Sandstone Cliff Rock Crawling! Element RC Ecto

Ecto takes on the local sandstone rocks. The Bow River is still super low, providing excellent access to this area. There is still a lot of mud on the shore though, making rock crawling (and filming) a slick proposition.
Went old-school for this one. Shot with the GoPro Hero10 for the first time in a long time. It was nice having the lighter, more maneuverable and rugged rig, especially on the uneven rocks and around the water.
The hardest part of this shoot was keeping my shadow out of the frame!
Changes since the last Ecto video: lower body, shock geometry, dual-stage tire foams.
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: GoPro Hero10 Black with Media Mod
Software: Adobe Premiere

[@rcplaytime]

man these ecto's are good, fantastic adventure dude 😃👍👍👌

[@simonkubacki9823]

Are you running 12% or 18% overdrive? Fun video, I really like me element trucks as well

[@rcstories_ca]

I think the Stealth X only supports 0, 6, or 12% OD. I’m running 12%.

[@simonkubacki9823]

@@rcstories_ca They do 18% now, it makes a noticeable difference

[@rcstories_ca]

@@simonkubacki9823 Thanks for the heads up. They must have added the extra OD option when they released the SE XF transmission which I believe shares some internals with the X. 18% sounds reasonable, especially on a dedicated crawler. I don’t like too much OD on a trail truck. The Phoenix VFD 46% is okay in very short bursts, but I don’t like to run it during regular driving (in fact I often trail in RWD just for kicks).

[@simonkubacki9823]

@@rcstories_ca I have this in my 4WS rock pirates element truck, it’s really good at scaling rocks. I am thinking of getting the Vanquish VRD as well, I believe that has 30 ish % OD. So not great for trailing but fun for crawling. Any way your videos are really well shot and a pleasure to watch. I hope you have a great day.