i made the decision.....hmmmmmmmm

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Jeep Hurricane

12 volt

3 speed...high, low, reverse

12" plastic rock crawlers

toys r us

$500.00 with 2 year warranty

the salesman said i can drop it off a cliff in 2 years, take it to the store and i can get my $500 back to put towards his next buggy

my son is 2 1/2....i thought it was better to get him a cool jeep, cuz i already got 2!

don't let the 12 volt motor fool you....its faster than u think.

i just gotta get some rubber coating for the tires cuz the plastic tires spin everywhere.

 

 

oh yeah, if anyone wants that cj, or the mj just tell me and ill pick it up for u.

 

Thanks,

Paul

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anyone got any ideas on how to put some sort of rubber on the rear tires so they don't spin as much.

someone told me to put scerws in it, (with big heads), but i think rubber will be better

thanks

Paul

[Pete M]

awesome. :D wish I had one of those at that age.

 

interesting quandary on the tires. what about some black silicone?

[MjPioneer]

I'd try that spray on rubberizer stuff, Or you could get real creative with an old car tire :brows:

[beepbeepmyredjeep]

anyone got any ideas on how to put some sort of rubber on the rear tires so they don't spin as much.

someone told me to put scerws in it, (with big heads), but i think rubber will be better

thanks

Paul

 

Spray-on/roll-on bed liner?

[Geonovast]

Send the wheels in to a re-tread plant. :idea:

[Automan2164]

Cruise ebay man, there is a ton of easy mods you can check out, and copy on your own... Like increasing the voltage to the motors so the thing does burnouts.

 

Rob L. :brows:

[chicofuentes0224]

I love that thing! I got it for my kids last year.

[carnuck]

I found a Jtruck one and cruised the second hand stores for cheap toy trucks. Found an awesome one with Big Foot sized rubber (compared to the Tonka I have)

[WahooSteeler]

Paul, search the net, there are "wheel bands" available out there for them. My kids have an H2 Hummer. Kewl.

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Paul, search the net, there are "wheel bands" available out there for them. My kids have an H2 Hummer. Kewl.

i found them

i got the "best value" 3" wide bands

here's the link if anyone wants it

 

thanks again!

http://www.tractionbands.com/index.html

[WahooSteeler]

yup, those are the ones I was talking about. let me know how they work out. :thumbsup:

[mvusse]

A friend of mine had a set of half bald MT tires. Cut out the tread, trimmed it to fit, and screwed it to the plastic wheels, Not the best solution, but a million times better than the stock hard plastic wheels.

[lostissues]

when are you putting rear steer on it like the real one?

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when are you putting rear steer on it like the real one?

their like that now :yes:

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ok i got the rubber bands from the above mentioned site.

they work great, but for $30 you'd think there would be more

than cut inner tubes and 2 bottles of cheapola epoxy.

the rubber even had rust on the inside of 3 of the 4

overall...good concept, but id rather cut up the tubes myself.

live and learn....

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here's the pics of the beast

 

and here's my nephew testing it out....the front passenger tire is about 8" off the ground but its hard to tell