!!!! I picked up the Injora light bar for the defender is sweet. It cheap and bright!!! It works with the pro scale kit!!!🤘🤘🤘
I think we all love new RC cars!!! We get it Mark.
best web site to order upgrades for these i just bought me and my daughter each one
Went to a hobby store today and they had a demo on of these. Awesome at slower speeds for rock crawling. Now I’m hooked
I only have a Defender but it’s a bit too heavy even with wheel weights. Looking forward to getting the new blue Bronco because it matches my sons art therapists Bronco.
I was going to get one of these but opted for the FMS FCX24 K5. For the same amount of money you get portals,a two speed,and the super nice K5 Blazer body. If FMS can do it for that price point why can't Traxxas?
I don't think I'll ever buy a trxm4 inless of a deal.. still probably not.. I love my k5 black blazer.. only gotta flip a switch to change gears..
@@jamesgreenwood6959 That Black FMS K5 FCX24 Is just Pure BadA$$ ! ;) I have one too! ;)
I like the defender. The only bronco I would by would be the TRX-4 Bronco bc it’s clipless.
I love the Defender way more than the Bronco! I have the orange 🍊 Defender and I think it’s the best color!🤙🏽🤙🏽🔥🔥
Thats pretty cool little setup.I like the defender. I got the og red body defender.
I CANT BELIEVE THEY DIDNT MAKE IT 2 SPEED!! So disappointing... If FMS can do it, Traxxas could have done it too.
You’re such a great guy!! Thank you for loaning them to her!!
I like that you said that is not necessary to upgrade it and for the lights i agree that is nice to have lights in an rc car.
The trx4m (for me at least) has been really durable because I rolled it down a pretty long slope and nothing broke.
I bought one of these when they first came out now me and my whole family have 8 in total perfect truck for the beginner all the way to the experienced rc driver… I was able to throw it in the back pack and fly with it without the hassle of a bulky lipo charger and full size lipos for the price you can’t go wrong !
Really nice pit station
Bronco...The approach and escape angles on it are way shorter than the Defender...
Cool set up
Me and my wife have these and both lost servos in a month
I think that the bronco is better than the defender. Even though the defender was the first one to come out, it’s all about the bronco buddy.😊
You’ll need to add weight down low, crawl gears, injora purple motor, also a new Servo.
Unrelated to this video but have you ever thought about Traveling around the US to Is different r c track that you never ben too
The only thing missing, is a sheet of mix decals……… things like the camels sticker, and you could kinda custom ! 😍😍👍👍👍
When the 4m first released I got the bronco to match my 1/10 scale trx4 bronco. I just love how the new bronco looks! I ended up selling that car and after a much needed vacation on a hike I realized I really need a travel crawler. I plan on using the Injora IR60 Toyota inspired body so this time I didn’t care which stock one I got and went with the orange defender and man that color is so perfect idk if I even want the injora body now 😂.
I’d say a much needed upgrade is definitely something to protect the driveshaft o rings. I’d say performance wise that is their biggest downfall. Having the driveshafts fall out all the time is rather annoying especially when you can’t find the retaining pin. Other than that I’d agree out of the box they do amazingly well!
On my last truck I brassed it out with all the Traxxas hop ups and an injora LCG chassis with their brass links and it was a mini animal. At the time there weren’t too many great foams/inserts and it suffered poorly on sidehilling. I’m aiming to keep this next one as close to stock as possible or at least as light as possible to keep it more enjoyable while on a hike
Orange is my color though, I might have to get the Defender also.
Signed up for the box month or two ago. Looking forward to it!
You must have received the last green & grey versions because they are not in stock right now. I'm waiting for the green one. Pro light kit is on the way from Traxxas!! Awesome how excited you get over these mini crawlers. Mine is a 1:10 Axial SCX10 Jeep Rubicon JK "fully loaded". Can't wait for my mini!!
Are they able to operate all 3 at the same time. Not to familiar with these and looking to get my 2 boys some and wanted to make sure they won’t interfere. Thanks
I just got one a few weeks ago and blew the servo the second time I took it out🙄
I’d do the Bronco, but only if the speed transmission actually does something for it. Want to turn it into a Hennessey Velociraptor 500.
I have two bronco’s and one defender and the treal parts fit and are priced really good that’s what I have on all of mine and it’s cheaper than the Traxxas parts
I like the gray looks great
Thanks Mark… now I really can’t pick a color 😂
My grandson and I each bought one together he got the bronco I the d110 they are great his has the advantage of a shorter rear bumper . I like the scale rack for accessories .we abused both of them and they are holding up well lots of fun
Defender all the way Mark
Always amazing.
I like the colors
I got the gray Defender and the mirrors broke off I got them and not put them back yet other than that no issues other than loads of fun✌🏽
Mcrc is a buddy that I race with in proctor Minnesota
You gonna have to video the kids driving them.
S.O.S new color sounds like Traxxas.
I have the Gray Defender but I’m getting the FMS Blazer it’s way better then the M. I was going to get a Bronco but I won’t be buying anymore M’s the FMS is next on the list.
Good evening bro great video nice hobby shop
Cool review, I just got one, but the stock shocks don't rebound! Gonna send back
If you really really think the mirrors are going to break off when you hand them to the kiddies, can't you pop them off for the event?
I won a FTX Supaforza GT from a youtuber named Kevin Talbot
I need help!!!!! I dunno which to invest in. Trx4 or trx4m or trx4 high trail?
Agreed.Bronco performs better but defender looks fantastic. Lots more going on with it.
Like the bronco. Defender looks abit top heavy
You are so generous!
Defender looks better however went with a bronco for lower cog. Great content 👌
Team Defender !!
These smaller TRX4M-s aren't come with two speed just like the big one?
I may be biased but the green Defender has my heart! 😅
Just picked up the bronco awesome
The defender just looks much nicer overall. The bronco just looks kind of blend.
Bronco side mirrors snap a lot as well.
That new color looks like a urine sample. The white or blue Bronco look the best.
I am a little biased but i love the red defender with diy truck conversion cuz thats what i own lol
Rather have bronco, i have it in the 10th, had it out the day after i got it with my friends defender nd his flipped easier even with brass
I like the defender
The green defender is my fav. Lights and weighted wheels with Mickey Thompson Baja pro x tires is all it needs.
i also have the green defender, it looks so good. I changed the wheels and tires to something smaller and more scale looking though
Just got one it's been a fun 150 bucks
I wish they had a trx4 sport version
Wish there was more body kits like how rc drift world has basically any car you can think of
Just bought the green one.
Defender, fo sho! especially if you do the defender truck bed mod.
the trx4m is equivalent to Ferrari at this point. when u hear of it u think of lawsuits
🤦♂️
Bruh
Man I can’t decide what color to get! I’m torn between silver, orange and tan. Anybody else on the same boat?
Defender is better looking, grey or green
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