Axial AX10 RTC Crawlers!
We now have plenty of the Radio Controlled (RC) Axial AX10 RTC Crawlers in stock and ready to ship. Kits come with everything you need to get going; including a charger, batteries, radio, and truck. This is everything in one box. All you have to do is charge the battery, plug it in, and get crawling. Check them out in the FORUM STORE (must be registered on ExploringNH forums to view).
Truck of the month!
1972 International Scout
This month's truck is a sweet 1972 Internationa Scout, owned by Paul (TruckMechanic). It is running the stock Jeep 258 in front of a T19 four speed transmission. The Dana 300 has been worked over by Paul and has had the interlock pills pulled and twin sticks added. The axles are Dana 44 with 3.73 gearing front and rear. The rear axle has a Track Lock, and the front, a PowerTrax Lock-Rite. There is plenty of traction under this rig, especially when its all fed through some 33" Pro Comp All Terrains. The Scout sits on top of a 4 inch Skyjacker lift with 2" longer shackles to add a little bit more height.
Paul has always been into big trucks, and thats how he got into the Internationals. When he isnt out wheeling, he is working on big rigs at his shop (or maybe he just bosses people around, I dont know). His first International was a 1974 3/4 ton pickup that someone else had built (hacked up). He was able to work on them easily enough because in most ways, they were built with a lot of the same designs and thought processes as the large trucks. This is Paul's second Scout, and was brought up from CT back in 2003.
The goal was to build up a truck that was comfortable, confident, capable, and needed to go anywhere. It came stock with 235 tires, and obviously, those didnt last long. With big tires, big axles are needed so Paul parted out his first scout and ended up replacing the stock D30 with the new disc brake'd 44. Since it also needed to be comfortable, power steering, brakes, tilt wheel, air conditioning, and some sweet leather seats were added. The rust was patched up, the lift went in, and it was driven. The stock 3.08 gearing just wasnt cutting it on the 33's.
A 1980 Tera was parted out and it happened to have 3.73 gearing and the hard to find Dana 300. Both axles were rebuilt and tossed under the scout for the much needed power boost. The lock-rite was added in the front, and the track lock stayed in the rear. Another item to be pulled from the Tera was the T19 4-speed to replace the factory T90 3 speed. A welcome addition to anyone who wants to drive on the highway. The Dana 300 was rebuilt and since it was apart, he figured, "Why not twin stick it?". All of this work has been done over the past few years, and its looking like its pretty far on its way to meeting the original build-up requirements that Paul had for it. The truck has been to Ohio, PA several times, and to Pinelands NJ a bunch of times. It gets 17mpg and has been reliable thus far.
As with everything, there is more work to be done. Plans are to freshen up the engine with a cam, 390 4barrel, and header. Once thats done, the whole truck will shed the primer gray color in favor of a few coats of Omaha Orange.
For more information on Paul's ride, you can check out his thread in the Member's Rigs section of the site.
