Hellfire or Savage?
03-17-2009, 07:16 PM
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ORIGINAL: BudBud
I always break them where the turnbuckle attaches. You wind up with a turnbuckle attached to a little chunk of plastic and a back wheel that flops around at will. I have some videos with the broken parts and me still driving. Eventually though, it will spit out the dogbone or wedge it and lock up that wheel.
I always break them where the turnbuckle attaches. You wind up with a turnbuckle attached to a little chunk of plastic and a back wheel that flops around at will. I have some videos with the broken parts and me still driving. Eventually though, it will spit out the dogbone or wedge it and lock up that wheel.
Since installing them, I have had zero issues.
03-17-2009, 07:51 PM
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ORIGINAL: BudBud
I am not a racer, just a guy that likes to run hard. It would be neat to see what they improved, but I have a lot of truggies to tear up now before I need another! You could buy one though, and send me a report!
The RC Gods were frowning on me today. I went out to run, but everything seemed to go wrong.
Left my starter box battery in the garage charging, so I used my car battery... was trying to figure out an engine and ran my glow charger dead messing with it. Grabbed my back up AA charger and fired up my X, broke the upright on the opposing side of the one I broke yesterday.
Even old faithful, my first modded Picco would not start, second pull, the starter rope broke...with that, I packed up my gear and came home. [
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I am not a racer, just a guy that likes to run hard. It would be neat to see what they improved, but I have a lot of truggies to tear up now before I need another! You could buy one though, and send me a report!
The RC Gods were frowning on me today. I went out to run, but everything seemed to go wrong.
Left my starter box battery in the garage charging, so I used my car battery... was trying to figure out an engine and ran my glow charger dead messing with it. Grabbed my back up AA charger and fired up my X, broke the upright on the opposing side of the one I broke yesterday.
Even old faithful, my first modded Picco would not start, second pull, the starter rope broke...with that, I packed up my gear and came home. [
]Many baby their RCs, but Savages break alot because we bashers BASH them! And that is what I love abot our Savages!
03-17-2009, 07:56 PM
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ORIGINAL: HPI_Savage_RC
Ah, that issue. I've broken many knuckles at that spot. You need a set of these:
Since installing them, I have had zero issues.
Ah, that issue. I've broken many knuckles at that spot. You need a set of these:
Since installing them, I have had zero issues.
I know I can use a set, I busted those same uprights hitting curbs, trashcans, even trees and even a parked car!
03-17-2009, 08:05 PM
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Nah, I guess it is just shear bashing mentality, bash it 'til it breaks! Even if it were a high dollar Mugen, I most likely would bash that and jump it until that breaks something too! (And to boot, just to say I did
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03-17-2009, 08:07 PM
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Nah, I guess it is just shear bashing mentality, bash it 'til it breaks! Even if it were a high dollar Mugen, I most likely would bash that and jump it until that breaks something too! (And to boot, just to say I did )
Nah, I guess it is just shear bashing mentality, bash it 'til it breaks! Even if it were a high dollar Mugen, I most likely would bash that and jump it until that breaks something too! (And to boot, just to say I did
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03-17-2009, 08:10 PM
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ORIGINAL: SAVAGEJIM
Its never a Savage day unless you break somethng!
Many baby their RCs, but Savages break alot because we bashers BASH them! And that is what I love abot our Savages!
ORIGINAL: BudBud
I am not a racer, just a guy that likes to run hard. It would be neat to see what they improved, but I have a lot of truggies to tear up now before I need another! You could buy one though, and send me a report!
The RC Gods were frowning on me today. I went out to run, but everything seemed to go wrong.
Left my starter box battery in the garage charging, so I used my car battery... was trying to figure out an engine and ran my glow charger dead messing with it. Grabbed my back up AA charger and fired up my X, broke the upright on the opposing side of the one I broke yesterday.
Even old faithful, my first modded Picco would not start, second pull, the starter rope broke...with that, I packed up my gear and came home. []
I am not a racer, just a guy that likes to run hard. It would be neat to see what they improved, but I have a lot of truggies to tear up now before I need another! You could buy one though, and send me a report!
The RC Gods were frowning on me today. I went out to run, but everything seemed to go wrong.
Left my starter box battery in the garage charging, so I used my car battery... was trying to figure out an engine and ran my glow charger dead messing with it. Grabbed my back up AA charger and fired up my X, broke the upright on the opposing side of the one I broke yesterday.
Even old faithful, my first modded Picco would not start, second pull, the starter rope broke...with that, I packed up my gear and came home. [
]Many baby their RCs, but Savages break alot because we bashers BASH them! And that is what I love abot our Savages!
Being old school JR-X2 Electric RC driver here . . . today alone I did so many flips and landed wrong on 1 front wheel . . . and nothing broke . . . that would have been $75 bucks at least with the old losi . . . I am super impressed with the dur-it-ability of this machine . . .
Brother wants a Revo 3.3 as durable or not ??
03-17-2009, 08:27 PM
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Those braces, did you make them or did you buy them? If you bought them, where did you get them from?
I know I can use a set, I busted those same uprights hitting curbs, trashcans, even trees and even a parked car!
Those braces, did you make them or did you buy them? If you bought them, where did you get them from?
I know I can use a set, I busted those same uprights hitting curbs, trashcans, even trees and even a parked car!
03-17-2009, 09:57 PM
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[link=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPK0geyRtI]This video[/link] ends with a little strange driving thanks to a broken upright, plus I rang a gate pole with it after missing a jump. See Jim, you are not alone....
03-17-2009, 10:03 PM
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Just giving you a bad time my Nitro Brother [sm=shades_smile.gif]
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Nah, I guess it is just shear bashing mentality, bash it 'til it breaks! Even if it were a high dollar Mugen, I most likely would bash that and jump it until that breaks something too! (And to boot, just to say I did )
Nah, I guess it is just shear bashing mentality, bash it 'til it breaks! Even if it were a high dollar Mugen, I most likely would bash that and jump it until that breaks something too! (And to boot, just to say I did
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03-17-2009, 10:12 PM
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[link=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPK0geyRtI]This video[/link] ends with a little strange driving thanks to a broken upright, plus I rang a gate pole with it after missing a jump. See Jim, you are not alone....
[link=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPK0geyRtI]This video[/link] ends with a little strange driving thanks to a broken upright, plus I rang a gate pole with it after missing a jump. See Jim, you are not alone....
As for that dirt pile, ****DROOL!*****[sm=tongue_smile.gif]
I used to live near alot of housing construction, and hills like that were abundant! Now, not having any around close by, I actually go through hill-withdrawals. I now literally have to drive like 15miles to go someplace suitible to run RCs (angry neighbors and all) and worse, have to drive around a bit before I can find a decent jumping hill or slope. [
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03-17-2009, 10:46 PM
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I've also driven around with one rear wheel flopping around on numerous occasions. I used to swap the right and left rear knuckles and keep driving, but I have a bunch laying around with both tabs broken off. Since installing the braces, the breakages are a thing of the past. Now the only parts I trash on a regular basis are shocks.[:'(] I'm thinking about trying 8 HPI nylon big bore shocks, as they are similar in construction to the stock shocks, but have larger diameter shafts.
