I would have to agree with you. The atlas was my second 1/10 scale crawler and it does have some short comings right out of the box, but for the price, it’s really hard to beat. The shocks are horrible and the stock esc is really jumpy as in no slow control. After those are addressed it does really really well and is very durable. I’m still running the stock motor but about everything else has been upgraded. As far as esc, the hobbywing 1060 for $20 makes it 100% more controllable and the 1080 for $40 is even better.

I moved winch on mine furthest to the front that I could. 2 front winch bolts are near the black edge. Closer to the license plate area

Great Truck, I also own an Atlas (heavenly modified) and it is my favorite rc crawler. Thank You, Gary. P.S. I subed to your channel.

Nice video!

My esc burned out after the first major use but it's a beast at crawling

Spray some wd40 on the sticker residue and let it dissolve it then wipe off with a soft cloth 👍

I have a Atlas 4x4 and I think it's just for beginners, very disappointed with it. Shocks are to small (60mm) the front bumper sticks out way to much, the steering is horrible. My reciever, ESC & steering servo all went bad. Not to mention the battery space is very limited. To much to do with it. I got a Hobbywing 1080 ESC, Dumborc transmitter and reciever & a 35kg steering servo. Works better, but steering still sucks. Gonna sell mine for $165.00 or best offer.

...and the shoe was never seen again. Rip shoe. My Atlas will power up and over things that choke my SCX 10 II Deadbolt. It needs better shocks and tires off the rack though. I cobbled some TRX4 shocks onto it, along with better tires and steel wheels.