: Trail Report w/ pics: July 8-11 run


TurboNerd
07-30-2008, 07:56 PM
Not sure if this is the right place for this, but I thought I'd share some pics...


I'm a little over-due with these pics from July 8-11. I met up with some guys from Oregon. I guess I smell too much, and the guys from Cali won't let me go with them... um... or something. They're mostly all related, friends or employees of the owner of Brotherton Pipe.

Movies:
Boss's "old" rig driven by one of the supervisors. Keep in mind he's towing a trailer.
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/th_RubiconJuly08withBrotherton044.jpg (http://s74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/?action=view&current=RubiconJuly08withBrotherton044.flv)

BassMan from Pirate in his dad's rig.
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/th_RubiconJuly08withBrotherton053.jpg (http://s74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/?action=view&current=RubiconJuly08withBrotherton053.flv)

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/th_RubiconJuly08withBrotherton054.jpg (http://s74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/?action=view&current=RubiconJuly08withBrotherton054.flv)


The boss's rig - second crawler of it's type built by Brent at TT
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/th_RubiconJuly08withBrotherton055.jpg (http://s74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/?action=view&current=RubiconJuly08withBrotherton055.flv)

One of the son's / grandson's (He helped tow me out of cadillac hill after I broke 3 u-joints, a ball joint and tie rod. Ironically I was going on a parts run for someone else.)
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/th_RubiconJuly08withBrotherton056.jpg (http://s74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/?action=view&current=RubiconJuly08withBrotherton056.flv)

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/th_RubiconJuly08withBrotherton064.jpg (http://s74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/?action=view&current=RubiconJuly08withBrotherton064.flv)

The owner McGievering my rig back together (See here for my build thread: http://bbs.zuwharrie.com/content/topic,84384.0.html)
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/th_RubiconJuly08withBrotherton165.jpg (http://s74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/?action=view&current=RubiconJuly08withBrotherton165.flv)

TurboNerd
07-30-2008, 07:57 PM
All 3 big-rigs came from Oregon. I was getting off exit 86 to N Lake Tahoe at the same time they were. What timing!:
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/RubiconJuly08withBrotherton011.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/RubiconJuly08withBrotherton013.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/RubiconJuly08withBrotherton016.jpg

My rig:
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/RubiconJuly08withBrotherton018.jpg

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/RubiconJuly08withBrotherton024.jpg

The guy I was going on a parts run for later. 2 door TracKick Dana 44, full hydro, air bags, OBA, ARB - the works. Don't know what it's called, but he busted the U-Joint looking Birfield twice, and the steering knuckle studs sheared once. He's upgrading to unimog next year?
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/RubiconJuly08withBrotherton025.jpg

Another view of Brent's Trail Slayer II
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/RubiconJuly08withBrotherton027.jpg

First carnage:
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/RubiconJuly08withBrotherton028.jpg

Right in front of the guys from Trent Fab:
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/RubiconJuly08withBrotherton030.jpg

The smoke plagued us on and off all week:
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/RubiconJuly08withBrotherton031.jpg

TurboNerd
07-30-2008, 07:58 PM
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/RubiconJuly08withBrotherton042.jpg

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/RubiconJuly08withBrotherton045.jpg

Lower Rubicon Springs (Read: cheaper to stay)
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/RubiconJuly08withBrotherton049.jpg

Didn't know the 'Con had helo pads... 3 of them!
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/RubiconJuly08withBrotherton050.jpg

Main Rubicon Springs:
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/RubiconJuly08withBrotherton051.jpg

Now we're wheelin'!
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/RubiconJuly08withBrotherton058.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/RubiconJuly08withBrotherton059.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/RubiconJuly08withBrotherton067.jpg

No, there's not a bypass for this - better be prepared!
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/RubiconJuly08withBrotherton071.jpg

What the ice chest does to a Mountain Dew after just a few miles of rattling & rolling on these trails.
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/RubiconJuly08withBrotherton072.jpg

TurboNerd
07-30-2008, 07:58 PM
Fixing a broken inner bead break
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/RubiconJuly08withBrotherton123.jpg

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/RubiconJuly08withBrotherton124.jpg

He didn't make it, but I guess brent did a couple years ago... even backwords!
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/RubiconJuly08withBrotherton125.jpg

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/RubiconJuly08withBrotherton125.jpg

TurboNerd
07-30-2008, 07:59 PM
More movies...


This was right near Rubicon Springs....
The most "basic" looking and home-brewed rig made it the easiest. Good driver.
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/th_RubiconJuly08withBrotherton053.jpg (http://s74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/?action=view&current=RubiconJuly08withBrotherton053.flv)

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/th_RubiconJuly08withBrotherton054.jpg (http://s74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/?action=view&current=RubiconJuly08withBrotherton054.flv)

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/th_RubiconJuly08withBrotherton055.jpg (http://s74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/?action=view&current=RubiconJuly08withBrotherton055.flv)


http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/RubiconJuly08withBrotherton095.jpg

Broke some knuckle studs (three)
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/RubiconJuly08withBrotherton101.jpg

How many guys...
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/RubiconJuly08withBrotherton103.jpg


http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/RubiconJuly08withBrotherton104.jpg

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/RubiconJuly08withBrotherton106.jpg

A family affair! This guy was cracking me up all weekend, and his son doesn't fall far from the apple tree...
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/RubiconJuly08withBrotherton119.jpg

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/RubiconJuly08withBrotherton111.jpg

TurboNerd
07-30-2008, 08:00 PM
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/RubiconJuly08withBrotherton084.jpg

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/RubiconJuly08withBrotherton074.jpg

This poor rig was having stalling issues a lot. Other than that, the rig & pilot were one of the better pairs out there...
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/th_RubiconJuly08withBrotherton113.jpg (http://s74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/?action=view&current=RubiconJuly08withBrotherton113.flv)

He woulda made it first time if it didn't stall. He eventually got it.
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/th_RubiconJuly08withBrotherton112.jpg (http://s74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/?action=view&current=RubiconJuly08withBrotherton112.flv)

OakieOffroad85
07-30-2008, 10:47 PM
Not sure if this is the right place for this, but I thought I'd share some pics...


I'm a little over-due with these pics from July 8-11. I met up with some guys from Oregon. I guess I smell too much, and the guys from Cali won't let me go with them... um... or something. They're mostly all related, friends or employees of the owner of Brotherton Pipe.

Movies:
Boss's "old" rig driven by one of the supervisors. Keep in mind he's towing a trailer.
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/th_RubiconJuly08withBrotherton044.jpg (http://s74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/Camping/2008/Rubicon%20July%2008/?action=view&current=RubiconJuly08withBrotherton044.flv)



:laughing::laughing: This cooler clip was great! :laughing::laughing: