Hackett Gulch - Sunday, October 5th - CLC Unofficial October 2014 Run

[Fitzgerald]

Hackett Gulch !!! (trail info)

Sunday October 5th

Why: To have some fun and check out the abandoned Surburbon the FS wants to get out of there. More info here: https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/vehicle-recovery-request.817305/

Where: WP Western Gas Station (map)
When: 9:00 Sharpish

Who:
- Greg
- Luke
- Travis
- David M

 

[Fitzgerald]

9:00 OK with you guys?

 

[Stokes]

Sure 9:00 sounds good for me.

 

[black95]

Yup.

 

[Stokes]

Uh huh....

 

[black95]

You betcha...

 

[Fitzgerald]

Yup.

Uh huh....

You betcha...

 

[Stokes]

This sounds strangely familiar...

 

[Fitzgerald]

 

[LCPilot]

I've never been to Hackett. It sounds like a good run. Count me in.

 

[black95]

I've never been to Hackett. It sounds like a good run. Count me in.

Oh my. The long lost David Molter?!? Welcome! Thought you were kidnapped by rabid jungle monkeys or something

 

[LCPilot]

You never know who is going to turn up these days. It isn't December yet. I usually would be down in Alb. at the Balloon Fiesta starting this weekend, but for some reason my boss wants me to stay here and work. That means I can fit in a trip this weekend. It will be good to catch up in person. I have been lurking here from time to time. I did have to fight off the jungle monkeys to get through the portal of the logon guard. Maybe you will still let me play in December if i show up this weekend.

 

[Fitzgerald]

Wheelin', beautiful weather, good friends, trees changin' colors, broken down chebbies..........

 

[LCPilot]

Well, I'm sick and won't be on this run. I was looking forward to getting together with the old friends and making new ones.

 

[Springs505]

I think I will go ahead and hit the trail tomorrow. See you guys at the Western @9:03.

 

[Springs505]

I went to fill up the Frank and discovered an issue. I'm not going to make it tomorrow.

 

[Fitzgerald]

Yeah, I'm out tomorrow too. Sorry guys, been feeling sick lately and going to spend tomorrow resting up. Have fun.

 

[black95]

Greg, Heather and I went to look at the Suburban on Hackett today. Good news is it's not past the teller county line gate, bad news is its down off the trail a ways. Glass and trash scattered everywhere. Looks like the transmission may have failed, leaving it stranded. I was told the front suspension was missing, but all four corners are intact. It is a 94/95 IFS suburban, so i doubt it will get stripped any further. Needs a drivers side tie rod end and a nut on the passenger side, and it could be dragged with steering. Need some six lug toyota/ Chevy wheels. I would take the rims and tires from the pickup, but not sure the 285's would fit on the stock height rig. I believe we could use two winches to get it back up on the trail, the strap two rigs together and we could drag it out.

 

[Fitzgerald]

Looks like you guys had a great day for wheelin'. That thing looks beat, hate to see someone burn up their winch trying to get that hog out.

I vote Chinook!!!

 

[black95]

I was thinking two winches, or maybe even three. Split the load. Two winches might not move it, three might rip it in half it does have some beefy tow hooks on the front of it.