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[chicago]

Yeup!
We STOLE the cookie jar for that run. Totally got away with a run that in late Nov. should not have been possible, nor that beautiful of a day.
The south half of the run was incredible...no snow, relatively dry and sunny, and the North half we got into some ice/ snow...nothing too deep, but some of the descents were a bit tricky. If you picked a line, you might not STAY on it.
Ive gotta say, that run gets a little bit harder every time I run it. The "gate Keeper" seemed easier somehow despite the big ass boulder smack dab in the middle of it.
The spot where I broke last time, looked un recognizeable and we even passed it not realizing it till we were at the top. There were a few NEW "hard" spots where some rock stacking and spotting was required that neither Dylan or I remembered ever being there. The ruts are deeper, the boulders are getting more exposed and new ones are getting kicked around.
I got flicked into a downed tree on the trail side and lost ANOTHER rear tail light cover...that makes 100% of the times that ive run that trail start to finish that Ive done that.
It was an EPIC DAY. Im so glad that we braved the speculation of the condition and went to see it for ourselves. We were definatley rewarded for the effort. Had a nice lunch on the river and lounged a bit in the 60 deg sun.
Ken BEEFED his rig with 35 in toyto mt's, 4 in springs and regeared diffs...Looked bad ass and it was its first run with the new set up.

What an amazing day to close out the season up there!

Thanks for coming!

K

 

[chicago]

nothing to fess up more than it was a glorious day on the trail with no dust and no traffic. I had an issue with my toybox leaking right at the end but I maid it home safe despite the leaky 90W. That was sweet dudes!

Dylan

Glad to hear that you got home safe and sound!
Did you have to stop and re fill again, or did that keep the whine at bay?
What a weird little deal that is....

As always...great wheelin with you and Ken (and family)

K

 

[CaliCruiser]

The oil is definitely coming from the top base and that cheesy boot. Marlin sells a one piece shifter and base that cannot leak, but it 199.00. I am going to call them on Monday and see what they say. When I called the first time the guy on the phone said, pull the shifter base and reseal it with permatex. I did that and it obviously did not work. Then he said "some of them just like to leak." At that time I said thank you and good bye, what a moron.

Anyway, it was a sweet trip and I am glad we decided to go!

Dylan

 

[450 DUDE]

Well Im not sure how it get's better than that.
Im stoked the boyz didn't wuss out and made it to the trail.
What a great time (even if I was in a blue 60 sandwich) Big thanks to Keith and D ,You guy's are great to roll with.

My family had a great time and it was my niece's first time wheeling.
I also couldn't be happier with the new rig set up.


Pics
ken

 

[450 DUDE]

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[450 DUDE]

Did I mention this was a sweet trip???

 

[chicago]

The oil is definitely coming from the top base and that cheesy boot. Marlin sells a one piece shifter and base that cannot leak, but it 199.00. I am going to call them on Monday and see what they say. When I called the first time the guy on the phone said, pull the shifter base and reseal it with permatex. I did that and it obviously did not work. Then he said "some of them just like to leak." At that time I said thank you and good bye, what a moron.

Anyway, it was a sweet trip and I am glad we decided to go!

Dylan

"some just like to leak"!?!?!?! WTF. Who in the hell is just gonna live with that kind of nonsence going on?
Yeah, some of the staff down there are just friggin idiots. Ive gotten on the horn and had questions and gotten passed around to 3 people before someone with some savvy could give me any info.

See if Marilin cant hook you up with the solid shifter. Its BS they wouldnt sell that any way with the set up.

K

 

[chicago]

Did I mention this was a sweet trip???

Nice pics Ken!
It was great meeting the wife and child!
Great lil "family unit" you have there.
I wish'd I hadnt forgotten my camera!

Whats the next run?

K

 

[chicago]

Just ordered the NMO SBB-1 rubber duck antenna (mine is COMPLETELY GONE, somewhere in the highway it said "bye bye") and R and L tail light lenses
Im stealin Kens idea...
Im gonna get a longer antenna for emergent/ road purposes, but for the trail...nothing else is gonna cut it.

K

 

[450 DUDE]

So the trail claimed one lens and the hwy claimed the other?

On another note , I always wondered where all the hwy trash / treasures came from .
I guess that answered that .

Btw Im brewing something for next weekend , if the weather holds.

ken

 

[rusty_tlc]

Just ordered the NMO SBB-1 rubber duck antenna (mine is COMPLETELY GONE, somewhere in the highway it said "bye bye") and R and L tail light lenses
Im stealin Kens idea...
Im gonna get a longer antenna for emergent/ road purposes, but for the trail...nothing else is gonna cut it.

K

Dual antennas are a good strategy.

Why don't you weld the tail light openings closed and install some LED bling bling lights?

 

[CaliCruiser]

Nice pics Ken, I'm glad someone had pics of that beautiful day.

Dylan

 

[chicago]

Dual antennas are a good strategy.

Why don't you weld the tail light openings closed and install some LED bling bling lights?

There's that, or I could finish the rear 1/4 protection that I had planned on doing off the bumper...

IM LAZY!

K

 

[chicago]

Got my NMO SBB-1 flexy antenna today!
That Hamcity is FAST getting stuff to you.

K

 

[rusty_tlc]

Got my NMO SBB-1 flexy antenna today!
That Hamcity is FAST getting stuff to you.

K

I like Hamcity. Good prices and fast delivery. Be sure you want what you order though they have a high re-stock fee.