Has anyone decided if the Traxxas Summit would make a good crawler or not ???

None of the crawler guys seem to think so. If you hear otherwise, its probably from someone who doesnt crawl.

Sure looks like a mean offroad truck though....!!! Alot of extra parts to go wrong though....

Looks like a really fun BASHER!

Probably a real battery burner though.....Heavy and alot of moving parts......Neat design though..

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The videos I've seen of it look like it would be good to just rip through the woods with.

as much as i hate to agree with dezfan, it isnt REALLY great at crawling.... just not its platform. its got a great low range, and the motor has plenty of torque, SUPER sticky tires, but it just doesnt seem to have that edge. trailblazing though, nothing will beat it.

I'd like to have one if they weren't so expensive (for a basher). My son and I could really have a good time goofing off w/ it.

575 at my lhs..... waterproof everything, lights front and back, AND the diff locking options? sold...

Any preliminary reports on how long battery life is running in the Summit??

For $575.00 I could build another crawler or buy 3 Slashes!

Seems liks alot to go wrong huh Dez ??

Like I said, the Summit is pretty cool, I'll probably pick one up down the road when when the new wears off and they start showing up on the bay for cheap, or I'll throw a cheap crawler together and trade for one.

As it's a basher, I can't justify that kind of coin. I own a couple Slash(s) and they meet my bashing quota very well.

imho, the summit is to crawling what Integy is to Innovation. Basically its Not.

I posted a video in the thread in electric forum. I would not use it for a crawling competition, it has a few problems in this respect. But rocks as terrain in general, it's fine, it can't do everything a crawler can but it can do some things a crawler can't.

How about a link to that video?

I'd like to see a real video instead of the over hyped and edited videos from RC Clown Action.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxnKjVfPH1I < this one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GORwUVrZsWI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dDgsZQce3g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA8TnezIfx8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luBKYVfQJ30

Yeah I hate the staging and editing too, much prefer just raw video. Here's another one that is not mine.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL0PzmPHgTQ

I think part of what's happened is that rock crawling competitions, with artificial courses and rules, have created their own (artificial) class of vehicle. It's precise, slow, and can manuever without reversing (dig). Looking at my AX10, the control is 'tight', the simple tranny has little slop and it's agile without being wild.

The summit really doesn't play to these rules. It's in the super class but it lacks rear steering. The 3 to 4 inches of tranny slop is also undesireable on a crawling course where you are required to manuever in a tight course and penalized heavily for touching a goal post. Some of the techiques used by the summit (backing up then accelerating and 'barreling over' an obstacle, or jumping over a crevasse rather than traversing it) seem very anti-crawlerish indeed. You'd never do them at a competition. But if you've got to cross some rocks in general, they make sense.

I have a summit and i'm running it with my 4PK Futaba. Its an ok truck and makes a perfect basher for my lil brother, but as far as being a pro rock crawler its not....And It's already broken- pinon shaft... waiting on parts...

Well it sounds like the debate has been settled.

not really, we have yet to hear from anyone that has a summit and a "real" rc crawler to compare....

After watching those videos, anyone w/ a real crawler dosn't need to compare.

I'm diggin' mine.Anyone know where to find a Jeep XJ body and bigger tires.Or who would be the one's to watch for these items?

Check ebay....Good place for parts and accessories.

I think its actually pretty good from what most people on the traxxas forum are saying. Like 20-25 minutes in low gear with nice batteries. Probably half that in high range. Certainly most crawlers last longer with the high turn motors but its certainly not bad for a basher.

Ill let ya know more tomorrow after mine arrives. Got it at supperiorhobbies for $469.


It may be a bit until ebay is full of parts for the summit. The trucks themselves are kinda hard to come by especially on line. Parts are probably even worse right now.