RC10T2 Basher

[JosephS]

Yikes I don’t even like running high voltage 1/8 monster trucks on grass…. You can almost feel the drag being imposed on it.

I don't have a lot of places to drive so I am hoping to make grass work. I have a 32 pitch spur and pinion on the way.

[JosephS]

So the new gears came today.
54 tooth spur and a 13t pinion. I also added got the proper 3/16" 4-40 bhcs for the spur hold down. I was thinking that maybe at high speeds the spur could wobble.

I'm pretty happy with the proTek pinion packaging . It came with a shaft reducer and a piece of paper for setting mesh. It could have only been better if they included an L key for the set screw.

It's smooth as can be expected on grass. I set the throttle end point to %60. It's just to fast for the size of land I have.

Between traffic I took it out to the street and let the throttle go full out. It's fast, even at this gearing.

It stayed completely cool for the whole run, even though the grass. So I think I have finally made my T2 as good as an RTR Rustler.

[JosephS]

This truck endured like a war horse in its last configuration. Without a murmur of complaint, without a touch of maintenance, it ran on and on, steadfast and true. I was fiddling with some fine TLR aluminum drive shafts when I gave the truck a hard, honest look.

It needs love, and it's going to get it.

The tires are cracked and worn thin. The steel tie rods are rusted, and there is a crack in the rear chassis where the bulkhead attaches. The old warrior deserves better, and I will see to it.

[JosephS]

I heard about crc evaporust from the Adam savage you tube channel. I was cleaning up a hand tool that was left to be rusty. I don’t think my father in law realize how much I love him to not bother him about that.

This stuff is supposed to convert rust back to metal and be reused. So I tossed some of the rusted t2 parts while rebuilding the hedge clippers.

[JosephS]

The CRC Evapo-Rust is a marvel, bordering on the arcane. The way it transforms the surface is almost otherworldly, leaving a finish that feels both ancient and pristine. No need for the grueling labor of sanding, no necessity to purge the parts of grease.

As I watched, the rust seemed to wither and retreat, revealing metal beneath that appeared untouched by time. It was as though some eldritch force had reversed the decay, breathing new life into what was once corroded. The tools, now gleaming with an eerie vigor, seemed to hum with a strange, ageless energy. It was not merely restoration but a reawakening, as if they had been plucked from the abyss of entropy and given form anew by some hidden, arcane hand.