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I'm sure someone's bringing a grill, right?
Slaughterhouse Gulch – February 22nd
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Sorry guys, I'm out. Have fun tomorrow!
Thought the plan was a cold lunch.
Still 7:30 at western right??
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I'm bringing my camp stove but it'll probably just be for cup o' noodles. It can grille if anybody needs
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I'm bringing my camp stove but it'll probably just be for cup o' noodles. It can grille if anybody needs
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That's it!!!............. 
No more snow runs for me until I get a lift and a 20,000 lbs. winch.
No more snow runs for me until I get a lift and a 20,000 lbs. winch.
What?!? This just looks like fun!!!
That's it!!!.............
No more snow runs for me until I get a lift and a 20,000 lbs. winch.
I hope there weren't any trees involved this time
That looks pretty snowy. I'm assuming that everyone made it out since you are posting now.
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It was a great drive up Decker Road to the gas station at 43A (which takes you to Slaughterhouse). Still in the low 40's here, but the wind was COLD.
Greg's lifted 80 with 315's vs. my stock non-lifted 100 on 285's. A preview of what was to come.
Mr. Wonderful!!!!
Greg's lifted 80 with 315's vs. my stock non-lifted 100 on 285's. A preview of what was to come.
Mr. Wonderful!!!!
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The temps dropped quickly... just a few miles to the north and now in the low 30's.
Airing down and chaining up.
On our way to the trailhead.
Airing down and chaining up.
On our way to the trailhead.
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A little slick in the beginning, but nothing bad. But before we really even got started, it got deep.
Sweet, shiny new ARB!!!
Low ground clearance + deep crusty snow = High centered 100
Sweet, shiny new ARB!!!
Low ground clearance + deep crusty snow = High centered 100
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Coming back down after unsuccessfully trying to winch my big caboose up the hill.
I could take photo's of that 40 all day long...
Only regret of the day... wish I would have grabbed a pic of all the rigs lined up in front of the Bucksnort Saloon. Next time for sure!
See you all on China Wall next month!!!
I could take photo's of that 40 all day long...
Only regret of the day... wish I would have grabbed a pic of all the rigs lined up in front of the Bucksnort Saloon. Next time for sure!
See you all on China Wall next month!!!
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^^
What happened to the light bar
$200 = Noname LED bar vs. $4000 = Lift kit, ARB, Warn winch
I hope there weren't any trees involved this time
That looks pretty snowy. I'm assuming that everyone made it out since you are posting now.
No tree damage this time, although Greg got really close to dinging up his new ARB on a tree on the way out. And everyone made it out OK. A lot less stressful without a carload of kiddos.
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Is that an angry cross-country skier chasing after Luke in the background?
It sounds like everyone had a pretty good time!
$200 = Noname LED bar vs. $4000 = Lift kit, ARB, Warn winch
Given your propensity for getting stuck I would put that $200 towards incrementally getting what is going to improve your experiences more such as a lift or winch ...
So how far did you guys make it down the trail?
Luke, Was it as hard as this Yankee Hill run two years ago? :
https://forum.ih8mud.com/co-colorado-land-cruisers/557904-february-25th-snow-run-ii-yankee-hill.html
report starts on post 33.
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Although it was referenced a couple times, this trip was not nearly as ridiculous as the Yankee Hill run. I was at least able to move around at will with 285's and four tire chains, Eric wasn't able to do that on Yankee Hill.
Of course, it was another great run. It was very weird that the only cold and snow was after we hit the trail head. It's like theres a permanent snow cloud hanging over that area. Pretty cool actually.
We met up with another group with a couple Jeeps, a Ford Ranger, and a Scout. The Scout had it's brakes fail at the start of the trial, and one of the Jeeps was stuck trying to turn around and follow him out to the gas station for brake fluid. This gave us a chance to stop and fiddle with our tire chains. A guy on a pretty good size utility ATV came by and forewarned us we were in a lot of trouble up ahead, but we didn't pay any attention to that.
The snow was truthfully only about a foot deep, but in the areas where it was drifting and staying in the low trail, it was over knee deep. If it wasn't for the downhill zig zag in the trail, we would have gotten a lot further. After I broke through that part of the trail, I drove up a couple miles with little trouble. We just could not get Travis' land barge through that snow pile. I dragged it with a Warn M8000 until it was completely high centered and dragging the Cherokee down to it. That Warn just wouldn't give up, but I didn't want to burn it up, or yank the front of my spineless Cherokee off. Lol.
We ended up putting on another winch clinic getting Doug unstuck, Using my winch and going past his rig to a tree with a snatch block, then back. We gave up because we were pulling Aspen trees down. (We made sure not to tell Travis about uprooting the harmless trees, haha) Going backwards with tire chains on just the rear isn't very effective, and we didn't want to risk putting the chains on the front and blowing a birfield or ring gear. In the end. the winch cable kept getting into the 'Cruiser body because we were pulling through a curve. We moved Doug and slipped the Cherokee past him to help pull the 'Cruiser out. Travis had dug himself out by this time and powered through the curves and out. He worked hard, because he wasn't having anything to do with letting a Jeep Cherokee pull him out of the snow
I did give Greg a tug, but that was just to save his engine and new tires. The 35's and ground clearance he had was working quite well.
We aired back up at the trail head. Travis and I had an "air compressor drag race", and his Harbor Freight compressor smoked my modified MV50. So if you're in the market for a compressor, buy that one over an MV50. Heck, you can buy two of them for the price of one MV50 and use one for each side of the rig.
Of course, it was another great run. It was very weird that the only cold and snow was after we hit the trail head. It's like theres a permanent snow cloud hanging over that area. Pretty cool actually.
We met up with another group with a couple Jeeps, a Ford Ranger, and a Scout. The Scout had it's brakes fail at the start of the trial, and one of the Jeeps was stuck trying to turn around and follow him out to the gas station for brake fluid. This gave us a chance to stop and fiddle with our tire chains. A guy on a pretty good size utility ATV came by and forewarned us we were in a lot of trouble up ahead, but we didn't pay any attention to that.
The snow was truthfully only about a foot deep, but in the areas where it was drifting and staying in the low trail, it was over knee deep. If it wasn't for the downhill zig zag in the trail, we would have gotten a lot further. After I broke through that part of the trail, I drove up a couple miles with little trouble. We just could not get Travis' land barge through that snow pile. I dragged it with a Warn M8000 until it was completely high centered and dragging the Cherokee down to it. That Warn just wouldn't give up, but I didn't want to burn it up, or yank the front of my spineless Cherokee off. Lol.
We ended up putting on another winch clinic getting Doug unstuck, Using my winch and going past his rig to a tree with a snatch block, then back. We gave up because we were pulling Aspen trees down. (We made sure not to tell Travis about uprooting the harmless trees, haha) Going backwards with tire chains on just the rear isn't very effective, and we didn't want to risk putting the chains on the front and blowing a birfield or ring gear. In the end. the winch cable kept getting into the 'Cruiser body because we were pulling through a curve. We moved Doug and slipped the Cherokee past him to help pull the 'Cruiser out. Travis had dug himself out by this time and powered through the curves and out. He worked hard, because he wasn't having anything to do with letting a Jeep Cherokee pull him out of the snow
I did give Greg a tug, but that was just to save his engine and new tires. The 35's and ground clearance he had was working quite well.
We aired back up at the trail head. Travis and I had an "air compressor drag race", and his Harbor Freight compressor smoked my modified MV50. So if you're in the market for a compressor, buy that one over an MV50. Heck, you can buy two of them for the price of one MV50 and use one for each side of the rig.
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We never did go back and get our revenge
I wouldn't call it spineless but I would be a bit worried as well pulling that hard with a unibody.
I know, that thing is fast! Longevity seems to be the only unanswered question. Post up the make and model Travis.
Thanks for the pics and reports everyone, looks like it was a good time.
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Here's the link: http://www.harborfreight.com/12-vol...pressor-69286.html#pr-header-back-to-top-link
Mixed reviews. Seems to be a ****-shoot on whether or not you get a good one. HF will replace if you get a bum one. I've used mine 15-20 time with good results, just gets HOT.
Usually $79.99, on "sale" right now for $59.99. I had a coupon when I bought mine... can't remember exactly what I paid. In the $40-45 dollar range IIRC.
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Wow, mud censored " c r a p " ?
I get a ton of HF coupons (email & snail mail). I'll post up a coupon next time I see it.
If you guys like HF, you might like this: http://slickdeals.net/f/1276399-harbor-freight-coupon-thread
I get a ton of HF coupons (email & snail mail). I'll post up a coupon next time I see it.
If you guys like HF, you might like this: http://slickdeals.net/f/1276399-harbor-freight-coupon-thread
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