rcslsafut

just ordered my creeper(my christmas to my self ha ha)
I CANT WAIT FOR IT!!!!!!!!
i have alway wanted a crawler and i asked around ,i hope i didnt make a mistake!!
any way had to tell the r/c world how excited i am to have me a crawler!!!!!!!!!!!!

jsowens

Welcome to the addiction. I don't think you made a mistake at all with the creeper. One of my buddies has one and they do really well.

t9dragon

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Congratulations on your new crawler..

Smiff 24

Happy for ya!
wishin I could do the same.

rcslsafut

thanks guys!!!!!
should be here tommorow but the holiday may throw it back to monday.
oh well!!

Zim-uh-tosa

Welcome!! I went wheeling with 2 guys that had Creepers and one with the Scorpion. They climbed everything the Axial Scorpion did. I think you will be happy with it..

Z

zman5000

ckrc crawlers had the venom for 155 bucks with the stage 2 kit included

rcslsafut

little late now !!!
oh well , got it from amain for $129 if i remember right!
wish i would have known before hand though !
by the way ,what is the difference in the stage two kit?

gixer1k

I guess I'll join the club.

I just ordered a new Creeper a couple days ago myself.

Any advice on motor/esc combos?

Does going brushless have a noticable effect on performance with crawlers? I noticed several companies have brushless crawler combos out now.

rcslsafut

i have read that brushless is not the best for crawlers as it has a tendancy to "cog".
if you dont know what that is ,the motor will work choppy at slow speeds.
i got the novak rooster and 55t motor combo myself. i got a jr st126mg servo.
the hobby store guy said that would be enough torque ,we will see.
am just going to use one of my many magnum jr's for a radio.
mine scheduled to show tomorow (sat in reno for four days due to the holiday)
i CANT WAIT !!!!!

gixer1k

Yep, I'm familiar with cogging. But sensored systems have reduced that alot.

However, it seems brushed works best at this time so I ordered a Tekin FXR with 55T last night. I liked the option of using a 3S LiPo with a 35T for a little extra speed. I also picked up 220oz/in servo, and I have a spare receiver for my Spektrum DX3.0. I'll be able to hook up the remote diff lock.

Now just waiting for the UPS truck!

zman5000

the stage 2 kit gets rid of the battery on top and relocates the links for better climbing, while your'e at it if you are going to do comps with the creeper the go to rcbros.com and get the flm diff lockers, well worth the money. if you just want to bash around then the stock creeper is fine. heres a pic of my creeper with the stage 2 kit

rcslsafut

z man, nice creeper!
just got mine finally put together last night (took my time )
what an awsome truck!!! i am going to just bash with mine more than likely .
i dont think there is any where here to compete with one . cant wait for the
snow to be gone !! just been crawling over phone books and my daughter
and the stairs and anything else i can find to crawl over . this thing is fun!!!
i didnt think i would dig on going slow like this . "dont knock it till you try it " eh?

rcslsafut

gixer, i was told i was going to need an extremely high torque servo.
but i bought an jr with 126oz in of torque to put in the truck.
then i went to hook it up and could not get the horn i had to work.
so back to the lhs to find a horn , and off course they only had one for
futaba and hitech . i bought both of them knowing i had a servo from both
companies. i ended up putting my futaba coreless with little over 100oz in
in the truck seems to be plenty of torque !!
i can stand the truck off the stairs and still turn the tires easy!!

gixer1k

Glad you get it running rcslsafut, I finished mine this afternoon.

Been running it over the woodpile and some remaining snowdrifts in the back yard. I'm pretty amazed so far, and that's with it bone stock.

I'll learn how to drive over the next few months then start modding it in the spring.

rcslsafut

glad you got yours running ,hope your having as fun as i am !!!
my grandfather has a HUGE woodpile out back i will have to try that sounds fun
HAPPY CRAWLING!!!!!!!

RedNexBilly

myself i'm going to buy the rs10,looks like a fun little crawler,plus all the mods,seems a jim-dandy of a deal,i have copters,planes but no crawler,just waiting for the 25th to order rnb

rcslsafut

ya that looks like a fun truck !
i always wonder how those type of trucks did ,with the motors out on the axle like that.

RedNexBilly

hmmm interesting point a'bout the motors,i've never seen a bad review on the redcat crawlers though,and plus with mods and spare parts availible,i feel its a good choice,and a rtr for 172.00 door to door,will arive first week of feb. i hope,i'll keep my fun updated,maybe even get a crawler cam    rnb

rcslsafut

ya i have never heard good or bad about that type of crawler.
there are a few that run that design . definately not a bad price for a rtr
thats for sure .

RedNexBilly

sweet just ordered my rs10 from xenonproject.com,never used them before,but looks like good outfit,i hope ha,180.99 dtd.....i hope by next saturday my crawler will be here     rnb

RedNexBilly

Ha....sorry guys,seems i posted in the venom section,nice looking units,maybe i will buy one of the kits     rnb

gixer1k

First pictures while practicing on some firewood I kicked over.

Bone stock with a Tekin FXR ESC and Tekin 55T motor running on a 3S Zippy LiPo (1250 mAh).

Baja Bug body was from an old monster truck. Fits almost perfectly, slight bit of rubbing at times.

rcslsafut

lookin good gixer!!!
what is the c rating of your li po and how is the power ?
i am running novak rooster,novak 55 turn,3000 venom nimh.
i am guessing about 25 min run time and good power imo.

gixer1k

I would guess I'm getting at least 20 minutes out of it. The battery is a 20C I had bought for my 1/16 E-Revo. I know a 55T motor doesn't have much of a current draw so I figured it would work pretty good, which it has.

Power is real good. The ESC gets barely warm, the battery and motor are still cool after a full pack.