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gearboxes/motors for hooben elefant

Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2016 7:57 am
by wadsworthj
Hi Guys.
As the titles suggest, can any hooben heferlump owner please advise me as to wether it is worth while upgrading
the gearbox/motors that come with it,
They look pretty good but I have red that some feel that they are worth replacing.
I am looking to get a slow but powerful set up. say 5/1 gearing.
what can you please advise.
Many thanks.
Cheers Wads. 8)
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Re: gearboxes/motors for hooben elefant

Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2016 8:45 am
by tomhugill
The newer hooben elefant comes with a 7 stage (their terminology) gearbox, full bearings etc they're very nice. You would need the gearbox mounting plate too. It might be worth contacting them directly or Carson at dklm models to see if he can get hold of some.

Re: gearboxes/motors for hooben elefant

Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2016 9:05 am
by Ad Lav
Could tamiya gearboxes fit with a custom plate?

Re: gearboxes/motors for hooben elefant

Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2016 9:19 am
by tomhugill
Tamiya gearboxes for without a plate just new mounting holes. But there are better lower ratio gearboxes out there now which I would go for.

Re: gearboxes/motors for hooben elefant

Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2016 9:24 am
by Ad Lav
So the new ones in the new T55 are a lot better now? I know some people put pershing nones in.

Re: gearboxes/motors for hooben elefant

Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2016 12:12 pm
by tomhugill
Ad Lav wrote:So the new ones in the new T55 are a lot better now? I know some people put pershing nones in.

Spot on ad!