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Originally Posted by SHY
Thx for the explanation Jonathan, very interesting!
I still find the 3 belt solution on the XX4 great though. But for sure I agree that the belts should have been both wider and stronger. And then we are talking custom parts again... If only Losi focused on 1:10 OR racing again and not so much new toys...
I've done a lot of 1:8 track racing, and it's really strange how the manufacturers there as well never seem to understand that the power and grip has increased a lot during the last decade... but still we have those way too narrow fronts belts that break all the time...
Nowadays, especially for 1:10 OR, both runtime and power is in super excess. So a little resistance shouldn't hurt...
A thought: Would it be possible to downscale the Losi Eight with it's "off center" center shafts? Plus bevelled spurs & pinions?  (motor in the centre, sideways) |
The 4X proto i made a while back was basically a modern xx4 5mm and 6mm belts and same layout as the xx4 same it would cost so much for customers to build.
If i get chance at the weekend i will take a shot of the three 4wd protos i have made in the last year or so side by side so you can compare the layouts. Two are belt drive one is shaft.