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Originally posted by sclui56 View PostZ, keep us posted as to shipping time, I need to order Leo padded tracks and ball-bearing turret rings from DKLM soon.
Ordered-March 27th
Shipped-March 28th
Cleared China Customs-March 30th
Shipment accepted by China Air-March 30th
Departed China-April 3
Arrived Los Angeles CA-April 4th
Cleared US Customs-April 5th
Placed in US carriers hands Los Angeles CA-April 5th
This is probably not typical, but pretty fast considering.
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Well, that's great. My smoker is still en route, and it was purchased on 03.23, OTOH, stuff from HK seems to get to LAX quicker than mainland. Just finished going over the newly arrived Leo and had 2 minor broken pieces, will get the Rx in there before breaking out the small parts. Still debating if I should get the padded tracks since the Taigen metal tracks are quite decent.
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Originally posted by sclui56 View PostWell, that's great. My smoker is still en route, and it was purchased on 03.23, OTOH, stuff from HK seems to get to LAX quicker than mainland. Just finished going over the newly arrived Leo and had 2 minor broken pieces, will get the Rx in there before breaking out the small parts. Still debating if I should get the padded tracks since the Taigen metal tracks are quite decent.
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Originally posted by Rubicon99 View Post
Remove the plastic shield and you will see the other two screws that you have to remove.
Also you will have to remove your smoke unit. You have one of the tanks where the smoke units is attached to the lower hull not the upper.
The drive axles can’t be removed from the gearbox until the gearbox is removed and then you have to disassemble the gearbox. This does begs the question as to why you want to remove the axles if they are working? To do so is not hard just but I recommend taking a few photos of it to remind you as to where everything goes back.
Low speed performance is kick ass, top speed, well..........she ran so fast I lost one of those small idler wheels...I panicked. The wheel was easy to find of course, but that tiny screw and not to mention tiny bearing had my heart racing.....but I found them. Good thing I was only traversing a concrete driveway and not dirt. I put a tiny drop of superglue on the threads of ALL of them...so that shouldn't be a worry anymore. She runs like a champ and EASILY scales 4" curbs (at a crawl) like nobody's business.
I'm knocking on wood because I only had to remove the left drive sprocket. The smoke pump stayed in place as well as the right drive sprocket. The screws were right were you guys said they would be....under that plastic cover that just snaps into place. Having rare earth magnets stuck to the side of my screwdriver made it possible I think. It was cramped quarters in there.
I humbly bow to the Tank God's !
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Originally posted by Zippersnapper View Post
HUGE shout out to Rubicon & Sureshot (and everyone else commenting on this thread).....YOU guys are frigging TANK GOD's. I cannot express enough how much I appreciate the advice & suggestions. My confidence level is off the charts now.. You guys rock I say ! Muchas Gracias as we say here in Texas.
Low speed performance is kick ass, top speed, well..........she ran so fast I lost one of those small idler wheels...I panicked. The wheel was easy to find of course, but that tiny screw and not to mention tiny bearing had my heart racing.....but I found them. Good thing I was only traversing a concrete driveway and not dirt. I put a tiny drop of superglue on the threads of ALL of them...so that shouldn't be a worry anymore. She runs like a champ and EASILY scales 4" curbs (at a crawl) like nobody's business.
I'm knocking on wood because I only had to remove the left drive sprocket. The smoke pump stayed in place as well as the right drive sprocket. The screws were right were you guys said they would be....under that plastic cover that just snaps into place. Having rare earth magnets stuck to the side of my screwdriver made it possible I think. It was cramped quarters in there.
I humbly bow to the Tank God's !
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Hi Zipper, how's the testing on the HL smoker? I received mine today, one is useable the other had a problem with the motor, but I have those to swap out later. Tested it in my Taigen PZ4 and it certainly smokes better than the Taigen unit, it's just sitting in the tub since none of the mounting holes line up.
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Originally posted by sclui56 View PostHi Zipper, how's the testing on the HL smoker? I received mine today, one is useable the other had a problem with the motor, but I have those to swap out later. Tested it in my Taigen PZ4 and it certainly smokes better than the Taigen unit, it's just sitting in the tub since none of the mounting holes line up.
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Originally posted by Zippersnapper View Post
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Originally posted by sclui56 View Post
Not at all. I modded a Taigen unit using a direct fan like that (20mm) along with 7.2v NiMH with and it was producing a respectable amount of smoke, and that was a 7.2 NiMH unregulated. This guy was using a 2S 7.4 Lipo, that is quite a bit more juice going into the smoker, I would suspect longevity may suffer with the heating element.
I'm just going to use port CN12 for the fan
Port "CN2" on the Henglong MFU is not used, and is designated "radiator fan".....I could always experiment with that if needed.
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Originally posted by Zippersnapper View Post
Right after I saw that vid, I ordered the fans..cant wait to try it out....
I'm just going to use port CN12 for the fan
Port "CN2" on the Henglong MFU is not used, and is designated "radiator fan".....I could always experiment with that if needed.
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Originally posted by sclui56 View Post
Keep us posted. FedEx just delivered this morning my first ever HL, the Abrams. All my other (3) are Taigens so have to figure out what I have on hand, except this is a modern tank, I really don't have to worry about the smoker much.
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Originally posted by Zippersnapper View Post
That's awesome. The Abrams is a beast, you will love it !
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Originally posted by sclui56 View Post
It is a beast, but totally dwarfed by my Taigen Leo 2 in feel & weight, LOL. Just a bit concerned about hull flexing, still thinking which way to brace the adjustable idler areas, right now am trying to locate some correct DAS bearings.
But as always if you want braces just because, they don’t hurt anything and add weight. Weight is a good thing in rc ranks.
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