Is the Traxxas Sledge better?

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[@CleetusM]

We love our sledges, Traxxas builds some awesome products.

[@davids5080]

Cleet! Didnt expect to see you in kevs chat! Should have i guess

[@TomleyRC]

I loved seeing Sam get his. I bet that's the cleanest Sledge in the World 🤘

[@HUNT24-7]

Ha! It was your video that started me down this RC rabbit hole.... Lol

[@DjGibsonRacing]

How did both my worlds come together in a KZbin chat😂

[@stevegirard817]

After your Xmas gifts to the guys this isn't a surprise!!! Love the rc airplane content on your channel!! Had me laughing pretty good, also George is the perfect camera dude for you!!!!

[@wome5687]

About one degree outside 5:50 Kev: Heated jacket MadMax: Nah, I'll go with the T-shirt

[@innonq]

lmaoo i was just about to type this💀

[@rodknocknation1017]

Came here to say that 😂

[@mathijs4660]

I was looking for this comment😂😂😂😂

[@eshobbies1370]

@@innonq same

[@hulkslayer626]

Came to the comments to see if I was the only one lol

[@sambagogo777]

Kev's so hardcore that even his coat runs on 8S!

[@Heckrasier]

yet max is in a T-Shirt

[@Sean-pm2vd]

@@Heckrasier He's not called Mad for nothing.

[@ImThatGhostz]

Lmao

[@Anxiety_The_Band]

We need a kev’s coat durability test

[@ImThatGhostz]

@@Anxiety_The_Band lol yes we do

[@jeremysecherche]

Kev is covered head to toe but Max is wearing T-shirt 😂

[@jonathonlyles3349]

Rest in peace Ken Block 43 forever

[@matteopro2]

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[@bensalmon2949]

@@matteopro2famous drifter who drive the hoonicorn

[@jonathonlyles3349]

@@matteopro2 he also drove the drift truck that arma infraction makes with the hoons tires on it also he use to be owner of DC shoes

[@hellfire08]

not sure what this video has to do with him 🥴

[@andyb9994]

@@hellfire08 thank you, I was coming to say something similar but you got it, I guess we are gonna hear the RIP thing for block everywhere we look....it sucks yes but damn on a RC video come on....

[@Huitzilopochtli526]

Props to Kev for being the only guy on the internet to show that there's a grub screw securing the hex adapter pin. I was about to destroy my Sledge because I can't be f'd to look up the exploded diagram. Then I saw this! Top man, Talbot.

[@DjGibsonRacing]

Anyone else noticed he called it a slash in the opening? Kev had a tobble wobble 😂 much love my guy!

[@Wreckedekcoupe]

I also noticed

[@eprc7585]

I'm pleased it wasn't just me 😂

[@Nanospark0]

I thought I heard "Slash" as well. It could have just been "Sledge" slurred as well that kinda sounded like "Slash".

[@justinbrattonjr]

Ya 😄

[@NutCracker853]

I heard Slash then went straight to the comments to see who else heard it😂

[@raftn1]

I just wanted to Say Thank You!!! My 4 Y/O LOVES watching RC Monster truck videos and I have no reservations about letting him view any of your videos!!! You never swear you always Laugh and you seem like you are a pretty positive person in general! Thank you again!!!!

[@raherb]

1 degree out don’t matter got a heated jacket. Max: wearing a t-shirt.

[@fullotto1751]

Kev thanks for all the great videos. Watching them has got me back into the hobby got a Slash Ultimate to start with mainly due to not having to work on it much at the start. X-Maxx soon for sure.

[@theoleana]

i have been loving these new videos recently

[@tomtracks3007]

Nice video Kev, love how you showed all your upgrades. Good job and have a great day

[@theasskicker]

Excellent work as always! I can’t wait till Spring starts with warmer outdoors weather. This year is gonna be epic 😎✌🏼

[@TomleyRC]

So basically the Sledge is good once you throw the same money at it as you do an Arrma.... 😅. And to think of the 'shade' Traxxas threw at Arrma on release of this thing!

[@KevinTalbotTV]

Yeah, just get an xmaxx and be happy, only minimal mods needed!

[@TomleyRC]

oh, and that's Charmader.. you're such a Pokemon Newbie 😅

[@justinw.2376]

Still think most traxxas models durability and their qc is miles ahead of any arrma model

[@tyebraun]

These sledges are pretty strong out of the box honestly, rc has came a long way regardless. Kevin’s probably the only person as reckless as cleeter and even he struggles to break them 😂

[@tannercurtis1836]

@Justin W. try running a hobby shop, that'll change your mind quick!

[@mohamedaudi1040]

Love your vids kev ❤

[@charliebellerby4274]

Hi Kev love the vids can’t wait to see what this year brings 😂

[@KevinTalbotTV]

Thanks 👍

[@jimferry3509]

I really enjoy the how to upgrade video's, keep them coming

[@dalelc43]

What? In real life you don't throw the parts at the car and yell boom. I wouldn't recommend this as a guide. Boom doesn't work.🤣🤣🤡🤡

[@danshelton1557]

Thanks Kev for all the vids and giggles. You got an Xray racer now hooning around with an Arrma Senton and introducing my daughter to RC. Cheers fella!

[@chadriddle3517]

Love the content kev from America! The sledge is just not taking proper bashing .. excited for xrt durability test video

[@muskokamike127]

6:40 difference between us old farts and the young pups....max is in a t shirt and kevvie's in a heated coat hahahahah

[@dskofich]

GREAT VID KEV!!!!

[@darkwhitedelavon1104]

Ur videos r so awesome!! 👍👌🔥

[@rosettaakunyili3848]

Nice new video I like how it handled

[@Basherqueen]

Wow, that's what I call durability testing 😆 Glad that you have an M2C Chassis on it 💪👍

[@microbuilder]

Pretty cool Cleetus decided to buy his crew the Sledge based on your review!

[@minnesotatomcat]

If it can last more than 2 minutes of you and mad max testing on it, it should last the average guy a lifetime 🤣

[@Ter1000zx10r]

Thanks, Kev really enjoyed.

[@eddybig2781]

Kevin, you need to teach him how to land the RCs when he jumps them. Still with how cold it was I'm surprised at it lasting that long.

[@innonq]

Nice video Kev! as always entertaining

[@cjdominoes1781]

Happy 1.84 million subscribers kev🎉🥳❤️

[@qrisemrc]

My reason for watching Kevin Talbot's channel? First of all, it shows what I can't do with my RC cars. So I feel vicarious satisfaction and pleasure. this is a really cool channel thank you.👍👍👍

[@ethanspindler8238]

I love the vids keivn

[@SteveRich313]

Brilliant video as always kev

[@matthewbarrett9054]

I love it that Max is in a T-Shirt! Just after the clip Kev says he is in a heated jacket :)

[@jamiewellman6986]

Sledge is 10x better..I bought a exb kraton and it blew out every servo I put in it.. I've just bashed the sledge done nothing to it and it's still going had it for 6 months still going strong

[@tobiassiebert3618]

Kev, I wish a video series where you build a rc car from scratch without a specific basecar. Just use only your favorite upgrade parts to make your own hardcore basher.

[@churchill1951]

Can’t wait to see the vid on your savage 5.9 got to love nitro

[@FrawZzyGenZ]

Kev your my favorite KZbinr and you have been for like the start of the channel keep up the great work kev thank you for the entertainment for the past 4 years

[@gagemiller2845]

love the sledge, hopefully more vids coming soon!

[@treverreed1550]

Bro that was insane ❤❤❤❤

[@omega_rc]

That thing looks like a monster! Great work brotha 🤙🤙🤙

[@StephanieBurnem]

Hey Kevin, love your videos!

[@freethinker4247]

Keep up the good work mate👍👍😉

[@Intellistan]

These videos go so hard it's great

[@The_ace_1]

Great video kev👍

[@collinallen5356]

Amazing video! Exactly what I was looking for to help me decide what rc to buy next! It looks like the lower hub carrier pin broke and released the forces outward. I would say longer bolt washer and nut. Not sure if aluminum hub would be good or if it would transfer the shock and cause the end of the arms to break.

[@Ben-lo7cy]

This helped you decide what car to buy?

[@richardpiper5840]

Love this channel

[@RC_Teststrecke]

Great Video as always 😁👍

[@robertoscarsella7600]

Always the best! Kevin you're Amazing!

[@jameshoward9700]

Got both Kraton 6 and Sledge. Kraton is more zesty, Sledge is tougher out the box, with a better servo and electrics. Better quality. UK seems to be on 2nd shipment of Sledges and I've not encountered the QC issues the US early adopters did (bolts, pinions etc). A good out the box all-round basher. My Kraton is better, but I've spent more on it. The Sledge body shell is brilliant with cold hands!

[@Climb385]

Just an FYI get the rear RPM hing bolts for the xmaxx and use them for the sledge, they work perfect and are much much better than the stick traxxas ones. I broke 4 stock taxxas ones, swapped to the xmaxx rpm bolts and haven’t broken one since!!

[@ProYx]

nice vid Kev love the bashing

[@mirorommelaere7616]

This man kills everything

[@orangessmeel245]

My friend just got a Maxx and it is a beast compared to my bandit. Love the videos.

[@allthingsmotorized1885]

the only thing i dislike about the sledge is that its awkward to work on, but most traxxas cars are like that

[@007clownfish]

Mad Max! You know it's gonna be a good bash video

[@hemidart7]

The best part of breakin' other peoples stuff is the smile on their face

[@beardedxj]

I still have an old school traxxas sledge hammer. With all that glorious yellowish white plastic that break when you look at it. Still really cool though

[@skree_fpv436]

I had a Sledgehammer back in the day. I think there were three versions. I believe mine was the second version. It had the white plastics and black aluminum pieces. I remember always breaking body mounts and snapping outdrives. I thought the tires it came with looked awesome. I wish I still had it.

[@XARIER39]

I'm sure the weather was a contributing factor. But mostly Max. Speaking of which, he could use a bit higher resolution on his channel.

[@leadgindairy3709]

Good work there Max!

[@andrewrhodes1186]

Hi Kevin, Tip if you turn your fuel constrainers on there side they will pour smoothly. Please do a video on the HPI Truggy 4.6- 1/8 scale

[@obiesir8750]

i love how kev just gives us real info and no porki pie

[@gc.verified]

I was very impressed by it taking some really bad landings but just like a Kraton you need to upgrade it a lot

[@conniemilhollon7472]

Watching your video my husband working on my kraten (it caught fire). The part where you throw it on I told my husband see how easy it is. So he tried it it didn't work. Hehehe we always watch you to see how good a rc is

[@tomcat6458]

O rings on the inside of the axle shaft help with it falling out possibly both ends I used this trick in my sc10 traxxas conversion

[@beefboss4129]

It’s about 1 degree out here, meanwhile max wearing a t shirt

[@therccelebrityspeedfresh5393]

Hey Kevin happy new year. You can put 8s on it. And they got that sledge up at 96mph

[@stuffwithmike6410]

Wow I was just checking out your merch I can't believe a t shirt is $45 in Canada. That's absurd. Good luck with them anyway. Love your content and channel. Bash for life!

[@Ohwell423]

I want one. Def next on the list

[@reddogwolfplays1711]

Cool l Keep up the work and the andi like when u do crash test on the rc car

[@Drink_WD40]

Haha! Great vid Kev, do you think surpass hobby brushless motors are any good? I don’t know if you’ve heard of them but if you have, that would be great!

[@Aquaz0]

I can still not get over the fact that even after the rear end exploded he can still fix it!!! LIKE WHAT

[@blakedenley3792]

That heated jacket is the SHIZ. Makes RCing in the cold a bit more enjoyable :)

[@melitamasterman5856]

that insane camber at the end of the video

[@a-team7868]

kevin you should keep the sledge stock and arrma kraton stock then compare so which is more durable out of the box

[@bryanspanjer3213]

Yup

[@cjdominoes1781]

Wow that is crazy massive❤️❤️

[@averylooper5534]

Great bash!!! what a hard choice! both those cars are so awesome! thanks for punishing the parts!!!!

[@billynomates920]

kev's protege got his own channel.... subscribed!

[@nunu4692]

Right out the box it sits with much needed upgrade to bring it up to comp😂 great basher overdue by traxxas🔥but at the end they all break but what a BEAST😂😂😂😂

[@RCChampIndia]

I love your videos 👍😍

[@imhooks]

Kev rocking heated jacket while Max out there in short sleeves.

[@2007s197]

I would really like to see you acquire the MJX Hyper Go brushless and just absolutely thrash it and look into upgrades that could maybe fit IE differentials that are stronger metal and a bit beefier. For us budget bashers

[@marinjeam]

Game over BUT bloody hell that Sledge took an unbelievable beating. It,s one tough SOB. Hatts off.

[@shaunodriscoll]

I would not let max anywhere near my cars , hooligan! 😂😂😂

[@jeremythornton3240]

Seems like they are both the same once modded... Sledge seems harder to work on but I'm sure the diffs are stronger. Diffs are Arrmas Achilles heal. However, I've never seen an Arrma blow apart like that on all 4 corners at once!

[@snowride30]

Kev needs to sell special Kev upgraded RCs. I’d buy one.

[@GaminGit]

When you say 'look at the quality of that machining' - Normally, I completely agree with you and the machining is both faultless and beautiful. That GPM brace looked just... okay (although I couldn't see for sure if it was just the paint/anodise that was just a little rough). That being said, I remember buying GPM upgrades 20 years ago for my HPI nitro cars (RS3 and Savages) and the GPM parts were pretty terrible back in those days (to the point where some bits just didn't fit at all or had missing holes/threads), it does look like they have improved massively since then, to their credit. Great vid as always though Kev, wishing you a hugely prosperous 2023, mate!

[@AxleFoley21]

GPM has definitely come a long way. I have been using random bits from them for years and yes, new stuff is much nicer.

[@zachyurkus]

I have to agree. Had several horrible parts for HPI rigs in the early 2000’s and now I have a steel spur and CVD’s all around on my Sledge and have not had issues as of yet. I do have a set of M2C’s CVD’s sitting here though for when these finally do bend (which I’ve seen on other channels). If you are super super picky with your materials like I am, you can see some differences in different manufacturers 7075 aluminum as well as upgraded steel parts, though...

[@strange_edit10]

I have been watching ur videos from 4 months I love ur videos❤️ and your videos are interesting ❤️. I always wanted one rc car but I can't buy but I love u

[@TheKittyClink]

I just ordered my sledge last night I can't wait to go rip around. Happy New Year Kev and community

[@gone_wrenchin]

Kevs in a heated coat while the other is toasty in a t-shirt 😂 love it

[@AlexanderLabial]

That’s an expensive friendship you’ve gotten there 😂

[@petesmith9424]

Kev, are you going to make scale decals for a LMT “Game Over” Trealed truck,paint and bodyshell waiting !!!!

[@rocketskidz]

Hello its me rockets kidz. Thank you for sharing this cool video, now i know better the world of Rc by watching this video. By the way, nice collection you have there. Awesome Garage!

[@akuabdulchannel7300]

Yes absolutely very cool Rc collection

[@JeremiahLutherPritchett]

1/16th | 1/14th is the new hotness. Try and keep up Kev

[@ducatisteve20081]

Mad Love it

[@Ferg451]

When ever I need to take the front brace out of mine i just take the front shock tower off and it comes out super easy

[@enlightened9538]

Thank god a full vid and not a clip

[@KEIVOGACHAz]

We hope you life in peace up there

[@adammckown9108]

Do another video on the mini e revo please

[@davidhiscock1969]

Great way of getting conkers out of trees Kev