The Truck That Changed The World (And Broke a Lot) - Traxxas E-Maxx Story
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The Traxxas T and E-Maxx are two 1/10th scale monster trucks that forever changed the radio control landscape. Launched in the late 1990's these two models were a game changer in the RC landscape and will forever be remembered for their performance and fun factor.
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What a good review! A trip back to memory lane where your average hobby shop had a stack of Traxxas trucks on the floor and a another wall full of parts to go with it! Please do more of these! Your viewers like myself enjoy the little trucks and the big ones.
Great Video! Never expected this from this channel. The T-maxx definitely started the monster truck wars! As a older guy who got back in to the hobby years ago, today's electronics and battery technology have driven rc's to a new level!
Please do more RC content! Maybe TFLRC can be it’s own chancel.
How did I miss this! The Emaxx 2 speed manual trans was awesome! Wheelies, quick acceleration and a decent top speed. Seems so tiny now compared to my modern RC trucks.. but the fun was amazing
ITS SHAME THEY STOPPED MAKING THIS RC TRUCK, I STILL HAVE MINE, LOOKING FOR PARTS ON E-BAY :(
As a R/C fan, great job on the video. Keep them coming
Very good review You deserved much more views on this video
I'm a huge fan of the HPI nitro RS4s of this era. Belt drive awd nitro 1/10 touring cars are still one of my favorite hobbies.
Love these first generation trucks from Traxxas. I bought an E-Maxx new in 2000 and I still have it. Trashed about four bodies over the years and replaced a lot of shock towers and batteries, but the rest of the truck is still running strong! I just bought another F-150 body for it and a set of new batteries. Still brings a smile to my face every time I dig it out for a run!
I love my E-Maxx!!! I got mine in 2004. It is a blast to drive!!!👍👍👍
Ah the memories of my time in the hobby several years ago. I never had any of the Maxx's but I had numerous Tamiya builds including the Juggernaut 2 which eventually led me to the crawler scene and then ultimately the scale scene. Even ran one of the foremost sites on the scale scene of R/C; Scale4x4RC. I still have a few lying around but I just don't have the desire any more. But this was a fun trip down memory lane.
Great job on this video. Brings back a lot of memories. RC has come a long way in the last 25 years. Agreed with the other comments, do more RC!
I was one of the first to get an emaxx from the Lhs, yes a real store! I still remember when I got it to the car and started opening the box. Prior to this I had bought a stampede. Loved that truck, the forums, the mods. Sadly I traded it for a tc3 and started racing with friends. Couple years on I got the itch for another, little wider, better esc, I was hooked again. Still have that one. Along with a tmaxx, txt1 shelf queen, and countless others now. I’d say I was hooked. Sadly I don’t drive them much at all but still don’t want to get rid of them.
Great video , I never knew you were into rc ! It’s interesting to learn some of the history of rc , would be great to see more rc videos, reviews, history etc. 👍
That commercial is on fire! 🤣😄 great video TFL!
Very nice job on this video. I was entertained and educated at the same time. You really covered tons of valuable information. Big thanks for sharing these trucks of the past. 👍
I have both the Blackfoot and Emaxx. Although both are later versions! . Out of my 25+ RCs these two are still my fave got toos!
This was a very fun video Tommy 🤠
Nice man , I see ur gettin involved in RC's! Welcome to the Hobby!
Love the RC content from you guys. Many of us started our car obsession here! Cant wait for the TMaxx video and please grab a Savage for a comparison!!
This was a great video Tommy. Thanks.
Memories! I had a T Maxx. Still do somewhere in the attic. RCs have come a long way from the good old days.
This is amazing Tommy! How did I miss this eight months ago?!?!
I know after almost a year Tommy will never see this, but it will be nice to see him Review and have fun with some RC products. Especially I saw him with Axial Honcho in latest Defender off road video. We can tell he is some what into it. Have seen him in few videos with RC stuff. once a month passion project won't be bad. Come on Tommmmmyyyyyy!!!
Great review, guys! The E-Maxx and Nitro brother T-Maxx most certainly revolutionized the industry! We still have the originals as well as our fair share of Tamiya classics! Keep up the great work! 🤜🤛
Oh wow. I didn't know this channel reviewed RC's. I thought TFL just showcased the real trucks. Yes, I have two Traxxas E-Maxxes. All upgraded. A single speed 3905 converted to brushless, and the 3906 two speed shown here....also converted to a sensored brushless system programmed to crawl smoothly at slow speeds. It has a higher stance suspension, along with Traxxas' Summit tires. Many upgrades. The 2 speed is like new for now, and am in the process of putting lights in a Proline 73' Bronco body for it. These trucks paved the way for the powerful more durable MT's today. They deserve the respect. Glad to catch this video.
Got 2 tmaxx cars in my basement. Ones a parts truck for the other, had the engine running 2 years ago. I made sure to clean and store it properly so im sure she'll run again someday. But the rc receiver i have for it was fully submerged when my basement flooded. Thats why i havent run it again
Love my redcat gen 7 crawler. You need to make a TFL RC. So much fun.
The nitro Gang is here!! Currently bout to fire up a T-MAXX! you cannot kill it.
These RC's are a little before my time but it's interesting to learn more of the history of the hobby. Also how much I take for granted with lipo batteries 😅.
I'm sensing a new channel oppurtunity! TFLRC You're one stop channel for all things RC.
i love my t maxx still run it all the time and am in the middle of my third engine rebuild great truck with tons of parts on the market stil
I owned the 2.5R Tmax and the Emax back when bran new and when you said Tmax cam out in 99 I suddenly felt very very old......... still have them both and also built a fully aluminum Tmax after all these years I got back into RC and just ordered the X-max,, cant wait.
I never owned any of the Maxx series, but several of the newer version, the Revo. Still my favorite fast RC trucks.
I had one emaxx when i was younger, still have it in pieces in a box, bought a Tmaxx 3.3 when they came out, just bought an almost brand new 3906 first gen emaxx all stock and functionning for 190$cad which is like 120$usd, i'm so stocked, brings a lot of memories !
I always loved my HPI Savage XL, but nothing beats the ease of use and run times of the gas powered HPI Baja's. Basically like using a lawnmower. Super easy starts. And as long as you have fuel, and carry an extra receiver battery or two, you can run as long as you want. You guys should pick up a used one. With a couple minor upgrades they can be very reliable and would be very fun in the wide open spaces on tumbleweed ranch!
boo.. baja sucks.. 2wd.. they are sweet looking tho no doubt. but my losi 5ive run laps around it
I had an S-Maxx, the nitro 2wd "stadium truck" version. Good stuff Tommy!
I have the s-maxx too. I still run mine to this day. I hope tfl talk about the s-maxx in there videos.
@@zzsuprazz theres nothing to talk about with the smaxx.. its a tmaxx with a missing front diff.. their bodies are cool and unique tho. i just sold 2 of them for 175.
I have a traxxas s-maxx 2.5R rc truck. It is the same as the traxxas t-maxx except for the s-maxx is 2wd. I think they came out around the same time. The are lots of fun. I still get mine out and run it.
I still have my clodbuster🤙and my old Tandy/RadioShack monster truck. They are great for turning heads at the local park!
I have original, widemaxx, and the brushless emaxx's they mainly collect dust. They are great if your not into bashing and high power ( the diffs/axles will not last long under6s power). Keep it at 4s lipo shim the diffs upgrade the axles its a solid 40 mph truck. This video is gonna make me get my emaxx out of closet and take a break from my ARRMA/TEKNO rigs. awesome video
I have a 1st gen E-Maxx, the motors both burnt out a couple years ago. I ended up buying a Castle esc/motor and a few other things and I still need to build it. Just havent had the will to do it yet.
I have a blue version of this truck. Bought it in 2001/2002 I think. Shape similar to this one. I should give it a spin sometime I guess. Definitely very fun to drive!
Never owned any Traxxas products as I was in the HPI camp. I must say my electric MRC MT-10m stadium truck was my favorite though!
Definitely missed the opportunity to mention the Marui Big Bear, the true first RC monster truck.
Thanks for more RC content! Have you guys looked at any crawlers?
Gosh I’ve had so many maxx trucks in my day
Love the rc content, maybe we'll see a TFLRC channel in the future?
Great vid Tommy. Did not know you were an Rc head 😊
*_People's expectations were WAY LOWER back in those days. Also this truck is why RC world is as strong as it is today. They were easy off the shelf fun and impressed because nothing else came close even the HPI series was kinda lame._*
I don't know much about RC cars but my father bought a blackfoot with his first paycheck at his job, i was happy to see it mentioned in the video
I wanted to see the TFL pup do the Tombstone Piledriver to the truck. I just watched 8 minutes of Tommy play with his toy truck and now I wish I still had one. Maybe the kids still have one in the basement, time to clean the basement.
I had me an emaxx when I was a lad in the early 2000s… my god it was just the ducks nuts!!… with a little disposable income I thought I’d get back into the hobby a year back and bought a Maxx and a drag slash, I just can’t believe how far these cars have come!!
Awesome Video love Traxxas I just bought the trx4 F150
You guys should do more rc content
I have a complete assembled Clod buster in my garage right now for sale. Runs but needs some love.
I want to see comparison between different RC off-roaders on the tumbleweed course!
RC doggo is best doggo ! 🐶👌
Be careful tra**as doesn't sue you. Haha. Just kidding. Loved this video!
Great video , love it
Ah yes, the E-Maxx. Thanks for the memories. Put a couple drill motors in it, CVD's and modify the battery trays to hold 7 cell hump packs. Stupid fun! Long before brushless motors and lipo batteries.
Awsome video idea hope to see more
HAPPY THURSDAY EVERYONE...Hope EVERYONE HAS A GOOD DAY ... THANKS TOMMY ...
Still want to get my hands on one of the first generation emaxx even though I have one already a big game changer in rc world 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
Awesome video! Does this mean we’re getting a TFL R/C channel?
I still have my tmaxx and it works great
Many years later, 2 speed trans has become a premium feature in the 1/10 4wd crawler space...
My first nitro was the TMax back in 2000, It broke with in the first 5mins if running it.. lol
Nice test in Andre’s Pit, but how did it do on Tommy’s Demise?
😂I was just thinking, Drive it full force off the Stairs! 😂😂😂 or the BMX course opposite side. - I was in the 7th grade in '87 & had these. Though only allowed to listen to (devil)👹secular 🎼around my Dad. 😂
*_RTR takes away peoples fear of bashing them as with the 4 hr build Clod buster no one extremely bashed them like today so technology stayed backwards and stagnet until the Xmaxx.._*
I was just handed one of these in a box to fix for my uncle's mate . I googled why they discontinued learnt they like to spontaneously combust 😵💫
I still have a brand new original model T max 2.5 nearly new Emaxx like this and Losi XXXT RTR new in box.
Are you guys feeling out the potential for TFL RC? I didn't have any of these monsters, but I did have several RCs I got from Radio Shack.
Traxxas gets a lot of love and hate in the hobby all of it well deserved. It’s cool they brought Hobby Grade RC’s to the masses via RTR’s (anything to grow the hobby is good right) here’s the thing I remember having a bunch of these trucks in for repairs/modifications (mostly the Nitro variants) something that really didn’t happen to often before at the hobby shop I worked at. I blame the rise of RTR’s for that. one thing that happens when you build a kit assuming you built it properly is because you built it yourself you should understand how to fix it yourself and if you did something wrong or had issues that’s where the local hobby shop came in. With a RTR most times you don’t even get assembly instructions so when something inevitably breaks now what, odds are you find someone who can or toss it and get another. HPI (who is currently on life support but making a comeback) was the other big RC company that sold a lot of Nitro and electric RTR’s back in the day
RTR took the hobby in a direction I didn't like, or maybe I just lost interest when a buggy with monster truck sized tires became the new monster truck. I miss my original Black Foot - diff reliability issues and all. By the time all competitors in the monster truck world started looking alike I was out, so to speak.
Nice video
I have a 1903 tmaxx running with two 6200mah lipos and it lasts over an hour
The stampede was decent and affordable
I had a Rustler when I was a kid. The Nitro powered models were a lot more fun imo. I had a nitro car but I can't remember what it was called. Supposedly 70+mph top speed but I always crashed it a lot slower than that and then had to buy parts and wait for them to come in.
I have two of them and love them even if they brake a bit lol 😂
Where can I get my hands on the batteries used in the video? All mine are dead, looking to revive my 3906 :D
Christ I feel old... I remember when the T-MAXX came out. I also remember the E-MAXX release too. Always wanted one but my mother wouldn't get me one for Christmas haha. Oh well she wouldn't get me a 4 wheeler either so I built a wooden street legal electric trike later in life... Much later lol
Awesome.. They Emaxx for its time was so expensive.
@@simbanugz2906 yes it was
I had the Blackfoot and the clod buster.
still have my 3903 and put the vxl 4s system from the new MAXX in it.
I still have my early e-max and all I need to do is buy some new batteries!
I love my emaxx we have two originals and modded one😊
i have an e-maxx that im tryna get running at the moment
I loved my tmaxx
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They need to bring it back just make a upgrades version with a sixs or 8s lipo 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
The problem with modern "monster trucks" is the little ass tires.
I had the T-Maxx, the nitro version of this. I kept it stock. My money was all being dumped into my HPI Nitro RS4.
Great truck 3906
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Convert to brushless 2400kv 4s power all you need plenty fun and never will get boring
Too bad Traxxas is trying to kill off all the smaller aftermarket companies.
Here is one that was out before the tmaxx. Juggernaut. Try to find that bad boy lol
The final version brushless 6S EMaxx is so delightfully terrible that I’ll never ever sell mine. While I do understand Traxxas killing it off, I still don’t agree that they should have
I've had my later model E Maxx for probably 10+ years. It has all the go fast upgrades for the time and was a ton of fun. Never realized it was significant at all. I needs the frame replaced after hitting a mailbox at like 50mph😂 It's the only RC I couldn't keep from breaking. It was just way overpowered for its own good
i have a e maxx brushless edition