Morrison Jeep Trail in a 200?
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I think @nuclearlemon may have done it.
Yes, we went up there and I think I had the first 200 to go up the Morrison on Aug 11, 2018.
Our local 406Cruisers club try to organize a trip each year except this year.
Our local 406Cruisers club try to organize a trip each year except this year.
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She did it with me.
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How'd it go? How heavy were/are you? I'm at about 8500 loaded.
My profile is listed below so not much up top. We did have a FJ Cruiser with a RTT and some extra stuff on top not very happy on one of the 27 switch backs hold 2 feet on the brake pedal hoping not to go over backwards. He was winched up and around. I had no problem making 5 to 7 point turns on each corner just following a triple locked 80. Another 100 cut a corner to sharp and slipped back and ended up 90 deg on the trail and had to be winched/pivoted front and back to get aligned back on the trail.
Edit: 406Cruisers on mud
Edit: 406Cruisers on mud
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I thought I saw it on your calendar this year and was curious if it happened. I have done it three times but not in my 200 yet. Someone told told me that it was worse this year with an especially narrow spot caused by a boulder. Was curious if this was true.
I would like to know how it went for you @Mendocino
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I made it, didn't die, and the vehicle did not roll down the hill. My 200 is armored, lifted, skids, Gamiviti roof rack, RTT, TrexBoxx drawers, fridge, recovery gear, etc. Tires are 285/70/18 Nitto Ridge Grapplers (destroyed on Morrison). I had to get strapped (H/T @nuclearlemon ) a few times and had one particularly precarious situation where the right front tire was five feet in the air in a left-handed switchback. I was surprised at how rough it was. The "baby-head" rocks kind of consumed the very heavy 200 and it sank and could not get adequate traction with MTS (this is where the tires got torn up).
Morrison is best known for the switchbacks, but once you are through that you have 20+ miles of differing levels of rock crawling. It's relentless. I have done the Rubicon and find Morrison somewhat similar. I would do Morrison again, maybe in my 40, but don't recommend anyone do Morrison in a 200. The platform is too wide and when built pretty heavy (my 200 is >8500 #s loaded). YMMV.
Thank you for sharing your experience! 8500lbs seems like a lot of weight up that trail, but I’m glad you had success (at least you weren’t towing a trailer
). It’s one of my favorite trails because of the varied terrain and amazing views once up on top. I will eventually take my 200 up there but I’ll likely still be under 6500lbs. I think I’ll leave my RTT off for it although I had RTT’s on my 100 & 80 when I’ve done that trail in the past. I’m certainly envious of you running the Rubicon. My experiences offroad have all been in Montana & Wyoming.
