Rc grass basher
Discussion
A few years back i was looking at Stadium/short course trucks but never got round to getting one. I liked these for the looks and the height which gave the appearance that they'd be good over grass in a garden, something the buggy i had as a kid struggled with. Is that a misconception, or is it simply that a bigger vehicle will ride the grass better, or am i just best going and finding some gravel? Or not buying something for a few more years....
mcdjl said:
A few years back i was looking at Stadium/short course trucks but never got round to getting one. I liked these for the looks and the height which gave the appearance that they'd be good over grass in a garden, something the buggy i had as a kid struggled with. Is that a misconception, or is it simply that a bigger vehicle will ride the grass better, or am i just best going and finding some gravel? Or not buying something for a few more years....
Cut your grass!I'm refurbing my old Frog at the moment; it's first run in 30-odd years was on grass so as not to wear the new tyres down. It still went like a stoat, can't remember ever having issues on grass at all, and it's not got great ground clearance.
We've been ragging my sons Tamiya Racing Fighter around the back garden and it take it all in it's stride, to the point where some areas are starting to get a bit of a racing line worn in the grass 
never mind, it will grow back
also been making jumps out of bits of plywood, nothings broken yet.
never mind, it will grow backalso been making jumps out of bits of plywood, nothings broken yet.
dr_gn said:
mcdjl said:
A few years back i was looking at Stadium/short course trucks but never got round to getting one. I liked these for the looks and the height which gave the appearance that they'd be good over grass in a garden, something the buggy i had as a kid struggled with. Is that a misconception, or is it simply that a bigger vehicle will ride the grass better, or am i just best going and finding some gravel? Or not buying something for a few more years....
Cut your grass!I'm refurbing my old Frog at the moment; it's first run in 30-odd years was on grass so as not to wear the new tyres down. It still went like a stoat, can't remember ever having issues on grass at all, and it's not got great ground clearance.
Stig said:
dr_gn said:
mcdjl said:
A few years back i was looking at Stadium/short course trucks but never got round to getting one. I liked these for the looks and the height which gave the appearance that they'd be good over grass in a garden, something the buggy i had as a kid struggled with. Is that a misconception, or is it simply that a bigger vehicle will ride the grass better, or am i just best going and finding some gravel? Or not buying something for a few more years....
Cut your grass!I'm refurbing my old Frog at the moment; it's first run in 30-odd years was on grass so as not to wear the new tyres down. It still went like a stoat, can't remember ever having issues on grass at all, and it's not got great ground clearance.
mcdjl said:
If you cut grass like you build models....
I did it on Thursday and it already needs doing again! The old one might just have been under powered on its stack of 8 aa batteries. Mind you we still broke it driving it into the fence and the such like.
Cut it shorter! I cut ours once a week in summer. I did it on Thursday and it already needs doing again! The old one might just have been under powered on its stack of 8 aa batteries. Mind you we still broke it driving it into the fence and the such like.
TBH it sounds like it is very under powered. I'd think if you get a bog standard Tamiya buggy it will be fine on a lawn that's not been cut for a couple of weeks.
dr_gn said:
Cut it shorter! I cut ours once a week in summer.
TBH it sounds like it is very under powered. I'd think if you get a bog standard Tamiya buggy it will be fine on a lawn that's not been cut for a couple of weeks.
Youve shamed me......thats the second time in 5 days though i did lower the mower. Now to get the car to run on it.TBH it sounds like it is very under powered. I'd think if you get a bog standard Tamiya buggy it will be fine on a lawn that's not been cut for a couple of weeks.
mcdjl said:
dr_gn said:
Cut it shorter! I cut ours once a week in summer.
TBH it sounds like it is very under powered. I'd think if you get a bog standard Tamiya buggy it will be fine on a lawn that's not been cut for a couple of weeks.
Youve shamed me......thats the second time in 5 days though i did lower the mower. Now to get the car to run on it.TBH it sounds like it is very under powered. I'd think if you get a bog standard Tamiya buggy it will be fine on a lawn that's not been cut for a couple of weeks.
Make sure you're getting a dedicated buggy chassis - the Racing Fighter mentioned above is a DT-03 and was designed from the ground-up as a buggy, so has great clearance and is less likely to get stuck.
The TT02B and DF02 models for example are compromised, since they're based on road chassis but with longer suspension arms and big wheels. This only gives them a few additional millimetres of cleraance and they like nothing more than to travel 2 foot on the grass and get stuck again. They're simply too low in my experience.
2WD often gives longer run time and is faster outright, for the same reasons a 1:1 equivalent is!
The TT02B and DF02 models for example are compromised, since they're based on road chassis but with longer suspension arms and big wheels. This only gives them a few additional millimetres of cleraance and they like nothing more than to travel 2 foot on the grass and get stuck again. They're simply too low in my experience.
2WD often gives longer run time and is faster outright, for the same reasons a 1:1 equivalent is!
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