TcrawlMrock

Great day at the lake!

2010-10-09T16:35:00.001-07:00

I finished the boat trailer and truck a while back... finished is a relative term as I am sure things will continually be modified but this week I switched out the electronics in the boat. I put the motor, speed control, and servo from my Traxxas Slash in the boat. It made for a great time at Lake Pleasant. Enjoy the pics!

Trailer sales

2010-07-04T19:32:00.000-07:00

So after the sales of my last 2 trailers I decided to build a few more. I started building a gooseneck trailer and decided to finish it and put it on eBay. I also built another flatbed trailer because they can be pulled with anything so I thought they might be a little more popular. Here are a few pics:

You can also see how the new tow rig is coming along. The front bumper showed up and is temporarily mounted until I can get some more hardware. I am still waiting for a kit to widen the axles a little so the tires don't rub on the front steering links and for the winch. Once those arrive I can install everything and get the electronics mounted. I have two more trailers in the making so hopefully they can fund a new build when all of this is done! Let me know if you have any trailer requests!

1.9 Tow Rig

2010-06-08T07:30:00.001-07:00

Most of my stuff has arrived for the new build. Below are pictures. The top picture shows the new Traxxas 2.4 Ghz 4 channel radio. The rocker switch will be for the 2 speed transmission in the new truck and the 3 position switch on the front will be for the new winch. I bought the Novak Rooster Crawler ESC with a 45 turn motor. I am hoping that is a good combo for the 2 speed tranny. It also shows a high-torque servo and lights.

Chassis

Here are the side rails and rear bumper. Front bumper is on back order and will be in soon!

I love the tow shackles... Might be my favorite part so far!

Mohave 1.9 aluminum rims with Rock Crusher tires.

Here is the set up as a roller. The center skid plate still needs to be mounted but I am going to have to take the tranny our for a minute to install the motor.

I am off to Louisiana for a week so unfortunately I won't get much done for the next little bit. The new body and a few other things have shipped so hopefully it will come together nice and smooth! Hope you enjoyed the pics!

The start of a new Crawler

2010-05-25T13:22:00.000-07:00

When I first started looking at crawlers I couldn't believe the amount of money some people were spending on them. Now that I have put in a little time with my Ready to Run truck and tearing it apart, rebuilding it, and then tearing it apart again I have discovered there is just as much if not more fun in the actual building of the truck as driving it. With that being said, I decided to go all out with the new rig. I had been looking on RC4WD.com at aluminum rims for crawlers. It may be a little excessive but none the less it is sweet! I picked out a pair of rims that I wanted and then last week saw them on eBay for $40 less than the website. So I bid, and I won. I was super excited, so Mary took interest in my excitement and asked what I had won. I told her new wheels for my new crawler. Then I told her it saved me about $45 bucks. This made her wheels turn and she asked what they retailed for. I replied - $110. She was shocked! Then an hour later she over heard me talking to Chris about them. When I told Chris I had found the tires I wanted Mary stepped in. Apparently I wasn't clear when I said "wheels". Not done intentionally but none the less she was more shocked. Haha... She has now come to terms with my addiciton and is supporting me more than ever in the new build! Check out the wheels:

(tires not included, haha...)

I have been making a list of new parts and even got some on order. I will post them soon!

Bitter Sweet Sale

2010-05-25T12:57:00.000-07:00

After almost 2 years with my rock crawler, getting it just how I wanted, I put it on eBay and it sold within 2 days with the Buy it Now price I listed. I for one was very excited. I got more than I thought out of the truck and now have funds for a new truck. Mary on the other hand was confused... she thought after all the time I put into it and how much I liked my truck I would just let it go so easily. Then she saw the PayPal account, smiled, and said build away. Fairwell to my truck.

I also listed 2 of my trailers. This being the first I ever build, and the first to sell. By selling both of these I now have enough to start my new build. Pics to come of the new rig, but for now a fairwell to good times and a sweet tow rig.

Slash in St. George

2010-05-04T10:08:00.000-07:00

We went to St. George again this past weekend and had a great time with the RC's. I took down the start of my gooseneck trailer and with a little work got it towable. I still have a lot of work to do on it but it was pretty fun to drag around and drew quite a crowd at the park!

Here is the new gooseneck trailer.

It is debatable whether or not it is too long,

but I am standing my ground that it is not!

From right to left - my Slash and Mike's comp rig on a 36" dovetail gooseneck. Riley's Slash on my 24" flatbed, and my 4 door Silverado tow rig on the right.

Every time Jacey sees my trucks her eyes light up and her arms begin to flail. Although her face doesn't show it, she had the time of her life riding on the trailer around the yard!

Afton was also quite excited about her ride.

Here is my fan club. Every time we go to St. George the neighbor boy stands and stares over the wall as we drive around. This time he brought his friends to see.

Riley and I went to the skate park in Farmington last week but the St. George park was far better! Check out the pics and videos from "Skate George".

That's all for now!

RC Update

2010-04-29T10:21:00.000-07:00

So a few weeks ago Riley and I started talking about the good 'ol days of the Rustler and the Stampeed. Crawlers are so amazing but there is something about going 30 miles an hour through anything that just grabs. We were looking mostly at the Losi Desert Truck. Aesthetically, it is a great truck! Awesome body, head and tail lights, roll cage, the works... But it reminded me too much of the Rustler. So I got on line and started reading reviews. Every review I mentioned the Traxxas Slash and how much better it was. So naturally I turned to YouTube. Within an hour I was sending videos to Riley. He wasn't too impressed but the more he watched the more intrieged he became. Then came the real question... How do we propose this to our wives? I proposed to Mary that each get a new toy as we had just received my bonus at work and our tax return. Easy peesie... She has wanted a Cricket for a while for her scrapbooking hobby so she agreed. Riley took more of an asset trading approach and put his Losi Mini Crawler on eBay. With this we were set to go! I found the Slash on eBay for $199.00 plus $20 shipping. Then I noticed that the location was Ogden so I sent him and email and asked if we could pick it up. He informed me that it had sold in his store and the auction would be cancelled. That's not cool I thought so I emailed him back and asked if I bought two of them if he would honor that price. He told me he couldn't but agreed to do both trucks for $435.00. Deal! I drove straight up and got them! The paint jobs on the body weren't our favorites but really who cares... now they are covered with scratches, mud, etc... so awesome! These trucks are soo fast straight out of the box! They handle so well and the suspension is amazing. They do flip if you turn at full speed on the ashalt but it's funny to watch so it's worth it! Riley and I set out to drive but of course, our sweet wives insisted on driving as they had agreed to the deal. Both of them took off full speed, panicked, swirved, rolled, punched it again, near miss to the parked car, then the curb, but within about 15 seconds handed the radio back, smiled, and said "Wow, they are fast... here you go". HAHAHAHA... we warned you guys!!! We need to post some better pics soon but here are some taken by Dave's iphone last night at the skate park:

Tim's Slash over Ri's

The double jump... Good work camera man!

And it doesn't look that big but it cleared the cement by a long shot!

More to come soon!!!

It's coming...

2010-01-28T13:57:00.000-08:00

Well my crawler has begun the conversion process from a crawler to a scaler to a tow rig. Special thanks to Dan Stuart for building the frame and helping with the mods, and another special thanks to Mary for letting me spend so much time and money, love you babe! Here are a few pics... There is still much to be done including rock sliders, a new 2'' drop hitch, new shocks, new upper links, paint and more. Hope you enjoy!

This is after the first coat of paint...

2009-09-20T13:47:00.000-07:00

I have seen a lot of trailer builds but nothing that really stood out to me so I decided to build another one. This time I went with a covered trailer.
I added some cupboards and a counter top just for kicks. I put lights in the bottom of the cupboards and I may add another light in the middle of the trailer if I can find one I like.
Here is a picture of the inside of the trailer with my brother's mini crawler inside. The picture doesn't show it very well but the lights are on below the cupboards and shine down onto the counter tops. On the right hand side towards the top of the door frame is the light switch.
And finally a picture of the outside. I have since fished the tongue of the trailer including safety chains and a door knob for the side door. I still need to finish the axles and add some type of handles to the rear loading door. More pictures to follow...

At.

2009-03-15T15:12:00.000-07:00

Load 'em up!

2009-02-11T23:46:00.000-08:00

I had to put the trailer to good use so I loaded up my brothers Losi Mini-Crawler and my buddies Axial Scorpion!

RC Trailer

2009-02-11T23:37:00.000-08:00

I love trailers and so I had to build one for my crawler! I wanted mine to look more like a traditional car hauler and I have to say it turned out pretty good in my opinion. I added a toolbox on the front that has a diamond plated look to it, and I also wired taillights that plug in to the back of the Jeep

RC Crawlers

2009-02-11T23:29:00.000-08:00

This blog is all about the evolution of RC rock crawling... About 6 months ago I bought my first crawler, an Axial AX10 RTR. I absolutely love the truck. Since then I have made some small mods such as a new body and a new servo. I will post pictures of all of those as soon as I figure out how this whole blogging thing works.