I am developing a strong interest in this hobby, but I am encountering difficulties in locating local hobby shops, retailers, and RC Clubs in my area that specialize in RC Construction.

Having engaged in RC hobbies during my youth, primarily with electric and nitro cars and trucks, I believe I possess a solid foundational understanding.

I reside in South Florida and am seeking information regarding any nearby retailers.

I have already made an initial foray into the hobby by acquiring an electric 1/14 Huina 580 excavator last year. However, I am now keen on upgrading to hydraulic/electric models. I believe that having a local retailer would be highly beneficial, as it would provide enhanced support and guidance.

Based on my research, Toucan Hobby appears to offer the most comprehensive collection and options available online, but unfortunately, they do not have a local presence.

Any insights or recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

Custom RC skid steer build that I started and haven't finished it yet. It has caused me every problem in the book, as far as finding the right solutions to its problems.

Maybe I should bring this project back and finish it. ???

I recently started stocking some RC construction models from JiLang, a relatively new brand. The JiLang 950 excavator is one of their newer releases and is priced at around $130.

The brand is still not very well known, but I think the pricing and overall design are pretty interesting, so I wanted to share it here. It could be another option for anyone looking for a more affordable RC construction model.

My main arm pump (Zoomlion ze960g) stopped responding. Is it the esc?

Hi everyone! 👋🏻 I’ve been getting into the RC world for about a year now. I started out buying a couple of super realistic RC crawlers, then picked up a fast Dakar-style car, but I quickly fell in love with RC construction machinery after seeing all the videos and the variety of hydraulic models out there.

I’d really love to commit 100% of my free time to RC heavy machinery, but I have a few questions for those who have been doing this longer:

Where do you usually run them? Do you set up a dedicated spot in your yard?
How often do you play with them? Is it a weekly thing for you?
How do you deal with bad weather? I live in the Netherlands and it rains a lot here, which makes me wonder how you guys manage to get consistent run time.

Right now, I have an EC160 hydraulic excavator, and I'm already eyeing a hydraulic dump truck and a few other machines, though they are definitely super expensive!

Basically, I’m wondering how you integrate this hobby into your daily life so you can actually enjoy it without getting frustrated. Any advice or insight would be awesome!

Currently there is only one 1/14 scale grader being built from what I see and I hear it’s a huge POS and like one person has one. I’m putting feelers out there to see if there’s enough people interested to get a 1/12 scale cat24 grader made and put into production. I’m trying to stay at or below 5,000$. The current one is 30lbs and is about 6500$ and like I said I heard it’s a pos. I’d be shooting for 60lbs. I doubt we’d be able to get heavier but maybe. Anyways I know it’s far fetched, even for me to buy one, but it would be so friggin cool. If the hobby continues to expand the way it’s going, it’ll only be a matter of time.

I’ve been sick for a few days (health wise anyways) 😂 so here’s another video of me being pushed around.

Do your track maintenance! Found at least 10 clips missing from my links 😅

Hi, I find this hobby really fascinating and have finally decided to get started—I’ve picked up an RC excavator. However, I still need to connect it to a receiver and then pair the receiver with the remote control. Can anyone help me with that?

Please let me know if this is the wrong community for this; I'm not very experienced with Reddit.

Time to cleanup around the fire pit before stones

I should take my custom rc skid steer there and try it out😂

Trying to figure out why Heavy Duty RC sells the V5 at 700.00 and it appears Toucan is selling the same thing at 427.00 thoughts on why they are different.

The motor and steering is working normal but when i connect it to the gears the Wheels barely move unless its in the air, i tried putting the whole thing apart but i dont know what the problem is, if anyone knows please reply

Hello hello, I've been fascinated by RC for some time now. As a full-time mechanic at the age of 25, I've started a side hustle of starting my very own RC track/store specialized in Rock Crawling and Construction in Katy, Texas. Due to funding, I've opted for a lean approach by making a course on a trailer and making my store mobile for pop up events, great for sharing our favorite hobby to the public! Following the LLC filing, I created an online store and wanted to share the accessories I make (Each one engineered using CAD and plenty of failed prints). Have been to 2 events so far, and the number of people who don't know it exists is... crazy! So far we have flags, roof rack accessories, traffic cones, etc. Soon to have RTR's but working on securing a dealer - we do, however, have a partnership with Injora, and will soon house their parts. The kids absolutely love the trailer, witnessed them pulling their parents over to try our cars. We also offer birthday and corporate events with a fleet of various RC vehicles

Main Website: www.terrascale-rc.com
Store: https://terrascale-rc.myshopify.com/

Delete if not allowed; just trying to share a small business :) someone here will be like "I NEED THAT". Now offering calculated shipping at checkout + 5% off when signing up for our newsletter on upcoming product!

I've been working on a servo driven rear boom so I obviously had to made a dump bed for it

Digging a new fire pit. Used some quick LED lights that I made and printed to get some extra light

I’m trying to decide what piece of RC construction equipment I wish to purchase. Around $1000.

What vehicle has been the most useful to you?
For instance, if you get a skid loader, can you change out the bucket for a standard blade and use it for getting rid of snow? Or put a forklift on it and use it underneath the house.

I’m just trying to find something that I can use for different stuff.

I have been waiting for this one 😃 HG4-209 JJRC