Traxxas XRT vs Arrma Outcast 8S. What I love/hate about them!

[@29namnori]

Man! Great video, my Midwest Brother! I'm from the Midwest, but I have been living in the South for the past 23 years! I ❤️ my XRT TOO! My wife doesn't think she can handle it, but I'm going to buy her one anyway! This thing is so much fun! I think that I'm a Traxxas O.G. because I've been a fan since '89'. I fell deeply in love with the Sledgehammer but couldn't afford it, and parents wouldn't buy it. They felt that it was too much money for a toy. Little did they know that I'd be 47 years old and still doing this. I've got about 35 RC'S now, some running, some broken, some that have been DC'D along with the parts. From 1/16th scale to 1/5th scale, electric, nitro, and gas. Great video brother keep doing what you're doing! PEACE! ✌🏾

[@midwestern_rc]

Appreciate those kind words my friend. And she’s gonna love the XRT they’re so much fun!

[@kobebryant9363]

That spot is so nice to run those RCs. The hill is perfect for jumps. I live in the city and don’t have something like that!

[@midwestern_rc]

Dude I use to never really appreciate this spot until I started doing KZbin videos and people were saying how nice it is. It’s only 4min from my house too so super nice!

[@jasonnolte-gp9hm]

Do you get a lot of guys out at this spot? It’s close to me also and would be cool to run with people.

[@rc_jamm]

So I’ve watched tons of comparison videos cuz I’m on the fence with either of them and I gotta say watching your videos of both outcast vs XRT and kraton vs XRT you do specify a lot and you don’t hate on either thank you well done on info and I appreciate it.

[@midwestern_rc]

Thanks man. By the way for what it’s worth I’ve sold both the xrt and my Xmaxx since these videos. Traxxas cars are a pain in the ass to work on and they do break once they start taking abuse. First 10 runs they’re fine but after that they fall apart.

[@rc_jamm]

@@midwestern_rc really why is that I literally just put money to hold a special edition XRT 😞😞 was gonna pick it up tomorrow.

[@midwestern_rc]

@@rc_jamm I would get the new V2 Kraton 8S instead. The XRT is a nightmare to work on

[@SuperChipperson]

Love TRAXXAS. I have a UDR, MAXX (V2) and TRX-4 K-10 HIGH TRAIL edition (BLUE) and love them 🏁

[@JimboHurt]

Awesome video! And yes that uphill wheelie up the entire hill was awesome haha

[@midwestern_rc]

Thanks!!

[@charliemiller9854]

First time watching your video. Good information and fun video. Great driving and air control. Traxxas XRT and Xmaxx are my favorite. Thank you

[@midwestern_rc]

Thank you man. I had an xmaxx and sold it but I’m on the hunt for another one now 👀 so much fun

[@rogerrabbit7469]

Man that XRT just glides like a ghost on those jumps...cant wait to get one $600 down another $400 to go...gonna bypass the sledge...

[@midwestern_rc]

I’ve personally never been a fan of the sledge. But for the value man the XRT is worth every cent!

[@kaepernickjae2029]

I wanted a Sledge but for the price I said fck it and got the xrt

[@rogerrabbit7469]

@@kaepernickjae2029 now I am starting to hear through the grape vine via hobby shops that these XRTs are coming in left and right for repairs whereas the Kratons once sold dont see the buyers again...unless upgrading...this puts me in a funk cause it is a $1000 investment. 🤔

[@kaepernickjae2029]

@@rogerrabbit7469 It's alot of ppl who bash the hell out of these rigs and then blame the company when something breaks, 90% of the time it's user error.. I ordered my xrt on the same day they we're available for online purchases 2 months ago and I have not break or had to replace anything.. but I don't bash it either

[@savageasfck]

​@Roger rabbit Cool story bro 👍🏻

[@halturner4132]

Loving the looks and performance with your XRT. Looks to be a good solid performer.

[@halturner4132]

Oh and awesome vid man. Keep ‘em coming

[@midwestern_rc]

Set up very nice for bashing in my opinion. I wanna experiment with the ride height soon

[@fredsdreamlife]

Cool video! I really like the look of the outcast😍

[@midwestern_rc]

Thanks man. Definitely one of my favorite looking trucks 😁

[@Blimpus]

wow! what a great driving area , love the xrt

[@midwestern_rc]

Thank you 👍

[@DashzRight]

From my experience with the arrma 6s exb models and the Xmaxx all I can say is, 1100$ for the 8s outcast here in Spain, you need to buy an extra card to somehow program the esc and change a setting to not make the car feel like crap/explode tires, have to refill the oil inside the diffs with proper weight to make the car work somehow fun and not explode the tires, the exposed center diff is a grinder for motor wires and pebbles, the arms are made of glass for some reason, they don't bend they break with the most mild crashes and now have to spend more money in rpm arms, the servo saver is just wrongly made, it is way too stiff and Im counting the days until it breaks the servo, you literally pay for an average product, mechanic simulator, that is not very different from most of the other rc cars in the market, not to mention dealing with these stupid straps for the battery and the body clips that takes like 3 minutes to take off or put on, just for the handy battery locking system and the reinforced cage/no body clip designs on the traxxas makes them automatically worth it, how people recommend arrma over any high end traxxas car or even losi is beyond reckoning, guess arrmas must be cheaper in the states or some people just want to work on their car for the sake of it. And I thought: wow some of these arrma models don't look like they have half of the R&D traxxas has, but maybe if the community is so big with the kraton/outcasts these arrmas must be sick, terrible mistake. Most importantly: SICK AIR man, these fly like airplanes lmao

[@midwestern_rc]

I see a lot of your points. You should be able to program that ESC with the button though to adjust punch, LVC, brake rate etc. the way I see is is all RC cars break and when it comes down to fixing, tuning and modifying them that’s why I really like the arrmas. Plus they drive different. But again those are my personal preferences and everyone’s different. Traxxas definitely has a lot of benefits. But when my Xmaxx had all it’s center and rear differential issues it was a nightmare to work on and very time consuming. That’s why I did all the HD gears and fluids right away on the XRT so I hopefully won’t have any issues 🤝 and thank you! This was all in like 35 degree Fahrenheit too! Really shows how much the Traxxas plastics can handle 😎

[@BeautyBeastRC]

Great video! I wish our snow was melted as good as yours! I've been dying to get back and do some jumps! 🤣

[@midwestern_rc]

Bro I spent the whole day filming knowing that it wasn’t gonna last long 😂😂🤝🤝 now we got like 3”. Gonna break out the paddles for some of my 6S trucks and see what I can do

[@nhraandnascarfanatic5907]

I like an rc that really challenges you to keep it in control and upright, I don’t feel the XRT offers these challenges like the Xmaxx does

[@midwestern_rc]

Good point

[@nhraandnascarfanatic5907]

@@midwestern_rc that’s just my opinion! It all depends on what your wanting to do of course. I’m a bash, throw my weight around and have fun kind of guy. There’s no way my sons XRT would be able to withstand what I’ve put my Xmaxx through haha

[@midwestern_rc]

Mannn I regret selling my Xmaxx too. I want another one. That truck I could just drive it on the street or in a field and have so much fun with it

[@savageasfck]

​@@midwestern_rc Great vid man.. love your honesty. Picking up my special edition black XRT this week and was on the fence being that I already have an Xmaxx. Glad to know I made the right decision. Best of both worlds! 🤙🏻

[@erickchambers11]

I dont jump my cars and still have fun and I just to my xrt today and love it haven't drove it yet

[@midwestern_rc]

You’re going to love it. Plan on upgrading the gears tho for sure.

[@SoopurNovaRC]

Beautiful floating sends!!! ❤️ what a perfect natural ramp 👊 with a downhill LZ 😍

[@midwestern_rc]

Right?! It’s a really awesome spot and only four minutes from my house 😬

[@NepDouble07]

Definitely agree with your opinion on the durability between Traxxas and Arrma 8s platforms. I'll still always love the Arrma vehicles, but I'd feel way more confident driving a Traxxas 8s. I'm a pretty light basher though, and I love how much easier to put large electronics in the 8s Arrma vehicles.

[@midwestern_rc]

Yeah it’s really an apples to oranges kind of scenario. Again absolutely love my Arrma 8S rigs. But the Traxxas cars can handle more mistakes.

[@moereefer]

So the Arrma OUTKAST 8s RTR The Traxxas XRT. New Set of Tires, New set of GPM servo holder, New ESC. So what’s the total price??? U have put into the XRT vs The ALL stock Arrma OUTKAST 1/5 scale RTR?? I got my. Arrma Karton 1/5 scale EXB for 400$ I found a rtr motor and ESC brand new 8 mil shaft and upgraded servo for 180$ So I’m all int 580$ + receiver had Radio with multiple model memory. I still also believe the OutKast should be compared to the XMaxx and the KARTON to the XRT

[@midwestern_rc]

I have videos on those as well. Price not factored in the xrt is more durable. But yeah I love my 8S outcast.

[@TRAVELER197]

I approve this message!

[@YEEETyonk]

You should get a mjx hyper go brushless.

[@midwestern_rc]

Lemme look it up 👀

[@keldonator]

I've been looking for a phone head mount for bashing, do you like what you have? Can you share a link?

[@midwestern_rc]

amzn.to/40ko728 this is what I’ve used it works pretty good

[@bryanharness1122]

I have a maxx v2 and looking for another truck for kids to have one to run also. Was looking into a outcast 4s so batteries are the same but everytime I look at arrma I feel their not making them as strong as traxxas so maybe I should get another traxxas. It's been a great truck so far

[@midwestern_rc]

Good choice

[@SebastianLong]

My Outcast 8s hasnt earned my trust enough to jump that far with mine. I cannot keep it in one piece. I dont even jump the thing. Where i run it is very hard on RCs though. The only RC i can keep together where i run is one of my Super Rock Reys. I exclude my 5ive T from that as my typical spot is not remotely big enough for it.

[@redblue40rc33]

Outcast 8s is discontinued.....too many issues according to the net peeps...parts fixin to get scareccc

[@midwestern_rc]

They just came out with the outcast 8S EXB RTR. Since this video I’ve sold the XRT. I waited 6 weeks for a front lower bulkhead to come in stock.

[@oscarsonne9168]

You dont have any heat issues with those tires and gearing?

[@midwestern_rc]

Nope. Highest I’ve seen was like 178 I think. Ambient temperature 50 degrees. Haven’t ran it in summer yet.

[@jman1989]

What center diff on the xrt are you talking about? 9:29

[@midwestern_rc]

The center differential. There’s a front. Center. And rear. The motors pinion gear drives a spur gear connected to the center diff which stock is 20Mill fluid. It allows some power to go more to the front than the rear. I’d say like 60/40 front versus rear. When you put silicone earplugs in any center differential (it’s like welding a diff in a real car) you’re locking the differential and getting a 50/50 power distribution. Silicone earplugs in a center diff make it backflip easier and wheelie easier. But if you want better handling and turning leave it 20Mill

[@JvD1985]

I’ve just ordered the XRT and I want to order extra diffoil. Do you know the stock diff oil from the front nd rear so I can top it off immediately when I received it. And the center diff, how many weight did you use, or do you advice to just use silicon earplugs right away in the centre diff? (Which generation do you advise for just mild bashing, no extreme jumps. Will probably run 9 out of 10times off-road. I also ordered the max5 and I’m gonna sell the velineon 8s esc but I will running on a stockmotor

[@midwestern_rc]

10k front 20m center 30k is stock. I personally run 50k front earplug center for wheelies and flips and 50k rear. It won’t turn in as easy with that set up but it feels more stable when I’m about to launch

[@JvD1985]

@@midwestern_rc and keep the stock gearing 20/50?

[@midwestern_rc]

@@JvD1985 you can push it quite a bit on the stock tires I did 23/46 and it got hot but not too bad. I run the bigger sledgehammers so I just run 22/50

[@1489mustang]

Earplugs? Please explain.

[@midwestern_rc]

Literally just silicone earplugs from Walgreens! They lock the diff so it spreads the power 50/50. Better for grip and flipping

[@boomerak4774]

What is the traxxas washer system? My hot racing spur gear stripped on my xrt

[@midwestern_rc]

Dude save your money. I’m on my 3rd hot racing spur since this video and I’ve been using the washer system the whole time I don’t think it makes a difference. But if you wanna try just Google Xmaxx motor mount washers

[@boomerak4774]

@@midwestern_rc I think it's inevitable the hardened steel gears gonna get stripped regardless smh

[@boomerak4774]

Stripped another mod 1 hardened steel gear this morning from island hobbyz

[@midwestern_rc]

@@boomerak4774 yeah I’m literally just stocking up on spurs and pinions. Luckily it’s easy to swap that out

[@boomerak4774]

@Midwestern_RC Right! It's super easy so I just said I'm gonna stock up too. Thanks for reply!

[@StevenYDG69]

The more I've played with my XRT the more I'm liking it.. don't tell all my Arrma rigs lol

[@midwestern_rc]

LOL same. I still haven’t even ran it at my spots that have dirt. It’s just been grass. I think it’ll be totally different in a good way on dirt

[@bryanharness1122]

I drove xmaxx and xrt. Xmaxx is my kinda trucj

[@midwestern_rc]

I miss my Xmaxx I should’ve never sold it

[@northeastrc73]

Does anyone realize that the Traxxas only holds up better do to it's mostly plastic and much lighter. Personally I never been a fan of Traxxas I'll take my outcast 8s all day and deal with repairs over buying Traxxas

[@midwestern_rc]

My front lower bulkhead on the XRT since this video has cracked and I am STILL WAITING on the fxxking part to come in stock! (Meaning it must be happening a lot on these cars)

[@underarockandstuff]

That's a real ouchy verdict for this Arrma fan boy to accept haha