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Firemanray
02-23-2014, 08:23 PM
Well we went to TORR this weekend and had a really good time. I would have liked to have wheeled with some forum members but it don't always turn out that way. Anyway here's a few pictures:
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd11/firemanray21/IMG_1023_zpsae3ef20e.jpg (http://s223.photobucket.com/user/firemanray21/media/IMG_1023_zpsae3ef20e.jpg.html)
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd11/firemanray21/1656423_779344195426982_1965769192_n_zps48ff7adb.j pg (http://s223.photobucket.com/user/firemanray21/media/1656423_779344195426982_1965769192_n_zps48ff7adb.j pg.html)
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd11/firemanray21/1655929_779365392091529_2001685515_n_zps3fc57f1d.j pg (http://s223.photobucket.com/user/firemanray21/media/1655929_779365392091529_2001685515_n_zps3fc57f1d.j pg.html)
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd11/firemanray21/1655929_779365392091529_2001685515_n_zps3fc57f1d.j pg (http://s223.photobucket.com/user/firemanray21/media/1655929_779365392091529_2001685515_n_zps3fc57f1d.j pg.html)
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd11/firemanray21/IMG_1025_zps444951cb.jpg (http://s223.photobucket.com/user/firemanray21/media/IMG_1025_zps444951cb.jpg.html)

Heading home happily covered in mud (dark thirty when we took this shot):
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd11/firemanray21/IMG_1067_zps02bbf0c2.jpg (http://s223.photobucket.com/user/firemanray21/media/IMG_1067_zps02bbf0c2.jpg.html)
Firemanray
02-23-2014, 08:52 PM
Some videos:
rock crawling 1 - YouTube
IMG 1064 - YouTube
Brasscatz
02-23-2014, 09:15 PM
Looks like a blast man! I'm closer to going wheeling again. I think I'd like to go to dso or Creekside since they're closer, but I got all my extra lift parts, just need to get them installed!!

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Firemanray
02-23-2014, 09:31 PM
I've never done DSO, been to Creekside many times. I'm tired of mud which is mostly what CS is. I didn't intend to muddy up the crawler this weekend but my son fell into a hole that was over the 44's and while he was bouncing off of the rev limiter I bumped the shifter into 2nd. 44" swampers at high rpm will bring the bottom of a mud pit into the sky!! Needless to say we got COVERED with that muck.
XJ Wheeler
02-23-2014, 09:56 PM
Good time was had by the looks of it! That trailer's coming along nicely i see.

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Firemanray
02-23-2014, 10:26 PM
Good time was had by the looks of it! That trailer's coming along nicely i see.

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Yep, the trailer is towable now and pulls great. The whole heap weighed in at 18,500# at the certified scale (with mud on). I've failed miserably on my trailer build thread, I had a deadline to meet so I got busy and forgot to take pictures. I'm not sure I'll ever take that on again. Converting a 16' tandem axle to 28' triple in under seven days while working and living life was a major pain.
4.3LXJ
02-23-2014, 10:28 PM
That is the way it always works Ray. You take on a project and don't budget enough time
XJ Wheeler
02-24-2014, 01:03 AM
Yep, the trailer is towable now and pulls great. The whole heap weighed in at 18,500# at the certified scale (with mud on). I've failed miserably on my trailer build thread, I had a deadline to meet so I got busy and forgot to take pictures. I'm not sure I'll ever take that on again. Converting a 16' tandem axle to 28' triple in under seven days while working and living life was a major pain.

Its quite a task to do at all, no worries. The good thing is you can always take some now. ;)

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graverobberjk
02-24-2014, 09:45 AM
I see you encountered the same mud my guys did while they were out there this weekend...should hear them on FB talking about how long it took to clean their rigs lol.... sweet pics btw!
Firemanray
02-24-2014, 09:41 PM
I see you encountered the same mud my guys did while they were out there this weekend...should hear them on FB talking about how long it took to clean their rigs lol.... sweet pics btw!

Yea the crawler was a mess, I got it cleaned up yesterday. The Xj got the wheels and windows washed so Z could drive it to school. It has 2" of mud stacked on the hood and roof. Seems to be a badge of honor to show up at school with massive mud on your rig.
Brasscatz
02-25-2014, 12:05 AM
Yea the crawler was a mess, I got it cleaned up yesterday. The Xj got the wheels and windows washed so Z could drive it to school. It has 2" of mud stacked on the hood and roof. Seems to be a badge of honor to show up at school with massive mud on your rig.

It's a badge of honor showing up to work that way too :D

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