So the question has been asked of me how often should I maintenance a tank even when everything is running well? I usually keep my tanks on a six month cycle if I have been driving them hard. Case in point is my Heng Long 6.0 T72. This tank has been upgraded to perform far beyond the basic T72 and I have been using it as a “test bed”, loaner, filming platform, IR battler and just plain hard bashing tank driving fun in all kinds of dirt, sand, mud, snow and rocks.
Now about six months into its life in my fleet and easily 50+ hours of running, it was time to pop the T72 open and inspect everything. For the most part all was good with the small exception of a crack on the lower hull glance at the idler wheel mount(not good but repairable) and a hull full of dirt and pieces of dried vegetation. Don’t ask I have no idea how they got sucked inside...lol.
For cleaning I simply grabbed a vacuum and sucked most of the dirt and vegetation out. After that I re-greased the gears and repaired the hull crack. The photos below show the inner hull and gearbox after the vacuuming and re-greasing. You can see there is still a fair amount of dirt and some minor vegetation still left inside. The presents of which possesses no issues and the tank will run perfectly. Point is these new 6.0 tanks are rather durable and though they will get dust, dirt, sand and the odd vegetation bits inside, it has little effect on them.
Below are photos of the T72 inner hull and gearboxes. Please understand this tank has had a number of modifications in order to fit the rather larger battery which is fixed in place. These modifications were covered in another thread. Also everything shown was brand new six months ago.
If you have questions related to maintenance please feel free to ask them. Also please feel free to visit my Instagram @fstanks to see this T72 in action.
VVVVV....Below when new for comparison......VVVVV
Now about six months into its life in my fleet and easily 50+ hours of running, it was time to pop the T72 open and inspect everything. For the most part all was good with the small exception of a crack on the lower hull glance at the idler wheel mount(not good but repairable) and a hull full of dirt and pieces of dried vegetation. Don’t ask I have no idea how they got sucked inside...lol.
For cleaning I simply grabbed a vacuum and sucked most of the dirt and vegetation out. After that I re-greased the gears and repaired the hull crack. The photos below show the inner hull and gearbox after the vacuuming and re-greasing. You can see there is still a fair amount of dirt and some minor vegetation still left inside. The presents of which possesses no issues and the tank will run perfectly. Point is these new 6.0 tanks are rather durable and though they will get dust, dirt, sand and the odd vegetation bits inside, it has little effect on them.
Below are photos of the T72 inner hull and gearboxes. Please understand this tank has had a number of modifications in order to fit the rather larger battery which is fixed in place. These modifications were covered in another thread. Also everything shown was brand new six months ago.
If you have questions related to maintenance please feel free to ask them. Also please feel free to visit my Instagram @fstanks to see this T72 in action.
VVVVV....Below when new for comparison......VVVVV
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