A Creek Too Far

[Miller Time]

I took the Wheely King out for some trail running today, and ran up and down the creek a bit. As time went on I became more confident in it's ability to get out of any situation, so I blame myself for thinking this crossing was possible :lol:

The water was a bit more swift than I thought, and it almost immediately put me off the line of rocks I planned to anchor on. At that point it was too far out to turn back, so I kept at it. Eventually one wrong move put me over the edge and it started floating down the creek. I kept on the throttle and it actually pushed it slowly across the surface toward the far shore. I managed to get one wheel on the shore but it was loose sand and wouldn't bite. Eventually the current caught it again and pulled it back out.. and under.

http://media.putfile.com/Wheely-King---A-Creek-Too-Far

I was sured I fried something, because at the end the throttle wasn't responding. I got a little wet myself going after it, but once it was out of the water everything worked fine again. I drove it home, a little over a mile, and it made it the whole way. I guess the waterproof box worked  

[Cajun]

WOW! I would have never guessed it would survive that. Nice work!

[srx]

that was funny, i found myself laughing also. im glad it still worked for you. i thought it was done

[Uroplatus]

I was waiting for the large amazon aligator in the depths to mistake it for a wounded wilderbeast, and take it under....  but it didn't happen   :?


hehe...  that looks like fun, may need to get me a water proof rig!!!

[Miller Time]

Well I laughed too.. watching the video after I got home. As soon as it took that first slip off the ledge I was sweating a bit. Who says crawlers can't raise your pulse? :lol:

After it finally stopped operating I was sure I had burned something out. Once I pulled it out of the water and saw the throttle and servo both working, I started smiling again.

I think I'll wait a few more days for the water to slow down a bit before trying that again.

[srx]

wonder how well the drivtrain holds up after being full of water, are you seeing any problems yet?

[upnover]

Dang Chris, you turn your Crawler into PT-109, and I get a little water on my  18r just before a race and I get a full blown car fire. I need to build a h20 proof box for it.

[RCShocker]

 


True that, I couldnt help but laugh myself !!!!


uh................"We got a floater here" 

[Miller Time]

wonder how well the drivtrain holds up after being full of water, are you seeing any problems yet?

It seems to be fine, I think it's sealed pretty well. After that swimming trip, I cleaned it externally and oiled it well. Before I went out the next time, I used some lithium grease on the outside of the bearings to hopefully keep water out. The transmission probably didn't see too much water, one of the problems with the WK as a crawler is the motor is top mounted on the tranny. I doubt the water was that high for too long, and the outdrives should be sealed pretty well.