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So our Durango wheeling group has been bitten by the scale crawler bug. Evenings in camp now become RC crawling time between campfire and meals.
My son, then 7, got to demo an Axial Bomber at the 2016 W.E.Rock Championship Weekend in Farmington. Didn’t take long for him to get hooked too.
Shortly there after I found an Axial Wraith on Craigslist used for only $180. Basic RTR unit but had a decent charger, battery, and upgraded steering servo already installed. The rear axle was a mess so I found a new take off on eBay for $45.
Since last fall I’ve let the boy find the weak parts on the Wraith. He burned out the motor, cooked a battery, drove it until loose parts fell off and wondered why it quit working. I put a rebuildable Axial 55T motor in to replace the standard 27T that burned up. Slowed the car down a bunch and made it crawl much better. Replaced the loose hardware and it’s been pretty solid now for a few months.
My son, then 7, got to demo an Axial Bomber at the 2016 W.E.Rock Championship Weekend in Farmington. Didn’t take long for him to get hooked too.
Shortly there after I found an Axial Wraith on Craigslist used for only $180. Basic RTR unit but had a decent charger, battery, and upgraded steering servo already installed. The rear axle was a mess so I found a new take off on eBay for $45.
Since last fall I’ve let the boy find the weak parts on the Wraith. He burned out the motor, cooked a battery, drove it until loose parts fell off and wondered why it quit working. I put a rebuildable Axial 55T motor in to replace the standard 27T that burned up. Slowed the car down a bunch and made it crawl much better. Replaced the loose hardware and it’s been pretty solid now for a few months.
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