Traxxas TRX4MT Budget Speed! Best Speed for your $

[@ReadySetRC]

Love how this build is coming out. Swapping over to bearings may help with the friction and reduce the heat a little.

[@2fmrc]

Yeah I may have to do that. Kinda wanted to keep it bushings just cause I will mostly bash it anyway so the bushings hold up pretty well in water and sand etc lol

[@MrsRabbit8]

Just used your discount code and saved some money, thanks dude! Not a big monster truck fan. I'm still waiting for someone to come up with a proper carbon chassis for the Asc18, and a pinched & dove-tailed body that's made for it, though i do like what you did in your previous video with the body and chassis. Have a great week Matt!

[@jayb3518]

You probably know this but I think the issue with the smasher is the battery. Get one without the protection and seems to work fine. While the traxxas is a cool truck. I believe the smasher with the speed motor is better bang for your buck, and then if you want to spend that much money get the Losi Entertaining content. Always something to watch on your channel. Keep it up.

[@2fmrc]

Yeah the stock battery craps out on the smasher. If you could run 3s on the smasher stock esc it would definitely be king! I’d definitely just buy the losi at this point though!

[@stephencorcoran4441]

You can stick a piece of foam in the clips to stop it from coming off easy

[@jeffmackovitch9987]

Nice BUDGET build on this. Hope Traxxas is watching. Nice speed. Maybe try MofoRC big block if that smasher speed motor goes. And love that the mirrors are staying on.

[@thomasblair7996]

Hello matt i think the upgrades were nice but overall for durability most a go losi,still cool for most of us to juat see what we can do with them,appreciate the video and info see you on the next one

[@Raiden-y9e]

The trx4m stock gearing in the axles is the same as with panda hobby, 12T pinion, 24T ring gears.

[@Redspawn208]

Now you need better shocks and widen the stance. I've got the jconcepts black tribute with renegade tires and it's awesome.

[@supermotofeann]

I did the same thing today with the FMS motor in my trx4mt, but I’m using trx4 esc as a custom set up and I went with a 3S Lipo and let me tell you that FMS motor lasted about five minutes and smoked right up so it’s not good for 3S lol

[@andyrichey1192]

Awesome Matt, I got the black F150 on order supposed to ship out late May. I’ll probably put stock steel gears in, now did you leave it unlocked or is it locked now? Sure appreciate you sharing. I am stoked about getting one even if it is a little slow, I just love to look of it for sure.

[@2fmrc]

These come locked out of the box. It’s still locked. It would be cool if they had an open diff option for them!

[@jason87d43]

I wonder what it would be like with the new injora purple viper motor.

[@Rc_Alex_76]

Hey matt love what you've done to this truck and BTW I see injora brought out 20% overdrive for fms fcx24 in the pumpkin not in portal thought that was great 👍🏻 thanks 👍🏻

[@2fmrc]

Yep! I got a few sets on the way!

[@Rc_Alex_76]

@@2fmrc great 👍🏻 tnx

[@matthewneuls6245]

When it's a solid green on the plug does it still stay on longer?

[@Hitdog8601]

Im trying to figure out why the stock esc can't power this FMS motor ?

[@matthewneuls6245]

How long ur supposed 2 charge the battery?

[@stefan-norge]

Interesting mods. But still, if I had to buy one I would stick to the smasher and just put the speed motor in….

[@phuongtran-oi8jz]

Maybe open diff and make it wider and wider monster truck tires and make it compatible w brushless mini Godzilla motor👌🏻 feels like that would make a sweet build… and reliable! If you gonna make it happen make sure you tag me! I wanna see if it’s possible ✨✨✨

[@JohnnySmith-z8p]

What about the skyrc speed run numbers ?

[@2fmrc]

Never really use it on the micros. They aren’t really that fast until you go all out on them lol. I can run it though and see what it puts up.

[@seanv6711]

these new trx4mt are pretty sweet looking. Planning on getting the blue ford and the bigfoot kit when it becomes available. Do you think the speed motor would work fine with the stock esc and the 2s battery?

[@2fmrc]

I’ll have to give it a try and see

[@seanv6711]

@@2fmrc that would be awesome! thank you!

[@AnySumptionBanter]

and on that bombshell.. get the losi?

[@dadada435]

Is there a way to get the stl file for these ramps?

[@hondagerm24]

Can you do a speed test

[@robertmusselman4735]

What battery do you use

[@kirk0respite]

How are you installing the red cat receiver? Just copied your build and that white plug on top I don’t have

[@2fmrc]

@@kirk0respite are you talking about the white balance plug on the battery? It don’t have to plug into anything. Are you trying to use the Traxxas battery? If so you’ll need an adapter.

[@kirk0respite]

@@2fmrc I have all the parts you have only difference I’m using the injora 48t motor. I can see in your video the white plug on top of the redcat esc what is plugged into that?

[@2fmrc]

@@kirk0respite the only white plugs are my motor plugged into the esc/receiver unit and the white balance plug on the battery which is sticking out from under the stock rubber battery strap and it’s not plugged in to anything.

[@kirk0respite]

@@2fmrc are you able to do a quick video showing the wiring up close I’m going crazy over here lol

[@2fmrc]

@@kirk0respite what’s not working for you?

[@therealcletusrc]

Was this 2s or 3s?

[@2fmrc]

3s always! I don’t even bother with 2s in crawlers or monster trucks lol

[@ss-united-states-my-beloved]

Time for a fast land rover lol

[@BrettB-n1s]

Good info/video, bad truck.

[@philstudt3511]

The money needed to be apent on the traxxas, to me, doesnt make it worth the money... The losi kills this on every way... Just mt opinion.. 👍 still, an awesome vvid

[@2fmrc]

Yeah I agree! The losi is way more fun imo and a better value. By the time you do these cheap mods and metal gears etc. it’s as expensive or more expensive and not as capable or fun.

[@JohnnySmith-z8p]

In this video. What battery are you using .. ?

[@2fmrc]

@@JohnnySmith-z8p I was running an older palm beach bots battery in this vid. I actually prefer the galaxy batts much more though. Haven’t had any issue with them yet and have now had several of the palm beach batts die on me. itgresa.com/product/galaxy-450mah-3s-lipoly-pack/

[@therealcletusrc]

Well they probably didn’t make it to be better than the losi, it’s different in many ways, they just wanted to finally get into the mini monster trucks

[@2fmrc]

@@therealcletusrc yeah they really just wanted to capitalize on the license they had for the bodies 😆 Can’t blame them though. Just think they should’ve at least made it a little faster out of the box. I’ve made it perform for $50 so Traxxas could’ve done the same for about $10 lol

[@JohnnyMenteroMentador]

What did you expect from Ratxxas? Just a money grab. A freaking static model with sub par detail and sub par speed. So more mods mods mods to barely get it moving! You're one of the few channels exposing RATxxas

[@2fmrc]

Yeah they do the same thing with basically every model they release. Set it up to be a money pit! I do like their bashers but crawlers are just ok imo. Appreciate the comment!

[@jeffro5180]

Traxxas is a joke! They love to take a preexisting chassis add a couple gimmicks and sell it to ignorant unsuspecting customers. You all need to stop giving this company your money..........