Help needed! 24v 7ah battery question

My kids love it. It seems built far better that a hot wheels. Unlike hot wheels the frame is all metal. The thing is just beefy. However there are some downsides. 1.It is fast. And with how heavy it is it could be dangerous. 2. No low and high speed, just one speed. 3. Not remote control. Your kids will need to be old enough to handle it. My daughter is 3 and I’d say she’s honestly a bit too young but she can grow into it. Also if you YouTube huffy torex there are a few reviews. Hope this helps!

Thanks for the fast replay Cali Prepper!
In absence of real reviews I did check out Huffy’s videos and in the comment section of the below linked video there were alot of horrible opinions of it and failures pointed out.

I wasn’t too pleased with all the control board failures even some here saying it is underpowered. Not sure what to do. We just ordered one and it’ll be in store in roughly 3 weeks. Sort of reiterating the comment I left on the video… I was looking for some simple specs and couldn’t hardly find anything. Called customer service and they were horrible. I’m doubting the likelihood of replacement parts being readily available. There’s nothing on eBay either. Unlike the power wheels that dominate the market with customizable upgrades.
I sure like the idea and the looks or the Torex, but I’m really on the fence?
— Have you had to replace anything.
— Would you think it would make it up a small grade hill with an average 6 yr old and a 4 year old?

— Has anything failed?

— Were you pleased with your battery upgrade?

Check out what this dude did to get a variable throttle. I loved that and the rubber tire upgrade he did to a standard power wheels. If we don’t go Torex, We’d do those upgrades to what we have now.

Yes it can definitely go up a decent hill no prob it is 4x4. It even went up my curb.

Have not had to replace anything and honestly don’t expect to with how tough it seems to be built.

Nothing has failed.

So far I like the battery upgrade but it hasn’t been used enough to test how well the new batteries hold up. But if they fail batteries are cheap enough on Amazon I’m not too worried about it.

All of my buddies that bought their kids a power wheel wish they would have bought this instead and that’s the honest truth.

I looked at tons of power wheels until I eventually came across the Torex. From watching my friends experiences, power wheels end up on the side of the curb after a year or two. This thing is much bigger and hopefully lasts much longer.

California_Prepper - would you be able to show pictures of your battery set up? I have two of their 24 volt batteries and want to wire them in parallel to double capacity. I would like to see how you were able to connect to the 24 volt battery.

Side note, be careful with the wires under the seat. They got crimped under the seat of ours and the wires started to heat up to the point the kids couldn’t sit down. The connection fused together and I had to use pliers to pull them apart. This ruined the connection on the battery by twisting one of the prongs. I thought wiring the batteries together would help me make use of it.

Thanks for any help!

I made a custom mount. I’d be happy to provide pictures but don’t know how to upload them here. What’s your email?

I tried to order an oem battery but they told me they were back ordered 7 months. One thing I suggest after hooking up the 2nd battery is to check how hot it gets every few minutes or so just to be on the safe side.

Patrickallen45@gmail.com is my email.

Thanks for the tip!

Sent

Huffy Torex mods.

Sorry if it’s off topic but this is like the only thread that shows up on a Huffy Torex google search. Unfortunately it’s not about batteries but a few mods I’ve done to my son’s to make it “better”

First were the springs, I replaced the 650# stock springs with lighter springs off mcmaster carr. These allowed the suspension to actually work. Install was simple, the black thingy in the e strut tube unthreads and the unit comes apart, simply replace the springs.

Second was the controller. I didn’t plan to replace it but after a bunch of kids piled on a ride it to death, the stock controller got cooked. I contacted Huffy for a new one which was a waste of time. So I searched and found a unit that works. Model YK31 500w with reverse, eBay special, about $50. I got it with optional throttle pedal for variable throttle. The kit took some trial and error. I can go over wiring if anyone needs details, but in a nut shell, I only wired the rear wheels. The motor plug on controller needs swapped, simple, and reverse the polarity as that time. The “brake” harness is a false hope. This was most of the trial and error. Since these Torex’s sorts freewheel the brake needs to function. I tried the “brake” harness, no effect. I then noticed if it was in reverse it would “brake” so I wired the brake to the reverse input. Needless to say it wasn’t ideal and eventually burned out that controller. So I got a new one and started retesting. I discovered a better option. I repinned the brake pedal to normally open. Was easy. Take the switch in pedal apart, move the pin to opposite side, put back together. Then I wired that inline to the power switch, negative side. So now when he brakes, it turns off the power to motors and they then “brakes”. We have tested this a good bit and still functions good.

Last but not least, I wired two 12v pc fans in series to the controller, “battery voltage” plug and put them over the controller. This has drastically helped keep controller cool and seems to have increased it’s reliability and performance.

Awesome upgrades! Thanks for providing a link as well.

Thanks so much for posting this. I got my son the Torex UTV back in June and unfortunately it stopped working in July. Huffy sent me a replacement pedal but that did not fix my issue (it only went in reverse) and they said I needed a new controller but they are on back order. I have been looking for other fixes for the controller and this is the only forum I can find on this UTV. I’ve done some research and there really isn’t many options comparable to this ride-on. It’s a solid build but between the pedal and the controller, I’m stuck. I will research more about this controller you posted and again, thanks for the info!

The Torex pedal is a 3 wire and would be compatible with YK31 and may even be variable, haven’t confirmed though. The variable throttle is very nice to have

I found this forum from a google search. Since last Christmas I have replaced the controller 3 times and each time is a month long wait from huffy. Can you send or post some detailed instructions and pictures on how you did this? I hate to junk the utv because my son loves riding it so if this fixes it that would be great.

I just got on vacation, so I’ll need a week. It’s a YK31 controller off eBay. The stock pedal is infact variable and will work. You just need to repin some wire which is pretty simple. I found the front tires only spin about half as fast as the rears. I guess it’s for pulling out and then they just freewheel at speed when rears take over. I did a lot of trial and error getting wires right and the brake to function properly without burning out controller.

Well I contacted Huffy on 9/23 and they sent me another controller module. Unfortunately it worked for maybe a week and went to go use it today and it only goes in reverse again. I contacted Huffy again so we will see. I’ve only had it since June. Has anyone else had success with the YK31 controller module or any other fix? I should’ve got the warranty to just return it. It’s a shame because I haven’t seen any other ride-on for younger kids that’s reliable that goes as fast or built as strong as the Torex UTV

Have you looked into li-poly vehicle batteries?

There are a a lot of cautionary reviews on YouTube, apparently it’s possible to make them quite profitable by skipping important steps in building them.
(I looked around a while back for some home fire/earthquake/emergency home power storage batteries to upgrade from my collection of old 12v car batteries, but didn’t find something that sounded reliable.

But there might be something out there. They’re much lighter weight than lead-acid batteries, too.

That’s what keeps happening to ours. The new controller will work for a few weeks and then it dies. I’m hoping this controller is promising.

The battery doesn’t seem to be a problem, it last long enough. If I needed more range I would swap in 3 nissan leaf batteries cells for 24v. With lithium batteries you need to be careful draining them. Something like a buzzer that warns you at 10% to stop and charge.

Here my 4 yr old on his with yk31 controller and softer springs

Sorry I’m too lazy to write it up but I filmed it.

Thank you as well for posting the springs. I ordered some shocks from Amazon but were over $130, they are probably still too heavy, and won’t get here for a month. I ordered these springs as well, thank you.