NEW Redcat Ascent 18 Reveal and Review MUST have crawler!

[@jessicawhite9683]

Great video! I liked hearing your real time impressions and conversations. Would love to see more videos like this.

[@RockRehabRc]

Thanks for the comment! There will definitely be more of this style coming soon make sure to check back in to see them!

[@fryie110]

Looks like a capable crawler! Can't wait to see the upgrade video!

[@RockRehabRc]

Hit that bell coming soon!

[@billyramsey3880]

one of my favorite videos so far. keep up the good work.

[@RockRehabRc]

Hey thanks! We are making an effort to be more personal with all of our viewers more videos of this style are going to be out in the future. Thanks for the comment!

[@microcrawlerclub]

Way cool location....Deff need to come visit yall!

[@RockRehabRc]

Join our Facebook group we want to start getting people together every once in a while!

[@QuinnsRC]

Nice spot! And nice little truck. I'm going to have to order one on my next payday.

[@RockRehabRc]

Thanks! Some of the technical climbs out there are amazing! And they are amazing we both gotta have one too!

[@GeezerGramps]

Great video the Ascent-18 from the videos I’ve watched looks like it would out crawl most any 1/18 out of the box except the Hobby Plus CR18 Evo Pro. Guess now I need to get the Ascent so I can compare the 2.

[@RockRehabRc]

Yeah the cr18 evo pro would out preform it for sure I have the fx118 fury wagon also and it does fantastic but I don’t consider them to be on the same level because they are upgraded out of the box. But that’s just me. The fx118 fury wagon is my favorite

[@SparklySpencer]

I remember when you were building rockets, it's fun to see your interests continue with remote control technology. It's interesting to see different performance characteristics in scale influence design decisions for full size vehicles.

[@SparklySpencer]

For newer members to your channel, it might be nice to have an edutainment section explaining different parts in detail and why those design decisions influence the performance characteristics

[@SparklySpencer]

Are your obstacle courses timed? And do you have a spreadsheet to measure success rates for each model tested? I understand that at times the vehicle lost grip and needed to restart the course. Irl, that may result in more damages to the vehicle or penalties to the time rating. Consider how you are going to present historical data, and suggest improvements if any.

[@RockRehabRc]

Right now it's more of a "can it make it" test we are revising our test courses to specify test different aspects like accent, descent, and side hills. I like the idea of timing them.

[@RockRehabRc]

That's a good idea, we are working on a build series to go further in depth about what parts should be upgraded to gain improvements and why they help with different obstacles.

[@MuncherRC]

def best out of the box. 👌🏽

[@RockRehabRc]

Tires and portals and it goes about anywhere

[@Friskee62]

I bought mine 2 days ago. Should be a very cool crawler...

[@RockRehabRc]

You will love it. I Recommend the front brass portal covers will help alot with climbing but it's super capable out of the box

[@raymondwendt6205]

Really impressed with mine. Tires are decent. A little front weight and anyone can have a capable crawler. Out of the box, it went up spots that only my heavily modded builds can do. Lol. For a fraction of the cost. Crazy!

[@RockRehabRc]

We couldn't believe it either, redcat did fantastic with this one!

[@squatcrew]

Quite impressive!

[@RockRehabRc]

We couldn't believe how well it performed, especially for the price point! Can't wait to see it with some brass on the front doing some technical climbs! This thing is going to be a monster!

[@harryfp1494]

Best out of the box crawler is the hobby plus evo pro . Hands down the best rig for the money out of the box . No questions asked I own them and a modded scx24 and a modded ecx barrage from way back in the day and this evo pro is about as good as it gets out of the box the red cat ascent 18 is ok at best

[@RockRehabRc]

Closest we have is the fury waggon and I can't deny it's amazing. Although that one comes with upgrades. I'll have to get an evo pro and try it out

[@mistermasada1829]

Redcat just punched Axial and Traxxas in the face with this release.👍

[@RockRehabRc]

They really did! Out crawler either of them out of the box and it's got bearings and a speed you can crawl with out of the box. And that's before you consider it's 30% cheaper! Redcat did great with this one!

[@Rc_Alex_76]

Sits to high its like a monster truck

[@RockRehabRc]

It does sit a bit high it's a combination of the portal axles and the big tires. Definitely doesn't look like a stock truck but that extra diff clearance and center clearance helps a lot with many obstacles

[@DTW-bx2vy]

It does have a high center of gravity & certainly could use shorter length shocks to lower it a 1/4" or more. That would really help side hilling, climbing, & reduce rool overs.

[@RockRehabRc]

Portals definitely raise the weight up. you could also counter it with some brass wheels, portals, and diff covers, it helped alot on ours. We didn't want to get smaller shocks and limit the flex but I definitely wish it had spring adjustment. We are a big fan of full droop suspension

[@kjflyte5088]

Redcat makes great rigs but comp crawlers hit and a miss....

[@RockRehabRc]

Not a fan of them?

[@richardfleming9243]

like your video.But come on stop it .

[@RockRehabRc]

Hahaha can't ever stop! What are you talking about though