Axial AX90019 AX10 Ridgecrest RTR Crawler

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Product Feature

• FEATURES: Chassis: Tube style Drive: Four wheel with Dana 60 inspired AR60 OCP-Axles and WB8 Wild Boar splined driveshaft's
• INCLUDES: RTR AX10 Ridgecrest 1/10 scale Crawler, 20T Motor, 2.4GHz 2-channel Radio, Painted Body and instruction Manual
• REQUIRES: AA Batteries: Four for transmitter Battery: 6-cell 7.2V stick pack with standard connector Battery Charger: To match selected battery

Product Description

Axial Racing brand 2.4GHz radio controlled, electric powered, ready to run 1/10 scale AX10 Ridgecrest Crawler from Axial. FEATURES: Chassis: Tube style Drive: Four wheel with Dana 60 inspired AR60 OCP-Axles and WB8 Wild Boar splined driveshafts Motor: 20T brushed Radio: Axial AX3 2.4GHz 2-channel pistol grip with servo reverse, steering and throttle trim and battery indicator light Electronic Speed Control: Axial AE-2 with 2S LiPo cutoff, drag brake, reverse, Tamiya style connector, and is programmable through Castle Link (Castle Link programmer not included) Differentials: Locked type for the greatest amount of traction in all off-road situations Bumpers: Front and rear tube style, constructed of plastic, black in color Battery Tray: Adjustable to accept NiMH stick or LiPo packs, also battery orientation can be changed for different handling configurations Shocks: Oil filled with 3.5mm titanium nitride coated shafts for reduced lateral movement Suspension: Four link designed to reduce axle steer and aid against wrap-up in high power situations Tires: Ripsaw 5.5 (140mm) diameter, 2.1 (53.3mm) wide Wheels: 2.2 (56mm) 8-spoke Raceline Renegade with black and chrome finish and 12mm hexes Spur Gear: 87T (Note: manual has incorrect part # referenced) Pinion Gear: 20T YOU WILL RECEIVE: RTR AX10 Ridgecrest 1/10 scale Crawler, 20T Motor, 2.4GHz 2-channel Radio, Painted Body and instruction Manual REQUIRES: AA Batteries: Four for transmitter Battery: 6-cell 7.2V stick pack with standard connector Battery Charger: To match selected

Axial AX90019 AX10 Ridgecrest RTR Crawler Review

The Axial Ridgecrest is a hobby grade crawler that is great for just having fun with. Axial makes three Ready to Run (RTR) rock crawlers, the Ridgecrest, The Wraith and the Trail Honcho. All three are single motor all wheel drive vehicles. Each one has it's own characteristics. One is not clearly better than the other in every respect. The Trail Honcho and the Ridgecrest are pretty good stock out of the box. The Wraith is very tippy out of the box, but it certainly looks far more impressive and has fantastic potential to customize and modify. If you want something that you do not want to modify, go with the Ridgecrest or the Trail Honcho. I own all three. My Wraith is the coolest, but it has lots of changes and upgrades on it. Stock out of the box, I wasn't too happy with it's performance.
Axial makes a good product. The Ridgecrest is reasonably durable. For the price (it retails for around $310), the performance of the Ridgecrest is hard to beat. The Axial trucks are very well engineered. The Ridgecrest has the same drive components as the Wraith except that the spur gear is an 87 tooth 48p gear, while the Wraith has an 80 tooth 48p spur gear. The effect is that the Ridgecrest is geared slightly lower than the Wraith. The Ridgecrest is the replacement for Axial's Scorpion. It is kind of a jack of all trades. For a crawler it is pretty fast. Crawlers, as the name implies, are slow. To get the higher speed, the Ridgecrest gives up low end torque. It is a good balance. Compared to noncrawler vehicles it is going to seem very slow. I believe it has a top speed of 11 mph. My Duratrax Baja Bug is not considered fast, however it tops out around twenty to twenty two miles per hour.
One thing I really like in all three Axial crawlers is Axial's AE-2 ESC (electronic speed controller). It is designed only for brushed motors, has a fantastic drag break and the factory default setting is to auto-detect lithium polymer batteries to activate the auto cut off safety for lipo batteries. Castle Creations makes the AE-2. With Castle Link (not included) you can customize and program the ESC through the USB port on a Windows based computer. Most hobby shops sell Castle Link for about twenty dollars.
The motor is a twenty turn non rebuildable brushed motor. It has built in bullet plugs for easy replacement. The motor has a built in fan for cooling. While the motor is nonrebuildable, it is very inexpensive. I think a new one can be had for about fifteen dollars. If you find it insufficient, you can always replace it with a much nicer brushed motor. I replaced the one in my Wraith with a 55 turn rebuildable brushed motor with dual ball bearings. The Ridgecrest will probably keep it's stock motor. Another good thing about Axial crawlers is that parts are fairly easy to get.
Why would someone purchase a Ridgecrest instead of a Trail Honcho? For one, it is Axial's least expensive vehicle. It has the same quality mechanical and electronic components as Axial's other vehicles. What you do not get with the Ridgecrest is the "bling" factor. The Ridgecrest does not have built in lights, but they can be added. The Ridgecrest's body is an ugly SUV like body. I have purchased a 1956 Chevy pickup truck body to replace the stock lame body. When I replace the body on my Ridgecrest, I will also add head and tail lights. Another thing the Ridgecrest has that the Trail Honcho does not have is the larger 2.2 inch wheels with ripsaw tires that the Wraith has. Those give it the ability to get over larger objects than the Trail Honcho. One final advantage the Ridgecrest has is the ease with which the components can be moved around to place the battery up front.
Why would someone buy the Trail Honcho over the Ridgecrest? The Trail Honcho is far more scale (realistic) looking than the Ridgecrest. It comes with the smaller more realistic looking 1.9 inch wheels. It has a far more realistic looking body with details the Ridgecrest does not have. Of course, the Trail Honcho comes with working fog and tail lights. One thing I have done with all three of my Axial crawlers is to replace the Tamaiya plugs with Traxxas plugs. The Tamaiya plugs are far less reliable than the Traxxas style plugs.
Besides Axial crawlers, Losi makes a Night Crawler that is very capable. I chose the Axial crawler over the Losi Night Crawler because I do not like the looks of the Night Crawler. It isn't very scale looking. If that is not as important to you, or you like the looks of the Losi, you may want to consider the Losi Night Crawler.
One issue I would like to address is to know what you are getting. I have seen many products criticised because the product was not what the buyer thought it was. The main example that comes to mind is the RTR (ready to run) issue. Ready to run does not mean that all you need is in the box. It means that the vehicles is complete and WITH THE ADDITION OF the batteries and battery charger, it is good to go. So, if you buy a Ridgecrest, you still need a battery charger for either the Lipo or NimH battery you will use in the Ridgecrest. You will also need to buy a Lipo or NimH battery for the truck as well as 4 AA batteries for the transmitter. The Axial crawlers are hobby grade vehicles that are light years ahead of what you would buy at Walmart or Toys-R-Us.
Besides RTR crawlers, they are also sold as kits that have to be built. The kits do not include the electronics. Kits are good for those people who enjoy building them and people who want to create their own custom vehicle.
A final word of advice is to watch the product on youtube. See how people are using them. I like to take my crawlers on hiking trails at parks. Some people are hard core crawlers who go over difficult obstacle courses. Then there are the "bashers." These are the people who like to run them any way they want to and take them over jumps etc. One other group are the "scalers." They want their vehicle to be as close to the real thing as possible, only smaller. That sometimes means giving up capabilities that are not realistic or having extra details that can be easily broken off. The Ridgecrest is a great vehicle for all around having fun with. It is not a competition crawler, nor is it a scaler.
UPDATE: I finally painted and installed the Proline body. It is amazing what the change in looks does for enjoying a product. Now that it looks good, I really appreciate what a fantastic vehicle the Ridgecrest is. If you like, or at least do not mind, painting and decorating a new body, the Ridgecrest is a fantastic choice. It now has all of the personality it previously lacked. I have yet to add lights, but I will get around to it soon. What a great little RC truck!

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