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  • Arrived at the Moore Expo and set my Dry campsite up ... Lots of rigs here already...if you come, look me up... probably only Hummer H3 here. Have a small Outbound flag on radio antenna...bring beer...lol
    Fluids flushed except tranny, battery charged, hanging out in cab, having a beer.... almost ready to wheel after winch mounted
    Hummer in my shop for: brake fluid flush, intake gasket, power steering fluid flush and line filter installation, nut and bolt... general look over
    Prepping my Hummer to cruise around if it snows and help people who are stranded or stuck....going to be fun...even listed a Craigslist ad....
    Thoroughly cleaned exterior and interior of my Hummer after the stuck in the river episode last Monday. Wasn't too bad, just sand and gravel. No water entered inside. Had to reset transmission cable. Looks cleaner but still needs more work. Don't want to go mudding anytime soon....lol
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    Last time I went mudding I was sliding sideways on silky soft mud towards the edge of a 4 ft drop off and I was about to land sideways in the mud at the bottom with the passenger side facing down but it stopped. When I got out of the vehicle to assess the situation I almost slid under the vehicle. Then I very very carefully and slowly in four low backed under a bush and gained a little traction so I could make a turn and get out of there! Not fun
    Have Hummer H3 in my shop checking it out after the river outing.... looks good so far however, the steering wheel is no longer centered...fluids look good but will change differentials... I'm very lucky
    Got stuck in a river, used Overland Bound member messaging for help, member Salem responded recruited a Facebook wheeler, started raining, river rose to door seals just as we winched out of danger zone, took another hour toget Hummer winched on level ground, I love these guy and so grateful, the bes
    Got stuck in some mud with a lot of grass.... could not figure why I was stuck...was on an incline but just easy...was pitch dark...put recovery boards out... didn't work....was 11:30 pm ...slept till daylight....put boards in better spot ...drove out but felt weird ..had emergency brake on....lol..
    Finished the tranny cable install....was an ordeal, had to take half the driver side out to get the carpet to fold up....but got her done!!!!

    On the bad side...I broke a brand new rear hatch strut when the hatch took off on me due to an incline....$30 replacement .... Won't let that happen again...
    Started install on transmission shift cable. Disconnected the cable from the shifter.... tomorrow will disconnect the cable from transmission and work backwards for the install
    No work on the Hummer today but doing something more fun than working on it.... going to play and jam on Judas Priest instead then go watch them in concert tonight !!!!
    Transmission shifter cable housing broke while two miles deep off-road last night. Managed to get it in third gear and make it home. About 4 miles. Checked it out today and determined a new cable is needed. Ordered one ($75) and will arrive next Thursday. Out of action till then
    Pretty much finished the light bar install except running the switch wires through the firewall.... through the door jam now.... going to purchase two auxiliary lamps, maybe four for the A piller.... will test the light bar out tonight on a trail close to home....
    Brackets and wiring harness arrived today for the 50" light bar.... mounted the brackets and connected the harness to light bar temporarily...need a bolt for the light and permanently run wiring to finish the install tomorrow. Going to look fantastic... will go wheeling tomorrow night !!!!...
    Pulled H3 in my shop for 1" body lift, intake and throttle body gaskets, Trying to improve fuel trims... Remounting spare tire carrier and tire so I can place spare tire bag....mounting Hi-lift jack, forgetting something....
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    Didn't get around to engine work but did rear seat delete, spare tire back on with trash bag, Hi-lift worked on...will mount tomorrow... planning a Amtrak run from Helena, Ak to Pickwick Dam, TN Saturday week from this Saturday...more work to do
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