Clod Crawling

My son and I found this this awesome construction site. In Arizona they fill drainage ditches with these one foot boulders - Clod Heaven. Having already locked the differentials last week, we were all set for our first big challenge.

This Clodzilla IV uses the stock clod motors running in parallel, powered by the Novak Super Rooster ESC. 6-cells gives them plenty of power to tackle this hill.

Everything got pretty hot after the first pack. Outside it was about 95 degrees. After one pack, the motor endbells were nearing 200 degrees, the ESC was about 160, and the battery was around 170.

Additions

9/16/03 - Added Giant-Trac tires, which are MUCH grippier. Huge difference. Next job - more torque.

9/18/03 - Added Magnetic Mayhem motors. More torque, but I still would like more. Adjustable motor mounts and 9t pinion gears on the way.

9/30/03 - Over the past couple weeks, I added the TopLink mod, which raises the roll center of the truck, and increases ground clearance. I also purchased some adjustable motor mounts from ClodMod Racing, so I could get the 9t pinions in there. HUGE difference in torque. Any speed it had is a memory now.

Also had my first boo-boo. I hit a rock and it broke one of the enormous rod ends off.

First video is done now! Check out "Clodzilla Rocks"