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Old 04-10-2010, 07:54 PM
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4/10/2010 Snow where there was no snow 2 weeks ago
Headed out for another day trip with the folks. Hit snow right off the bat, and the winches came in handy. Have a look!!

Neighbors sent me this pic during the day. Dog, not a wheeler, so they let him nap in their basement. lol. wuss.

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Just getting in the gates.... Whats this??



Codyx36 up ahead



First pit stop, man that wind was cold.

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Ok guys, roads washed out, gotta turn around.............. Ok, Logan, can you head back here? Cody got stuck. Hows them new Hankook's treating you?



Gratuitous rig shot.



White. It hides dirt.

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Little bitty non powered mirrors make reversing down a snow covered trail a little difficult. Smile!!



took another gratuitous shot while waiting for the winching to commence....



Bird taking over cooking duties. So far, no reports of anyone sick. Anyone know how to cook a hot dog?

Weird, the machine with a handful of goodies.... Butterfinger hot cocoa, anyone?




Vitaly running up an electrical tape trail fix after bashing a tree or 2

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Ugh, whatta day!
I didn't get many pics, too busy doing other things, but here's what I got. The snow was very slick and packed hard. Airing down was VERY necessary and siped tires(for me, anyways) would have made for better traction. Great day all together!! LOTS of experienced gained and a NEW winch broken in!! Thanks to all that showed up, again, great to see you all!! Can't wait till the next run!!


Staging area, mosted aired down here. The snow was easy here but as we got into the deeper trails it got LOADS deeper!!









I also(due to improper winch maintenace) creased and screwed up my cable. So, looks like I'll be cutting it down.



The BBQ area




Got home and found this nice FAT oil leak...ugh...






AAAAAND on a side note:


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I was NOT smiling...

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Umm, I believe I ALMOST got away with T-bagging Cody's bumper. Why you gotta make it all obvious and stuff?

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awesome looks like alot of fun !
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Vitaly looks like he is going to throw something at you, very feminine like. lol

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how about some [img] brackets there newb...


LOL!! Yeah, it was that or he was doing a dance?
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Easy, Easy. I saw photobucket in the address and just pasted it. I believe you have had days your brain just didn't work right. RECENTLY, I might add.
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Damn i wish i was 18
Parents can be such a pain.
Time for synthetic winch line logan?
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Originally Posted by kiyobrown
Easy, Easy. I saw photobucket in the address and just pasted it. I believe you have had days your brain just didn't work right. RECENTLY, I might add.
heheheheehehhe!!! Indeed!

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Damn i wish i was 18
Parents can be such a pain.
Time for synthetic winch line logan?
nah, Ill just cut it down...and take better care of it.
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haha i was telling you about fly fishing logan!!! .. and dancing. I'll upload my pics and such tomorrow too tired.
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Just got home from dropping girlie off... ill upload my pics and videos tomorrow... gnite all
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AAAAAND on a side note:




I'm going to bed!!! D:

(My pics tomorrow, hell of a fun day today, thanks again guys! More talk tomorrow, goodnight!)
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Sure wish I could have made it out guys. Looking forward to seeing the rest of your pictures.
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Two recommendations.

Synthetic winch rope (like someone else suggested).

Tire chains, though probably overkill, would make short work of those kinds of conditions.
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Had chains with me. Never needed em. For the most part, airing down did fine. Most problems for folks were before they aired down.
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