: New winch - X8000i is mounted.


okcrawler
02-19-2002, 10:57 AM
I got the new X8000i mounted this weekend. Perfect fit into my bumper (you'd thought I planned it that way.. :p ).

http://www.extreme4wheelin.com/images/post/P2170903_post.JPG

We had several zooks in this weekend, and I took Matt and Wayne into the new trail.

http://www.extreme4wheelin.com/images/post/P2160890_post.JPG
http://www.extreme4wheelin.com/images/post/P2160897_post.JPG

You'll notice a few extra dents on Wayne's rig. Evidently, while playing around near the rock garden that morning he managed to roll the zook :). Well, he got it over with early.. :D Sorry no pictures. I was installing the new winch, and did not make it out 'till afternoon.

I attempted the new exit again, got wedged and lost drive to my front axle....
http://www.extreme4wheelin.com/images/post/P2160894_post.JPG

Check out the leaf spring. :eek:
http://www.extreme4wheelin.com/images/post/p2160894_post2.jpg

I did get to try out the new winch, though.... Man it's fast!! :rasta:

zukstur
02-19-2002, 11:08 AM
winch looks good :D

dangerber
02-19-2002, 11:36 AM
Did that spring survive? :D

okcrawler
02-19-2002, 11:49 AM
Originally posted by dangerber
Did that spring survive? :D

I managed to invert the shackle, even though I though I had designed them where that could not happen. However, if you shove the front of the spring into a bank, all kinds of bad things happen. I used my hi-lift to flip the shackle back, and drove it out. I wheeled the next day with no problems.

Front coils are on the drawing board, waiting on Jayson to guinea pig the design.. :D

okcrawler
02-19-2002, 02:02 PM
Oh I forgot this one.

Oilburner, I don't think you have anything on Russ's new buggy:
http://www.extreme4wheelin.com/images/post/russ_cloud.jpg
I never knew a rotary was so good at BURNING OIL! :D

dangerber
02-19-2002, 02:18 PM
Wow!! And it isn't even upside-down!! :eek:

lilzeus
02-22-2002, 12:03 AM
The M6000 is faster. :)