Arrma Granite Mega (NEW) Best First Basher Truck?
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- Опубликовано: 6 авг 2020
- Arrma Granite Mega (NEW) Unbox and First Run Best First Basher Truck
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Fast, rugged and factory-built, the 2S LiPo-compatible ARRMA® GRANITE™ 4X4 MEGA RTR comes ready to bash in any terrain. This version features new equipment that further increases the original monster truck’s already impressive performance and durability.
The GRANITE™ 4X4 MEGA RTR Monster Truck is DESIGNED FAST, DESIGNED TOUGH - built for exciting bashing speeds and extreme, all-terrain durability. New features to enhance its unstoppable performance include a stronger chassis and retained hinge pin plates; steering with more clearance for stones; a castellated slipper pad and sliding gear mesh; and rubber shielded bearings throughout.
The monster truck now also includes the Spektrum™ SLT3™ transmitter and SLR300 receiver. The transmitter is ergonomically designed for long periods of fatigue-free bashing and has a foam wheel for precise fingertip control plus an improved hand grip and trigger feel. New bashers will be able to set throttle limits at 50% or 75% until they are ready to use the full speed potential. The SLT3™ is compatible with Tactic® SLT™ receivers to run other RTR vehicles you may own, and includes a third channel to control optional features such as lights and winches on models that have them. 
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Cool little truck, looks like it handles and runs great. That nickel battery appeared to last quite a while. Its cool that it can use lipo as well. Great video.
YES! The Granite 4x4 Mega V1 was my first intro to RC as well. It holds that same special place in my heart too. Since then I've upgraded that rig to 3S and it's been a BEAST!
d0f1x3rr nice! Got me hooked for sure.
Sweet ride man!!! Looks like a lot of fun, great video 👊🏼👊🏼🔥💥
Subscribed. Just ordered the brushless v3 yesterday. It will be my first truck ever and I'm old lol. Keep it up with vids man!
Great review!! Doing the bigger ramp was a great idea, shows the toughness of the truck!! 👍🏼👍🏼
Just found your channel brotha! Subscribed!! Being new in the hobby you’re tips, and how to’s helps a lot! Thanks and keep it coming
Appreciate that a lot
Definitely love the video just bought this truck today I’m excited to get into this and u answered all the questions thank u
Great review Ryan, as always. Just picked up the Arma Voltage. Should be a fun little truck to play with during the winter months. Cheers brother.
Awesome video! Just got the brushless version super stoked to give it a rip.
Good test of this machine! I brought one of these home today from the LHS, my first hobby grade RC. I had the idea of keeping it stock and upgrading it later on. I started seconding guessing myself after I found a smoking deal on the Granite 3S BLX online. The BLX has been ordered, so it looks like the Mega is going back. I was nervous about the Lipo batteries and the special handling they need, but some videos watched and questions answered by the folks at the shop have me feeling ok about using them.
It's truly one of the best options for beginners out there. Just upgraded mine to a brushless system, the thing is super fast and takes a beating. Easily one of the toughest bashers out there
Get you some of that, all the young trucksters are going to love this 🤩BB
Awesome video thanks for the tips just got my first Granite going to open it today
Randomly came across the channel and gotta say I like your style. Got yourself a new Sub ☺️ Also great review on the Arrma Granite Mega 4x4 V3. I will be picking this up for my boy for his birthday next month!! Have a good one and keep the cool content coming 👍
Thanks for the comment I really appreciate it. Please use my link in the description when you purchase as it helps the channel👊
The v1 mega was more first 1/10th hobby grade RC. Upgraded that bad boy to 3S. Probably still one of my all time favorite rigs. Solid truck!
looks to be a nice truck with room to grow with!
great video!
Great Great video! So positive and enthusiastic! Last month I got the Granite 3S BLX and today i got this one for my daughter, who is 13, will be her first ever RC, its a surprise. I'm even more excited now!
That’s great! Glad to be a part of it
The newer brushed motors run well and are way cheaper to replace! Thats why I have kept some of my other stuff brushed. Good review too Ryan!
Great review! Thanks. Will buy these for my kids. They will love em!
Jerry Tohtz let me know how it goes
Nice little monster...🤘cool that You can use lipos to😁cool Video Ryan...
I have the first version of the arrma typhon 4x4 Mega. It’s awesome I haven’t had any problems with the servo. I thinking of getting this new Upgraded granite 4x4 Mega. Never had a granite.
i felt like a boy again watching this video. the whole entire thing made me smile and i am going to buy this truck after doing some reading and research on these. I'm looking forward to the snow and everything else when i get mine.
If you buy online please consider using my link.
This is my first RC car in general. Motor broke within the first 3 days. I got the faulty one but great RC truck, super fun, doesn’t slow down off-road
I just bought one and I love it
Ryan....Sweet little basher you got there. Oh noooo- Not LVC....only happens when you having way too much fun.👊👊
Jesus that thing really moves i used to run a nitro tamiya tnx and stopped but i wanna get back into it and i was considering as my first electric.
😂it’s so slow get teh brushless version it will blow your mind
Great review very detailed for beginners.
Got one, she's a beast!!!
Used your link and bought a Blue version for the wife. All those jumps you did convinced me my wife shouldnt be able to break it lol. Just so Arrma knows, I almost went Traxxas but you convinced me otherwise. Great review!
Thanks! I’ll tell them
@@PilotRyanMedia wow they sold out fast. Glad I grabbed one.
Nice looking truck
Buying one next month in blue as my first truck. All I really do at the moment is work and smoke a bunch of weed alone lol. Hopefully the new hobby will bring some joy. Great vid btw 👍🏻
It’s a great hobby whether you are flying or driving
@@PilotRyanMedia update: bought the truck a while back now. It’s great I have nothing bad to say about it
HI, VERY GOOD details have a good one!
I love mine! I got the blue one, gonna upgrade to lipo soon. Nice vid!
Me too! I have it
do you know how fast it goes i wanna buy one
@@blankerr1315 brushed mid 20s id say, maybe 30 with a lipo.
@@asr1143 yes.
Very nice video. Thanks for the info 👍.
You’re very welcome
What a perfect starter truck for a beginner 🤩BB
THE SERVO SEEMS TO BE GREAT ON IT
You have about convinced me to get a truck , something I can play with when ,I am not flying and to take out on the construction sites when we are standing around and waiting on something so we can work!
Boss223 this one is super basic entry level. If you want to rip it spend a little more and go brushless. Gotta be real. Get a couple 3s 5000 and your good to go. It really is a lot of fun.
You will NOT be disappointed. Such an awesome entry point basher.
I just bought my first 110 scale off Amazon it's two wheel drive it's the granite is it just like the hobby grade
2 vs 4wd
Awesome video, just wish you would have duplicated the nimh run for comparison sake
Thank you
May have to pick 1 up,,
Links in the discro or we can ship you one
That battery is the ticket , expensive but mandatory
Can this be converted to brushless if I start with this model?
The brushed mega has 48p gears and a plastic motor mount. To get it to a 3s blx is at least $200 for the Arrma upgrade parts kit. I learned this the hard way buying a mega for my son then immediately dumping $$ to get it to blx status. The brushless version is really the far better value.
How is it holding up so far?
Where is the LiPo battery upgrade link?
Thanks for the detailed video Ryan. I know very little about the hobby but from what I've read this seems to be a good first truck which I will be buying for my sons upcoming 8th birthday (which will be my introduction to the hobby as well @ 40 years old :)). I subscribed to your channel, as I see I have a lot to learn :)
A couple questions:
Being that my son is still little, I think I will stay with Nimh for now. Do you know how long the stock battery lasts? Regardless, I would by a spare Nimh as well. Can you recommend a battery that would work for this? I don't know if something larger than 3300mAh would work in this truck, but I'd like to get something with the best battery life I can without having to modify anything on the truck, while staying with Nimh.
You can get a good idea of the run time from the video. I would still suggest getting the 2s lipo I linked in the description. A 5000 will fit
@@PilotRyanMedia Thank you for all your help Ryan a couple weeks ago (both within this messaging and privately). I went ahead and ordered this just now (through your link) based on your help!
I purchased this truck a month ago. And b4 I upgraded it to 3s ( dont do it, it's not worth it) it constantly overheated after mayber 15 min of play time. After upgrading it I spent more time fixing this truck then actually playing with it.
Got this for my son as his first serious rc. Now that he is hooked what is a good charger to upgrade to? He is using the standard 3300 battery and the additional 5000 nimh. Hoping for something that charges a bit faster.
Go to my website and click the Horizon Hobby logo after that look at Spektrum Smart items. They have a ton of chargers. You can also get to their website through the truck link in the description. www.pilotryanmedia.com/
U can remove the drive shaft and make it 2wd I was able to run a 3s on mine
Nice video. I'm thinking about getting this or the Losi SCT. Can you please tell me the pros and cons of having a 4wd vs 2wd? The Losi is 2wd, but it comes with metal gear box and metal plates in the front and rear. This would be my first RC car for me and my 10 years old son. The price difference isn't that much ($189 for the Losi SCT vs $229 for this). Both can be upgraded to Brushless too and lipo compatible out of the box.
Thank you so much for your time!
4wd is a little easier to control on the ground and in the air. Arrma has nice short course trucks as well.
I'd recommend going with the granite. It's a brilliant basher and super easy to control. It's basically unbreakable at brushed speeds
Don't worry about the income, just wait for the outcome
I just bought this truck on Sat. Did you have yours shut down automatically for thermal issues? Stock set up on NiMh included battery, got way to hot on mine. Just running it in the street.
That never happened to me at this point
This happened to mine and I wound up putting a 9T pinion on it. Hasn't overheated since and it doesn't appear to be much slower.
Hey looking at picking one of these up was looking for the link in the description for the lipo pack I know it was a year ago. Just wondering though
After you click on the car just look at the smart batteries from Spektrum, find a 5000 mah 2s pack and make sure it has an ic3 connector. If your brushless the connector is an ic5
@@PilotRyanMedia Hi so just picked it up yesterday thanks to your video you had me sold. Now they did sell me and a charger and a 5000mah lipo battery (said it will last a lot longer than the 3300nimh. Question is the lipo will last longer cause it's 5000mah vs 3300mah haven't tried the lipo yet but other than that what's the advantage?
@@dkbomb1234 more power longer run time
If the motor is hot after your done using the nimh battery can you still use it or do you have to give it a break.
If it’s really hot give it a break if it’s just warm keep bashing. 👊
Thank you
My in-laws bought me one but the battery has a Deans end therefore I need to find an ec5 connector. Or will I need to purchase a whole different battery? The battery is a 3s lipo.
3s lipo won’t work in the mega series. Do you have the brushless version? Should be able to get adapters through my Horizon links in the description
@@PilotRyanMedia yeah mine is the BLX. Thanks again for your help!
I GOT SENTON 3S AN THIS GRANITE CAN SAY RECCOMEND BOTH
Do you have overheating issues with your V3 granite? I got mine in a couple days ago and the ESC gets really hot to the touch. I've reached out to customer support and still waiting on a reply.
Maybe a little bit I never noticed
@@PilotRyanMedia I'll be ordering the brushless kit next month so it's not a big deal, was just wondering if it was unique to my truck. Thanks for content and replying.
How did it messed up on the spur gear you had it for a while or first use spur gear gave up
First day. I wasn’t sure that’s what it was but the next time we took it out it gave up.
@@PilotRyanMedia Hi, I could hear that gear noise and I think it started at some point in the vid, after the Lipo was installed. I'm looking at one of these brushed models for my 10 year old son as a first time hobby grade model for him. I used to run a Tamiya Hot Shot, Hornet, and Madcap models in the 90's and RC sure has changed! Great Video BTW.
What 2s lipo are you using?
bit.ly/PilotRyan2sSmart
Hi my name is Chris I like your video
Does it come with a charger? Thanks!
Yes it does one with a charger for the supplied battery.
How long did the NiMH run for? I am getting 7-8 minutes.
That sounds about right
Yeah, stock battery sucks, get a 2S or 3S.
I know this is for the mega version but would you go granite blx or big rock in V3?
Big Rock all day long. Knowing what I know now. You can use my link in the description to get to Horizon
I seen this video before buying my granite , wicked truck , good demo - seen you in live earlier some amazing planes I can't fly ☝️😒 haha - would appreciate you stopping by my channel all the best dude
Pretty nimble for a fatty tire truck. Nice for a smaller space
Is the battery tip tplug ??
No it is ec3/ic3
How long does it take to charge
Not to long
so you would go with this over the blx since it is $ cheaper?
Depends on your future goals. Personally I am an avid basher and know that I’d go for brushless. If I had nothing to start with I’d go with this
@@PilotRyanMedia this is my 1st rc for my kid so I am nervous to buy the lower power since my local HS said I would regret buying the mega. Thought it was odd that convinced me to actually not buy. thank you for taking the time to do these videos and help clueless people like myself!
Your welcome. Your hobby shop is right. It just depends how far you want to go. The mega comes with the driving battery and the other brushless version does not. You would have to get one. Better experience if your willing to spend the money. The controller has 3 positions that will allow you to turn the speed down.
@@PilotRyanMedia the is again for your time. I’m leaning towards the green brushless now and will use ur link either way! Thanks again
@@b8nducciify thanks, good choice. You’re the man
Hello, so I bought one for my son and he doesn't bash it and it's barely used. That being said, all of the sudden it started making a strange noise and lost a lot of speed. Any ideas?
Slipper needs tightened or the spur is stripped.
@@PilotRyanMedia Sounds like a stripped spur but man, it's only been driven 20 times. Is that normal? Maybe time to go with a metal spur.
@@PilotRyanMedia In doing a little more research, thanks to your response. I think it may just be a loose slipper. I'm sure it's an easy fix either way. Thanks again!
So when you drive it why does it just automatically go?
There is a throttle trigger
Yeah nvm I got it for some reason on my first run it wouldn’t stop I got it tho on my second time
Thanks for responding one more question do you know why it would die so fast like in few minutes I have one other one and it last about triple the time
Is this 3S capable?
Not unless you get the brushless version
Hey Ryan, do you think Arrma needed to make the brushed? For 100 more just buy the brushless. Great video Man.
I hear you. Best thing about the brushes package is that it totally is rtr since it comes with the Nimh battery to run it. I do agree with you though. If someone is willing to get batteries to run it go brushless. Folks end up going lipo right away anyhow.
Pilot Ryan Media very true thank you for reminding me.
Sounds like you smacked your gear mesh a bit.
Great video. I wish more people remembered where they came from like you do. That’s a great truck and for a beginner it’s amazing. So many people talking about “don’t waste your money, go buy (insert $600 RC here)”. I wish more people were making good videos like you for real people.
Really fun to drive, but the stock battery drains so fast. Also, the servo is absolute garbage. It died on my 3rd run. Going to contact Arrma to see if they’ll replace it because I really wasn’t driving it very hard. My son was running and 50% and 75% and I ran it once at 100%.
Super frustrated that it already needs a repair.
That is too bad. Definitely contact where you got it from.
Fixing is definitely part of bashing around but I agree first day is not ok to be having servo go out
@@PilotRyanMedia
Horizon was great about it and sent me a free replacement within a couple of days. Awesome customer service and it was a really easy swap.
@@PilotRyanMedia
So, just to further point out how great Horizon customer service is... I ended up burning through another servo. The plastic gears just don’t hold up in the monster truck version of this setup. My friend has a Senton and doesn’t have the same issues. Horizon actually send me an upgraded 10kg metal gear servo as a replacement free of charge this time. I’ve really been blown away by their product support so far.
So less breaking the truck with brushed trucks.
What is the top speed
Check the link in description. It tells you on the site
At around 15min it sounds like it started to make some noise
Pinion gear or slipper might have come a little loose, could also have been the driveshaft(s) going lol
He just kept jumping it . Yolo
this or the e revo?
Arrma Big Rock V3 UNBOX and Throttle Calibration vlog
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Is that clicking noise normal
No it was my spur gear, I ended up replacing it
LiPo is Lithium and what else? I seriously don’t know what LiPo is
Lithium polymer battery is what lipo means
can i put 3s on it
No you cannot
thanks
@@PilotRyanMedia why not? If you run it in nimih mode you would just have to be careful.whats the amp rating on it an what turn motor is it.ive used 3s on stock rustler brush esc.and 12t titan.10 minutes is all you wanna do it will eventually wear the brushes out pretty quick an lots of heat draw.
Hear some clicking? Spur gear?
yep fixed it already
First run I hit a small ledge of concrete and it stripped the plastic gear enough to where it wouldn't move. Pain to get to it and tighten the gap but now it's still running strong. Great 4x4 for 70$ cheaper then the name brand 4x4. After a week of bashing and jumping its held up great
That's dumb this RC Truck doesn't use gas
Toughest 1/10-1/8th rc truck on the planet, well over built how they should be made and cheaper then Traxxas too......
I. Just got one but for me it’s garbage I burne 2. Motor right out of the the box. No more. Arrma for me. And. I. Was ready to buy. The arrma. Kraton 8 s. But. No. Way.
The more advanced models definitely hold up better to more abuse. Watch my 8s outcast video and see what I put it through
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ARRMA DESTROYS TRAXXAS BETTER MADE RCS
You change terain with lipo cheater...
That seems horrible for that price, I've seen 100 dollar cars.