Hey Kevin I don’t know much about rc car wheels but on the speed foam wheels why not put a strap around the wheel like they do on rubber one to keep them from blowing out
I agree. I think some properly sized rings could be used to keep traction but contain the expanding foam. Plus, you don't have to wait until you hit the track to test it - you can spin wheels up to speed in the shop. Until you have a tire that holds together at max RPM there is no sense even going back to the track in my opinion!
I know nothing about RC car stuff, but are you controlling them in the air to some extent? Spinning the wheels and using gyroscopic forces to angle them and twist them for landing?
Not sure what kind of physics does this, but yeah, if you have relatively heavy tires and a backup of power, you can spin the entire car midair, even multiple times.
Just got my Traxxas 2WD Stampede fixed at the local shop after not playing with it for months! Broke the steering servo and tried replacing it myself... didn't know about the little adapter on it, so it was a simple fix for them. While I was there, they noticed my controller wasn't working right so they gave me a new one free under warranty 😊 Thanks Kevin. Watching your videos is what made buy it last year and coming back to your channel is what made me get it fixed 👍
I havent watched one of your videos in a while, but i need to tell you that you are an inspiration! The way you slowly but surely set your life up to start a motorsports team gives guys like me hope. over the last year ive slowly been gearing my life towards car racing after a lifetime of dreaming about it and im still a long way away from putting a purpose built car on a track. But the fact that you managed to do it in a montser truck that will cost 5x what im aiming to build, is really inspiring. also many years ago say 10ish, when i was really into rc cars, i could never get one to last more than one jump lol! something else that fascinates me about your videos is how much damage you can seem to put cars through. *if anyone has an axial exo terra buggy from way back sittin around, id love to buy it from you! so hit me up! i broke a number of parts on mine 10 years ago and cant find one to part out!
Kev since you always immediately change the motor and esc on the cars it would be cool to see how a stock xrt compares to one after you do the upgrades!
if it doesnt already exist, maybe an in-air self-right mechanism that automatically adjusts throttle and steering mid-air to descend level (all four wheels) to the ground from a jump. talbot twister find a raspberry pi programmer to make it more nerdy
That’s a common problem with the m2c extension hubs. My buddy had one that got stuck and I did as well. You need to get a m5(I believe) bolt and thread it into where the set screw goes into the hub. Put the hex in a Vice and now you can beat the bolt with a hammer and it will pop off. After I did this I polished the heck out of the m2c parts to make them fit better
It seems like every time I see someone get out their XRT that something breaks on it almost immediately. I mean for what it costs that would drive me nuts.
Most people don’t drive and bash theirs this hard though. I’ve had mine for a few months and I drive it more conservatively and haven’t broken a thing. Kevin’s content is purposefully rough because it’s more fun to watch, and it creates content of working on the truck in the shop.
@@based_willI went through 3 rear ring gears in my xrt until I shimmed the hell out of it. Now I can do whatever I want and it's Gucci. I run a fat tp motor which is definitely more powerful than kevs hobbywing motor
I ran that exact 5687SL motor on 8S on my Kraton 6S EXB for about half a year.. Not violent enough to my taste (yeah right LOL, it broke a steel pinion in half twice!), so I rang TP Power up and they built me a 10kW behemoth upgrade (TP5660) instead.. Is it necessary? Absolutely not. Is it face-meltingly awesome? Heck yeah! Keep on truggying Kev!
Awesome vid as always. That is a cracking truck, tough too. It must be the mechanical/fitter in me that was wincing at the sounds it was making though.
M2C tough, what a beast on an XRT now. Putting your outcups on your diff and looking down to see your bearing still on the table is always a lovely feeling isn't it.
EPIC XRT run Kev 😱. Hoping the Vitavon hardened spiral gears are the solution. Traxxas monkey metal just can't take the heat 😂. It's possible thread lock on the axel grub set screw leaked and bonded the hex to the axel. I've had to heat and pry off the hex from the hub before using a hammer and large flathead screwdriver as a tap. A thin coat of grease on the axel can prevent it from locking up. 🍻
I have been watching you for almost 7 years or maybe more but i like the way you test these new cars . It gives an idea that should we buy it or not Love from Pakistan 🇵🇰
Kev you are such a class act. Fixing that car up so whoever wins it has an XRT in good working condition. I’m addicted to your vids because if you’re not smiling or laughing your keester off watching your videos, somethings wrong 😂 🙌🏼
Well dang I put new gears in my sledge and it made the same clicking noise I used vitavon cnc gears so do I gotta replace the whole diff and bulkheads?????
Hey Kev! I'm gonna buy myself an XRT, please could you try something for me? I wanna know if the X-Maxx shocks and springs will fit the XRT and give it more ground clearance.
Love all your videos man!! Been a long time fan! I have one question though, I have put the bigger castle motors in my xrt, losi dbxle 2.0 and my kraton 8s all have either 800 kv or 1100kv castle motors in them. I feel like i am not getting all the power with the current gearing i am running in them, and wanted to know what you would run in yours to get the most out of them. Thanks man and hope to hear from you soon!
This idea came from this video but I'm referring to your speed car. Can you try to put most of the weight as much to the center line of your car as possible? I know the motors are. Is there a way to put a second "story" on top of the motors to keep the weight centered? You'd be able to make/use a skinnier body too? I thought I would give you my thoughts on that, was wondering if that was possible? Looking forward to more of your speed runs. Just thinking that if you have more weight over the center line of your car, that you'd put more direct weight onto the front of the car. I'm hoping your found the "cure" for the loss of tread going that fast...lol. I'm not into RC just yet, and you have been a great motivation to start. Thank you for your videos and keep them up. I am hopfully getting my first RC Traxxus Rustler 4x4 today. I'm excited because it's my bday present to me.
i would like to buy a RC car if only the cars didnt take off like crazy and the wheels didnt expand so much. is there a way to bring a curve into the throttle to ease it down?
Kev have you seen "Blake Wilkeys Urban Assault 3 Tijuana"? Hes running and gunning a trophy truck with a VW beetle body. Its insane a cross between Ken Block and a UDR!!! Its insane. The suspension on those things are unbelievable.
Can't believe you stripped the rear diff because the mesh was incorrect, then you just assembled it again without shimming the gears or at least just checking the mesh before you covered it in grease and expected it to just be fine!?
I did not see that the soultion to the problem in the video. Did you find it out? I have had excatly the same problem with gearing noise. Hobbywing 1100kv, Max6 and Vitavon gearing It happened after I installed Vitavon spiral. Stock was no problem. I opened front, center and rear diff 3 times. All good. Bearings good. Driveshaft good. Center driveshaft good. All gears good. Changed rear upper/lower bulkhead. Bearings good. Driveshaft good. New Vitavon front/back diff case and gear case. Shimmed 0,5 mm rear diff. Same noise after 15-30 sec. I had to go back to stock. Vitavon was super cool. Sent med a DHL pickup to mail back.
Win my Traxxas XRT here raffall.com/342003/enter-raffle-to-win-kevin-talbots-xrt-rc-car-hosted-by-kevin-talbot
Just entered the raffle for this car! Hoping the best
Couldn't see a kev competition and not enter. You can never have enough power 😂 you taught me that back in the day 😉 hope your well mate!
mine xrt 😂
@@LathanT16 kooohk
How do you think the XRT compares to the X-Maxx Kev? :)
Hey Kevin I don’t know much about rc car wheels but on the speed foam wheels why not put a strap around the wheel like they do on rubber one to keep them from blowing out
I agree. I think some properly sized rings could be used to keep traction but contain the expanding foam. Plus, you don't have to wait until you hit the track to test it - you can spin wheels up to speed in the shop. Until you have a tire that holds together at max RPM there is no sense even going back to the track in my opinion!
Why The heck did Kevin heart this comment but didn't reply
He prob has some auto heart system and doesnt Even read comments.
Boom 💥 never gets old
Yes, it does. Your entertainment standards are just low.
@@AnthonyELombardinope.
Me and my son agree
@@Cheesicle_ true
Boom
Kevin got me into RCs when I was 13 no regrets love the hobby as the channel thanks brother love your content.
M2C always comes to the rescue! Meanwhile, Kevin can destroy anything he puts his mind to. 😂
I know nothing about RC car stuff, but are you controlling them in the air to some extent?
Spinning the wheels and using gyroscopic forces to angle them and twist them for landing?
You can control how they roll forward or backward by braking or accelerating.
Not sure what kind of physics does this, but yeah, if you have relatively heavy tires and a backup of power, you can spin the entire car midair, even multiple times.
If you hunt down some videos about 1/8 buggy racing you can find some really good explanations about air control.
Just got my Traxxas 2WD Stampede fixed at the local shop after not playing with it for months! Broke the steering servo and tried replacing it myself... didn't know about the little adapter on it, so it was a simple fix for them. While I was there, they noticed my controller wasn't working right so they gave me a new one free under warranty 😊 Thanks Kevin. Watching your videos is what made buy it last year and coming back to your channel is what made me get it fixed 👍
Love your content Kevin you have. Inspired many people keep it up
Appreciate it bro
"Keep it up?" What do you mean by that? Nevermind, lol.
@@FarmerFpvbruh
I havent watched one of your videos in a while, but i need to tell you that you are an inspiration! The way you slowly but surely set your life up to start a motorsports team gives guys like me hope. over the last year ive slowly been gearing my life towards car racing after a lifetime of dreaming about it and im still a long way away from putting a purpose built car on a track. But the fact that you managed to do it in a montser truck that will cost 5x what im aiming to build, is really inspiring.
also many years ago say 10ish, when i was really into rc cars, i could never get one to last more than one jump lol! something else that fascinates me about your videos is how much damage you can seem to put cars through.
*if anyone has an axial exo terra buggy from way back sittin around, id love to buy it from you! so hit me up! i broke a number of parts on mine 10 years ago and cant find one to part out!
Kev since you always immediately change the motor and esc on the cars it would be cool to see how a stock xrt compares to one after you do the upgrades!
I did a few vids of stock xrt
@@KevinTalbotTV I know I mean more of like a side by side/ Head to Head comparison but I understand and always enjoy the vids!
Hello Kev would you rather have the widemaxx kit on the xmaxx or the m2c wide kit?
great entertainment as always Kev! can't wait for your Isle of Man upgrade
if it doesnt already exist, maybe an in-air self-right mechanism that automatically adjusts throttle and steering mid-air to descend level (all four wheels) to the ground from a jump.
talbot twister
find a raspberry pi programmer to make it more nerdy
That’s a common problem with the m2c extension hubs. My buddy had one that got stuck and I did as well. You need to get a m5(I believe) bolt and thread it into where the set screw goes into the hub. Put the hex in a Vice and now you can beat the bolt with a hammer and it will pop off. After I did this I polished the heck out of the m2c parts to make them fit better
Nice camera quality kev! I love the upgrade from phones and GoPros all the time
It seems like every time I see someone get out their XRT that something breaks on it almost immediately. I mean for what it costs that would drive me nuts.
Most people don’t drive and bash theirs this hard though. I’ve had mine for a few months and I drive it more conservatively and haven’t broken a thing. Kevin’s content is purposefully rough because it’s more fun to watch, and it creates content of working on the truck in the shop.
If you leave it stock they hold up great. Any motor bigger than stock shreds the monkey metal driveline. Same with xmaxx
@@based_willI went through 3 rear ring gears in my xrt until I shimmed the hell out of it. Now I can do whatever I want and it's Gucci. I run a fat tp motor which is definitely more powerful than kevs hobbywing motor
I don’t have money to get rc cars but watching your videos give me joy
I ran that exact 5687SL motor on 8S on my Kraton 6S EXB for about half a year.. Not violent enough to my taste (yeah right LOL, it broke a steel pinion in half twice!), so I rang TP Power up and they built me a 10kW behemoth upgrade (TP5660) instead.. Is it necessary? Absolutely not. Is it face-meltingly awesome? Heck yeah!
Keep on truggying Kev!
Love seeing kevin support his local Rc shop❤️
Soo, what was causing the clicking noise?🤔
I saw u at Santa pod yesterday! Brilliant work on the free style section you smashed it
love your content kev this really is the ultimate rc channel years and years of entertainment
Awesome vid as always. That is a cracking truck, tough too. It must be the mechanical/fitter in me that was wincing at the sounds it was making though.
You weren't alone...the engineer in me was wincing too lol I do like Kevin's idea of keeping going...eventually it'll stop moving lol.
Kevin Talbot, my son watches your videos everyday and loves them. He says you are the best RC guy out there.
M2C tough, what a beast on an XRT now. Putting your outcups on your diff and looking down to see your bearing still on the table is always a lovely feeling isn't it.
It would be cool to see the XRT with the Raminator tires on it. They may be tall enough for it to run upside down kind of like an old Tyco Rebound.
Great video and awesome truck! Redfin Models rebuild looks great, was the center diff what was smoking and making that noise?
EPIC XRT run Kev 😱. Hoping the Vitavon hardened spiral gears are the solution. Traxxas monkey metal just can't take the heat 😂. It's possible thread lock on the axel grub set screw leaked and bonded the hex to the axel. I've had to heat and pry off the hex from the hub before using a hammer and large flathead screwdriver as a tap. A thin coat of grease on the axel can prevent it from locking up. 🍻
You’re the best RC person I can think of
Love to see the pink filter montage is back!!!
Wow freaking awesome Kevin
Is the giveaway International or only local people could participate?
I have been watching you for almost 7 years or maybe more but i like the way you test these new cars . It gives an idea that should we buy it or not Love from Pakistan 🇵🇰
Kev you are such a class act. Fixing that car up so whoever wins it has an XRT in good working condition. I’m addicted to your vids because if you’re not smiling or laughing your keester off watching your videos, somethings wrong 😂 🙌🏼
Thanks 🙏 for All the RC video.Keep Baching On😊
Great video fun as always .... Love seeing you support your local hobby shop :)
Much harder shocks as it’s really crashing out when it lands.
It looks fantastic with the new motor, i love it ❤
Had the same issue with my M2C hub extensions. Use anti seize when putting them together
Is always great videos and incredible bashing! Thanks for punishing the parts and boy did you punish them!!!
Thanks for the epic parts!!
Absolute beast haha Hight it goes is crazy Bud great video's and content as always Kevin keep um coming 😊
Well dang I put new gears in my sledge and it made the same clicking noise I used vitavon cnc gears so do I gotta replace the whole diff and bulkheads?????
Xrt is a monster. Awesome dude
Witch car is better Traxxas E maxx brushless edition or X maxx
"Just keep on going till it stops moving"😂
I’ve watched your vidioes for a long time now and I’ve now got boats and cars keep up the good work
Wow.. I can't afford to buy Traxxas and to see you wreck em kind of brings joy to my heart .....does bring tears to my eyes somtimes ...thanks Kevin:)
Kevin can you suggest me to buy a kraton 8s or a xmaxx 8s which is better can you tell because you have a lot of experience in rc cars.
Hey Kev! I'm gonna buy myself an XRT, please could you try something for me? I wanna know if the X-Maxx shocks and springs will fit the XRT and give it more ground clearance.
Looks like 8S Steve has been losing some weight, he's looking good!
Put some folding wings for the lands. That thing flew too far away 😂
You've been a busy man love the content and keep it up.
The best RC TH-camr since Jang@UltimateRC. Keep up the good work!
Always great, always turns a frown upside down. 👍🏻
I think the giggling pin has fel out the laughing shaft 😂😂
Hey Kevin, i just wanted to say that I love your videos, I have been watching your channel for 4 years. Keep making amazing videos!
Love all your videos man!! Been a long time fan! I have one question though, I have put the bigger castle motors in my xrt, losi dbxle 2.0 and my kraton 8s all have either 800 kv or 1100kv castle motors in them. I feel like i am not getting all the power with the current gearing i am running in them, and wanted to know what you would run in yours to get the most out of them. Thanks man and hope to hear from you soon!
Is that Kevin with his SHIRT OFF😮😮😮(nice 6 pack😎)
Watching Kevin jump the log of doom while I’m taking a log of doom!!
This idea came from this video but I'm referring to your speed car. Can you try to put most of the weight as much to the center line of your car as possible? I know the motors are. Is there a way to put a second "story" on top of the motors to keep the weight centered? You'd be able to make/use a skinnier body too? I thought I would give you my thoughts on that, was wondering if that was possible? Looking forward to more of your speed runs. Just thinking that if you have more weight over the center line of your car, that you'd put more direct weight onto the front of the car. I'm hoping your found the "cure" for the loss of tread going that fast...lol. I'm not into RC just yet, and you have been a great motivation to start. Thank you for your videos and keep them up. I am hopfully getting my first RC Traxxus Rustler 4x4 today. I'm excited because it's my bday present to me.
Kev I think you should do a raffle on a nitro.. I know some people don’t like them but it betters our chances 😂
oh hell yea yes please 🙏
@@Alvino_rc I have a couple myself but both are in need of new parts to get them running 🤦♂️😂
@@MyHobbySpot Classic nitro! 🤣👌
@@Alvino_rc hey anything to give me a better chance at winning 😂
@@MyHobbySpot yes! I know how you feel🤣👏
Sounds like the center drive shaft to me buddy
i would like to buy a RC car if only the cars didnt take off like crazy and the wheels didnt expand so much.
is there a way to bring a curve into the throttle to ease it down?
That XRT is looking more and more like a Krayton...
facts
What gear ratio are you runninh kevin ?
Hi Kev I watch your channel all the time. I got a nito 1/8 buggy and I'm thinking to go brushless. What would you prefer gas or electric?
Great video, Redfin would be my hobby shop.......if I lived over there!!!!
Always put grease on aluminum to aluminum so it don’t get stuck
Yep. Even hard aluminum is a soft metal and will weld under stress and heavy loads.
Kevin, what's the brand of the paddle wheels? and does it fit on a Kraton 6S 1/8 scale? :)
Kev, absolutely love your style of filming and driving! keep it up 👍 😂
also, kev when is the mardave marauder coming on to the channel??
I only watch to see what Kevin destroys next, he is really good at that.
Kevin is becoming the New Mr.Beast by giving away is RC cars 😂👑
he doesnt really give them away. He pretty much sells them and makes a boatload id say.
Our Kev bro showing her muscles now 😂
What gearing are you running ?
What drill bit set do you use
The banggood special was out there looking like a gymnastics player
Ready for action never gets old
Kev have you seen "Blake Wilkeys Urban Assault 3 Tijuana"? Hes running and gunning a trophy truck with a VW beetle body. Its insane a cross between Ken Block and a UDR!!! Its insane. The suspension on those things are unbelievable.
Best TH-cam channel ever 😊
Was it the centre diff?
Awesome! I’m just getting into this hobby.. lots of fun
Love these bash videos 😊
“Actually less than a millimeter!” Lol. Truth!
Did you take out the Keeper pin on the hub...
Are you gonna get that new rally car from cen?
Can't believe you stripped the rear diff because the mesh was incorrect, then you just assembled it again without shimming the gears or at least just checking the mesh before you covered it in grease and expected it to just be fine!?
I did not see that the soultion to the problem in the video. Did you find it out?
I have had excatly the same problem with gearing noise. Hobbywing 1100kv, Max6 and Vitavon gearing
It happened after I installed Vitavon spiral. Stock was no problem.
I opened front, center and rear diff 3 times. All good. Bearings good. Driveshaft good. Center driveshaft good. All gears good. Changed rear upper/lower bulkhead. Bearings good. Driveshaft good. New Vitavon front/back diff case and gear case. Shimmed 0,5 mm rear diff.
Same noise after 15-30 sec. I had to go back to stock.
Vitavon was super cool. Sent med a DHL pickup to mail back.
Are we able to raffle without purchasing?
What is that 2 tiny wire on the motor?
Didn’t know that was a thing (too much power)
That would be so epic winning this XRT from the rc king!!!!
Does anyone have any recommendations on a first rc car.
Love the videos!! Myself and my son watch them then head out for a tame bash.
I cannot believe the beating that first truck took always even landing wheels down. NUTS!
How do you ship Traxxas Rc cars to the uk?
if u do get the isle of man property, wld u consider opening something like an RC museum in England?
6:05 get me every time as well.
Kevin is like the guy that test the new products to make shure it is good for production
This guy always supports local stores and bring ppl in. Seems like a good dude to be in position he’s in, which seems to be head TH-cam RC guy right?
Aren't there some reinforced diff internals for those? For high powers, they might be worth it than grenading diffs on every outing
Problem was a collapsed bearing, stock diffs are fine
Hey Kevin I'm starting my traxxas collection so far I have the slash 4x4 vxl with 3s can I have tips about the maxx