Expedition Master I
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What Did You Do With Your Rig Today?
- Thread starter iamout
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Off-Road Ranger I
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Off-Road Ranger I
Expedition Master I
- 11,455
- First Name
- Michael
- Last Name
- Lee
- Member #
13728
- Ham/GMRS Callsign
- KM6YKV
- Service Branch
- Army & Marine Corps
Expedition Master I
- 11,455
- First Name
- Michael
- Last Name
- Lee
- Member #
13728
- Ham/GMRS Callsign
- KM6YKV
- Service Branch
- Army & Marine Corps
Great to meet you and your son! If your going out on any good trips let us know!
Went out on Ft. Fisher beach to enjoy the day. Had to unstick two very stuck trucks who tried to the unstick each other. Maxtrax, ARB deflator, and a Viair pump made a statement. One truck was nose into the waves when it finally got moving. The other damaged the tranny. Air pressure is important. Lessons taught.
Pathfinder I
You know you spend too much time looking at overlanding rigs when you start seeing overlanding gear on vehicles that are clearly not overlanders....
Driving through downtown Sacramento yesterday morning I saw an SUV about 20 cars ahead of me and from that distance I thought I saw a big roof top tent and a Trasharoo hanging off the back end. As I closed the distance it was clear I was wrong and then I just thought, WTF? lol
So I went home and cleaned out my truck because... :)
Driving through downtown Sacramento yesterday morning I saw an SUV about 20 cars ahead of me and from that distance I thought I saw a big roof top tent and a Trasharoo hanging off the back end. As I closed the distance it was clear I was wrong and then I just thought, WTF? lol
So I went home and cleaned out my truck because... :)
Off-Road Ranger I
Rode shotgun as my wife rocked the Toyota in a sea of Jeeps.. Ladies run @ #winter4x4jamboree
Expedition Master I
- 11,455
- First Name
- Michael
- Last Name
- Lee
- Member #
13728
- Ham/GMRS Callsign
- KM6YKV
- Service Branch
- Army & Marine Corps
You know you spend too much time looking at overlanding rigs when you start seeing overlanding gear on vehicles that are clearly not overlanders....
Driving through downtown Sacramento yesterday morning I saw an SUV about 20 cars ahead of me and from that distance I thought I saw a big roof top tent and a Trasharoo hanging off the back end. As I closed the distance it was clear I was wrong and then I just thought, WTF? lol
So I went home and cleaned out my truck because... :)
Lol, now thats funny
Off-Road Ranger I
Made my own $20 Jeep JK rear frame rail D rings using harborfreight hitch mount D anchors. They are bolted for now, but will be welded too. I'm really happy with the look, utility and I feel safe actually using them for recovery. DM me if you want details or measurements for drilling the holes. The method I used utilized already in place frame rail holes.
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Harborfreight 10k lb 2" Hitch mount D Ring, GRADE 8 bolts and hardware equals @$25 total. Don't forget to use a few 20% HF coupons!
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Harborfreight 10k lb 2" Hitch mount D Ring, GRADE 8 bolts and hardware equals @$25 total. Don't forget to use a few 20% HF coupons!
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Member III
Drove 400 km to Belgium and back to drop my GF off for a 5 month internship.. The road trips are always fun, though gonna miss her loads now.
Traveler III
Got out and did a fun 80 mile loop today involving a mixture of country roads, gravel, and snow covered forest roads in the Shenandoah valley with @JRElaxED, @NovaBound, and @Txcoast. Fortunately all the forest roads were open[emoji106]. Also met Cooter from Dukes of Hazzard! The weekend was complete!
Member III
Pathfinder I
Had some fun scouting an alternate road to my favorite offroading area near Bowman Lake.
The ruts were up to 16" deep and things start to go really wrong when you end up with a tire on the wrong side of the rut and a steep slope on one side.... Heheh
Otherwise I spent most of the time acting like a giant pinball.
Too wet and mushy to make this climb without just gunning it up.
I couldn't make it much beyond the "town" of Graniteville which was filled with Tacoma's. I had to back down the narrow trail for 1/4 mile then turn around and drive back past the Tacos with my tail between my legs. lol
Up around this bend the road got steeper and deeper so I had to admit defeat.
When I looked in my rear view mirror I swear I saw the Toyota grilles smiling. lol
The ruts were up to 16" deep and things start to go really wrong when you end up with a tire on the wrong side of the rut and a steep slope on one side.... Heheh
Otherwise I spent most of the time acting like a giant pinball.
Too wet and mushy to make this climb without just gunning it up.
I couldn't make it much beyond the "town" of Graniteville which was filled with Tacoma's. I had to back down the narrow trail for 1/4 mile then turn around and drive back past the Tacos with my tail between my legs. lol
Up around this bend the road got steeper and deeper so I had to admit defeat.
When I looked in my rear view mirror I swear I saw the Toyota grilles smiling. lol
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A bit more bumper welding. All the outter welds are done. Just finish tbe inner and add the hoop and drill for lights 
Traveler III
Fixed a scratch on my wheel and finally located my transmission breather - way up on top. It's already so high, I may not even need to extend it, but I might just do it anyway.
