Well I finally HAD to use my lockers to get out of some nasty sh!t.
I was out this past weekend on a dirt road running through some wheat fields. We turn down this one that had some tracks from an
atv that obviously was havin some fun. This was the 1st road we had been on with any slope. So we go down this road about a half mile and its a dead-end. When we come to a stop on this road with a slight sloap we continue to slowly slide about 10 yrds. into a small ditch.
This stuff is clay-like and about 3 inches deep but slick as snot. I lock it up and have a difficult but fun time gettin out and turned around. Now we are turned around and lookin at this 100 yrd. long hill ahead of us and thinking " holy cr@p", this is not gonna be easy. I keep it locked and try takin off slowly to gain momentum, LOL NO WAY. I have Toyo Open Country's and I may as well have slicks on, they were completely filled and useless. Anyways I take three runs and make it about 30 yrds. each time before my backend swings (slight crown to the road) out starts taking me into the ditch.
Now I'm 10 miles from the nearest farm house with wet snow comin down (not sticking), no way I'm walking. I put the pedal to the metal (well almost) and walked up this lil hill barely with the back end way out to the side for about 100 yrds.
I'm just wondering. Is it that bad to have it all locked up with front wheels turned to keep it goin straight and wheels spinning at about 20-30 mph. for about 100 yrds.
I've since put about 100 miles on it and everything seems fine. Bottom line is the 'cruiser got me out and home.
Thnx, Vince
I was out this past weekend on a dirt road running through some wheat fields. We turn down this one that had some tracks from an
atv that obviously was havin some fun. This was the 1st road we had been on with any slope. So we go down this road about a half mile and its a dead-end. When we come to a stop on this road with a slight sloap we continue to slowly slide about 10 yrds. into a small ditch.
This stuff is clay-like and about 3 inches deep but slick as snot. I lock it up and have a difficult but fun time gettin out and turned around. Now we are turned around and lookin at this 100 yrd. long hill ahead of us and thinking " holy cr@p", this is not gonna be easy. I keep it locked and try takin off slowly to gain momentum, LOL NO WAY. I have Toyo Open Country's and I may as well have slicks on, they were completely filled and useless. Anyways I take three runs and make it about 30 yrds. each time before my backend swings (slight crown to the road) out starts taking me into the ditch.
Now I'm 10 miles from the nearest farm house with wet snow comin down (not sticking), no way I'm walking. I put the pedal to the metal (well almost) and walked up this lil hill barely with the back end way out to the side for about 100 yrds.
I'm just wondering. Is it that bad to have it all locked up with front wheels turned to keep it goin straight and wheels spinning at about 20-30 mph. for about 100 yrds.
I've since put about 100 miles on it and everything seems fine. Bottom line is the 'cruiser got me out and home.
Thnx, Vince