The BEST RC Monster Truck in the WORLD

[@sandycraven]

Your controller has a third channel button on the right lower portion of the handle that I used for rear steer and in the bag of goodies there should be a mount for the rear steer servo but make sure to get a brushless system and metal gears for the transmission and metal driveshafts , just trying to be helpful .

[@KevinTalbotTV]

THanks dude :)

[@davidfrancisco1826]

Mm

[@sliverfox3627]

@@KevinTalbotTVU probably won't see this but I love your content

[@widhajuwita1165]

moaw

[@anthonyladuca8165]

When are fish the monster truck what tries

[@RoadsideRC]

The MT that is actually a crawler... We have one! Put a brushless setup in it, lock the diffs, and all of a sudden it is MUCH more fun. Oh, and you are going to shred the trans gears and driveshafts.

[@99thpeanut59]

The offset rear differential is very real. Most heavy duty off-road trucks have this; makes it get hung up less often and has better torque transfer through mechanical advantage.

[@woshigepro2]

The differential is more on one side because it is used to counter the torque from the shaft? Else it might lift one wheel up easier.

[@abelvelazco5450]

Its just the axle design for ground clearance. Its the same on their ar44 axle.

[@eliasschmidt4112]

Well, this is the classic axial ar60 axle wich was used on the rock racer wraith and they just kept this axle because it is just good.

[@eliasschmidt4112]

@@abelvelazco5450 Not exactly, the ar44 had a centered differential

[@abelvelazco5450]

@@eliasschmidt4112 my mistake, thanks for the correction.

[@humanx187]

lee guankiat It’s actually called an OCP (off-center pumpkin) design because it allows for higher ground clearance due to the differential being closer to the wheel

[@bo4boomer231]

Stop procrastinating!! Build the monster truck!!

[@mitchtulachka5829]

I own a monster truck

[@Martin-xh1hd]

@@mitchtulachka5829 so?

[@Martin-xh1hd]

@@mitchtulachka5829 no one cares

[@slowmotionbetterthannomotion.]

forbidden pollo chill out dude he just said he has a monster truck

[@JacobLoebel]

@@mitchtulachka5829 hell yeah geter done

[@kornpaweeearls9002]

This sounds like something out of an old horror movie 9:25

[@MahsX1]

i knowww

[@whysoserious447]

Looks like a Moster jam Grave Digger RC Axial smt10 thinking about getting one hear they not bad out of box I've heard just needs sway bar in front and bigger tires and brush less mortar..$299 I think is price..2020 version...

[@TortugaBruv]

I wouldn’t say it needs bigger tires they’ll rub on the lower links and get stuck whenever steering

[@TortugaBruv]

Forgot to mention adding a brushless system will make this truck 20x more fun. But upgrade the driveshafts the stock ones will start to bend with brushless system

[@whysoserious447]

@@TortugaBruv Ok cool Thanks

[@Sunshine198803]

That's still a good looking truck. Maybe when you come to the US you can get Dennis Anderson to sign it for ya.

[@Y0gurtMMA]

He’s retired tho

[@ryansurjnarine6550]

His kids drive it now like Adam Andersen

[@benworby4920]

Thats stupid

[@lucasstill8539]

Press 9:17 repeatedly and u get a nice beat LOL... Great Video as usual, Kev! That monster truck looks SICK! Definitely is fast for a crawler though! Cant wait for the X0-1 Video. Have a good one, Kev!

[@V2Vids]

Nice review Kev. Definitely more of a crawler..

[@KevinTalbotTV]

We can mod it :) Needs an overkill body too!

[@V2Vids]

@@KevinTalbotTV haha absolutely..

[@cecilrcfanclub8267]

I love my Grave Digger, fully upgraded to aluminum axles with locked diffs, aluminum gear box with steel gears, aluminum upper and lower links, steel drive shafts and 3 s brushless combo with aluminum rims! Looks epic and drives well and durable! Very cool Truck!👌👌👌

[@ВиталийСушко-з7р]

Клёво, смотрел бы вечность. Так продолжать.

[@ineedajoint]

Kev you can buy a cheaper grave digger body to use so you can save the kit one for shelf. Also the axles are that way because they are the axles used on the wraith, would have cost a lot to make bespoke ones just for this model, axial share parts across models in a similar fashion to traxxas. have fun!

[@ineedajoint]

Also the diff lock for the wraith ect will fit this in a similar way you can use the diffs from this on a wraith if you want it to turn a bit better. try just locking the rear diff, locked front makes for more rollovers

[@ineedajoint]

and by moving a plug on the esc you should be able to turn off the drag brake, its like a hw 1060 esc, also try gearing it up on the std set up before brushless, it makes things explode

[@failarmyfan2179]

9:53 this could also be a great rock crawler

[@Basherqueen]

Looks abolute Epic. The slow mos on the Workshop just EPIC! Can't wait so see you mods on it.

[@moistavocado2350]

Definitely a cool truck! Needs locked diffs and brushless though!

[@bennettgraham9637]

Brushless would becool

[@aydanangus]

Needs MOOOOOW POWER BABY!!

[@patrickmaloney4615]

You coming from donut media

[@davidreed760]

I was playing some of your old videos and ran across one that had you taking some burned out motors to make one good one for your XMaxx. Look up RC Vitals on KZbin. He made a video of a guy that "timed" a brushless non-sensored motor to get the most out of it. You may want to see what kind of playing you can do with that on your RC quest for more performance. It was very informative and showed that even brand new motors come from the factory needing help. Let me know what you think and maybe we will see you or Pat showing us other videos of this hop-up how-to.

[@MrLeesv650]

Cant wait to see the transformation 👍👍

[@CallMeAdam2023]

You could program that Tactic remote for rear steering. The push buttons on the handle are channel 3.

[@KevinTalbotTV]

nice, didnt know that!

[@CallMeAdam2023]

@@KevinTalbotTV If you pull the throttle forward,turn the steering right and then switch on the controller the light will be off. Then you can use the buttons to adjust the end point of each control also. To adjust EXP once you have it in program mode pull the throttle or brake and at the same time push the up or down button the light will blink each time you push the button.

[@spec_opsgaming]

I had a gravedigger rc when i was younger and it was built a lot better than the one you have, the only issues i had was the brushed motors kept burning up and the brushless motors were like $300-$400 and i couldn't afford that at the time. And i just looked it up, the one i had(and you can still buy) is by losi

[@DavidRamirez-eo1nf]

It's because they used the same axle for the Smt10 and the wraith, the ar60. For a wraith it's better to have them off to the side than in the center

[@ocularcavity8412]

they do make aftermarket Centered axle housings i bought one for my axial yeti score trophy truck

[@josephdonkers7429]

It actually handles like a monster truck I love it

[@CJTJBI1]

8:46 is when he finally shuts up and drives the damn thing

[@jonnie2bad]

the offset pumpkin is a crawler thing for clearance. They just carried their solid axle over from their rock racer. You can always put another set of scale axles under it.

[@SeventyRS]

That diff being off center is a result of cost savings measures. Those axles are the same as on a Wraith. To produce new ones just to move the pumpkin to the center would raise the cost significantly.

[@GemCityRCOutlaws]

I could be wrong but I think they offset the diff for better performance on the Rc,a hair more clearance in the center of the axle? Are you going to lock the diffs?

[@GemCityRCOutlaws]

Never mind,lol silicone ear plug for the win!

[@charlottecountyr.c.1880]

Brushless for sure👍👍

[@scotty555babe]

Wraith, smt10, ax10 pretty much all use same setup apart from the chassis with the exception of the open diff.. I'd still love one of these though but with a son of a digga or metal mulisha body 👌👌

[@shafeem.s.a.9204]

Enjoying all these vids! Thank you from Mass, USA! Just bought a Traxxas Slash XL-5 2WD Rock N Roll body design! Can't wait to SEND IT after the weekend heatwave ends. Haha. Keep up the videos! Makes me feel like a 32 year old kid! 😂 Nice GRAVE DIGGER. Monster Jam event happened a few weeks ago here. 😁 You should get Traxxas's Bigfoot #1 or 2 and have a Monster Jam bash!!! 😂😂😂

[@zanderyes]

You can use a graphite pencil to write in the connectors a little bit for it to be easier to plug in

[@KevinTalbotTV]

thanks buddy

[@zanderyes]

Kevin Talbot cheers

[@STEVOD313]

I have a box of parts ive been ordering for my smt10 n probably will have some build videos on it soon, u definitely wanna up the power in urs the stock is just to slow to have any fun with

[@KevinTalbotTV]

yeh man way too slow

[@jamesfair9751]

I don’t know if you’ve done this race yet but I just watched another guy take an x01 out for first ride. First he said you have to download a setup to get the 100mph second he couldn’t hardly control it without the setup and got it running 68mph and last the thing pulled so much amperage it started to melt one of the power wire leads running two 3s packs.

[@jaytucker1]

You HAVE to lock those riffs and make it brushless! I think you'd have a beast on your hands then! Great video as always dude! Thanks.

[@braeden2618]

You should switch the wheels and tires put on the Traxxas slash and the Traxxas X max

[@thecandyman9308]

saw the real life Grave Digger several times- couple times back in the late 80s when he first debuted and then also a couple times in mid 2000s. in the early days GD was notorious for breaking down at events but nobody cared cuz he's the coolest. sweet looking rig you've got tho!

[@marwaahmed5737]

HAY EY TAT💸

[@JFlyer1973]

Not surprised it’s that set up being an Axial. Others already commented on the different models it’s based off of. Looking forward to you actually turning it into a MT!

[@steviec1871]

Kev I think you need a Primal rc Raminator monster truck in your garage..80lbs of metal madness it seems almost as big as your MT chassis..

[@KevinTalbotTV]

yeh i would love one

[@Fleetstreetsky]

YOU ARE MY FAVOURITE KZbinR EVER 😱😱WISH I Could Come to your workshop 👍👍👌🤘🤝🤛

[@quadsatv]

Europe?

[@JoshRhodesRC]

I've built and modded several of these trucks, most recently i had a custom chassis made to replicate Grave Digger #7. Axial is now re-releasing this through Horizon Hobby with a host of improvements and a much lower price point! However, i still love my Clodbusters much more. :D

[@hammerhome7879]

Offsetting the diff pumpkin increases the center axle clearance , or you would have to go portal axle to get more..

[@ebbymarkham9854]

The diffs are off to the side to help stop torque steer. Great videos by the way!!!

[@brsrc759]

I'm excited to see this build

[@duder280z]

You can get a really nice center diff rear axle for $30. from SSD RC. It's super nice, just as good of quality as the Axial and it looks great!

[@duder280z]

Oh, and the front diff'd on real trucks are offset just like this. If you want rear steer, no getting around that anyway...

[@stealth.gr4]

Honestly, the SMT10 was just a marketing idea for Monster Jam. Axial just used parts from exitsing trucks and slapped it together. It looks good but its not a good solid axle MT. The Redcat Ground Pounder or Cen Racing HL150 are wayy better trucks in my opinion. (I've had the SMT10, now an HL150 and its night and day between the trucks) Plus, since the SMT was discontinued, you can't get parts anymore.

[@Fly_Mule]

Do a review on the Dromeda short course truck all seem dirty cheap to you because it’s $100 but it’s not dirt cheap for us it’s expensive for us and it’s really durable don’t think I can break it is water I have one I put on some jumps I wouldn’t break

[@kaedynjones8050]

You are the best Kevin

[@kmt01]

Is it possible you're supposed to feed the battery connector first, then connect it, then slide the battery in last? Speaking of which, I think it would jump better with weight bias to the rear...maybe sliding the battery back a bit would make that happen. A big yes for rear-wheel steering. If you're going pro, you'll need to pratice ;)

[@jpslayer2016]

I agree with on the axle. Have a great day bro

[@davidreed760]

By the way what is your next step for your monster truck? And are you moving to a shop with a bigger door? That one doesn't look big enough for a monster truck once completed. That would be bad to get it done and not fit going out lol. Enjoy life!

[@maxpower7157]

Cant wait for the video of you bashing it offroad

[@cherryblossomscarletokami9841]

idea, take this, mod the 4stroke engine on it, and the bottom thinner, 3d model pumpkins, print em out, get em made from metal, and boom done its fully scale

[@joellofquist2537]

I believe the off set diffs are to help with chassis twist

[@pancakesnarfer5512]

i got the smaller Traxxas model from about 6-7 years ago still one of my favorite cars to drive and race. hard to find parts tho

[@talonvaughn6175]

What Traxxas model?

[@pancakesnarfer5512]

@@talonvaughn6175 i don't have it anymore but its the smaller version of the grave digger

[@talonvaughn6175]

@@pancakesnarfer5512 I think I know what you're talking about.

[@The_Real_JN]

Just casually has a Hurucan Performante in the garage

[@dspencer8827]

Very cool .i really like this

[@sebastianedmunds5322]

I got a new brake Grave Digger in for Christmas and my dad put a pair of Lego lights in where the sticker lights are and put a battery pack in the back so you can turn it on and off

[@pjburcham5938]

Whats up Kev. Trust me you will love the axail.

[@jub856]

It’s about time you got a scale monster truck. We have the same one and love it.

[@Eren_007]

BKT is an Indian company, proud of this

[@traxxasUDR]

Pat in the back xo1

[@xd_gangster693]

those axles are the ar60 axles that are in a lot of their rock racers so it would have costed them more to make the center diff ones. plus they already had those axles

[@xaviercook3788]

From being an owner, u need wheel wideners for the front, u should buy aluminum driveshafts, and u need a faster motor for better bashing.

[@lewiscurnutte1272]

Awesome video Kev

[@RC-gn7pm]

Great vid 👍❤👍❤👍❤👍 I'm sad I didn't win the competition but congratulations to the people who did 👍👍👍👍👍

[@YoungWide]

Make it 4s capable because I've seen people run it on 4s before if you look it up on KZbin search you will probably find it

[@sonyahammack7218]

I x FCC

[@sonyahammack7218]

You are a great person to me your life and I love that you’re going through it and 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@sonyahammack7218]

Q to

[@skyraider87]

it does jump fairly realistically. moving the shocks might prove difficult because of the cantilever arms on the back

[@treebeatamericalol7539]

Had one of these , it is very slow and needs a lot of upgrades to get it going at any decent speed, seen loads of people blowing these up by adding faster motor , so went back to Xmaxx. Parts are a nightmare too but good luck Kev.

[@jackshort3316]

I know this was a while ago, but I think you should buy all the different RC versions of the grave diggers and compare them. As in this one, the traxxas one and I believe losi makes one too.

[@rjcorrea6640]

Your killing it with your uploads lately Kev!

[@viperbite3086]

No, the monster truck you are building MAKE IT RC that would be amazing

[@gilbert7346]

That’s the best idea I have ever heard

[@themayinator1232]

the offset diff is designed like that so that it won't get high centered going over rocks

[@makeitpunk6716]

Actually Kev, the OCP (offset center pumpkin) design IS high performance.. The way axial has that designed helps eliminate chassis torque twist under acceleration .. centered drivetrain produces torque twist under load.

[@bucksrcworld8119]

looking forward to this build and upgrade, mamba max brushless, steel gear transmission and hardened diff gears and beef tubes, and better driveshafts, this will be epic!!!

[@nathanleclercq5106]

The reason the axle pumpkins are off to the side is because it uses wraith axles, and the wraith has off centered diffs

[@scottjohnson4797]

I put 8”x4” tires on and this truck handles great with rear steering and do more of the tricks like moon walk .the plastic gears and gearbox is the only down fall for this Awesome monster truck.

[@crimsonfancy]

Dam. Thats a good show! Nice one. You made the truck look outstanding!

[@SLD-RC]

I now have two lipos for Paddlesworth instead of 1 nimh battery!! Can't wait for the event.

[@danreynolds7894]

Funny you said that it drives like a crawler. I noticed that the diffs, linkage and shock angles reminded me of the WLToys Bridge Crawler. Hmm...

[@Budrick3Gaming]

Ok im not a big RC monster truck fan, but this one's detail is insane! Pretty cool.

[@jamesgreen9931]

Just finished watching your x maxx repair stream keep up the good work!

[@wanderingtrainvlogs]

Anything to your rc monster truck is a jump that’s amazing

[@begobego3850]

Awesome vid my dude

[@ruggugglan]

I have a axial yeti score, same axles back on that. And it also came with low gearing. 23km/h out of box with 2s lipo. So gear up and change motor

[@mariehill5435]

I've been watching you for awhile but I just started playing with RC cars since my old one broke a long time ago

[@zac.bolin01]

Marie Hill same I ordered a cheap rc car got tired of waiting for it and order a traxxas that will come sooner so by the time I start again I'll have a traxxas slash brushless 4x4 and an adventure force rock runner

[@rubbersidedownrc2307]

It's a axial bomber/ wraith/ yeti rear axle the company's that sell centered diff axles

[@RogerSilva-gw5ys]

Your the best Kevin keep up the amazing work and I love your videos

[@SHAYEN-cd5qw]

I Love Monster Trucks Kev, I have just got myself a REDCAT GROUNDPOUNDER it has rear steer.

[@JustBashinit_Rc]

Another good video keep up the good work

[@codydunn242]

Man the slowmo was bad ass.

[@thefatman2780]

I GIVE THIS VIDEO 17 UGGER DUGGERS. BRILLIANT

[@Ratyz1]

Kevin: let’s crack it open (takes out a knife) KZbin: dimonitised (I don’t know how to spell it)

[@zanderjacobs1834]

You spell it demonitised :)

[@Cutlas]

When I got mine first thing I did was ordered a extra body lol, gonna have to do the same again when my lossi grave digger arrives

[@the_elden_kingjah]

Come on Kevin please don't ignore a fellow subscriber.

[@philmorgan8896]

That looks sick without the shell on,id leave it like that. As for the axles,im sure u will have some center diffs laying about in the workshop.awesome truck tho fair play.🤘👍

[@aydanangus]

Put an axial spool in the rear and thick oil in the front for a posi in the front.

[@Del350K4]

I´ll be very interested to see this truck with locked diffs and more wheel-speed. It´ll be very authentic by then - I can picture it steaming up to a tabletop jump and clearing the whole thing in one glorious leap : )

[@jhawk1985]

You can buy locked diffs for the Smt10. I have locked diffs on my axial bomber.