I believe the date for the highlakes snow run is going to be Feb 2nd. My buddy throws a snow run every year now and this is the 3rd year its happening. Last year was cool and there was like 10 trucks. sounds like there should be atleast 15 trucks this year. we meet at the home depot off skyway in chico around 8am or so. its wanted that you have atleast 35s and locked so theres not a huge hold up of people being stucks. if anyones interested post up.

Some folks who normally wheel the Highlakes will be in a ham radio class that same day. Ken Knull is organizing the class. He has information about it on his website:

http://www.friendsofthehighlakes.com/

Have fun on this run!

:) n6boa

that's where I'll be

how long has your cruiser been wheelable now?

I hope my cruiser is wheelable by then :grinpimp:

i still need drivelines for my truck. also i dont have a skid or anything yet for my duals. the factory crossmember is holding up the cases and its in the way of my front driveline. im gunna see if i can cut some of it out of the way and run it. ghetto, yes. will i be wheeling with all my friends, yes. :)

Going wheeling next weekend for the first time. I was gone most of December. I'll be at the radio class on the 2nd

Going wheeling next weekend for the first time. I was gone most of December. I'll be at the radio class on the 2nd

feb 2 is also groundhogs day. greatest 7-11 clamper holiday ever :smokin:

anyone got an open seat :( jeep is still in pieces down in ripon....a 150 miles away

im not sure if im even going to be able to take my truck now and will be having to find a seat. im pissed about it. i just cant afford to come up with a skid plate/crossmember and get f/r drivelines lengthened and shortened....

im not sure if im even going to be able to take my truck now and will be having to find a seat. im pissed about it. i just cant afford to come up with a skid plate/crossmember and get f/r drivelines lengthened and shortened....

that sucks man...i know how that is...hell..as of right now i cant even find shop space around here to keep the jeep:laughing:

You don't need a skid plate for snow! It's squishy :smokin:

As for drivelines, I just by the tube from bi-rite and run it. I've never had a problem with homemade round drivelines in the front or the rear.

You don't need a skid plate for snow! It's squishy :smokin:

As for drivelines, I just by the tube from bi-rite and run it. I've never had a problem with homemade round drivelines in the front or the rear.

i have to drive mine there and back and i dont think 30mph up and down skyway will work. as far as crossmember ya i need something other than the stock one cause the front shaft is going to angle down right through it.

eerrrmm 35's or bigger? yesterday we were having trouble with 44's loran harvey and his 44 dick c pecks was the man of the day though his truck was getting it

eerrrmm 35's or bigger? yesterday we were having trouble with 44's loran harvey and his 44 dick c pecks was the man of the day though his truck was getting it

bet that shot his ego through the roof :flipoff2:

You know 35's and locked is equipped enough. I wouldn't mind one bit if I came across a group like that as long as they were willing to let a faster, better equipped rig pass. It's public land, vehicles like that are somewhat prepared and have every right to be there. I had fun on 35's when I first started out and last year my best snow day was in an open/open rig I had just SAS'd on 35's.....old school

bet that shot his ego through the roof :flipoff2:


hahahaha :laughing:

eerrrmm 35's or bigger? yesterday we were having trouble with 44's loran harvey and his 44 dick c pecks was the man of the day though his truck was getting it


you dont even know what gettin it is fool

i know that his rims werent spinning in his tires :flipoff2: and yes hans we all know when your joe dirt mullet goes on you get it

you dont even know what gettin it is fool

what have you been all about lately asshole? :laughing: my gunna be seein you around?

maybe.................... do you miss me??:laughing:

i work out of town and, when i get off i am to lazy to work on my junk, but one of these days i will go up there... call me up some time 321-9571

This was last sat when everybody made it to the "T":flipoff2:

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c101/scout254/Hi%20lakes/P1190014.jpg

This was last sat when everybody made it to the "T":flipoff2:

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c101/scout254/Hi%20lakes/P1190014.jpg


is it me or is half your windsheild missing:flipoff2:

Explain how the tow strap broke SCOUT254 !!!

strap with a hook?

Not my vehicle... I rode bitch:eek:

Thank god I was down the road talking to someone else.:grinpimp:

Mike was trying to get some stock full size Chev truck unstuck that was in front of us. I guess he let the other guy hook the tow strap up to a fricken motorcyle lock cable(about 5' long with eyelets on it and a small lock). Well, just say the fricken cable broke and came back and slapped his windshield.

We cut out that half so the broken glass wouldnt keep falling inside.

More pics from that weekend......

The "T" before any rigs got there
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c101/scout254/Hi%20lakes/P1190021.jpg

View from peak
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c101/scout254/Hi%20lakes/P1190047.jpg

Everybody heading back
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c101/scout254/Hi%20lakes/P1190049.jpg

Best pic
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c101/scout254/Hi%20lakes/P1190044.jpg

that last picture is real good. i think my trucks going to be ready now for the weekend along with 2 of my other friends rigs.

hey casey, i should have an empty seat if you dont mind sharing with my pup when she gets cold.

as for requirments, its cool if someone wants to wheel 33s and open/open, just im not going to babysit them all day. everyone should have their own recovery gear and be smart enough to know their limits. if you go to the snow without at least a shovel and a snatch strap youre an idiot and deserve to be stuck. i dont mind helping someone who can help themselves.

ill be selling usage of the winch to the highest bidders all day though. ;)

Callen

I was up there yesterday and the snow is getting DEEP. 33's won't cut it, locked or not. The truck I was in had 35's and was fully locked and it wasn't going anywhere that a bigger rigs didn't already go. The bigger rigs were running 39.5's and 40's and they were getting stuck like crazy. Eventually we got to a point where we couldn't go any farther no matter what. Winches and recovery straps were in heavy use. One guy even burned up his winch. Add to that it's going to snow all week and we're all in for trouble. Hope someone has 44s =) I'll try to post some pics later tonight

hey casey, i should have an empty seat if you dont mind sharing with my pup when she gets cold.

as for requirments, its cool if someone wants to wheel 33s and open/open, just im not going to babysit them all day. everyone should have their own recovery gear and be smart enough to know their limits. if you go to the snow without at least a shovel and a snatch strap youre an idiot and deserve to be stuck. i dont mind helping someone who can help themselves.

ill be selling usage of the winch to the highest bidders all day though. ;)

Callen

that would be killer bro!! hows the yota runnin...is it running?

ill pm ya my number bro

Hope someone has 44s =) I'll try to post some pics later tonight

our buddy thats going has 47s.
it will be its virgin run if it makes it. http://pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=452534&highlight=powerhouse

Here's some pics from Sat

http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=7575682

http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=7575681

http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=7575680

http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=7575679

http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=7575674

http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=7575673

http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=7575672

And here's some from a few weeks ago when my 2001 Durango could still hang up there, kinda, got stuck three times

http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=7575678

http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=7575677

http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=7575676

still yankin the chain... brutal. Gotta love the rebound effect it has!! haha.

thanks for the pic of my truck, i forgot my camera and my passenger didnt get out of the truck to take any pics so they are all from in my truck of the other rigs lol

Looks like a good time. I'll have to hurry up and get the blazer running so next time I'm up in Oroville I can hit some snow with the group.

Here's some pics from Sat


whos truggy or whatever in picture 7?

Kiyul I'm going to be up there a day before, will be staying in Sterling City, Yellow house on the right, before the firestation. Can't miss my Orange Yota. Anyone, welcome to stop by on Saturday for a :beer: Will be leaving the house around 10am.

Fernando

It looks like Ill be heading up on saturday too. You headed up to the lakes at 10am Fernando?

Whats the parking like up there right now. Should I leave my trailer at PowerInn or whatever taht damn road is called out of desalba or drag it up to inskip?

Hey Ken,

You can park your tow rig and trailer at the cabin, there is plenty of space as long as we can still make it to sterling city. Don't know how much snow is going to be on the ground on Saturday.
My plan is to leave Chico Friday afternoon

SNOW REPORT 3FT OF FRESH POWDER AS OF YESTERDAY!:eek:
LOOKS LIKE I WILL BE PULLING MY VALVE STEMS OUT OF MY TIRES AND RUNS THEM FLAT ALL DAY LONG!

Hey Ken,

You can park your tow rig and trailer at the cabin, there is plenty of space as long as we can still make it to sterling city. Don't know how much snow is going to be on the ground on Saturday.
My plan is to leave Chico Friday afternoon


Im not Ken fawker! Does that mean my parking priveledges are null and void now?:flipoff2:

Ill prolly head up around 8 from chico, so badoldparadisesnowdrivers barred I should be up there by 9. You planning on leaving the cabin at ~10am saturday to hit the trails? Is this the same crew that went up for the marlin run last year? That was the last time I got to wheel my junk, lets pray for some good snow.

Jim

Sorry Jim all your guy's look a like :flipoff2:

Your more than welcome to park at the cabin, There is an empty lot next to the house you can also park at as long as we can make it in with all the snow :homer:
If you need to get a hold of me call my cell 591-4697

My goal is to leave the cabin by 10am
Fernando

If you need to get a hold of me call my cell 591-4697

My goal is to leave the cabin by 10am
Fernando

thanks for the number. i lost yours, not that you cared :flipoff2: hey do you get reception at your cabin? ill give you a call when everyones leaving the parking lot to go up. last time we ran into you on the way down which sucked, lets wheel this time. most likely ill be working on the truck till late friday night. :shaking:

colby and i will both be trailering. im thinking of leaving the trailers at the school in sterling city, but if you have room, could we squeeze two more trucks and trailers in there Fernando? we (me, colby, and whoever else who doesnt want to wait) are leaving Home Depot at 8am sharp, we should be up in sterling by 930 by the latest, and on the trial by 10.

my Cell is 530 321 9905

see everyone there!

Callen

Hey Kiyul I believe I only get like one bar of reception at the cabin, have to go to the middle of the street to pickup a single! But try it anyway.

Callen, No problem there is an empty lot next to the cabin we can park in, if we can get in because of the Snow. Should'nt be a problem. My plan is to leave the cabin no later than 10am.
I will be going up Friday afternoon just in case anyone else want to go up the night before just call me plenty of room!
Fernando

whos truggy or whatever in picture 7?

i dont see a truggy in any pics from those links?

if you mean the brown single cab toy with the black door that Scout254 posted up thats mine

I'll be riding shotgun again in Mike's scoutII. :flipoff2:

We are heading up early morning SAT.:grinpimp:





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if you mean the brown single cab toy with the black door that Scout254 posted up thats mine

ya thats the truck, i was looking through the pics really quick an thought it was. looks good.

Anyone leaving from Chico have a open seat? I might have the day off and my rigs not ready.

Kevin

tomorrow would be the day to go, but it'll be clear for a little while saturday, then it looks like another storm is expected saturday afternoon into sunday. theres a lot of snow up there right now. i'll be shredding instead!

if i end up snowboarding friday, i may take the rig up on saturday, that might be pretty fun

if i end up snowboarding friday, i may take the rig up on saturday, that might be pretty fun

oh it will!!! my shit should be ready tomorrow. just got done working on it for 8 hrs today.

I fixed my cowl, rear wheel seal on the 14 bolt and found a broke motor mount. Ill fill it up and throw all the crap in the jeep tonite. Should be at home depot around 7:45. I heard a rumor of going up through butte meadows due to ice and chains required in magalia.? We decidding tomorrow morning or?

hey if you guys are leaving home depot around 8, you'll probably be at stirling city by a little after 9ish. I think I'll leave magalia around 9 to go up towards fernandos since it looks like thats where a lot of people will be meeting and unloading trailers. Roads are good all the way through magalia, and i'm sure they are decent on up towards stirling. Maybe fernando will give us a up to date road forecast for the road from magalia to stirling. I don't think you'll have a problem getting up there. So here is the forecast from the weather channel,
Saturday: Rain and wind. High 41F. Winds SSE at 15 to 25 mph. Rainfall near a quarter of an inch.
Saturday night: Windy with rain likely. Low near 40F. Winds S at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of rain 90%. Rainfall near a half an inch.

that equals a lot more snow, now lets hope the bulk of it comes in later in the afternoon. channel 7 news guy says: snow starts around 6 am lightly maybe, and at least getting heavier into the afternoon. snow level 1500 feet. It definitely won't be like how it was today.
channel 12 guy says windy, snow level 2000, (p-town will get snow again) and it'll all be here around the afternoon.
BE PREPARED!!! See you all in the morning, later, Torey.

thanks for lettin me ride with ya tomorrow callen..i owe ya one. see everyone tomorrow morning

I could not find anyone to go up with me today! I will see everyone in the Morning at Home Depot. I will take the keys to the cabin just in Case we need a place to stay if the weather gets bad. Bring plenty of food and something to keep you warm:homer:

Oh don't forget your friend and a fork just in case we have to pull a Donnor Party:flipoff2:

Fernando

looking like going through the bambi inn side for us.

Callen

Also sounds like there will be around 20 to 25 rigs at Home Depot in the morning theoritically so far.:eek:

ANd Bambi route has been talked about a number of times.:grinpimp:

My brother lives in Stirling City and he said the road is fine going up that way. Up to Bambi or through Magalia, doesn’t matter to me. :)

There is a lot less parking at Bambi Inn when there is a lot of snow.

heres a quick heads up if anybody checks this before they leave. 7:28 am report. SNOW in magalia already and it's coming down good... about 1/2"inch already and 1/4 on the road. and it'll probably be close to an inch in about a half hour at the rate its coming down. doubt this will help cause you've all already left, but what does it matter cause snows what we want!! later.

lol clear my ass, it was dumping snow however it was fun, and i didnt no 20-25 trucks however i didnt go up too far far, just before bottle hill before my welded front 3rd member broke :mad3: and i turned around to head back

We had 15 total at Bambi Inn, and yes it snowed all day. Pics on other post

Yesterday wasnt to bad. A little fluffy but it was driveable. I only have one short video from our trip out scout rd. Ill upload it later on tonite.

Went back up this morning, left chico @ 12 roads were clearer, but pretty slushy. Took my daughter to paly in the snow, sledding and stuff. Snow was definitly better but could use some more moisture for sure.

yeah sunday was the day to go up, it dumped all day saturday. i ended up just going back to inskip and went snowboarding up by the old rope tow, snowshoed in, built a little kicker and just rode and hiked and watched the snow continue to dump!!! Then on the way back my driver side wiper quit working, what a pain in the a** trying to look out the window on left hand turns and driving gangster style to the right on all straightaways and right turns!! Met a few new people. I learned that TOYO MT's SUCK IN THE SNOW!! Started them off at 10lbs, then to 6, then 3!! I thought they might be like how my old mtrs were, but nope. They definitely do great in the rocks and dirt, but don't perform in the snow very well. There were times where they would mash, but then they'd just want to dig. Once I put it in low low and just creeped it would stay up, but who wants to drive like that all day!! I'd rather mash in the snow. But all and all it was a fun trip and thanks to those who gave me a tug here and there!! I don't know how many more trips I'll take up to the snow in the yota, I think i'd prefer a snowmobile for future trips!

heres some of the pictures that i took. nice meeting you porterwagner.

http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=41713.0;attach=937 71;image

http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=41713.0;attach=938 82;image
pink diffs rule..
http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=41713.0;attach=938 83;image

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tire boom
http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=41713.0;attach=938 88;image
snows deep
http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=41713.0;attach=938 89;image

http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=41713.0;attach=938 94;image

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http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=41713.0;attach=938 96;image

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http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=41713.0;attach=939 22;image

an thats all i want to post.

hey kiyul....not gonna post up the vid from you drive home??:flipoff2:

it was good to meet ya man...and thanks for lettin me come over and drink some bers sat night :laughing: yall should come over to my apt one night and drink over here

hey kiyul....not gonna post up the vid from you drive home??:flipoff2:

it was good to meet ya man...and thanks for lettin me come over and drink some bers sat night :laughing: yall should come over to my apt one night and drink over here

of my trashed front end?? no..its not on my camera anyways. im pissed about that.

of my trashed front end?? no..its not on my camera anyways. im pissed about that.

whats up with it? trashed bearing?? id be pissed too:laughing:

if it makes ya feel any better....i had to be winched out of where i parked the dmax on the side of the road...it was kind creepy havin callens yota sittin in the middle of 32 winchin a 7500 lb truck with a trailer

Sick pictures. Looks like I need to get some 4Ds