Traxxas TRX-4 professional review
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- čas přidán 13. 06. 2017
- Take a look at the new Traxxas TRX-4 as we crawl it around and review this new release from Traxxas. Off the cuff straight talk with no content edits, hang out with us at the hobby house while we put the rig through some paces.
Disclaimer: we are not professional videographers, only professionals in the crawling industry since 2005.
Corrections: Servo is 125in/ounce power, not 250 as stated. Way too weak for a crawler!
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I'd say you're spot on here. Been into RC since the 80's, sponsored racer late 80's into the 90's with my first crawler in the late 90's ( modded Clodbuster), and this is one of the most enjoyable RCs I've owned. Got mine a couple of weeks back and am having a blast! It's amazing what our RCs can do these days, and straight out of the box to boot. It's nice to see the interest and all the new drivers totally into my favorite hobby. Keep up the good work!
I feel like I've just learned a lot by listening to you talk, thanks a million
ive been learning about these rigs all day and youre the first to actually give a good meaning review that has convinced me to get a trx-4.
Refreshing to see a review from someone with so much experience in the field, and even 3 years later, gives a good comprehensive understanding of what we can expect from this model. Am looking at moving from a heavily modified SCX10 to one of these, and your review quite honestly, has won me over and given me an idea of what I need to upgrade, and what's merely a want, rather than a need. Appreciate you taking the time for the review mate, look forward to using more of your products in the future.
great review, thanks for taking the time, always enjoy your vids and getting to see you trail a bit.
Just stopped at the 7 minute mark because I saw your disc golf basket, awesome! Now on to the rest of your video :)
I resisted additional hobbies for so long, and couldn't stop the tide of disc golf! It's a great escape.
Man, what a thorough and in depth review. Thank you for the great insight and detail filled commentary. Awaiting delivery of this very model in a few days myself.
Glad you liked it! I still really dig the TRX4 platform.
Excellent review. Thank you for your honest opinion from a truly experienced person. I just got a TRX-4 and someday would love to try one of your motors. Keep crawling!
Love your vids and your products. Got a stubby 2700kv, BLE pro, SHV500. On my 10-2. Recommend Holmes Hobbie to everyone. Thanks again keep up the good work Mr. Holmes
Many thanks!
I really like the trail mode. When you start down the hill or rock, just use from a little to full break and you are going to have excellent holding power.
Great job, John ! Would not have expected to see you that impressed by the TRX.. ;-) Great informations about the engineer(s) of the project, the sloop of the gearbox etc. Very fair and neutral comments on the electronics, too ! I'm impressed of the rig & YOU! 👍 Greetings from Germany, Dirk (..who's best motor & esc in use so far is one of your combos ! 😉😊)
I went in to buy the trx and the shop told me it was terrible...then sold me an RC4WD Trail Finder 2 Merlin edition. It’s total crap. So wish I saw this video first. Can’t ever run in puddles! Great review. Thanks.
Awesome video man, always love the reviews that you do.
Nicely done! Good to here all this info from a crawler guy. Thanks!
Just ordered the k5 blazer with lights and a sound box. have been out of rc for 30 years so excited to come back with this rig. Solid review to validate my choice thank you.
Thank you, John, for your excellent and thorough review.
This video is excellent, I'm teetering on the brink of entering a new aspect of the RC hobby, this Land Rover caught my eye and your review was the first I watched. The technical aspect is way over my head, coming from a RC flying background, but your visual demonstrations are gold! Thank you Mr Holmes.
Thanks for the feedback! When we got back into RC in 2001 we started with airplanes and gliders. Then we built a crawler from scratch and it got super hooked. There is a lot of transfer between the two parts of the hobby, especially in the electronics world.
Thank you - you are absolutely right. I just finished my first build, a TFL Bronco (a few vids published) it was much more enjoyable than building FPV quads, with the possible exception of the painting (erk). Crawling is turning out to be incredibly addictive, it's been 2 weeks since my last flight!
I think Traxxas has set the bar pretty high with this one, i really enjoy all the features it has to offer. Hoping Traxxas comes out with a "light package", i think it would really set it off. Another great video. Thanks
I'm sure many light packages will follow
nice video. I have done a unboxing of the truck and am only 3 months into the hobby. I was just letting everyone see the truck. You are definitely a pro. wish you got this out a week ago so I didn't burn out my servo on the rocks. lol. I'm one of the ones with the burned out servo. lol. had no idea, it was really my fault. thanks for the info. hopefully I can watch some of your videos and keep learning. live and learn. thanks.
Lol I burned my servo out aswell, pretty cool rig though.
Very nice review! I will be installing a Holmes Hobbies Puller Pro standard 2200 kv motor and Trailmaster BLE Pro ESC in my TRX within days, since it has already shipped. Looking forward to that combo. I currently have a Mamba X and 1900KV Castle motor in it which will be moving to my new Marlin Crawler. Also interesting that for this video you went all stock except for your servo running at 12 volts!
I remember watching this review 2 years ago maybe, When i decided to go with trx-4 Defender. Now i leave thumbs up here 👍🙂
Nice video. You could have also shown the Transmitter option and how it works. Thanks
I bought 3 motors from this man. Two crawlmasters and a lower end 6 years ago and they all still run awesome. I have the crawlmasters in my Xr-10 and my friends hate me lol
Awesome little review. I forgot about Harley's teardown video. (Going to go watch it now)
It kills me how many people bash on TRAXXAS. My first "hobby-grade" rig was a TRAXXAS Sledgehammer some 27 years ago. I really wouldn't mind having this TRX-4 as my second TRAXXAS rig.
Thanks for all the awesome content, I wanted to ask you, regarding wheelbase in your opinion which length is best or most versatile? Thanks
Axial is my go to brand when it comes to crawling, but when traxxas released the trx4 i knew i should get one. And i got one, but i chose the tactical unit. It is lighter than the defender. When driving it felt like i was driving my traxxas summit. Overall it is an awesome rig.
Love the truck, especially with a lower lighter body. I do wish they did a dig unit over the 2 speed. Brushless takes care of speed.
For sure!! It got me to I got the 79 ford bronco to of them, just what a great truck the performance is outstanding, steering servo now that was junk other then that no complaints. Appreciate you sharing. I will be checking out some of your Products
Agreed, besides the steering servo it is a very solid release.
And now you know why I like the brushed motor + 2-speed transmission setup in my scalers. ;) Yeah, if I were competing I'd go with the simplest possible solution, but brushed + 2-speed just feels good.
This isn't the "John Holmes" videos I remember...
Nice review. Just got mine yesterday. While all the features you mentioned are impressive, what I liked the most is steering angle. This thing can turn on a dime.
Well done, thank you for posting
Thanks for your review of the new rig. my question is will they have it in a kit form in the future or will it be just the rtr version on the market, I myself like building Im sure there are alot of us that would like ti see a kit form brought to the market also
Traxxas will probably not offer a kit, they just make RTR vehicles at this point.
Great review but it's a land rover not a Range Rover 👍
Whoops! Should have stuck with traxxas trx4.
thank god someone said it!
That annoyed me so much!
Calm down he is doing this video for us and you have to get so angry because of one small mistake
Learnt loads from this review thankyou
I test drove one at my local hobby shop and it is AWESOME
What is a survo? Is it the moter? & having the steering turned 1 direction for long duration sucks up battery power? If so can u manually steer the wheels to take photos, without battery usage?
Hi from Portugal! Great review John...! What do you suggest in terms of upgrading wheels and tyres...??? Many thanks!
We like proline, pitbull, and voodoo tires. For rims, Vanquish products are our favorite.
You are a modest individual . Your servo is the best on the market . Hands down .
It's tough to hard sell our products, but we are going to try and be a little less modest :D Thanks for the feedback!
I just started getting back into rc cars and crawlers look fun to me, i was just wondering what your would recommend for a newbie. Ive looked at every crawler between $200-500 and im just not sure if having a 2 speed transmission would be worth the price but its sounds cool to be able to have 2 gears and locking/unlocking differentials. I almost bought the trx-4 sport then i started looking at the $500 models. Was even looking at cheap crawlers on banggoods for $200.
Its fun to have the two speed. The sport is more solid though, due to less things that can break. My 7 year old has a sport, its been super solid
Didn't see that coming !
Must be a great rig
Indeed it is
Can you do a comparison between the axial scx10 ll and the traxxas trx4 ? My thought is that they are both very good, but more moving parts usually means more problems. I probably wouldn't keep it stock ie tires , motors and such. Any advice I haven't seen a real good comparison video yet ... thanks
You got it! We have been putting off a review for a while so we can get more drive time on them. Never know what may be missed if we rushed into it.
I love how you said I'm pretty Professional 😂Holmes hobby is the only way to go
Nice review John!
EXTREME SCALE PERFORMANCE RC when you getting one ??
It always seems that so much is left out. So many details.
lol stop tease'n the axial guy lol
your the man I wanted to see review this truck☺ and if you think it's Awesome, that's good enough for me, I'm buying it👍
Thanks! Should be a nice truck for you
Cannot wait to see a Holmes Edition TRX 4! great video man i want to see the 2200 on this an some better rubber!
Great video! Have you tested out the drag brake (mode 5)? If so, how does it perform?
DargoDog It's as strong as the axial scx10.. so its pretty good
i like brushless so if is good ore not to change it to my trx4 and if is was you what tipe of motor will you put into it? i just want a little of help. so thanks for youre videos they help olot.
Sammy Fuentes Puller Pro stubby or standard 2200kv!
nice video man...thanks for the review!!! What would you think about putting 1.9 on this bad boy?
nevermind just saw that its 1.9 stock loll....thought it was 1.55
This is kinda cool. I started building 40" series crawlers 15 years ago and went on building scale rigs a few years after that and Holmes is a brand l started using ver early. The TorqueMaster was love at first sight, and l have had a few years with the rigs n the shelf now but you my man just made me thinking... The trx-4 looks very interesting wih its portal axles with lockers and a 2-speed.
I compete with a 1:1 rig with portals so l can finally build a 1:10 version of that one. 🍻 Cheers Mr Holmes!
Glad to see you back around!! I still love the TRX4, it's been a great platform.
How does this one stand up to the axial sxc 10 II kit version? I will go for the sxc10 II kit version just because it is a kit version. Even if this is better. However, if this one was offered as a kit version I think I would go for this one. Thing is, I want to put the thing toghether with my kid, that is going to be half of the fun.
The transmission has less slop at the wheels. The links have less play. But the TRX4 is more complicated and heavier. Both are great vehicles though, so if you want a kit then the SCX10ii is your best bet.
good review .... now to install your new 550 black motor
great reviews and tips. great channel. subbed ;)
Damn impressive! I want one👍🏼😄
Very cool. May have to get the tactical unit for less weight.
hi iam new on this and this is my firts truck for crowling and i got a traxxas slach ultimate edition with the 3500 velunion motor from traxxas can i change that motor brushless to my new traxxas trx4 ore just live it like it is. is coz iam learnig more about this hobby and i really like this .
You will want a sensored motor and ESC for the defender. Puller Pro 540 is our favorite choice.
Hello. Please, tell me the dimensions rubber: width and height?
And the size of the disk: width and height?
You look younger than I imagined. Must be all those solder fumes, keeping you well-preserved.
Very well preserved. It seems most folks expect me to be in my 50s or 60s since I manufacture motors. Started making motors at 23.
Question do you still have to pull the red wire out of the steering servo lead into the receiver
Depends on how things are powered. My SHV500 pulls power direct from the battery, so it does not require the red wire to be removed from the ESC to the receiver.
You're somewhere back in Missouri right John? I'm gonna be visiting relatives in Cedar Rapids Iowa soon, how far are you from there? Love to stop by your store and buy some motors!
Columbia MO
So if you plug the servo into the esc and not the receiver it will have more power? Or is there two plugs on the servo ?
The servo has one plug for power (ground and positive) that is direct to the battery (inside the ESC in this example), and a second plug to the RX that only has ground and signal wire.
A year on and we can safely say that the added bonus of remote locking diffs and 2 speed is not a weak point as these things are getting bashed on 6s now and nothing is really breaking the only fail points are user problems with lack of general maintenance letting cables bind up and not taking the effort to adjust servo end points.. i get what traxxas is doing with the trx4 sport but that has taken alot away from what this original is about
My trx 4 tactical unit makes a clicking noise when I turn the wheel what do u think it is mad servo?
probably
Great review and some excellent tips from my new very knowledgeable channel in the words of Arni aaal be back x
i noticed you said the 550 can is about perfect for this RC, well i swapped my motor out to the Tekin 45t HD motor. Do you think that motor will "burn" up? Should i go back to stock or go brushless?
Limit your time in 2nd gear and don't do hill climbing.
well it's gonna be my c1 or c2 rig so the hill climbing is a must. I think i have just put the stock motor back in. Speaking of motor im not a big fan of the way Traxxas has you tighten the pinion. Theres a shield over the spur so you cant really "eye" your pinion mesh. Do you agree or have an easier way? Thanks and as always great and informative video.
Planning to buy a mamba x esc, but i can decide on the motor. What would be the best HH motor to be paired?
Rig is a stock trx4 sport rtr. Thank You 😊
2700 puller pro! Full 540
@@HolmesHobbies thank You so much. Will order soon
Curious now that another 5 years has passed from when this video was released if you have found any appreciable differences in the body and how it affect crawling. I hear a lot about certain bodies being top heavy and wondered if you have found that to be true, too.
Stock body is definitely top heavy. The sport body is much better for capabilities
Nice movement speed👍
Can I run the Trailmaster 550 45t motor in this my rig weighs around 9-10 lbs depending on battery, body & accessories
I used to run 55t motors in all my rigs, I'm looking for more low speed than high speed. And high torque 👍
Biggest thing I'm looking for low temperatures !
I'm running 9t / 45t w/Hobbywing 1080 brushed my motor gets very hot after trailing 2 hours
sounds like just what you would need!
HolmesHobbies Thank You for the quick response 👍
What is the name of the stock steering servo?
Hey John, great video and great rig! You’re mentioning at around 10:45 that a 540 motor will “burn out real fast” in the Bomber/Wraith. I’ve just ordered one of your 13T CrawlMaster Expert 540 motor for my RTR Bomber as it is recommended on your website and will be considering one for my Wraith down the track, they will be running with the stock AE-5 and AE-2 ESC’s. I know that the 13T Crawlmaster is rated closer to a 27T but it is still a 540 motor nonetheless just as the stock 35T that is in my Bomber at the moment, and I’m under the impression that a 35t will not burn out as fast as a 27t would. Should I go for a Traxxas 21T 550 motor for the Bomber and put the 13T Crawlmaster into my lighter scx10 or will it be fine in the Bomber?
Cheers
It is the stock gearing and tire size that makes the wraith a 540 killer. Go to 14/84 pinion/spur gearing and it should be just fine.
Thanks for letting me know, I''ll do that in the Wraith. Does the gearing also need to be changed in the Bomber? If so what size pinion/spur does it need? I believe it's 12/64 in stock. Thanks in advance.
Que baterías puedo usar para el modelo trx -4, agradecería sus recomendaciones.
I don't speak spanish, but I think you are asking for battery recommendation. 2200mah 35c 3s lipo or bigger mah.
I was expecting more from a ‘professional’ review as you got the models name wrong and no idea on the accuracy of the specifications of the controller.
Love the Traxxas Land Rover though and it looks good going over your rocks with ease!
I'm not a full size car guy. Don't really care about the body style to be honest, im more interested in what's underneath.
All reviews of the TRX4 mention that the extra features add to the risk of failures, but are there any common issues with the extra servos failing? I don't think I've read anything about the lockers or trans failing.
Yeah, they go out occasionally. Not super often, but it is a risk just having the complexity.
so far I've killed the stock steering servos and had one radio stop working out of three rigs.
@@HolmesHobbies that seems to be the case with everyone. Already have a 20KG servo sitting in my Amazon cart. Just waiting for the stock one to die 🤣
Bought 2 of these today for 150.00 each. Unfortunately our local rc shop is closing and everything is a must go on sale.
Now at $600😅
John how did I get a couple of those stickers? I love the motor I've bought from you all! Is it true you live in Mo.
I am in Columbia. shoot us an email and we will send some out.
2nd gear = hold my beer mode, even though it's only 11mph ;)
You can make them go 110 mph
6S will get you airborne
Nice video, but the thing is that many, many people make very good reviews, but they always forget to take about if its "waterproof" or not. anyways great video!
Sure, it will run in water. And then it will get rusty since most people aren't willing to take it apart after every run. Didn't seem to be the right video to lecture people on getting the rigs wet.
@@HolmesHobbies do you have any good video on maintenance for rigs after they have gotten wet? That would be amazing. If and when I buy this I'm looking to take care of it as if it was my baby! Thanks for a very in depth, chill and decent review!
Nice job!! 👍🏻🤘😎
can it go any faster?
cool informative vid, thanks !
Thanks for the feedback!
Watch the steering servo! On my 2nd time out it crapped out on me and I've read it's the trucks weak link.
yep, killed ours pretty quick too, by letting it sit in a bind for a little while.
HolmesHobbies Mine went out while it was crossing a stream, it was only turned a few degrees off center to right. Had to go wading out to recover it which sucked.
I love this video, great info, and very in depth. Only thing I must say, please please please get a different camera person. The shots are very close most of the time and need to be backed up alittle. Also, the exposure (I think that's the word? Haven't used a camera in awhile) was alittle low since the footage was pretty dark. Other than that, great video!
We are learning the camera and vid aspect, thanks for the feedback!
It work like a 1:1 Defender? Dont overrev the motor and dont over stress the the steering between the rocks?? Ha ha ha thats real scale! Nice Video with many important tipps!
Great review.
Thanks for the feedback!
I like my trx4, except for when it breaks, which is nearly everytime i run it!!! 300 deep in replacement parts already:( expensive hobby but so much fun!!!!
Really? What parts are breaking on yours, and what causes the breakages exactly?
@@utrak Driver error, most likely.
I feel a lot better about my Losi Baja Rey 1/10 .. servo, shock end and front bonnet cracked. Guess I'm doing good at 8+hrs of run time.
nice job 👍
RCMojoTV does some great customization to the TRX-4
I would say you are very professional.
I need one of these!!!!!!!!!!!
What motor would u recommend John?
For low cost, Trailmaster Sport 550 21t. Higher cost, Crawlmaster Pro 550 12t. Brushless, Puller Pro 540 2200kv
HolmesHobbies thanks
Remember the motor is a reverse rotation motor because of the portal axles. If the replacement motor isn't you'll have reverse the new motor connections.
Your approach is entirely too logical and detailed. And I get it 100% Nice work
lol! Building motors has beaten the process into everything else.
Any update on your scx10.2 with your puller pro setup??
Beardedman729 still going strong! But we must mention that the kit transmission and suspension link slop is much worse than the trx4 after the same amount of run. The rtr tranny is fairing better, but requires metal gear upgrades to handle brushless.
HolmesHobbies I just ordered this exact motor/esc set up for my scx10.2 kit
HolmesHobbies are you also running this 3500kv setup in the trx-4???
Beardedman729 not yet, 3500 puller pro is going in soon.
Would love to see n hear ur opinion on the Trx 4 sport....
It's a nice platform, but I kinda prefer the two speed and lockers.
U think the Defender is a better start to a comp crawler then the sport?
For a comp crawler, I would indeed choose the sport. For comp use you will want minimum weight and complexity. Although the unlocking diffs might be useful, most comps aren't laid out with that in mind so you can get away being fully locked. Pick up a overdrive transmission kit from Team Garage Hack and it will be a pretty capable rig.
I beyond apreciate ur Proffesional advice! N I'll definetely be looking into that overdrive ur talking about. Last time in the scene i raced A Slash 4x4. I'll be in contact again n I'm interested in ur motors n whatnot.
Dammit John, now I need to make more money so I can buy more rigs!
I actually hate drag brake - like you I prefer double tap brake. Thanks for the excellent review.
Arthur Chapman When drag brake is on and it slams.to a stop then I feel like it is destroying the thing
love your products though man.
Hey look! An actual unbiased review on the internet......what a novel idea.....HA! Very well done sir.
Unbiased, that was sarcasm right?
@@speckledjim_ would you like to enlighten me on what about this is biased towards Traxxas?
@@pigeonfarmboy unbiased reviews generally contain equal pro''s and cons. This review was obviously taken from a fans perspective. Nothing wrong with that, but in no way was it unbiased
good vid!
Thank you!
watch kevin talbot channel he has been running 6s on the mamba x 3800kv system in his trx4 the trx4 is built to take some abuse from what it looks like