ORIGINAL: Dirk Digler
Hey guys. I wrote the article at RCCrawler about the TXT. Yes, you can easily turn a TXT into a very good crawler with those few mods and you can do it cheaply. You just have to fab up a few things an make some mods to an already capable truck. However, once you get into competitions, you will find that Clods dominate the sport. Shaft driven trucks can not do the things clods can do, therefore, if you plan on competing in the future, look into a clod. If you want a very capable crawler but will never be able to win a big event, get the TXT.
It's true that clods usually dominate the comps. But, a well built shafty will do just as good. It's all about the person who builds it. It is easy to build a comp winning clod, but it's a lot more difficult to build a comp winning TXT,Maxx, etc. Just my $.02 worth.