EARL…I gave up on running thru water,,,I jus got plain tired of all the rust problems on everything on board..I avoid water like the plaque..🇺🇸👈🚘

Yeah I try to keep them out of the water. Nice Morning video.💯

Yeah i only run in dry weather, so much easier to clean man .how much fun it seems on beach it is for me a no go.

Heck no! Not worth running in the sand and water boss! Keep a clean machine 👊😊👍

I find comfort knowing I'm not the only adult spends hours of reconditioning saving bearings ect for a fraction of the time bashing , after spending 1000 bucks even beloved Traxxas, after about same run time I've seized bearing stripped diff and wheel older wheel though . Exb Mojave, I didn't use anything on inside of the body and that's pretty beat already too . Funny thing is I bought thinking I'd do the speed running with you and I could keep it nice condition. Being I have boat loads of arrma parts and I'd move on too kits or even Traxxas, I like the convince of the Maxx . I usually don't go all out with the water snow rain till the rc beat up or close to rebuilding, last time I burnt up rtr esc , I think if going use rc in water the Maxx and granite are way to go , the Maxx really keeps electronics dry as possible it's well sealed and the arrma granite , the parts are cheap enough and it's very quick and easy to rebuild . I bet xxmaxx is good too bc hcg chassis . I usually like to keep my rcs new as possible, if I go get xrt today I be more willing to bash my outcast 8s and use xrt what I imagine how most people use thier rcs . I know guys that putting loads money into and never use them if they do its in the park or something . Hope u don't mind me rambling , you and kids have happy Thanksgiving 😆

If you're going to bash, then bash hard I say. We don't buy RCs to be shelf queens. If you want a shelf queen, you're in the wrong hobby. $50 or $500 or even $5000, if you race 'em, bash 'em, or run 'em, you ARE going to eventually break them. It's just a SMALL price we pay to have some fun and feel like a kid again. Hahaha. Lol Enjoy the fun, informative, and educational videos, Earl. We need more guys like you and RC Guy Garage in the Hobby to show us Newbies WHAT vehicles to buy and/or avoid and HOW to do the repairs so we're NOT paying some inflated shop-nerd price to fix our breaks and mistakes. Thanks for all you do. Bash On, Brother! 😁🤪❤👍👊🤘💥💯

I'm shocked 😲 Only 6 battery packs 😒 Well when the stainless hardware comes out , it's a must have 💯 Looks like a complete teardown is needed after every run if your going to take it into sand & water . But maybe this is their way of making us to really go over and do maintenance more often 🤔 Great video , happy to know parts are definitely interchangeable between xmaxx & xrt

A four-hour rebuild? XRT must stand for Xtra Repair Time!

Great job showing us that although good customer service is nice never drop alot of money on traxxas coz they are designed to break and fail fast so that you are using said good customer service as soon as possible. Although arma have their problems too i will never buy taxxas thanx Earl for your dedication to the hobby

Appreciate the detailed tear downs. Saved a TON of money by switching to Earl Moorhead vlogs 🤘

Personally i try to keep to dirt and grass just to avoid stuff like this lol. Great videos brother!

Dang man👀 This reminds me of the 1st time I went on a beach run. It was hella fun during the run. But after driving home an hour and a half , took the car out to clean the sand off. And the thing looked like the Tin man in wizard of oz😒🤣 Haven't been back to the saltwater since, 3 years later😁

Traxxas updated some of the drivetrain part numbers too. They have a hardened steel upgraded drive cup that is 7754R, unfortunately they didn't ship the truck with those drive cups.

The chain and cable lube sticks so much better than regular penertrnt!

Another in depth dive into the XRT and what went for 45min seemed like only 15min as was most enjoyable and also again good information especially if your getting an XRT like i will be when they do finally arrive in AUSTRALIA although i wouldn't want to be doing a tear down like this each and every run but 5-10 packs average would be ok as the amount of air time and fun that ive seen You Receive from this RC Earl is what im pretty sure gives you the will for these tear downs and repairs also ,and another thing would be a big factor is having the correct tools for the whole job from drivers,bits,lubes,etc etc wow with out that i wouldn't even attempt to start , but again many thanks to you Earl M that these videos are as entertaining for me as if you where bashing just on a different level cheers buddy 🙂

Up here in Canada that rig is 1400 before tax. Too bad Traxxas would put better material into there machines. Thanks Earl for the info on the tear down.

I will never run my $1k plus rc through standing water on purpose. It just does so much damage. A splash here and there through a puddle I didn't see is OK, but I see people going through deep water or a lot of mud. Meh, that just destroys your bearings on your motor and usually damages the ESC Internally. That's just me though. I'll send my RC rigs pretty high and I sometimes break them up likely that.

Reminds me of doing a starter on a NorthStar engine.

Take care of the thank heaven Day video and I hope you and your family have a great thank you and I happy New Year and a merry Christmas and I hope to see you doing more video and enjoying yourself and everybody else do tell everybody in your family thank you for having a great father and a great picture of people in this hobby thank you

Nice video enjoyed watching it. 👍🏽 I run all my RCs on blacktop grass guess it depends on what u like?? I’d say that SRT probably loves hard pack dirt clay ext or a nice prepared track.

Hey Earl! Great video ripping into the rear of the XRT and going through the bearings and gears l can see what I'll have to do with mine I just picked one up!🤔😉👍📹✔️💯👋👋👋👋😂🤣😂

45 mins ! Holy hell Eman Ima have to watch this guy in parts today. Lunch break is only 30mins 😂

Can’t believe how bad everything rusted after just one day of bashing in water it’s like it was run in the ocean. I stay away from water these days but even when I did run in water I never had rust like that even after multiple runnings they definitely don’t make things like they used too

Wow after such a short period of driving the rc it looks like this. This is why I never drive on wet sand. It’s a nightmare after running it to clean everything. Btw it’s awesome to see a much longer running vid 👍

Sometimes for my water trucks I will put some marine grease in the bearings to help keep out water

Really great video. Really helps a lot. I’ve been working on mine doing a few upgrade . I can believe that would break. Because these remote control cars are not designed to be dropped out of the sky 10 to 45 feet. .

Earl I guess the word mean is drain faster you don't keep them clean you got to run them all kind of ways you can my man that's a string pasture is right it's a strange race track you right do all I can say Earl is it better to just let it be what it is thank you

Nice detailed work as always....Thax for the video and Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.

That's a lot of work on a new RC .I wouldn't run it through water, just my opinion. Happy Thanksgiving Earl.

The kraton is so much easier no lie no pun intended, i love this truggy too 🔥

DISHWASHER Pot and Pan EXTRA HOT works GREAT 😜😂🤣

I just did rear bulk head on the Maxx I wonder if that would be good part to use aluminum it probably wear from hinge pins

I used marine grade wheel bearing lube.. have to do it by hand, but it works great

Look how much work for a handful of all out running . Those are good bearings but once they make that rattle sound we supposed to change them I dont either and the roll resistance is actually less. If you put grease in there it shied from water ..yes pb break pretty amazing stuff if we didn't have I'd break the vise when I was young working in a shop Kreoil really good too

I'm interested to know what's the difference between the rear on the X-Max and the rear on the XRT 🧐😜

Amazing Love these videos

That snap on gun is for sure not an impact.. It’s a driver with a clutch.. impact drivers don’t have clutch settings..pretty big difference not trying to nitpick but just a simple observation.

That's a lot of screwing to get to one diff...how many licks does it take to get to the center of the Tootsie Roll pop? LOL!!!

Good video I need to do that with my rc stuff

The XRT. Extra turdy in my opinion.

Earl Im pretty sure there's a mod u can do to that bulkhead that reinforces it I think u have to buy another metal hinge pin block and u put it on the backside and use a bolt and a nut to hold it..rich duperbash and bars and tone both did it to there x maxxs

I've had a couple of X maxx's since they came out 2015ish? Love the x maxx ,I've got the sledge and really love it too. Now I'm thinking I'd like either a XRT or a 8s outcast which rc do you like better XRT or 8s OUTCAST? Have you ever done a comparison vid between the 8s outcast and the x maxx?

Why are brand new bearings and parts rusting that fast geez!!!!!!????

Wow...now having second thoughts about the XRT...I have the money saved up but should I just go with the Mojave Arma instead? Not a fan of the Kraton

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Boom🎉

I never took apart a XRT, but it looks like a Kraton would have taken less time. What do you think?

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😂🤣 hopes and dreams

Do you think all of that sand is getting in through that new vent they put in the bottom?

Ughh.....I enjoy wrenching on rcs but not 4 hours at a time that's for sure. You would think rc companies would be able to design a way to keep the internals completely sealed off from at least sand and dirt. I can understand water if it was submerged but you would think they would be splash proof at least. Hey Earl do you think washing rcs get water in these deep nooks and crannies? I like keeping my rcs clean but I am always worried about rust. You wash your rcs alot don't you Earl?

I mean when you drive it through sand and water and then just let it sit you're going to have problems with any RC stainless hardware isn't going to help you.

Quick question would you use that masterpro grease in your diffs

I'm interested in getting that xrt is it really worth it

Grease the bears. Lube get washed out in few battery packs. Just will happen again and again.

Rc stuff, you are most of the time at home building and repair.... Sand is 😩😩

Why are you always having problems with all your RC's? It doesn't matter which one it is. I know, I know that they all break and stuff but damn I guess it just seems that yours out of the box there is always something that goes or is wrong with them...lol

Typical traxxas junk!!!