I been looking at getting into the hobby and I was looking at a T-maxx 2.5,Any of yall have a suggestions for a beginner?
Thanks.

It might take me a few days to reply cuz im out here in B.F.E. Korea

 

Get some nitro breakin fuel so that your engine gets an easy breakin. Then unless you race, stick to the lower percent nitro fuels to keep from burning your engine out.

Get spare drive gears and maybe a few of the suspension components and front bumper. These are parts I have regularly broken in the past.

Clean off your rig and use some afterrun lube in the engine when you are done for the day. A good cheap afterrun lubricant is a 50/50 mix of Marvel Mystery oil and some good automatic tranny fluid. With just a quart of each you will have more afterun lube than you might ever be able to use.

Get a rechargable glow plug starter and an electric starter motor, those pull starts are a PITA. A field box might be good, it holds some tools, a fuel bottle and electric pump, glowplug starter and plugs for your electric stater etc.

Have a set of spare glow plugs handy since you never know when they will burn out.

Get yourself some catalogs like TowerHobbies or the like. It will save you a bunch on parts etc. Of course you might spend even more because of all the goodies, such is the risk.

Have fun,

Jim Henderson

 

The T-Maxx truck is a good truck. The 2.5 has been around for a while. The break in time is gonna be a good idea for you second motor. I say second because you are probably gonna tear up the first one learning how to tune it. An ifrared non-contact thermometer will help a bunch. Getting the engine tuned will be the difference between one that will even shift into high gear, and one that will last. Too fat, and the thing won't rev, and never shift. Too lean, and you will be buying another sleeve, piston, and rod. Not expensive by the way, and kinda fun to work with such little parts.
Guys at the hobby shop are all crazy about the top of the line stuff, so be cautious about what they want to sell you. Radios can be extremely expensive, and overkill for a beginner.
Consider buying a RTR (ready to run kit) for your first one. You will have plenty of opportunities to take your truck apart. It is fast, and you will crash it. For now don't buy all of the bling bling aluminum parts, while they are stronger, they do still break, and usually break other parts due to the added strength. The RTR kits also have all of the essential parts you need to run. Fuel bottle, re-chargeable glow plug stick, yada yada yada.
Keep a couple of extra air filters handy, as these collect dirt very easily, and have fun

 

T-Maxx is good as long as you treat it nice and not hard on it. if you are going to be rough with it stay away! They are money pits, I had over 2k tied up into mine before I sold it. I suggest going 1/8th scale like a savage or something similar that is less prone to break. I have a 1/8th scale XTM Mammoth ST with a STS .30 and a 1/8th scale Ofna Ultra MBX buggy with a STS .28 in it. A 1/8th scale buggy is a great first R/C, T-Maxx is not IMHO Stick to Ebay for replacement parts for the Maxx