I plan on running rug rd this fall, has anyone ran it recently? Will a Mitsubishi Montero on 31s and a full size truck on 35s make it through? I saw the post where you guys ran it a few years ago and it looked passable then.
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I have not run it in the past year, but the last time I did, it was much improved with respect to difficulty. The Forestry Service did some work on it and the last few miles are a breeze now. They cleared all the baby heads and ran a planer up the stairs, so they are now more ramps. Carpet Hill is still a considerable section with some opportunity for carnage, so use care with 31s going through there. Good wheel placement and caution should go a long way. The question I can't answer is how much effect the mining operations have had on the Mammoth end of the trail. When I looked at the operational map for the mine plan a while ago, it had the first mile or so of the trail included in the active area, so you may have to adjust your route or entry point. I normally lead a RR run each November, but my indiscretion in the Gila River this past April has me pushing to get my rig back on the road after an engine rebuild, so I am not sure when I will be able to lead it. Might be late November/early December thing.I plan on running rug rd this fall, has anyone ran it recently? Will a Mitsubishi Montero on 31s and a full size truck on 35s make it through? I saw the post where you guys ran it a few years ago and it looked passable then.
i was tentatively planning on November 31/December 1st and second. the clutch in my dad's truck blew up last week, and we were going to do it together, so we'll see what happens there.I have not run it in the past year, but the last time I did, it was much improved with respect to difficulty. The Forestry Service did some work on it and the last few miles are a breeze now. They cleared all the baby heads and ran a planer up the stairs, so they are now more ramps. Carpet Hill is still a considerable section with some opportunity for carnage, so use care with 31s going through there. Good wheel placement and caution should go a long way. The question I can't answer is how much effect the mining operations have had on the Mammoth end of the trail. When I looked at the operational map for the mine plan a while ago, it had the first mile or so of the trail included in the active area, so you may have to adjust your route or entry point. I normally lead a RR run each November, but my indiscretion in the Gila River this past April has me pushing to get my rig back on the road after an engine rebuild, so I am not sure when I will be able to lead it. Might be late November/early December thing.
If you head out there, let me know what you find. I really enjoy that run and might try to borrow a dirt bike to go recon it.