Hiluxforever
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Yep, I have mud fly up that portion of my windshield and end up on the sunroof.
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Someone provided a link to a TJM Airtec snorkel one or two pages back so I did a quick YouTube search for someone that already made the purchase. It is similar to the Lenzdesign but is better quality I would assume. The individual installed it on his 5th gen and after reading comments the question of water intrusion came up. He said he lives in South Florida and gets torrential rain and has no problems. He followed TJMs instructions to leave the airbox drains open and only plug them if crossing deep water which sounded reasonable.
One of the reasons I like the sleeker design is the Safari, Dobinson, Amazon type look like a big hook that could get hung on limbs in wooded areas. Have yet to see anyone complain about that though.
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Good to know. My buddy has an Ironman snorkel on his FJ and I think it came with the same suggestion for blocking the drains.
re_guderian
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I had a Safari on my 80 series, and didn't even know there were drains to plug. 'Course I also live in AZ, where there's no water nor trees to snag, so...
The TJM looks not bad at all and is similar in price to an ARB. I may pull the trigger on that one for my 470. The 460 version looks even better.
Personally I think a snorkel is a good investment. There is a lot of pucker factor in hanging your head out the window, watching the water depth vs. your air intake depth. We have a lot of water here in the Ozarks so that happens fairly often for me.
Personally I think a snorkel is a good investment. There is a lot of pucker factor in hanging your head out the window, watching the water depth vs. your air intake depth. We have a lot of water here in the Ozarks so that happens fairly often for me.
re_guderian
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we have two natural lakes, and eight rivers in the whole state (plus some big-a reservoirs)
I occasionally run into AZ and NV expats around here. They are always amazed at how green it is here and how much it rains.
On the flipside, I'm always amazed about being able to see 100 miles and also getting that far from a town in the West.
re_guderian
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I grew up outside Seattle. I totally get it.
Hiluxforever
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Yep, Alex is from Colorado. They love the green and hate the humidity. I put a condition on moving to Colorado being we spend a week in Lake and Cook counties in Minnesota and a few days in Duluth to compensate once every few years.
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When my legs were younger used to hunt mulies in NC Co. and elk in SW Co. Lived\stationed in Ca. used to run over to Az. and do the Apache Trail North of the Valley it was pretty primitive back then. In all those locations I always felt the mountains were naked, put some more trees on them please LOL. Bremerton Wa. was much better, to me. Coming from the East Coast grew up with chlorophyll but not a fan of the humidity in the South. And could never go back East the traffic and amount of people crush me when I visit family.
I need a month each Fall in Lake and Cook County every year. And another 2 weeks in Canada North of there. North right until the roads and trails run out and these guys take over
Minnesota license plates may say "Land of 10,000 Lakes" but actually has more than 14K bodies of freshwater covering at least ten acres each. Count in wetlands, beaver ponds and smaller ponds it is estimated at over 28K. Water crossings is a way of life. Between the low hanging electronics and air intake on the GX it is a weakness with the platform. I use over the boot waders to check depth when in doubt, usually. They are common for hunting in Alaska I carry them in the attic rack of the GX
Cutting the huge low hanging lip on the front doesn't help with preventing water ingestion. But had to go for the approach angle, there is never a free lunch with doing mods. Any mod.
Snorkel doesn't work so well in the boreal (taiga) forest. The antenna for my Taco is somewhere along this 10 mile loop in Lake County. And a couple pounds of paint.
A snorkel MAY survive Stoney Creek Loop Road but not any of the tote roads off it. Like all spur roads in Lake and Cook they get more narrow as you go until eventually they become a single track moose trail. Never seen a snorkel on a rig in the North Woods. A few years back when I went down to Grand Marais to get gas a jeep pulled in with a huge hole in the fender which I assume had a snorkel in it. The metal was crinkled hard behind it and when the passanger got out the door metal screeched against the fender. That had to be an expensive repair when he got it done. Most trails could be called the snorkel eliminator.
On Tacoma World several had done a cowl air intake mod but haven't seen anything along those lines for the GX. And been looking, still looking. In the meantime I find a different trail when the water gets too deep, but still water crossings makes me nervous in the GX.
I suppose you would want some kind of limb riser setup going down a road like that with a snorkel
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Limb Risers
After the windshield and A pillars took a beating (with quite a bit of paint removed) on some narrow trails, i found it time to add some limb risers to the LX. After rummaging through my local ace hardware with some inspiration from 2000UZJ, here is what i came up with. With my set up, each...
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I carry my M18 sawzall and pruning blades when wheeling here. It's helped cut out a few areas that were super-tight and otherwise impassable without body damage. Unfortunately most wheeling is now done with side-by-sides, which makes the trails even more narrow.
When they first came out they would pass me on the trails and I'd have to call the dogs over and hold them as they zipped by trail hunting. Usually some guys half my age and twice as large. More than once I was tempted to stick the barrel of my shotgun out and clothes line them. But eventually thought what the hell if you can't beat them might as well join them. Now I get it and love it.
I get to the end of the spurs and go in from there now, most people don't seem to even go that far. Built the dog box out of 1/2" marine grade Baltic birch and have to put a new coat of paint on it every year from tree damage.
Can use ATV\UTV's in 75% of Superior National Forest but State Forests only ~50% so I use both buggy and truck.
I have HD Rigid battery tools (not the good Milwaukee set like you LOL) and carry inflator, impact driver, chainsaw and 2 batteries with me in the recovery boxes under the dog platform.
I don't spend a lot of time opening trails if trees are blocking it but park and walk in from there figuring most people turn around and it hasn't been hit hard. But get pinned in several times a year from trees falling while on a trail that often doesn't have another outlet. Was skeptical about battery operated chainsaws at first but they have an amazing amount of torque. And don't have to mess\carry gas & oil with the dogs in the back.
Last year in Canada there was a First Nations lady in a side by side ahead of me cutting a tree out of the way on a trail. It was love at first sight with her running the chainsaw and a shotgun sitting in the buggy
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My folks have one too. It's handy, but cost about 2X what my GX did. It is great for hauling deer out of the woods and doing other work around their 80-acre property. In the future, I could get one, but they are not road-legal here, so you have to tow them elsewhere to have a fair amount of fun.
I'd seen a few so far, but they were all DIY deals. Uses a few silicone elbows and some tube. It's the version I want to make, but have yet to figure out how to draw air into the intake while also not making it suck in rain that collects at the base of the windshield.
Hiluxforever
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Definitely have that m
Yea, all my favorite B roads are like that.When my legs were younger used to hunt mulies in NC Co. and elk in SW Co. Lived\stationed in Ca. used to run over to Az. and do the Apache Trail North of the Valley it was pretty primitive back then. In all those locations I always felt the mountains were naked, put some more trees on them please LOL. Bremerton Wa. was much better, to me. Coming from the East Coast grew up with chlorophyll but not a fan of the humidity in the South. And could never go back East the traffic and amount of people crush me when I visit family.
I need a month each Fall in Lake and Cook County every year. And another 2 weeks in Canada North of there. North right until the roads and trails run out and these guys take over
Minnesota license plates may say "Land of 10,000 Lakes" but actually has more than 14K bodies of freshwater covering at least ten acres each. Count in wetlands, beaver ponds and smaller ponds it is estimated at over 28K. Water crossings is a way of life. Between the low hanging electronics and air intake on the GX it is a weakness with the platform. I use over the boot waders to check depth when in doubt, usually. They are common for hunting in Alaska I carry them in the attic rack of the GX
Cutting the huge low hanging lip on the front doesn't help with preventing water ingestion. But had to go for the approach angle, there is never a free lunch with doing mods. Any mod.
Snorkel doesn't work so well in the boreal (taiga) forest. The antenna for my Taco is somewhere along this 10 mile loop in Lake County. And a couple pounds of paint.
A snorkel MAY survive Stoney Creek Loop Road but not any of the tote roads off it. Like all spur roads in Lake and Cook they get more narrow as you go until eventually they become a single track moose trail. Never seen a snorkel on a rig in the North Woods. A few years back when I went down to Grand Marais to get gas a jeep pulled in with a huge hole in the fender which I assume had a snorkel in it. The metal was crinkled hard behind it and when the passanger got out the door metal screeched against the fender. That had to be an expensive repair when he got it done. Most trails could be called the snorkel eliminator.
On Tacoma World several had done a cowl air intake mod but haven't seen anything along those lines for the GX. And been looking, still looking. In the meantime I find a different trail when the water gets too deep, but still water crossings makes me nervous in the GX.
r2m
Richard
I suppose you would want some kind of limb riser setup going down a road like that with a snorkel
Limb Risers
After the windshield and A pillars took a beating (with quite a bit of paint removed) on some narrow trails, i found it time to add some limb risers to the LX. After rummaging through my local ace hardware with some inspiration from 2000UZJ, here is what i came up with. With my set up, each...
Sorry Acrad, but had to laugh at that video.
There are other ways to terminate cable ends without crimping.
Note how he has the limb risers attached to the top of his RTT. Every time he opens the tent it will slack the limb risers and when he closes the tent it will be harder to close.
The cable loops on the bumper will slide down when he opens the tent and when he closes the tent, if the cable loop snags on something after it slid down on the bumper hoop, he'll break something.
I would have put the limb risers on the side of the tent, on the lower half.
Hmmm. I don't see a lot of fore thought in his design, although I do like the use of coated wire cable.
r2m
Richard
Love my electric chainsaw. mine's a plug-in. I have a 3000 watt pure sine inverter in my rig and a 100' of heavy AWG extension cord. I'll never need to use it more than 100' from my rig.
No messy 2 stroke oil and gas mixing, starts every time I pull the trigger. No having to pull the start cord for several minutes because only use it a few times a year at most. No stink of gas, and spills or leaks. Yeah, still need the chain bar lube but easy peasy.
I'm gonna upgrade to larger battery powered saw. Always amazed at what I can cut with my current Makita but it is tree limited for larger trees
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I'm done with two stroke mixing and cords
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