The CHEAP Rock Crawler Nobody Told Me About! This FTX Mauler is awesome!

The FTX Mauler (RGT Rock Hammer) has been about for quite sometime, but this is the first time I've had a chance to test it! I am very impressed at it's 'Out of The Box' performance! An Underrated Cheap RC Crawler. (Cheaper than a Traxxas TRX4 or Axial SCX10 III etc...)
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[@matthewmorton6462]

FTX make the hobby so accessible to anyone and they offer so many so you can try out the different types of RC without breaking the bank

[@roblowrie1969]

My son has one of these, and he loves it. The steering is made much better by cutting off the steering lock stops, and if you cut the tyres and take alternate tread blocks out, it get loads more grip. The foams turn to concrete in the cold, so he's running large hair doughnuts in the tyres now, and it outperforms my TRX4 sometimes. He runs it through large puddles, and the only issues he's had is the servo gave up in thick mud, so was replaced with a £10 DSServo, and the spur and pinion gave up, but that was a £7 replacement. I also have a fully sealed aluminium gearbox to go in it, with an Scx10ii belly plate to allow it to fit in. It's an awesome crawler, and good to see it on your channel. My sons watched it twice now. 😁👍🏻

[@arthurmills6981]

I have one of these. They're AWESOME!! A very capable crawler and can crawl over nearly everything! I hope you enjoy it. Have fun!

[@kevtrem341]

My 5 year old son loves his Mauler, had it about 6 months now. Stock servo lasted 4 month's and the motor has just started failing. Its had about 150hours of use running solely 2S lipo. Brilliant rigs and great for introduction to crawling.

[@kodak_jack]

The weather certainly explains why one gets into vehicles vs quads. With vehicles, you have a chance, especially with wind. With quads, you just sit and look out the window.

[@mgmidget81]

I have the orange one and I love it! Stock so far apart from switch to Lipos. Have a 25kg servo to go in and the aluminium base plate to go on just for the hell of it! Great crawler that out performs a lot more expensive machinery at our local track.

[@TomleyRC]

Yes it’s awesome. Took it out today with a servo upgrade, much better

[@rehan2118]

@@TomleyRC My remote isn't working for some reason, any tip?

[@fromfin90]

The hing yo wondered maybe for an aerial, the stick in the back. For the spare wheel i'd say. i'd slap in a metal gear servo(minimum 20kg, and metal servo arm) my own radio and and a hobbywing 1080 (or 1060 for budget oriented)ESC, up to 3s lipo and plenty settings to adjust. Perhaps other tires as that thread pattern is tight, or remove a few lugs t give more room for rocks to attach to and dirt to get into. Otherwise looks fine!

[@oldeschoolrcukold5141]

I would recommend an instant upgrade of red cat gen6 metal diffs and a little weight on the front. Mine now full metal drive chain with scx10 metal gearbox and a hobbywing 1080wp. 4ws to. Awesome rigs for the money

[@RuisRcAdventures]

Had mine for 4 months and nothing wrong with the stock diffs so far

[@oldeschoolrcukold5141]

@@RuisRcAdventures push it hard they will strip buddy a worthy upgrade for around £6 each

[@TomleyRC]

Cheers dude

[@Lee.gRC27]

Im running hw esc with scx10 gbox with drag brake , these are great to modify

[@Alex_Pasu]

A friend of mine has one. Stock plastic diffs. He stripped them both on his first run (got a wheel stuck and tried to push through) now he has left-wheels-drive

[@pipnmaz]

I have one a Mauler and I love it. I posted a recent video showing mine with rear steer installed. The turning circle on it as stock is quite poor so I fitted a front axle and servo straight on the back and with just a couple of extra wires from the receiver to power the rear servo and a servo reversing lead the rear axle turns with the front to tighten up the turning circle - it makes a world of difference. Also upgraded front and rear servos to some reasonable 15kg servos, added a light bar to the front and a custom paint job with green plastidip.

[@kevingoodman9191]

Bought this for my little girl and it is brilliant she loves it and we have had great fun with it off road snow is good fun too

[@TomleyRC]

Awesome!

[@jeremymiller2340]

Well that rock crawling rig is for sure bright lol, dig the body graphics. Beautiful landscape brother!😎 nice touch with the thunder at the end!!

[@TomleyRC]

Cheers dude. All that weather was recorded over a 24hr period... It really was a bit of everything lol.

[@ctreviews56]

Ive got the outback 2 1/10 still on stock esc/rx and had it fully submerged in the river nene and still works fine

[@TomleyRC]

Yeah I’ve never had issues either

[@moritz6807]

In germany the weather is mixed too...! Thats so bad!☹

[@severinasaf]

And another day saved! 😇💪Best youtuber! Thanks for the content phil!

[@TomleyRC]

Thanks dude, appreciate it

[@severinasaf]

@@TomleyRC i have to thank mate! Honestly.. Your videos upgrade my days😇🙌

[@3Y3ECE]

Thats a pretty solid rig!! I find it excellent that the steering arm is already metal. Losi Gravedigger comes with a plastic one. I know they are different leagues of rc cars, but looking at what you get for the pricepoint, this is a stellar choice for any skill level. A servo upgrade, esc/receiver/radio upgrade, could be as little as $60 USD if you are happy with a dumborc 4 channel setup ($10 more for the famous 6 channel for all the lights/winches/electronic accessories you could want). I normally prefer the small scale stuff, but that guys a monster. Love it. Great vids as always, thanks for the "light mudding," snerk snerk.

[@TomleyRC]

Yes... I think this is really good value for money!

[@user-rv8wb1nl1b]

does the LMT not have metal inside ?

[@briansrcadventures1316]

I'm having a lot of fun with mine. A recent upgrade to a 35T motor, for better crawling speed, alloy diff locks from Aliexpress to replace the plastic ones which stripped very easily. I've just today got a Hobbywing 1080 ESC for even better low speed control.. :-) Alloy beadlock wheels were also a recent upgrade :-)

[@tomazztivold]

Love your videos on yt becouse every single one is different and not all videos about Arrma arrma arrma. We all need that kind of vids

[@TomleyRC]

Thanks mate. I try to mix it up so there is something for everybody. And it keep me on my toes lol

[@daveypockets5175]

Im from Arkansas, Thats "Ar-Can-Saw" (USA), and the weather here is always like that! Summers are humid and hot as hell with a chance of snow or tornados. Winters are unpredictable. This year I had 18 inches of snow and a high of 80°f in the same week.

[@TomleyRC]

Wow! Crazy!

[@BlueDually4x4]

Looks like a good entry level rig. Easy to upgrade the electronics if you want a little more out of it.

[@TomleyRC]

Yes... perfect for all

[@threefingeredrc]

Nice great find. Thank you for looking out.

[@NoLimitRC87]

Another brilliant review Phil 👏 FTX have come on a long way I joined a FTX group on Facebook and some of the rigs people have done are out of this world, I think this one has loads of potential

[@TomleyRC]

Yes, they have some really good rigs!

[@Wild_Buggy]

The best cheap crawler. With some weights at the front tires it can challenge TRX-4 and other more expensive crawlers. I have upgraded mine to 3S and it never disappoints me. What you MUST upgrade is the servo, the stock servo is very weak. The tires got much softer/gripier after I let them soak in WD40 for 24 hours. Do not cross mud with these tires, these tires are made for rocks - if you run it on muddy terrain the tires will get totally flat and slippery.

[@TomleyRC]

Upgraded the servo... much better. Also you may be surprised with the next video.... very muddy 😉👌

[@RuisRcAdventures]

I fitted a set of 2.2 Deepwoods on mine, made a huge difference together with a HW 1060 and new tx/rx. I also cut every other row of blocks on the stock tyres but haven't tried them out yet.

[@TomleyRC]

Sounds decent 😎👌

[@marios-orginal469]

this thing Screems for a hobbywing Fusion 🤩

[@TomleyRC]

Yes it does!

[@tdrcadventures8808]

After watching your review just orderd one for my 5 year old he has a mn90 but this way he can crawl and have a little speed great review thanks

[@TomleyRC]

Awesome, he’ll love it!

[@goggleboxer8575]

Bought mine today thanks for video it was the reason for my buy

[@TomleyRC]

You'll have fun with it I am sure!

[@roguesouthracing1553]

Im having flashbacks of that awesome hummer creek crawl ya did...and how awesomely beast it was!!! Lol...This crawler looks like it has plenty of mod potential. The shell is kinda hideous lol...😎...but I hold all your reviews to that beautiful blue FJ standard...lol. 💙

[@TomleyRC]

I need to get out there again some time!

[@Genesis23OPB]

i have 3 FTX ravines and the main weakness of them all is the tyres/wheels. its hard to find tyres in bigger sizes that still work with the light weight of the ravine. i suspect its the same here, the main weakness of this vehicle are tyres/wheels

[@LeoGnarleyardo]

Dude. You find the best rigs to review. I want one now... that stance looks great for a bit of fun

[@leeglasspool7357]

I've had my ftx 2 years with no problems.

[@TomleyRC]

Good trucks

[@leeglasspool7357]

@@TomleyRC for the money it's one of the best.

[@robsrcjourney970]

I'm not a crawler or rock crawler RC Guy but I think for its price range I can appreciate it. Just wanted to ask about the Team Associated Rival MT10 comp Phil and what we need to do to be with in a chance of winning it. Again great video and well done with the subscribers.

[@TomleyRC]

Cheers Rob. Just have to comment on the MT10 giveaway video and be subscribed. That’s all 👍

[@MCsCreations]

Pretty awesome truck, dude! 😃 Fantastic run there! And fantastic review as well! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@Indy64738]

Beautiful spot pal!! Cool vidéo!! I wish you would rock crawl a bit more.. 😎😎 I would be very interested if you can review the RGT18100, is the upgrade of the RGT18000 (the Mauler)… the videos on YT about it are almost nonexistent… Cheers!!

[@TomleyRC]

Cheers dude. I’ll have a look for that truck

[@rcchallenge8626]

There great I’ve got 1 for my lad put a custom cut on the tyres 180 the motor and gear box to help with the torque twist and he is out doing 6x6s certainly keeps him happy 👌

[@rcchallenge8626]

Forgot to mention I bought his 2nd hand with the XL5hv Esc & Traxxas TX/RX

[@TomleyRC]

Sounds awesome!

[@ChiefRickyRC]

I like the quarry now, beautiful! Nice terrain

[@TomleyRC]

Yeah it’s awesome

[@BradypatRC]

Got one a while back, fantastic rig for the money 👍🏻

[@love_gang-ytgang]

How is the part availability

[@BradypatRC]

@@love_gang-ytgang okay can get from most places and easy to upgrade with parts from other models like Axial 👍🏻

[@markknight4687]

Awesome great muddy fun think I’ll order one also I think where you said at the start where the Ariel might come though would look good with a spare wheel , quality vid as usual thanks.

[@TomleyRC]

Cheers Mark. I think with a few upgrades this would be such a good rig

[@justindover8142]

Awesome as always!!! Can't wait for the next video!!

[@TomleyRC]

Thanks mate

[@davidboyes5360]

What a nice and affordable price crawler looks like fun especially when you get it straight out of the box then you can put your own touch to it again your video's are awesome cheers

[@TomleyRC]

Yes, lots of options. Cheers mate

[@SharkysGarageRCandMore]

This is definitely my next rc purchase, thanks Phil !

[@MarcRCAddict]

tell me about it mate the weather this summer so far has been pretty weird lol, lets hope the nice weather holds up ive got some nice new toys i want to take out mid month on my break.. i was really tempted by this ftx mauler, i was going to get one for my little girl so she could crawl with me when i use the trx4, but in the end i bought her the mn86k, kinda wish i bought this for her now though as im loving the rock bouncer look lol

[@TomleyRC]

Yeah... can’t make it’s mind up! Mauler is perfect for the kids

[@paulbird5088]

I have one, its my first crawler i swapped the esc for a hobbywing and I'm using a dumbo rc controller and done a custom mad max style paint job and I also have a sense inavation sound system which sounds awsome. Nice vid as usual 👌

[@fpvbeast9338]

5:03 small animal on the rockside :D

[@TomleyRC]

Yes... that Rabbit is an adrenaline junkie 🤣

[@garethhuwwilliams6019]

Looks good! 5:04 you’re scaring away the local wildlife 😂. There’s a rabbit running on the rock ledge just above the bushes.

[@darrenmargetts500]

I have the mauler very nice truck will be upgrading servo and fitting rws too

[@timtheveg]

Phil, check out the FTX MAULER MANIACS group on Facebook. Lots of us there with stock and modified rigs. First mod is a 35/45t motor, the stock one is a battery draining heatsink!

[@scottjoseph4714]

Looks awesome. For crawling I'd probably put 1.9s on it to drop the center of gravity

[@ianmangham4570]

Lead airgun pellets in tyres 🤟

[@bernardrc1137]

See told you, they are not bad,,thinks ftx in general are excellent,,am getting mine ORANGE one though (yellow not my fondest colour 🤑🤣🤣🤣) or redish orange in my eyes 🤔🤣nxt wk ,,mauler was going to be my first hobby grade rc when I started this hobby about 14 mth ago, so been wanting one for an age bro,,but you no Mr Bill kept knocking at me door,,,,so looking forward to getting one,,,made a little rock crawler course in me garden,,gonna put little mud section in ,plus it can be a winter car too 🤔😆👍

[@TomleyRC]

Yes... it’s awesome. Mud video coming soon

[@garykee1]

i really hope that you brought with you a proper set of wellies so that if it did get stuck, you could get it out of that mud and not ruin your sneakers! lol! cheers! great video!

[@TomleyRC]

Yes... wellies for sure! Haha

[@paulmcnamara16]

Looking at the axles and gearbox it's basically a modified Maverick Scout and there's loads of HSP aluminium upgrades for the axles!

[@metals2magnets428]

i love my mauler still stock except i run it on 2s theres a few free mods you can do the best ive done is snip every second row of knoblies of the tyres makes a massive differance in the mud and on climbs and crawling

[@TomleyRC]

I did that to my Fury... good free mod

[@rcpayne6416]

At the 5:07, something kinda big scurried along the rocks behind you and hid in that Crevice lol

[@steptoesons8465]

Nice now you got me thinking 1rtr outback or 2 of these 1 for me 1 for me son 👊

[@TomleyRC]

1 for you, 1 for the boy 👌

[@ollie42]

I was between one of these and an FTX Kanyon. Ended up finding an awesome deal on the Kanyon but both cool rigs 👌🏼

[@TomleyRC]

I’ve not had a Kanyon, but they are all good value I believe

[@ollie42]

@@TomleyRC only had it a couple of days and already modded (chassis rails and stronger servo and links are a must) but then it's a great truck

[@johnroddy931]

Agreed very underrated I had a force Rc hammer jaw same thing different name it’s gone now but was very impressed with how well it did one I got better electrics in it

[@TomleyRC]

Yes... easy to upgrade for sure

[@oddguy2829]

5:03 There is a "crawler" in the background too.

[@sbrc8725]

I like it better than the Everest 10, cool looking truck 👍

[@BangForYourBuckRc]

I’m thinking I’m gonna get the RGT version of this seing as ftx aren’t available here in the US. I bet with the right tires it’s even more beastly!!👹 great video Phil!☕️

[@TomleyRC]

Yes, tyres would change it for sure!

[@Indy64738]

That would be the RGT18000.. but the 18100 has some nice upgrades… great right out of the box!!

[@timtheveg]

@@TomleyRC I've got a set of Sours on mine. It's a very capable rig. One mod you can do is cut the stock tyres.

[@philhumber1534]

Actually love the look of this, bright and brash 😅 great vid Phil.

[@chadedwards5908]

It's very awesome capable little crawler and it's truly I believe the first time I seen biggest smile on your face which is what it's all about thanks for the great video and don't forget about the pandas! 🐼

[@emiliorosa6703]

Hey Phil, this is the third time in a year and a half that I had to resubscribe to your channel,to the point that I would have to go back and re-like all of the videos that I hit like on also. Does that mean that my likes don’t count anymore? I’ve been following you since the beginning. All of them Phil. What the heck is going on? SMH

[@countryhunter2002]

Yeah I have the rgt rock hammer, need to find somewhere to take it for a video

[@darrennixon1986]

Fury Xtreme you need to get hold of!

[@TomleyRC]

I wouldn’t want to get all that Carbon Fibre dirty 😅

[@darrennixon1986]

@@TomleyRC meh who cares ey! Saying that mine hasn't been dirty haha

[@connoringamells7534]

Been thinking of getting one of these as a project truck looks awesome

[@oldeschoolrcukold5141]

Mauler tyres are much better when worn in a bit

[@metals2magnets428]

💯 ive snipped every second row aswell way better

[@oldeschoolrcukold5141]

@@metals2magnets428 I didn’t bother tbf I’m now using pitbull thor xl on alloy cnc now tbf I’ve thrown a fair bit of coin at Red lol

[@carlbModels]

@@metals2magnets428 how easy is this? I have a set for my 6x6 Bugsta and found that Outlaw tyres are better but I hadn't thought of cutting the tread..... that's an interesting thought! And nice review @Tomley 👍🍺

[@metals2magnets428]

@@carlbModels really easy to do mate just take your time so not to snip through the tyre to reveal foam one tyre takes me about 10-15 minutes to completely snip every second one but ive done a few sets of smalller scales ones amd on my kanyon aswell

[@TheRChobstar]

Idd it looks great, performance not too bad. Diffrent tyres, esc and servo and then much better performance 🤟 nice review tomley 🤙

[@tomw5573]

Just received the RGT version of this truck yesterday, looks great. I really like the ftx colours, very nice. Interestingly the RGT version available in Australia comes with a Hobbywing 1040 ESC and Flysky rx and tx. Same 20t 540 motor. ESC is 3s capable, so going to use it as a rock racer/bouncer. Great Vid!

[@johnsalt19]

Hi phil deffo worth the money plus you can upgrade

[@seanwilson9117]

Controller is suspiciously similar to the Team Associated XP120 that came with the Rival MT10

[@mehimrc1314]

£179 to get a feel of a Capra_esk rc isn't bad at all.

[@TomleyRC]

I think they are closer to £150. FTX/CML always list the RRP as the Wholesaler. So even better value!

[@ChiefRickyRC]

I just watched a video of two crawlers driving on the bottom of a lake under frozen ice with on board fpv omgosh

[@carlossrcadventure9484]

Do a comparison of the Capra vs this one please .

[@FarmerFpv]

It looks kinda like my RGT 18100 Crawler with a different body from banggood. The RGT is a decent crawler for the money. Too bad there is no FTX Mauler dealer in the USA.

[@jacobcushman9153]

I'd pic one up kinda picky on crawlers I still don't even have my first one yet they are really cool looking specially for the price is awesome.

[@briansrcadventures1316]

Looks great fun! I'm currently looking to get a first RC car, this one is on my list of possible purchases!

[@ChiefRickyRC]

Fine fine video and nice truck want one! May i request a video on the best racing trucks for all categories? Only trucks! 😁

[@gugman9684]

I remember a documentary about the weather in the U.K. and how it does not have it's own weather system but instead gets every other surrounding countries weather instead. I would not like to be a weather presenter over there as it changes faster than they can attempt to report it. Almost 50K subs. Like the pilot in Star Wars says when trying to target the exhaust port on the Death Star "Almost there."

[@009ADVENTURES]

I think ftx vehicles are great tbh bud 👍

[@markcloudchaser874]

Your nearly at 50ksubs, awesome, Good Job 👍💯 I would love the Rival Mt, either way but this looks Sick 👊💯

[@Triggered-RC]

That radio looks like the Team Associated RTR controller.

[@TomleyRC]

Yes a little bit. I’ll put it next to one see if it’s the same

[@ptaylor5014]

Nice video well done

[@TomleyRC]

Thanks Paul

[@rc4you891]

Hay it the hamer jaw the differentials are weak but the spools out of a redcat Everest 10 will replace them

[@bromleysmakeityourselfrc2853]

Almost to 50k!!!!🇨🇦🥓Lets gooooo!

[@Wreckedekcoupe]

I think that post on the back is for a spair tire and wheel!

[@TheFlood69]

Looks perfect to recommend to friends who aren't in the hobby but want to have a try without spending hundreds on a 'proper' rig.

[@TomleyRC]

Yes, good for a bit of everything

[@dansbeardedrcadventures5605]

Great vid tomley . Iv got one on order looking forward to getting my one

[@joshjohnson9167]

I think that little dude would fair nicely with a Traxxas xl5 esc and a 12t titan motor. Give it that extra wheel speed and stll plenty of torque. Something cheap and inexpensive most of us probably have laying around lol

[@NCMOUNTAINSbackyardRC]

Yes I have seen this too crawling the look amazing 👌💯

[@markomitrovic3372]

Can you maby test the hpi 120098?

[@andrewsouthern3517]

Thanks for the epic vids

[@TomleyRC]

No worries dude

[@Fonzierc]

Absolutely very cool indeed a have the exact same one worth every penny Imo. However I have made a couple of changes to mine custom suspension and diferente wheels and tires

[@JoseCruz-wb7ig]

Not bad . looks good

[@OnWalks]

The FTC brand is outstand value 🚗

[@northeastrc2725]

Another good car from ftx

[@Pezzapoo]

The tyres are pap and its great until you break an axle then everyone recommends spending top dollar on axles which push the rig into a price range that you can get better rigs for. Been waiting months for replacement axles since they started making them out of chewing gum.

[@Xofroggy]

Look for scx10 original axles, hard to find plastic ones but you can get metal ones for about 90US, a bit much for this rigs price but you wont have to worry of breaking them

[@derricksazrc3411]

Wow change up that receiver to a water proof one and you got a totally capable mud bogging champion. That guy loves the mud. He was at home as soon as he dug in.

[@christiansrcs7789]

Hahaha rain and clouds and sun haha that’s crazy

[@markluttrell8908]

I would love the rc truck I'm disabled and can't get around very good

[@AUSMarkP]

Love that truck, going to order the RGT Rock Hammer as the FTX isn’t available in Aus :( shame I really like the FTX colour more.

[@chrisprice4614]

Looks cool