how to power your 1/6 scale tanks

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how to power your 1/6 scale tanks

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some suggestion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=END3VHA74ss

in more detail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrGDsmdWXW8
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My 1/6th scale tanks have really big motors and beefy ESCs. I'd say my KV-2 weighs in excess of 120lbs.

These are the 450W motors in their mounts (which slide front to back for chain tensioning):

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And here it is all buttoned up ready to roll:

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Motors:

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that looks serious :D
I guess it is depending on the size of the vehicle
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jee wrote: ↑Sun Oct 30, 2022 6:42 am that looks serious :D
I guess it is depending on the size of the vehicle
I once sat on my 1/6th Stumtiger and it has smaller 350W motors and it was able to pull my 200lbs along with no issues. It did however bend some of the wheel axles so I never did that again... :)
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