Traxxas Hoss 4x4 VXL Full Review
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- čas přidán 26. 07. 2024
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How good is the Traxxas Hoss? It's time for the full review of this 1/10 Electric 4WD Monster Truck!
#Traxxas #Hoss - Auta a dopravní prostředky
Just bought one today very impressed
Never change Razor. Another proper review.
thanks!
Good review. I have 2 Russelers vxl 4x4. Good trucks. Lots of aftermarket parts available and plenty fast. I wanted to check one of these out. But for the money I will just stick with my Russelers. May be check out a Arma in the future!! Thanks for the review!!
Solid review! You nailed it exactly! Waaaaayyyy to expensive for what you get!
I absolutely love mine, after a few upgrades this thing is a blast.
Servo, shocks and steel drive shafts did the job. Fun fun fun...
What driveshafts did you get?
@@Tjknght oh gosh I can't remember the name but the rc store had it in stock.
I took the plastic stocked one off because the gear cover just spun broke and I replaced it with the all steel cased and gears.
It was in the mid $50's.
This thing will nickle and dime you but it's so much fun.
@julio g Duenas thanks
470! That's insane!
You can turn the battery strap so you can fit a thicker battery
Unfortunately for us, Traxxas is not going to lower their prices anytime soon. If anything they're going to keep increasing prices. In 2020 they made $55M, their best ever, during a pandemic. All of Horizon Hobby (including Arrma) only made $40M in 2020. Traxxas can keep charging whatever they want because people keep buying their stuff, they've been around for over 30 years and their brand name is synonymous with RCs. When people see me bashing in public they always ask "Is that a Traxxas?" because that's the only brand they know, and most people don't even know that hobby grade RCs exist. It took Traxxas 30 years to get that brand name recognition and that isn't going to change anytime soon.
Absolutely true. In 2019,during the middle of the year, I only knew of Traxxas and went to the LHS to buy a Stampede. The LHS salesguy showed me the differences between the Arrma Granite 4x4 BLX 3s and the Stampede. He's like, the Arrma is way faster and comes with lots of things that are "options" for the Stampede, like the ESC fan. So I went with the Granite. I do have a Max V2 and an Xmaxx and that's about it. Hehe.
They actually did drop the prices between 20-100$ in a lot of popular models, like the hoss, rustler, sledge, slash, e-revo, etc
Until people stop buying their products, Traxxas will NEVER change!
Part of the reason I do these videos is so that the RC companies can get feedback on what they need to do improve on. Hey, it worked on the Granite v3!
@@RazorRC man they know their price is way too high maybe they didnt because they started overpricing a lot of their new releases if they sell they sell like hot cakes so they maybe though it was going to sell
@@EXTREMERC416Yep. Reduced supply and increased demand in the time of COVID-19 is the reason they can get away with the astronomical price.
Even with a lower price, there's no excuse for those shocks in this level of vehicle.
Great review as always Razor, I totally agree this should be priced around $350 and been the new stampede 4x4
@RazorRC:🤣🤣🤣, were the sheep intentionally placed in the audio when you gave the 2/5 build score? Felt like Traxxas fanboys crying out loud. I couldn't help me but to lmao... 😂
wasn't meant as a dig to any fanboys...
Nice vid
I didn't finish it. Had 1 advertisement entirely too early. F that.
What shocks do you recommend for this truck? I’ve been look at HR aluminums
Can you make a video on how you’re able to clean your RC’s so well?
The battery lock doesn’t swivel 180 degrees and flip to get the other profile? My trx6 does.
Yes I believe it does I said the same thing. My rustler vxl does. He missed that
Yes it does
Maybe he just wasn’t smart enough to figure it out it can swivel and turnover
This truck is very durable and hard to break. The battery strap can be turned over and accommodate any battery size. This reviewer completely missed that.
I own the Hoss and I think with all the upgrades it's worth $479. Motor, tires, driveshaft, tsm, etc
It's not a bad truck. The price is just completely wrong, but I guess people still buy them otherwise they would have to drop the price 🤯🤯🤯🤯
The fact that the Hoss is in the same price category as a 1/8 scale 6s buggy tell you everything you need to know 🤣🤣
RIGHT!!! People refuuuse to understand this! A vehicle running 6S that never breaks a driveshaft, never blows a diff, shocks never leak oil. But, with Traxxass, all 3 happen, the tires suck. the "aluminum" parts are 50% lead. Traxxas makes Taiwanese toys by children.
Super like 🤩👍
Does it overheat if you gear it up?
April 2022. No Traxxas did not lower the price. In fact they raised it. It goes for $490 now! But you can still get it for $470 online. Just not at Traxxas. This is the exact reason I didn't buy it when it came out. I have now narrowed my monster truck choices to, surprise, the Armma granite and the Team Associated MT10. Just Saying.
Great review, but one correction, hoss and max are 3670 size, spartan is 3682 size
Great video and honest review I agree with you on the price way to much.! I rather buy another maxx.
I’m gonna probably get this because I already have a maxx stampede and slash
That's an absolutely nonsensical reason. It's only .79" longer than a Stampede and the tires are pure garbage. The hardest tires ever made. Worst than any Chinese tires I've ever felt. If you want, just get the chassis and driveshaft and find a fitting body and convert your Stampede.
Hey Razor are you interested in the new Schumacher Storm truck?
yup, not sure if I can get one though
Great review as always man! Thank you
Great, honest review sir. I would say that at this price this model should come with better shocks, a better servo and the TQi bluetooth module included. Traxxas are terrible for overcharging for these things and not including worthy components. Traxxas also seem to design the maximum battery dimensions to only suit their own batteries so you really have to shop around to find something special just for their trucks whereas other manufacturers (Arrma) have battery trays on their 3s models which have removable plastic spacers to allow even my 155mm HRB 3s batteris to fit without a problem. *Edit* Also as far as value goes, here in the UK I had the choice of a Traxxas Hoss at £479 or an Arrma Kraton 6s for £499 - guess which one I bought? Not the Traxxas.
very fair comment
Nailed it. I can't in good conscience buy it when it's value for money is so poor compared to the competition, no matter how fun it is.
Value is such a subjective factor, if you just follow what this guy says, ok. After trying many other rcs I in no way would only give it one star...
putting this motor on my slash 4x4 and when is the the slash 2.0 coming what name you think traxxas extreme lol
BATTERY STRAP?? It's a Hinge that doesn't work well at all.. Why do u keep mentioning battery strap? Will it take a strap instead of the Hinge clip?? Good review 👍💯👌
Great review... love the synopsis of the overpriced stampede 2.0
More of a rustler with big wheels
What do you think about the the $420 price now? Still a good bit high right? Thanks Razor!
A little high, if it was $399 I’d consider it a fair price.
@@RazorRCWhat about the new Stampede 4x4 V2 with the HD kit already installed and way better driveshafts?? It's also $420 😅😂
@@joseCalderon1976 it’s basically just the Hoss. I actually converted my Hoss to a Stampede VXL.
@@RazorRC yeah, but the driveshafts are tougher on the new Stampede 4x4 V2 VXL no? You converted your hoss to a Stampede? How ?
Stand the battery strap perpendicular to the chassis, then spin in 180 degrees, now lower it back into place. It can now fit 3s.
Just bought one
all my 3s fit no problem
Not a bad view of opinion, however I gotta strongly disagree, the hoss has kept up on reliability 100 percent with my Maxx, I am highly impressed, it's about 75 dollars overpriced in my opinion, depending on how ya look at dollars lol, traxxas FASTEST name in radio control 😎
I agree, I have a 4x4 Stampede and wasn’t real impressed. The Hoss is definitely overpriced based on your review. More like $350-$360. I just bought the new E Revo 2.0. I have high hopes for that one!
for the price..... thumbs up.....it is a must buy. metal body's bend?....... why ever buy a metal body
i thought the strap is reversable and can run a small or larger battery?
oh dang! it does... but its still so small. wow. I would just do away with it and drill two small holes in the chassis for two velcro straps.
no, not really. it sort of works. sort of.
THIS TRUCK RIPS!!!!!
Dude the battery strap flips
AzOp_snipezzy ...and then an hour later it breaks. It doesn’t snap in properly if you flip it.
In Germany you pay around $650 US for it.
Was gonna buy a new stampede since mine is a xl extended slash chassis monster truck now un recognizable lol..I have a new maxx v2 sooo this seems like a new stampede 2.0 buy for me and now that's its 429 hmmmm hard to resist.....hmmmm
Tired of people crying about price buy what you want I enjoy traxxas arrma doesn't even come close
Check out this video, at 7:35: czcams.com/video/seqicxc1RJc/video.html
The Traxxas 3S pack is a perfect fit. So that smallish battery tray was an intentional move by Traxxas to make us buy their (oddly sized and low performance) battery packs.
What shocks are on there? Don't look like gtrs
they're some custom made shocks based off of TLR 22 SCT 2.0 shocks
Until GTRs come stock, I'm not buying any more Traxxas. It's a money pit. All of them.
Why can’t you just flip the battery pack the other way? I think you missed that. It’s made to flip upside down to accommodate bigger batteries.
Nope, it’s not. Check out my first bash video, I tried that and it doesn’t snap in straight and lock in properly.
@@RazorRC Well that’s weird I don’t understand why Traxxas did that. I have the Rustler vxl 4x4 and it flips. That was an oops on their part.
America today,! I want it I pay for it!!!, reason they priced it so high!! Price must get better for the majority of RC long term player must get better!! If you buy at this PP you are giving in to higher and higher PP in the market. If Traxxas can so can the others!!
I'm interested to see how this sells long term.
Me too. My guess is they will drop the price to $449 in a few months.
@@RazorRC, and sadly, it should be less than that. But, consumers will consume, and...gulp..."upgrade" for the 800$ Hoss.
Ha ha Traxxas never drops the price
They did on the erevo 2.0
Doesn't the price kind of make sense though? The Hoss is the Rustler with a bigger motor and tires, if you equipped those tires onto the Rustler you would be looking at $80 dollars, and the Hoss cost only $60 more. It also added the fan which cost $15.
@@leroy5202 Don't forget the $75 center diff and $120 1415 motor. Yeah traxxas is expensive, but they're giving a lot of upgrades over the rustler and Pede. People need to stop comparing it to the granite. The granite doesn't have any of that stuff and is basically a Pede.
@@KTMcaptain Yep!! I didn't even know about the diff. That is a total of $170 in upgrades for only $60 more.
@@leroy5202, bre! If the other prices don't make sense, HOW can an increase for this one make any sense!? Day 1: busted shocks, driveshaft, and a blown diff with chewed gears. "Worth 470$" To whom!?!? An indestructible 1/8 6S buggy is worth 480$.
469 dollars? god damn.....
get the big 6000 3s batt from traxxas and flip the battery holding clip upside down and tada 3s and longer runs on 3s, problem solved lol
Traxxas should increase the price to $1000 then they won't have as much money to sue everyone
@@spike-- why am I crying?
@@spike-- I'm not crying I'm laughing
@@spike-- 😂😂😂😂
1) Did you actually break any of the shocks, or did you just replace them because you knew they would break?
2) similar to above, did you strip the servo, or did you just replace it because you thought it would be an issue?
3) What was your final solution for the battery strap issue?
4) as for the name, I can see why they just gave it a new name. They would have had to have called it Stampede 4x4 2.0 VXL which is not very elegant.
5) I wonder if part of the high price is that they're subsidizing the low price of models like the original 2WD XL-5 series. If they lose a little bit of money on each of those to get people into the Traxxas family, they have to make up for it somewhere.
#5 - Traxxas isn't losing any money on any single item they sell, especially not a full RTB (Ready-tp-Break).
Didn’t you already review it?
The battery strap can run a Traxxas 3s battery which is the battery it’s made to run
OK... but that doesn't explain why the Rustler 4x4 came with a second 42mm battery strap or why they make a 35mm strap for the Hoss.
Thats just dumb thinking dudeits made to un on a 3s lipo PERIOD.
@@RazorRC the baterry lenght wise was shorter on the rustler i think thats why
Actually I think they messed up. The website originally said the 2nd strap came with the truck.
@@rccircuslee5390 Rather than change their website to cover their ass, they should admit their fault and send the extra battery strap to everybody who bought one. that would have been the stand up thing to do, and would be one type of after-sale support to (partly) justify the high price.
nformation circulates on the Internet that often a small pebble and an exposed servo are damaged - why such an construction? but for that - a design flaw in my opinion - intentional
It's because of the HCG chassis where the diffs (and axles, arms, driveshafts, etc.) are below the chassis. So the servo has to sit below the chassis so that it can actuate the spindles that are inline with the diffs/driveshafts.
My 3S traxxas lipo is 26mm high! Should not be a problem!
The problem is you paid a ridiculous price for a cheap, subpar 25C batter that is worth 25$, at most. Stop buying Traxxass batteries, chargers, or any of their electronics. There is far better for much cheaper of every electronic on any RC. Just stop it.
@@tylerd4241 I meant it fits. Get that chip off your shoulder and have some fun.
@@thefightingplumber, that was the most ignorant anti-response you could have provided. I have no chip; just trying to help you, mthfr!
Great review. I love this truck, but I'd definitely rather have an arrma for the price.
But then you wouldn't be able to get parts. Part of the high price goes into parts and other after-sale support. Arrma just abandons you after the initial sale.
@@Smaug1 You can only find parts for traxxas in hobby shops because they sign exclusivity deals with hobby shops. That's bad for the hobby. I'll never buy traxxas cause of that crap.
@@Smaug1 yeah, also very little upgrades.
@@Smaug1umb, spares aren't need if they don't break. Arrma hasn't abandoned anything; they're still a fairly new company and dominating support and actually listening to and understanding the community and their customers and upgrading and updating their vehicles. Traxxas has had these models for over a decade, but not make a clipless body. Everything else is toy grade.
My 3s lipos fit
You can run the 3s with that battery strap you just flip it bro….
it doesn't snap in properly and your battery will fall out on the first big jump or crash.
no its not worth 470. if they put gtr shocks and metal drive shafts on it. maybe!?!
Pretty sure that esc can't handle 4s
I like traxxas, I have a maxx and it's good fun, but for the price, the controller should come with the link system complete. I also was interested in the hoss and still may get one just to have it in the collection, but it's expensive for what it is.
Super expensive. I just hope you don't purchase Traxxas batteries and chargers, or any electronics after they break. There are far better for much cheaper. Traxxas makes a good chassis...that's it.
The spartan and m41 use an 1800kv version of this motor...
SCAM!
Hell no that’s a rip off! Shame on traxxas
HELL NO
The granite isn’t competing with this. The stampede competes with the granite. This has a larger motor, premium tires, center differential...
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If you throw in a 1415 motor to the granite then it will cost nearly the same... with a shitty slipper clutch.
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So either traxxas should stick with the stampede or heavily upgrade it for the same price? Arrma sells the kraton for $550 but the infraction and felony for $650... that’s even more egregious. At least in this case this model has upgraded. And btw, arrma is trying to become a bigger brand so they’re selling kits at a cheaper price. BMW doesn’t need to lower their price because Kia wants in on the market and needs better brand recognition.
The Stampede was the competitor to the Granite before the Hoss, but IMO vehicles are in the same class based on 3 things: size, power, and speed. The Stampede is 10% smaller than the Hoss/Granite/MT10, it's really more of a 1/11 scale. It' only 2S capable because it self-destructs/overheats on 3S, and speed wise is quite a bit slower. The Hoss is the exact same size as the Granite, they both run on 3S all day long, and the Hoss is closer in speed to the Granite -- but it's still slower. Maybe the upgrades on the Hoss make it better than the Granite v3, I don't know, will need to get a Granite v3 to compare.
@@RazorRC Size, power, and speed. The Pede is pretty much the same size as the granite, doesn't need to be exact. Has the same size motor as the granite, so same power. And actually goes 5mph faster than the hoss with the same battery. They also have the same esc minus a fan, so yes the Pede is 3s.
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the stampede is wider and slightly shorter in length by 8/10ths of an inch (which is 7% shorter). So the Outcast is shorter than the Kraton, does that not put them in the same class or make is somehow a 1/9th scale? No it doesn't.
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The weight difference is a joke. The hoss has much heavier tires, heavier motor by 2 ounces, heavier steel spur center diff instead of slipper, esc fan, clipless body system and is a tad longer. Throw those on the stampede and it will be very close to the same weight. Everything on it chassis wise is so similar, to even suggest that they are different scale is just wrong.
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The Pede IS the granite competitor. Has the same type of drivetrain, has the same size motor, same voltage. Very close in dimensions. The 1415 style 540xl motor has a rotor that is nearly the same size as a 1515 erevo motor. That's 30+% more rotor than what the BLX3660 has.
@@KTMcaptain, bre. "premium" tires!?!? These Sledgehammers are among the worst RC tires I've ever felt in 5.5 years. The rest of your comment was too nonsensical and displays you have entirely too much ignorance to even have a factual debate."3S all day long". Come on, man! And, F this motor. AND the crappy exploding CD. And, these shocks! Arrma makes vehicles that are actually ready to run, and the feedback they receive will make next year's models just a little bit better and the same price. PS...the indestructible 6S Senton with steel everywhere was 480$. I bought an OG for 250$ and it's still stock. Or...I could have bought a Bandit for 10$ more.
Tyler D 🤣 man you’re more full of shit than a constipated donkey. Keep dreaming. Have fun with those craptasitc hobbywing rebrand motors and speed controls that no one else wants outside cheap builds. 🤣
These things are terrible 😂 I get the fact that this is a consumer hobby but come on traxxas
This was an awful review. Why'd you even bother. First: It does fit a 3s battery out of the box, with the stock strap. Maybe not yours but many fit, so i don't know how that could've lost it a star. Second, you didn't mention the BEST feature?! Self-righting! you know how nice it is to not have to walk over to your truck to flip it back over? That might be worth $40 right there. I don't know how it can have tons of adjustments with free phone app but your disappointed that the radio doesn't have more blinking lights? How are you saying it doesn't go fast? Did you try the included gear to raise top speed? Did you mention the lame ESC has training mode, fully waterproof. I came across this vid by accident, I don't even want to watch others. Traxxas is expensive sure, and I'll have to admit the factory shocks are awful. But just remember, you usually get what you pay for. if you cant see why, take a look at the their website.
Self-righting = bye-bye diffs. Even Traxxas will tell you NOT to use it. ESC is a weakness on this truck, swapping it out will improve the performance a lot even with the stock motor. Battery strap sucks, every other 3S truck can fit any size 3S battery you want, not just special small ones and overpriced Traxxas batteries.
Definitely overpriced. Not worth it. They better come down about $100 and even then i still wouldn't buy it
not a good review...
If you combine it with his other videos on this truck, it forms a very complete picture.
@@Smaug1 it says full review...
@@Smaug1umb's anti-response is one of the most irrelevant things I've ever read.