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ORIGINAL: Capn kanuckles

I'm trying to figure out why you dont warranty those broken pieces.

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ORIGINAL: sherwoodGS

i'm not going to wait 7 days for a part that is probably going to break again.  i bought upgraded pieces instead.  i did go to redcat for the broken gear in the front diff. because i think that was a one in a milion whereas the other issues i've had are more common i think. 

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ORIGINAL: Capn kanuckles

I'm trying to figure out why you dont warranty those broken pieces.

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ORIGINAL: sherwoodGS

i took my earthquake 8e out today in a massive empty parking lot and ran it through 3 sets of batteries.  it performed flawlessly.  one thing i can say about this thing is that it is lighning fast.  i learned how to drive a little better so i am not flipping it as much.  i have the wheelie bar on it and whn i pull the trigger from a standstill the truck rockets forward up on the wheelie bar with the front tires balloon to almost double their size.  pretty amazing.  handles well also.  i got it at almost full throttle in a big circle, probably about 75 yard diameter and that was pretty cool.  as big as this lot was i still couldn't really open it up full throttle without quickly running out of pavement. 
all i can say is that absolutely can't wait to run this thing off road and try some jumps.  with all the snow we have here it will be a long time until that day comes. 
lastly, i am now considering expanding my young collection to a 1/5 scale gas buggy. 

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ORIGINAL: sherwoodGS

did I make a bad purchase or am I just unlucky or am I just a bad driver???
so, my new Earthquake 8e arrived on Monday (5 days ago....) and on my first run, i broke the smaller gear in the front diff (see pic, right in half!).  warranty item from redcat but it was going to take 5-7 days for delivery so i paid an extra $26 and got it in 2 days.  i was able to fix that.  today, i took the truck out into a parking lot and drove it around.  very fast, very responsive.  but maybe not too durable...???  the first time the truck rolled, the body broke and the front wheel sheered off at the hub.  ****????   now don't get me wrong, i understand this is a hobby and i actually enjoy ripping them apart and fixing them and putting them back together again.  problem is that everytime something breaks i need to get the parts online and it takes a week for them to come in unless i pay through the nose for shipping.  i have a very nice LHS near my house and they've never even heard of redcat, nevermind carry parts.  so i guess i am going to order the new wheel parts and wait a week. 
my question is what parts should i buy and have on hand that typically break?  for instance now i know that i will buy multiple wheel parts because that seemed to break pretty easily.  anything else you guys can think of so i have common problem parts on-hand?  i assume that is the way to go.  thanks and enjoy the carnage photos!

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ORIGINAL: nitrosportsandrunner

im glad you guys like the vid i posted.

i have owned several nice/fast brushless trucks. i had a couple of rustler vxl's, a ofna with a vxl system and other.
some days i could bash them just like in that earthquake vid and nothing would break after 2 full lipo packs(an hour of runtime!)
other days something would break 5 minutes into my fun its just the nature of bashing. no matter what the truck, some days you have a blast and other days you break parts.

one time i launched my rusty of a skateboard park ramp....landed 40 feet away. bent both rear shock shafts, the Rx mounts snapped, the Rx flew out of the truck, breaking the cyrstal and the body cracked really bad. and one of the wheel rims cracked. about $40 in parts needed to get it running again! but to me, thats what bashing is, running hard - breaking stuff - making the truck as tough as you can and putting it through more abuse[>:]

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ORIGINAL: JTuepker1

My Backdraft 8e broke its first part last night had about 20 runs in it and some hard bashing sessions. I split the diff gear also dont know how, was just at my local track working on the new triple jumps and came down took a turn and then it stood still. Hit the throttle and nothing just free spinning the center diff. Going to lhs to see if i can find some type of replacement before my ordered one comes in. Might be able to get an upgrade from another model.

Anyone know what the hpi vorza pinion gears are. the site for hpi only shows the main 43 tooth not the little tooth gear. But from looking it says its a 13 tooth.

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ORIGINAL: JTuepker1

My Backdraft 8e broke its first part last night had about 20 runs in it and some hard bashing sessions. I split the diff gear also dont know how, was just at my local track working on the new triple jumps and came down took a turn and then it stood still. Hit the throttle and nothing just free spinning the center diff. Going to lhs to see if i can find some type of replacement before my ordered one comes in. Might be able to get an upgrade from another model.

Anyone know what the hpi vorza pinion gears are. the site for hpi only shows the main 43 tooth not the little tooth gear. But from looking it says its a 13 tooth.

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ORIGINAL: JTuepker1

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ORIGINAL: JTuepker1

My Backdraft 8e broke its first part last night had about 20 runs in it and some hard bashing sessions. I split the diff gear also dont know how, was just at my local track working on the new triple jumps and came down took a turn and then it stood still. Hit the throttle and nothing just free spinning the center diff. Going to lhs to see if i can find some type of replacement before my ordered one comes in. Might be able to get an upgrade from another model.

Anyone know what the hpi vorza pinion gears are. the site for hpi only shows the main 43 tooth not the little tooth gear. But from looking it says its a 13 tooth.

Well ill be looking for a new hobby shop now. Went to my former lhs and asked to see the diff gear to some of the ones i found online. The gentlemen behind the counter asked what i was working on. I told him my redcat buggy, got the dirtiest look ever and told me it wasnt worth his time to look for something that wasnt worth the money i spent on it. So in turn ill be looking for a new hobby shop to browse and shop.

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ORIGINAL: nitrosportsandrunner

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ORIGINAL: JTuepker1

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ORIGINAL: JTuepker1

My Backdraft 8e broke its first part last night had about 20 runs in it and some hard bashing sessions. I split the diff gear also dont know how, was just at my local track working on the new triple jumps and came down took a turn and then it stood still. Hit the throttle and nothing just free spinning the center diff. Going to lhs to see if i can find some type of replacement before my ordered one comes in. Might be able to get an upgrade from another model.

Anyone know what the hpi vorza pinion gears are. the site for hpi only shows the main 43 tooth not the little tooth gear. But from looking it says its a 13 tooth.

Well ill be looking for a new hobby shop now. Went to my former lhs and asked to see the diff gear to some of the ones i found online. The gentlemen behind the counter asked what i was working on. I told him my redcat buggy, got the dirtiest look ever and told me it wasnt worth his time to look for something that wasnt worth the money i spent on it. So in turn ill be looking for a new hobby shop to browse and shop.

been there, had that happen^^
why any RC shop worker would tell a customer that his RC is worthless is beyond me. thats just rude! if thats his opinion fine, but as the given where he works, he should keep that opinion to himself. how much you wanna bet he never even owned a redcat?

tell him you wanna race the 8E against his $500 brushless 1/8 scale and that should shut him up

Think ill be ordering my parts from URC love the tracking for the delivery and his prices are more than fair. Now if he could just get a few stock bodies in, i would like to pick up about a half dozen to paint and sell.

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ORIGINAL: JTuepker1

Think ill be ordering my parts from URC love the tracking for the delivery and his prices are more than fair. Now if he could just get a few stock bodies in, i would like to pick up about a half dozen to paint and sell.