Forum: Truck Building Tech
02-12-2014, 06:05 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 6,350
Re: Poor straight line steering control
I had the same thing with my Scania when I built that, with it all built per instructions it wandered all over the place as soon as I hit a bump. I ended up moving the servo for a direct linkage and...
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Forum: Truck Building Tech
02-12-2014, 05:59 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 6,931
Re: Rc4wd down shift trans ?
Hey mate, I'm running the version of this trans that has the planetary reduction built in. It's pretty much the same base as this and they bolt a 4:1 reduction on the front. They're a really good...
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Forum: Truck Building Tech
02-12-2014, 05:57 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,384
Re: Driven front axel
I used a TLT in the front of my Scania to make it 6 wheel drive. I ended up buying a new 2 speed trans with transfer built in as I also wanted to slow the truck down quite a bit, and the stock tamiya...
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Forum: Truck Building Tech
09-12-2013, 02:34 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,833
Re: 4wd single axle tractor rear axle question
Easiest way would be to just grab the stock parts from one of the Tamiya single rear axle trucks like the Scania R470 or the Man or Mercedes singles. Get the leaf hangers from somewhere like ebay and...
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Forum: Welcome New Members
08-29-2013, 05:02 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,398
Re: Interested in starting my Rc trucking career
I've only recently bought my first kit, got the Scania from Tamiya, and would recommend getting a kit like theirs.
There are so many options and parts available it's hard to know what you want or...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-29-2013, 04:58 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,866
Re: Rigid RC Service
That's excellent. I've looked at their website a lot and wanted to buy some things. Half the issue of being in Aus is sourcing parts. You buy something, takes the seller a week to post and 2 weeks to...
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Forum: Big Boys of the road 4x4/6x6/8x8/10x10 Trucks
08-26-2013, 06:23 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 45,533
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Forum: Big Boys of the road 4x4/6x6/8x8/10x10 Trucks
08-20-2013, 04:17 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,522
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Forum: Truck Building Tech
07-29-2013, 12:58 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 5,371
Re: Motors
I run a Holmes Hobbies crawlmaster motor. Bought it for my Axial crawler and then stole it to build my Scania. It's an awesome motor, heaps of torque, excellent slow speed control, hand wound, on the...
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Forum: Electronics tech
07-29-2013, 12:41 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 21,941
Re: Light system options?
Have a look at the HeyOk lighting controllers that RC4WD are now selling.
http://store.rc4wd.com/Brake-Reverse-and-Driving-Light-controller_p_3131.html
This particular one has several outputs,...
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Forum: Big Boys of the road 4x4/6x6/8x8/10x10 Trucks
07-18-2013, 02:59 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 45,533
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Forum: Mechanical tech
05-24-2013, 12:47 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 40,699
Re: locked differentials
Awesome thanks for the info. I've got thick bearing grease in the axles but I think I'll lock my rear rear.
I also think I should change the tires asap as well, the standards are pretty miserable...
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Forum: Mechanical tech
05-23-2013, 09:26 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 40,699
Re: locked differentials
Just wondering if the turning circle changes much when locking the rear diffs? I've also been looking at the different options to lock the standards diffs but didn't really want to compromise...
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