What Did They Do To This Monster RC?!?!

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Some running changes have been made to the Traxxas Sledge found here: alnk.to/5jl8sPY This off-road monster truggy has been a fun 6S basher, but Traxxas is always tweaking things and the Sledge has a few must see alterations. Greg goes over them in this video and shows some track action and bashing footage too.
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@V8chump Ай бұрын

The RC box club seems like they’re just clearing backstock….I mean technically the value is higher than you pay but I don’t need 90% of that stuff

@BeardRubEnjoyer Ай бұрын

That was my thought too. Do I ever need new shock pliers? Or a socket?

@runwei_1999 Ай бұрын

I simply cannot find any reason, maybe other than personal preference, to choose this truck over an arrma Kraton 6s exb v2

@Adrenaline.addict 29 күн бұрын

parts availability in europe is miles worse than traxxas. Where i live i cant even get an arrma, i can only buy one from germany

@runwei_1999 29 күн бұрын

@@Adrenaline.addict that's valid. Arrma never did and still doesn't have a decent spare part availability, especially for their 4s line.

@caseychoy7 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the concise review. Good footage, enjoy your testing.

@T00LF00L Ай бұрын

Truthfully, your battery wasn’t destroyed because it ejected. They smash into the back of the holder, the dents in the batteries will match up with the plastic. They can look like that without ejecting. It needs a small foam block between the two, and yes put those clips in!

@mitsuman5555 Ай бұрын

Traxxas continuing their theme of making optional parts standard that most people wouldn't buy separately and then jacking up the price.

@L2theWcarscoffeelife Ай бұрын

I love my Sledge (original one) 70 bucks for belted tires NO!! Enough with the rv graphics lets just have a solid color and FIX the issues they refuse to ever fix anything the front of the body gets caught up in the bumper and they didnt fix it what a joke and they charge more for that. I just got the 6s Mojave they installed a newer esc and servo no price increase just improved the rc.

@macmccartney5760 Ай бұрын

The chassis and shock towers are the main issue, piss poor quality

@macmccartney5760 Ай бұрын

My sledge is Bashable now that I have $1500 into it

@NiklasAdv Ай бұрын

Kraton 6s exb is the most embarrassing thing for Traxxas, it’s cheaper and 10 times higher quality in every detail.

@shuster1921 Ай бұрын

Traxxas Who?!

@shuster1921 Ай бұрын

@@macmccartney5760

@user-mu5xn3pf2i Ай бұрын

Here right away in the video I never get to do this haha. Like always a great video

@Brayl129a1 Ай бұрын

I'm glad they added those hardened gears. But I personally don't like the new body color styles

@105Marius Ай бұрын

Traxxas is copying Arrma now?

@JamesBond-hz2tn Ай бұрын

I love my sledge too the original one the new color matching is sweet jacking up the price for tires is lamo 👌

@stephenhutter1386 Ай бұрын

Awesome vlog

@Michael19B59 Ай бұрын

I enjoy my sledge original that I won thru D&D Sticker Sales! That red and black one would go great with my red and black Maxx V2.

@shuster1921 Ай бұрын

Another Great Video!

@trashbag8124 Ай бұрын

Tired of Traxxas prices and garbage legal drama with them

@user-xz9by3fw8i Ай бұрын

Great video! What would be your recommendation for the best all around Traxxas RC car? Keep up the great work!

@allmightygreat1892 Ай бұрын

Enjoy greatly my slash 4x4 brushless. 4tec 2.0.trx4. Trx4m. Traxxas makes fun. Their prices are too high. Those are the max $ will spend on a scale toy. Love the parts access at my lhs. Traxxas is a great product. Always look forward to new traxxas trucks. Certainly will not be picking up these over priced trucks

@V8chump Ай бұрын

Yea these new belted ones are a bit insane with the pricing. They do make incredible crawlers and their non belted higher end cars are phenomenal… the belted price just isn’t worth it… vent your tires and theres hardly any pizza cutter action anyway

@randyblankenship8206 Ай бұрын

I have a xrt ultimate and a maxx slash love it there so much fun

@DavidFernandez-sc5ws Ай бұрын

So even after these updates. A Kraton exb is still the better buy

@FarmerFpv Ай бұрын

What I don't like about my Sledge is that it does not handle well. It is very sloppy compared to my other Truggies. Even though it is a basher I still want better handling. It's just not a machine that was born from a racing backbone. It's way overpriced for having a stamped metal chassis. Wish I would have bought another XMAXX instead. XMAXX is my favorite basher.

@maximilianogonzalez4587 Ай бұрын

How do you check the speed?

@Mr1002brady Ай бұрын

This Nerd Here. Loves it bro

@B.K._BerndK. Ай бұрын

I Love this Traxxas 😍😍🤩👍🏻

@rc4kicks Ай бұрын

🔥

@Hungrybird474 Ай бұрын

I’d like this I I believe . Looks like my kinda rig . I still haven’t tried the typhon buggy style yet but they look like good flyers .

@falcondragonslayer 27 күн бұрын

Take a look at the Arrma Kraton 6S EXB. Way better value for a lower price.

@boduke9428 Ай бұрын

Worse tires for bashing on a basher and BOLD NEW COLORS! Lucky Traxxas only charged $70 more for it. This is a truck for Traxxass fans only. Unless you already have the Kagama and 6S Kraton EXB and still have to much extra money there's no reason to buy a Sledge. It's a turd compared to either of them. Pay much more for way less truck.

@thunderstruckperthwa4644 Ай бұрын

Unfortualty out of the US we dont get any of those deals.

@benwilson2420 28 күн бұрын

Why do they put an open spur gear on the bottom of the chassis question for you? Have you gotten stuff stuck in those gears when you're driving it around or is it go so fast that it just spits the debris out? I don't understand why they don't have a cover for it

@rcdriver 28 күн бұрын

The opening is to actually let rocks and debris out. If it was closed off, it is far more likely something would get wedged in from the top and cause more damage.

@benwilson2420 28 күн бұрын

@@rcdriver awesome thanks for clearing that up.

@jamessignorelli852 Ай бұрын

I remember back in the 80's when Traxxas came out with their first car .

@rcdriver Ай бұрын

I remember the first Traxxas product I owned. A Traxxas Fiero body that I raced on my AE 12i.

@g.donuts3551 Ай бұрын

Looked like an Arrma Kraton at first.

@NiklasAdv Ай бұрын

They tried to copy it but ended up with a more expensive inferior version..

@user-dv3os8il1b Ай бұрын

Kraton is way better traxxas metal is complete garbage looks pretty but will bend easily...the sledge built with m2c chassis reverse motor Mount hardened gears better drive shafts is a complete beast but stock is trash!

@fly327rc Ай бұрын

2 words Arrma tuff😊

@danielladefoged3116 29 күн бұрын

Your think traxxas will ever release a quality radio, Greg? Like, dx5 style?

@BeardRubEnjoyer Ай бұрын

If Traxxas would just upgrade the electronics this thing would almost be a Kraton. Well, a Kraton with a stamped chassis.

@falcondragonslayer 27 күн бұрын

If they had an ESC that doesn’t have a 50/50 chance of bricking itself on the first run and a motor mounting system that allowed for different size motors, as well as a heat sink & fan, and a faster servo, it might be close to a Kraton. I’d still choose the Kraton though, and this is coming from a 3-year Traxxas fan.

@Sparroh Ай бұрын

Too much for me, but all traxxus are. I like watching the video anyway and the rc box does look kind of cool. Thanks

@kdash20002 Ай бұрын

Wth...I missed the high trail sport sale with the free winch and ended up buying just the truck a few weeks ago and they bring the sale back?! 🙃

@surfside75 Ай бұрын

Call traxxas and see what happens.

@kdash20002 Ай бұрын

Unfortunately I didn't buy it on the Traxxas website and went to my local hobby store instead.

@surfside75 Ай бұрын

Call and explain, Never hurts and you'll establish a communication line with traxxas in case you need the 30 day warranty. I did within 2 runs! -great trucks but s happens.

@pd101 Ай бұрын

Where is this course?? ran rc man??? Could understand

@scottykardos Ай бұрын

I have been a machinist and production Mgr. for most of my life.OK....Someone please explain how an exposed gear being chewed up by ultra hard rocks has even made it past the Design department. So blatant they want to sell gears to the idiots that would actually buy something that ridiculous. Too keep the rocks out???? Seal up the gears you stupid millennial designers. wow

@rcdriver Ай бұрын

The open chassis design under the spur has been used for over 40 years. In forward motion, the opening will rarely gather up rocks. The opening is there to eject rocks coming in from above. Manufacturers found that with a closed chassis, rocks were far more likely to wedge themselves between a closed chassis and the spur. The result would then be broken gears or even damaged electronics if the user keeps on the throttle with the drivetrain locked up.

@allmightygreat1892 Ай бұрын

A friend let me drive his max. Not the xmax. It was amazing experience to drive. Great control.

@V8chump Ай бұрын

Yea the MAXX is pretty sweet. I like hitting hard turns and just carrying one of the front tires. The xmaxx does the same thing but with even more suspensions travel and with more control. Both are incredible trucks

@allmightygreat1892 Ай бұрын

The day i drove the max ,a golf cart snuck up behind me. You guessed it. Full throttle from 100 plus feet into parked golf cart. The bumper of the max took the hit. No damage to max and no damage to golf cart. Was expecting to write 2 checks that day. Had emaxes from 20 plus years ago. The max completely blows the emax away every way possible. My trx4 goes to work with me every day till winter. Got over 300 plus hours run time on it. Very few broken parts. The trx4 does not like driving submersed in creek. The motor and esc and servo had a melt down and the esc went up in flames. Oops.

@user-fj7np5bj8g Ай бұрын

No front bumper? Come on

@GarbageMans2wheels Ай бұрын

Weakness Weakness Weakness on the Jumps

@showme1363 Ай бұрын

If you're not into it anymore, I'll gladly take it off your hands ........ just let me know Thanks for the great content

@zigabizjak9682 Ай бұрын

Make FPV a standard!!

@markhufnagel2744 Ай бұрын

Got a big qestion for everyone , why dont rc clubs use pure sand for tracks ?

@allmightygreat1892 Ай бұрын

No traction. Sand rough on parts. Wet packed clay makes for a good race.

@SuppleBun Ай бұрын

RC SOCKS?!?! say less... *buys RC Box club*

@allmightygreat1892 Ай бұрын

600 700 800 priced way too high. No need for over priced traxxas trucks.

@rcsendandblast1579 Ай бұрын

How can the lipo eject so easy. Traxxas can do better then that We all do the body pin mod to keep our lipo hold downs in place. Does this car come with this feature now. Has traxxas taken and patented our lipo hold pin trick.

@surfside75 Ай бұрын

What's wrong with nice straps😅

@rcsendandblast1579 Ай бұрын

@@surfside75 Straps are best in my opinion. They have never ejected a battery for me 👍

@surfside75 Ай бұрын

@rcsendandblast1579 -truth, no battery ejections here🤣 All my trx4/6 get lcg tray w/ after market premo straps. -Arrma using straps exclusively since 2009❤️

@macmccartney5760 Ай бұрын

Charging more money and not fixing the main problems, way to go screw your customer Traxxas. Same bullshit chassis that bends as soon as you look at it

@surfside75 Ай бұрын

True. In general among all manufacturers, are center top braces just for looks or do they actually help. On my arrma mojave center to brace seems to be for looks as that chassis still bowed😢

@twinkitwinki-ok9qn Ай бұрын

It’s out of my budget😂😂😂😂

@JESchnake Ай бұрын

Not a Traxxas fan.

@allmightygreat1892 Ай бұрын

Traxxas makes fun. Try smaller less cost. Built tough and plenty of parts at lhs. Fast too. So scale. Will never buy these big trucks. My traxxas trucks have all been a good experience.

@V8chump Ай бұрын

I love traxxas but their marketing is so backwards. They go HARD marketing their anodized color coded parts but then they all but hide important updates like when the Xmaxx got bigger bearing carriers about a year ago. That’d be a full blown “v2” if it were an Arrma

@3SonsRC Ай бұрын

Biased much? So bigger bearing and Arrma would make it a different version 😂😂 clearly you have never paid attention enough to see there's typically 6-10 noticeable changes with each Gen of Arrma rigs. I love all my traxxas, Arrma, Corally, and losi rigs though Traxxas HAD BEEN the slowest to upgrade stuff on their rigs....everyone knows this. Case and point... This Sledge has belted tires and it's somehow a new version because there's some different color parts.... Absolutely a MONEY grab, nice move Traxxa$$

@rockriverpig Ай бұрын

Eh… link back to the different Sledge set-ups you made a while back. Those were way cooler than this “new” model.

@vinniemartinez6125 Ай бұрын

I didn't see a link in your description to buy the truck. I'm very interested in buying it to add to my Traxxas collection I have.

@rcdriver Ай бұрын

It's there, but here it is in case you missed it: alnk.to/5jl8sPY

@vinniemartinez6125 Ай бұрын

@@rcdriver thanks

@CoolcatAMA-Pro Ай бұрын

You could probably take it on a real Supercross track & do the jumps

@rcdriver Ай бұрын

The closest track I have is Southwick and I heard they don’t allow RC cars there.

@CoolcatAMA-Pro Ай бұрын

@@rcdriver I was thinking more on the lines of indoor arena cross tracks The outdoor Motocross they're pretty long

@Blimpus Ай бұрын

It's a great rc, just way too expensive!

@ToxMod Ай бұрын

Shout out to Mark Santa Maria (RC Club)

@allmightygreat1892 Ай бұрын

Mark you rock

@idan678 Ай бұрын

nice vid, overpriced garbage truck

@V8chump Ай бұрын

@boduke9428 Ай бұрын

Arrma is putting the new 6s ESC from the Bigrock and Kraton EXB in all the 6s rigs now. No mention of it from them. I only found out when I picked up a second infection on sale last month and took the body off. Best part, they didn't raise the price. The V 2.5 4s Outcast and Kraton both dropped $20 in price in the U.S. when launched. I used to buy only Traxxas. Once I bought my first Horizon rig I saw the light. This is a perfect example of why. I'll never buy another one as long as it's crappier tires and bold new colors to justify a $70 price increase in an already overpriced rig. There were legit deficiencies to address rather than adding worse bashing tires on a basher.