I did lose the front fog-light grilles a couple of times, but when I found them, they snapped back on without a problem. The beadlock wheels did an excellent job of keeping the tires pinned, and the center skid and rock sliders helped to protect the bottom of the truck. The front tube bumper and rear cage do a superb job of keeping all the internals safe. There isn’t much exposed on the Honcho when it tips and tumbles from higher ground. It does a great job over smaller rocks and crevices, and the soft Pro-Line Flat Irons can claw their way over quite a bit of ground. Instead of jamming up the side of a monster rock to get to the top of the hill, you actually have to find a trail up there. It shouldn’t be able to make it up every obstacle it encounters, and it doesn’t. I like that it seems realistic it shouldn’t be able to articulate like a full-blown crawler. The stock ESC and motor did a good job of keeping the Honcho straight and under control on my more vertical descents.Īs you’d expect from a leader in the field, the stock suspension works flawlessly. It’s easy to go up, but getting down is a different story! Brakes must be smooth, strong and linear for you to retain control of your crawler on the way down a hill. Or you could upgrade to any of the crawler-specific brushless systems.īrakes are a rock crawler’s best friend. Most of the hardcore crawlers I’ve talked to suggested using a motor in the 55-turn area. A lower-turn motor would really help in the torque department. The included 27-turn brushed motor is snappy and moves the Honcho around on flat surfaces without a problem, but when you try to climb, I think it loses its edge. It does have a decent turning radius for any type of trail driving and will probably work fine for your application. That’s the nature of the beast, so I really can’t hold this against the Honcho. The downside is that it takes away some steering. This is mandatory in the crawling world as it keeps both front and rear wheels turning to help pull the truck up and over huge obstacles. Most competition crawlers feature a front and rear locked differential. TEST VENUE The rocks, the trails & the beaches of Southern California 6-cell battery, charger, AAs for the transmitter.You can set up the gate markers to practice some difficult maneuvers before competition time. The Axial Honcho comes with a bag of spare parts and a pair of gate markers.The 2-channel transmitter uses 27mhz and includes throttle reversing and trims. The Honcho comes with a 27-turn brushed motor and ESC with forward and reverse action.Optional bead lock rings (in different colors) are available from Axial. These wheels look great and have a realistic center hub that covers the wheelnut. Proline Flat Iron tires are mounted on Axial’s tried-and true 8-hole bead lock wheels.Axial sells a complete line of option springs that allow you to fine tune the suspension for any type of terrain. Oil-filled coil-over threaded shocks are included and are wrapped with a dual-stage spring setup.This should help prevent any durability issues while out on the trails. Axial has included hardened steel shafts and a hi-tolerance sintered diff lock in both the front and rear axles.A slipper clutch has been added to help save the transmission and gears should you get yourself into a bad predicament. The attached motor plate accepts brushed or brushless motors and allows for a wide range of gearing options. This same transmission is used in some of their higher-end competition vehicles so you know it’s durable. The transmission is centrally placed as low in the chassis as possible to keep a low Center of Gravity.Watch the depth of those ‘scale-rivers’ before trying to cross them. In addition, the box helps keep dirt and debris out of the electronics, however it is not waterproof. This helps move weight forward for better crawling characteristics. The sealed electronics box has been relocated further forward than it was on previous SCX10-TR models.Plastic rock sliders on both sides of the truck reduce body damage and help the Honcho slide over obstacles. The steel C-channel frame provides the Honcho with a rigid platform, and multiple cross-bracing makes sure there is no twisting while out on the rocks.Optional light buckets are also included should you want to customize your Honcho right from the start. A cool set of offroad lights light the way up front, and a set of brake lights shine out the rear. While the front bumper may only be molded plastic tubing, the skid plates are all aluminum. The molded cage makes the body feel tough as nails! The body is gorgeous! I totally dig the molded diamond-plate bed with fuel tank and the spare tire holder.Install your battery, plug it in and you’re ready to rock, umm, so to speak. The SCX10-TR Trail Honcho comes fully assembled.
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