Is the ET410 durable?

[Matthew H]

I saw a video from a guy saying he sold his ET410 because he was having durability issues. He was breaking hinge pins, bulkheads, arms and such and said he got tired of messing with it.

Anyone that has one having these problems? I was planning to get one but if it's having issues maybe I should wait to see if they revise it.

 

[Billl DeLong]

I have about 15+ race days logged on my ET410 so far on a turf track with 2x4 lumber used as lane dividers and not a very forgiving track surface. I have broken 2 bulk heads and bent 1 front hinge pin in that time. I have not chosen to replace the arms, but yes a very small amount of slop has formed in the slots where the hinge pins go and the pill inserts are a little out of shape. I continue to race with the slightly worn parts without issue. So with the 50% lifetime warranty from Tekno, I'm about $25 into repairs or roughly $25/15 = $1.67 cost per race day on average for parts.

I have seen others break these same parts at the track as well, but in each case (myself included) these were very hard impacts that would break most cars regardless. These Tekno's are a pinch more durable than the XRay's I've seen raced locally. I sold my XT2 to trade up to the ET410 and I spend a lot less on parts for my ET410 than I did on the XT2, no regrets with running the ET410.

I think the people who are not happy with the ET410 are those who are expecting it to be as durable as the 1/8 design seen on the SCT410.... these two platforms are worlds apart. That said, if you want a tank, then get yourself the SCT410, however that class has been slowly losing momentum over the past couple of years. If you want to get into one of the hottest classes in the market, with a reasonably durable design, then get yourself an ET410, it has become my all time favorite chassis that I have ever had the pleasure to drive!

 

[RustyUs]

So far, so good!

A 4wd stadium has been a dream of mine (and many others) for years. The ET410 is everything I had hoped for in a 4wd stadium truck/truggy. Very well balanced as it flies through the air.

I'm so glad I did not go for the lower priced HoBao Hyper 10TT that's been on my radar for many years.

After putting this truggy through its paces during the past couple of months, the durability of it is right on par with what I had expected...pretty dang tough. Other than destroying wing(s) in as little as two runs, no broken/bent parts yet.

 

[RustyUs]

I run my RCs on a rough off-road track (backyard) with little pebbles, and rocks imbedded in the soil (as shown in picture below). A layer of the mixture is usually in the corners.

I never had issues with my 1/8 buggy getting something lodged in center diff gear, but the ET410 picked up a little something extra the other day.

That little pebble sure was reeking havoc with my ears. I couldn't pinpoint the grinding noise. At first, I thought the set screw on the pinion gear had come loose (like it did once before)...nope. I put the truggy down to do another lap and noise went away, until I smacked the rear end on a rut or something. Apparently that jarred something (pebble) the wrong way again.

This is the first time in two months that this has happened. If this was happening every time I threw the truggy into a corner, I probably would be disappointed to the max. It would be hard for me to let this platform go, and search for a 1/10 truggy with enclosed spur gear/slipper clutch setup.

Anyways, a big shout out to Tekno RC for using a 32 pitch center diff gear! I know, by the looks of things, I had some debris go into gears; got chewed up, and spat back out.