E40: Is the FTX Ravine The Best Budget Crawler?

[@Genesis23OPB]

3 short points: 1. move cables to Y strud to keep tyres from rubbing on the cables 2. put 150mm tyres on it, i like glued Louise Champs or Rowdy, alternatively fill the stock rims with car wheel weights 3. fill the empty space in front axle with car wheel weights, about 50 grams may not sound like much but at the right place it makes a difference, especially on a vehicle that light

[@TachyonDriver]

Brilliant budget crawler, especially given the different steering modes... and MOA... I used to think that MOA's were the bees knees when I got my Axial Scorpion AX-10 (still got it and enjoy it!). Back to the Ravine, I've star cut the foams and added some wheel weights on top of the front & rear servos. I've also hot glued some coat hanger wire in the steering rods to stiffen them up. Cheers.

[@andyrobinsonrc2480]

Cheers for the tips there , I’ve just got some weights over my front servo , could do with a better servo really as well it’s not quite strong enough

[@bugsy742]

Thanks for showing her on the track - everyone else shows just the crawling 👍😎

[@andyrobinsonrc2480]

My pleasure , I have quite a cool farm track near my house so I take all sorts up it :)

[@rc-dom-uk]

For the price mate that looks flipping great 👍

[@andyrobinsonrc2480]

Honestly for the money it’s amazing 🤩

[@andrewlatimer80]

Has anyone any issues of the wheels rubbing on full lock? I've only got mine and tyres catch

[@andyrobinsonrc2480]

Mine did as well especially with 4 wheel steer engaged, you can trim some of the lock off with the dual rates

[@andrewlatimer80]

@@andyrobinsonrc2480 u mind telling me how to? As only trim and reverse for st and rev

[@wordreet]

I bought mine by accident. It's really good for the money, and a an excellent choice for an RC beginner. Just let me recommend taking the wheels apart to remove the foam infills. The tires are stiff enough on their own, so it'll grip a little better. I recently changed to more expensive "soft" tires to mine and even though it's already good the improvement it's now significantly better!

[@andyrobinsonrc2480]

Yep it’s a good tip to change the tyres out for some softer ones or like you say take the inserts out. I also recommend fitting a stronger steering servo as well . Many thanks :)

[@wordreet]

@@andyrobinsonrc2480 Hehe, I haven't broken mine yet, but I've been in situations where it could easily happen. So, yes, prolly a good idea, I'll order up a metal gear servo right away.

[@andyrobinsonrc2480]

@@wordreet it’s definitely worth doing because at some point it will decide to let go and break ;) good luck

[@wordreet]

@@andyrobinsonrc2480 Servo(S) we should be saying.It has two after all! 😉

[@wordreet]

@@andyrobinsonrc2480 Heh, As the Ravine is pretty cheap to buy, it feels less of a hardship to pay for the upgrades. Though I did go mad and spend £53 plus postage on 4 tires, and now just over £30 on two servos, like you say, it'll be worth it in the long run. The servos are stronger, and the tires are brilliant! Tires wheelspinmodels.co.uk/i/62776/

[@Rayxl1]

The more expensive crawlers seem to need allot of upgrades but the ravine works perfectly the way it is. The only thin I did was move the battery as far forward as I could. You can remove the foam filling from the tyres to make them softer but then it looses a bit of ground clearance. I like the moa system as the transmission is just a piece of wire rather than a prop shaft that's prone to damage. Also there is no axial torque twist.

[@andyrobinsonrc2480]

Hi Rayxl1 thanks for the comments , yes quite agree with what you said the Ravine works very well , generally needs softer tyres and a better steering servo and more weight over the front but besides that it’s pretty much spot on especially for the price point :)

[@stekeel6993]

Are you going do any upgrades

[@andyrobinsonrc2480]

Hi Ste sadly no , I got rid of this truck a good while ago now to make way for other things. Thank you for watching though

[@stekeel6993]

@@andyrobinsonrc2480 OK mate no problem

[@andyrobinsonrc2480]

The only things I would have done is change the front servo for a high torque one added some weight on the front axle and get some softer tyres for it

[@bluesimon13ify]

How does the ravine stack up against the mauler, which would you say is best, im not interested in the rear wheels turning, cheers

[@andyrobinsonrc2480]

The mauler overall is a better crawler but it’s almost twice the price , the ravine has better articulation for getting in between tight twisty spaces for the money Ravine is excellent and will do pretty much what the mauler will , although I’d buy some softer tyres for it

[@bluesimon13ify]

Thanks, I recon the mauler, it look better & you say it crawls better,

[@andyrobinsonrc2480]

The mauler had more power and it is heavier and can keep its weight over the front axle better which is more ideal for going up slopes :)

[@SebastienMongecadet-rq8vq]

Top vidéo 📼 😊

[@andyrobinsonrc2480]

Thank you very much :)

[@dominicchesterman2107]

Does it keep up at walking pace or is it too slow?

[@andyrobinsonrc2480]

It’s quicker than walking pace I think it’s about 9/10mph but it’s meNt to be Slow as you know

[@rehan2118]

Hi Andy, I just bought my FTX outlaw brushed RC car from Modelsport. Can you recommend any other UK based shops for RC vehicles?

[@andyrobinsonrc2480]

Hi Rehan , no worries: fusion hobbies, tower models , time tunnel , Tony’s Tamiya parts , make it build it , jadlam racing, sc models, jaybee models, inside line . Hope that helps

[@rehan2118]

@@andyrobinsonrc2480 Thanks Andy, you're a star.

[@andyrobinsonrc2480]

No worries fella

[@Explore_RC]

Maybe show it crawling?

[@andyrobinsonrc2480]

Cheers for commenting unfortunately there’s isn’t a great deal of places near me , but I did do a better video much later on, cheers

[@scoobyAL]

Nice video, What is the top speed? Looking to get my son into RC cars and thinking of a crawler as not too fast for him.

[@andyrobinsonrc2480]

Hi Alan , cheers for the comment , I would guess that the FTX Ravine was about between 6-10mph , it would be a good beginners car as they’re not fast and can take a bit of punishment. Another option is something like a Tamiya grasshopper as they are inexpensive and very cheap to fix, also at Tamiya DT02 is pretty robust

[@scoobyAL]

@@andyrobinsonrc2480 Cheers man will go for the ravine as only have seen good reviews for it, I had the grasshope2 20+ years ago and would prob be too fast for him atm.

[@andyrobinsonrc2480]

Hi Alan , the ravine is a good choice , I hope your lad likes it , my daughter likes driving mine. It’s a good sturdy truck