Proline Trencher rc crawler tire review - as good as the hyrax?

[@RC_Nerd801]

I bought these a couple months back for my SCX10II. I live in Utah and these are amazing on rocks. Everything from granite to red rocks they do fantastic. I haven’t ever owned Hyrax tires but a couple friends run them and I’d say these run just as well and look a little cooler.

[@bobzRc]

I recommend using a heavy degreaser to get the mold release off the tire. Then go crawl. Night and day. In Hawaii trenchers are awesome.

[@skybasherrc2372]

I use the Hyrax on my custom Gen 8 here in the Tar Heel State. I haven’t found a surface yet that they don’t do well on. May have to try the Trenchers though. Great looking tire !

[@dagkirk]

I truly thank you for you videos. Very informative & knowledgeable.....your voice is so calming. Keep it up!!!

[@bobmm1076]

My area in Wisconsin has mostly old moss covered stones pulled from farm fields which can be really challenging . The Proline Hyrax just seem to work very well on this terrain . The stock tires on my Axial SCXII Deadbolt were not very good at all. I have Trenchers also. I do believe the sidewalls bite a little better than the Hyrax but it is very close. You can clean them with de-greaser or Dawn dishwashing liquid or just get out and use them. It's not always mold release that everyone thinks they see . Plastic and rubber weep petroleum by-products from the materials used their entire life. That all comes to the surface more upon molding due to heat and pressure involved. Cleaning them definitely helps but as soon as you get them dirty the clean "bite" really isn't there , that's my opinion. The Trencher's do look a little more scale authentic but I could care less. Thanks for the videos also all of you who comment as I always like to hear what works for everyone else. My rig: Axial Deadbolt CSXII, JConcepts Ford F-250 body, Injora shocks with 20 wt. front and 30 wt. oil back, Holmes Hobbies Trailmaster motor, Quickrun 1080 esc, 35 kg. servo. New radio soon. Cheers from Wisconsin.

[@mrkanoot]

nice

[@timpowers9429]

Was just looking at these tires on Pro Lines site yesterday. Live in the Northeast and have been using pro line BFG Crawlers and Hyrax’s with good results. I think these will go on my current build. Thanks for posting and happy holidays🤙

[@grski900000000000000]

South East Coast of Ireland 🇮🇪, Rocky Glacial Mountains and Wet and Muddy woods , oh and miles of coast line and rock , I go between Hyrax G8 & Predator compound and for very sharp rocks that usually tear up the sidewalls of the Hyrax I use Traxxas Canyon Trails which are probably the Strongest Tyre I’ve used , they don’t perform as well as the Hyrax but they look great and are a good all rounder 🛻⛰🏠🪕☔️

[@silverrick90]

I look for performance in my crawler tires. I’m not worried about scale looks when it comes to tires. I run Hyrax with the predator compound up here in Canada and they work phenomenal!

[@DirtyRC101]

@@themountain59 Such as?

[@laserbeam1620]

@@themountain59 what tires do you recommend that are better? For all out performance on rocks I haven't found anything better than Hyraxes. I'll still pick these Trenchers up because they're probably good in most conditions also.

[@jaydenmcgrow2422]

@@laserbeam1620ever end up getting the trenchers?

[@laserbeam1620]

​@jaydenmcgrow2422 yes. They're very good lol. Not as good as Hyrax on rocks still.

[@LargeeeScaleLife]

Here in southern Virginia I’ve been running the voodoo KLR/M and they work absolutely great we’ve got a lot of sharp rock as well as it can get muddy as we have a lot of springs and water runoff out of the mountains.

[@mattneumann3390]

I use the trencher on my gen8 axe and love them I get way more grip up here in Michigan

[@animus444k]

I run these on my Gmade GS02 Komodo and they are absolute beast. I live on Guam we bounce more than crawl on very lose dry clay dirt and very muddy when it rains. These tires make my rig give all the VS410s a run for their money.

[@bradlycruse73]

I’ve ran both the Trencher Predator and G8 compound and I found that the Predator compound works the best.

[@traildomination86]

I look for all out “Domination performance” 😉🤙 Great review as always thank you!

[@michaelc3416]

I enjoy and trust your reviews. So, I came here in my research on a new set of tires. BUT, in the outro of this video, I see the TRX4 doing a rather impressive wheelie. And in the beginning of the video, when doing the dirt stability high speed maneuver testing, it appeared to be pretty quick too. And yet, it looks like it has great slow speed crawl as well. Do, you have a video detailing the build of this truck? Thanks.

[@caljader3388]

Thanks for the review! I've been eyeballing those and been waiting for someone to test them! Thanks 😊

[@zachhartson4819]

Yes, the 1.9 is new for crawlers and it's good to know that it's tread pattern still works great even at such a small size. Although the Proline Trencher has been around for a quite some time now and I've been running the 2.86x4.87 and HUGE 4.15x6.50 sizes on a couple of my bashers for years and they are awesome!

[@cameracorpus]

These have been on my Stampede forever. Excellent on all surfaces.

[@brandonp1371]

I live right next to Donner, California where Axialfest 2021 will be and these tires work really well up here😎😀👍

[@RCTREK]

Great review on the Proline Trenchers. What motor/esc set up are you running?

[@runnerbaba]

4:55 Wow, you did it right. You didnt use all new tyres vs. tyres that are "driven-in/used a bit". Very good.

[@jaydenmcgrow2422]

So what tyre do you think is better? Or do you think that they perform the same? Bit of an old video I know, but I’m currently looking for some new tyres for my 2.2 wraith and I’m tossing up between the Hyrax or the Trencher as it seems ProLine doesn’t make the BFG Krawler in a 2.2 anymore which is a shame. I’m from South East Queensland in Australia where it’s usually pretty warm and subtropical kind of weather. Plenty of creeks and other stuff around with nice grippy rocks, shale rocks, wet rocks, basically everything, and the BFG Krawler has been the best performance wise, and I use them on my 1.9 rig

[@paullang4138]

My go to are the hyrax. Just got some trenchers to try out.

[@shinycardetailing246]

I use the trenchers on my axial scx10.2 in New Jersey and absolutely love them.

[@branonjohnson8618]

Carson nevada here and i have dessert sand and sand stone, its slippery cause the sand comes loose so i use a stock trx4 sport tire with cut treads or a duratrex c3

[@sitlos.]

Looks like a good tire. Francis, Off topic a bit, but the new hobbywing v2 or copperhead combo of u could only have one? I asked last vid but u might of not seen it. It’s a new build and I was curious.

[@johnkealohafero8900]

I live in HAWAII , HIGH HUMIDITY, every condition you could imagine ... and so far mickey thompson baja mtz by RC4WD has been a go to tire around here

[@jaredc4020]

I want to try these for sure. I haven’t seen them at my local hobby shop here in western North Carolina

[@christopherrussell9623]

Good to see you as always.

[@rcscientific6004]

Very nice test track, and tyre!

[@gonncalomariamonteiro4176]

Tried 4 different tires on my TRX4. PITBULL BRAVEN BERSERKER, PITBULL GROWLER, RC4WD GOODYEAR WRANGLER MTR 4.75 XSA, and cut CANYON TRAIL... If you are on tight budget, the stock TRX4 tires, with a simple mod, are fantastic performers If you wanna go big, Growlers!!! They are awesome in all weather conditions, actually pretty good on all terrains as well. The Bravens are fantastic on rocks, but not so on softer surfaces. RC4WD MTRs (4.75) a little bit of disappointment. Just average on all conditions. So, for me, the go to tires are the Growlers...on Team Ottsix Varihub Capone wheels...the perfect look and the best all-arounder.

[@wvlfkvnt]

I bought the predators at a LHS today. I live in AZ but I feel like I might have chosen the wrong compound without researching them. Idk we’ll see how it works out. I feel once they get dirty and dusty and broken with injora silicone inserts they’ll be fine.

[@pawelzeisner1673]

Will you test duratrax deepwoods?

[@thomasgross8289]

I run them on my trx4 sport and they are a great all around tire!

[@prestonbrowning2438]

Im from nashville an i love the lime stone creek beds here even a nice one in my back yard wouldnt ask for any other terrain

[@henkiepda]

Hello, what tire do you recommend for dirt, mud, sand? Thanks, I like these prolines.

[@RyanRKJ]

I strongly prefer licensed / replica tires that are common in 1:1 size. I live near Kingston Ontario, Canada.

[@SebastianLong]

I agree. Scale looks for my crawler. I know the TRX4 Sport performs better than my Bronco would as it isn't as top heavy but I just like the scale look when using crawlers. I currently only have one crawler (2 if you consider a Summit a crawler) but I do like the detail of the new 2021 Bronco. I currently run Proline Flat Irons but look very close to a full sized tire. I would have went with the BFG Mud Terrain but the tire itself is pretty stiff compared to the Flat Irons. I feel like the Trenchers look better for a basher than a crawler.

[@jeffsrcchannel2191]

I live on the east coast Australia. Where I am, there is lots of sandy tracks, and the beach of course. And inland a bit, there are sandy/clay areas. No rocky areas to drive over.

[@gwpattrick]

I'm in Wisconsin. And i have the hyrax on my trx4 tactical. I guess I'll be looking into the trenches tires.

[@rcbigsmall5810]

Another excellent vid thanks for you review ( comparison ) love your vids Play hard have fun

[@RCReviewChannel]

Thanks, you too!

[@DanielStinebaugh]

Wish they made these for the 2.2" size (5.5" height would be ideal for my capra) just don't get the love in the 2.2" world that the 1.9 guys get!

[@mojaverc1585]

Yeah im going for the ibex on my capra because 1.9 is just seems too small for it

[@rcbigsmall5810]

Im with you cant do the 1.9 i love 2.2 so going for a set of the hyrax

[@mojaverc1585]

@@rcbigsmall5810 the hyrax 2.2 are way too big for the capra. Unless you stretch it a lot and you might even need wider offset at that point. Its something like 5.8 inches tall

[@DanielStinebaugh]

@@themountain59 I'm a huge fan of jconcepts landmines on my class 2, so I might have to give those a try, thanks for the recommendation!

[@rcbigsmall5810]

@@mojaverc1585 im looking them for s cage build im doing

[@rezzrollinrc]

Canyon trails all day here in tha 505 modified that is ✊🏽

[@667Gurba]

I have a set on my TRX-6 in Norway. I use stock foams for now cause dual stage is hard to come by atm. I have one 3h forest run @ 15-20°C on them with dirt and rocks and they performed better than I anticipated for the first run. They grab everywhere. I found that easing off the throttle made them hook better on rocks instead of powering through.

[@Haugalandet]

Hi! Still happy with them? Big difference from the original TRX Canyon RT, short are they worth upgrading to :)

[@667Gurba]

@@Haugalandet Definitely. They are awesome. I have crawled places I didn't think I would be able to.

[@dallinashby20]

I got a trx4 sport kit, I Built it Like a year ago I don’t know what Electronics to get for it. Any advice? Terrain will be pretty much everything, Probably take it on small jumps, I like crawling and going some what fast. And doing Wheelies What should I do /and get

[@gnsukmaofficial]

Nice👍🏼 Thanks for sharing

[@bobsennick7403]

I use them on a LCG crawler for mixed terrain. They gum up easier than the Hyrax in crusty dirt and mud, but other than that they seem pretty similar. I'd have to do deeper comparisons of the two on the same rig before really recommending one or the other, but close enough on first impression.

[@markus8834]

also my go to tire are the j concept landmines at the moment with proline dualstage foams or crawler innovations depending on weight of vehicle.

[@Marz-px6vx]

You need to try out the 3BRC ANITFOAM tire inserts they are better than foams cause they don't give that tire roll over on side hills but they still contour to the ground and rocks but give you stable. So try the 3BRC ANITFOAMS in those tires.

[@drakeremillard6025]

Northern Vermont so lots of slushy snow/mud. In the woods up here it's always wet.

[@NCMOUNTAINSbackyardRC]

Looking forward too much more 👉🤙👍

[@pawelzeisner1673]

Nice video! Keep on rc!

[@andyaux09]

Waiting On That new tire comparison video

[@SierraCrawler530]

I use the proline hyrax g8 on my trx4 defender i just picked up i love them here in Northern California so. Lake Tahoe area

[@kcmullins6179]

Well I live in Myrtle beach South Carolina and we got alot of sand like legitimately it's all over the place lol. And alot of rock n shell ect.. but I visit my family in Bristol Tennessee alot about every two week and we go to Gatlinburg TN ect and my wife she visits her fam in weaverville NC so I take my Element Enduro Trail walker and my axial SCX10 3 with me and also my Arrma Big rock 99% of the time I always bring my Element Enduro Trail walker 110% of the time I never leave it behind lol. So I get to drive it alot on diff landscapes from the ocean coast line in our back yard cause we live on ocean Blvd in Surfside beach at Myrtle Beach SC so I run it alot on the beach and then a few other trails ect and then in the appalachian mountains which alot of granite and crystals and slate ect same as TN. It's fun but I really would like to go out to Arizona or out to las Vegas and do some desert trailing which is on my bucket list lol.

[@michellest.sauver4870]

why not get the HG-P410 Tamiya ? it got all the turning power for climbing and got 3 speeds for power ! i don't understand [eople don't buy it ? i wanna know it is bad machine or what the deals ? plz explain tell me more about it plz thank you

[@juandanielarteagalavanga1574]

Which you prefer trencher or hyrax?

[@prestonsrc]

I live in the upper northwest of Washington. I really like green dot landmines or predator compound krawlers

[@cameronstewart1480]

Is this a good tire for trailing and just to drive around?

[@JrEllis-sn8by]

Ihav a Traxxas high trail And a Traxxas ford bronco wat tires u think I should get

[@kensteverson8643]

Kinda off topic but I think a good video would be an upgraded original scx10, upgraded with only scx10 parts, weighted correctly, no scx10ii or iii, vs a high-end, upgraded 10 scale crawler.

[@GIOTubes]

What to look for in tires for mud and puddle slushy trails? Is this new one suitable?

[@chanderson2559]

Unless it's steep I imagine they'd do fine with some moisture.

[@justinmaxwell9923]

How do they do in all terrain like creeks, moderate mud, dirt hills? I like all performance tire I want a tire that does it all

[@redmunchkin]

Please do a review of the Tamiya CC-02 Unimog.

[@GeorgiaKayakAngler]

I’m in Georgia. I gotta find a new place to crawl. So much building going on here. It’s mostly dirt. I gotta find more rocks to crawl on. I have some hyrax and trenchers 1.9 on the way.

[@GeorgiaKayakAngler]

Ruptures not trenchers on the way

[@terjehimle3107]

you have to try the Louise CR-Rowdy

[@djbigt126]

I had the same tires for my excited ralley car was hoping they would come out for rock crawling

[@Darkcloud1983]

GOD damnit man I don’t want to buy anymore freaking wheels wth. I just bought new KM3s and I already have hyrax. Damn it

[@teckycel1]

how does the trenchers performs on wet and muddy rock conditions?

[@SnarkyRC]

I've had good luck with them on all conditions

[@kcmullins6179]

I don't like the Trenchers the tread on em don't look all that great to me personally. I know they are popular n all.. but I'm a interco Super swamper TSL SX and interco Super swamper bogger and RC4wD mud slinger kinda guy lol and honestly the super swamper TSL SX tires have been absolutely amazing on my trail trucks and on my arrma Granite and big rock amazing traction both for trail riding ect and straight racing n bashing.

[@dmitriredlin7071]

Where is that spot you are at crawling

[@lrayray7200]

Not the same but I had these on my 4x4 slash a few years ago. 👍👍

[@mickbennett2595]

Losi rock claw I use on my losi night crawler se I'm from Pennsylvania

[@chrissytoews5823]

That tire would be useless in our Saskatchewan dirt would be a slick in no time if its wet and wouldn't have the lugs to pull through in the dry stuff, pure rock crawling I'm sure would be great though.

[@squarepantsist]

i bought 4.75” predator trenchers for my gladiator which weighs 8 lb 9 oz and they couldn’t cope with the weight. They looked almost flat when stationary and complete folded over/under with any use. Super disappointing

[@mojaverc1585]

Not the tyres fault. Gonna need some dual stage foams mate

[@squarepantsist]

@@mojaverc1585 indeed, wasn’t expecting it as had some 4.19 in the same compound and they held up, must be the larger diameter 👍🏼

[@mojaverc1585]

@@squarepantsist yeah bigger tyres need more support and the stock foams just don’t have it.

[@squarepantsist]

@@mojaverc1585 entering the world of 2 stage foams 🥴

[@chanderson2559]

@@squarepantsist would like to hear how it works out if you go for it

[@rc-daily]

I want a 1.9 usd sticky. I have the 2.2s on my ryft

[@steveblackbird]

Thank you for doing this review Francis, Always EPIC to have yet another selection when looking for suitable tires for our crawlers. I have one request though. The ZD racing buggy you reviewed not that long ago. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2aXXqisgLKZfac. I've run these tires on my SCX-10 and absolutely swear by them. Any chance you might be able to test them in your part of the world and compare to the Hyrax and Trenchers??

[@goreyboggs]

Now these will be back ordered ever were by end of day🤪

[@RCReviewChannel]

rright?

[@uan588]

I live on Mars my tires work well too

[@rcscientific6004]

Fran, great analysis of tires. You might be interested in my latest measurements: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmHGd42Yhpp1jtk Soon I will publish a quantitative comparison of frictions of different tires. Don't have Hyrax yet, but what do you think about Pitbull tires? They performed best in my analyses.

[@elijahball9349]

my guy, your videos are great but you gotta figure out your audio/video stuff. the camera is constantly switching focus, you're always talking over yourself with different clips and your audio levels are all over the place.

[@tenncutt]

Really man? I think your being a little hard on him. Your the only one complaining. Want professionals? Go watch tv. Great video as usual

[@bstrange4685]

I agree couldn't watch the video with auto focus.

[@elijahball9349]

@@tenncutt I'm just trying to help. These were honest constructive criticisms.

[@mojaverc1585]

@@tenncutt its just constructive criticism

[@tenncutt]

@@mojaverc1585 ok ok i am sorry, constructive criticism it is

[@chrisburnsed6349]

My experience , the trenchers are excellent crawling on rocks, but absolutely suck as trail tires .

[@austinhamilton07lbz]

J concept ruptures perform much better than hyrax and trenchers while also being cheaper

[@xr70man]

Only problem is you can't do sorrca events with them

[@austinhamilton07lbz]

@@xr70man I’m aware

[@ka4172]

i prefer my deepwoods .

[@andyaux09]

Focus still messed up

[@markus8834]

dont compare these off of dry surface only. hyrax do better in all around conditions. trenchers do better as long as sand and mud arent in the mix. cheers.

[@mariajosepalacioscordoba6995]

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[@mariajosepalacioscordoba6995]

Ya y placa

[@poorboytrucking1]

Trenchers have been out for over a decade

[@RC_Nerd801]

True, but the 1.9 Crawler version is new. They were announced back in October.

[@tenncutt]

The crawler Trenchers?

[@discusdog]

I ran them in 40 series. still have them.

[@kurtlarsen1857]

No side wall tread lame tires