EDIT: only 4 shocks are oil filled, the other set is friction damped. Timestamps Overview and key features: 2:29 Losi LMT comparisons: 5:40 FXX24 comparisons: 8:32 New motor & speed gears: 11:19 Recap & Final thoughts: 14:57
Thanks again for another great overview. I appreciate the comparison you provided between the mini's. TRX4m mini monster truck and Losi LMT mini. I don't have either of those two. I do love my Smasher.
It has that old Tamiya vibe to it. Growing up in the 80s, that's how RC monster trucks (and actual ladder frame, leaf-sprung steel body monster trucks) performed back in the days. It's like a scaled down version of the ancient Tamiya's Clod Buster. It's bouncy, tipsy and slow af. PERFECT!😂 I think the TRX4MT just teleports me back to 1987 which is exactly what I needed LOL.
Nice video again! LOSI is Monster Jam and Traxxas is old skool monster truck. I had the same problem with my Trx4m using the FMS speed motor. Ease into and it goes UNTIL I let the smoke out of the traxxas esc. I’m using Injora radio and mb100 esc and it seems pretty good. Gets hot but it’s faster now.
I was going to say the same thing, I feel like the TRX is def going for the old school vibe. And I’m here for it! The Losi is def a modern monster for sure! Purposely designed to be different from the Losi or the smashers. So I dont see it as a fail by Traxxas
It’s frustrating when a big company has already seen what the competition has done , and has the chance to release a better product or at least a competitive product, and then releases this. I have many Traxxas models , but I’ll pass on this one.
I'll just say I love the Redcat Ascent 18. Recently got done making a video on it. It feels absolutely incredible in hand and gosh what a beautiful truck! Traxxas has every resource they could ever need to knock this out of the park and yet they do this :/
Great review! Try the Mofo Big Block! It's designed for the TRX4m so it should work great. Speed gears are a band-aid, and you sacrifice torque! On my setup I have the FMS FCX24 ESC and radio for more adjustability with trim and the Big Block runs great! 2FM RC had a great video where he changed the ESC with a Redcat Ascent 18 and stock motor and it was faster for $30! Now imagine with the motor upgrade! 👍🏽 (Of course that's the affordable route without going brushless.) Hopefully you'll come up with an update review considering these mods. Thanks.
Love the video and the comparisons with the smasher and Losi Mini LMT really shows the difference for what you get and price points. I feel like I’m piggy backing off other people but it is a real shame that they couldn’t have added a faster motor and speed gearing RTR, especially at that price point when you can spend $60 more to get something that will perform so much better or pay less and get something smaller that performs better.
Yeah, they may be a little slow but beautiful looking truck. I just ordered the black F150. I love how it’s got the molded chrome piece down the side versus the Chevy has chrome stickers that are coming off, but I will love them both appreciate the video here watching now 4:18 PM Sunday, May 12.
Tell us about the overdrive diff gears, from where? how much faster did that make it? I am trying to make a speed machine for drifting. Tell me about the esc cut off, is that a new esc?
The failsafe your experiencing is due to the amperage draw is greater from a dead stop to full throttle so it cuts out. Your asking to much of the esc. That’s why you roll into it there is power the whole way.
A trx4m lasted my 4 year old close to 2 years of regular use, but from all the wear its about time to replace it. The 4mt is looking like a perfect upgrade. Still a capable crawler without being fast enough to wreck itself if abused. I get a lot of people found it a disappointing model release, ill be buying one next week
The lmt mini is definitely a performer and a stunt master. They nailed it… Where the Traxxas is more of a show queen… all for looks. Like a shelf sitter…
It's definitely still cool for indoors I have the fms smasher I a big fan of thier stuff too I added links to my smasher and I will add a high speed motor now but I am definitely gonna get the Traxxas for indoors too add that speed gear set.. it will mostly be a shelf queen like u said. I have some cool plastic display cases it will join an Ivan stewart Toyota 4 runner I got exclusive from fair rc.. its an fms truck..
Man I just bought this for my son thinking it would be a good crawler since he already has a basher. We took it to a crawling track and, while it did pretty well, it bounced a LOT and was more tipsy than the other trucks I observed. Wondering what you might recommend to massage the truck more for crawling. Perhaps the opposite gearing you chose and detach 4 of the 8 shocks? 😆
Yeah, I love to have the sun of the digger also the TRX4mt will never compete to the mini LMT but I love the looks of the TRX4MT still waiting on mine the black F150 they said late May
I'll still keep saying it until they bring a Dodge out WHERE IS OUR DODGE TRX BODY!!! 😂 Traxxas is missing such a untapped market and an amazing marketing opportunity 🧐🤔, I'd have bought a couple for sure!!
so, by the time the buyer fixes these issues, you've already surpassed the cost of the mini losi. what a shame. by this point in rc, we should be getting brushless in rtrs now considering how late a company comes into a specific niche and knowing what all its competitors are like
The truth is that I’ve put in enough mods to make this thing wayyyy more expensive than the lmt, and the lmt still does circles around it without any mods out of the box
Kinda a bummer that it's so weak. Traxxas could have easily included the speed gears standard, although that doesn't really provide a complete fix. And the 2nd shocks aren't even oil filled. Good review though!
Yes I will. I started a series for the scx24 JLU but I became so satisfied with it quickly! I could continue it or start something different. The power wagon would be a fun project
If your budget allows, I would go with a higher end chassis kit. The Mazz cheat code or lgrp comp kit are really amazingly well built. Mofo is incredible for the money though
my 2wd stampede gets more use by far than any of my other trucks, my dogs is faster than 2s but slower than 3s 🤣this would be sweet in 2wd with wheelie power.
Losi MINI is too fast and you break stuff really fast. The 4MT is too slow but seems more durable. The Smasher seems like the sweet spot but also I have broke stuff on mine. Now I have $150 in mods on the 4MT and it seems perfect but at what cost? Lightly modded LMT mini?
Let me tell you how Traxxas works... They release the bare minimum version,...but... for another 250.00 you get the LED light set. Traxxas fans are in love. If you want to go fast...well... you're in luck yet again. 3 years from now, they will release the brushless version for another 250.00 Traxxas fans are in love yet again. 2 years after that, they will release the wide track version for another 250.00. So for the price of an Xmax...in the near future...you can finally have something that competes with the Losi.
Traxxas dropped the ball on this one. Bad. Very disappointed Traxxas fan. Would've been nice to run this with my Losi. But if it can't even keep up right out of the box, what's the point?
I mean… it can be made great with the right mods but just disappointing it is how it is right out of the box. Traxxas fanbois will eat this up but I think it will be a flop overall generally speaking.
EDIT: only 4 shocks are oil filled, the other set is friction damped.
Timestamps
Overview and key features: 2:29
Losi LMT comparisons: 5:40
FXX24 comparisons: 8:32
New motor & speed gears: 11:19
Recap & Final thoughts: 14:57
Thanks again for another great overview. I appreciate the comparison you provided between the mini's. TRX4m mini monster truck and Losi LMT mini. I don't have either of those two. I do love my Smasher.
It has that old Tamiya vibe to it. Growing up in the 80s, that's how RC monster trucks (and actual ladder frame, leaf-sprung steel body monster trucks) performed back in the days. It's like a scaled down version of the ancient Tamiya's Clod Buster. It's bouncy, tipsy and slow af. PERFECT!😂 I think the TRX4MT just teleports me back to 1987 which is exactly what I needed LOL.
CLODBUSTER!!!!! That was my dream truck until a buddy got one and we realized sticking to RC10 was much more reliable and faster for tracks
Nice video again! LOSI is Monster Jam and Traxxas is old skool monster truck.
I had the same problem with my Trx4m using the FMS speed motor. Ease into and it goes UNTIL I let the smoke out of the traxxas esc. I’m using Injora radio and mb100 esc and it seems pretty good. Gets hot but it’s faster now.
I was going to say the same thing, I feel like the TRX is def going for the old school vibe. And I’m here for it! The Losi is def a modern monster for sure!
Purposely designed to be different from the Losi or the smashers. So I dont see it as a fail by Traxxas
It’s frustrating when a big company has already seen what the competition has done , and has the chance to release a better product or at least a competitive product, and then releases this. I have many Traxxas models , but I’ll pass on this one.
I'll just say I love the Redcat Ascent 18. Recently got done making a video on it. It feels absolutely incredible in hand and gosh what a beautiful truck! Traxxas has every resource they could ever need to knock this out of the park and yet they do this :/
Great review! Try the Mofo Big Block! It's designed for the TRX4m so it should work great. Speed gears are a band-aid, and you sacrifice torque! On my setup I have the FMS FCX24 ESC and radio for more adjustability with trim and the Big Block runs great! 2FM RC had a great video where he changed the ESC with a Redcat Ascent 18 and stock motor and it was faster for $30! Now imagine with the motor upgrade! 👍🏽 (Of course that's the affordable route without going brushless.) Hopefully you'll come up with an update review considering these mods. Thanks.
Love the video and the comparisons with the smasher and Losi Mini LMT really shows the difference for what you get and price points. I feel like I’m piggy backing off other people but it is a real shame that they couldn’t have added a faster motor and speed gearing RTR, especially at that price point when you can spend $60 more to get something that will perform so much better or pay less and get something smaller that performs better.
For scale details this is pretty cool, but if you want full monster truck, you could get the stampede for about the same price, if not cheaper
Definitely needs to be faster. I think the Losi Mini LMT is much better
Yeah, they may be a little slow but beautiful looking truck. I just ordered the black F150. I love how it’s got the molded chrome piece down the side versus the Chevy has chrome stickers that are coming off, but I will love them both appreciate the video here watching now 4:18 PM Sunday, May 12.
I ordered one and threw the furitek lizard pro and a mini Godzilla… thing is on another level now
Needs a Furitek Torpedo setup with some speed gears!
My sons trx4m has a Holmes 66t and speed gears and overdrive f&r diff gears no esc cut out and flipping rips goes like 25 totally uncontrollable
Tell us about the overdrive diff gears, from where? how much faster did that make it? I am trying to make a speed machine for drifting. Tell me about the esc cut off, is that a new esc?
The failsafe your experiencing is due to the amperage draw is greater from a dead stop to full throttle so it cuts out. Your asking to much of the esc. That’s why you roll into it there is power the whole way.
Makes perfect sense, thank you!
You're asking too much for Traxxas to do a good job the 1st time.
A trx4m lasted my 4 year old close to 2 years of regular use, but from all the wear its about time to replace it. The 4mt is looking like a perfect upgrade. Still a capable crawler without being fast enough to wreck itself if abused. I get a lot of people found it a disappointing model release, ill be buying one next week
Only 4 oil filled shocks, the other 4 are spring dampened only
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The lmt mini is definitely a performer and a stunt master. They nailed it… Where the Traxxas is more of a show queen… all for looks. Like a shelf sitter…
Picked up the blue one today
It's definitely still cool for indoors I have the fms smasher I a big fan of thier stuff too I added links to my smasher and I will add a high speed motor now but I am definitely gonna get the Traxxas for indoors too add that speed gear set.. it will mostly be a shelf queen like u said. I have some cool plastic display cases it will join an Ivan stewart Toyota 4 runner I got exclusive from fair rc.. its an fms truck..
After tinkering with my 4mt for a while i just dont think it needs extra dampening but the extra springs keep torque twist in check
Man I just bought this for my son thinking it would be a good crawler since he already has a basher. We took it to a crawling track and, while it did pretty well, it bounced a LOT and was more tipsy than the other trucks I observed. Wondering what you might recommend to massage the truck more for crawling. Perhaps the opposite gearing you chose and detach 4 of the 8 shocks? 😆
Fully agree: low budget means Smasher, high budget Losi. But there is no space for the Traxxas….
Always great videos Adam, doing great!
I may have missed it-any info on the little ramp? Looks like a blast and pretty simple to build.
Thanks! I just tossed it together based on some other videos I saw.
I would just unlock the front leave the back locked, I bet be much better on steering. That’s how i’m set mine up anyways.👍👍😎
Yeah, I love to have the sun of the digger also the TRX4mt will never compete to the mini LMT but I love the looks of the TRX4MT still waiting on mine the black F150 they said late May
Do you still have the furitek trx4mt build? it would be neat to compare them for potential upgrades
Now the big question is How would the Traxxas compare with the new injora brushless motor?
I'll still keep saying it until they bring a Dodge out
WHERE IS OUR DODGE TRX BODY!!! 😂
Traxxas is missing such a untapped market and an amazing marketing opportunity 🧐🤔,
I'd have bought a couple for sure!!
An old power wagon would be rad
@@dustin6828 can definitely agree even tho the axial one exists but still they are sweet
so, by the time the buyer fixes these issues, you've already surpassed the cost of the mini losi. what a shame. by this point in rc, we should be getting brushless in rtrs now considering how late a company comes into a specific niche and knowing what all its competitors are like
めちゃくちゃおもしろそう〜🚛😊
Awesome video
i got my yesterday morning, and in the afternoon the diffs where stripped (plastic)
The truth is that I’ve put in enough mods to make this thing wayyyy more expensive than the lmt, and the lmt still does circles around it without any mods out of the box
Just spend the extra money and get the lmt
My thoughts exactly
ITS TRUCKIN TIME
Kinda a bummer that it's so weak. Traxxas could have easily included the speed gears standard, although that doesn't really provide a complete fix. And the 2nd shocks aren't even oil filled. Good review though!
this car really needs more speed and power.
Do you reckon you will do another build series like the scx24 for bronco ?
Yes I will. I started a series for the scx24 JLU but I became so satisfied with it quickly! I could continue it or start something different. The power wagon would be a fun project
Speed kills it for me
I'd traxxas late to the party, fms had had a monster truck for a while.
You Said Scx24 it’s a fcx24😅
classic vs modern........the Traxxas is the 80's of monster trucks
Bro i have to ask!! Is the SCX24 COMP BUILD with the ugly af chassis still worth it part for part?? 💪🖤
If your budget allows, I would go with a higher end chassis kit. The Mazz cheat code or lgrp comp kit are really amazingly well built. Mofo is incredible for the money though
my 2wd stampede gets more use by far than any of my other trucks, my dogs is faster than 2s but slower than 3s 🤣this would be sweet in 2wd with wheelie power.
Hobby store guy told me only one shock was oil filled
That way for a reason. Doesn't need all 8 shocks to have oil. Upgraded mine but stiffer feeling. Stock was great
Losi MINI is too fast and you break stuff really fast. The 4MT is too slow but seems more durable. The Smasher seems like the sweet spot but also I have broke stuff on mine. Now I have $150 in mods on the 4MT and it seems perfect but at what cost? Lightly modded LMT mini?
HEAR ME OUT…..Trx4m body attached to the mini LMT
This is crawler tho
Its dookie. Really good dookie.
Has anyone seen the ridge racer from fms
If that’s the big 1/7 scale, yes I’ve got one coming 👍🏻
Let me tell you how Traxxas works...
They release the bare minimum version,...but... for another 250.00 you get the LED light set.
Traxxas fans are in love.
If you want to go fast...well... you're in luck yet again.
3 years from now, they will release the brushless version for another 250.00
Traxxas fans are in love yet again.
2 years after that, they will release the wide track version for another 250.00.
So for the price of an Xmax...in the near future...you can finally have something that competes with the Losi.
Did axle grow 4in. in the last month......Beansprouting time.
Sure seems like it!
I think it's a miss. It's not much more for a 1/10 bigfoot in the traxxas website I saw. Doesn't seem like good marketing or value
Traxxas dropped the ball on this one. Bad.
Very disappointed Traxxas fan.
Would've been nice to run this with my Losi. But if it can't even keep up right out of the box, what's the point?
I mean… it can be made great with the right mods but just disappointing it is how it is right out of the box. Traxxas fanbois will eat this up but I think it will be a flop overall generally speaking.
Complete fail by Traxxas imo. They saw what Losi came out with in the 1/18 monster truck and they released that!? Sad
The Losi is just ridiculously better. So is the FMS Max Smasher. The Traxxas is clearly the worst in this genre of truck.
This is obviously designed for children.
I'll pass on this one.
4:28 WRONG, very wrong, traxxas would never give you 8 oil filled shocks, 4 have no oil and no oil bladder…. Shame on you traxxas
Only 4. 8 would be super overdamped. It’s honestly a little over spring as is.
this car really needs more speed and power.