Tamiya Ford F350 High Lift (Talk about Tamiya Tag).

[@MarkBryanRC]

And many thanks to you, Derek, for doing the tag video! I really enjoyed you chatting about your first Tamiya, such a beautiful truck. Obviously not the best performing truck, but who cares when it looks so scale and has such charm. Perfect for any trail run, especially being permanent 4WD. Loved the humour in the video, good old Pete! The highlight for me was the end of the garden run where you imposed Pete's face in the headlights - Haha - priceless!!! :)

[@CarminesRCTipsandTricks]

HEAR HEAR!! 🍻🍺🍻🍻

[@hollyhillrc]

My pleasure Mark. I'm pleased you enjoyed my little bits of humour !

[@robbrennanrc]

Great chat Derek and a lovely bit of kit you have there mate. Well I didn't know some of these three speed kits were 4WD in all gears, my Bruiser is only 4WD in the lowest gear. Great stuff again mate and keep'em coming.

[@hollyhillrc]

Hi Rob. Thank you very much mate. I must admit I didn't know the Bruiser only worked in 4WD in low gear until recently when the HG P407 copy was released. That's why I made a point of mentioning mine being 4WD in all three gears in this video.

[@TonysRcTechboom]

I bet this is the longest time you guys have spent apart 🥺 hopefully you 2 will be back in Action 🤞 stay safe Boys 😍

[@soflorclife6970]

Excellent share my friend and Happy Tamiya Tuesday!! 😁👍🏼

[@hollyhillrc]

Thank you very much Justin. Happy Tamiya Tuesday to you too my friend 😀👍👍

[@satorrotas]

I really like this Tamiya, I never buy them and it's a bit of a shame, but just by looking at yours it still makes me want to have one, lol, great work and very good test .

[@hollyhillrc]

Hello Pascal. Thank you very much. Yes it's a nice looking scale RC. I really like the Toyota Hilux version too 😍

[@satorrotas]

@@hollyhillrc 😊👍

[@rctrailcats3492]

Good run down on the rig. Looks like having a good time at home. =)

[@hollyhillrc]

Thank you very much Gary. We're ok my friend. Trying to make the best out of a scary situation.

[@RccarsUK]

Oh sweet... I do love a nice Ford pickup

[@hollyhillrc]

Hello mate. Thanks very much. Hope you and your family are all safe and well my friend 😊👍

[@PeteWylieRC]

Ha, thanks for the mention and a lovely double entendre! Very enjoyable video Derek. I hadn't realised that some of those 3 speed trucks were 4wd in all gears. Looks really cool. I notice that you are saying Tamiya like the Americans. Get a grip man! So is that your garage you have set yourself up in? You could be building kits out there surely? Is it a wallpaper table? Anyway it's an ideal set-up for doing some presenting on KZbin. Top work my friend 😀

[@hollyhillrc]

No problems 😄 Yes I recorded this yesterday morning in the garage, and I may rename my channel to "Pasting Table Productions". It could be used for a build, but it's not really practical all year round. It's very cold and damp in there during the winter, and we have a resident mouse that likes to leave it's wee and parcels everywhere. The RC's on the shelves are usually wrapped up in plastic. I had them on show for the video. When the Jaaaag's in there you can't really move because it's a standard garage full of stuff.

[@PeteWylieRC]

@@hollyhillrc hey I hadn't spotted my face in the headlights the first time round. Brilliant 😂 I think I was already typing the comment at that point. Well I guess you could use the garage in the summer months if you were desperate to build something and couldn't get the use of the dining table. I was forgetting that you put the Jaaaag in there. There was a time when I kept the car in the garage but obviously not now it's the hobby room. The car can get wet while I'm all toasty building RC's 😀

[@hollyhillrc]

@@PeteWylieRC lol, that was the best bit Pete 😄 Glad you liked it 👍

[@Remoteaddicted]

Great video Derek! Your High Lift is a beauty! Thanks for sharing 👍🏼

[@hollyhillrc]

Hi Charlie. Thank you very much my friend 😊👍

[@NSRBOY250]

Nice going bro derek waz very nice of you to share this amazing truck with us all she runs proper nice to.👍👍👍

[@hollyhillrc]

Hello mate. I'm happy you enjoyed it. 😀👍👍

[@RcNickster709]

Back when I first started looking at the scale side of this hobby, back in the day I really Really Really wanted one of these awesome rigs. So Scale and so cool looking. Great video Derek. And thanks for the run down. Hope all is well with you brother. Have a great day

[@hollyhillrc]

Hi Nick. Thank you very much. They don't perform like our Axials, but they do look very scale. I can't help but to have an attachment to this one as it was my third ever RC after my SCX10 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon. We are keeping safe and well thanks Nick. Hope you and your family are too my friend.

[@rcrelatedstuff6092]

Very interesting to see your F350 Highlifter Derek. As you say suspension looks a bit stiff but what a cool truck. Big thumbs up on this one!

[@hollyhillrc]

Thanks Daniel 👍 I have an attachment to this Tamiya. It's like an old friend that's been by my side throughout my RC journey.

[@tiborvon]

In the rear, Oooooooh sir. Lolol. Derek you are such a funny guy, you always put a smile on my face. The truck is outstanding and simply speaks for itself matey , i could go on for ages on how cool and nice it is !!!!!!!! I also have to mention that i thought the final shots with the head lamps special effects was awsomme to mate. Always a delight to see your videos and editing quality. Top stuff dude

[@hollyhillrc]

Thank you very much for your kind words Tibs. I appreciate it mate 😊👍👍

[@CarminesRCTipsandTricks]

That is so nice Derek!! 😎👌 Don't think it would ever make a good Crawler... But that doesn't matter, does it? People lose the distinction lately. It's a TRAIL Truck. Damn good one at that. I understand about the Springs... My Second Tamiya was the Blazing Blazer. It was like the Axles were bolted straight to the Frame!! 😲😖 But I'd give most anything to get it back. Thanks for sharing, and please stay SAFE! 😷 Carmine ✈🚂🚙

[@hollyhillrc]

Totally Carmine. Trail Truck is a good description, and a very good looking one too imho 👍

[@TonysRcTechboom]

Fantastic Bench talk of that Amazing Rig Derek. Great Running video to. Carnt believe how many Tamiyas you've collected in 4 years 😱 great video, keep safe and well my good friend 👍😍😎👍

[@hollyhillrc]

Hi Tony. Thanks mate. I've started to sell some now. I have so many that I just don't run them all. It's a shame but they're wasted just sat in a cupboard. They need a life and they don't get one with me. Time to move them on to someone who can give them a run and enjoy them 😊👍

[@TonysRcTechboom]

@@hollyhillrc I see what you mean , you get too many that you dont have time to enjoy them like you should 🥺 I wish I had the money, I would buy a couple of you. 🥺 keep safe and well My good friend 👍🥰😎👍

[@MrBEEFCAKE26]

lovly upload seen this on instagram so glad to see a video on it bud so nice to see you on camera got his mojo videos on getting better each time keep it up bud.

[@hollyhillrc]

Thanks very much Mark. It's not the best crawler, but it's definitely a looker 😍

[@thecontractor365]

Thanks for the link that was an interesting watch. I used to own several of the Tamiya haulage trucks that used this gearbox and you're right those gates on the tranny are essential for changing gears. You do though have the option to set the gearbox in one gear of your choice. At the truck club I attend you will occasionally hear an ailing gearbox. Horrible grinding sound ( probably bad builds ), I never had any problems. It's a lovely trucks though, I just can't understand Tamiya's pricing at £600.00+. Happy New Year dude...👍🏻👍🏻.

[@hollyhillrc]

You're very welcome. This was a prebuilt when I bought it five years ago. I've had no issues with it apart from the "upgraded" steering it came with. But since I've changed it back to the stock set up the suspension works a lot better. The gearbox has always been spot on and only the servo needs a little adjustment now and again. Now I have a lot more experience with RC I would love to build the Toyota Tundra Hi Lift. But I agree that these kits are over priced so I can't justify spending that amount on one..... Yet !

[@Leonsrchobbys]

Fantastic looking truck my friend👍😊🇬🇧😎👊

[@hollyhillrc]

Thanks very much Leon 😊👍

[@seansrcconstruction]

Awesome stuff man it really looks good. I was going to get rid off my tundra but it looks so scale. I just finished doing some upgrades I added a RC4WD R2 transmission and a set off RC4WD 1.5 mudslingers and took some leafs out of the suspension. Test run today fingers crossed lol

[@hollyhillrc]

Hi Sean. Thank you very much my friend. I was hoping you'd see this. I totally agree. They're not the best offroaders, but they're definitely among the best looking scale RC's. I love mine despite its limitations. It's all back to stock now, which I must admit, I really like. It only has the main leaf and the smallest leaf on the suspension set up, but it's still very stiff. Tamiya used to have softer red leaf springs for them as an optional hop up, but I don't know if there still available. But I only use mine for light trailing really so my setup is good enough for that. I'm glad you didn't get rid of yours. I quite like the Tundra, but I'm tempted to get the Hilux version. I didn't build the Ford and I'd really like to build one now I've had more experience with RC. Hope your test run went ok mate : )

[@seansrcconstruction]

Holly Hill RC yeah I kept it as stock has possible. I’m really liking it a lot I’ll look into the red springs

[@hollyhillrc]

@@seansrcconstruction I was wrong about the red springs. They are by RC4WD store.rc4wd.com/Red-Super-Soft-Flex-Leaf-Springs-4_p_917.html They are hard to find but they are the same size as the Trailfinder 2, so a soft alternative may still be available. As you run the truck more, the stock leaf springs do loosen up, but it takes a while. The biggest problem with running just a small leaf with the main leaf, is you can get axle warp if you run it hard. This wears out the springs over time and bends them. My rear axle is slightly out of line, but I may be able to straighten it by adjusting the two short tie rods. Another way to soften the suspension is to remove the springs from the shocks. I haven't done that yet, but may give it a try.

[@seansrcconstruction]

Holly Hill RC Thanks man I’ll definitely be looking into these. Good idea with the shocks never even thought about that

[@nlrcchannel3967]

Nice video 🔥🔥👍🏻👊🏻💪🏻🇳🇱👍🏻💪🏻💪🏻

[@hollyhillrc]

Thank you very much my friend 😊👍

[@fencenaoghen3569]

Hi, Derek, and thanks for sharing. This F350 3 speed is a discovery for me. I'm glad you're participating in the evolution of my poor Tamiya culture. Excellent video with a lot of humor, even in the headlights! Glad to see you're in such good shape during this lockdown. Take care. Oh, yeah, I almost forgot, you're invited : kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZfOo4Brn7aJnrc

[@hollyhillrc]

Hi Alex. Thank you very much. I'm happy you enjoyed my video about my first Tamiya. Stay safe my friend 😊👍