XTM mammoth 1/8 ST. I just saw one in the lhs and it is a beast. I ran the Jato at the BMX track last night, it did OK but I need something bigger. I dont know much about XTM, is this a good truck?? Its only $350 and looks like a well built machine.

XTM transformed it into a racer. With the heart of XTM in racing (or trying to get into it), i'd say go for it.

Ive heard alot of really good things about the XTM Mammoth...... Once you get it post some pics...


I just might buy one....lol


-Ryan

If you think that is a beast, take a look at the Duratrax warhead. Two finished in the Amain in the bigblock race at Proline Maxx challenge this year.

I was thinking of getting that last year!! LOL Its out now? Ive heard nothing about it. I liked the Mammoth because of its simple design. Looks super easy to work on. Its the size of a revo w/4wd in a St style tub chassis. Combine that with a 24-7 engine and a Hitech radio. $350. I figured there has to be a catch. Is this thing hard to get parts for?RcXtreme mag has a good review of it. It says it needs a better steering servo.

Duratrax Warhead isn't produced how they running it? It's still sitting in some Chinese warehouse.

Preproduction models making it to the hands of connected individuals is not at all uncommon. My LHS had a JATO on the shelf a couple of months before they were officially out.

I have a Mammoth ST. Wondering what the catch is on the 350 price tag? There is none... It's just a special introductory price. In a week or so (I think at the end of July) the price will go up to its normal 420 price tag. At 420 though, it's still a great deal. The Mammoth ST is very easy to work on because of its simple chassis layout. If you want to work on something on the truck, you don't have to take a bunch of other things apart like on the Savage. The ST took 1st place in the Truggy class A-Main at the O'Donnel championships a week ago.

DOH!!!
double posted when trying to edit month to weeks in the post above.

Um, duratrax has it set to release in august. They are team drivers i am sure.

only thing the ST needs is a center diff and its ready to race...

thats sucks.....your jato is so awesome, and you really worked hard in it, i think it is the jato that is more hop-uped right now......but if thats what then go for it

Yeah.. i guess the promotional video's on its website is all just CG then . They've had them running for a few months now; they're just not being mass-produced yet.

it was set to release in December of last year, don't forget that.

I know what you mean Tricksligger. I love my Jato for the track but I need something for heavy bashing and track racing. Right now I have an S-Maxx but I need something a little more advanced, I'm thinkin a Revo or LST or something. So I'm going to sell my maxxed out rustler and save a little more for a revo most likely. (the suspension has me)

Good luck with the Mammoth, it's a cool truck.

The only thing I have heard about the mammoth is that the shock towers are strong but nothing protecting them so they tend to bend easily. Not sure if its true just heresay.

The original Mammoth's shock towers are just crap... They bend very easily because they are made of 2mm thick aluminum. XTM has 5mm 7075 upgrade shock towers for it though, and I've never heard of anyone bending one of those. The Mammoth ST, on the other hand, has 4mm shock towers stock, and they aren't as tall as the original Mammoth's shock towers. Unless you smack into a tree at full speed, these towers aren't going to bend. XTM also released a center differential upgrade for racers. It's also good for bashers because it helps to protect the driveline from those on power landings.