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Trail Run - Carp Trail - Oct 16th
- Thread starter 2Greys
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C
Cheford
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So I'm here at 9am and no one else is here???? Where is everyone?
So I'm here at 9am and no one else is here???? Where is everyone?
oops meant leaving at 9. anyone ekse lost go too carp
C
Cheford
Guest
How did the new winch workout? Pull anyone out???? Lol
C
Cheford
Guest
Meh, we were there to have fun, I didn't have anything to lose.....I trust u guys to get me out, whichh you did!!! Thanks again
So an update on what happened.
Day was nice and it ended up being Cheford (chevy pickup on 33's) and Kunker (CJ on 36's). Nothing really surprising and the trail was not too wet compared to previous (bit wetter than last May though). Mosied on down to the new mud hole and stuck a stick in it. Seemed pretty firm but I didn't feel like going very far in. I took the bypass and Cheford decided to take a shot at it. We decided if he got stuck I would winch him out if he was closer to the end and Kunker would tug him if he didn't make it too far.
Here is the results of his attempt:
Once we winched him out, Kunker gave it a shot:
Interestingly if you start both videos at the same time they both get stuck at the same time.
After Cheford tugged him out, Kunker sat there and let it drain. Cheford and I continued on for a bit and to be honest if you wondering where to turn around, you may as well turn around right after the mud pit as you only go another minute or two before the first house shows up.
We headed back and found Kunker waiting for us. Ends up he may have issues with his starter. He whacked it with a hammer and everything started up. Decided we would not turn it off unless absolutely necessary in case that didn't work again. (cue ominous music). He had also noticed that his rear axle had been acting up and was unsure how much power was actually getting. This was obvious when he tried to get up the little embankment right at the beginning of the mud pit as he ended up needing me to tug him up. Once we got him up, we noticed he had about a 70 degree bend in his sway bar. We ended up pulling it off and straightening it out which involved Kunker and myself holding it while Cheford whaled on it with a sledge hammer and then using the handle from my hi-lift we sleeved it to make sure it wouldn't bend until we got off the trail. Silly us when trying to get the tie rod off we had hit the rod a couple times which had subsequently mushroomed the thread so we were only able to get one side bolted on. The sun was getting lower in the sky and we were able to temporarily get the tie rod on using just a cotter pin to get it off of the trail. We then decided to leave and Kunker was going to come back in the morning and tap the bolt.
Day was nice and it ended up being Cheford (chevy pickup on 33's) and Kunker (CJ on 36's). Nothing really surprising and the trail was not too wet compared to previous (bit wetter than last May though). Mosied on down to the new mud hole and stuck a stick in it. Seemed pretty firm but I didn't feel like going very far in. I took the bypass and Cheford decided to take a shot at it. We decided if he got stuck I would winch him out if he was closer to the end and Kunker would tug him if he didn't make it too far.
Here is the results of his attempt:
Once we winched him out, Kunker gave it a shot:
Interestingly if you start both videos at the same time they both get stuck at the same time.
After Cheford tugged him out, Kunker sat there and let it drain. Cheford and I continued on for a bit and to be honest if you wondering where to turn around, you may as well turn around right after the mud pit as you only go another minute or two before the first house shows up.
We headed back and found Kunker waiting for us. Ends up he may have issues with his starter. He whacked it with a hammer and everything started up. Decided we would not turn it off unless absolutely necessary in case that didn't work again. (cue ominous music). He had also noticed that his rear axle had been acting up and was unsure how much power was actually getting. This was obvious when he tried to get up the little embankment right at the beginning of the mud pit as he ended up needing me to tug him up. Once we got him up, we noticed he had about a 70 degree bend in his sway bar. We ended up pulling it off and straightening it out which involved Kunker and myself holding it while Cheford whaled on it with a sledge hammer and then using the handle from my hi-lift we sleeved it to make sure it wouldn't bend until we got off the trail. Silly us when trying to get the tie rod off we had hit the rod a couple times which had subsequently mushroomed the thread so we were only able to get one side bolted on. The sun was getting lower in the sky and we were able to temporarily get the tie rod on using just a cotter pin to get it off of the trail. We then decided to leave and Kunker was going to come back in the morning and tap the bolt.