1/8 RALLY TRUCK
03-12-2009, 05:33 PM
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RE: 1/8 RALLY TRUCK
ORIGINAL: tihstae
why?
ORIGINAL: firebird78
if its anything even halfway near in the same atmosphere remotely close to the landslide I wont buy one..lol
if its anything even halfway near in the same atmosphere remotely close to the landslide I wont buy one..lol
why?
very easy....if I buy a 1/8th rc I EXPECT it to be TOUGH...I put my rc's through the ringer.....noway nohow would an ultralight even come close to even thinking about holding up to what my TRUE 1/8th buggies endure...
I'm not so new to this that I dont read posts and I gander at the other forum frequently....I mean heck look up just a few posts on this thread...you see a owner of a landslide say he knows his truck isnt tough....the ultralights have a thinner chassis...granted its only a 1mm thinner but when your talking a true 1/8th chassis is 3mm 1mm is alot....plastic chassis support?...you gotta be kidding me....
I know someone that has an ultralight....what I would do if someone sent me a free ultralight is take it outta the box, put old almost dead AA batteries in the reciever box, 1/10th of a tank of nitro in the fuel tank and I would jump it into the creek..
does that answer your question??
03-12-2009, 06:25 PM
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RE: 1/8 RALLY TRUCK
ORIGINAL: firebird78
very easy....if I buy a 1/8th rc I EXPECT it to be TOUGH...I put my rc's through the ringer.....noway nohow would an ultralight even come close to even thinking about holding up to what my TRUE 1/8th buggies endure...
I'm not so new to this that I dont read posts and I gander at the other forum frequently....I mean heck look up just a few posts on this thread...you see a owner of a landslide say he knows his truck isnt tough....the ultralights have a thinner chassis...granted its only a 1mm thinner but when your talking a true 1/8th chassis is 3mm 1mm is alot....plastic chassis support?...you gotta be kidding me....
I know someone that has an ultralight....what I would do if someone sent me a free ultralight is take it outta the box, put old almost dead AA batteries in the reciever box, 1/10th of a tank of nitro in the fuel tank and I would jump it into the creek..
does that answer your question??
ORIGINAL: tihstae
why?
ORIGINAL: firebird78
if its anything even halfway near in the same atmosphere remotely close to the landslide I wont buy one..lol
if its anything even halfway near in the same atmosphere remotely close to the landslide I wont buy one..lol
why?
very easy....if I buy a 1/8th rc I EXPECT it to be TOUGH...I put my rc's through the ringer.....noway nohow would an ultralight even come close to even thinking about holding up to what my TRUE 1/8th buggies endure...
I'm not so new to this that I dont read posts and I gander at the other forum frequently....I mean heck look up just a few posts on this thread...you see a owner of a landslide say he knows his truck isnt tough....the ultralights have a thinner chassis...granted its only a 1mm thinner but when your talking a true 1/8th chassis is 3mm 1mm is alot....plastic chassis support?...you gotta be kidding me....
I know someone that has an ultralight....what I would do if someone sent me a free ultralight is take it outta the box, put old almost dead AA batteries in the reciever box, 1/10th of a tank of nitro in the fuel tank and I would jump it into the creek..
does that answer your question??
Lol, have you had one? I think not. Thats prob his first rc car, what is he comparing to. So sure you can say they are crap, but you havent had one, so until you do try one out. Its just an opinion, not a very good one, but an opinion. What do you think people say about redcat and himoto, they arent durable and all that, but until you've had one you dont know. So sure, maybe they are super fragile, but you wouldnt know. You just think, and thats not enough. You cant go into a courtroom and think things and win, you have to have proof.
03-12-2009, 06:41 PM
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RE: 1/8 RALLY TRUCK
do I own one??....no...nor will I ever own one...I have a friend that has one and we did some compersisons to it and the hurricane....so yeah I got the low down on them.... as far as my opinion not being a good one its common sense...they call them ultralights due to the materials used are smaller less beefy....not a good mix when you conceder the amount of abuse and speeds these run...
if you like chasing dogbones, stripped gears, bent chassis, broken chassis supports etc.etc..have at it....
noway will an ultralight take the abuse a true 1/8th will...
if you like chasing dogbones, stripped gears, bent chassis, broken chassis supports etc.etc..have at it....
noway will an ultralight take the abuse a true 1/8th will...
03-12-2009, 07:38 PM
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Ok guys, I've had to step in here and clean up this thread. I think that it's time for a small reminder about the purpose of these Support Forums. Support Forums are provided for a manufacturer/vendor to provide support for their product. They ARE NOT provided so that members can sit here and trash other brands of RC Vehicles. We don't mind the occasional mention or comparison posted, but the outright trashing of another brand is way out of line for these support forums. We here are RCU understand that Eddie does allow the Himoto Support Forum to be open so that the members can freely discuss issues here, however these forums still fall under the RCU rules. If you want to discuss problems with another brand of vehicle please take that to the appropriate forum, and not in here.
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03-12-2009, 08:09 PM
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RE: 1/8 RALLY TRUCK
Who bashed? I have stated problems I've had with my Landslide and noticed it was the same platform as this new rally truck and gave my 2 cents about things to be dome to it. I've said the same things in the Redcat forum and no one thought it was bashing. What did I miss? So please tell me what was bashed?
03-12-2009, 08:27 PM
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RE: 1/8 RALLY TRUCK
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Who bashed? I have stated problems I've had with my Landslide and noticed it was the same platform as this new rally truck and gave my 2 cents about things to be dome to it. I've said the same things in the Redcat forum and no one thought it was bashing. What did I miss? So please tell me what was bashed?
Who bashed? I have stated problems I've had with my Landslide and noticed it was the same platform as this new rally truck and gave my 2 cents about things to be dome to it. I've said the same things in the Redcat forum and no one thought it was bashing. What did I miss? So please tell me what was bashed?
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03-12-2009, 08:36 PM
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RE: 1/8 RALLY TRUCK
if you read carefully you will see I was not looking for support I was stating the fact that this new truck is based off of the same platform as the landslide. If I had a Himoto based on the same platform and it had problems I would use that as an example. The landslide has had issues I know of first hand. Redcat took care of me best they could. I never bashed them. We are saying we hope this new truck doesn't have the same problems and are letting them know what to look for on this new truck. Now I believe we have taken this off subject, now who is responsible for that?
03-12-2009, 08:39 PM
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lol, I am hoping that its not, I think we will be offering the big block version, not the .18 version. I will have more info as I get it.
lol, I am hoping that its not, I think we will be offering the big block version, not the .18 version. I will have more info as I get it.
03-12-2009, 08:42 PM
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RE: 1/8 RALLY TRUCK
ORIGINAL: drum_n_man
if you read carefully you will see I was not looking for support I was stating the fact that this new truck is based off of the same platform as the landslide. If I had a Himoto based on the same platform and it had problems I would use that as an example. The landslide has had issues I know of first hand. Redcat took care of me best they could. I never bashed them. We are saying we hope this new truck doesn't have the same problems and are letting them know what to look for on this new truck. Now I believe we have taken this off subject, now who is responsible for that?
if you read carefully you will see I was not looking for support I was stating the fact that this new truck is based off of the same platform as the landslide. If I had a Himoto based on the same platform and it had problems I would use that as an example. The landslide has had issues I know of first hand. Redcat took care of me best they could. I never bashed them. We are saying we hope this new truck doesn't have the same problems and are letting them know what to look for on this new truck. Now I believe we have taken this off subject, now who is responsible for that?
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03-12-2009, 08:43 PM
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RE: 1/8 RALLY TRUCK
Seems there will be 2 versions, a 1/10 with a .18 and a 1/8 with a .21 or .28 in it. For now thats all i know.
Wildman, if you want, you can get the 1/10 and figure out how to put the big block with a slide carb in it, lol
Wildman, if you want, you can get the 1/10 and figure out how to put the big block with a slide carb in it, lol
03-12-2009, 08:45 PM
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ok. I have a truck. i like my truck. it is the same as the rally truck under the hood. it has had issues with the dogbones. will this rally truck have the newer upgraded version or will it be more like that other guys truck? I can tell you what problem to look for on the new truck
03-12-2009, 08:48 PM
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Yea i noticed on the hsp page below the other pictures there seemed to be smaller ones with a "spare tire" on the back. Is it really a working spare tire?
03-12-2009, 08:58 PM
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RE: 1/8 RALLY TRUCK
ORIGINAL: drum_n_man
ok. I have a truck. i like my truck. it is the same as the rally truck under the hood. it has had issues with the dogbones. will this rally truck have the newer upgraded version or will it be more like that other guys truck? I can tell you what problem to look for on the new truck
ok. I have a truck. i like my truck. it is the same as the rally truck under the hood. it has had issues with the dogbones. will this rally truck have the newer upgraded version or will it be more like that other guys truck? I can tell you what problem to look for on the new truck
It WILL be upgraded, I will give it testing before we release it to try and make sure there are no design flaws.
03-12-2009, 09:02 PM
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one thing i was telling those other guys is to not look at how far the suspension droops down but how far it goes up, that is where is was rubbing the cups and causing the axles to break. I solved most of the problem by using the shocks as limiters and not letting it go all the way up. my 2 cents.
03-12-2009, 09:02 PM
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RE: 1/8 RALLY TRUCK
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Yea i noticed on the hsp page below the other pictures there seemed to be smaller ones with a "spare tire" on the back. Is it really a working spare tire?
Yea i noticed on the hsp page below the other pictures there seemed to be smaller ones with a "spare tire" on the back. Is it really a working spare tire?
i dont know, lol
03-12-2009, 09:17 PM
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i dont know, lol
ORIGINAL: Wildeman007
Yea i noticed on the hsp page below the other pictures there seemed to be smaller ones with a "spare tire" on the back. Is it really a working spare tire?
Yea i noticed on the hsp page below the other pictures there seemed to be smaller ones with a "spare tire" on the back. Is it really a working spare tire?
i dont know, lol
