ORIGINAL: TheBennyB
Love the creeper, cheap and fun. only complaint is the servo operated diffs don't like to stay locked, so they are now zip tied to the locked position. Running the novak Rooster crawler and 55T combo with a 2S. After getting the redcat sumo crawler and seeing the steering
modes, thought to myself...gotta have it in the creeper. Gonna have to figure another way to power my axel lights if I go that route though since the 3rd channel will be taken up by the rear steering servo.
I liked the safari creeper alot...except for the dang captured pin system. works great till the set screws get alittle rusty and like to back out...then you lose the drive pin and there goes your drive on that wheel. and the drive pins are not the same size as the ones commonly used for the wheel hex!
I ran my poor creeper threw soo much water, muck, sandy mess and such that the sand and eventual rust locked all but 2 of the tranny bearings!
yeh, I got my use out of that truck.
There is a way to get 4ws that has some of the functions that the lansu radio gives you.
Option #1, mod a traxxas TQ3 radio's 3rd channel switch to a 3 position switch. this will give you independant control of the rear...but you get only full right/left and center ability(not proportional)
option #2, use a airplane radio, the twin stick type. agian, independant rear steering ability...but this time it will be proportional.
There is one other, but I dont like this one. You can "Y" harness the 2 servos.(plug them both into channel #1) You set them up to steer opposite....tight turn. But you will have 4ws ALL the time. And I found there are plenty of times you dont want 4ws.
If i can get my hands on a cheap AX10 before snowfall, im gonna do the rear steer with a airplane radio...since i already have one sitting on a shelf
