Proline Crawler Tire Test G8 vs Predator with the Gen8 Scout

[@dustinbewley5597]

I would love to see the difference between this test and doing this again with the Pro-line two stage foams.

[@ExocagedRC]

I'll work on that as yeah they were both too soft for the heavy Gen8 IMO

[@fredrikstjernqvist9915]

That would be great, was thinking the same.

[@flyingfortressrc1794]

I'd like to see the dual stage foam test with both of these compounds as well for my gen 8 Scout II

[@rickboyster8014]

I'm really looking at this tire over the Landmine's. The dual stage test has my interest peaked as that will be my decision breaker.

[@TonyNocerino]

Thanks for the comparison, helped me make my decision. I think the predators are too soft for my needs, G8 it is 👍🏼

[@NaturallyRC]

I'm running the G8 Grunts, and have noticed similar to you, that if they manage to hook a lug on something sharp, they will pull just as well or better than a super squishy compound tire. This is a pleasant surprise. Lastly, flip down your D shackle. 😁

[@Houleigan]

Coo! Awesome to see the Gen 8 out again. The Predators might be interesting to try on my Gen 8. It's cold and snowing here so the softer compound would be stiffer. Keep up the great work man!

[@bespincustompropsbombarta8300]

Exocaged: This is more of a trail truck not a competition truck.... Truck: FU I'll show you! 🤣

[@gymkhanadog]

Awesome look at these little tires. Which Redcat generation would you recommend? The Gen7 came up recently on some outlets for decent sale but they seem to be endlessly plagued with simple, fun-stopping breakages.

[@morerandomvids648]

Exactly what I wanted to know. Great vid

[@Helvetier1]

Interessting video, thanks. I think the predators would do very well under wet conditions, like rain or snow. For wet conditions i prefer on my TRX-4 the G8 ones.

[@oscaraguilar1116]

I have a gen 7 pro and it's really incredible, nothing stops her, great

[@douglaselliott8298]

A PSA. It doesn't matter what or whose 'foam' you're running. If the surface is hot enough to be uncomfortable to walk bare-footed on you stand a good chance of ruining your "foam". I live in the Ca. high desert. I ran my stock TRX-4/tires at mid-day last July in my rock garden. They were never the same again. They looked perpetually 'flat' and would curl or fold under in a heartbeat. Place a heat source close to foam rubber some time, you'll see what I'm talking about.

[@ExocagedRC]

so how would you set up for the hot temps? I don't get that kind of desert heat here in florida so I'm curious how to set up for that extreme heat.

[@douglaselliott8298]

@@ExocagedRC Honestly, I don't know. Maybe a thin layer of highly flexible insulating material affixed between the tire and its foam rubber. I simply learned to 'water' my rock garden/crawl course for 3 to 5 minutes prior if I was operating between 9am and evening. But if you're simply 'out in the rocks' , under blue skies, and ambient air temperatures are 90*+F a shaded area might be your only recourse. Like I said; if the surface is hot enough to make you innately dance walking on it barefooted the foam rubber is possibly being compromised/damaged.

[@nateg4513]

@@douglaselliott8298 I have a suggestion for you that may work... try the inner hard foam from a proline 2 stage without the outer foam. Seal tires when they are hot to acclimate air temp in the tire. That way you will have the support of a tire foam but have an insulating air gap between the foam and inside of the tread. I haven't tried this but may have to myself next summer if it gets hot enough. If u try it, let me know how it works out. Keep the greasy side down bro. ✌🙃

[@tomandrews5392]

Defiantly need different foams on my heavy trucks Crawler Innovations heavy weights work well 10 pound plus ..Just got Pro-Line foams going to try on T4 Sport with Pro-Line Hyrax Predator compound ...Still have not used the Ottsix KLR golds yet ...

[@japox3388]

Thanks for sharing. Nice infos for those who wants to buy new tires 😁👍👍😁

[@brenda96705]

Love your videos 👍 wich tire is better over all in the predetor compound? Proline Crawler or proline Hyrax? Thanks!

[@ExocagedRC]

brenda96705 I don’t have the hyrax in predator but I’d have to say the Krawler because the compound is so soft I doubt the sipes of the hyrax would help much if any at all.

[@DEMON_CHILD709]

Awesome vid! Liked and Subscribed...CHEERS!

[@michaeldeering798]

I've seen you do a few giveaways and it seems you're building a bit of a collection of tires now..... ;)

[@ExocagedRC]

lol yeah the thing is with tires is that I will use them ob trucks and for future videos, yeah I have a nice selection of them now

[@NaturallyRC]

Thanks for doing this! 👍👍👍

[@nickauxier4332]

The longevity of the predators just are there at least for my type of slick rock terrain. I only go g8 now. Maybe I’d consider predator for a purely competitive rig but not sure.

[@ExocagedRC]

yeah for longevity and general driving yeah g8's for sure for competition the predators with better foams would be perfect.

[@zaze66]

@@ExocagedRC i use predator on TRX-4 with foam of Pit Bull Rockbeast XL and it's perfect 👍🏽

[@rubiken06]

Have you had chance to try the RC4WD milestar patagonia, I am trying to figure out which ones to get. I have these proline crawler in predator compound they are great. Thinking I trying something else as long as hey re good.

[@Mark_B544]

Prefators 😂 seem quite good

[@mark-mj5dl]

I have to know, how did you get your Gen8 to side hill like that? My gen8 would have rolled right at the beginning of the side hill section.

[@chevyon37s]

I bought the G8 Krawlers for my Capra on the recommendation of many people. What a disappointment. Having other predator compound tires on another truck, and JConcepts greens and vanquish reds on other trucks. The G8 compound sucks, yeah G8 is an upgrade over RTR tires but still they really struggle and need some wheel speed or more chances to catch where predator compound and JConcepts greens absolutely walk up with no trouble. So I think unless your rig is really heavy and the temperature are hot, you’re better off with predator. I’m probably never buying another set of 1.9 or 2.2 tires in G8.

[@citizen6610]

Thanks for sharing 👏🏼

[@jacobcvpi8279]

Glad I got the G8 Krawlers

[@bryanlarsen2330]

Exocaged. You ever try the predators up front and the g8 on the rear.

[@F6garage]

what i was thinking

[@ExocagedRC]

Not yet but it’s on the schedule. Now the reason for that is to let the front work with less weight while the back pulls with weight correct?

[@F6garage]

Exocaged yes 👍 and will you ever test 1.9 proline bloggers against klr/m and the hyraxes 🤘

[@bryanlarsen2330]

Exocaged RC I was curious mostly with how it would work with climbing. I think predator all around is still going the be better on your ramp test for sure, even with the Capra(that’s the one I want to use Krawlers on). So really I’m looking at the extra durability of the g8 with use of the dig plus the reduced sidewall wrinkle and extra grip up front would be a good balance for my build.

[@ExocagedRC]

@@F6garage I've seen the boggers in action locally but haven't been impressed enough to get a set

[@JDobbs726]

If you still have both of those tires and they are well used you should do the test again I have predator with good use on them and they don't last long compared to the G8

[@PhoenixRCCrawler]

Kind of a predictable out come with the soft foams. But still a good test. 👍🏽🐒🇺🇸

[@terrenceonmin770]

👍👍

[@billderas3420]

Wow. That Gen 8 is a real porker (for its weight of 8 lb 11.5 oz) in comparison to the competition. My heaviest truck rig is 6 lb. 4 oz. (with minor amounts of brass ballast on each). Looks like stock foams are just not up to the task with that kind of vehicle weight. Wish Proline would sell their crawler tires without any single-stage foam because I just toss them (or make Christmas ornaments...LOL).

[@ExocagedRC]

yep agreed, funny thing is I haven't added any weight to the gen8.

[@mikesrcgarage]

Very cool!

[@japox3388]

Sir I have a question.I have a Power hd 25kg servo and I ordered a hobbywing 1080 with programming card and a castle bec 10a with a default 5.1V. Do i need to buy the Castle link to program bec into 7v or Ill just program the esc with 7v servo option without buying the castle link?

[@dustinbewley5597]

I do not know the answer to your question, but I have been pondering that exact same order. I would love to know how it works out for you. What are you installing it on?

[@japox3388]

@@dustinbewley5597 on my trx4 Bronco sir. I just want to get the full potential of 25kg 7volts servo with the help of castle bec. But the default out of the box of the bec is 5.1v.

[@JustinDDavis]

@@japox3388 you need the Castle link to adjust the voltage on the Castle BEC.

[@japox3388]

@@JustinDDavis I see. Thanks sir 😁👍👍👍

[@ExocagedRC]

@@japox3388 yeah get the castle link, and run a bypass so the bec only powers the servo at 7v or whatever you set it at, let the esc power the stock diff and 2-speed servos at 6v and you won't have any issues. Holmes hobbies sells a bypass adaptor to do this thats easy and simple plug and play.

[@edgardowong5935]

Im not a fan of the predator compound I think its too hot where I live so they just fold like no other i had to stick to the g8 myself

[@ExocagedRC]

Yeah I’ve read many say that same thing. These get a bit soft in summer here but out where the surface gets super hot, the G8’s would be better.

[@mathew_chank]

What is the meaning of the g8 compound and predator compound? What is softer?

[@ExocagedRC]

Predator is softer and stickier

[@paulclancy2404]

Few rcs need repairs and servos i meant , exo you lucky down there with fair weather at worst frezzing here already

[@ExocagedRC]

Winter is the best for us but summers are absolutely torture, high heat and humidity is just a nasty thing to deal with.

[@paulclancy2404]

@@ExocagedRC ik you guys winter like our fall , alot cool trucks bounty holes lol

[@paulclancy2404]

Where did you get white decals for the gen8 , and window trim idk i want sand the windows on org body lol i like gen8 tire reviews mine still stock but i order bunch parts eventually i have few need servos ect

[@ExocagedRC]

they came with the clear body

[@paulclancy2404]

@@ExocagedRC really white ones thats great did you order from redcat or on line

[@ExocagedRC]

Paul Clancy ordered directly from redcat. The clear bodies had just been released when I got it

[@paulclancy2404]

@@ExocagedRC ok thanks

[@FerociousSniper]

The predator compound is like airing down to 3psi in a 1:1

[@HM024]

vented wheels?

[@HL-OOI]

U should try on slippery terrain for the predator..

[@MrLotech73]

Curious as to how both faired on stage one.

[@ExocagedRC]

They both worked fine but were too soft for this truck a set of 2-stage foams would really help with this one.

[@josh_rit8045]

5:25 bottom left corner. What is the prefators?

[@ExocagedRC]

josh_rit LoL that would be the prerelease version of the current release of the tires we know know today as the prefadors LoL. Great catch!!

[@Ennis09]

I’ve been seeing this tires Pop up a lot everywhere recently. Did somebody discover something about them or something? Lol.

[@ExocagedRC]

I got a bunch of requests to test them so here they are. Lots of local guys swear by the predator compounds so I just had to see for myself.

[@UAERCADDICTS]

HYRAX all the way

[@jerryfern5392]

Prefadors

[@joevasquez1776]

Just unnatural