dijlop

ive seen a couple of yotas around, and found a few sota yotas, but im lookin for someone that might be able to meet up somewhere that has a lift and help out with ideas and what not.

this is also open for whomever is close. lol. and im also lookin for some trails or mud pits close.

ekspc

I dont live there any more but I grew up in sota:-) Riverview HS if you go back that far. Thought I would drop a line HI

chimmike

I'm in Bradenton but work in Lakewood ranch

Don't be a mudder! Especially around here...the mud pits are all dug out by the big boys who basically screw 'em up for the rest of us.

xcmountain80

I just finished installing the nice cable guard rail from tucker grade in Punta Gorda up to a little past Sarasota. SO do me a favor and don't run into it!


Aaron

chimmike

haha that was you eh? I drive the stretch between state road 70 and University Parkway every day in my rig Why'd they do it spotty tho?

xcmountain80

oh the DOT loves things to be like that, they want it here not there, then if you have the trees those are natural barriers , crap like that.


Aaron

chimmike

makes sense. Just seems to me that since it's so much cheaper to do the cable barriers than the steel ones, why not make it full length except where there are treest and stuff.

Oh well, I deal with a government agency daily, I should know better by now LOL.



but hey, if someone hits that barrier, doesn't that keep you employed? I'd be out there coaxing people daily

xcmountain80

Oh lord they need no invatation, We did a 23 mile stretch up in Tampa out of a w beam that weighs 120lbs per 12' panel, it will stop even the largest vehicles. The cable is cheaper but this time around it wasn't there was a change at the last minute and midway through that ended up costing. No we dont get the maintenance contracts just the install. Oh well.

Aaron

chimmike

ahh, a change at the last min eh?

typical way for gov't to get something approved: get the low bid, then after it's approved, make a last minute, super-expensive change in the plans. typical idiots lol.

TNRabbit

I think Bumpin' Yota is near your area....

dijlop

yea, ive talked to bump. and i havent even found the mud pits ur talkin about, being all torn up from the "big boys", but ive got my own little field, that i have no idea why its there, and i plan on having my own little fun back there with some friends or something. already threw down some nice donuts on it. lol. nice field. i'll try not to hit any of those cables. as long as ur cables stay away from my truck, we have a deal.

chimmike

We've got a good saying in FL. Unless you want assholes to come and tear up/litter/burn cars in your spot, don't tell people where it is unless you absolutely trust them.

www.suncoastflatlanders.com is the bay area club, but there are a bunch of us now in bradenton/sarasota (a humvee the real one, some jeeps, a couple rangos )

dijlop

i totally feel ya there. ive shown one other person. lol. i plan on tearin it up all by myself. as of right now theres some construction nearby and they have the access road blocked off by a couple of trucks and stuff. hopefully it'll rain soon and muddy up a bit. and now that i have a bald rear tire, i may be able to hook myself up with some new all-terrains or something. woo

chimmike

I've got a pair of 15" firestone wilderness AT's (31x10.50s) with less than 2k miles on 'em that I'm tryin to get rid of. Hit me up on AIM, same screenname