Any hobby R/C GEEKS in here?

[JerryHawk250]

Originally Posted by Bruces

I got a question for you guys ,my buddy and I were wondering if we can use a radio to control an electric trolling motor on an aluminum boat at my camp ,it needs to travel approximately 250 feet dock to dock hauling materials .We figured one of us could load the boat ,while the other could unload it on the other side .We do have a trolling motor with an electric steering system although we no longer have the actual foot pedal .We have lots of 12 volt power if needed .

I'm sure it is possible. It's will depend on how the electric steering controls are setup. Good idea BTW.

[bogieboy]

well i am at it again....LOL the on road car got old quick... my street is narrow, my driveway is gravel... so aside from driving 30 min to a mall parking lot there really isnt anywhere to run the on road car... so, few weeks ago, i picked up a basket case old nitro evader (i still have my electric evader, so i have some spare parts...LOL) and dropped the wheels from the electric on the nitro, sourced a tank, and swapped the rear shocks over to the nitro...also pulled the SH18 out of the RS4 since this ones sleeve and piston are beyond shot...plating is flaking of the sleeve its so bad...LOL

the $45 listing pic:



and the current status:

[OneLeggedRider]

I got my first at age 14, a little Nikko buggy that was so much fun other than it's ravenous consumption of AA batteries. Then I quickly progressed to a completely wore out Pegasus buggy I bought from the local pawnshop.

And then a few years later got the Lunch Box monster van, my first one I had to assemble. That thing was silly fun and very all terrain. But I modded it to the point it was uncontrollable, so I stretched and lowered it, and put smaller wheels and street tires with a vette body on it. That began the silly hobby and I've bought several since then.

[OneLeggedRider]

And don't believe for a second the combustion powered RCs are the only ones that are money pits. My last 2 are electric and very expensive. I turned my Traxxas Stampede into a stadium truck for the low low price of $2500 (would've been more cost effective to just buy a stadium truck), and I've got $1500 in my Axial crawler.

My latest acquisition is a low dollar 4x4 that's very similar to the stock Stampede, right down to the tires and wheels. But hopefully I can refrain from spending money on it.. I'll reveal it in a couple of days so stay tuned.

[bogieboy]

Originally Posted by OneLeggedRider

And don't believe for a second the combustion powered RCs are the only ones that are money pits. **snip**

haha you dont have to tell me... back when i was 12 i was carpet racing electric touring cars... back in the late 90s i had 6 matched 5000mah packs, and ran stock class with my P2K2 and an old futaba esc...some of the guys i raced against still had 3 position wiper escs and a 4/aa battery pack for the radio...

i was second fastest on the track every single race... only one i couldnt beat was the track owners son...

however, combustion powered ones seem to eat larger chunks at once... want to run for a day? $35 gallon of fuel... a $35 battery pack lasts a year or 2 of running...LOL

[OneLeggedRider]

Ehh.. I don't care for the gas powered just because of starting issues and buying fuel. But buy you a top of the line brushless, 2 Lipo 3S batteries and a nice charger and you've spent quite a bit of money, nevermind upgrading radios, servos, axles, shocks, tires and wheels etc. It gets expensive in a hurry.

[JerryHawk250]

Originally Posted by bogieboy

however, combustion powered ones seem to eat larger chunks at once... want to run for a day? $35 gallon of fuel... a $35 battery pack lasts a year or 2 of running...LOL

Yeah but there's nothing like the sound and smell of a nitro burner that puts that grin on your face. I need to get some fresh fuel and take the two I go out for some exercise. They've been picked up too long. lol

[bogieboy]

Originally Posted by OneLeggedRider

Ehh.. I don't care for the gas powered just because of starting issues and buying fuel. But buy you a top of the line brushless, 2 Lipo 3S batteries and a nice charger and you've spent quite a bit of money, nevermind upgrading radios, servos, axles, shocks, tires and wheels etc. It gets expensive in a hurry.

if it starts hard, it either needs a carb cleaning and adjustment, or a new piston and sleeve... both of mine (one OS powered and one chinese built engine) start second or third pull... its no different than a weedwacker...LOL if it takes a bunch of pulls to start, theres something wrong...

[OneLeggedRider]

I haven't ran either of my RCs for almost 2yrs, kinda got burnt out on them so they're setting on a shelf at cousin Hanks along with about 10 other vehicles. He has 3 outdoor tracks and an indoor crawler track. But his interest has waned as well. That's why I bought a cheapy, kinda want to get back to the feel of my very first RC, just simple inexpensive fun.

[OneLeggedRider]

Originally Posted by bogieboy

if it starts hard, it either needs a carb cleaning and adjustment, or a new piston and sleeve... both of mine (one OS powered and one chinese built engine) start second or third pull... its no different than a weedwacker...LOL if it takes a bunch of pulls to start, theres something wrong...

I've had them start and run perfectly at Hank's, then load up and take them to the local skate park for some fun and they run like crap. That never happens with the brushless electric.

[OneLeggedRider]

Look up hotbodysracer on YouTube. We haven't posted any videos to the channel in years. But there's a pretty wild video of us climbing 10 feet straight up a tree with a gas powered 4x4 buggy.

[duck9191]

I had a duratrax evader with a castle sidewinder combo, would do mid 60's until the diff would grenade. I still have a slash 4x4 with an 1/8 scale power system, slash 2wd with a castle system, baja 1/5 scale buggy and a losi nitro truggy. Also have a 250 and 450 quadcopter and a few planes left that i never get to fly. I need all new batteries, maybe this spring i'll get some, daughter wants to see them run.

[JerryHawk250]

Originally Posted by duck9191

I had a duratrax evader with a castle sidewinder combo, would do mid 60's until the diff would grenade. I still have a slash 4x4 with an 1/8 scale power system, slash 2wd with a castle system, baja 1/5 scale buggy and a losi nitro truggy. Also have a 250 and 450 quadcopter and a few planes left that i never get to fly. I need all new batteries, maybe this spring i'll get some, daughter wants to see them run.

I always wanted to get the Slash 4X4.

[bogieboy]

Originally Posted by duck9191

I had a duratrax evader with a castle sidewinder combo, would do mid 60's until the diff would grenade. I still have a slash 4x4 with an 1/8 scale power system, slash 2wd with a castle system, baja 1/5 scale buggy and a losi nitro truggy. Also have a 250 and 450 quadcopter and a few planes left that i never get to fly. I need all new batteries, maybe this spring i'll get some, daughter wants to see them run.

i have an electric evader too... if you can find the brushless topshaft with the double disc slipper, the nitro st aluminum idler, and an associated B2 diff gear and add carbide diff balls and hardened diff rings and lube the crap out of it, it will be pretty much bulletproof...LOL i ran a 4400kv brushless setup on that trans on 3s for some time... got too squirrely to control over 60... aka go full throttle and buy a new set of control arms...LOL

[bogieboy]

Originally Posted by OneLeggedRider

I've had them start and run perfectly at Hank's, then load up and take them to the local skate park for some fun and they run like crap. That never happens with the brushless electric.

pop a new plug in it....LOL may have glazed the glow plug over if you didnt run it for some time... just like fouling out a spark plug on an old 2smoker... start it and idle it and shut it down, it will be a hard start afterwards....