Georgia Trail Riders Forum
OPEN RIDES & EVENTS => Past Rides : Pictures, Discussion, & Carnage => Topic started by: jd30005 on September 05, 2015, 03:05:41 PM
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What's the word from the trails? How are the conditions?
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Trails have been good up till about 5 minutes ago. Got a small shower rolling threw as week speak. Almost over though. Ready to get back on the trails
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My weekend was shortish. Start of Friday Clark and I start a familiarization "tour" and see trail 4. Up we go. About 1/3 of the way Clark breaks a driveshaft u-joint. After on-trail repair he backs down and returns to camp to find the crossmember of his rear upper arms has broken.
I hook up with some of my other groups and do some good trails, including 5 and 8. At the end of the day I feel my brakes are soft, and it's soon pointed out that my rear pass. brake caliper is hanging off the rotor. The mount's weld has broken. Trail repair is to remove the caliper and use a vise grip to clamp the broken brake line to the wheel well. I decide to call it a day. Eventual repair is simple, and this time it didn't break the shock like the other side did when it broke last year.
This morning I refill brake fluid and set out with the group. First stop is 'Honey Bee', a short entry to a nasty couple of rocks. Danny, who had earlier said he was going to "take it easy", dives in. Pic below is evidence that he just wanted to show off his new shiny control arms.
Before moving on I see my engine is overheating, so I return to camp to refill radiator. I find that rear radiator hose has detached draining all the coolant. After re-attaching, motor doesn't sound right. Tim hooks up his scanner and diagnoses possible cracked head. So back on the trailer to head home. Once here I find rear diff is leaking as well.
Weather was nice and trails good for the time I was there. A great park even if it's a bit far.
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Kirk
Your rear dif has been leaking for awhile :)
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This place never disappoints! The trails are technical and there's rock/boulders everywhere!
There wasn't much carnage, but I did get some pretty decent rock rash on honey bee
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Layed all of the weight on the front ds fender at the door. It actually pushed the fender in so far it was hitting the steering shaft.
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Post 'em up!
Here's what I got.
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Oh yeah I left out a few. //LMAO//
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Here's the link to complete gallery. Enjoy.
https://flameshots.smugmug.com/photos/swfpopup.mg?AlbumID=51805801&AlbumKey=zcxHDc
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Awesome pics. I will try and get mine up this week
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Looks like you guys had a blast. Great pics Marc.
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I had a blast, river bed was really fun. lots of great trials. hopefully getting better using my TC still getting used to what all i can do.
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It was great being back out on the trails. Had a nice group of guys and jeeps to wheel with. Ready for the next one now.
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Had a good weekend despite my groups trouble. We broke a 35 spline stub shaft and 1480 joint, all got body damage not that that matters, flipped the Willys backwards on Copperhead Rd, and then bent the inside of a wheel on 28 and added this diggin tire
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@94xjsport94 story on how the little red fire ball got on its roof?
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About halfway up Copperhead he was bumping a ledge and ran up a tree, rolled over once, and landed on Marcus's TJ hood. Marcus was a good 25 feet away too so it had a good roll. Got him back on all 4 wheels and it fired up but the fan got in the radiator. Got it turned around and my other friend Erock drove it back down the trail to the trailer. Wasn't that bad until it rolled back on all 4's and into a tree. Got his hood and fender pretty bad. Cage held up and he was all strapped in and was fine.
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I ran Copperhead, and there was one spot that we needed to winch. Might be the same.
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Great pictures, sounds like a great trip!
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It was great hanging with the GATR crew again. I really missed some of the regular crew, but I couldn't ask for a better group than the one that was there, just more more more.
Many thanks to Marc for letting me ride beer position after my junk broke.
Allsouth and I will meet soon to diagnose the failure and get a Trail 4-proof solution.
I also have a serpentine belt issue (pieces started breaking off and flying around during my recovery), that I am pretty sure is related to the pulley on the power steering pump not being fully seated....a Torg issue.
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Photo of broken cross member?
Those tires must be creating a lot of torg. Lol
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Marc rode with me and witnessed 1st hand the issue with my steering. he seems to think 99% its the steering box or something related, as i lose steering 1st, then cause i have turned the wheel off center but the wheels are not traveling in the direction my steering wheel is pointed the automated systems kick in, and start breaking left or right wheel to compensate...
not sure but im guessing thats NOT under warrenty as im just over 50k miles. :(
no pictures of me this weekend. yet again. i need to just go out and fake some. O well. ... //btt//
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Photo of broken cross member?
Those tires must be creating a lot of torg. Lol
Marc rode with me and witnessed 1st hand the issue with my steering. he seems to think 99% its the steering box or something related, as i lose steering 1st, then cause i have turned the wheel off center but the wheels are not traveling in the direction my steering wheel is pointed the automated systems kick in, and start breaking left or right wheel to compensate...
not sure but im guessing thats NOT under warrenty as im just over 50k miles. :(
no pictures of me this weekend. yet again. i need to just go out and fake some. O well. ... //btt//
Photos are coming...uploading now, I hope
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Marc rode with me and witnessed 1st hand the issue with my steering. he seems to think 99% its the steering box or something related, as i lose steering 1st, then cause i have turned the wheel off center but the wheels are not traveling in the direction my steering wheel is pointed the automated systems kick in, and start breaking left or right wheel to compensate...
not sure but im guessing thats NOT under warrenty as im just over 50k miles. :(
no pictures of me this weekend. yet again. i need to just go out and fake some. O well. ... //btt//
Here are some of you from Harlan
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Great pics guys! Wish I could have joined! Looks like another successful trip
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Golden mountain is a fun park. Didn't see as much as I wanted to but beat it hard on the trails we did.
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Had to put a coil spring back in but still needed a high lift.
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thanks for the pic's clark. great job!
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geat pics Clark! Thanks for being the best bit.... I mean spotter! LOl
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I see Eric still hates shoes.
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I see Eric still hates shoes.
Haha. He was wearing flip flops for a little bit until he put them in my Jeep. Erock is the man.