I am going to be there for the week between X-mas and New years. Anyone going during that week?

I replied to your thread on KYMC too, I'll probably be there on that Friday and maybe Saturday too.

several of us are planning on gong that weekend...

Cool. I will be in black tj. 39" Krawlers. Trailready wheels.

i planning on riding on saturday..........

Maybe....

might be there if i can get the buggy back togeather

might be there if i can get the buggy back togeather

Just how do you plan to get there?

Toddy

Just how do you plan to get there?

Toddy

My DODGE bitch:D

I'll be there.

Im glad to see there will be some people there. I might be on the trails by myself so I may have to hook up with someone.

I'll be there.

we're making it through underestimated this time.....

we're making it through underestimated this time.....


Where is underestimated? I thought I knew all the trails.

I don't think anyone has made it yet..we almost got out but there is a 5ft verticle ledge covered with loose dirt that I hit several dozen times about rolling backwards until I cut a brake line and threw the towel in. I'd have to have someone lead me back to it, I don't think I could find it on my own again.

we're making it through underestimated this time.....

I'll believe it when I see it.

You gotta try Your Turn as well. It's directly next to it. There's some fun lines to be opened up in there.

I'll believe it when I see it.

You gotta try Your Turn as well. It's directly next to it. There's some fun lines to be opened up in there.



The shit talking already begins....:D

I don't think anyone has made it yet..we almost got out but there is a 5ft verticle ledge covered with loose dirt that I hit several dozen times about rolling backwards until I cut a brake line and threw the towel in. I'd have to have someone lead me back to it, I don't think I could find it on my own again.

Go straight instead of turning at the evarts trail head. It's back on the left.

My only try at it was just after a down pour. It had a foot of water running down the hill. I made it to the downed tree and give up. Then had the bright idea of turning around. I ripped a brake line/calipor off. It was a fun/quick ride back down the hill.

anyone wheeling wednesday the day after xmas? i will be in lexington for the holidays was thinking about making the trip down for a day

I wont be getting in until Wed. probably wont wheel until at least Thursday. I have to spend some time with the family I guess.

Go straight instead of turning at the evarts trail head. It's back on the left.

My only try at it was just after a down pour. It had a foot of water running down the hill. I made it to the downed tree and give up. Then had the bright idea of turning around. I ripped a brake line/calipor off. It was a fun/quick ride back down the hill.

straight coming out of evart? Is it on the main drag there (stone road)

Stay on the gravel road going past the trailhead. You have to hang a left a little ways up, but I only know it by sight. No way I could tell you how to get there. Stop off and talk to Frank, he'll either tell you or show you the way.

Stay on the gravel road going past the trailhead. You have to hang a left a little ways up, but I only know it by sight. No way I could tell you how to get there. Stop off and talk to Frank, he'll either tell you or show you the way.

Yeah thats cool. I can talk to frank.

Is it the same turn off as crawfords or the one before.

Is it the same turn off as crawfords or the one before.

Its the one before Crawfords

Sent my 30 spine longs back to Bobby today overnight so I hope to get them back in time to go.

Travis, I got thinking about something today. You made me put a broken Detroit back in my junk just to ride at Windrock. I think you better fix your shit and be there next weekend. Putting a new tub on there wont fix the driveshaft problem so.......
fix it and lets ride Friday and Saturday.

looks like i'm coming saturday morning.

I think you better fix your shit and be there next weekend. Putting a new tub on there wont fix the driveshaft problem so.......
fix it and lets ride Friday and Saturday.

Too late, tub is off and in the scrap pile. Frame is cleaned up, ready to have a coat of paint and mount the new tub. I'll be riding shotgun, unless Mark has his passenger seat already taken.

Well, did ya figure out the ds problem?

Too late, tub is off and in the scrap pile. Frame is cleaned up, ready to have a coat of paint and mount the new tub. I'll be riding shotgun, unless Mark has his passenger seat already taken.


So you're going to tell me that you would rather ride bitch than bolt the cage back on and slap a seat in it:shaking:

Where are you guys staying?

Ok where is everybody staying? Is there a party for new years or are you all going home before that?

Where are you guys staying?

somewhere warm...

So you're going to tell me that you would rather ride bitch than bolt the cage back on and slap a seat in it:shaking:


Figured I could get some quality time with you, if you got an empty seat too.:flipoff2:

Ok where is everybody staying? Is there a party for new years or are you all going home before that?

I gotta work Monday, so I'll be headed home Sunday.

I'll be there.

what day? I think Greg (donkeystompit) and I will be riding Friday-.....

anyone wheeling wednesday the day after xmas? i will be in lexington for the holidays was thinking about making the trip down for a day

We will be coming in on Wednesday about 12:00 noon. You're more than welcome to ride with us. Give me a call before the 26th, there's no cell service there. 828-883-7375 Johnny

Pete, Lester, and I will be there Fri. night. Don't know if I have to work on Mon. or not yet.

Ok where is everybody staying? Is there a party for new years or are you all going home before that?

I dont have to work on new years day.. I am game ..


I can show you underestimated and the other one... if you remember where the mine cars are then its not far past that...

Figured I could get some quality time with you, if you got an empty seat too.:flipoff2:

I've been playin' bitch for 4 years now. I was drooling over my ls1 last night though:flipoff2:

I'm going to try for a day trip on saturday. I'll get sean lester and pete out of bed when i get there....:evil: Can you say more boom baby......:evil:

MORE BOOM!

Brad will be there as well, and we know he loves his BOOM!

It's gonna be wet..I put my windsheild in and aired up my shocks to the "hammer down" setting. This should be fun.

you guys have fun got the buggy fixed today but I am staying close going to windrock instead. See most of you on the 12th

It's gonna be wet..I put my windsheild in and aired up my shocks to the "hammer down" setting. This should be fun.

I looked over some of the new stuff today. CvWindows and myself did.
If I run into you I will t ry and show you.. I will be out wonderin around saturday on a polaris rzr..

This could be a little slippery..

We got a house in Evarts. Well be riding Friday and Sat, not sure about Sunday. Look for us.

where abouts is the house you rented

Its the gold house. Its on middleton, I believe. If you turn right on 38 from kelly, the gas station is up on the right. On the other side of the road there is a church back in there. The gold house is right accross from the front of the church.

well, my trip is canceled now. I'm currently in the hospital with the wifey. She kinda went into labor to soon. They have it stopped and it looks like bed rest for her for the next 3-4 weeks.

Thank god they have wireless.....I almost lost what little mind I had last night with nothing to do...

Have fun guys...

Here you go Brent.

What a show in 3 wheel mode..

One more for you..

Yeah 2 bad trips in a row for me. Last broke rear axel this trip broke front.

Nice beating on the rzr shoope. Bigger tires and it will out perform your toy.:flipoff2:

that sucks for you Brent......too bad we didn't have a brain and you could've taken my spare shafts......dou

Looks like it was a good trip. I would like to get to harlan this year sometime.

Yeah 2 bad trips in a row for me. Last broke rear axel this trip broke front.

Nice beating on the rzr shoope. Bigger tires and it will out perform your toy.:flipoff2:

BEER Pong is all I can say!!

Hmm, who were the guys on here talking shit about how easy Harlan was? There was no crawling this weekend. I dont think anyone even bothered attempting any of the hardest trails. Would have been a waste of gas anyways. Breakage in our group was 2 driveshafts, rockwell detroit, and another Hi9 ring and pinion. Too nasty for video but we might have some pics later.

and another Hi9 ring and pinion.

:homer:

I got there early Friday morning and we started off running that rocky wash that exits up at Whitetail Campground. I have no idea if that trail even has a name, I didn't know it existed until Friday.

Next we came back down and ran "Your Turn", it's a great trail with an exit that's nearly impossibe (at least for my junk anyway :D). It started pouring the rain just as we started the trail, by the time we got near the exit you couldn't even stand up. I never had to pull cable until about the last 100 ft, but i had to winch all the way out from there.

Since that trail exits at the bottom of Crawford's Cry we went ahead and ran it, you talk about slick. :eek: But we all did fine until we got to the last few feet. We all had to winch the exit.

Next we headed on around toward Lower Damnation. Me and Johnny decided not to run it, but Todd wanted to give it a try. That's when the fun started. :laughing: There was about 8 inches of water running down LD. Todd broke a hub on one side and a shaft on the other on his 44 on that first real ledge on LD. Then as we were trying to winch him out his steering box stripped out. Frank came along and gave us the idea of using trailer ramps to get him up that last ledge, it worked perfectly. After we got him off of LD and onto trail 13 we winched him backwards down that hill that goes straight down to the Lower Rock Garden. He broke probably about 1:30-2:00, and it was almost 8:00 when we got him on the trailer.

I got there early Friday morning and we started off running that rocky wash that exits up at Whitetail Campground. I have no idea if that trail even has a name, I didn't know it existed until Friday.


Next we came back down and ran "Your Turn", it's a great trail with an exit that's nearly impossibe (at least for my junk anyway :D). It started pouring the rain just as we started the trail, by the time we got near the exit you couldn't even stand up. I never had to pull cable until about the last 100 ft, but i had to winch all the way out from there.

Since that trail exits at the bottom of Crawford's Cry we went ahead and ran it, you talk about slick. :eek: But we all did fine until we got to the last few feet. We all had to winch the exit.

Next we headed on around toward Lower Damnation. Me and Johnny decided not to run it, but Todd wanted to give it a try. That's when the fun started. :laughing: There was about 8 inches of water running down LD. Todd broke a hub on one side and a shaft on the other on his 44 on that first real ledge on LD. Then as we were trying to winch him out his steering box stripped out. Frank came along and gave us the idea of using trailer ramps to get him up that last ledge, it worked perfectly. After we got him off of LD and onto trail 13 we winched him backwards down that hill that goes straight down to the Lower Rock Garden. He broke probably about 1:30-2:00, and it was almost 8:00 when we got him on the trailer.


Glad you guys got out of there. The rock garden out to white tail is where I broke my front 60. I took the right line out the exit and it broke so I took the left in 3 wheel and a whole lot of skinny pedal.

Our group was one front 60 joint and shafts, one sheared bolts on driveshaft flandge, and one half door on LD:laughing:

Did the shafts hold up? That SUCKS. I can send you my extra's if you need.

You should team up w/ us and ride down caravan style when we go, by the way your parts are going to ship this week. Yes finally I know. Shawn

Looks like it was a good trip. I would like to get to harlan this year sometime.

You should team up w/ us and ride down caravan style when we go, by the way your parts are going to ship this week. Yes finally I know. Shawn

I will do that for sure. I just got in from my shop from building some u Bolt less spring perch's. If I do caravan down I won't go fast lol.... Looks like I am gonna run a Duece & A Half , with a Gooseneck :) Top speed 55-60 lol. But hey it will run on damn near anything.

My Dana 70 is going in tomorrow :) . Only issue I ran into is a D61 Front instead of D60 . I need to call reider racing tomorrow.Can't wait to get the parts my truck needs some pimp parts. When they go on I will take some pic's too :grinpimp:

ouch! that gonna be a long pull to Harlan...... don't forget the ear plugs. I'm currently working on a new tow rig its an International 4700 I picked up on the cheap. Thanks Shawn

ouch! that gonna be a long pull to Harlan...... don't forget the ear plugs. I'm currently working on a new tow rig its an International 4700 I picked up on the cheap. Thanks Shawn

I am gonna have a muffler on it. lol . Should be a badass tow rig . Just a little slow . Still working on ideas to hit 70. Got pics of the 4700?

My thoughts are

- Multifuel , have a decent tank cheap fuel , and offset trip cost.
- Can tow alot.
- Winch truck when something goes wrong.
- Just plain cool.
- I plan to quiet the interior down enough for a radio , and to talk to the passenger.
- Also Air Ride Seats to get rid of the junk military seat that suck balls.

I am gonna have a muffler on it. lol . Should be a badass tow rig . Just a little slow . Still working on ideas to hit 70. Got pics of the 4700?

My thoughts are

- Multifuel , have a decent tank cheap fuel , and offset trip cost.
- Can tow alot.
- Winch truck when something goes wrong.
- Just plain cool.
- I plan to quiet the interior down enough for a radio , and to talk to the passenger.
- Also Air Ride Seats to get rid of the junk military seat that suck balls.


what kind of fuel milage you gonna get..

I am gonna have a muffler on it. lol . Should be a badass tow rig . Just a little slow . Still working on ideas to hit 70. Got pics of the 4700?

Can you change out the tranny and get an OD tranny? What motor does that have in it? I will post pics in the tow rig section shortly, kinda of a write up on it. Anyhow it was a crew cab Davey's tree chipper truck. Had a chipper dump bed on it that I just removed and scrapped weighed in at 4000lbs by itself! :eek: The interior sucks, the color sucks and the 2spd rear is stuck in low I believe. So I have some things to address, however I only paid $3600 for it and the frame is short enough I will only have an 11' bed on it w/o having to shorten the frame.:smokin: So for that kind of money I am going to do some needed upgrades. I am thinking of a large inverter and a roof mount rv type ac unit and some new seats from a local wholesale place. Propane inject it and add an auxillary fuel tank (diesel and also propane). Paint it black (is currently john deere green) tint the windows and add some chrome plus a new tilt flat bed w/ ball hitch for my GSN enclosed trailer. I may add some flames to the truck so it matches the trailer.......

what kind of fuel milage you gonna get..

5-14 MPG

Can you change out the tranny and get an OD tranny? What motor does that have in it?


I can change out motor , trans but still stuck with 6:72 in the diff's.... Somebody is making an OD gear for the trans but damn he want's like $1500 to get them .

for that much just get an after market OD unit

for that much just get an after market OD unit

Yeah but the question is is it worth it with 6:72 gears? Seeing as no matter what you change that isn't going to change.

That spot was not where I expected a hi9 to let go again:shaking: I blew a front dshaft in pete's junk as I pulled onto the 2 tanks section of white tail ridge. We found a shaft with the right cv and welded it onto our shaft at franks and we were back in business the next day. Pete gets the kudos for making lil jagger on Monday. It was a pretty good weekend, the weather wasn't as bad as I anticipated and we all had a good time. I think your turn may turn into the lower 2 of harlan, sometimes you'll make it but usually you wont. Oh, and the true exit to your turn is over the 3' ledge on the left hand side at the top not over the dirt shooting straight out the top. I guess we'll see everyone at the work weekend.

Hey had an idea for you. I'll sell you a STaK T-case for your tow rig w/ the .76-1 OD gears in it............ What's your high gear now in the tranny? What size tires (height) and we should be able to calculate your highway speed. Also what RPM your motor is currently running @ 60 MPH

Yeah but the question is is it worth it with 6:72 gears? Seeing as no matter what you change that isn't going to change.

I have been looking , and looking for a truck. Found one was waiting on more pictures , and the guy sold it :( . I started looking at International 4700's which can go faster but not sure what I want. I would like a Flatbed where I can have toolboxes etc , but what kinda trailer then...... I hate bumper pull , and so that begs the question of 5th wheel , goose , or pintle. My buddy says flat bed park rig on it but I feel that would be to high. Thoughts?

I have a 4700 however it only has the DT360 not the DT466 which is what I desired. However I picked mine up off of e-bay and the guy was clueless as to what he had. Most of what I have seen run approx 8 g's and up for a crew cab model. Rear gears can easily be changed to get more mph out of these and propane can also be added easily to boost power and fuel economy. Check out www.thedieselgarage.com for more good info on real tow rigs.

I have a 4700 however it only has the DT360 not the DT466 which is what I desired. However I picked mine up off of e-bay and the guy was clueless as to what he had. Most of what I have seen run approx 8 g's and up for a crew cab model. Rear gears can easily be changed to get more mph out of these and propane can also be added easily to boost power and fuel economy. Check out www.thedieselgarage.com for more good info on real tow rigs.

I would want the Dt466 if I went with that. I think a Crew Cab Flatbed would be what I would like. I will check that forum out. Shoot this is amusing another one of many Forums to be joining ;).