THE BADDEST RC CAR YOU CAN BUY? | Traxxas Xmaxx 8S Belted

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[@rmarkley79]

I'm sensing some serious 4th of July action coming up! Love this truck, thanks MSM!

[@joshuahead2375]

The little piece in the bag that you didn't know about is a spacer block for if you want to take off the wheelie bar. The spacer block goes in its place by the lower rear skid plate.

[@macmccartney5760]

Funny how people own one or multiple of them and don't know

[@andyb9994]

I agree that's why I have multiple Xmaxxs and a XRT...Both 💯 👍👍

[@ribbledean4111]

Do u have any that jump into light poles lol

[@curbscrape8343]

I'm umming over selling my X to to a XRT- would you say a worthy jump?

[@andyb9994]

@@curbscrape8343 XRT is an awesome truck, if you like the Xmaxx you will be just as happy with the XRT maybe even a little more, XRT does handle better, you can slide or drift more on asphalt or concrete without flipping over, where the Xmaxx is a little tougher to drive on hard surfaces!!!! XRT is a good choice 💯

[@ninthislandrc]

To until now, I would have agreed 100% that the X-MAXX is the "baddest" RC available (well, at least for surface vehicles, as I'm not including boats as 'vehicles')...it's definitely the "baddest" in my current collection of operational vehicles. Now, the reason I specify 'operational' is because I'm currently building a Kraken RC VESLA.5 SBK...and, it has the possibility to supplant the X-MAXX as my "baddest" RC vehicle.

[@crazyrusty7688]

I am planning on building an X-Maxx from a blank chassis and getting parts from friends and build exactly the way I want it as an extreme basher.

[@BJLimberg]

I built my X-Maxx. I highly recommend it.

[@AbbyRCToys]

Still a dream RC car for me Love MSM

[@tyehicks8739]

You cant have too many X Maxx's! I have a regular and a n Ultimate X Maxx. Love them!

[@AnthonyELombardi]

You don't own a single one do you

[@The94gtmoose]

Xmax is 1100 bucks plus 200 for batteries. For 1300 bucks I could buy 3-5 1/10th MTs. While amazing I’m having a hard time justifying the numbers. Plus its size means unless you have land or have a space close to parking, bringing somewhere could be challenging.

[@trashbag8124]

What 1/10 mts would you buy?

[@The94gtmoose]

@@trashbag8124 I have a rival mt10 already, so excluding that, Arrma granite, Maverick Quantum2 Flux Brushless, and kyosho mad van. I would put the TEKNO MT410 2.0 on the list but it’s kinda expensive. But I believe the tekno is kinda worth the cash when done.

[@seanconnolly2179]

@@The94gtmooseseems like open fields are the best to run these bigger ones

[@macmccartney5760]

I like my sledge too , now that i put about 1500 in it.. its probably the worst rc car traxxas has out and still havnt addressed the main issues being the chassis shock towers motormount\centerdiff mount , suspension henge mounts, diffs

[@T.J._RC]

or just learn to drive it properly. I've had mine for 8 months and upgraded the esc to a Castle 8s system. Nothing has broken and I send it 20 plus feet in the air. You just need to learn how to control it.

[@lyleburns2640]

The x Maxx is a beast I can't wait till I can get one. Great vid man thanks for sharing it with us

[@BobPavlow]

Awesome. I bought the XRT 8 months ago, the orange one, And I love it. Bought the gravix tires for it recently because the stock ones glue jobs sucked 😂 The blue body on this thing is beautiful! People are gonna hate. But that’s their right to have their own opinions. I’ve never had any problems with anything traxxas I’ve ever bought. Past or present. And I started buying traxxas way back in 1997 when I bought the nitro sport from my LHS. I also own some Arrma, Team Losi, and even the blackzon slyder, and love em all. The hobby’s supposed to be about what makes you happy. And that XMaxx would definitely make me happy! 🤩 Enjoy it, Mark!

[@valkyrievillage3673]

Too big for me to work on , I prefer 1/8 scale. I’m gettin old

[@V8chump]

I feel like they get easier to work on the bigger they get! Don’t have to squeeze anything into small spaces or work around a ton of small spaces… I often have to use garbage allen wrenches on my smaller vehicles because they’re too crammed together, impossible to reach the screws with a drill or conventional driver

[@OGPAPERBOY77]

Love my XMaxx only thing those electronics needs is that Fan Upgrade you did I did it to the esc and motor and they stay cool. Gears just need the hardened steel ones and youre good to go. I vented my tires they been good since And i dont use the self right feature 🤙

[@V8chump]

Did better fans help? I notice the stock fans are a bit slow and don’t seem to move too much air but I wasn’t sure how much better fans would help. Just got mine a few days ago and MAN it’s so good!

[@V8chump]

Did better fans help? I notice the stock fans are a bit slow and don’t seem to move too much air but I wasn’t sure how much better fans would help. Just got mine a few days ago and MAN it’s so good!

[@V8chump]

I also vent all my tires immediately. It seems to help them balloon less and makes them more balanced….or at least they balloon more evenly so you don’t get so much pizza cutter action going on.

[@OGPAPERBOY77]

@@V8chumpman those protek fans made a huge difference You can even hear the power difference in those fans I need to do it to the XRT next 🤙

[@RCDisiac]

If you lock the diffs you will never have a tire explode. I bought the 6s when XMAXX first released and now its a 8s as if u bought it out of the box 8s. People talk bad about all rc cars not understanding that things will break. Atleast traxxas takes the feedback and puts out new trucks and replacement parts to fix the issues the learn about..

[@adampittman508]

The Redcat Vigilante is the new king in town. It is sick right out of the box needs nothing. You should get one and try it.

[@GtraderS23]

I heard something about a traxxas warehouse closing is why so many traxxas vehicles are on sale. Is that true?

[@V8chump]

I don’t see any traxxas vehicles on sale at all? I see trx4 price drops but that’s been a thing for a while

[@idan678]

not much loss for the rc hobby haha

[@MUDDRAGGERRC]

Oh ok . Like you know ​@idan678

[@taterbot2006]

Traxxas pioneered a lot of the tech we use in RC. Be grateful. Arrma plastic is as brittle as glass. I have a 3s slash vxl and I ran it straight Into a wall at​ like 50 miles an hour and it did not break. That in and of itself is impressive.@@idan678

[@jeffwiseman6880]

I bought one a few years ago...just bought a new one last week...going to do a after market review the only difference right now is stock tires...I needed another one like I need a hole in my head...I am a beginner...want to do side by side comparison gears steering servo, gears and so called upgrades...I've bought them for the first one....and less than stellar...my new one will be here Thursday also fixing a Armarta limitless I bought with only two runs ...cheap...it needs new batteries because it was sitting and never charged for storage...which I will be selling...spectrum radio and charger...but batteries are junk

[@RoostedFilms]

I'm pretty sure the older Xmaxx came with matching shocks to the body color.

[@twinturbotony93]

I have the 6s blue xmaxx and it has blue shocks.

[@RoostedFilms]

@@twinturbotony93 right on. I have an older 8S & it has matching shock bodies as well.

[@twinturbotony93]

​@@RoostedFilmsmy friend has an older 8s green xmaxx with green shocks. 6s drive train doesn't like 8s. Can't get 6s parts anymore. I have to upgrade everything to 8s to fix it.

[@RoostedFilms]

@@twinturbotony93 hopefully most of the the parts retro fit without too much modding

[@twinturbotony93]

@@RoostedFilms they do for the most part. Just have to upgrade more than I wanted to fix it. It uses bigger hubs & bearings than the 6s. It's been sitting awhile since I have 60+ cars to choose from.

[@rcsmith5909]

I have two. I bought the green ultimate about four months ago and I love it.👍🏼🔥💪🏻. Great video Brother.

[@lowridr2]

i know you dont really upgrade the power on your rc cars, but an xmaxx with the big block motor is blast got a few vids on my channel pulls wheelies at 50+

[@robertmedina3195]

"This is the new T-Maxx". I will say with 100% certainty that you did not own a T-Maxx when they released to the market. They were awful. The bulkheads broke so easily, shock shafts bent so easily, transmission stuttered a lot, steering was weak, .15 was very underpowered. There's a reason so many changes occurred and different versions were released. BUT it was super cool looking and Traxxas did a great job taking ideas from every other RC out there and making a LEGIT monster truck. The X-Maxx was much better right out of the factory upon first release. Still, I don't care for X-Maxxs, they break fairly easily since they're so big and heavy. The MAXX is much more durable.

[@spenn2007]

Value is subjective, Traxxas lipos and chargers have zero to me. Now are the gears updated, do they strip nonstop? I'm considering buying one.

[@KingSlingRC]

Whats the best differential fluid to run? Stock is 10k front, 30k in the rear. Ive heard you want thicker weight in the front for cornering.

[@mkv6spd]

Sorry but the Baddest Rc on the market continues to be the Arrma 6s Infraction

[@FortycadeConcept]

If you dont drive this thing like ThunderRC, it will last for ever. :)

[@BetriebAnin]

Traxxas is definitely king of 1/5 / 1/6 scale bashers, but there’s no contest that Arrma rules 1/8 scale.

[@MannyGunzz]

$279 for two 3s batteries and a charger😂😂 versus batteries with higher mah and charger for less than$70 bucks that's crazy , max slash is awesome

[@WhatsAbout]

Respect for the time about creating but you play this guy like a cheap chinese car :)

[@jerrypayne5528]

Love my Xmaxx i just oicked one up for 600 and if i brought everything that came with it i would of spent 2000 dollars.

[@TheLilhulk1111]

The Xmas paint job that you’re bragging about was great five years ago. It’s getting old so much Traxxas.

[@TylerSL92]

Not a fan of the belted tires and $100 prince increase, since belted = really hard to flip. Yeah you can buy the regular tires but now you’re $1200 into a truck that used to be $1000

[@DadsRCGaragePNW]

Got the green X Maxx ultimate. Washed the tires and added extra glue. Reinforcing the body this afternoon with the drywall tape and shoe goo. Extremely excited to go rip!!!

[@DannyO0917]

Super durable? Well I have two of them because one of them is always broken. I'm constantly having to fix different parts on them after every bash. I do love the truck but I wouldn't say it's super durable in any way

[@V8chump]

What parts do you usually have issues with? I just got mine a few days ago, looking to make it as strong as possible

[@Joku1824]

Exactly, nothing is durable in this Hobby bc peoek go beyond their limitations and alwasy have Me and my brother in law have an Xmaxx he is man enough to admit his issues are driving errors bc he always breaks something and I hardly if ever break. I do big jumps, back flips and land damn near perfect on every jump. Hardly ever break anything. It’s all in how you drive, throttle control, landing, etc. not talking about you in general but I Don’t understand when people Talk badly about an Rc when they are the ones causing most of the issues. The bigger you go the more chance you have to break and there is always a defective issue with every single model that’s ever come out. Arrma has its wing mount. Body, mount, chassis bend, service issues. I mean, everything has its flaws. Nothing gonna be perfect.

[@DannyO0917]

@@V8chump a-arms, steering servo, spur/pinion gear. It can all be upgraded to be more reliable and maybe the newer ones have better components, I don't know. Mine didn't come with belted tires which are almost necessary on these things.

[@mustangguy3706]

If im gonna do some extreme bashing,xmaxx 100%. Love my v2 8s arrmas and they can extreme bash but you are one wrong landing from having to fix the arrma.

[@jonathanreeves3197]

I'm in Lewisville, Texas, visiting family. What is the best hobby shop I need to check out

[@Speedracer50]

Drive on out to Mckinney and visit the Traxxas Store

[@jonathanreeves3197]

​@Speedracer50 did that already. I was not really impressed

[@FaTalErrQr]

I blew two axles the first time I touched the self righting button. Haven’t touched it since and won’t again.

[@jeffbryner5355]

This is not the baddest rc. That would be the raminator gas or 12s doesn't matter. The raminator makes the xmaxx look like a stampede 😂 I would also rather have a losi 5t then this truck

[@1rcracer]

Id like to have one, but i dont want to pay that price of them 😂 look fun to go do whatever with

[@candyred3v]

When I started rc it was between this or outcast 8s. I chose outcast. To each their own I guess. Hopefully they can keep pushing eachother

[@kolasaRC]

good job on letting us know about the sales, this video made me sub. keep em coming, From Alberta Canada❤❤❤❤❤

[@longboardguy]

Nice. I’m also in Alberta Canada 🇨🇦

[@average__RC]

I regret selling my xmaxx big time, I wish I had the extra cash to buy another. It’s a great truck for sure.

[@macmccartney5760]

I got a free winch with my new body trx4 bronco. I think it was my hobby shop that did it but maybe it was a traxxas thing idk

[@jakob9299]

You didn’t mention the gearing is now 15/54. Before it was 18/54

[@rigoarredondo1986]

Ive had my Xmaxx for 3 years everything is stock besides the sledgehammer belted tires

[@Johnny6ex]

Nah dud you get 4 4s bats for 200 Why did traxxAS make their batteris

[@alberteyde8024]

I guess i have to concur that the xmaxx is bad..... but i dont think thats what you meant...

[@cryptocryptic1186]

What was the special deal that you got for the xmaxx I’m confused

[@midwestboss8808]

MT410 is still better its lighter, faster and stronger and flips like an animal

[@chengahlang2000]

PrimalRC Raminator is the biggest and baddest RC car you buy.

[@tyrellcorp2118]

Baddest RC according to MSM. Let me guess, it’s a Traxxas …

[@jamesskinner762]

MSRP?😵

[@johnmiller4553]

WHERES THE LOSI DBXL E AT ????

[@endosrc]

the baddest Xmaxx is the vitavon roller one

[@MervHernandez]

That little part you say you should know what its for I beleive its for when you remove the wheelie bars.

[@V8chump]

Yep! Slap that in to give some cushion on the rear bumper

[@butzaman5139]

Traxxas crushes off road Arma crushes on road. My opinion

[@poorboysrc]

No doubt, those are pretty rad machines! Great stuff, Mark!

[@AlejandroGarcia-si9vt]

What hobby store does he go to in colorado because none of the ones i go to have any of these deals

[@KG-xf9ew]

Sorry man but you're getting a bit click-bait happy

[@darylbates9953]

Darn you Mark, you are seriously costing me more money !!!

[@bryanrenkal4287]

And how many people can afford this in this economy

[@brsrc759]

Damn it I was hoping for something new

[@low96hb]

Awesome machine and yes it is a great looking truck. But as for the best looking body out there on and brand of RC truck is the gun metal gray truck body on the Arrma Big Rock 6s, in my opinion of course 👍. Great video

[@havocisomegathegigaddiappl9560]

To big for my me im staying with my 1/10 and 1/8 😮

[@MUDDRAGGERRC]

IT IS THE BEST RC FOR SURE !! NOT THAT HEAVY ASS JUNK ARMMA😂

[@robertparadise3255]

I don't have anywhere to run something that big

[@chrisryder4709]

Why isn't that body listed on the site ? Great info !

[@mikeheck5247]

My favorite rc is My new slash bl 2s I love it

[@OrlandoCastroAntonio]

Can you fly a beginners rc plane video

[@CRAIGMAC-RC]

I just bought the same exact truck did some run and posted it on here , I think the belted sledge hammers are to much for the suck gears I blew the gears on mine in the third run , but I love the truck

[@HeckYeahMan]

Need more videos of actual racing

[@jasondemers8522]

I do like that body! It’s pretty sweet!

[@cryptocryptic1186]

Are you saying if I buy the traxxas Xmaxx right I will get free battery and charger for it?

[@Mars_rc_adventure]

The deal is just for the Maxx Slash I believe.

[@gatorjackrc1853]

But hey , like I said , no hate here I'm just saying that Whatever floats your boat go with it

[@Corpustroni01]

Have you ever had it shut down due to overheat?

[@gatorjackrc1853]

Listen, brother, no hate here, but I had a bad experience with traxxas about 9 years ago I just felt like they forced me to upgrade and the customer service sucks still to this day from my other friend that that tell me. And not to call you up, but the first 2 and a 1/2 minutes.You're already talking about upgrades

[@Lussuosoclothing]

So they change the tires and the body

[@thatsmyrc]

Why did I know it was going to be a Traxxas

[@thatsmyrc]

It’s an awesome all around rig, I’ve owned multiple units.

[@toolbaggers]

Red, white and blue were used on the flags of both sides of July 4th.

[@GearWorksRc]

How many Xmaxxes do you need lol. I just barely got my OG TMAXX .15 engine and the end of this summer I’m gonna do a Tmaxx series of videos on my channel.

[@dylanwhite6539]

The sledgehammer tires are 8.4 inches in diameter. The old maxx AT tires were 8.0 inches in diameter. The real issue with the maxx AT and the gravix are that they’re too small for the wheel diameter. The foam ends up snapping and then the clump ends up busting the tire eventually. The sledgehammers have what I believe is enough sidewall and foam thickness to avoid that. I can’t say that with absolute confidence though as I do not own them myself. I have two sets of the old duratrax six packs and one set of the new warthogs. Both are much more adequate. My original set of six packs that are like 2.5 years old still work, though they have needed a couple sets of re gluing. Same for the set I bought with my xrt, one blew out due to inadequate glue. Foam did get destroyed but I had a spare from a cracked wheel so I’m taking the wheel from the dead one and glueing it to the good tire and foam. Warthogs haven’t done anything yet but have much less use. They will probably need glue at some point.

[@Storyracing387]

Awesome truck! I remember seeing my E-Revo for the first time on your channel lol! The XRT and now this one are my net favorites! Great video as always Mark!! Are you and or the family coming to GA at the end of July??

[@jz64]

Your a weenie driving that thing more throttle more fun better video . Your Awesome though Mark lol😂

[@mattmaclearn263]

They should bring back new version of t maxx Love the double shocks Lol how about an X Tmax Xmax with double shocks

[@polarlicht4758]

I sold all my winches since i never use them. I wonder why so many TRX4s are out of stock at Traxxas? They gonna update them???

[@twinturbotony93]

For me the savage will always be my favorite truck. I pre-ordred the original savage 21 and picked up a v2 flux around christmas time. The v2 is an animal stock.

[@f.noggle]

I have close to 30 RC's and the XMaxx is hands down my favorite. Second is probably my Outcast 4s.

[@Macgyver46]

Every time I hear it's the best then hear it needs upgrades or the gears are poor metal etc. It's just a beast of an RC with flaws like everything else. I have serious doubts it will handle my city bashing. I've gone though 14 rigs and so far only 1 has survived a summer here with me.

[@bluegroovemodelsports9650]

Great video

[@asaelochoa7519]

What kind of ramp is that?

[@kingsransomsilver3712]

What if you don’t want colored aluminum that scratches why don’t they make a natural aluminum version?

[@philThomspn]

That all you buy is traxxas

[@joekugelman4196]

I am happy to be the owner of an X Maxx….. easily my favorite truck in my fleet

[@V8chump]

Just got mine a few days ago! Got it used for $850 with a dual charger and two batteries… all of which are BRAND new. Bottom of the chassis/arms had 0 scuffs, the diff cups were perfect, body had no damage… thing is MINT. Guy said he wanted to sell it bc he got an XRT and liked it more, fine by me! 🤩 Never EVER use self right and vent your tires. your drivetrain/tires will last 100x longer and you’ll save a ton of time (not) glueing tires

[@johngantner9314]

what he say about the sales?

[@manchildrc]

Hey Mark, how about doing a pit mat shoot out? I've never seen a video comparing them

[@5.7Moparshawty]

Bro I just recently got into the RC hobby and I must say you have the baddest RC collection I seen on here

[@JamesBond-hz2tn]

All hail the king of rcs trucks love the blue body the only weak component is the steering servo can't wait to see what your going to do with it 👍👍

[@edwinwelch1946]

i really need to start saving and get an RC. Been watching RC channels for years and have never got into it yet. I think this year I will invest in an RC setup

[@rudywatson2735]

I thought custom limitless were the baddest maybe that’s just my local area that thinks that

[@chickenfist1554]

Thunder Tiger should sue Traxxas for using the 'Sledgehammer' name haha

[@twisterzman]

Traxxas had a truck called the sledgehammer in 1989

[@chickenfist1554]

@@twisterzman Surprised they haven't sued Thunder Tiger then lol

[@hankpog3907]

I guess Peter Gabriel should sue as well then

[@chickenfist1554]

@@hankpog3907 Wouldn't work. That was a song, not an RC vehicle