Hell Hole run 3.0

Date:  Saturday May 4th

Where: Meet in Georgetown at 8:30 a.m.

When: Depart for trail at 9:00 a.m.





Ok we have a posse. In to date:



Rick and son

John / scoped + 1

Carl

Razor and wife

Norcalray + 1

BLEB

Brian and son

Sean + chainsaw

Dreamer + 1 + dog



If I missed you post up.



Disclaimer: This run is not recommend for a stock rig. Read the full thread on this run to make sure your comfortable with what is planned.

"Josh" wrote: Date:  Saturday May 4th
Where: Meet in Georgetown at 8:30 a.m.
When: Depart for trail at 9:00 a.m.


Ok we have a posse. In to date:

Rick and son
John / scoped + 1
Carl
Razor and wife
Norcalray
Skorch and wife - maybee
BLEB
Brian and son
Sean + chainsaw
Dreamer + 1 + dog

If I missed you post up.
(Norcalray + 1) if you need a true head count..

Disclaimer: This run is not recommend for a stock rig. Read the full thread on this run to make sure your comfortable with what is planned.

"huck271" wrote: Have fun.. I was hoping to make this but it doesn't look like it is going to happen. Take lots of pics!

Huck

if you dont go whose gonna pull me out 😢 🙄

just kidding limited slip front and rear with 35s this year

Got home 30 minutes ago, definitely out. Be safe have a good time. Mark

Date:  Saturday May 4th

Where: Meet in Georgetown at 8:30 a.m.

When: Depart for trail at 9:00 a.m.

Ok we have a posse. In to date:



Rick and son

John / scoped & Lisa

Carl

Razor and Jolie

Norcalray +

BLEB aka Bret

Brian and son

Sean + chainsaw

Dreamer + 1 + dog aka Brian & Steven



If I missed you post up.



Disclaimer: This run is not recommend for a stock rig. Read the full thread on this run to make sure your comfortable with what is planned.

Anybody home yet?

Wow

Gregg you are going to have lead the rescue party. I'm still in Thousand Oaks on a fire so I'm out.

I'm about to take the pathy out for a rescue mission.

I wonder if the pathy can bring the whole crew back.



Serious note, I hope they are okay. When do we start to go see if we can offer assistance?

Everyone is of the trail safely. No major damage. It was a great day with some great people!

Great stuff Josh. Everyone accounted for! I'm tired.

"Josh" wrote: Hell Hole run Saturday May 4th.
My Jeep and this trail have a score to settle. I plan to win.

Josh 1

Hell Hole 0



I won. Drove right up the tree / hell hole!

Home. Thanks Josh. Good time and some night wheelin too. 😀



Carl I had fun watching you clean the trail.( movin rocks, trimin tree's ) 😛

Home at 210am - now that's a run





Thanks Josh and the rest who attended

Wait a second Josh, isn't it 1-1? Lol



Yeah last time I had manzanita that close was Colorado. My first scratches in the clear coat. Thanks Rick! That shackle bend is on you though. 😀



Indeed that was a complete run. 10 rigs where 4 had no issue getting up the tree if I remember right. Meeting Dreamer (Brian) and his copilot Steven and Ellie was a pleasure and hope you guys make the meeting this week.



Couple pics of me moving rocks and logs. Will check the bids that Richie did a great job on. Thanks man!

Attached files

I got to Placerville limping it up the hills and something finally let loose in the Rear End... Pulled up the Transfer Case Stick and used the front end to get home...



It sounded like a spider gear or something along that line as it was slipping and grinding mainly in turns.



I will pull apart and see how bad after I get a little more sleep.



Otherwise was a GREAT Day!!! Thanks Josh for planning and leading, and Thanks John for tugging a bunch of us out 🙄



Brian's NEED List before running Hell Hole again:



1) Winch

2) More Padding on the drivers side bar between the windshield and rollbar (Wacked my head twice on it yesterday), new seats have me sitting higher and well...

"BLTJeep" wrote: I got to Placerville limping it up the hills and something finally let loose in the Rear End... Pulled up the Transfer Case Stick and used the front end to get home...

It sounded like a spider gear or something along that line as it was slipping and grinding mainly in turns.

I will pull apart and see how bad after I get a little more sleep.

Otherwise was a GREAT Day!!! Thanks Josh for planning and leading, and Thanks John for tugging a bunch of us out 🙄

Brian's NEED List before running Hell Hole again:

1) Winch
2) More Padding on the drivers side bar between the windshield and rollbar (Wacked my head twice on it yesterday), new seats have me sitting higher and well...

Man Brian that sucks! Hope everything works out ok...

Thanks again for everyone's help and guidence! Had a blast despite a fall in the creek and my wife calling in a missing persons report(I wish I was kidding).



Walked away with only minor damage, and a small rattle in the rear some where, not sure what it is yet, maybe something to do with my ebrake that I tested lol.



Looking forward to strawberry next weekend!



If anyone has any pictures post them up!

YUP, Spider Gears are TOAST



ARB sells them as a 5 gear set... go figure







Anyone gots the hookup for ARB parts? #728J011C to be exact...

Bummer on the rear end.



What's the story on the run going so long?

Sounds like you guys went to hell and back.

All 10 vehicles made it down to the last river. 2 did not cross...



Started heading out and got to the main tough spot were the creek runs down the trail.



First 2 up and out just fine, 3rd used own winch. This is now putting me next at around 6:00ish IIRC. After a valiant try, John got his rig turned around and pointed downhill to give me a tug with his winch. Basically kept him there for the next few rigs, as we were all about the same...



By the time what was now being nicknamed WhtWale got there, it was oh'dark thirty, cold, and just plain getting late. Rick crawled up after we got Carl out and we were on our way out.



I think we got out to the trailhead around 10:00-11:00ish

When you say the last river crossing, is that at the water fall? Or down to the lake?

At the lake. Last crossing.