Should YOU Buy One? - Traxxas TRX4M F150 High Trail Review

[@LukeTheNukeRC]

Nice! Had mine for 2 months, and no issues so far! One problem it tips over very easily, but beside that, it's awesome! Very cool review and test!

[@DoURC]

Thanks very much 👍 I like the body, but found it a bit annoying to use, especially how bindy the drive train is. I tried to mud it on the weekend and it was useless! 🤣🤦

[@BroncoDev_]

@@DoURC My steering started binding badly too after my first deep water crossing. Took out the front axle shafts, cleaned it out, and lubed up the ball part with grease, and then oiled the bushings. more or less solved the issue for me, good luck!

[@Atopper]

My son & I just got a pair of these. We love them & aren’t having any issues. I personally think it’s a fantastic all around truck. Don’t think you could ask much more from the size that it is. Only thing I’m thinking of doing is weigh inserts (maybe copper barrels) in the wheels. Two trucks & four batteries for a great father/ son day out. Highly recommend these trucks.

[@DoURC]

Excellent, glad you like them and can't beat some family RC time. 👍

[@StravaJB]

Replacing the Micky Thompson tires with the BF Goodrich tires (9771) from the Bronco will lower the truck by 0.23 inches / 5.84 mm and lower the gear ration by 10%. Small changes but in the right direction and they do help. Less bounce from the BF Goodrich tires too.

[@DoURC]

Thanks for the info, very helpful. 👍 I actually turned mine into a mini Mega Mud Truck instead. 👍😁

[@ScottyBGaming239]

I just bought one and I love it. My 2 year old also loves it. It's durable enough for him and the way it climbs is incredible. $185 after tax is a little steep for a 1/18th but I was tired of going through amazon rc cars for $25 a piece and them only lasting a couple days.

[@DoURC]

Excellent, it's definitely worth paying a bit more for something like this, it's just such a better experience too. 👍

[@veightrwd8828]

Is a good deal at 100 usd? Friend has one he’s used twice, now selling. It’s basically brand new.

[@DoURC]

@veightrwd8828 Yeah definitely. If you get it, fit the low range gears, as I find it a very frustrating rig stock due to the rubbish slow speed control. 👍

[@veightrwd8828]

@@DoURC thanks

[@falcondragonslayer]

I’m planning to get one of these, and I’ll probably buy the crawling transmission and just switch it out depending on what I’m doing.

[@DoURC]

Cool, I've got a video in my Mini Crawlers playlist showing how to change the trx4m gears. 👍

[@NWrcadventures]

Nice review mate i just got mine yesterday i waited around for the brown version which is beautiful btw its a very nice brown color these are not crawlers mate they are full blown trail rigs and thats how we should use em i rock crawled with mine with full upgrades and brass and it does seem to stay more planted than it is stock and it doesn't tip over as easily u really gotta crack that turn hard for it to tip once u get all the metal gearing bearings and brass it should stay more planted and handle better in trailing situations 👍

[@DoURC]

Thanks very much 👍 Yeah I get its meant to be a trail truck, but tbh even for that out the box it's not great. I tried to take it for a mud run on Saturday and it was pretty much useless tbh. I know I'll need to upgrade it, that's why I bought it, but out the box it's a bit pants tbh, especially considering the price! 🤦

[@NWrcadventures]

@@DoURC yes indeed mate def needs upgrades but the body is gorgeous amd definitely makes a killer scale trail rig 👍

[@DoURC]

@NWrcadventures Yeah I love the look, looks great. 👍😎

[@Nfarer]

Mine is wonderful, I just wish Traxxas would come out with more upgrade options

[@DoURC]

Glad you're happy with yours. 👍

[@donald2818]

They did that because some people like to trail run the truck which arguably is what it is for, not rock crawling. So in that case you want some speed. For those who want to crawl spend the 5 bucks for the lower gear. The new brushless system that just came out will have the best of both worlds.

[@DoURC]

But even as a trail truck it's not great. You still need to go over obstacles on the trail. It needs a better ESC really. Tbh there are better RC's out there for the money imo. 👍 Also cheaper brushless systems out there you could fit too, although you can retain the transmitter with the Traxxas one, which may be a plus point for some people. 👍

[@griffinvlogs8603]

@@DoURCadvice on better ones for the money,,, on the hunt

[@DoURC]

@@griffinvlogs8603 Check out my Top 5 Mini Crawlers video I did the other day. I talked about the best releases of 2024. 👍

[@donald2818]

Follow up to this, even with Furitek brushless this truck needs lower gearing if you are going to rock crawl it to reduce the cogging and keep the motor temps down.

[@DoURC]

@donald2818 Honestly you're better off just buying a better truck to begin with, save yourself some money. 👍

[@360woodierc]

Ouch!!That first crash. It looked at home on the trail though.Nice and smooth.

[@DoURC]

🤣 Nothing of mine stays looking nice for long! 🤣🤦

[@andrewrichey7374]

Yeah just awesome, I got the black Chevy coming, appreciate the video love that blue looks awesome catch you on the next one

[@DoURC]

Ah awesome, hope you like it. I really wanted the brown F150, but they only had the blue in stock. 👍

[@islandrc-duke1972]

awesome rc and review,great off road test

[@DoURC]

Thanks very much mate 👍

[@spaceflight1019]

I had a 1977 that looked like that. If they make it with the early grille I'll buy it.

[@DoURC]

Nice, sounds cool. 👍

[@ponycar03]

Yes! You are right, I looked it up on the internet.

[@DoURC]

Cool. 👍

[@RCScaleAdventures-24]

Bearings help the slow speed control issues, I’d start there before installing slow gears

[@DoURC]

Yeah I can appreciate that. It's still rubbish slow speed control out the box though and not much better with mods.

[@amiraseri]

Great video, appreciate if you can suggest me top upgrades for this model type for crawling.

[@DoURC]

Thanks very much 👍 Check out my Mini Crawlers playlist. I've done upgrades to this, upgrades to my TRX4M Defender and a $100 build video. 👍

[@rcveljekset]

Good review and great video!👍

[@DoURC]

Thanks very much 👍

[@RC3DPrintAdventure]

Good honest review. I have really liked my TRX4M. I also really like the look of high trail version. But at that price there is some very stiff competition with many more features. Thanks for a great video. 👍

[@DoURC]

Thanks very much 👍 Yeah I wanted to really like it and love the body, but the out the box performance isn't great, especially considering the price and the brand. Traxxas could have done such a better job imo. They call it the High Trail, but tbh it still experiences a lot of the normal trx4m ground clearance issues. With upgrades I'm sure it'll be much better, but there's 100% better rtr's on the market for less money. 👍

[@stevelockhart1648]

Got the trx4 f150 for xmess. Thinking about a smaller rig as well. Not overly sold on the quality off the trx4m. What others do you feel has better gear for approx same cost?

[@DoURC]

@stevelockhart1648 Yeah there's such a difference between the trx4 and trx4m. Such a shame they didn't put the same effort into the trx4m. I'd recommend either the FCX18 or FCX24, both much better performance and value for money. I have comparison videos in my Mini Crawlers playlist. 👍

[@RockmanRC]

Even in small, it is very pretty😊🎉

[@DoURC]

Yeah it's a nice looking rig I'll give it that. 👍

[@Goodwincustoms]

Is there a way to make it slow speed?

[@DoURC]

Yeah you can fit the low range gears. If you look in my Mini Crawlers playlist, I've a guide on doing it on the TRX4M Defender, which is the same gearbox. Got a mega mud truck build on this one too. 👍

[@Goodwincustoms]

Ok cool

[@aftermathmotomxrc]

Furitek motor /esc.. would make this RC amazing

[@DoURC]

That's the plan. 👍😎😁

[@pandacrawler6x6]

Awesome Unboxing and Review Vídeo my Friend!!! Love ❤ that color!!!

[@DoURC]

Thanks very much mate, appreciate it. 👍 Yeah it's a fantastic looking body. 👍

[@pandacrawler6x6]

You are Welcome my Friend 🐼👍🏻

[@galanakis.1836]

Which is better this or the defender and why ? Thanks.

[@DoURC]

Depends what you want to use it for really. The FCX24 and FCX18 are better than both tbh! 🤣👍

[@BellaT-nu4vv]

I wonder if we can put this body on a FCX18 properly

[@DoURC]

You can make anything fit if you want to. 👍

[@BellaT-nu4vv]

@@DoURC yeah I just wondered if the fenders etc look a little bit goofy because of the little differences in dimensions however I checked after writing that comment and the price is 70 dollars just for the painted Ford body so forget it because it doesn't worth. Typical Traxxas meh The body looks really fascinating though Thx for the answer still :)

[@DoURC]

@BellaT-nu4vv No worries. 👍 Yeah you could almost buy a whole FCX24M for that! I know which I'd rather! 🤣😬

[@Anglian-Rc]

I was looking at this but think I'll choose between the defender or bronco. Which of those 2 would you say is better? (I do like a defender) 😅

[@DoURC]

Personally I'd choose the Defender as I prefer the body, but the Bronco would be a bit better as it's got a lower cg. 👍

[@Anglian-Rc]

@@DoURC awesome thank you I do like a defender myself never had a trx so looking forward to it

[@DoURC]

@Anglian-Rc They're pretty cool, personally I think the FCX24 is better though out the box. 👍

[@Anglian-Rc]

@@DoURC ooh see I like the k5 blazer by Fms. I have the fcx18 lc80. I've always wanted a trx but the big ones are extremely pricey 😆 so once I found out about these I was like that might do to scratch the trx itch 😆

[@DoURC]

@Anglian-Rc Yeah they're good, but nothing like the tenth scale. I was really disappointed tbh. Tenth scale trx4 is a different ball game. 👍

[@antz6130]

Cool video Is it four wheel drive or two wheel thanks

[@DoURC]

@@antz6130 Thanks very much. 4WD 👍

[@antz6130]

@@DoURC cool thanks for getting back

[@DoURC]

@@antz6130 No problem at all 👍

[@RabbiJesus]

I’d like to see this vs the FCX18.

[@DoURC]

Think the FCX18 would walk all over it tbh, as it did the trx4m Defender. From a performance point of view, the high trail is worse as its got an even higher centre of gravity. 👍 I'd definitely pick the FCX18 over this, even with it modified in its current Mega Truck form. 👍

[@backshedrc]

Before I watch the video - Yes, we should buy one...😊

[@DoURC]

🤣👍

[@ponycar03]

Awesome little rig for my 7 year old.

[@DoURC]

Excellent, hope they enjoy it. 👍

[@ponycar03]

I don’t think the shocks on these are oil filled..?

[@DoURC]

@ponycar03 Yeah they're oil filled out the box. 👍

[@Fortes_RC_Adv]

Very nice trx4... If you want a traxxas and like this body shell, yes you should buy it💪😉✅️

[@DoURC]

🤣 I like the encouragement 🤣👍

[@Fortes_RC_Adv]

@@DoURC it's a pleasure 😁💪

[@MarkMerritt-hd9vj]

Def my fcx18 is better but I just ordered a bunch of parts for my trx4m high trail as well as will be ordering new parts for my fcx18 next

[@DoURC]

Yeah they're both good rigs. But yeah out the box I think the FCX18 has the edge. 👍 Enjoy your builds. 👍

[@Dad-Dom]

Is it worth the money

[@Dad-Dom]

Should i by one

[@DoURC]

There's definitely better mini crawlers out there imo. 👍

[@The_RC_Family]

New game, do a shot every time you hear the word "trail" Edit - No scratch that my buddies and I just got back from hospital after getting alcohol poisoning... 😂 I nearly picked one of these up from Rochester RC when I was there the other day. So glad I got the FTX Stinger instead, I mean, the weather's been perfect for on-road drift cars! Yes, I make bad choices!

[@DoURC]

🤣 I don't drink, so I'd be clean out after the first shot! Tbh you probably made the right choice, I was disappointed with it. 👍

[@The_RC_Family]

Doh, shame because I love the look of it! @@DoURC

[@Goodwincustoms]

Is it worth it ? Or should I save money ?

[@DoURC]

Depends on what you're looking for. The FMS FCX24 and FCX18 are both better imo. 👍

[@Goodwincustoms]

@@DoURC ok I’ll look

[@kingwill_lay]

Price?

[@DoURC]

About $150

[@patrickkerns2022]

yes this truck is flawed traxxas is not that good they should have fixed this issue almost every review mentioned this jerky horrible control.why they dont do a brushless version and that horrible noise it makes .its bad enough it rolls over constantly many issues with this one and we are on our own traxxas will do nothing lazy stagnet company thanks for the video

[@DoURC]

Yeah it's not the best tbh, definitely better performing and better value for money rigs out there. 👍 Traxxas have released a brushless system now you could add as an upgrade. Probably be better to just use an aftermarket one though. 👍

[@blackcatraceway2682]

Will a new motor get rid of that horrible whine? Other rc cars don't make that sound.

[@DoURC]

It's the ESC that's whining. Stock electronics aren't great. It's better with the low range gears, but then it's very slow. 👍

[@blackcatraceway2682]

@DoURC Thank you for the response

[@DoURC]

@@blackcatraceway2682 No problem at all 👍

[@afrog2666]

I hate their proprietary batteries, it`s the crApple way of making things, reason enough to stay away. You basically get ZERO options as far as batteries and chargers, what`s next? Proprietary places to run the model? Same goes for Axial and their Spectrum stuff, it looks consumers out of making their own choices and replaces said options with far more expensive items. Not that Spectrum is bad, but if I literally pay twice the money for a battery that performs the same, but with some "smart charging" nonsense, I don`t want it. I want options, and american manufacturers don`t want you to have options, they want to sell you THEIR ecosystem and give the consumer, NO options, which is absolute BS. More money to CHINA TraxxASS ;)

[@DoURC]

Yeah it is annoying. They should all just be the same across all manufacturers imo. 👍

[@julianluo8635]

The side mirror breaks very soon and easily. The Hightrail karosserie is unfortunately a failed production and not worth the money.

[@DoURC]

Yeah one of my mirrors was broken off in the box, had to glue it back on. 👍 I was quite disappointed tbh, there's much better RC'S available for less money. 👍

[@truckerclock1654]

Any recommendations? ​@@DoURC

[@publicmultch8208]

Broke my mirror off in minutes.

[@DoURC]

@publicmultch8208 They're not very strong are they. The trx4m definitely isn't traxxas tough likes it big brother! 😬

[@Jim-p5b]

My first roll over, day one broke both of my mirrors