Redcat Volcano 16 and HBX 16889 Overview and First Run

[@roblowrie1969]

My son got the hbx16889 for Christmas, and with just upgrading the shocks to oil filled, it absolutely flies, and handles so well. Stable on jumps, and on bumpy ground. I did look at the Redcat, but I couldn't get it in the UK, unless I ordered £150 worth of stuff!!

[@ReadySetRC]

@Rob Lowrie I'm glad you guys are happy with the HBX 16889. I still need to drop these upgrades in this truck. It's a solid little truck for sure.

[@ShenRC]

cool little rc's... like the looks of the redcat with those wheels and tires.

[@ReadySetRC]

@Shen RC Thanks Steve! That Redcat has a real aggressive look👍

[@tylerstellwagen9324]

Loving the videos! Great content! Can't wait to see the brushless conversions!

[@ReadySetRC]

@Tyler Stellwagen Thank you! Appreciate the support.

[@BangForYourBuckRc]

Great content bro! Great to see the subtle differences! Between the two! Thanks for sharing bro!👊🏼💯🔥

[@ReadySetRC]

@BANG For Your Buck Rc Reviews Thank you man! I need to bring these back to the channel.

[@carlosjuarez7449]

I have the hbx and the xinglehong brushless.theyre both great! No broken parts yet

[@ReadySetRC]

@Carlos Juarez Great to read, I'm glad you are enjoying them👍👍

[@GreatLakesRC]

Gotta love the small scale RC's 🤩

[@ReadySetRC]

@Great Lakes RC Take these little trucks everywhere😂

[@ShadeTree_RC]

nice review brother i enjoyed it

[@ReadySetRC]

@ShadeTree RC Thanks bro! These mini's have been grabbing my attention. Loving them in all this quarantine time😊

[@oldskoolrc-m7k]

I’ve got the the hbx16889a brushless and IMO there’s nothing to beat it and it’s only a few £ more…. I’d definitely love to buy that volcano body for it, I must keep an eye out for that shell on eBay

[@CoachD386]

Awesome review fam 💪🏾💯

[@ReadySetRC]

@Life of CoachD Thanks fam💯🤜🤛

[@gkhan32310]

Thanks for the excellent review brother! I am fairly new to hobby-style rc trucks. Last one I owned was in the late 80's as a kid it was a Tamiya Hornet I had got for christmas up in Alaska! Wish I still had it. I just ordered the HBX. But I see alot of talk about oil shocks and brushless motors and I am hoping someone could please fill me in on what difference those two things make? What does it improve? I got my 6 y/o boy the HBX 1/12 Desert Buggy and I got the HBX 16889 for myself. We live in Tijuana and we go exercise and play at a big nature reserve mostly dirt and small hills area right by the airport and it is excellent terrain for this kind if rc trucks!

[@ReadySetRC]

@J. Esquivel Welcome back to the hobby and thank you for the kind words! I'll start with the easy question first😊 The shocks are friction shocks. very bouncy. On smooth surfaces you would not know too much of difference but off-road with the friction shocks it will bounce around a bit, making it a little harder to drive. Oil filled shocks will absorb the bumps better and make the RC much easier to control. Not a show stopper but I would think about upgrading in the future. As for brushless, it currently goes 17mph. Since your are getting back into the hobby, I would say run this through a few packs first get familiar with the truck and then when you are ready for more speed go to brushless. With just a brushless setup change, you should see a 10mph boost in speed. Hope this help.

[@gkhan32310]

@@ReadySetRC wow they are already quick as they are! I will totally follow your recommendation! My regular hobby is exotic cactus collection.

[@stephencarlisle6339]

Volcano is tuff. Went head on with my tmaxx and survived

[@ReadySetRC]

@Stephen Carlisle This little truck is fun for sure!

[@Stizzy_BK]

Hi, first off great video. Question, I just bought the HBX 16889A pro I'm wondering if these volcano Wheels/tires will fit directly to the hbx pro wt no adjustment/upgrade? Thanks

[@ReadySetRC]

@Stizzy Appreciate the support! Yes they will with no adjustments. They use the same hex size.

[@Stizzy_BK]

@@ReadySetRC You are the man, thanks so much, just subscribed! 🤝✌️

[@Stizzy_BK]

Another stupid question I'm a newbie, I have some 1500mah 60c 2s Lipo's lying around, think they're suitable for this hbx? Thanks again.

[@zoridor16]

HI FRIEND! One question, the differentials, the drive shaft, spur gear are exactly the same in both models? or are there changes in the gears?

[@ReadySetRC]

@Mickey Rc (Inovaciones) Same truck.

[@burn1gotbeats]

Nice review do you know a good servo upgrade for the 16889?

[@ReadySetRC]

@BURN1GOTBEATS Thank you! I haven't swapped out the servo. Looking at it , it will be a hard one to replace because of the size and how it's mounted. Not going to be many options .

[@burn1gotbeats]

@@ReadySetRC thx a lot I’ll stick to stock it still works lol

[@oldskoolrc-m7k]

Its damn near impossible to get the Redcat body shell here in the UK… when I finally did get a body shell to put on the hbx16889 it chipped and broke in no time at all

[@ReadySetRC]

@Old School Wow!

[@WoodsUnknown]

Great video, where did you get the ramp?

[@ReadySetRC]

@Woods Unknown Thank you! Toys R US. You may be able to find them on eBay or Amazon. They are Ten Eighty Skate Ramps.

[@freddyrincon1481]

Great comparison but kinda hard to see..I think some more lighting would be better

[@ReadySetRC]

@Freddy Rincon Thank you👍

[@volksuser]

Can I use a 2s lipo on the redcat??

[@ReadySetRC]

@volksuser Yes, I use 2S 25C 1000mah pack from my HBX 16889.

[@scottgaskin8574]

Does anyone know if these wheels will fit the traxxas with the 12mm .there definitely cheap

[@ReadySetRC]

@Scott Gaskin Which Traxxas are you trying to put these on? The 16th scale stuff? If so, they should fit but there maybe better wheel/tire options since these are foamless.

[@scottgaskin8574]

@@ReadySetRC oh ,didn't now that ,thanks

[@NoahzLearning]

Both Trucks are the same truck. Think about the truck from amazon is a generic truck that HBX bought from redbat and changed a few things other than that both trucks are the same trucks. Also 2 weeks ago from the time i am writing this i bought a 1/10 scale redcat blackout XBE and i only ran this truck 4 times on the road no jumping no bashing just getting to know the truck and when i slowed down to do a turn the part that mounts on the top on all 4 wheels to adjust toe in or out the metal adjuster broke i couldn't believe what happened. I was able to drive the truck back to me the tire was angled out and the part cost $9 and i called redcat they do not cover ANY parts on any of there RCs just the electrics so that means that as soon that you have a charged battery and you take it easy to get to know your truck and any part breaks even know you were driving it nice and easy on the road well you have to buy the parts. redcat use to be a good Quality RCs but not anymore and i regreat selling this truck but back in summer of 17 i bought the 1/10 nitro volcano and it was my first nitro pull start a nice truck and for 2 years i jumped bashed that truck and not 1 part broke ever and i never changed the glow plug now thats greatly made and now downhill redcat has gone. i will never buy another redcat ever again!!!!!!!

[@ReadySetRC]

@gamingbattlegames1225 The HBX was released months before the Redcat. I believe at the time Redcat was released this car the HBX, was already putting a brushless systems in theirs. I've owned quite a few Redcats and I got to say it's been the opposite for me. The older builds were inferior to some of the newer platforms. Don't get me wrong there are a few questionable models from the newer releases but I don't feel I could say all of their RC's are inferior.

[@joekrause954]

minus tread and body visually they look like twins

[@ReadySetRC]

@Joe Krause Yup!

[@parasurveyor]

That voice sounds familiar from another channel I sub to just not as much Jersey slang into it🤔 nitrogang???

[@ReadySetRC]

@lane teague 😂🤣Actually Long Island. Nope no other channel yet🤔

[@parasurveyor]

@@ReadySetRC lol well I'm from Arkansas so I talk real southern and yal sound the same ,but probably dont to each other just like here. There are a few though that are just hillbilly lol😂🚙

[@ReadySetRC]

@@parasurveyor 😂🤣True! I use to be able to tell the southeast coast accents apart after living in the DC area for a while but now not so much.

[@anthonyarnold906]

Tires might be worth the redcat buy

[@ReadySetRC]

@Anthony Arnold They look cool👍👍

[@nick92065]

The HBX 16889 Brushless is much better. You don't need to upgrade it is available.

[@ReadySetRC]

@Nick Poverman Nice little RC👍👍

[@robertwaters8660]

Fly Hall

[@ReadySetRC]

@Robert Waters Thank you👍

[@frolferdjent]

They are literally the same car. How can one be better than the other??

[@ReadySetRC]

@Justin W They are but they are not, if that makes sense. Maybe it's just mine but the handling does not feel the same, could be the tires but it just does out of the box. The price clearly does not make them the same. If you don't mind giving Redcat the extra money for what is supposed to be the same truck as the HBX.

[@LindenRc215]

Awesome review and video bro 👍🏾💪🏾💯

[@ReadySetRC]

@Linden Rc 215 Thank you brother!