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MEMBERS DISCUSSION AREA => General Discussion => Topic started by: BigJerm on November 08, 2008, 09:38:49 PM
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Had a good ride today. Took TJ in a stock JK X and Seth in a stock LJ up 6, all of 4 and 8 from 4 to the top off Slickrock. Took a break at Fains Ford for lunch. Never did get a chance to meet back up with the big guys but from the little I heard on the CB it sounded like some other rigs were broke down on the trail and I think I heard at 1 point Mark broke a drive shaft.
Only damage us stock guys had is right at the very end of 4 meeting back up with 1 the last few rocks TJ cut the side wall on his passenger side tire. It is the stock JK tire and they are known to have weak side walls.
Anyways, good to meet you TJ, Seth and Glenn. Bill did you ever make it up? We ran into the other JK group but didn't see you with them. Ill get my very few pictures up soon.
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Ok here are my few pictures. Everyone post a link to your photobucket so I can upload them to the GATR photobucket later.
http://s72.photobucket.com/albums/i189/JermTib05/Tellico%2011-8-07/
Slick Rock:
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This is TJ's JK
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And here is Seth's LJ
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And what would be a trip without a picture of Mike?
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Looks like you all had a good time. I can't wait to wheel there.
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We didn't get to many pictures, Donna got mad at camera and was over it. We had a great time and I can't thank everyone enough for all the work they did to get through the rest of the trail and back to the cabin. I found one of the weak links in the XJ going up school bus, the rear u-joint had straps instead of u bolts. I pulled the shaft and got winched and drug a lot the rest of the day. Mike L found out what it was like to wheel with a 4 thousand pound anchor. Thanks again guys. Here are the few pictures that we shot. Can't wait to see everyone elses pictures.
http://s428.photobucket.com/albums/qq9/mdo817gatrailrider/
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I guess that would explain why yall were not done by 4! Is that the only break yall had? I got under the Jeep today, put a long shallow dent in the gas tank skid plate, got some good wacks on the passenger slider and other various hits along the skids.
Good pictures. Just remember this ledge at Fains Ford is closed. That is the reason for the big rocks on it.... Makes no real sense to do that seeing that it is a park full of rocks so why use rocks to block off a ledge... Anyways it is closed so don't try and climb up it! Good for pictures though on the top like that.
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Good pic's Mark.
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Who's blue TJ Rubi?
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Glenn's friend Terry. Pretty nice looking rig but didn't get to see it on the trails.
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Who's blue TJ Rubi?
Jerm is right, it works well on the trail also.
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Jeremy-
Wish you could have stayed the night. I will get my pics/vids up shortly. Good seeing all of you again. We sure worked the sh** out of them winches!!
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I'll get my photos up later, justtaking a break, still have to get unloaded and run the trailr over to storage.
Terry in the Rubi from Charlotte on the 36's brought his daughter Savannah, who spent time with our girls, and we headed off across 1 this am to see the falls over towards Tellico Plains.
We stopped at the fish camp as my high lift mount had broken somewhere at the top bolt and was floppin around about to fall over,
(Ben did the cables at guardrail catch it that bad to snap my steel mount on the Fab Fours bumper?) ,
when someone saw that Terry's TJ was pouring our gear oil, we though from the tranny. he turned around, and we back tracked him to Murphy but never saw him on the way out, but he is home now, and all is well. He thinks it's the transfer case.
Carnage. Always some carnage. I hate that part. >:(
More later, we're all wiped.
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Jeremy-
Wish you could have stayed the night. I will get my pics/vids up shortly. Good seeing all of you again. We sure worked the sh** out of them winches!!
I wish I could have to. Next year I am going to attempt more overnight trips. Driving up wheeling and going home same day sucks.
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Jeremy-
Wish you could have stayed the night. I will get my pics/vids up shortly. Good seeing all of you again. They sure worked the sh** out of me pulling winch cables.
Fixed it for you Glen
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Checking in.....
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Entering 6
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Up 6
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Fains Ford
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Up the bus/ Terry
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More bus/ Terry
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More bus
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More Bus
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Hook, pull, and drag
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With Livingston, we don't need Tellico Trail Rescue.
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TJ's Tire
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Terry's Oil
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Beauty Today
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TJ and Stefanie/ Told them I would!
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Great pictures, waiting on the rest.
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Had a good time. Boy was it slick. Schoolbus and beyond has definitely gotten harder. I didn't get many pictures because I was using an old camera with limited memory.
Here's the few I got.
http://s187.photobucket.com/albums/x164/SeminoleMike/Jeep%20Pictures/Tellico%20November%202008/
Ben winching up the Bus.
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Glen winching up the Bus.
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Mark didn't need no stinking winch. Unfortunately this would also be the last time he had rear wheel drive.
(http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x164/SeminoleMike/Jeep%20Pictures/Tellico%20November%202008/DSC02509.jpg)
Terry making it happen.
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Carnage. >:(
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Great pics Mike. This was all I got, let me know if it works or not for you-
http://s469.photobucket.com/albums/rr59/GMitts74/
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Nasty one, Travis.
Funny thing; when he and Stephanie came camping with us, I got a flat too. It's alot harder to fix a sidewall though....
Here's how to do it --- if you ever really have to: http://www.adventuretrailers.com/tireclinic.html#major
We just went to Natootley Creek because of trailer-dragging fuel economy issues. Got a nice spot and I found a new ugly road to explore.
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Oh man I can't wait to get home and see the rest of the pics! Can't see them here at work.
I had an awesome time!
Thanks again to Doug and Jerm for all the help. And I think it was Ben that tied up my swaybar connections on the trail. Thanks again.
I went from clueless to picking my own lines on the trail this past weekend. All thanks to the GA Trailriders. You guys are really a helpful bunch. Great meeting all of you.
It was a reality check seeing the heavily modified rigs up there. But the LJ held up even better than I imagined. Can't wait for my lift and tires in the spring now. Once the baby is born and I'm not needed 100% of the time I'll be back out with you guys.
I'll be posting my pics and my CB install writeup soon.
Thanks again,
Seth
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Seth, glad you had a great time. You and TJ both starting taking some really good lines. I got a few small dents in the skids and a couple of nice rashes on the rails so I probably could have used a bit better line picking in some spots as well. Like I said, sometimes I tried to take the harder line to challenge the Jeep and sometimes I just couldnt pick the right line to be on. Only locked it once though to get myself of the hi-center stuck.
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Oh man I can't wait to get home and see the rest of the pics! Can't see them here at work.
I had an awesome time!
Thanks again to Doug and Jerm for all the help. And I think it was Ben that tied up my swaybar connections on the trail. Thanks again.
I went from clueless to picking my own lines on the trail this past weekend. All thanks to the GA Trailriders. You guys are really a helpful bunch. Great meeting all of you.
It was a reality check seeing the heavily modified rigs up there. But the LJ held up even better than I imagined. Can't wait for my lift and tires in the spring now. Once the baby is born and I'm not needed 100% of the time I'll be back out with you guys.
I'll be posting my pics and my CB install writeup soon.
Thanks again,
Seth
Glad you had fun Seth. I always love getting new people hooked. Just ask Glen. I think we created a monster with him.
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Alright boys, I am finished uploading pics and workin on videos as we speak. I was wiped out yesterday after leaving tellico I went straight to my moms to see some family and never got to rest. I was asleep by 9:15 last night. So here are the pics I got...http://s238.photobucket.com/albums/ff272/krawler00/Tellico%20GATR%20Nov%2008/
Now the trip was awesome and we all worked or junk super hard up the bus. That trail has gotten seriously rutted out! It was a blast and had fun wioth Glen running cables, straps and all! We work well as a team and it made that first beer back at camp that much better!! {toast} I will post up the video links as I get them. Carnage for me was another small crack in the hartop at the vents in the back. Damn schoolbus tree AGAIN!!! I almost busted out the back passenger window on another section as well. Had to pull the cable to avoid it. Oh, and as for the spot everyone had to winch up... I made it along with Doug. ;D {nln}
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Nice pictures Ben. Yeah you were not kidding about the ledge on trail 8... What I nailed my control arms on a year ago with 35's and a short wheelbase I rolled right over this time with no lockers, no extra gas needed, nothing... its just gone :'(
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Ben looks like the gate keeper or something, "Your doom awaits." :D
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Alright boys, I am finished uploading pics and workin on videos as we speak. I was wiped out yesterday after leaving tellico I went straight to my moms to see some family and never got to rest. I was asleep by 9:15 last night. So here are the pics I got...http://s238.photobucket.com/albums/ff272/krawler00/Tellico%20GATR%20Nov%2008/
Now the trip was awesome and we all worked or junk super hard up the bus. That trail has gotten seriously rutted out! It was a blast and had fun wioth Glen running cables, straps and all! We work well as a team and it made that first beer back at camp that much better!! {toast} I will post up the video links as I get them. Carnage for me was another small crack in the hartop at the vents in the back. Damn schoolbus tree AGAIN!!! I almost busted out the back passenger window on another section as well. Had to pull the cable to avoid it. Oh, and as for the spot everyone had to winch up... I made it along with Doug. ;D {nln}
And the bragging begins {toast}
The picture with the axles stuck in the ground looks like a cemetery for Jeeps.
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Great pics Ben!! After looking at yours, I don't think I was aired down enough. Not sure if this would have mattered though. Great spots from you and MikeL!! {toast}
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hey if anyone has access to the JK-forum thread I would like to hear about it. We ran into a group of them at Fains Ford and they seemed shocked we were up there in stock Jeeps. Just wanted to make sure they knew you didnt need 3" and 35's to have some fun up there. I saw one of them did Guard Rail but no one else gave it a shot but thats in the trip section. I cant see any local forum stuff on that board.
O and I met Corey (08GARubicon), nice guy, wish he could have wheeled with us
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Great pics Ben!! After looking at yours, I don't think I was aired down enough. Not sure if this would have mattered though. Great spots from you and MikeL!! {toast}
Dang it Glen, I wish I was there to push you up the trail ;D Looks like you all had one heck of a time. So was it more fun than RR?
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No comparison. This is one of the MECCA spots to wheel by far. Terry and I were speaking of a spring run to his place in uwharrie(sp). He lives 30 minutes from there. I guess as soon as we wargame this, I will post up the info. We can shack up at his place and in his backyard for the camping guys. But yeah Chuck, it was fun but I am fixing to go see what damage I sustained here shortly. Thats just part of it. {toast}
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hey if anyone has access to the JK-forum thread I would like to hear about it. We ran into a group of them at Fains Ford and they seemed shocked we were up there in stock Jeeps. Just wanted to make sure they knew you didnt need 3" and 35's to have some fun up there. I saw one of them did Guard Rail but no one else gave it a shot but thats in the trip section. I cant see any local forum stuff on that board.
O and I met Corey (08GARubicon), nice guy, wish he could have wheeled with us
They have 20 pages about it. Literally.
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Well hope they had a great time and no damage. When they departed they told us they were headed up 4 rest of the way and down 6. I told them to swing 8 and go walk down to see Slickrock. Not sure if they did or not.
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Them boys is pansies! ;) I don't think they would have gone with us no matter what. Those were some purdy rides. ;D Here are the videos. Sorry there is not more but I spent alot of the time in and out of the Jeep past the ledges on the bus! Would not have missed it!!
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Them boys is pansies! ;) I don't think they would have gone with us no matter what. Those were some purdy rides. ;D
They could have come with me. They could have made it {nln}
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I was talkin bout us. {nln}
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All the pictures and videos are great. Thanks again to everyone. Mark
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I was talkin bout us. {nln}
hey, you almost have as many post as me..... whore
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Great pictures and the videos tell it all. It looked pretty slick..
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I was talkin bout us. {nln}
hey, you almost have as many post as me..... whore
SLUT! ()()
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Slick, slick, slick!!! Ready for December!!! ;)
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If those holes get any deeper up there Will, you and I are in for a long day!!! But a fun one!!
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Looks like everybody was sliding around a bit. Seems like it would be a little bit aggravating at times.
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If those holes get any deeper up there Will, you and I are in for a long day!!! But a fun one!!
I want it to snow!!! Then we don't have to worry about the Bus. We can have fun on 4,5,6 and such :D
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If those holes get any deeper up there Will, you and I are in for a long day!!! But a fun one!!
I want it to snow!!! Then we don't have to worry about the Bus. We can have fun on 4,5,6 and such :D
ooooo and then i can follow yall! Lockers FTW!
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Looks like us South Georgia Wheelers missed a great ride, guess the rain made it more fun if you like mud.
Remember I do not have too much pride to call for the strap or winch. lol
Sorry we were not up in Hiawassee to ride with you great wheelers.
CES Rocks
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Looks like us South Georgia Wheelers missed a great ride, guess the rain made it more fun if you like mud.
Remember I do not have too much pride to call for the strap or winch. lol
Sorry we were not up in Hiawassee to ride with you great wheelers.
CES Rocks
Hey Clyde, you would have loved it. No mud, just slick rocks. It was much more difficult than the day you were with us. it was a long day, but you would have loved trying to get up things after watching a 4 door JK pull a wounded beast up it. Mike gets accolades. {toast}
Clyde, you've done the Rubicon and Moab. Which is more challenging? If you could only do one, which would it be?
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East side is way harder I would imagine. I look forward to going out west someday and climbing vertical walls with no effort. ;D Will, if it snows, we are still doin the bus! That would be freakin awesome!
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well it was definitely a fun weekend. Too bad I had a ton of homework I didn't do... It was good to meet everyone and put a face to the screen names. Too bad I'm slammed until January, want to get back out soon.
I'll get my pics up once I get them from Steph.
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Thanks for the videos. ;D
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Doug you had more pictures than that,didn't you, or did I miss where they were posted at?
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Look what I found on pirate... http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=732124
See, even the big boys had some fun!
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I was showing off these pics tonight. I realized now that Terry and I were not really aired down that much. Iwas running 10PSI and Terry was the same. I should have went to 5 or 6. Next time!!
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I run 10 in mine. I don't think it would have made much of a difference that day though!
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most i ever went down with the Xterrains was around 15, with the stock Rubi's around 20-25
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I have run 8 in my BFGs a couple times, and 10 a lot, but for the last 3-4 trips I've been keeping it between 12-15 pounds to keep a little height. I haven't noticed any less bite out of them, so that's what I'm running with these tires.
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I was showing off these pics tonight. I realized now that Terry and I were not really aired down that much. Iwas running 10PSI and Terry was the same. I should have went to 5 or 6. Next time!!
I was running 10 in mine also.
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Yeah Yeah beadlock man!
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Yeah Yeah beadlock man!
Nobody told the Rookie "ME" that I could go down to like 6 or 7 lbs., maybe next time I'll try it.
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Off the subject-
Whats up for New Years? A few of us have talked off-line. Something that does not involve driving. Any thoughts?
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well i have a few...
1. wife gets this job today... i think a weekend away like to a hotel and casino would be nice..drink drink and eat plus lose your money...
2. wife gets job... maybe we could all met up somewhere and party...like a casino....
3. is this for New Years like Dec 31/Jan 1st?? or like sometime after the New Year....
4. wife doesnt get job... we could all go to the beach...south of here there cause its cold here...
5. who says i want to spend my New years with you.... squid... ;D
We will be in GA or Miss, or FL for the New Yrs.. {toast} {toast}
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1. Shoot some guns
2. Go muddin
3. Go find a place in the mountains only accessible by 4x4 and camp
4. Make no resolutions
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3. Go find a place in the mountains only accessible by 4x4 and camp {letseat}
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3. Go find a place in the mountains only accessible by 4x4 and camp {letseat}
Where are you thinking? Trail 4? Amicalola? Need a thread on this trip idea.
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I have so many in my crazy brain!!!
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here i thought the squid would have commented by now
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When I know you will. If this is New Years planning, me and another member will draw up a proposal. Family oriented!
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right
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Going back to the Tellico ride, did I miss something that day on the trails? I was on the JK Forum looking at those guys pics. They took on some damage! Corey, if your out there, please post your pics on here. I wish you guys would have tagged along with us this day!