XB-E Damage Report

[xbeNewb]

Thought it'd be a good idea to post up any parts we've damaged so that we can know what to expect...what spare parts to have on hand.


For me:


1st run, cracked rear spoiler/wing - ordered Worx 5B wing


http://www.davesmotors.com/s.nl/c.885035/n.1/it.A/id.6520/.f


4th run, crapped out steering servo - ordered Hitec 5755MG


http://www.davesmotors.com/s.nl/c.885035/n.1/it.A/id.7071/.f


What have you damaged/broken so far?

 

[Obeast44]

My list includes:

Wing, it was really cold that morning.

Wheels bearings, none since I got 7075RCs components.

ESC, I honestly did run the piss out of it with the 1717, a new one is mounted.

Wheel foams, they all seem to be crappy but I fixed them with a pool noodle

Stripped a wheel, JB weld is in the process of repairing it as I type this.

I cannot say enough, this car absolutely kicks major ass.

 

[xbeNewb]

You had foams in your tires?

Mine were filled with dust! : )

 

[stalker77]

The tire foams are crap. I did the same as Obeast did with the pool foam noodle. It works great. Just time consuming, but worth it. as far as mine goes I havent broke anything yet. Its the best buggy Ive had by far!

 

[auto2]

i broke the wing mount making a quad jump and overshooting it and landing on the wing .

after i hit the breaks trying to get the nose down but it went almost allthe way around and landed right on the wing.maybe a 50 foot jump lol

and the tire foaams are junk. thats it for this beast.

 

[xbeNewb]

Had a crazy cart-wheel crash yesterday at full speed!

Front shock tower is bent very slightly, 1 lug missing from front tire (prob not related to crash), speed control double side tape let go.

Everything else is fine! Very impressed

Oh, front wheel bearings a pretty much toast but my 7075 bearing holders are here...just not installed yet

 

[XBENOOB]

I broke the following:

Rear Wing - replaced it with another stock one

Rear Wing Stay - replaced it with another stock one

Bent Front Shock tower - upgraded to gun metal aluminum

Bent Rear Shock tower - upgraded to gun metal aluminum

Broke lower front arm (hit the only pole in an empty field and it cartwheeled down a hill) - replaced with stock (want aluminum for these)

Bent front shock - replaced

Bent front stabilizer bar - bent it back into shape

Broke buggy body (hence transformation to XT-E)

snapped several (5 at last count) upper a-arm turnbuckles have since sleeved them and haven't broken one yet... http://www.redcatrampageforum.com/showthread.php?t=6322

melted the hobby wing esc - replaced it with another... (have a Mamba XL on the shelf it I kill this one)

melted 2 stock motors

installed castle 1515 (2200kv) and it promptly killed the hobby wing ESC..

melted 1 tacon motor - put back in the castle 1515...

Mamba Monster ESC (went up in smoke with out running .... so doesn't actually count)

I have finally got this rig almost where I want it to be... and it is really fun to run... Now that I have the killer rc light kit on it, I can run it at night when it is cooler....

This thing is great to wrench on and great fun to run....