To Hell and Back Moab 2017

[kreiten]

 

[kreiten]

@Atwalz @TonyP

 

[Atwalz]

@Atwalz @TonyP
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And @TexAZ spotting us.

 

[Rigger]

This thread is the best!

The 200 totally rocks!

 

[TonyP]

@Atwalz @TonyP
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If you look at YouTube videos of the Waterfall on Gold Bar (which this is), that boulder in the center of the pic at the bottom of the hill isn't there. A stockish XJ just rolled up it without those boulders as that right side isn't nearly as vertical as the center/left. I'm thinking some people messed with the obstacle. Oh well.

Also, this was about 11:30PM.

 

[TonyP]

Here you go. We all could have made it up if it was still like this.

 

[Canyonero]

@TonyP I see what you mean, that's nuts. Our line was forced to be the left side, sheer face, which was impossible without winching.

@Atwalz , getting dragged across that rock wall from left to right must not have been fun! Man, that looks tippy!

 

[TexAZ]

It was pretty sketchy, then dealing with the dinosaur back of rock once at the top didnt leave much room for maneuvering.

 

[Atwalz]

I am glad I was inside the truck and wasn't aware of what's going on outside. It did freak me out for a moment.

 

[TonyP]

I am glad I was inside the truck and wasn't aware of what's going on outside. It did freak me out for a moment.

What was weird is that I was pulling in L4 but I wasn't moving, may a foot or so, I thought you were stuck. Then you honked, I stopped and got out and saw you were at the top.

 

[kreiten]

@TonyP

 

[kreiten]

photo by Emily Reiten

 

[kreiten]

My brother @JRsLC100 was wondering how deep the puddle was
@Canyonero @Atwalz

 

[TonyP]

@TonyP
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BOOM. Stealing for new avatar

 

[Canyonero]

My brother @JRsLC100 was wondering how deep the puddle was
@Canyonero @Atwalz
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Pretty freakin deep!

 

[kreiten]

@TexAZ

 

[TexAZ]

That was a super fun spot. Glad i disnt run over @kreiten after nailing thst awesome shot.

 

[Markuson]

My brother @JRsLC100 was wondering how deep the puddle was
@Canyonero @Atwalz
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Looks like he didn't have to wonder for long! Ugh!

 

[kreiten]

These are awesome photos guys. Thanks for posting @kreiten .

So how did the cruisers do? Any damage or close calls?

The Cruiser's did outstanding on the trail IMO! The only close call we had was my brother's 100 series came close to a roll over on one of the climbs right after Golden Crack. 3 of us held his rig as he slowly backed it down. Other than that it was just a lot of dragging the ass end of our rigs and a couple rock hits to the underside. The only thing you really need in Moab are some heavy duty skids, I'll proly add the Bud Built stuff this year and be back for the Moab Pre Funk next year!

 

[TexAZ]

@TexasTundra

@TonyP and I each had a hair raising tip at the end of Hells revenge. didn't seem that bad, but line choice was critical and each of us came close to the point of no return.
I wound up holding the left rear corner of his truck down a little as he went through, then I tried a little different line and had to roll out with a blip of the throttle as the truck started going over.
Everyone else had a decent line and went through no problem.

200's are amazing trucks. The engineering that went into ATRAC and Crawl control is simply superb.
having run the trails in a cruiser, then a locked rubicon I can say that the experience is night and day different.

ATRAC is like a scalpel, carefully carving away little sections of traction at a time, inching along always moving toward the top.
Lockers are more like a Ka-bar, just point and thrust.

Would I ever buy a jeep? No. it isn't comfortable, stable, or daily driver friendly. They are home on the rocks, thouhg!

would I consider adding lockers to a 200? you bet your sweet scraped up fat fanny!