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01-07-2005, 01:14 AM | #1 |
How do you guys get traction in the snow?
I'm new to this whole RC thing and loving it so much that I'm out every night I can now. I just make sure I'm dressed for the cold. Anyway, I just cannot get any traction in the snow. I have an RC10GT so the 2wd doesn't help. I'm running dirthawgs right now but I'm thinking of switching to mashers. I'm pretty sure I don't want paddles cos I can'r really afford ANOTHER set of wheels and tires on top of my street tires and my offroad tires. I've played with the diff settings, slipper settings. I've seen MTs go pretty well in the snow. Maybe its the tires? I know I only have 2 drive wheels but its stupid how slow I have to go in the snow. Like maybe 1/16th throttle. pretty much idling you know?
anyway, any help would be much appreciated! |
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01-07-2005, 07:04 AM | #2 |
One of the reasons MT's do better in the snow is because of it's ride height and 4WD. But even still their tires will still spin but we can still get the MT going because of the bigger engines (power).
As for you RC10GT, it's lower to the ground so try and raise the ride height as high as you can. Remember that RC's in the snow is no different than a real car in the snow but scaled down to 1/10. It also depends on the type of snow the rc's driving in or on. Hard pack with a thin sheet of ice on top? Deep soft snow? 1cm or 1inch of 1 foot of snow. Tire compound can make a difference too. Try to use the softest compound possible as it will not harden up as much in the cold unlike the long life/wear hard compound tires. Cheers. |
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01-10-2005, 10:49 PM | #8 |
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two words 'snow chains' did it for my savage and my bros rush now he has a nitro mt 2 and i am thinking about making it for that truck.ten buck at canadian tire pair of needle nose pliers and your set just take your time make sure you count all the links so they are the same size.i have some pics if you wanna see what i mean
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01-12-2005, 06:29 PM | #9 |
you mean like buying some of that thin chain they have at Canadian Tire on the spools? I don't even know what that stuff is for...RC snow chains I guess!
I'd love to see some pics. please post some if you can. Also, what size chain should I get and how should I go about making them? |
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01-12-2005, 06:30 PM | #10 | |
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