Help with nitro truck!!
 

I just traded for this truck and the guy said it was a duratrax mtx pro with 16torq engine? I have never heard of them so i thought i would ask you guys. The guy said it needs a pull starter.
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and also got this remote for free but i have no idea who makes it:
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So any help is appreciated.

RE: Help with nitro truck!!
 

Make shure you put a good airfilter on before you run it.You can goggle duratrax n' should be able to download a manual and find more info on this model

Have Fun

RE: Help with nitro truck!!
 

Nope, Tower Hobbies ST-15 with Duratrax Maximum rear wheels and tires.

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So is it a good truck? Any known issues?

RE: Help with nitro truck!!
 

Everthing made has issues. Mostly just inconvenience with this one, becuase parts only come from Tower. It's still a good beginner. If it runs as it is now, you're set. Apparently, the last person was really determined to get that engine in. The chassis got hacked up, I see. Lose the tires on it now and get some good rubber. It won't be very stable with what it has.

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OK will look into that.

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Ok tower hobbies is backordered for the pullstart. So what one can i use instead? The motor is .16torq.

RE: Help with nitro truck!!
 

The recoil assembly (DTXG0751) is in stock now at Tower. The old number is DTXG0750. $16.99, still available.

RE: Help with nitro truck!!
 

Sweet thanks man your alot of help. Now to order it and get it on the way!!!

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AM i suppost to get the one way bearing?

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Oh yeah what body can i put on this truck? The body it came with is pretty much shot.

RE: Help with nitro truck!!
 

bodies are hard calls.
If you have a LHS nearby you could go there and see if they carry 1/10 truck bodies, and try and line one up to the vehicle.

I'm very lucky in that department my LHS literally has an entire basement of truck and car bodies, just go down and plop em on :D

Other idea is go on towers site look up 1/10th scale bodies (I'm assuming its 1/10th scale) and when you click on one it gives the dimensions. You will have to measure out your cars wheelbase width length etc and try and find a match, and hope it's a nice fit.

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I tried my tamiya mighty bull body and no avail. It holes are not wide enough to fit the towers on the truck.

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http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXWZ10&P=Z
The one tower sells it with

you will need paint I personally like Parma Faskolor paint its easy to work with and cleans up with water and able to be brushed on with a paint brush. (just make sure it says for Lexan)
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...OR++&search=Go

list of replacement parts they sell
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...I=TOWC55**&P=Z


I don't recommend the Faschange colors with a paintbrush, those need a airbrush. And I was told by my LHS the cherry red does not look like cherry red it looks more like a mud color :D


Wow kinda stupid Tower don't include decals with the body
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXWZ33&P=Z

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Hmm i hate that body though i wounder if i can get a F150 body to fit it?

RE: Help with nitro truck!!
 

The narrow Associated truck bodies fit pretty well, like the T3 and GT.

RE: Help with nitro truck!!
 

Thanks so when i order the pullstart i need the bearing right?

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does it have a broken pullstart on it already?

if it does take it off and see if the one way bearings in it already. If it is you probably don't need one.

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No the previous owner took it off the motor. So i don't see any bearings either.

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ok then you need the bearing.

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Ok thanks guys i will order the parts when i get some money. Unempoyed with newborn has put rc's on hold for now.

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the pull start and one way will run you about 30.00 a new motor .15 is 49.99 from tower lets face it you dont even know if the motor you have will run at all dont waste your time save up and buy a new one

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Good point does the new motor come with pull start?

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Yeah i might do that and maybe replace the bottom plate where the motor connects too.

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I had one of those trucks way back when. In 2003 i believe. I never did have any luck out of mine. I bought it new, and the engine was junk from day 1. I broke the chassis brace that connects to the transmission, and for some reason they made the truck extremely narrow. I didnt really break anything major on mine, but the engine never ran good enough for me to drive it much at all.

I hate to sound negative, but if it were me, knowing what i know now, and owning both, I would sell that for whatever you can get for it on ebay, and buy a nice, used nitro sport or nitro rustler for $120 or so. If you get $50 for it on ebay, and you take the $70 you were going to spend on the parts for it(engine and chassis plate), then you will have enough to buy a nice used sport or rustler and it will seriously be twice the truck, and be sooo much easier to get parts and info on. I owned an old nitro rustler with the pro .15 engine and it really was a MUCH better truck all around than the tower truck was.

Now, that said, the tower truck might be ok, but if you are going to have to spend $70 on it, im not sure its worth it.

Eric