Moxy articulated dump truck

[elliot330]

Originally Posted by TheMachinist

I wonder if the Castle Mamba Monster ESC will power 6 gear motors running a 6S lipo?

Jordy

Hi Jordy,

Nice start on the wheels and the tyres look good as well. One thing, you mention a 6S battery., i assume this is similar to what you use in your heli's. 22volts is very high for ground based vehicle.. it'll be speed demon!

Elliot

[TheMachinist]

Originally Posted by elliot330

Hi Jordy,

Nice start on the wheels and the tyres look good as well. One thing, you mention a 6S battery., i assume this is similar to what you use in your heli's. 22volts is very high for ground based vehicle.. it'll be speed demon!

Elliot

Yeah 6s would be over kill. I have a Sabertooth dual motor ESC for the drives and will run a 3s pack at 11.1 volts. Now that I see the thread on Robbe hydraulics I might have to rethink the dump mechanism.

Jordy

[elliot330]

That's similar to me, I'm going to use a 3S lipo with a standard Esc, connected to all 6 drive motors, forgot to add, I only went with standard Esc as I want it to control the lights etc.

[TheMachinist]

More progress: the hubs and rims are done as is the front axle tube.