What sorcery is this!
So I have a couple TRX-4's and always found something that I didn't quite like or they just didn't perform as well out of the box to my satisfaction, so they got some upgrades and body changes.
This however, holy hell is it not only a fantastic body, but that additional length and extra axle make it my first rc I don't want to tinker on. In fact the only regret is why didn't I buy two? One for the planned parking lot crawler and boat/trailer hauling. The other for the hill, a little bit of running and I am fascinated with watching it eat up the obstacles that my other rigs struggle with, not just TRX-4's but Gen8, Element Enduro, SCX10II, Vaterra Ascender, MST CFX/W, HPI Venture..
Now I am sure that on down the road I will be having to replace servo's, motor/esc, maybe radio, but they will be upgrades and can only imagine how much better this will perform.
If I was to recommend that you could only have one rig from the TRX-4 family, this is it!
Now someone please make an interior for this, it greatly deserves one.
Fantastic job Traxxas, one heck of a way to end the year for the trail/crawl community.
Awesome truck. You won't be disappointed,goes anywhere,great for bashing too. Solid TRX platform.
My only complaint...you get a plastic servo horn, not a huge deal but at this price come on Traxxas!
Another great crawler from Traxxas. Little hard to find upgrades, but still fun and very versatile. Great addition to my rc collection.
What a beast... big... black... and beautiful... did I mention she has double the rear-end? Two axles and 4 lockable tires in the rear are amazing to watch articulate.
Downsides are the same for every rtr... weak electronics. This thing has horrible electronics. How Traxxas decided to put a 1amp rated esc bec to power the steering servo in a 9lbs, really 10, 6 wheel drive truck is beyond me. The brushed motor is alright, fairly meh, but does nearly everything well. It has terrible drag brakes, which is everything for rockcrawling. The esc isn’t capable of feeding the brushed motor and because of the weight and extra drivetrain drag runs about 2mph slower than the identically geared trx4.
Other downsides is the body and servo. They didn’t give it separate bumpers and genders like the defender. The bumpers are molded into the removable body and are bolstered by a skid plate/bumper support beam. For serious wheeling the body needs to be cut in these areas and that’s a shame. Also the steering is unusable under load at a standstill. Not a big deal, but it takes getting use too.
Pluses... 6x6, triple lockers, wide two speed (for brushed but not tall enough for brushless), gorgeous lights, and extreme capability. This thing will literally climb a tree until it gets nearly vertical. With a new servo and brushless system this thing is a basher that can keep up with comp crawlers.
Just wish they had more supported parts.
I’d love to see a vxl version for $800 out of the box with at least 4amp bec to power stronger servos.
This is an amazing machine. I have a TRX-4 that I love, but the TRX-6 is much, much better at crawling. You won’t be disappointed.
Hey Traxxas fans! I didn’t jump on the band wagon when this truck was first released. I waited till till enough were in circulation and watched a lot of YouTube vids on it. I pulled the plug and bought one and I don’t regret my decision. I can it’s it’s HEAVY, it’s a real BEAST. It climbs just about anything In its way (within reason) for scale driving. The electronics leave something to be desired. I will eventually upgrade them as many enjoy doing in the hobby. It’s not a cheap truck at $600 but what you get and the performance is a steal for the price. If your on the fence about buying it, do as I did and pull the trigger and buy it you won’t be disappointed. Hope this short review helps someone out there. Best of luck...
Fun truck very well built. Extremely capable out of the box. Well worth the price tag.
I was Very happy with the shipping time. This truck is a beast! It is well put together out of the box and looks amazing. Definitely a blast to climb with and is an all around good purchase. I Would definitely recommend to anyone looking for a crawler.
Another great product from Traxxas! My TRX6 was perfect out of the box. The truck does great on trails & rocks & I have no function problems with the shifting & locking diffs or the steering servo. The only recommendation I would make to Traxxas is to include the rock lights with the truck. Due to the low cost of the rock lights, it would be a small extra charge for the truck, otherwise, I am very pleased & I highly recommend it!!
I'm sure my experience was not the same as everyone else's experience. I bought two of them - My wife's has been trouble free thus far though I am replacing the same parts on her TRX6 as I have found it necessary to replace on mine. Mine has had two rather ridiculous breaks. See below for detail.
Pros:
6x6
Portals
Lockers
2 speed tranny
Cons:
Servo horn was bad from the factory - it had no splines- not no splines remaining, just no splines. Threw on an aluminum axial horn and good-to-go.
The plastic track bar mount snapped off while driving down the street in the snow - no bumps or curbs - just immediate loss of control - it is part of the shock mount assembly, so, aluminum front shock mounts and track bar mounts are on the way. I ordered the parts for a TRX4 (aluminum TRX6 parts still seem to be a bit scarce)- should work like a champ.
Fast shipping i was surprised how fast
It qas to get my trx 6
1st crawler and was not disappointed. 2023 still loads of fun!
this is simply a beautiful fun crawler love the pro scale loght kit it come with. Amazing
Another Great Traxxas product. Easy to Drive and have fun with.
Excellent products and services. The best shop. Recommended 100%. Thanks.
I new to the hobby, I have a typhon 6s that I have used twice and the AMG now 4 times. Well, the first 3 times taking it out were fun. Took it out for the 4th time today and it will not steer left or right. Not sure this is worth 6hundo, not to mention the separate cost of battery and charger. Better of buying a typhon 6s.
Hopefully I can return it.
