Snow Run 2009 (1 Viewer)
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alia176
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Me thinks that the Hundy needs a series 50 Flowmaster.....
haha, don't worry Dan, it's on my cell phone
he said he had two more videos so I'll see if they uploaded.
he said he had two more videos so I'll see if they uploaded.
You know guys I kept saying I didn't think we had traveled very far in... 
Ok you guys, we made it EXACTLY 1.02 miles from the staging area where the Subaru Outback was parkedAre we a bunch of losers or what!!! LOL..
Check out the attached topo fiile.
Yes, snow chains are required on a type of run such as this but really, making a 6,000+ lb rig act like a snowmobile is basically an act in futility. When we were winching ourselves, two snow mobiles just went around us like nobody bidness.
I think using large lug tire chains, logging chains will get you further in before turning around. Any chains that are "comfortable" to use on the hwy are not the ticket for deep sierra cement.
It was good to meet new faces and have a blast. If nothing else, we practiced good winching techniques
Pics of my predicament!
Ali
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Hey Jack. Just picture my old flatbed diesel, with a 4 horse gooseneck trailer on the back loaded with livestock and you can see what I grew up doing.
It was about 25 miles from town to the ranch going from 6K ft to 10K ft elevation. Would usually take us about 2 hours to break trail through drifts hood deep, scattered every mile or so. Then we would hit a little road not much bigger than the one you were on for another 15 miles. Then we would get to one like you were on. I remember working from daylight to midnight more than once dragging cows down off that mountain through snow that was just like the pics you guys posted. The kind that once you spin, it turns into ice and the only way through is sheer brute force and big HD tire chains.
Nice pics and vid. Wish I coulda been there, seeing those pics really brings back some memories. You know, the ones that involve long walks on moonlit nights, carrying gas cans cause you broke trail till you ran out of gas 10 miles from the nearest station. Shoveling snow for 1/4 mile so you can drag some dumb cow down off the mountain before she starves....... Things like that make me glad I have a "real" job nowadays...
BTW, I've got a set of those big tire chains, sure would have come in handy up there.
It was about 25 miles from town to the ranch going from 6K ft to 10K ft elevation. Would usually take us about 2 hours to break trail through drifts hood deep, scattered every mile or so. Then we would hit a little road not much bigger than the one you were on for another 15 miles. Then we would get to one like you were on. I remember working from daylight to midnight more than once dragging cows down off that mountain through snow that was just like the pics you guys posted. The kind that once you spin, it turns into ice and the only way through is sheer brute force and big HD tire chains.
Nice pics and vid. Wish I coulda been there, seeing those pics really brings back some memories. You know, the ones that involve long walks on moonlit nights, carrying gas cans cause you broke trail till you ran out of gas 10 miles from the nearest station. Shoveling snow for 1/4 mile so you can drag some dumb cow down off the mountain before she starves....... Things like that make me glad I have a "real" job nowadays...
BTW, I've got a set of those big tire chains, sure would have come in handy up there.
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Yep, I just confirmed that I am glad that I didn't/don't have to do things like that.
This snow was just too soft, the temperature was too warm for the depth of the snow. If it had been or stayed colder even when it was snowing, we wouldn't have had any problems. Because it was warm the snow was very tough to get through.
We definitely needed some larger chains. I wished that you could have been there also, I would have liked to have seen the ram opened up with some big chains.
Jack
Big chains can mean broken drive train parts! Sometimes it is better to have the "fuse" a little higher in the parts breakage chain (no pun intended...but...). When the snow gets past 24" deep you need a different kinda rig than any of us have .
.Big chains can mean broken drive train parts! Sometimes it is better to have the "fuse" a little higher in the parts breakage chain (no pun intended...but...). When the snow gets past 24" deep you need a different kinda rig than any of us have
True but the problem is snow is fun to bog thru!
Atleast until you get stuck and break stuff and its cold and you have to dig and walk miles thru it, other than that its great (aka go with 2-3 people with recovery gear to avoid this)