I honestly appreciate what Traxxas is doing here and anyone that is looking to buy an Xmaxx should consider this, however, those of us that already invested in the platform are somewhat committed to upgrading. Not a bad thing in either perspective in my opinion. Upgrades are all based on our abilities and experience in RC.

I used to love watching bewitched! I have to rewatch them now!

Happy New Year to ya. I ran across an older video you did on the Traxxas rally. I have one also. Enjoyed it vary much. I go back to the Traxxas SRT days. Still have it. Thank you for your videos.

Hey Earl, Happy New Year! Thanks for another year of awesome content! Lookin' forward to what's to come!

I’m glad you got the ultimate, I wanted to see a nice honest review, keep it up earl your one of guys that inspired me to start my channel thanks man👍🏻

Happy New Year Mr. Earl. Thanks for the Entertainment

happy new year! its good to see the comparison of the two king's :-)

Awesome jumps at that spot an great shots❤

Great video Earl !! I just wanted to say I picked up a Big Rock 6S in white trim thanks to you and RC Guy garage for the all the info and I would like to say Happy New Year to you and your family !!! Thanks again for all the education !!!

Man I thought it was me with the throttle and steering sensitivity Lol! Thank you Earl for showing me that! I new to this hobby and man is the Xmaxx fun! I’m waiting for them to send me that optional gear. I got the light kit so I don’t want to swap the esc yet Lol

Looking to buy my first Xmaxx and this is exactly the info I was looking for. Still not sure if I should spurge for the Ultimate though. Thanks!

M9ves and looks pretty cool. Love the new tires

I like the new tires. I wonder if you’d get better correction in the air with higher gearing. Pretty cool either way buddy 👍👍

That was cool how you shared with the young kid KUDDOS

If I can swing it I am looking at getting the Ultra due to the steering servo and a few of the upgrades already done that I would do anyways to the regular one. I will definitely get the 46 tooth at time of purchase.

Xmaxx still the king in my book! great comparison Earl.

Great vid love the comparison. I run a 18/50 in my regular Xmaxx with stock electronics and it works pretty well but I might try 18/46 on my ultimate. I was looking in the manual after I picked up the ultimate today and in the section that shows what tools and accessories are included it shows a 46t gear is supposed to be included. I’m gonna call traxxas Tuesday and see what they say 🤷🏻‍♂️ Happy New Year Earl 🤘🏼

No roof plate on the brand new xmaxx… risky. 😂 I like your style,

When I was a kid I took my dad's tamiya monster beetle out to show my cousins as we had family round, I let one of them ava go n they crashed it into the house just as my dad pulled up on the driveway as it was a surprise birthday party for him. It still won't work at all, n even the guy from the shop couldn't figure it out. I'm 42 years old now.

I cringe when a child drives my R/C. It never changes that I let em try it, but they think I'll be mad. I never am, but some parents were hard on their kids when they crashed them... Hope your 2024 is bright.

Happy new year's Earl hope God brings health and happiness tonyou.and yours🙏🙏 Why u don't use a bungee to just drive one truck and haul the other one.blessings my friend from Massachusetts 🙏👍🤝

The regular version you get the two out-of-round monkey-metal spur gears (conservative and speed gearing) and on the ultimate you get just the one upgraded hardened steel out-of-round (or maybe not) conservative spur gear. I guess they don't want to give you two upgraded gears in the Ultimate. Yeah both trucks are noisy but the ultimate sounds a bit smoother to me. I suspect that upgrade hardened gear isn't out-of-round as it is also machined; the point of machined gears is for better and more consistent tolerances right? It is probably something in the Cush Drive assembly causing the tighter mesh at some points in the rotation. Maybe Cush Drive isn't the best solution for whatever problem it is designed to address?

Having to gear it up out of the box , do you think it could use a slightly bigger motor ? Seems like a heavy truck and maybe more power make it easier to backflip etc .

Thanks!

Nice bud. With the stock motor, every time I've tried something higher than 20/50 spelled disaster. I burn the stock motor on the XRT and Xmaxx 😢.

So Eman ya know I keep saying someday I'm going to get me an Xmaxx. Well guess what, I'm picking mine up tomorrow 💪🏻 I went with the standard Xmaxx & I can't wait to send it 🚀 🌙

Been thinking about keeping a couple rcs in my truck every day so I can run them after work or something. Is that what you do? I definitely will get a good bed cover soon so I can leave them comfortably. I’m surprised you don’t have your rear windows tinted.

Nice vids, what do you think is the weight difference between these 2?

So I’ve got one of these on order at my local hobby shop. I’ve been torn between the standard and ultimate but after looking at the prices of some of the parts I wanted the ultimate wasn’t much more, plus it’s limited edition. Sounds like 18/46 gearing is the sweet spot? When I pick up the ultimate I might grab a spur gear.

It'll be interesting to see how long the ultimate lasts vs a standard xmax. Sometimes its a long game with dirability.

14:53 Your the man,taking both x maxx's out to the track. I've got hardened steel gears on my x maxx geared 50/20 it doesn't seem to be quiet as loud, but i guess noise is just part of running the Beast. Love your videos ❤❤❤

Ok when you say 46 spur do you mean the extra in the box or the original spur already in trans?

I would do a regular xmaxx and upgrade to aluminum bulkheads and upgraded electronics, bellcrank/servo and chassis brace . Main things youll need

Alll right let's got !

Wheres the location sir i want to visit the area

Old X - Maxx 46 install lubricant .That why noicing incredible.Bonnie buy direct dealer custom on the sport, handling to be widemax ,belted tire louis,1 set spur gear pinion gear top speed with bluetooth link transmitter.Heavy duty to be . Liked pulled reel car & haven't reached the level of flip, double flip... twice puck lipo battery & tool set maintenance X-maxx Traxxas.4 channel TQI

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I'm 13 and handle a sledge better than my dad and uncle. I drive it like a boss hardly break it I give myself a 8 out of 10 on driving it and a 10 out of 10 on driving my Maxx. Nice run looks like a fun muddy mess

Earl Moorhead 💯 I would like to be the first to wish you a happy New Year and hope the best for you and all your family this year 💯🎊👍🍻

Earl do you like the 54/46 setupbetter than the 50/20?

It's actually a 50% increase

Do you work for Traxxas?

So with a 46t you should run an 18 or 20 pinion

1500 and they still don't even give you the roof skid. 🙄

1500 is way to much for the truck. Not to mention most of their aluminum is only 6061. I rather upgraded on my own with better stuff. People who will buy that truck are just silly imo.

Too muck for that kid

NOT worth it

Ya know, on my stock xmaxx tires they have gone almost completely white on the sides, like the whole way up. It’s irritating. No idea why. Anyone else have this issue. It makes the car look cheap.

I don't think they come with a 46t out of the box

Gears don’t sound great for an “Ultimate” rtr.

in my opinion both are a waste of one's good RC money 🤣🤣🤣

You can’t blame the people for not knowing traxxas underpowered their rcs… blame that on traxxas, they are woke liars and thieves

X maxx electronics sucks ! There gearing system sucks too , ditch for fake Vivivon mod 1.5 ! Now finally my shit is dailed! No more stupid pinion sliding off from hard bashes…. Naw I mean! On sight !!!