Tall Corn Cruiser Classic 2008 August 22nd-24th 2008

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Dingman said:
I'm in! I'm in! I'm in!

Well, almost anyway. I finally mailed my application today on my way home from work.

Whoo-hoo!
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The DINGMAN is in! Yes! Now no waiting until Saturday morning to show up! :grinpimp:

landcrusher909 said:
application will be in the mail Tommorow, New tires are on, Motor is running great, and I fixed the normal oil leaks, Tommorow My dad is coming over and we will start on the rear bumper. once thats done I just have to tie up a few loose ends Things are coming together its CRUNCH TIME !!!!! I am sooooooo Stoked, Another question does everyone cook for themselfs or do you have a pot luck night. I want to pick up a good steak back there for a BBQ. other than that its all about chips, string cheese and Beef sticks, all the basic camping food groups LOL
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Saturday night Tall Corn Cruisers will be hosting a BBQ, so you won't need any food for that! Fresh Corn on the Cob to go with dinner as well! There should be plenty of grills, so no worries there. We'll take care of yah!
 
I will bring (and man) my turkey fryer for boiling corn again if somebody will stop and pick up the sweet corn. Landcrusher, could you stop by San Diego and pick up some 78 degree air for the event? :) I'm also bringing some firewood (hopefully cedar). Can't wait! Glad things worked out for me.
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I noticed there was a section for "hardcore group"

Since there isn't much real hardcore trails at Dan's, what is the break off between this and the next group down?

When I think of hardcore I think of Area BFE, the Hammer's, etc. Trails that require front and rear lockers, minimum tire sizes, built axles, body damage unavoidable.
 
Luke Graham said:
I noticed there was a section for "hardcore group"

Since there isn't much real hardcore trails at Dan's, what is the break off between this and the next group down?

When I think of hardcore I think of Area BFE, the Hammer's, etc. Trails that require front and rear lockers, minimum tire sizes, built axles, body damage unavoidable.
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It's really up to the driver. I look at anyone running 33's or less to stick to the easy to moderate trails...especially if it's wet...
 
Road Trip

Here ya go Got the tires on, today we finsihed up the exaust ( nothing fancy) but it works :grinpimp: The motor is done and we went on a test drive and it ran fine. Still need to get the rear bumper completed but other than that I do believe The 45 is ready :clap: Here are a couple of pics of what to look for :steer: 20 Days and counting :cheers:
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landcrusher909 said:
Here ya go Got the tires on, today we finsihed up the exaust ( nothing fancy) but it works :grinpimp: The motor is done and we went on a test drive and it ran fine. Still need to get the rear bumper completed but other than that I do believe The 45 is ready :clap: Here are a couple of pics of what to look for :steer: 20 Days and counting :cheers:
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That thing looks like it needs a nice PVC bumper on it... ;)
 
packman73 said:
That thing looks like it needs a nice PVC bumper on it... ;)
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It was great talking to you today Art, and for those wondering I was telling Art I still needed a bumper for the trip. If it comes down to that the PVC bumper it might happen LOL Thats the last thing that will keep this trip from happening :grinpimp:
 
landcrusher909 said:
It was great talking to you today Art, and for those wondering I was telling Art I still needed a bumper for the trip. If it comes down to that the PVC bumper it might happen LOL Thats the last thing that will keep this trip from happening :grinpimp:
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PVC, 2x4...it all works...

"What the hell you need ball bearings for?
Fletch: Awww, come on guys, it's so simple. Maybe you need a refresher course.
[leans arm on hot engine part]
Fletch: Hey! It's all ball bearings nowadays. Now you prepare that Fetzer valve with some 3-in-1 oil and some gauze pads. And I'm gonna need 'bout ten quarts of anti-freeze, preferably Prestone. No, no make that Quaker State."

"Yeah? Are you gonna make it all 220?
Yeah. 220... 221, whatever it takes. "

-Art
 
Please don't bring firewood, it's considered a hazardous material by the Iowa DOT. Many states are actually creating laws and penalties (tho not Iowa yet) for people who are caught transporting firewood.
Here's some info on why...
What's At Stake: Take the pledge - Don't transport firewood!

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Wisconsin has recently banned bringing firewood into their state parks





wadentrisha said:
I will bring (and man) my turkey fryer for boiling corn again if somebody will stop and pick up the sweet corn. Landcrusher, could you stop by San Diego and pick up some 78 degree air for the event? :) I'm also bringing some firewood (hopefully cedar). Can't wait! Glad things worked out for me.
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packman73 said:
"What the hell you need ball bearings for?
Fletch: Awww, come on guys, it's so simple. Maybe you need a refresher course.
[leans arm on hot engine part]
Fletch: Hey! It's all ball bearings nowadays. Now you prepare that Fetzer valve with some 3-in-1 oil and some gauze pads. And I'm gonna need 'bout ten quarts of anti-freeze, preferably Prestone. No, no make that Quaker State."

"Yeah? Are you gonna make it all 220?
Yeah. 220... 221, whatever it takes. "

-Art
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LMAO! That's great! I love Fletch!!! Chevy Chase used to be cool.
 
Dingman said:
Please don't bring firewood, it's considered a hazardous material by the Iowa DOT. Many states are actually creating laws and penalties (tho not Iowa yet) for people who are caught transporting firewood.
Here's some info on why...
What's At Stake: Take the pledge - Don't transport firewood!

Code: 
Wisconsin has recently banned bringing firewood into their state parks
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To back up what Dingman said about firewood:

http://www.iowadnr.gov/news/io/06aug22io.pdf

DON’T BRING OUT OF STATE FIREWOOD TO IOWA PARKS
AND FORESTS
DES MOINES – While thousands of Iowans will be camping and building
campfires over the Labor Day holiday as a farewell to summer, state forestry officials are
urging visitors and campers not to bring out of state firewood into Iowa state parks and
forests.
“Transporting firewood from out of state sources could threaten the health of our
ash trees by spreading the dreaded emerald ash borer that lives in ash firewood,” said
John Walkowiak, chief of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources forestry bureau.
Forestry experts in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, and most recently Illinois are in a
battle against the “emerald ash borer,” a tiny green beetle that was accidentally
introduced to the U.S. from Asia. Since its discovery in 2002, the insect has killed more
than 20 million ash trees in the lower peninsula of Michigan, northern Indiana, and
northern Ohio alone. “Within the last month, emerald ash borer has been found in three
Chicago metro areas. The borer attacks all species of native ash, green, white and black
ash and all associated landscape cultivars,” Walkowiak said. “Ash trees are common in
our forests, and have been heavily used in urban landscapes, perhaps totaling one in every
five trees in a typical Iowa city.
“To date, continuing joint trap tree work and survey efforts by Iowa DNR and
Iowa State University Extension Entomology have not found emerald ash borer in Iowa,”
Walkowiak said. “There is no reason to remove ash trees or to do any type of chemical
treatments for a pest that has yet to be found. But, by reducing the movement of out of
state firewood to Iowa public camping areas we can minimize the risk of accidental
introduction of an unwanted pest such as emerald ash borer.
“Wisconsin and Illinois have recently banned bringing out of state firewood into
their state parks as the concern of emerald ash borer coming from Michigan,” he said..
Walkowiak urged travelers to emerald ash borer infected states of Illinois, Indiana,
Michigan and Ohio not to bring back firewood from those states to Iowa. “Plenty of
firewood is available locally at your favorite state or county parks. Lastly, make sure you
burn all of your firewood at your campsite and not leave it or transport to a new area.”
For more information about emerald ash borer go to Emerald Ash Borer Detection.
For more information, contact Walkowiak at 515-242-5966 or by e-mail at
john.walkowiak@dnr.state.ia.us

and more recently http://www.iowadnr.gov/news/io/06aug22io.pdf

Dingman, do you know of anyone in the area that sells firewood? Or is there a stockpile at Dan's that we can use? Can we pull wood that is down/dead from the trails?
 
Art, I don't know of any great places to buy firewood but I can say that Dan's land has a fair bit firewood available, if a person has a chainsaw and a vehicle to get it up from down below up to the campground.

What with the weather we've had this year, there's quite a few new trees down and so that makes a little more difficult to choose which to cut, since the newer ones might still be a somewhat green.

I myself just bought a chainsaw and would be happy to loan it out.

I wasn't there, but I heard they had a trail cleanup after Sunday's meeting and if they cleared the trees off the last few trails, that wood will be available too. Several times I've found a stack of cut wood just waiting to be hauled up to the campground and I sure availed myself of it.

So, in other words it is perfectly acceptable to take downed\dead trees at Dan's. And sometimes there is a large stack of available wood at the campground, tho certainly no promises on that.
 
Art, do you think I will have any ground clearance issues with my fj60? I will problably do mostly 2's and maybe some 3's. I am mostly concerned about my departure angle. LOL! j/k :grinpimp:
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wadentrisha said:
Art, do you think I will have any ground clearance issues with my fj60? I will problably do mostly 2's and maybe some 3's. I am mostly concerned about my departure angle. LOL! j/k :grinpimp:
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Naw, you should be fine. If it rains you'll just slide down the hills and we'll strap or winch you back up...I'd avoid the mud pits though, you could wind up getting a little wet. Nice looking ride. To each, their own. :grinpimp: Man, they do some crazy chit down in those Arkansas hills...
 
All registered, and anxiously awaiting to see what MIOBI is all about! I'll be bringing my wife and my four-year old boy, who is going to have a blast, I'm sure of it!

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lol, I've got way better pics of that couch on fire with Flom still sittin on it! ;)
 
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