THE SAD TRUTH ABOUT THE TRAXXAS TRX4M

[@AdamAlistair]

I had to find new, less physical hobbies since I was diagnosed with cancer last year. Between this channel and Kevin's channel my choice was easy. So much fun! Bought my first "real" RC last week. I picked up a Traxxas Slash VXL 4x4. I have already done some upgrades and can't wait to do more! Thanks for providing great RC content!❤

[@kpkp2655]

Your next RC should be the Rustler VXL AWD. It's a beast.

[@AdamAlistair]

@@kpkp2655 is it bigger?

[@scarce331]

​@SnoopDabb it's a slightly shorter version of your slash. I'd actually look into a different rc for your next one personally.

[@a1nova165]

@@AdamAlistair Hope you are doing well and you will be fine I would also recommend the hoss 4x4 vxl its bigger and faster, have a great day!

[@AdamAlistair]

@@a1nova165 I just bought an 8s X-MAXX! Just waiting to go pick it up! Smokin deal too! two of every spare part possible, 6 batteries, 2 sets of wheels/tires, 2 servos, 2 esc's and 2 motors. All for $1600 CAD ($1100 USD). I am so PUMPED!

[@senKeiser]

TLDR: There's no part that you really need to upgrade. The car is really really really good out of the box 6:08

[@jcubmoore3710]

Mark! Amber and I greatly appreciate your generosity! Your love and support for the hobby is unmatched bro!

[@ambermoore8664]

Thank you so much again! They are so stoked for our Race to 1st! We will take great care of them and return them with mirrors intact!

[@UpperLeftRC]

You should pick up the Traxxas defender “body kit” as well, it comes white unpainted with all the accessories but it’s the same glossy finish and material as the stock bodies so don’t paint it and leave it white. That’s what I did for my TRX4M because I already had the Bronco and buying the defender body to mount to it when I want a different look works great! An all white defender with the black accessories looks SOOO CLEAN! Check it out for sure!

[@shawnribley2515]

That’s exactly what I did.

[@laukc7085]

That's why I love my SCX24. It was cheap to buy, cheap to mod. Its worth about 300 bucks now and I've upgraded everything except the axles and steering knuckles. New motor, new steering servo, new bead lock wheels with tires, new shocks, all new aluminum suspension links, new aluminum steering linkage, and new aluminum bumpers. All for less than 300 bucks total.

[@jakedavid8187]

Good for you Mark! Those kids will love it. My 5 year old drives his all the time and its lasted well. His scx24 only lasted about 3 months before stuff started dying

[@ToppersRC]

Ive had my K10 for a week, perfectly fine servo. I love the truck. Put a Injora Steering Link & blew the servo within 24hrs on the same line I had been doing all week. Just made this Channel for Father Son adventures & to share some free changes that make it night & day better for Crawling.

[@zacharydalton412]

Went with the Bronco, rig is balanced, Defender is rear heavy. And the light kit was my first upgrade.

[@k8dfi]

I bought one of these for my 3 year old grandson. The first thing that happened is both mirrors, and the snorkel fell off. He kept lifting it by the roof rack and pulled that off. I super glued all four pieces back on and so far they have stayed put.

[@ericcastaneda8797]

I love the Bronco. That's awsome how you let kindergartners drive them. Everything you do in the rc community is awsome.

[@ron486]

I've said from the beginning that these handle like a 1/10 scale rig. And for the price you can't go wrong. Way to go Traxxas and more bodies styles please.

[@michaeldorich4485]

Loaning your cars to a kindergarten class is very nice of you. I would make one suggestion and I think you would have a great time. Go to the class and give the kids some training. You can adjust the speed for the cars. But, the one thing long drivers have a hard time with is over correcting. If the car starts to veer slightly left they will turn the wheel all the way to the right. You can give the kids some training and you will love it. If you take your sons and wife they would also have a blast.

[@stevelamonte1962]

i have the blue defender and the gray defender i put light kits on both also bought the little trailer and added wood stakes and sides to it

[@terryshaw13]

Thats awesome you picked some more up for the kids to use. And hey while they may get beat up, just means we get to look forward to a video titled something like "How durable is the TRX4M - Kindergarten tested!"

[@mastodonseven]

It's for the channel

[@emanuel616]

As soon as one fell off of mine I glued both of them on and now both of them are good 👍

[@JeffSimons55]

I'm with you on the orange. Great thing helping the kiddos 😊

[@bigkennyg.621]

I’ve killed a servo , a motor and several of the original shocks won’t hold oil and yes I’ve busted several mirrors but I love this little truck

[@CipoCat6]

I hope you're helping with their RC day, I think your energy and knowledge would be great for kindergarteners.

[@kennethmeyers5008]

My fav is the green and orange defender. The bronco. I love the white OJ lol

[@FreedomCrawler]

There’s definitely colors that look better in scale. For example the reds tend to make them look more plastic and toyish. Blue for Defender and black for Bronco just look solid in my opinion. Too faves

[@T00LF00L]

I finally got my mini Defender, I had to get the new tan color! 😍

[@JayJacksRC]

I prefer the defender personally I just think it looks super scale and plenty of room for accessories;)

[@vizionct1]

Agree. All I added was bearings, Injora tires and added 20w oil to stock shocks since they ship some almost empty. Hey mark when you gonna review fms k5? My fav lil rig now.

[@isaacsanchez4435]

I like the defender only because I have a green one. I have an injora light kit and light bar on it. power hobby wheels j concepts tires and my favorite part of the truck, danglers.

[@daledavis8093]

Here is an Idea with those 3 defenders, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd get to keep one of them and they get to pick the color they want to keep, good idea or not

[@jeremyhope1437]

So I bought one of these in the winter. Just after buying a panda hobby 6X6. And I crawled the same snow track (just blown snow into a park over the winter, cause I have snow here in the winter 😂😂). Anyways. Crawled the same course. And the TRX4M bronco did better in the course then the 6X6. It’s a great little truck

[@andyb9994]

The orange is awesome, good job helping the teacher out!! 💯👍👍

[@d_n_r_rc_racing2449]

I was going to get one of these but opted for the FMS FCX24 K5. For the same amount of money you get portals,a two speed,and the super nice K5 Blazer body. If FMS can do it for that price point why can't Traxxas?

[@jamesgreenwood6959]

I don't think I'll ever buy a trxm4 inless of a deal.. still probably not.. I love my k5 black blazer.. only gotta flip a switch to change gears..

[@LuisA1Million]

@@jamesgreenwood6959 That Black FMS K5 FCX24 Is just Pure BadA$$ ! ;) I have one too! ;)

[@fortrangerscouts]

I like the defender. The only bronco I would by would be the TRX-4 Bronco bc it’s clipless.

[@dylanfrost191]

I ended up buying the tan because thats all my local hobby shop had thinking ill just buy a new body later but ive honestly learned to love the color

[@theAessaya]

I prefer the Bronco over Defender. And _Cyber Orange_ is the best color. Personally I have the blue bronco, with the lights kit :) Of other upgrades I've got the two-piece wheels with brass weight inlays and Mickey Thompson Baja Pro tyres for better grip. Also installed steel suspension linkages, and swapped in some stiffer springs.

[@AKYLE315]

Injora makes some cool ecsessories and parts for it

[@Mrtmbathke]

I only have a Defender but it’s a bit too heavy even with wheel weights. Looking forward to getting the new blue Bronco because it matches my sons art therapists Bronco.

[@lfratta]

i got a k10 for me and a bronco for my 4 year old son. The bronco blew a servo in the first week and traxxas sent me a replacement gear set that lasted another week. then my k10 servo gears stripped so I upgraded them with an injora 7kg and an old Emax ES08MD i had laying around. Also threw a Furitek Starter brushless kit in the k10 and stripped the front ring and pinion fairly quickly so upgraded to metal gears. The K10 will rip donuts now😏 going brushless was the best upgrade by far

[@but531]

I like that you said that is not necessary to upgrade it and for the lights i agree that is nice to have lights in an rc car.

[@brandonault8911]

Are they able to operate all 3 at the same time. Not to familiar with these and looking to get my 2 boys some and wanted to make sure they won’t interfere. Thanks

[@briansimonds4579]

best web site to order upgrades for these i just bought me and my daughter each one

[@Hippienolic2]

Went to a hobby store today and they had a demo on of these. Awesome at slower speeds for rock crawling. Now I’m hooked

[@jrtate1123]

I love the Defender way more than the Bronco! I have the orange 🍊 Defender and I think it’s the best color!🤙🏽🤙🏽🔥🔥

[@joellofquist2537]

I bought one of these when they first came out now me and my whole family have 8 in total perfect truck for the beginner all the way to the experienced rc driver… I was able to throw it in the back pack and fly with it without the hassle of a bulky lipo charger and full size lipos for the price you can’t go wrong !

[@leehall3181]

Thats pretty cool little setup.I like the defender. I got the og red body defender.

[@jdsrcs8061]

The light kit is killer for sure!!!! I picked up the Injora light bar for the defender is sweet. It cheap and bright!!! It works with the pro scale kit!!!🤘🤘🤘

[@claudebaron9334]

The only thing missing, is a sheet of mix decals……… things like the camels sticker, and you could kinda custom ! 😍😍👍👍👍

[@myharryface]

I think we all love new RC cars!!! We get it Mark.

[@bryonjasso3304]

I think that the bronco is better than the defender. Even though the defender was the first one to come out, it’s all about the bronco buddy.😊

[@kerimoore4619]

You’re such a great guy!! Thank you for loaning them to her!!

[@bobbylefebvre6298]

Cool set up

[@liltaz1225]

is it possible to rig up an actual spare tire? im about a buy one of these and one of the first things i would like to do is remove teh spare tire cover and mount an actual tire. Also im going to try to get a friend to 3d print a stronger set of mirrors or possible flexible ones. Thanks!

[@mike77shell82]

You must have received the last green & grey versions because they are not in stock right now. I'm waiting for the green one. Pro light kit is on the way from Traxxas!! Awesome how excited you get over these mini crawlers. Mine is a 1:10 Axial SCX10 Jeep Rubicon JK "fully loaded". Can't wait for my mini!!

[@erictaylor1076]

Orange is my color though, I might have to get the Defender also.

[@nathansvatora9683]

Always amazing.

[@unknowmysteries5925]

I need help!!!!! I dunno which to invest in. Trx4 or trx4m or trx4 high trail?

[@nickriggsrc81]

I like the gray looks great

[@bobbylefebvre6298]

I like the colors

[@RCCrawlMasters]

You’ll need to add weight down low, crawl gears, injora purple motor, also a new Servo.

[@bobbylefebvre6298]

Really nice pit station

[@MikeMiller-v8p]

My grandson and I each bought one together he got the bronco I the d110 they are great his has the advantage of a shorter rear bumper . I like the scale rack for accessories .we abused both of them and they are holding up well lots of fun

[@jaykallam5748]

I CANT BELIEVE THEY DIDNT MAKE IT 2 SPEED!! So disappointing... If FMS can do it, Traxxas could have done it too.

[@thejeepinrealtor5742]

Signed up for the box month or two ago. Looking forward to it!

[@jmaclaren4147]

Bronco...The approach and escape angles on it are way shorter than the Defender...

[@exp2tr10t]

I’d do the Bronco, but only if the speed transmission actually does something for it. Want to turn it into a Hennessey Velociraptor 500.

[@drewncars9505]

When the 4m first released I got the bronco to match my 1/10 scale trx4 bronco. I just love how the new bronco looks! I ended up selling that car and after a much needed vacation on a hike I realized I really need a travel crawler. I plan on using the Injora IR60 Toyota inspired body so this time I didn’t care which stock one I got and went with the orange defender and man that color is so perfect idk if I even want the injora body now 😂. I’d say a much needed upgrade is definitely something to protect the driveshaft o rings. I’d say performance wise that is their biggest downfall. Having the driveshafts fall out all the time is rather annoying especially when you can’t find the retaining pin. Other than that I’d agree out of the box they do amazingly well! On my last truck I brassed it out with all the Traxxas hop ups and an injora LCG chassis with their brass links and it was a mini animal. At the time there weren’t too many great foams/inserts and it suffered poorly on sidehilling. I’m aiming to keep this next one as close to stock as possible or at least as light as possible to keep it more enjoyable while on a hike

[@Austinfpv7]

The trx4m (for me at least) has been really durable because I rolled it down a pretty long slope and nothing broke.

[@kenlaack1865]

Mcrc is a buddy that I race with in proctor Minnesota

[@MangoBlaze78]

You are so generous!

[@360woodierc]

Agreed.Bronco performs better but defender looks fantastic. Lots more going on with it.

[@heller127]

I have two bronco’s and one defender and the treal parts fit and are priced really good that’s what I have on all of mine and it’s cheaper than the Traxxas parts

[@keitht7546]

I got the gray Defender and the mirrors broke off I got them and not put them back yet other than that no issues other than loads of fun✌🏽

[@joeludz13]

Thanks Mark… now I really can’t pick a color 😂

[@maszkalman3676]

These smaller TRX4M-s aren't come with two speed just like the big one?

[@jtsimaras]

Defender looks better however went with a bronco for lower cog. Great content 👌

[@justinslayton6266]

Unrelated to this video but have you ever thought about Traveling around the US to Is different r c track that you never ben too

[@SasquatchRC]

I may be biased but the green Defender has my heart! 😅

[@robhotson1882]

Defender all the way Mark

[@fp736]

I just got one a few weeks ago and blew the servo the second time I took it out🙄

[@jondeak]

That new color looks like a urine sample. The white or blue Bronco look the best.

[@perryellisonjr9303]

Me and my wife have these and both lost servos in a month

[@bobbylefebvre6298]

Good evening bro great video nice hobby shop

[@josepchmasi]

Team Defender !!

[@Dos_Rc]

Just picked up the bronco awesome

[@stephant3665]

Cool review, I just got one, but the stock shocks don't rebound! Gonna send back

[@febuilds]

Like the bronco. Defender looks abit top heavy

[@fhuzpatch]

If you really really think the mirrors are going to break off when you hand them to the kiddies, can't you pop them off for the event?

[@endosrc]

the trx4m is equivalent to Ferrari at this point. when u hear of it u think of lawsuits

[@Goon_Street]

🤦‍♂️

[@willcultra3268]

Bruh

[@fishnrc294]

I have the Gray Defender but I’m getting the FMS Blazer it’s way better then the M. I was going to get a Bronco but I won’t be buying anymore M’s the FMS is next on the list.

[@mavixrox1657]

I am a little biased but i love the red defender with diy truck conversion cuz thats what i own lol

[@kennethwelty1190]

S.O.S new color sounds like Traxxas.

[@NBC_NCO]

Traxxas light kit...150.00 Aftermarket 25.00 Traxxas...we are go8ng to sue you.

[@joshuayoder9245]

I have a light kit from Traxxas and it was $25 you might have been looking at a 1/10 scale light kit. They are about that price

[@daledavis8093]

I won a FTX Supaforza GT from a youtuber named Kevin Talbot

[@dalesavo]

What’s the run time on those batteries?

[@DLAdventures2]

Bronco side mirrors snap a lot as well.

[@mrvang8077]

The defender just looks much nicer overall. The bronco just looks kind of blend.

[@jerrywhitworth316]

You gonna have to video the kids driving them.

[@rcjoy5362]

Omg, when you cried 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@DaPandas_Rcs]

Rather have bronco, i have it in the 10th, had it out the day after i got it with my friends defender nd his flipped easier even with brass

[@louisGauto]

Wish there was more body kits like how rc drift world has basically any car you can think of

[@Dos_Rc]

Awesome content

[@Gary2023]

Best 1/18 for the price. Traxxas pays attention to detail . Some brands look cheep.

[@willshack3108]

The defender so much better

[@kenwisniewski6634]

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