9:45 pm
"JohnDF" wrote: I still wish there were more of you guys coming with us. We could set it up for everybody (35s or bigger)...
Big Johnson (everybody)
Claw Hammer (everybody)
Sledge Hammer (everybody)
Outer Limits (most everybody)
Wrecking Ball (just the stupid people)In so far...John, Justin, Joe, and Rob.
Wrong thread? 😀
9:46 pm
"JohnDF" wrote: It would be great if Obama was coming with us. We could redistribute his Jeep parts 😀
Great...Jeep parts, just want I need...I figured I would get screwed by the whole deal. I'll probably end up with a spare set of u joints for a Dana front end. 🙄
9:49 pm
Club Member
July 10, 2003
Offline "Bender" wrote: [quote="JohnDF"]I still wish there were more of you guys coming with us. We could set it up for everybody (35s or bigger)...
Big Johnson (everybody)
Claw Hammer (everybody)
Sledge Hammer (everybody)
Outer Limits (most everybody)
Wrecking Ball (just the stupid people)In so far...John, Justin, Joe, and Rob.
Wrong thread? 😀
oops
I used to wheel a lot. . .
9:50 pm
Club Member
July 10, 2003
Offline "Bender" wrote: [quote="JohnDF"]It would be great if Obama was coming with us. We could redistribute his Jeep parts 😀
Great...Jeep parts, just want I need...I figured I would get screwed by the whole deal. I'll probably end up with a spare set of u joints for a Dana front end. 🙄
Under the new administration, you get what you get, and can't complain about it. Just think of it as free cheese. You may not want it, but you're going to eat it.
I used to wheel a lot. . .
2:04 pm
Club Member
July 10, 2003
Offline Jeep's packed...Coffee's brewing 😀
I used to wheel a lot. . .
5:54 pm
"JohnDF" wrote: Jeep's packed...Coffee's brewing 😀
Shutting the power off and heading under the house for more fun. 🙄
6:43 pm
February 5, 2003
Offline Uh-oh :hijack: :badidea:
"Bender" wrote: [quote="JohnDF"]It would be great if Obama was coming with us. We could redistribute his Jeep parts 😀
Great...Jeep parts, just want I need...I figured I would get screwed by the whole deal. I'll probably end up with a spare set of u joints for a Dana front end. 🙄
Keane's distribution:
You will receive a carburetor
You will receive a conversion kit for a fold-down tailgate
It will cost you one lugnut per axle.
You will not receive new wheels. 
Closed Mondays.
3:04 am
May 4, 2004
Offline Are they snowed in?
4:07 am
July 15, 2005
Offline We are back, off the trails around 4:30 and had dinner in Truckee...Great trip
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4:12 am
Club Member
July 10, 2003
Offline Awsome trip. Winch Hill #1 was brutal. The water crossings were DEEP.We all got hung up somewhere along the trail. Fresh snow on the way out. No breakage except Rob's winch rope...and don't believe it when they tell you rope falls to the ground when it breaks...that thing went off like a bullet and the hook left a BIG digger in a tree.
I used to wheel a lot. . .
4:37 am
"JohnDF" wrote: ...and don't believe it when they tell you rope falls to the ground when it breaks...that thing went off like a bullet and the hook left a BIG digger in a tree.
That's interesting. Mine just dropped to the ground like a rag. I wonder what the difference was.
How did the hook get loose?
5:06 am
Club Member
July 10, 2003
Offline The hook was attached to a shackle, and that was attached to a tow strap wrapped around the tree. The rope broke and destroyed the hook when it hit the tree.
Oh ya...Troy's Iroks hooked up really good on the rocks and in the mud. Almost as good as MT/Rs 
I used to wheel a lot. . .
5:25 am
February 5, 2003
Offline "JohnDF" wrote: The hook was attached to a shackle, and that was attached to a tow strap wrapped around the tree. The rope broke and destroyed the hook when it hit the tree.
The picture I have in my mind is the synthetic rope stretched the tow strap, and when the rope broke, the tow-strap (working like a big rubber band) launched the hook into the tree?
sounds reasonable. What about the other end of the broken rope?
Closed Mondays.
5:33 am
Club Member
July 10, 2003
Offline I thought that too, but the other end "whacked" Rob's Jeep pretty good. The rope definately released stored energy.
I used to wheel a lot. . .
5:35 am
Club Member
July 10, 2003
Offline The hook flying into a person would have done some damage, but the rope would have hurt but not injured anybody.
I used to wheel a lot. . .
2:41 pm
Club Member
July 10, 2003
Offline I also want to thank Justin for calling to check on us. He offered to come rescue us on his Vespa
I used to wheel a lot. . .
3:56 pm
Club Member
July 10, 2003
Offline Hopefully Troy will post some pictures.
I used to wheel a lot. . .
4:52 pm
July 15, 2005
Offline I think we all got a little tippy on this run, some more than others. I know my buddy from work got a E-ticket ride on this run 😀
I think John added some more dents to his passenger door too
I agree with John on the Iroks. I was very impressed..I wouldn't hesitate on buying them after seeing them perform on this trip, rock, dirt, mud, and snow and they kept right up with our MTR's..........
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5:16 pm
Club Member
July 10, 2003
Offline For the price, you'd definately have to concider them a good choice. I EAT MY WORDS
I used to wheel a lot. . .
5:57 pm
December 18, 2002
Offline Awesome trip guys, thanks for having me along! I was watching Rob's end of the Jeep when that rope snapped, it definitely came back quick and wrapped up around his front suspension. It came back rather quick, but I think if it had hit someone it would've been maybe a sting, but that other end with the hook would have done some damage. The safety clip was completely destroyed when it hit that tree. Anyone know if the tree saver straps are the same construction as a yank strap or if they are designed to stretch the same way?
I've got some pictures I'll be uploading later today along with a couple of videos I hope turned out okay. Oh yeah, I was really happy with my Irok's, ran them at arond 8 psi all day and they were conforming to just about everything I put them on. Only really got denied on the pinch rock, but my 4 banger just wouldn't put out enough squirrel power to get up that rock on the right side 
All-in-all, great trip though, that trail was tough!
Out in the garage collecting parts....
5:59 pm
May 4, 2004
Offline "troyman" wrote: Anyone know if the tree saver straps are the same construction as a yank strap or if they are designed to stretch the same way?
My understanding is tree savers are not suppose to stretch like yank straps. But that could vary by manufacturer too.
