Events/Trails Pig Party 2024!!!! (1 Viewer)

What was your favorite PP so Far

  • 2017 Rico, CA

    Votes: 3 27.3%

  • 2018 DeMotte, AZ North Rim

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • 2019 West Utah Pony Express

    Votes: 1 9.1%

  • 2020 Unofficial Magruder Trail ID

    Votes: 2 18.2%

  • 2021 Black Hills South Dakota

    Votes: 3 27.3%

  • 2022 Rio De Los Pinos New Mexico

    Votes: 2 18.2%

  • 2023 Kolob Reservoir Utah

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    11
  • Poll closed .

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gonzopancho said:
More later, maybe

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Looks more like the Red Pig Saloon:

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DTC72 said:
Was a busy month of July with work and the PP and then Cruisers on the Rockies in Silverton. I “owe” the story of the trail repair we had to do on my 1969 pig. The 2024 PP had us doing several trails that were more challenging than we we have done the last couple of years…steeper and more rocky in numerous places…but still doable. Now that the excuse is out of the way, on the second day we did the full Robinson Hole trail. After one rocky/bumpy stretch I heard a bad clanking noise. A noise you don’t ignore. I stopped immediately and looked under the pig…not good but I would find out later it was worse and potentially almost a disaster. We pulled down the trail to a place that was in the shade and was a good place to work on the suspension. Essentially the passenger side axle was pushed back, the spring pin/bolt not holding the springs/axle in place, and the drive shaft was wacking into the oil pan. We pulled out the pretty yellow bottle jack we all love and realized it was way too short for what we needed. Found a large stone and dug out some dirt to make it flat as possible. Loosened the Ubolts…more than they already were. Once it was high enough Ian pryed the back of the tire forward with his shovel while I jammed a log under the shovel to hold the tire forward and keep the spring pin in place while we retightened the U-bolts. What made this more difficult was the spring perch with the hole in it was pushed/bent up slightly so the pin was not making perfect contact. At some point during the process I tweaked my right shoulder and was glad to have Mike and Ian there to tighten everything back down for me. Not sure if anyone got any pictures of our somewhat sketchy jack setup but it was awesome!! Made it down and all the way home. Was lucky that the drive shaft didn’t go all the way through the oil pan or it would have been game over. I had just replaced the oil pan with a brand new one from Toyota about 9 months ago. Will now need another new one plus will need to get the metal piece flattened. The silver lining is that my original springs that are too flat when weighed down based on proof after three PP’s will get replaced by a new Dobinsons Lift kit…once I order one or Jim decides if he is going to use his. We discussed why this would happen. Best guess is that when I replaced all the bushings in the original springs, while I did tighten the U-bolts originally I did not go back and retighten after use to secure. Live and learn. Many thanks to Mike and Ian for the craftiness of getting the pig up high enough and the axle back in place. Plus thanks to Jennifer for heating up the epinadas Ian brought while we figured out how to fix the pig. It was a great trip!
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Wow! It sounds like an adventure! I hope there are pictures...
 
I thoroughly enjoyed the team work on the trail. We got right after it and had it fixed in no time.

I was not looking forward to pulling anyone out of there or a 12hr (or more) run for parts and fix it out there.

In the end all was well and it was a great day.

Cheers
 
Looking at all of the great photos, I'm sad I missed this! Lots of progress on the pig though... need to update the build thread, but time... is a slippery little bastard.
 
DTC72 said:
Was a busy month of July with work and the PP and then Cruisers on the Rockies in Silverton. I “owe” the story of the trail repair we had to do on my 1969 pig. The 2024 PP had us doing several trails that were more challenging than we we have done the last couple of years…steeper and more rocky in numerous places…but still doable. Now that the excuse is out of the way, on the second day we did the full Robinson Hole trail. After one rocky/bumpy stretch I heard a bad clanking noise. A noise you don’t ignore. I stopped immediately and looked under the pig…not good but I would find out later it was worse and potentially almost a disaster. We pulled down the trail to a place that was in the shade and was a good place to work on the suspension. Essentially the passenger side axle was pushed back, the spring pin/bolt not holding the springs/axle in place, and the drive shaft was wacking into the oil pan. We pulled out the pretty yellow bottle jack we all love and realized it was way too short for what we needed. Found a large stone and dug out some dirt to make it flat as possible. Loosened the Ubolts…more than they already were. Once it was high enough Ian pryed the back of the tire forward with his shovel while I jammed a log under the shovel to hold the tire forward and keep the spring pin in place while we retightened the U-bolts. What made this more difficult was the spring perch with the hole in it was pushed/bent up slightly so the pin was not making perfect contact. At some point during the process I tweaked my right shoulder and was glad to have Mike and Ian there to tighten everything back down for me. Not sure if anyone got any pictures of our somewhat sketchy jack setup but it was awesome!! Made it down and all the way home. Was lucky that the drive shaft didn’t go all the way through the oil pan or it would have been game over. I had just replaced the oil pan with a brand new one from Toyota about 9 months ago. Will now need another new one plus will need to get the metal piece flattened. The silver lining is that my original springs that are too flat when weighed down based on proof after three PP’s will get replaced by a new Dobinsons Lift kit…once I order one or Jim decides if he is going to use his. We discussed why this would happen. Best guess is that when I replaced all the bushings in the original springs, while I did tighten the U-bolts originally I did not go back and retighten after use to secure. Live and learn. Many thanks to Mike and Ian for the craftiness of getting the pig up high enough and the axle back in place. Plus thanks to Jennifer for heating up the epinadas Ian brought while we figured out how to fix the pig. It was a great trip!
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Heroic. I can tell you it is a helluva job. Years ago myself in my '79 FJ 55 and my late brother in law in his '75 FJ 40 were on a run called Santiago's Revenge some where near Wrightwood Calif. It was killer. I ruined the rocker panels on that one and the 40 took the same kind of hit you guys got. We worked in a stream bed as it was that way or no way. We got the axle in place and stabilized with heavy ratchet straps. Glad we had them. Managed to drive it out on those straps. That run has since been closed by Forestry. I don't miss it.
 
Rix 45 said:
Heroic. I can tell you it is a helluva job. Years ago myself in my '79 FJ 55 and my late brother in law in his '75 FJ 40 were on a run called Santiago's Revenge some where near Wrightwood Calif. It was killer. I ruined the rocker panels on that one and the 40 took the same kind of hit you guys got. We worked in a stream bed as it was that way or no way. We got the axle in place and stabilized with heavy ratchet straps. Glad we had them. Managed to drive it out on those straps. That run has since been closed by Forestry. I don't miss it.
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Is that the trail that Man-A-Fre had pics in their catalog’s of FJ40’s running? IIRC, there was a mandatory winch line on a notorious waterfall obstacle?
 
Yes it had a waterfall that was steep in a deep groove in rock. It was flowing and if you kept the truck center you could make it. Drop a wheel in and it was winch time. There was a guy in our group with a Jeep COE. I can't imagine beating one of those through there. I had forgotten the Man a Fre catalog. Bought a long range tank for the 55 from them. I think it was $150.00 plus postage.
 
Check out the Nov/Dec issue of Toyota Trails for an article with pictures of the 2024 Pig Party in Jarbidge, NV. Also a short bio on the author…me! 😎
 
DTC72 said:
Check out the Nov/Dec issue of Toyota Trails for an article with pictures of the 2024 Pig Party in Jarbidge, NV. Also a short bio on the author…me! 😎
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If anyone is not a TLCA member let me know and I might be able to figure out how to get you a copy of the article.
 
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