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Before You Drive
It is extremely important that you read, understand, and follow all instructions in the manuals included with this truck
in order to prevent serious damage to your truck, yourself, and your property. If the user fails to follow these
instructions, it will be considered negligence.
Before assembling and starting your truck, read and understand all manuals and familiarize yourself with the truck
completely.
If you decide this truck is not the right choice
,
or you do not want to assume responsibility for
your safety, then do not attempt
to start it. Do not run the vehicle at all and please contact us to make arrangements
to return your vehicle.
Used vehicles cannot be accepted for returns or exchanges under any circumstances. If you have any questions
about your
truck, please email us at [email protected]. Maintenance and replacement parts may be purchased
directly from
www.PrimalRC.com.
Follow these steps before each drive session:
1.
Mix Gas and 2-Stroke Oil
• Pump gasoline – 87 octane or higher – ethanol-free gas is highly recommended
• 2-stroke oil. Amsoil
or Klotz
(recommended):
Mix 25:1
ratio (gas/oil)
2.
Check to make sure you have a fully charged receiver/servo battery in truck.
To access battery remove 4 bolts holding the
battery box cover on.
3.
Check to make sure your transmitter batteries are good.
4.
Check all servos (Steering, Throttle, Brake, Reverse).
•
DON’T
start your vehicle’s engine yet!
• Turn your transmitter on.
• Turn the truck’s battery switch on (
the large red switch
located
on
the ba
ttery box
; the small black switch is for the
voltmeter
).
• Hold the trigger on the transmitter into full brake position. Confirm that the brakes prevent the truck from moving
when you
try to push it. If it rolls easily adjust brakes as described in the Assembly Instructions section above.
• Test left and right steering servos by lifting the front of the truck and moving the servos via the transmitter.
Ensure the
servos are moving smoothly and there is no excessive play or binding. Adjust
servo end points so that the servo is not
pushing the steering linkage far enough to touch the servo mounts
.
• Test throttle servo by giving full throttle and ensure carburetor is moving to full throttle position.
5.
Check Remote Engine Kill Switch:
•
DON’T
start your vehicle’s engine yet!
• Make sure the Manual Engine switch is ON (located on frame under front right wheel well).
• The Remote Engine Kill switch system is located
inside the battery
box and has an LED light.
It is visible through the
battery box window.
The
light is GREEN when it is ready to start and run. If the light is RED this means the Remote Kill
switch is on and
your engine will not start. Your transmitter’s third channel button operates the Remote Kill switch.
• To test the Remote Kill switch, press the third channel button on the transmitter. The light should turn RED.
Press it again
to change it back to GREEN before you run the truck.
6.
Check the Radio Fail Safe: The radio system that comes with the truck has a fail safe automatically installed
ensuring that
if
your transmitter’s signal is not reaching your truck’s receiver the brakes will be applied
automatically. To test:
•
DON’T
start your vehicle’s engine yet!
• Turn your transmitter on.
• Turn the truck’s battery switch on (located in the back
on the battery box
).
• Turn your transmitter off.
• Your brake servo should now apply the brake on its own.
• You have now confirmed that the failsafe is working. Should the receiver lose signal from the transmitter, the
brake will
automatically be applied.
• Turn your transmitter back on for normal use.
7.
Go over truck to make sure there are no loose screws.
8.
Check lug nuts by tightening with provided wrench. Ensure the serrated side of hex nut is facing the rim.
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