What goes UP must come DOWN! Element RC Ecto Rock Crawling

The Element RC Ecto visits the boulder piles at Harvie Passage. The large limestone and quartzite blocks here are cemented together as part of the low-head damn floodway conversion.
A roll-over here can send you tumbling into the icy cold water. The Ecto did so once, but luckily, and comically, landed bobbing on an ice flow with one wheel still grasping at dry land… • Always land on your wh...
It may not look it in the video, but this is urban Calgary, and one of the loudest places in the city. Sandwiched between two major roads, the busiest highway in the province, the cascading river, and jets in the airport flyway, you will be glad when you can step away somewhere quieter. For several unfortunate souls forced to camp in the nearby trees, this is not an option. Homelessness sucks, and it feels awkward driving and filming here, while thinking about those who have almost nothing.
To lighten up the mood, I went for a high-contrast and saturated look to the video and added a soundtrack that evokes the carefree spirit of Saturday morning cartoons. The music suits the manic, Keystone Cops, driving.
Enjoy!
Truck: Element RC Enduro Ecto
* Motor/ESC: Hobbywing XeRun Fusion Pro 2300KV 540-spec ESC Motor Combo
* Pinion: 14T 32P
* Rx: Spektrum SR515
* Servo: Shift RCS X2 Direct Power w/ 22.5mm servo horn (stock)
* Winch: Shift RCS XLP
* Tires: Element RC General Grabber
* Wheels: Element RC Ocho Beadlock
* Foams: Crawler Innovations Lil’ Nova Comp Cut 4.5 (soft front, medium rear)
* Other:
* Rock Pirates Ecto Rock Sliders
* SSD brass knuckles, Al c-hubs, brass front shock mount, Al rear shock mount
* Factory Team aluminum wheel hubs, steel wheel hexes
* Factory Team machined transmission gears (11.8% OD)
Camera: Canon EOS R6 Mark II with RF 24mm f/1.8 Macro IS STM on a DJI Ronin RS3 Mini Gimbal, with SmallRig microphone.
Software: Adobe Premiere
Music provided by TH-cam Studio Audio Library:
Greenery by Silent Partner
Cartoon Bank Heist by Doug Maxwell/Media Right Productions
Ticklish by Quincas Moreira
Gemini Robot by Bird Creek

[@thebeardedman-drenaline5546]

The Ecto is a very capable crawler right out of the 🎁 sweet rig

[@vwagon5566]

You need jconcepts 1.9 ruptures. Thank me later

[@rcstories_ca]

Thanks for the tire recommendation! I do like the Grabbers as an all-around tire, but even making this video I felt like they were holding back the Ecto. They aren’t the stickiest tires and those limestone boulders can be slick. I will give Ruptures a try.