bad day of bashing... [Archive] - Radio Control Zone

RespirologyRC

11-11-2005, 04:52 AM

Here's the short version: My T-maxx was having tranny issues so I took the thing apart and made some adjustments. I put everything back together and headed for the local baseball field. I get there and get my truck started only to find out that it can only go backwards. I PUT THE Forward Gear In the Reverse spot. So fine I can only drive my truck backwards--what ever! I become used to this very annoying circumstance then my plug blows out. End of bash session not even half a tank!!!!!!!!! :mad:

4DMNYC

11-11-2005, 09:15 AM

I hate days like that. sorry dude:<

Racing t

11-12-2005, 07:05 PM

yeah me too, one time it hapen something similar to me, and that just teach me a lesson always start your truck an run after go for a bash. you should try that.

broncobill

11-13-2005, 12:38 AM

I had a bad day of bashing too today. broke a steering knuckle and cva on my MGT, and a rear a-arm and bent a dog bone on my GT. But a bad day of bashing, is better than a good day at work.

tadium54

11-13-2005, 12:46 AM

bad night of bashing:

carpet
e-maxx
little airflow
consant full throtle and nailing of brakes
assult via mini-sticks

=

melted transmission, melted lower gear, 2 snapped universal driveshaft

and then i sold it. wow i loved that truck lol

mad-quick

11-13-2005, 05:09 PM

get a new truck t-maxx will brake all day

RCMadMatt

11-13-2005, 11:28 PM

get a new truck t-maxx will brake all day
That's a helpful suggestion. Not.

Matt

rad_maxx

11-14-2005, 04:09 PM

that sucks

suckfish

11-15-2005, 09:31 AM

My TMAXX never breaks... http://home.comcast.net/~roundyr/roundyr.html

savagemachine

11-15-2005, 11:41 AM

This is all the thrills and spills of r/c i am afriad to tell yo guys.This Sunday was my 4 the winter meeting and the only bloody one that i managed to get pratice 3 heats and actually finished the finals as the other 3 well thats a little to be desired for shall we say.

You are and will get your days like this so just keep your chin up and grim and bare it really

Savagemachine

RespirologyRC

11-16-2005, 06:43 AM

Well I fixed my tranny but now the weather is crappy and cold. I am now considering a FOC to take a lot of weight out of my maxx. Boy, there is soo much stuff in that tranny that robs HP.

Well here's part 2 of this bad bashing day--- I went home and grabbed my Fully Loaded 100% UE Supermaxx ( i only use it for racing but today I needed a bashing fix), and when I got to the field; as I took the lid off I noticed that I forgot to bring and AIR FILTER. I couldn't believe this!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So i took this as a sign not to bash with my racer and headed home. I have now cleaned up my racer and put her away for the season but am still waiting for good weather so that i can bash with my bashing maxx

suckfish

11-16-2005, 01:07 PM

Resp... my maxx is sitting on my hobby table in a million pieces as I'm polishing all the alum. to a bright shiny finish.. then it will be reassembled to sit on my shelf until April.. I put the FOC in mine last year also put all steel gears in to, didnt want the OS18TM to rip it all apart.. I'm going to be rebuilding front/rear diff also... Hey everybody at the track really likes the Baja Bug you so awesomly painted for me.. http://home.comcast.net/~roundyr/roundyr.html

mad-quick

11-16-2005, 03:00 PM

dont get me wrong i love the madforce and it breaks to but t-maxx brake alot. ALOT. once a week i work at hobbytown usa in whitehall,pa and there are more then twice the t-maxxs then an other truck broke

RCMadMatt

11-16-2005, 03:23 PM

Prolly 'cause you sold twice as many 'Maxx's than any other truck. That's the way it is at our Hobbytown I work at here in Wichita. And usually Tmaxx buyers are noobs who can't understand that the radio should be turned on first and off last, and that pushing forward on the trigger is for brakes, not yanking the radio over your head like a fishing pole. It's all good!! ;)

Matt

suckfish

11-16-2005, 08:56 PM

well I would agree with RCMadMatt for sure.. I've raced mine weekly and not broke for weeks on end.. But I dont bash it like most noobs out their.. it's all about choice to me.. http://home.comcast.net/~roundyr/roundyr.html

mad-quick

11-16-2005, 10:30 PM

yes and look at your truck its maxxed out i have a t-maxx with about 1700 in it and yes it does not brake ALL 1700 OF IT.yes we sell alot of t-maxx but not more then savage and lst

suckfish

11-17-2005, 02:00 PM

2300 I think... hhaha yeah but you sold more maxx than u have savage or lst together I'm willing to bet.. Rmember the TMaxx is what started it all..

RCMadMatt

11-17-2005, 07:30 PM

2300 I think... hhaha yeah but you sold more maxx than u have savage or lst together I'm willing to bet.. Rmember the TMaxx is what started it all..
About every other truck we sell is a Tmaxx. And that counts all trucks, not just the monsters. The truck is just too much fun to personalize, despite its shortcomings.

Matt

RespirologyRC

11-17-2005, 09:16 PM

Personalizing a truck and knowing that you'll never have to worry about parts availability is a key factor for many new hobbyist

tadium54

11-17-2005, 09:26 PM

it should be for anyone wanting a new rc. who wants to wait a long time for parts?

RespirologyRC

11-17-2005, 09:42 PM

well at least with the t-maxx you can find all sorts of info on what's cool and what's not.

muck76

11-17-2005, 11:20 PM

here is my hop ups and it does fine with minimal breaks.. Lunsford pin 1/8 scale kit, BB shocks and TI skids. Works great.

strada001

11-18-2005, 07:25 PM

I love my T-Maxx...

it's sitting on my bench for a while now.... waiting for some MODDS to be added....

mine didn't brake a lot....

some pictures here:

http://strada001.fotopages.com/?entry=424112

and here:

http://strada001.fotopages.com/?entry=384335&back=http://strada001.fotopages.com/?page=1

RespirologyRC

11-18-2005, 10:41 PM

strada001

11-19-2005, 10:26 AM

Nice pics!!

I have owned my maxx for 5 years and the only thing I broke was a lower suspension arm. It wasn't until this past summer that I broke many things on it. The reason why so many things broke was because I started racing it. Racing really weeded out the weaker points on this vehicle.
thanks!!!

my T-MAXX is my baby....

it is my very 1st nitro.... (real good one)
before that I just had electrics and a Kyosho Pure Ten Alpha.

RespirologyRC

11-19-2005, 10:34 AM

My first nitro was an HPI RS4 Nitro. I still own this one and can always count on it to work regardless of the maintanence. But the T-maxx is just an awsome vehicle.

strada001

11-19-2005, 10:42 AM

My first nitro was an HPI RS4 Nitro. I still own this one and can always count on it to work regardless of the maintanence. But the T-maxx is just an awsome vehicle.
My little kyosho wasn't that lucky...
I broke it really bad, beyond the fixing point.....

I expent so much money on that piece of.... crap... and finally I hit a concrete wall full throtle.... after that I threw it so many times on the asfalt until everything was broken.

that's the END of it, literally.

after that I got the T-Maxx and all the others.

http://strada001.fotopages.com/?entry=354469&back=http://strada001.fotopages.com/?page=2

here is one picture of it....

muck76

11-21-2005, 10:55 PM

got my savage out yesterday, ran it two minutes and it broke an axle shaft.... i am sick of that drive line. took my maxx out at the same time and went through three tanks and came out unscaved!