took the cruiser out last weekend.. spring in northern ontario is full of mud. my wife and i drove up a hydro power line and branched off an ATV trail, measuring the distance around 9 km.. we started the trail at 1 p.m., and finished at 1 a.m. it was 12 km in total, but was filled with thick mud holes every rise, narrow trails that bruised the cruiser and steep rocky climbs/decents. this was some of the most challenging we've been in, at one point getting the cruiser buried to the headlights in an off camber mud pit, forcing me to climb out the window to winch. this was one of 8 times i had to use the winch. this was not fun in the least, but i had the opportunity to use rock stacking, winching, digging and cursing to free my 7000 lb sleigh. We had the gear to spend the night, as it was getting very close to calling it quits, especially after we scraped the side of the truck and pushed in the door panel on a stump while winching.
i was so pissed off and tired that i refused to take time to get photos, but once we emerged from the bush, and all parts were functioning on teh cruiser (thank goodness, i don't know how we'd get out without our own power) we took some photos. the next day you can see some of the damage.
*note - a/c stopped working after this trip, flooded the doors (luckily stereo was disconnected and without power), finished the last of my front pads. miraculously, the A/c self repaired
after a recharge and sealant from autozone and i drained all the diffs, extended my breather and repacked my wheel bearings. i changed the brake pads as well and noticed the pistons were seized on the calipers and replaced the front calipers with new ones..
lesson 1) cruiser is the f*cking bomb and will always get you home
lesson 2) wheelilng costs money
lesson 3) the winch was necessary here
** photos to come..
i was so pissed off and tired that i refused to take time to get photos, but once we emerged from the bush, and all parts were functioning on teh cruiser (thank goodness, i don't know how we'd get out without our own power) we took some photos. the next day you can see some of the damage.
*note - a/c stopped working after this trip, flooded the doors (luckily stereo was disconnected and without power), finished the last of my front pads. miraculously, the A/c self repaired
after a recharge and sealant from autozone and i drained all the diffs, extended my breather and repacked my wheel bearings. i changed the brake pads as well and noticed the pistons were seized on the calipers and replaced the front calipers with new ones.. lesson 1) cruiser is the f*cking bomb and will always get you home
lesson 2) wheelilng costs money
lesson 3) the winch was necessary here
** photos to come..
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