ELEMENT ECTO CRAWLER SERIES

The only differences that jump out on first inspection are the lighter-weight polycarbonate body and the straight links, rather than the bent links of the Gatekeeper.īoth Ecto and Gatekeeper use the same Reedy 14-turn, 550-size brushed motor and other electronics. With the modular design of the Enduro platform in mind, the Ecto would appear to be very similar indeed to the Gatekeeper.

ELEMENT ECTO CRAWLER SERIES

(Check out our GK series here on YouTube). It was a very capable machine, if a little top-heavy with that hinged exocage on top. We had a very good experience with the Gatekeeper when we tested it a few months ago. Given how similar the two vehicles are, our experiences with the Gatekeeper are going to be quite relevant to our expectations of the Element Ecto’s performance. It’s a solid platform that allows a variety of implementations for different effects on the trail and rocks. The vehicles all ship with a steel C-rail chassis, 5-pole motor, waterproof & metal geared steering servo, a Reedy brushed ESC and the XP-130 radio system. Also, all Enduro vehicles include an additional gear set that grants 11.83% overdrive to the front instead of the default 5.7%. The StealthX transmission features a 5.7% overdrive output to the front axle.

Rounding out our collection is the Gatekeeper with its rear trailing arms and anti-roll bar.Īt the heart of all these models is the same StealthX transmission, which provides drive to front and rear axles and a mid-mounted motor over the skid plate. The Knightrunner is another interesting unit, also a scale trail truck but with IFS (Independent Front Suspension). We’ve reviewed and enjoyed the very capable Sendero HD, a trail truck with a scale body and live axles at each end. The rest of the range is RTR (Ready To Run) and models are differentiated by modular options of body, suspension, axle type and wheelbase. There’s a current kit option in the Enduro Trail Truck Builder’s Kit 2. In recent years, Element RC has run on a single flexible platform known as the Enduro.

Element ecto crawler