Flop

[ScottFJ40]

Finally did it, and wasn't even trying.

 

[72cruiser]

nicely done.

any details?


malphrus

 

[Junk]

where is that dude?

 

[ScottFJ40]

That was at Rausch Creek. It was 10 minutes into the day on a new trail that was sneaky as hell. I didn't think I would even come close to rolling there. I slid off a rock, and slowly flopped. I damaged only my mirror! My glass tub and fenders emerged unscathed!

It was it's last trip in that configuration, we'll see how I do with a 4link front/spoa rear.

 

[mabrodis]

Dude, what the hell were you thinking! There is no way you can tip a Cruiser without trying!! Ok maybe one..

DOH!!!

 

[ScottFJ40]

Whoa!

 

[MoJ]

Man, that's a pic to show your kids. Assume you're ok?

Whose red cruiser? Flipped on that rock in the right of the pic?

 

[ScottFJ40]

We used manpower to flip mine too.

 

[cjtt350]

binthere done that sorry no picks this time cool

 

[mabrodis]

Man, that's a pic to show your kids. Assume you're ok?

Whose red cruiser? Flipped on that rock in the right of the pic?

That's my 40...yes that is a picture to show your kids, not because of it being on it's side but WHY it's on it's side. That is a almostly perfectly flat dirt road (lower part of the Holy Cross City trail in Colorado). I had just gone up and made it all the way beyond the city with no winching, which is a pretty impressive feat I thought (and still do think). I heard my tires rub off and on, wasn't sure where, so BRILLIANT ME coming down I see that rock, figure I'll turn left up on it, tweak out then hop out and see where the tires are rubbing. Well as any 4th grader with a knowlege of angles will tell you once you get to a point, the vehicle goes over, that point came quick because I was coming down a slight hill to the rock. My left front tire went up on the rock, right front went in the air, after a short time (~1 foot) the right front tire went down (weight shifted) and she went over. I saw 'she' because my wife was riding shotgun, she was not amused AT ALL. She was I think in shock, she climbed out, beat me repeatedly, and I don't think has ever been wheeling with me since...

Luckily we did have our seatbelts on, mine is kinda screwed but I had actually just put it on a few minutes before.

Moral of the story, don't be a idiot, look at a rock and realize that you may very easily tip. I am much more smart now, I will back up on things and tweak out but not do stupid things like that again.

Funny part is the only damage is inside the vehicle a small dent in each door where the rollbar hit them. I coasted it down to a open spot, pulled the plugs, cranked it over just to see if any oil/gas in the cylinders, none...fired it up, ran better than before it felt...

I actually didn't think we could lift the vehicle up, but we did, course the rock was still there so they had to hold it while I climbed in and moved it off the rock so it would get back on all 4's...

Not one of my prouder days...

-Mark Brodis