Crawler Guides

After Every Run: 10 Minutes Now, Fewer Rebuilds...

Ten minutes after a run beats a Saturday teardown. Tailgate checklist, wet protocol, and about a year on trail-rig bearings.

After Every Run: 10 Minutes Now, Fewer Rebuilds...

Ten minutes after a run beats a Saturday teardown. Tailgate checklist, wet protocol, and about a year on trail-rig bearings.

How a Servo Works: The Motor Wants to Spin. The...

Motor, gears, pot (or Hall). Why the horn turns, why it stops, and why some can go 360.

How a Servo Works: The Motor Wants to Spin. The...

Motor, gears, pot (or Hall). Why the horn turns, why it stops, and why some can go 360.

Gear Down, Volt Up: Lower Amps, Less Heat, Bett...

Same climb, fewer amps. Why gearing and voltage only work as a pair, why crawlers cook, and why cogging is usually the ESC.

Gear Down, Volt Up: Lower Amps, Less Heat, Bett...

Same climb, fewer amps. Why gearing and voltage only work as a pair, why crawlers cook, and why cogging is usually the ESC.

4 Link vs 3 Link: How Many Links, and Where?

Part of the Crawler Tools & Guides series. Pairs with DIY Custom Links and Bent Links. The three-link vs four-link question has been asked on every crawler forum ever built,...

4 Link vs 3 Link: How Many Links, and Where?

Part of the Crawler Tools & Guides series. Pairs with DIY Custom Links and Bent Links. The three-link vs four-link question has been asked on every crawler forum ever built,...

Crawler Links... When to Bend, When to Stay Str...

Part of the Crawler Tools & Guides series. Follow-up to DIY Custom Links. Ask about bent links on any forum and you'll get five answers. "High clearance links are a...

Crawler Links... When to Bend, When to Stay Str...

Part of the Crawler Tools & Guides series. Follow-up to DIY Custom Links. Ask about bent links on any forum and you'll get five answers. "High clearance links are a...

DIY Crawler Links: How to Size and Build Custom...

Part of the Crawler Tools & Guides series. Maybe you're stretching a wheelbase, correcting geometry after a tire-size change, building a micro, or you just snapped a lower link on...

DIY Crawler Links: How to Size and Build Custom...

Part of the Crawler Tools & Guides series. Maybe you're stretching a wheelbase, correcting geometry after a tire-size change, building a micro, or you just snapped a lower link on...