High Water Mark - May 2023?

[2fpower]

Alright, mark your calendars and start preparing for HWM 2023 for the weekend of May 19-21st.

We typically drive down the day before, on Thursday, and stay at a hotel in in Harrison, the Quality Inn, that allows pets.

I have a suggestion, if we can get there before dark, there is an amazing campsite just on the trail past St. Joe. This is where you would cross the Buffalo river, so if it is too high, we would have to do the bypass, then backtrack to the campsite.

We have some time to plan.. I will get with @SammyT96LX450 and try to make a plan...

 

[clrussell]

Pencil me in!

 

[1994pd]

Alright, mark your calendars and start preparing for HWM 2023 for the weekend of May 19-21st.

We typically drive down the day before, on Thursday, and stay at a hotel in in Harrison, the Quality Inn, that allows pets.

I have a suggestion, if we can get there before dark, there is an amazing campsite just on the trail past St. Joe. This is where you would cross the Buffalo river, so if it is too high, we would have to do the bypass, then backtrack to the campsite.

We have some time to plan.. I will get with @SammyT96LX450 and try to make a plan...

I’m in.

 

[StucknKS]

Won’t be able to make it. Lilli’s graduation party is on the 21st.

 

[ccasteel]

I'm in. Looking forward to ticks and snakes Oh my.

 

[kcjaz]

I’m a definite maybe for this. Vaca days are tight as I have a lot planned.

Water crossing do freak me out a bit in the 200 even with dorkel and breather extensions. So how deep is “not to deep” for this crew?

 

[clrussell]

I’m a definite maybe for this. Vaca days are tight as I have a lot planned.

Water crossing do freak me out a bit in the 200 even with dorkel and breather extensions. So how deep is “not to deep” for this crew?

You’ll be fine. It was only mid door on my 100 last year and water was way high (7.5’ at st joe, normal is 3.5 ish) I would say deepest water we got into was 36” or so. It never came over my hood and I was the lowest rig there.

I was on 33s at the time.

 

[kcjaz]

You’ll be fine. It was only mid door on my 100 last year and water was way high (7.5’ at st joe, normal is 3.5 ish) I would say deepest water we got into was 36” or so. It never came over my hood and I was the lowest rig there.

I was on 33s at the time.

thanks. Mid-door would pucker me up as any mishap that stops the rig would be pretty bad for a 200 if water gets in the cab. I would think a 100 would have the same electrical down low in the A-pillars. I need to find my tranny and transfer breathers. I believe they are what actually set the 700mm factory "fording depth".

 

[2fpower]

I can share a bunch of videos at the meeting. most crossings are 15-20 feet wide, and you are done quick. Never lost traction in any crossing in my 3 trips down there.

 

[2fpower]

EDIT... moved to 12 to 14th weekend of May.

Role call, who is in???

 

[clrussell]

I’ll pencil It in at work. That actually works better for me. Maybe I can take off Friday now.

 

[kcjaz]

I’m in. About what time would the caravan be leaving KC on Thursday? Need to know if I need to take a whole day off or if leaving noonish would work. Also Sunday is Mother’s so I’ll be planning on heading back early.

 

[2fpower]

Plan to leave KC by noon on Thursday. If we do this, we can camp at the super spot up on a bluff.

To recap... It is about 4 hours to Harrison. St. Joe is about 30 minutes. If low high water, we can go across the Buffalo and be in camp in 20 minutes. If high water, we have to drive down the highway and then backtrack.. maybe 45 minutes.

My point is that if we leave at noon, stop in Harrison at Walmart for any missing items, we should be at camp by 6-7pm.

Sammy is working on a plan...

 

[1994pd]

EDIT... moved to 12 to 14th weekend of May.

Roll call, who is in???

I’m in, I think

 

[StucknKS]

In.

 

[SammyT96LX450]

Here is what I’m thinking. We can modify it depending on river level conditions and trail conditions

 

[kc_chevota]

I don't think I remembered to mention Jack was nice enough to cover my shift on my sister's food truck so I will be able to go.

 

[kcjaz]

I’m still stressing over deep water. My weak link (other than the driver) are the transfer and tranny breathers and starter motor. Can’t do anything about the starter but I was going to add extensions to the breathers this last weekend but I couldn’t figure out how to get to them without taking the exhaust off at the manifold (or maybe taking the intake manifold off the top). Either was too much work for the time I had.

Anything more than about 28” will put them underwater. They are on the firewall behind them engine so the bow wave thing might help in theory.

I suppose I can drain some fluids after to see if any water got sucked in.

Am I too worried? Feel free to give me crap.

 

[daneo]

Take your time and figure your breathers out. We can do a fall run when the water is low too.

 

[CrowleyFJ40]

Am I too worried? For a really clean DD you want to keep around and rely on, nope. Feel free to give me crap. I am certain that will happen regardless of, or likely because of, the sanity of your choices.