What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week? (33 Viewers)

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hairy_apple said:
You normally air down to almost nothing. I was at 8, but have gone down to 6ish before in powder. This was pretty heavy slick snow, that I didn't really feel less air would do much for. As for chains.. I have no idea. I have only used them once, when I had stock tires, and they worked fine, but it wasn't nearly as deep snow as this is. Most of the time, forward movement isn't so much of the problem, as sinking is. Shovel, strap, winch or come along, and most importantly, a friend with another 4x4! You WILL get stuck in deep snow... so a strap and a buddy are the best thing to bring along. I wasn't alone yesterday... I just was blazing the trail and it was so deep I was scared to stop once I was going good so I was ending up really far ahead of everyone, most of the pictures are when I was stopping at flat spots to wait for them to catch up.
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Thanks!!
 
hairy_apple said:
You normally air down to almost nothing. I was at 8, but have gone down to 6ish before in powder. This was pretty heavy slick snow, that I didn't really feel less air would do much for. As for chains.. I have no idea. I have only used them once, when I had stock tires, and they worked fine, but it wasn't nearly as deep snow as this is. Most of the time, forward movement isn't so much of the problem, as sinking is. Shovel, strap, winch or come along, and most importantly, a friend with another 4x4! You WILL get stuck in deep snow... so a strap and a buddy are the best thing to bring along. I wasn't alone yesterday... I just was blazing the trail and it was so deep I was scared to stop once I was going good so I was ending up really far ahead of everyone, most of the pictures are when I was stopping at flat spots to wait for them to catch up.
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Follow up question... Are you airing down to 6 & 8 with or without beadlocks?
 
Well...I don't know whether I reported that, on my last trip, I felt the clutch was slipping a bit... so, I took 44 to the mechanic yesterday and he said the clutch slave rod was set too tight ... he loosened it and it felt great, as I drove it home.

Also, my aux tank has been filling really slowly, so yesterday afternoon, I FINALLY realized that I inadvertently rotated my aux tank filler neck 90* when I installed it months ago. That rotation resulted in the breather being way too low on the filler neck... the breather was at 9 o'clock.

I pulled the neck and rotated it - the breather is now at 12 o'clock... so, this morning, daBoise and I fired up 44 and drove to the bank to cash some pet insurance checks and the clutch died at the bank window. Turns out the slave cylinder rod popped out of the cylinder... this is warranty item, from my rebuild. So, I retrieved the Tundra with my tow bar in the back, hooked 44 up and pulled her back to the mechanic.

The mechanic looked at it and said that it messed up the seal, so he's sourcing a new slave and I'll pick 44 up in the morning and tow her back... I'll stop at a gas station on the way back and see if the aux tank fills easier...

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spotcruiser said:
Great photos. I love driving the 40 in fresh snow. :)
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I have never been snow wheeling. Actually I've only ever seen the stuff once, in northern India and it was more like defrosting a freezer than the soft flakes in my dreams. So jealous!
 
Snow- it's the best! Any deeper than this and I put on chains. I'm a tall and skinny tire type when it comes to snow. 7.50 r 16. For really deep snow a wider tire might be better but if you can cut though to the bottom you'll get the best traction. It also depends on how old the snow is. Fresh powder is easy but the late season stuff that had remelted will stop you from getting far pretty quick. Then is when the chains come out pretty quick.
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peteinjp said:
Snow- it's the best! Any deeper than this and I put on chains. I'm a tall and skinny tire type when it comes to snow. 7.50 r 16. For really deep snow a wider tire might be better but if you can cut though to the bottom you'll get the best traction. It also depends on how old the snow is. Fresh powder is easy but the late season stuff that had remelted will stop you from getting far pretty quick. Then is when the chains come out pretty quick. View attachment 1176933View attachment 1176936
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Great info Pete - thanks!
 
Welded up my Diff Spanner and Diff Mount from Mayhem Metal Works. Owner was nice enough to make me a custom mount for the 40. Said he'd be glad to make more. Nice kit. Plasma cut. Good precision. Not too ridiculously expensive for a one off (something like $50 for the custom mount and $28 for the spanner).

Also made use of a piece of 3" tube and an extra plate from the Fab Block (FabBlock?) welding table I just assembled to make a moveable universal tool mount that will just bolt up where I need it - horizontal or vertical.

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pngunme said:
Well...I don't know whether I reported that, on my last trip, I felt the clutch was slipping a bit... so, I took 44 to the mechanic yesterday and he said the clutch slave rod was set too tight ... he loosened it and it felt great, as I drove it home.

Also, my aux tank has been filling really slowly, so yesterday afternoon, I FINALLY realized that I inadvertently rotated my aux tank filler neck 90* when I installed it months ago. That rotation resulted in the breather being way too low on the filler neck... the breather was at 9 o'clock.

I pulled the neck and rotated it - the breather is now at 12 o'clock... so, this morning, daBoise and I fired up 44 and drove to the bank to cash some pet insurance checks and the clutch died at the bank window. Turns out the slave cylinder rod popped out of the cylinder... this is warranty item, from my rebuild. So, I retrieved the Tundra with my tow bar in the back, hooked 44 up and pulled her back to the mechanic.

The mechanic looked at it and said that it messed up the seal, so he's sourcing a new slave and I'll pick 44 up in the morning and tow her back... I'll stop at a gas station on the way back and see if the aux tank fills easier...

Film at 11....
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So... daBoise and I towed 44 home this morning and stopped at a Shell station ... the aux tank that I have been spending much of my retirement time filling. Now, I can spend all my retirement funds instead!!

My stupid mistake in not ensuring I had the breather at 12 o'clock on the filler neck has shortened my life significantly... but it works great now anyway...

Here are my babies in their natural element!!

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We put the Tundra in storage... gotta have plenty of room in the driveway for Santa... then drove 44 for a while and the clutch is perfect!! I thought the pedal was a bit high before, but it felt good, so... now it feels correct and no slipping.

I spoke to the mechanic and he told me it was all his fault... he forgot to check pedal height, after he installed the new slave cylinder, after the 2F rebuild.
 
txnight said:
My photography skills leave something to be desired. I finally got around to installing these little 1 1/2 inch electric gauges. Nothing too fancy but they work great and fit in well with layout of the dash.

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Please excuse the rest of my mess.
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those are very cool little gauges! never seen any that small. love extra gauges!
 
txnight,

Do you need dash sheet metal to replace that gaping hole?
 
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