Then, took the rig out to the gravel trails to shake down the ToughDog suspension! Incredible! Washboards were soaked up easily. No more bottoming out. On corrugated turns, the LX wouldn't slide out at all. The tires stayed fully planted. No more brake dive and no more squat. Body roll eliminated and runs smooth as silk on harsh gravel. Can't believe the difference.
Anyway, on one of the 2 lane paved highway connectors, spotted a small (3-4 week old) black kitten in the middle of the road. Swerved to miss it and came to a controlled stop (suspension again was incredible....hard evasive steering didn't lose control). Ran down the middle of the road to get the little kitten...frantically waving oncoming cars away from where it was (almost on the yellow dividing stripes) It was pretty bad off with bloody paws, a wound on its head, its belly was all scarred up. It was clearly tossed out of a vehicle and I happened upon it only a few minutes at most afterwards. Raced 80 miles home with it wrapped in a towel (no vets out in the country) and brought her home. It is recovering now and doing well. This was definitely a case where a black cat crossing my path was a good thing. My normal weekend offroad adventure was cut well short. But, it was well worth it. Here are some pics of the kitty that I have now names Lex (I own an LX
The first is right when I put her in the truck. It was tuckered out and couldn't even lift its head. I used a drinking straw and some bottled water to hydrate it. After 2 hours or so, kitty began moving a little more. Bottle fed it overnight and this morning, kitty was moving around pretty danged good. It does appear to have a fractured back leg. Heading to the vet to get that diagnosed. I'll have to stop spending on the LX for a little bit since LEX will no doubt require some vet bills. Well worth it though.
Anyway, on one of the 2 lane paved highway connectors, spotted a small (3-4 week old) black kitten in the middle of the road. Swerved to miss it and came to a controlled stop (suspension again was incredible....hard evasive steering didn't lose control). Ran down the middle of the road to get the little kitten...frantically waving oncoming cars away from where it was (almost on the yellow dividing stripes) It was pretty bad off with bloody paws, a wound on its head, its belly was all scarred up. It was clearly tossed out of a vehicle and I happened upon it only a few minutes at most afterwards. Raced 80 miles home with it wrapped in a towel (no vets out in the country) and brought her home. It is recovering now and doing well. This was definitely a case where a black cat crossing my path was a good thing. My normal weekend offroad adventure was cut well short. But, it was well worth it. Here are some pics of the kitty that I have now names Lex (I own an LX
The first is right when I put her in the truck. It was tuckered out and couldn't even lift its head. I used a drinking straw and some bottled water to hydrate it. After 2 hours or so, kitty began moving a little more. Bottle fed it overnight and this morning, kitty was moving around pretty danged good. It does appear to have a fractured back leg. Heading to the vet to get that diagnosed. I'll have to stop spending on the LX for a little bit since LEX will no doubt require some vet bills. Well worth it though.
to up my mod-budget.
