Back Yard Bashing my clod

Joined: 30 Oct 2002 Location: Brisbane

Hi All

heres a lil Vid from the weekend in the backyard.

Its nothing great but its my first video Smile

There wasn't much to drive but I had a little fun.

http://tufftoys.net/movies/backyardbashing.wmv

The file is 1.9Meg for those who care Smile

Thanks
Matt

Joined: 04 Apr 2003 Location: kempsey

Great vid mlowe truck looks very capable.
I seem to see something that may need some attention though ,I'm not sure if its just me or not but i think there is something loose about your truck or something not quite right.
I think it may be just the nut behind the wheel , needs some adjustment
#Rofl

Great vid mate .

Joined: 30 Oct 2002 Location: Brisbane

HEHE

I was having fun, I didnt mean to roll it I just was doing a u-turn ang gave it a bit too much Smile

I'm hoping to video some real rocks this weekend coming
i'll post those up too.

It drives really well, I need to fine tune my springs it feels too soft atm.

Matt

Joined: 04 Apr 2003 Location: kempsey

Matt ,with canti levers you can have your shocks done up real tight and you will still get full flex.Try a few different things and make notes of what you do so you can lok back on it and get the right set up for YOU only you know how you like to drive it.
Great vid ,can't wait to see the next one. Very Happy

Joined: 22 Oct 2002

Ha ha, that's V.cool. Good to see MCV2.1 is working well for you.

Did you have the 9T pinions in for that vid?

You can try to insert a few spring spacers to preload the spirngs. I run stock maxx springs (what you have) in the MudCow with 5mm spacers and the spring rate is just right. What does the truck to to make you feel the springs are too soft?

When you going to pack your bags and come down to one of our RC crawling comps. You would love it! Cool

Joined: 30 Oct 2002 Location: Brisbane

Dirtpigs,

Yeh I had the 9t in, I know i gave it way too much throttle Wink

But, what you can't see is the ground is wet and slimey, so there was a bit of wheel spin here and there Smile

Spring issue - it just looked and felt too soft - but thats mostly because previous it was as stiff as a board Smile

i'm still getting used to all this flex heheh.

I tried another spring spacer thing in at home last night, and it probably was best left alone Smile

I think I wasnt have much luck stickin to the wet rock.

The more I drive it I'll get used to it - just at home I only have a small flat back yard - nothing exciting to drive over, and my wife wont let me leave my rocks/bricks/crates/car ramps in the house Smile

matt

Joined: 22 Oct 2002

Sounds like you are having a ball.

Wet rock is difficult if not impossible to crawl. Dry rock makes all the difference in the world. Our last rock crawling comp had mostly dry and rough rock which was really grippy, but the odd wet rock in the course like "Snotty Rock" stopped most trucks.

With the spring rate, if the truck is suffering too much body roll you need a stiffer spring, but if it is stable on side slopes and when cornering I'd leave the springs as they are. Like Russell said, you can easily up the spring rate on a canti setup and still get full flex.

Joined: 30 Oct 2002 Location: Brisbane

well I got sick of the stock tyres performance Smile

I finally started cutting them up.

I have currently removed rubber from every 2nd chevron so instead of this pattern

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Imagine they are the shape of /\ Wink

they now look like this

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They are a fair bit lighter, and much softer, but so far not too soft that i need foams Smile

I will try to take apic but I cant seem to get them to come out right, its either too bright to too dark Smile

Matt

Joined: 22 Oct 2002

Cool. Keen to see the pics.

Joined: 30 Oct 2002 Location: Brisbane

I still have a lot to work to do on them, i've only cut the pieces out thers still left over bits on the tyre i'd like to smooth down:)

However even in their current state they make a differnce over stock before they were too stiff and would slide of things sideways now they seem to hang on better.

I'll try to take a pic or two tonight Smile

matt

Joined: 22 Oct 2002

I have found that cutting my tyres gives heaps more lateral grip. Narrowing the rims also improves the sidewall grip and the way the tyre moulds to the terrain.

Do you have or have access to a Dremmel? With the sanding drum attachment they make light work of removing what's left of the cut lug, but damn it makes a mess LOL.

Joined: 30 Oct 2002 Location: Brisbane

JK

nah I dont have a dremmel. I want one but santa wont buy me one Smile

My brother has a tool that i thinks the same thing just a cheaper brand hehe I'm going to see if its got small heads for it.

If not I might have to go to the hardware store adn buy something they look shitty like they are but work really well.

The lateral grip has already improved substantially with the basic job i've done.

I so need to buy a new set of tyres mine are perishing as they are so fricking old Smile

Matt

Joined: 02 Jun 2003 Location: brisbane

use a die grinder so what makes cuting rubber out give u more traction i dont understand could u explain

Joined: 03 Jan 2003 Location: Denver, Colorado

DirtPigs wrote:

Narrowing the rims also improves the sidewall grip and the way the tyre moulds to the terrain.

Care to do a write up and show us all how to narrow a rim? Laughing

Joined: 17 Jun 2003 Location: sunshine coast australia

go to mudcow.com

Joined: 30 Oct 2002 Location: Brisbane

he already has:)

its over at www.mudcow.com

theres a link to tech then you'll find it in there Smile

Matt

Joined: 03 Jan 2003 Location: Denver, Colorado

Thank You!

I thought it might be there, but I can't get on the site now, will try it again later.

Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Sydney

BJ
Cutting the lugs on the tyres provides more edges to give you more grip in a sideways direction (lateral). The more edges you have in that direction the more grip you will have, but there is a trade off between sideways (lateral) traction and forward/backward (longditudinal) grip.

Skulltoy,
Your TXT-1 rims are different to Clod rims so be aware.
Stock Clod rims have an inner wall and an outer wall that hold each of your tyres beads in place. To narrow your rims all you do is cut off the outer wall on each side of the rim and use the inner wall to hold your tyre.
I used some self adhesive 'foam' to provide a new inner wall but it's not totally necessary as the CA glue holds the tyre in place pretty well.

Your TXT-1 rims have reinforcement lugs between the inner and outer wall of each 'bead' all the way round the rim. It won't make a huge difference but makes the job a bit more tricky to get neat.

Adman

Joined: 30 Oct 2002 Location: Brisbane

Hi guys

well I've had my first breakage.

Just the good old D1 Part - I'm sure JK knows the one Smile

Its the steering hub part for those who are wondering

I was giving my truck a real work out on some big rocks in the back yard and it snapped.

I'm pretty impressed it took the beating I gave it before breaking - Lucky I have 2 spare sets Smile

Cant take pics the breakage is so small - time to get some stronger ones I think

matt

Joined: 02 Jun 2003 Location: brisbane

well dont matt if u want to break lots off stuff buy a buggy and putt big ruber on it and lower gears etc then u mite as well buy the gears in bulk