Thank you for posting the people with the trucks, after all the trucks may be the common bond but it’s the folks that make this so enjoyable!
Events/Trails Pig Party 2024!!!! (1 Viewer)
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gonzopancho
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Wow man that looks like a ton of fun. Am I the only surprised by how nice the scenery is? Every time I drive through NV its always flat desert, or big city. And last time I stopped there the only notable experience was being called a slur at a gas station LOL
I am very excited to see where PP25 will be, and I will 100% be there with 2 vehicles at least. Other half is already on board too
I am very excited to see where PP25 will be, and I will 100% be there with 2 vehicles at least. Other half is already on board too
gonzopancho
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As a NV native (but former resident) parts of NV are awesome, but these tend to be where the people aren’t.
Recommended:
- Great Basin N.P.
- Valley of Fire State Park (one of the hottest places I ever drilled a well)
- I really like Minden/Gardnerville and the drive on Hwy 50
- Virginia City used to be fun (my father’s cousin owned a motel there that I spent a year in)
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That can be said for almost everywhere, unless you’re a city person.
Theres a town i went there that I like - last I was there it was snowin like mad. Roads in town are kinda winding. I remember its like a swooping right turn, that abruptly ends to a T at the main road I can never remember the name but I want to go back... I have also smashed my oil pan in Tonopah once. Ive slept at the jack in the box in Winnemucca. Been pulled over in Fallon, Hawthorne, and battle mountain. lol Heck one time I was at the 7/11 on Washington and MLK in vegas when it got robbed.
I am very much not a city person though. My particular neurological deficiencies make being around large groups intolerable, but also being too far from medical services makes me panic. I used to live in Oregon and when my mom was doing cancer treatment I would drive to AZ a few times a year so I used to get to travel a bunch
gonzopancho
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Gr
Man, stay out of Bonanza Villiage (the houses just west of that 7-11)
Tonopah? Back when Coledale Junction was open I swore it was the armpit of the earth. Water so hard it would eat the plumbing. Soap wouldn’t lather in it, and the joke was that women would come from miles away to d**che with it. Scorpions and centipedes on the floors at night (turn on the light before you get out of bed).
Back in the 70s dad ran the drilling jobs at Foote Mineral in Silver Peak. Bunch of nuthin’.
Man, stay out of Bonanza Villiage (the houses just west of that 7-11)
Tonopah? Back when Coledale Junction was open I swore it was the armpit of the earth. Water so hard it would eat the plumbing. Soap wouldn’t lather in it, and the joke was that women would come from miles away to d**che with it. Scorpions and centipedes on the floors at night (turn on the light before you get out of bed).
Back in the 70s dad ran the drilling jobs at Foote Mineral in Silver Peak. Bunch of nuthin’.
its always so interesting to see how much you can have complete opposites in very short distances. Lile Phoenix is a H*LL hole and everything around it is awful. you drive an hour away and its cool weather, and trees. But an hour in the opposite direction and its completely baron desert.
Thats another reason these threads for PP are so interesting to me because its all places ive never been and would never think to visit otherwise. The grand canyon one looked stunning but the fuel situation would be hairy. lol
Thats another reason these threads for PP are so interesting to me because its all places ive never been and would never think to visit otherwise. The grand canyon one looked stunning but the fuel situation would be hairy. lol
bobm
WTF, WTF, WTF!!!!
pig parties 
We actually had fuel and basics right across the meadow from our campground at DeMotte.
oh cool - I thought that was the one that only had fuel an hour away or something. That one looked like a ton of fun
Did I miss the shirt sale?
Pigeaten
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my wife would not get in that canoe, probably more about me paddling
gonzopancho
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No shirts. We went topless.
Slackers! 
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!
Stretchy Nut Syndrome.
Glad you made it out and that's what makes it all worth it. A good adventure all the while putting a test to the pig. 
