- Electric Powered (Rechargeable) Full Function! (Go Forward and Backward, Turn Left and Right) 1:16 Scale Adjustable Front Wheel Alignment
- Front and Rear Hinged Suspension Spring Shock Absorbers Front and Rear Crash Resistant Bumpers High Gloss Paint Job
- Extremely Detailed from the Interior to the Exterior Chrome Wheels with Rubber Off Road Tires Flashing LED Wheel Lights
- Requires 700mAh 6V Battery to run (Included) Remote Control requires 9V Battery to run (Included) Length: 10″ Width: 8″ Height: 7″
- Package Includes: Jeep Wrangler RC Monster Truck 700mAh 6V Battery with Charger Full Function Remote Control with Battery Telescoping Antenna
Features:
Electric Powered (Rechargeable)
Full Function! (Go Forward and Backward, Turn Left and Right)
1:16 Scale
Adjustable Front Wheel Alignment
Front and Rear Hinged Suspension
Spring Shock Absorbers
Front and Rear Crash Resistant Bumpers
High Gloss Paint Job
Extremely Detailed from the Interior to the Exterior
Chrome Wheels with Rubber Off Road Tires
Flashing LED Wheel Lights
Requires 700mAh 6V Battery to run (Included)
Remote Control requires 9V Battery to run (Included)
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List Price: $ 79.99
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- Features: Electric Powered (Rechargeable) Full Function! (Go Forward and Backward, Turn Left and Right) 1:16 Scale
- Adjustable Front Wheel Alignment Blue Rims with Clear Light Up Tires! High Gloss Camouflage Paint Job
- Front and Rear Crash Resistant Bumpers Black Grill and Trim Requires 400mAh 4.8V Battery to run (Included) Remote Control requires 9V Battery to run (Included)
- Length: 10.5″ Width: 6.5″ Height: 6″
- Package Includes: Military Armor Toyota FJ Cruiser RC Truck 400mAh 4.8V Battery with Charger Full Function Remote Control with Battery
Features:
Electric Powered (Rechargeable)
Full Function! (Go Forward and Backward, Turn Left and Right)
1:16 Scale
Adjustable Front Wheel Alignment
Blue Rims with Clear Light Up Tires!
High Gloss Camouflage Paint Job
Front and Rear Crash Resistant Bumpers
Black Grill and Trim
Requires 400mAh 4.8V Battery to run (Included)
Remote Control requires 9V Battery to run (Included)
Length: 10.5″
Width: 6.5″
Height: 6″
Package Includes:
Military Armor Toyota FJ Cruiser RC Truck
400mAh
List Price: $ 79.99
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- OEM Replacement Part
- High Quality Materials
- Uniform Dimensions.
Rear Motor Mount – Gambler. Constructed from high quality materials. The best brands at the best value. Satisfaction ensured.
List Price: $ 8.99
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Tests are done on rc trucks before putting them on the actual road to perform to assess the performance of actual race scenario. Take part in a local or street race scenario to do an amateur level racing. This tests the trucks real race potential and also your nerves in the race. How well you handle different racing scenarios, handle challenges, response times, improvisation and innovation in actual races. When complete with the preliminary tests and practice, it goes down to the real thing. Now, you have done the dry runs on the races and improved the performance of the trucks to meet expectations by modifying the truck where necessary. The time comes to make the monster face the real race. The stakes are high in the real race but one should not let the pressure build up on him/her.
One should have nothing to worry about after putting up with all the hard work preparing for the race. The trick is to remain calm and focus on the job. A person who has done the home work right should have reason to worry. One should be confident of the car after especially after making the necessary modifications on it. Rc trucks that have been enhanced with modifications are good to go making you feel like a champion in your powerful rc truck. Some people may not have the luxury to customize or modify their trucks. This could be due to they don’t have the time to test and modify the truck appropriately and because of financial limitations. Most of the time, the customizations and modifications cost money. Purchasing standard trucks such as Ford GT and Chevy Monte Carlo keeps you in the challenge by producing lots of speed and power.
The real beauty with these special rc trucks is you do not need any investment of money or time to make the car perform.
Take the help of some rc vehicles designers or vendors who will do modifications and customizations works for you. These people due to being in the customization business for long periods of time are experts on what you want to get customized on your truck. Investing in some o amount to enhance your rc vehicle is worth it when you have that smile of victory on your face. Safety is also critical to rc trucks. It sounds strange but rc trucks racing is quite a dangerous sport. Some drivers get hurt during racing because of serious accidents. A driver should heed all the security guidelines set up by the rc vehicles experts. Always use legal and safe ways when remote controlling the truck. Many professional racing organizations have security guidelines every driver observes to be permitted as an allowed participant in the championships.
Enhancing rc trucks is a step forward towards becoming a top rank driver. It can be a completely different part of the hobby if you are in love with the trucks and want posses your own truck. One can start with cheaper models before building his/her own collection.
To set up a slipper clutch
Rc trucks have seen much fine tuning over the past few years and improved in performance benchmarks. More so, the level of competing has tremendously improved. Today, rc vehicles are high powered to face extreme driving conditions including handling extreme speed and power of motor. A popular way to make the truck handle extreme driving conditions is to make use of a slipper clutch. The slipper controls operations for off-road driving in buggies and trucks. The prime functions of slipper clutch in rc trucks are to protect drive terrain parts from malfunctioning and control spinning of the wheel. Slipper clutch provides a cushion of protection against shock to parts of rc vehicles. Wheel spinning causes large dents to a car’s performance. Spinning wheels doesn’t make the truck to move as long as no gripping is available.
Power from dual battery
Another way to improve the power of rc vehicles is to use more batteries. You can use dual batteries instead of one on the battery powered rc truck model. It is not that straight forward using two batteries. You need to know the detailed trick before actualizing it. The first step is making sure the rc vehicle model is capable to handle and compatible with the two batteries. This does not only entail physical compatibility but electronic one as well. The rc vehicle should be able to carry and accommodate the two batteries. Allocations of slots for proper carrying of the batteries need to be done right. Many high performing rc trucks being manufactured today are designed with the objective in mind.
Most batteries for use are quite heavy weight and size. Thus, make sure addition of extra battery doesn’t exceed the safe weight limit of the rc truck model. Electrical compatibility is another factor to consider. Physical compatibility doesn’t guarantee absolute compatibility with dual batteries.
Electrical specifications including current and voltage of the batteries should be compatible with the allowed limits and requirement s of the truck model. One easily checks this by studying specifications guide and rc model and checking the current limit and maximum voltageelectronics of trucks models can handle. Then physically mount the batteries and make connections with the electronics of the model. Physical mounting is simple with well defined mounting structures for the dual batteries for electrical trucks. Next make electrical contacts. This can be done in various ways depending on whether one wants to make a series of parallel or series connection. A series connection is made simple using a y adaptor. This is a plugging attachment enabling one to makes series electrical contacts instantly. Soldering contacts is a brute way of making the contacts. Soldering provides advantage of freedom on how to make the contacts and how you want it placed.
Jazzing up rc model with stickers
Every hobbyist wishes to make a statement on the track through their rc trucks models. This does not only mean a strong and performing model but one that also makes a statement for itself from looks. Adding some extra such stickers gives rc trucks a finishing touch.
When one mentions about rc trucks, typically it’s the monster truck that comes to the mind of many hobbyists in this field of remote controlled vehicles. What needs to ne noted is that there are other types of radio control truck. Rc trucks, just like any other remote vehicle can be categorized as non-scale or scale. By saying “scale” it means the toy vehicle has been modeled from a real-life truck. These kinds of remote controlled vehicles can also be categorized as electric, nitro and a 2 stroke gasoline powered. The stadium trucks are the most popular kind of remote controlled trucks and are made to be driven of rougher surfaces partly because of their robust nature compared to a normal on-road car.
Stadium trucks are adaptive to dirty tracks and are fun to drive in such terrain. These cars are able to reach fast speeds not forgetting their good handling nature as well. The Traxxas Nitro Sport RTR Stadium Truck is one such example and is two wheels driven. The nitro sport has become popular both as club level racing and as a first time model. The brand Traxxas is long known as a favorite manufacturer of rc trucks for many hobbyists of which the Nitro Sport is one of their popular model products. Electric stadium trucks are available as well and are easier to run and cheap to buy but with a nitro truck, one experiences more exhilaration and fun at the track.
Micro and mini rc trucks
Technology is advancing and as a result everything in the radio controlled world of rc trucks is getting smaller and smaller. The brand “Team Losi”seems to be the leader with their 1:36 and 1:18 scale vehicles which are good little trucks made to be very suitable for racing on back yards, club tracks as well as around the house. The Micro-T is the smallest ready-to-run (RTR) that Team Losi offers and measures just under 5 inches long.
The Micro-Desert truck is made to drive on rough terrain and can fit the pal of your hands. The Micro Highrollar is made to break limits by driving almost anywhere that no Micro has gone before. These are just some among many of the Team Losi truck models available in the market.
It is typical of scale rc trucks to be powered by electric motors but this is not always the case. The most popular kind of remote controlled trucks for scale lovers are the semi-trailers and Big Rig trucks with some very impressive models around. Although scale trucks were not made for racing, but one can always try and set up a street racing with friends. The scale rc trucks can be bought in true kit or RTR form depending on a person’s preference. Examples of scale electric powered rc models available as kits include the Ford F-150 Lightening, which is a nice utility truck kit. The King Hauler Truck from brand Tamiya is a very good example of a scale tractor truck. To drive rc trucks is a lot of fun whether at home or at a race in a club.
Rc stands for “radio-controlled” and rc trucks are radio-controlled vehicles self powered and controlled from a distance using a special type of transmitter called radio control. The term rc can also mean “remote controlled” and include toy vehicles that are connected to their controller using a wire but commonly it today, they are controlled using a radio frequency link. Rc vehicles are powered by various sources and these include electric, nitro and gasoline rc trucks. Electric vehicles are the most common for beginners and are powered by electric motors and rechargeable batteries such as nickel metal hydride, nickel-cadmium and lithium polymer cells. Electric motors exist of two types namely brushed and brushless electric motors but brushless motors are more efficient and powerful therefore are being used today.
The fuel powered rc trucks include nitro and gasoline rc vehicles and use glow plug engines, and small internal combustion engines that require a fuel mixture of Nitromethane, methanol and oil for nitro rc vehicles. Most of the time, it is a blend mixture of castor oil and synthetic oil. Gasoline remote controlled trucks use a mixture of oil and gasoline as fuel. The electric trucks as mentioned before are preferred by novices because of ease to work with compared to gasoline and nitro vehicle models. At higher skill and budget levels, electric cars can be equally complex to deal with.
The rc trucks are classified as on-road and off-road vehicles with on-road rc vehicles having much less robust suspension, are limited for driving in paved surfaces or smooth surfaces.
On-road remote controlled trucks on the other hand are made a fully functional off-road suspension with a wide tire selection and can be used on a wide variety of terrain. The on-road rc trucks today have suspensions which are as adjustable as many full scale race cars today. The term “toy-grade” in regard to radio controlled cars is used to describe vehicles which are pre-assembled and found in discount stores or consumer electronic stores. Colloquially, they can be referred to as “radio shack cars”. Some r/c models are found in hobby shops to gain market share from discount stores and attract interest of younger people.
What are the advantages of rc vehicles? Cost is one of advantage rc vehicles including rc trucks have. An average medium-scale rc vehicle can cost around $ 50 to $ 100 cheaper compared to an entry level electric hobby class vehicle. Toy class vehicles have an easy operation, are relatively low in danger because of speeds ranging from 16 km/h to 32 km/h and are easier to set up compared to the simplest ready-to-run vehicles (RTR’s). The design model of toy class vehicles resemble those of real cars with details not found in hobby class cars such sounds, working lights, realistic interiors, and opening doors and hoods among others. All these are at the expense of durability and weight. Some of rc vehicles feature working sound systems with MP3 players and radios. The toy vehicles are an endless array of rc trucks, rc cars, motor cycles and bulldozers.
When a person talks about rc trucks, in the mind of many hobbyists, they think mostly of monster trucks. There are different types of trucks available in the market. Truck vehicles can be categorized as scale or non-scale. Scale trucks are modeled from real life vehicles. Stadium trucks are popular and are driven in tough terrains. They are adapted to such terrain because of their robust nature. Despite being adaptable to such dirty terrain, they also reach fast speeds. Rc vehicles are fun to drive partly because of their good handling nature. The Traxxas Nitro Sport RTR Stadium Truck is a monster truck that drives on two wheels. Nitro sport trucks are popular for club level racing and are first time models for many hobbyists. Electric trucks are also available. These are easy to drive and buy but nitro trucks provide fun and exhilaration at the track.
Mini rc trucks
Technological advancement has resulted to parts of rc vehicles getting smaller. Team Losi brand is among the leaders with their 1:18 and 1:36 scale vehicles. These rc vehicles can be raced at club tracks, back yards, and around the house. Micro-T is one of the models from Team Losi brand that measures just less than 5 inches in length. The brand also has the Micro-Desert Truck made to drive on rough terrain and small enough to fit pal of hands. Breaking the limits is the Micro Highrollar that drives. It can drive anyplace. Although it is typical that Micro rc trucks are powered by electric motors, this is not always the case. The shapes and sizes of these dust-soaked devils are varied. Beginning from bouncing buggies to monstrous big wheel trucks.
Their design is made for off-road driving. They pass over anything that comes their way. Although the trucks can be driven on-road, which is not the purpose they were made for.
The big question is do you prefer gas powered or electric rc trucks? For a person starting out, it is recommended that he/she goes for a ready to run electric truck. This is ideal for those with no prior experience in the hobby. The RTR makes are ready to run. Popular models these days are ready to run versions with some available as unassembled kits.
Rc trucks sizes are categorized in 1/x scale. The higher the x the smaller the size. Typically, rc trucks are known for their big size, big wheels, big engines, big frames and big power among others. The smallest size of the trucks is the 1/36th scale. Example of such a truck is the Team Losi new Micro-T Stadium Truck. It is the smallest in its class. It is two-wheeled and electric powered. The measurements are as follows: 4.5 inches length, 3.5 inches width and 3 inches wheelbase. The suspension is fully independent with an auto speed transmission. The 1/98th scale is next in size. It belongs to the mini family which is very fast growing in popularity. This is because it can run on one’s command at almost any place with more power than the micro one.
It’s always important that you get the maximum power from your engine. RC trucks depends on their engine and power source in order to give the best running condition. That’s why it’s important to maintain the engine in order to get the full potential of the truck. No matter what the model and design of your RC truck, it still needs proper care and maintenance in order to last longer and become competitive. There are some tips that you can follow in order for you to tune up you engine.
First, always ensure that there are no air leaks in the engine. To do this, use a high-temperature gasket or silicon sealants which can be bought in almost all RC hobby stores. Be sure to apply the sealant into the areas that are prone to leakage, this are the carburetor, the exhaust manifold, and the back plate. These parts are all found against the engine block of your RC trucks. This will help you avoid bigger damage to you engine. Air leaks are often unnoticeable but in time can expand the damage to a more noticeable engine breakage.
Next thing you need to check always is the motor break-in. Always check the proper break-in procedure in order to obtain a good running condition. To do this, try to run at least 3 tanks of fuel through your engine, then maintain the temperature at about 140 to 160 degrees. Avoid going top speed while running but constantly change the rate of the speed. This will help you check if the engine overheats easily. Also, try to open the cover of the RC trucks while running to keep the engine ventilated and cool.
There are times where you find your RC trucks running at a weird temperature.
Common problems of in the engine includes fast over heating. To fix this, try to tune your engine carburetor slightly “rich”. You can also tune the low end, then adjust again at the high end. A common way to avoid easy over heating is to cut holes on the windshield so that the air can easily get inside and cool off the engine.
Tuning the engine of RC trucks needs proper running temperature for every run. Usually, you need to run your truck with an engine temperature of 200 to 210 degrees. Make sure that you keep this temperature, once you exceed this temperature it could be dangerous. You can also lean the engine out to get more power and cooling air.
