RE: REDCAT WHY DO THE GEARS STRIP OUT??
HOPE THIS WILL HELP. IVE RUN 2 GALLONS THROUGH MY LIGHTING OND NO PROBS YET, AN I RUN REALLY HARD!!! MY TORNADO ON TH OTHER HAND STRIPED GEARS AFTER 3 TANKS. I CHANGED SPUR AN BELL AN NO MORE PROB. ALIGHNMENT IS CRITACAL!!! BUT I PUT BIGGER TIRES ON TORNADO FOR GROUND CLERANCE AN IT WAS A TURD ON TAKE OFF, I PUT A LIGHTING TRANS AND BELL ON IT WITH BIG TIRES AND NOW ITS FASTER THAN MY LIGHTING!!! I HAVE A TRAXXAS STAMPEED,HPI SAVAGE 25,AND A TRAXXAS T-MAX,ALL HAVE HAD THERE PROBLEMS. BOTH MY REDCATS RAE JUST AS FAST IF NOT FASTER THAN HPI AN TRAXXAS BUT A LOT CHEEPER! YOU MAY BREAK THEM WHILE CRASHING A LITTLE EASYER THAN MOST,BUT FOR THE MONNY THERE GREAT. MOST OF YOU WILL REMEMBER TRAXXAS AND OTHERS WASENT VEREY DEPENDABLE WHEN THEY FIRST STARTED ETHER.
Posted on: 6/2/2006 7:02 AM by Author "paxtonsharp" in the forum "Redcat Racing Support"
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RE: tornado xp gear help
IM THINKING ABOUT MACHINING A CASE FROM BILLIT SO NO SPURS ARE SHOWING.OR AT LEAST A WRAP AROUND COVER. I LIVE IN THE WOODS SO FOR NOW ITS BETTER THAN AN OPEN HOLE. THE HUB WORKS REAL GOOD. DONT KNOW YET HOW MUCH I WOULD CHARGE TO BUILD FOR SOMEONE,SMALL PARTS TAKE ALOT OF TIME TO MACHINE. BUT SLOWLY I WILL BUILD THE ENTIRE FT. END OUT OF BILLIT.
Posted on: 4/11/2006 9:51 PM by Author "paxtonsharp" in the forum "Redcat Racing Support"
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RE: tornado xp gear help
WAS THAT IN 1ST GEAR ONLY OR DID IT SHIFT? BY THE WAY YOU CAN CLICK MY PHTO GALLY AND SEE SOME PICTS, MABY NOT THE BEST TOOK THEM IN A HURRY. WILL TAKE BETTER ONES LATTER.
Posted on: 4/11/2006 9:18 PM by Author "paxtonsharp" in the forum "Redcat Racing Support"
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RE: tornado xp gear help
IM STILL ON MY SECOND SET AFTER THE I MADE THE SPUR COVER. I DID REPLACE BOTH SPURS AND THE CLUTCH BELL, IT TOOK ME ABOUT 35 MIN. TO ADUST THE MOTOR JUST RIGHT, EVERY TIME YOU TIGHTEN THE SCREWS IT COULD MOVE. IF ITS NOT JUST RIGHT THEY WONT LAST!!! OH BY THE WAY I WAS ON PAVEMENT WHEN MINE BROKE ALSO, BUT I FOUND A FEW SMALL SMALL ROCKS WHEN I TOOK IT APART. WITH 2 SPURS THAT CLOSE TOGTHER A VERY SMALL AMOUNT IS ALL IT TAKES, AND ONCE YOUR SPURS START TO LOOK KINDA RUFF THELL GO QUICK. THATS A LOTA POWER ON PLASTICK. I PUT MY TORNADO ON THE RADAR GUN 3 TIMES AND IT RAN 36 MPH IN FIRST GEAR!!!! MY CLUTCH FOR SECOND IS BAD SO FIRST IS ALL I HAVE RIGHT NOW.
Posted on: 4/11/2006 8:49 PM by Author "paxtonsharp" in the forum "Redcat Racing Support"
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tornado xp gear help
I CUT A SMALL SHIM TO COVER THE SPUR GEARS. HAD THE SAME PROBLEM STRIPING SPURS AN REALIZED DIRT AND TRASH WAS GETTING IN FROM THE HOLE IN THE FRAME FROM THE BOTTEM. THESE BUGGYS SET REAL LOW AND IT DOESNT TAKE MUCH TO STRIP YOUR SPURS. ONE WEEK OF HAAARD RUNNING AND MY SPURS LOOK BRAND NEW!! ALSO 2.2 TRAXXAS RIMS WITH THE INSIDE FINS TRIMED DOWN WILL FIT AND GIVE YOU ABOUT A HALF INCH MORE GROUND CLEARNCE.I USED TEAM LOOSE PIN NOBBIES THAT ARE SHORTER THAN STOCK TRAXXAS STAMPEED TIRES BUT ABOUT A HALF INCH TALLER AND 1 INCH WIDER THAN THE TORNADO TIRES IT STILL LEAVES SPINNING BUT DOSENT JUST DISENTAGRATE THE TIRES. ILL POST PICTS LATTER,AND PARTS THAT I MAKE. IM A MACHINEST SO I LIKE TO MAKE BETTER PARTS. IM WORKING ON FRONT STEARING HUBS NOW. WILL UPDATE LATTER.
Posted on: 4/11/2006 6:48 PM by Author "paxtonsharp" in the forum "Redcat Racing Support"
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RE: Hurricane XP RCU Review
hay,i might have help on your gear prob. ive had my xp for 3 weeks an had same prob. i made a thin plate to cover the hole showing the spur gears on the bottom of the buggy. thes buggys set really low and it doesent take much grit to eat up your spur gears. so far mine still look brand new, ive even put bigger and much wider pin nobbies on it and it does great! stock tires are way to small. the rims are two sets of rears from my traxxs stampeed, you have to trim out the fines on the inside to clear the a-frames when you turn,ill try to post picts latter. updates will be coming! im a machinest so ill make most of my own parts , i will custom build you parts you cant get for a small fee. hope this helps.
Posted on: 4/11/2006 6:55 AM by Author "paxtonsharp" in the forum "Redcat Racing Support"
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