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#1 ·
Ok guys, still very new to rc and especially electric. Play with drifting but sometimes the weather holds me back. Been thinking about gtting a truck. But i wanted to know and maybe get some advice on wet weather setups. Been thinking it would be cool to have a mud runner. I know there is waterproof esc's but what about motors? And do i need to worry about any other bits?

Thanx in advance.
 
#2 ·
Just about all motors are waterproof anyway. Brushed motors will run underwater but you don't wanna be doing it too much in dirty water and it'll need cleaning afterwards.
Brushless motors are also waterproof unless they are sensored.
As long as you ESC and Servo are waterproof (or waterproofed by you) and your reciever is in a waterproof box then you CAN drive it in water.
The question is whether you want to get it wet. All of your screws will rust, bearings seize and parts that are designed to keep dirt out will leak water in - axles and transmissions will rust if they get water in them.
Obviously there is a big difference between driving when it is raining and driving underwater. Keep this in mind when you are thinking about what you might purchase.


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#5 ·
IMHO I never believe anything is completely waterproof, just water resistant... I had a hpi blitz flux that on the box said it was waterproof but after a few puddles at an old bmx track the servo started to bug out...

What kind of truck ??? go fast or crawl/rock racer

Brands to look at for starters

Axial
HPI
Traxxas
 
#6 ·
@JonD, haven't thought about the budget yet. Nothing extravagant as its just something to do when not drifting. If anythng, i'm trying to find out what sort of budget i would need.

@Blinding, im sort of thinking like a 4x4 but not really a crawler as i would like to see the mud and dirt flying. Something with a bt of pace. And only thinking 1:10 unless 8th is a reasonable price.

Either way i know that water and mad and dirt will cause wear and tear, so price effective repairing is a must.
 
#7 ·
best place to start would be looking at different places reading up on the different trucks and looking on the forums to see the problems that people have with them off the bat, i.e traxxas trucks stock shocks tend to pop the caps off, however aluminium shock caps will solve this issue.

That's what I always do look at a truck, research, put together a list of parts and there is your cost.

one good example is

I could buy a Slash 4x4 for roughly $600 at the LHS maybe cheaper online or I could buy

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Traxxas-...Control_Parts_Accessories&hash=item51c939ad0f

with

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Castle-C...Control_Parts_Accessories&hash=item461d0da627

http://www.amain.com/pro-line-badla...renegade-wheels-2-slash-rear/p390640?v=259992 x2

http://www.amain.com/jconcepts-illu...e-truck-body-clear-one-size-fits-most/p212759


and that's just to make the truck look like a truck, I still haven't factored in lipo's rx and tx and your probarebly looking at about 900 to 1000 for that setup.

Just depends on what you can afford and where you want to go with it
 
#8 ·
I would like to say consider an Emaxx brushless. That's what I bought a few years ago when I was in your position. But in all truth, unless you are prepared to spend some serious dollars and time.......... Great motor, good ESC, "great concept", but I found chassis components weak and broke easily. I then went though a fairly long and expensive upgrade process (which admittedly I did rather enjoy as I like building things). If you're interested take a look at my thread http://www.ausrc.com/forum/showthread.php?26587-Jon-s-Emaxx-makeover

Two years down the track it is still bullet proof and I get a lot of fun out of it. Mine is truly waterproofed, (particularly the ESC), but I use mine on a big sandy beach where I live and plough through puddles of sea water (but very shallow). I am then very careful to thoroughly wash/hose it down and then dry it with a blower or compressor.

Good luck with your research and let us all know what your final decision was.

Cheers,

Jon
 
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