So... I took "Bang" the current primary Stampede (and only functioning Traxxas vehicle in the Zoodles fleet presently) out for a nice spin around a grassy area at a local park.
I ran it on the 2S in learner mode and even in that mode it scoots pretty good. Through the snow, puddles, rough terrain, up and down hills. I had a blast!
A pretty good run for a break out session.
Yikes!
You did not think I was going to leave it like that did you? Here is is post clean up:
Here is the current state of the front end. As you can see it has one RPM arm and a damaged suspension guard. I suspect the RPM part came after the collision that took out the suspension guard. I am planning on going with Blue RPM arms front and back so the banged up RPM guard on the truck will become a back up. I am also ordering new suspension guards.
Hmmm... Looks like the rear shock needs some TLC...
Which RPM parts could fix this? While I am at it I could look for some blue spring to put in as well. See a theme here?
Edit: I could go with something like the Traxxas Big Bore shocks but I would rather do a more modestly priced upgrade at this point. The "Crash" truck has Proline Powerstroke shocks which must have cost the previous owner a mint. Even the Big Bore shocks from Traxxas are not cheap (albeit a good step up in quality versus the factory shocks).
Since the battery is new to me I thought I would run it on balance mode on the charger. How often do you guys run a balance charge on your batteries?
