Redcat Danchee Budget Build Pt1 the First Drive

[@simmyqux]

The Exocaged Drinking Game! Take a drink every time he complains about the tires.

[@duncanread4442]

That's the most madly satifiying looking place to rock crawl.

[@dawnd1919]

Soak tires in simple green for a week and take the foams out...makes a huge difference! Love my RR!!!

[@juanrascon7743]

How long the the effect last on the tires I've done the wd40 truck but once the tires dry out it goes back to being hard again

[@thewhitedahlia.8108]

@Josey Wilds naw, just use cheat codes for life. LoL

[@TK-ee3ll]

I bought a ridgerock for my 4 yr old this Christmas, new tires, larger 2s battery and it's a beast. Nothing has broke with lots of abuse

[@bbyautographics7106]

There are so many people this is going to help get into the hobby!!!!

[@jonenglish6617]

I just got one of these. I like it, pretty fun. Crazy capability.

[@jeffmackovitch9987]

Love my MOA Danchee ridgerock. I mounted a scx10 frame and added a 1979 Ford F-150 body and HPI wheely king tire/wheel. Old skool monster truck Bigfoot replica.

[@jeffmackovitch9987]

Running video kzbin.info/www/bejne/govPaWZnbbqpqck

[@slysplasteringsly1012]

Awesome out of comfort ending . You rock that tune. I'll listen and watch. . My son's one caused me some pane . But it lives to crawl another day

[@trx-forlife7907]

Yesss I was looking at it to give it to my buddies when they come and crawl on my track

[@AdventureTimeRC]

Nice Joe this is a amazing truck I have a fully upgraded one it will out crawl lots of expensive rigs my 74 year old father rocks on to

[@mjb4671]

YYEEESSSS!!! I’ve had one of these for about 6 months and I’ve modified the crap out of it. I love this thing.

[@divifo]

Really nice stone parkour and great crawling 👏😊👍

[@old-rcplane-phart]

Before swapping tires, myself, I'd WD-40 all 4 for a week. WD softens & conditions the rubber & foam. U can take a hard compound tire & turn it into a softer competition tire in less than a week! ZERO cost! 👍

[@old-rcplane-phart]

AS far as an esc goes, instead of a $40 crawler esc goes, we in the rc planes use a 20a, reversible esc. U can get a BRUSHED version with reverse for $10 to $15.00 on Amazon. Being a brushed system, there are a ton of inexpensive options! 👍

[@FarmerFpv]

@@old-rcplane-phart They have bad control. Plance ESC would not be good for crawling. They are kinda rough when they start and stop. they don't have a drag brake. Brushed crawler ESCs are expensive for a reason. They have precise control over the motor.

[@DoubleADay]

A friend has one of these and on a whim, we swapped temporarily my 1.9 boggers. It was instantly climbing obstacles it wouldn't before. Not a bad rc for the money

[@mattgarza8348]

Yeeeeesssss, I started with this and still crawl it regularly. Links, servos, wheels/tires, cut the body down. Still one of my go to trucks

[@blaaknuse]

I love this type of reconstructed frankenstien build. Yeayaah I'm inspired.

[@paulgoulet4599]

Can't wait to see what you have in mind. My daughter loves her Ridgerock. I've only done a couple mods on hers.

[@travishoover636]

These stock servos are weak, 6kg. I swapped mine to 20kg with the horns. Helped a lot, swapped tires, used metal body links, and have 20mm wheel spacers. Oh yeah and went to 2 s lipo, this truck is so light it still hops a lot. So today I added weights to the rims on the front tires and put weights on each servo. I will test it again tomorrow.

[@benjaminwest6277]

Try running it without foam in the tires. Did it to my brother's and the tires get a quiet bit softer and it's free to do.

[@thibster5590]

Sweet. Can't wait to see your choice of upgrades and stay in budget. I purchased a Danchee a few months back and I'm ready to start upgrading with you!!!😁

[@theclan4adventures]

I think people forget .. sure a shafty is more scale in looks and performance and have become somewhat the stable for crawling these days but I remember a time when moa crawlers when built right couldn’t be touched they are absolutely monsters out on rocks this truck shares some of those ideas and with very little money I’d bet it can crawl with anything. Maybe even beat some high end crawlers on certain lines and obstacles..

[@hikeaphoto746]

I have now changed my truck, costly now. I noticed it works as good as a capra if not better. Making changes to any rig can be better. Thanks!

[@theguyinthecomments9543]

Awesome friggin idea for a video

[@sbrc8725]

It will be cool to see a budget truck hang with the expensive rigs 😎👍

[@BlueDually4x4]

I like the budget build idea, it is aimed at a starter crawler, might as well keep it that way for a little while.

[@willanderson5088]

Looks like it could be a sweet rig. Can’t wait to see what you do to it.

[@freedomtobefred8233]

It will be interesting to see what you come up with that I haven't done to mine. I even made my own LCG chassis to get the battery and body lower. I'm just over $300 total with finding some good deals and some luck. If you could get Vitavon to make metal gears that would be great.

[@glennjthompson332]

Redcat going to look good in Upgrades! Nice testing, Needs new crawling comp tires, (B+)

[@spartanmodz4822]

excited for this.

[@blakesanfilippo3591]

I'm following this build for sure just got one for my nephew

[@josephwimerYoYoYo]

Upgrade the servos, Drop the battery into the bottom compartment, move the electronics up top, Ditch the body and get a VW Bug body and chop it down, Add metal steering linkage, add some brass hub extensions, chop some links out of the springs in the rear, chop/sipe the tires, and you will have my daily driver :D

[@rc-daily]

I'm actually fairly impressed with it. It did a lot better than I ever thought it would.

[@slysplasteringsly1012]

Big respect for it for what it was . Ha ha . My boys one is awesome now

[@mattrogers8280]

They are fun but yes definitely need a little work. I’m having fun with mine.

[@RuisRcAdventures]

We've got that model in the UK, its called an Ftx Ravine. Some of my friends have got it and its not a back little rock crawler, though the stock tyres are crap. I got 3 Ftx cars, 2 of them are crawlers and perform really well

[@TachyonDriver]

Is it worth taking the foams out? I star cut mine to see a bit of improvement, not to mention adding a bunch of weights in the wheels and on the axles.

[@christopherpentland5375]

I'm looking forward to this build. I been thinking about getting another rig to build dirt cheap

[@ROCK-STARSRC]

Looking forward to seeing what you do with it. Seen a lot of upgrades on Facebook groups dedicated to it and the FTX.

[@reedvending2384]

I have one for my 78 year old father. He loves it. Its a great entry level rig and quite capable for what it is. At just over 100$ i think its a good deal. Biggest complaint is the steering mode indicator light is not bright enough to see in the day light.

[@joshc6080]

I love my ridgerock! Built my own high clearance links, I am running cut tires from the redcat everest 10. I made them inflatable and removed the foams. New steering servo's and you definitely have to run a 3s battery.

[@mattgarza8348]

I'd like to run 3s on mine, just knowing me I'd strip the plastic gears in it

[@joshc6080]

@@mattgarza8348 been running 3s since October with bigger tires with no issues. Just have to be careful if tire gets bound up.

[@mattgarza8348]

Yeah I know, I run 2.2s and some small mud slingers from time to time. I've been running dean's 2s since I've had it. Still a great truck

[@stevenlopez412]

Huge view count in a short time on this video for you! More than most of your recent videos! I’m excited to see what you do with this. I’ve built one with custom stuff from InTheWorksRC, ProLine tires, brass, 25kg servo, and nice wheels. Excited for where you take this (and what I can learn from you)!!!

[@ExocagedRC]

I’d like to keep 2.2’s but I’m kinda worried about the gears holding up.

[@stevenlopez412]

Well, if you’re not increasing power TOO much, I think you’ll be fine for at least a season or more. My 4-year old really drives this thing abusively cuz he’s still learning and I’ve kept heavy 2.2s on it. Proline 5.5 super swampers, jconcepts ruptures, and axial ripsaws have all been through ~25 stock battery packs of my sons heavy throttle use and constant binding the wheels between rocks. He HAS broken the knuckles where the steering linkage mounts 4 times now…. I had “upgraded” to metal links, so i went back to the plastic stock links and no more broken knuckles…yet. So, if you’re stay with your awesome mechanically sympathetic driving, you should be golden on 2.2s

[@canadiansparky64]

is there an adapter for the wheels? my new wheels have the hex but the axle has that pin.

[@andyb9994]

I bought one used but was never even drove on carpet, so brand new, got for $100 only drove a couple minutes but seems like it will be OK, definitely could use some tires for sure. Got it for a extra R/C for someone who doesn't have a R/C and wants to come out with us...it's no TRX but for $100 it will be fine!!

[@markhinkle3234]

Cool! My daughters friend has one and I like to do some really cheap mods for hers. Very interested to see what you do. This will be fun. Thanks!

[@davidedwards2089]

Next time try best in the same situation. Redcat👍

[@curtishubbard907]

Build 2 of them one cheap Build and your good build let's c what you got sounds good to me

[@ExocagedRC]

once I get his done I'll go further with it

[@acmr3215]

ink pen springs inside the shock body lowers it nice and cheap!

[@laizalott]

Gecko at 10:00 is having a strange day for sure.

[@ExocagedRC]

😮😂😂

[@juanrascon7743]

That's the exact controller on the HBX Devastator

[@slysplasteringsly1012]

That thing will do it

[@BNIRc]

I just put deposit on traxxas 2021 bronco, this was my starter truck and its interesting to see how your going make it better. I did servos, took out foam and added weight on rims lol, if you can make it do what trx4 does I quit.🤣🤣🤣

[@eeatsvaz]

you can do it!

[@mikep.9338]

I've always liked an MOA 👍🏾

[@999benhonda]

Out of the box, this sub $150 crawler goes anywhere a stock $300 axial does. Cut the foams, add wheel weights, slap some mg996r servos on for $20 and it will go most anywhere anyone tries to drive them.

[@BNIRc]

Oh and put on 3s wakes it up too, run mine on spektrum 5000mah 50c 3s

[@just_inolredneck8319]

I have a temper gen 2 that I’m about to start upgrading. For out of the box it does well..actually really decent.. I’m going to make it more like a Capra and put different tires and probably my stock Capra shocks on it.. I wanna see how crazy good it gets with a few upgrades... this looks like a fun build! I’m going to just use stuff I have.. it might get a lot of stuff off my Capra.. using what I have to make it better..

[@bbeckers24]

Should be a fun series 👍

[@coreygrace4856]

Don't do 3 s. The gears can't hold it! I learned the hard way. Don't put anymore power to it. Other than that 2yrs and nothing else has broken. Most my rcs stay broken this is a great machine. Add wheel spacers and it will be a beast

[@wesleyrush5231]

Kind of funny its walking your course where your other hi dollar ones have fits! looks fun but I'm with you hard to separate the pro grade for close to grade. Maybe its fine just how it is.

[@xavierseitz7231]

Cant wait to see this on the nasty

[@La_motavation]

Can’t wait till you go full vitavon on it lmao 😅

[@bigandcoolrcschool294]

I think this just might be sucessful! The tires will be a HUGE factor. I don't really know what else to add though. Maybe some servos.

[@boa2143658709]

Ebay has metal replacement gears and portal axle upgrades for these.

[@mikedubree2064]

If you will wire motors in Parallel it will help they must be wired in series now

[@wordreet]

Here's a link to some damper mount extensions I designed and 3D printed. I did that as I wanted to stop the one damper fouling the motor case on each axle, as it restricts articulation one way. Articulation is crazy now! Link thangs.com/wordreet/Set-of-four-Ravine-Damper-Mount-Extensions-8mmstl-9615 Oops! Almost fergot to add that I've hacked off the lower 15 to 20mm of the chassis side plates and re-drilled a bunch of holes further up. The ESC now resides loose on top of the battery. Not nerdy perfect, but it still works and is further away from any wet stuff we might drive through!

[@joeygodoy509]

Can't skip tires. That is the #1 up grade you can do to an rc crawler

[@johncarold]

Hi I just found this car and was interested in the radio. I have two ESX TEMPER gen 1 & 2, I have added 4wheel steering on the gen 1 but it's not independent, I was hoping that redcat had a crawler like mine I could use the same radio, but I might just get one and see witch one works best. Thanks again for the video

[@ExocagedRC]

I can order in a gt3c and hack and set it up for you, email me at [e-mail]

[@johncarold]

I will

[@AcidAngel501]

1.9 90mm tires, a little weight on the diffs and voila it goes anywhere

[@g-man329]

I’m really interested to see how this budget build goes because I have the gen8 and I want a cage rock crawler like that

[@allyoucando8486]

I want to see how you transform this Danchee

[@anthonyaviles8665]

I would like to see you explain more how to set up dig 4ws and crab on a gt3b hacked flysky

[@Lee.gRC27]

It looks a really capable rig for the price , Add Some good tyres and some weight it'll be a different animal

[@wordreet]

Hehe, for the price it's genius, lets be honest! 'Tis my first crawler by the way.But I began racing RC buggies in the lat '80s. Anyhoo. Do not run 3S batteries in it, it'll ruin the motors in fairly quick time. Remove the foams from the tires, and do what I have started to do. Which is to hole punch the tread blocks all round each tire. It takes HOURS and hours, and I've only done one tire so far, but it's making a big difference to the rigidity, and presumably, the grippity. 😉 And why are you talking about light weight? I've started adding weight to the axles and wheels! Loads of it. Haven't tried the fully weighted machine yet, but will do shortly. Ok, I have also spent an extra 60 on super soft crawler tires, and they are tops! Chassis mods are up there too. purchased some 4mm threaded ball pivots and made up some bent ally rod link arms, after drilling and tapping 4mm in each end. I made 'em 10mm 10 mm longer than stock, including the ball pivots. Unscrewed the center top pivot link near each motor and added a single m4 nut as a spacer and reassembled. More to follow below(above?).

[@m.richards6947]

Is there any way to make it just a little bit faster without ruining it?

[@wordreet]

@@m.richards6947 You could run a lipo battery, and it will be just a little quicker, but it really is just a little. Even using a 3s pack only makes it 2mph faster. So 7mph instead of 5. But 3s will burn out the motor brushes more quickly. The ESC is for brushed motors only. The true way to make it quicker, (a multi channel transmitter/receiver + brushless motors and ESCs) would probably destroy the nylon gears, as only the motor pinions are metal.

[@rezzrollinrc]

Losi mini t springs than u basically got a in the world shock rite there✊🏽 Nice lil budget build 👊🏽

[@NoodlesNJ1]

If you had to do it all over again from scatch. Would you stay with this platform with 4 wheel steering or work with the Everest with 550 motor but 2 wheel steering? Reason I ask because I have 2 Banchees, and 2 Everest, brand new still sitting in the box for the past few years. I only opened them to remove the batteries. I forgot I even had them until I came across this video today.

[@treecitycrawlers2805]

Can you get all the replaceable parts for it?

[@moereefer]

I was hoping for you to get the Redcat Gen 8 2

[@AnySumptionBanter]

Great video series. I just got one of these for xmas with a wheel wobble (any ideas what causes these), and I've been doing $0 cost changes based on some of your recommendations. However, I do see a need to weigh down the front and lower the center of gravity without lowering the truck. Any idea on how to flip the shocks so the heavy part is on the axel? they don't fit when you flip them; bushels and screws don't match.

[@derky09]

yay i was just going to ask you for a scx10 budget truck or a more pick your parts style build.

[@ryurc3033]

Its cool that its different, sometimes a budget build can be more of a challenge. Pen spring mod for the shocks? you have to consider your crawler l course is probably harder than most people will ever use this. Curious to see what you do.

[@brenenupchurch7393]

You can improve speed by 3mph by putting the DYNS1208 in it.

[@a807511]

Pen spring mod will bring that down

[@slysplasteringsly1012]

Leftover queen

[@jebrc]

The original axial scx 10 links fit it or the ax10 links you can get on them on Amazon for like $11 a set put in a hobbywing 880 2.2 hyrax clones from Amazon $30 the 880 is $30 it will make that truck come to life on 4S that's all it's done to mine and it goes places none of my other crawlers will not even my four-wheel steer caged crawler that I have a lot of money into and has taken me two plus years to build

[@LRCR]

This should be a good experiment for you making it a budget super crawler out of 💯 the tires with no foam and cutting some snips instead of changing? ESC and motors? Plastic gears? Yeppers gonna be hard not to throw a bunch at it Joe ✌🤠👍 HFLPRCing 👍😎👍 AOAH 🌟 RCF4L 🙏 Stay Safe and Play Healthy

[@innisnettle]

well good

[@rcjoe406]

If this series works out I'm hitting add to cart lol in need of a good project was gonna do a bully 2 build but 800 dollars isn't on the menu at the moment

[@phil_life5335]

where did you drive? it looka like a good place to crawl!

[@WoodsUnknown]

260 would be to the door here in Canada.

[@shane6422]

Can you get replacement parts

[@JcsRCinsight]

What exactly did he do to lower it in this video?

[@dawnd1919]

Glue the servo saver together lol

[@squatchlesquatch9356]

Are there any metal gears available for these?

[@ExocagedRC]

I don't know, I haven't seen any

[@squatchlesquatch9356]

Yeah can’t find any anywhere. As for the vehicle being hard to find then try the FTX ravine, it’s identical

[@benjaminwest6277]

Do the wltoys 10248 1/10 buggy next after this one.

[@NCmountainsYouTubeChannel]

Yes 👍 happy 😊 thank you I have a high old school friend he happens to have one of these We have the best time with it he’s got a huge collection Rc from drag car crawlers slot cars construction equipment he can’t do KZbin he lives too far back in the mountains i’ve had him on my channel couple times 🏞👌 Shared big like 🤙👉👌👉.

[@redrider11rc]

Why not keep the stock 2.2 wheels and spend more on the tires rather than spending on new wheels and tires?

[@seanclarke4061]

Yea man! Vitavon needs to make you a dang partner or something. This is very cool. Like to see the other side of the hobby too. I have family members who like rc, but don't need hobby grade stuff as gifts too. This is cool.

[@ExocagedRC]

I'm a vitavon dealer now

[@local24_]

Put a creep body on it! 🤣

[@stevenlopez412]

I wouldn’t go to 1.9s, the MOA axles have terrible clearance…

[@wildmangeorgesrcchannel6916]

I wouldn’t feel too disappointed if you aren’t able to keep it in budget. You know.

[@wildmangeorgesrcchannel6916]

Poor little vanquish truck. It’s saying. A Danchee? You better not put that thing on the shelf above me dang it he put it on the shelf above me.

[@urdonercjeremyburris7541]

If I had $130 I would buy a 1080, proline krawlers, and and element 1.9 beadlocks