This is peaceful RC driving and a great walk to the woods

hi chris wow what a different video from normal loving the views and surrondings back to nature and also loving the theme music very subdued and perfect for the surroundings. great video as always mate will be sharing this to my facebook groups im in for sure. when you was in the stream area with all the pebbles on the base of the stream i think that would be a good place to take the mauler. hope yourself and the family are all well. peter

Nice video. Crawling is a whole new ball game. Forget what you've learned from bashing and start again really. I love watching the competition crawlers here on KZfaq. And like you say in the right environment it can be very therapeutic I guess. Your lucky being in Wales you have plenty of nice places to go. A slate mine would be a good place. I'm tempted to get one myself. Nice vid Chris 👌 👍

Cracking area for crawling mate, the only thing you done wrong was to go on your own,, crawling is so much more fun with others as you friendly compete with each other on climbs. The mauler is know to tip sideways easily, hex extenders help widen it a bit👌 Look forward to getting you out with a group of us in the future👍

Welcome to the Crawling World, I think you will enjoy.

Awesome video, Good for you trying something new, Keeps it interesting

I keep looking at these, they offer a lot for the money.! All FTX RCs do.! Especially the DR8, that's a beast of an RC for the money.!

I recently bought a used one of these! With a bit of advice from both the internet and my fab GRCC club mates, I changed the electrics to Hobbywong Fusion SE 1800KV (I couldn't justify the cost of the Pro). It now happily takes 2S and 3S lipo, although I haven't run it on 3S yet (only used it once). I paried it with flysky GT5 controller and the low speed control is immense. I also changed the steering arm for a fancy alu SCX10 "bent" steering arm as it allows you to shave off the bump stops without the steering arm fouling on the diff casing. My next upgrades, in time cos they're expensive, are likely injura steel deep dish wheels (add weight low down and increase width of teh footprint) with squid'nserts and mickey thompson baja pro tyres. However, that's arounnd £200+, so I can't do that for a while!! Also, DO get a metal diff for it, as the OEM rear one WILL fail. They're about £20. Mine went whilst out, so field repairs were done as I had one with me due to knowing that it would happen at some point! I agree with the comment that it's best with mates - we had a club day and it was awesome! But, to be fair, the area that we went into was epic. My first time crawling (i thought it would be very boring, hence the mauler being able to be a rock bouncer), but it was great fun!

Hey I'm glad you enjoyed it Chris but not for me as previously discussed. It can be sort of absorbing in the right area but generally I want to be blasting around. Cheaper than a dog I guess 🤣

knocking it out of the park mate! 😀 Captured the experience so well, almost on a theraputic level. Well done!! You've got such great scenery there and the slow pace is the perfect way to explore.

I have many different types of RCs also and crawling or trailing is so peaceful and relaxing especially in the woods. New subscriber!

Mate how good does the Mauler look in that environment? Awesome! What do you think about the whole crawling scene so far mate? I do like that woodland area, looks beautiful and epic for some trailing and crawling 👏💪😁

You really do have to retrain your brain & try to drive as smoothly & realistically as possible.... I started with an FTX Outback Trekka.. It feels soooo strange to begin with, I wasn't at all sure I was going to enjoy it.... Then one day it just clicked & I love a bit of crawling now. I did get sick of only being able to drive slowly & I hated the way a locked diff RC turns (or doesn't). I now stick to crawlers with a 2 speed gearbox & preferably locking front & rear diffs. It was when I bought the Absima Sherpa that I really fell in love with crawlers. Actually, it's probably fairer to say "trail trucks". I much prefer to have the option of crawling or having a mild bash that a full featured rig gives you. I also got myself a Traction Hobby Cragsman & that thing is just on another level.!.. It's incredibly good, you can crawl it really precisely or open the diffs in 2nd gear & rip it around. It's an 8th scale too & it looks & drives incredible. it's also important to choose the correct terrain for the vehicle. Where you're driving there is the kind I like. Also, the customisation is awesome with crawlers, you can really go to town on them for not a ton of money & end up with a totally unique vehicle.! I'm interested to see what you do with this rig.! Stay safe out there mate & best wishes from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🙏 ♥ 📻 🎮 🔋 🚓 🚒 🚑 🚐 🚔 🚕 🚖 🚗 🚘 🚙 🚚 🚛 🚜 🏎️ 🏍️ 🚤 🛥️ ✈️ 🛩️ 🚁.!

Pro line hyrax tyres or deepwoods , Hobbywing wp1080 esc , Reedy radon 5slot 16t motor and it'll be laughing mate

Mauler is great 👍 did well i think,hyrax tires are brilliant, sometimes when you think it won't grip it will find it,and that's really satisfying 😀 check out maxee off road rc,his crawling/trailing videos are amazing, very scale and realistic, thought you did great for first crawl dude 😀👍👍

D'ya know what mate, crawling ain't for me, but great video nonetheless. 🤟