A day trip to Uwharrie (dial up beware)
 

Made a quick trip to uwharrie national forrest Saturday.

Had a great time teaching the in-laws what their Jeep is really capeable of :D
Here are some pics;

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The stock Jeep did well and thy are looking forward to doing more in the future. :guitar:

What Jeep? :hillbill: (thank God there are no pics of it)

And who slapped your pass side d-light? :laugh:

:guitar:

NO pics of the Jeep. It is RED and looks like every other one on the road :barf:
LOL that was aimed for 'coon huntin' :hillbill:
Actually the nut is hard to get to with the winch and all. I tried to tighten it Friday, but it wouldnt budge. I will pull the bumper off soon and get it tight again!

yes the good ol dust bowl

Fun, Fun... what trails did you do.... I see dickey bell..did you do daniel, dutch john, and rocky mtn loop?

No we went up Falls dam and down through slab pile. Nothinig hard at all because we were with the inlaws in their stock Jeep.

cool sounds like fun....I should be back there this fall. Oct/Nov time frame.

Sweet! are you making the Fall crawl also?

let me know when you are going, we will come up and ride with you.

Definitely will be at the Fall Crawl.

I usually head to Uhwarrie twice a year with the isuzu/honda/toyota/ anything goes group from the wire. Already have my season pass. 5+hr drive for me though.

Looks like things are in the planning stage now. 4x4Wire Uhwarrie Thread

Well URE is 3+ hours for me and its the closest place for me to get to. : )

I am down for that run, as soon as I get my rig fixed from this last weekend.

what's the damage report?

No trail damage, but the passenger side hub stayed locked in after I unlocked it. that meant that the front drive shaft was turning on the highway. The drive shaft let loose (U-joints) half way home and destryoed itself and some other things that were under there like the fuel lines! :chair: . They arent leaking right now, but they are damaged enough to need replacing.

the rear locker is totally gone now and has to be removed and replaced with a new one. We were lucky to make it home the way it was. :D

Great pics. Glad you guys had a good time. When did you notice the hub was still engaged?

I noticed it as soon as I got up to highway speed. I stopped a couple of times and couldnt get it to come free. So, I drove it like that until it let loose. If it had new U-joints on it, everything would have ben fine, but they were old and worn out. :bang:

that bumper (RADLANDS) looks cool so it's radland.com goin there now:)

Actually that is a Badland bumper. The sticker is from "the badlands" in Attica In. I made a trip there last year and got the sticker. :hillbill:

Here is the website

http://www.badlandbumpers.com/

Talk about ironic. I post on your thread & go out & grenade my u-joint today...luckily I didn't hurt anything else...

dude, you got a nice runner

Did the Jeep take the same line you did on those last few pics, or did it swing to the left? Is it a Rubicon that they have? I would be impressed if they took the same line as you with a stock Jeep.

LOL no they didnt. It is a stock Jeep unlimited. They had a hard time on almost everything. But They had a great time doing it and will be back again with mods to it so they can hang better next time. :great:

Thanks, I have put a lot of time into it. I also owe a debt of gratitude to a couple of friends that helped me out along the way :bigok: :bigok:

Will,

CALL ME please right now...phone # on the website...tearing into the IFS front axle and I got a question.

:guitar:

hey, I called you Sunday morning, but you never answered. I think you got it all figured out. If not let me know and i will call again this evening.

I CANNOT believe you came within 1/2 hr of the house and didn't tell me!!!!!! :saw:
j/k

All aside sounds like you had a good time with the in-laws (always a good thing) bummer on the road damage though.

that looks familiar.....i just went there today and did pretty much all trails......daniel, rocky mountain loop, slap pile, wolf den, and dutch jon.

your 4runner is pretty sick.

your 4th/5th pictures (cant remember which trail, today was my first time at uwharrie) is crazy.....me and my friend (cherokee on 35s) flexed on it for a picture, and you simply walk over it.

Thanks. That trail is Falls Dam. Going up it is much better than going down. :rockon:

I would be up for the October run at UNF. I posted my interest in the thread on 4x4wire.

Hope to see you there! :great:

ALL are welcome...
(Heck, even Jeeps :laugh: )

HALLOwharrie ~ October 5th-9th (Thursday-Monday)
The link that Zman posted earlier is for our 'pick a date' thread - Keep an eye on 4x4Wire's Trail Runs Forum for the upcoming event thread.

Until then, here's a little info:
-- There are NO event fees.
-- Attend as many (or as few) days as you like.
-- Trail groups come and go 'whenever' (There are no scheduled trail runs).
-- Trail groups are friendly, helpful, and well-equipped; typically 4 to 10 vehicles in size - and trail selection is suited to vehicle/driver ability (No taking unprepared newbies for a rock-rash 'haze ride' / No peer pressure / No leaving anyone behind).
-- We will be staying at Arrowhead.


If possible your rig should have:
-- CB radio
-- Tow points, front and rear
-- Recovery equipment (a HOOKLESS Tow Strap, D-ring(s), etc.)






...but going down Falls Dam on a night run, and not staying upright will get you razzed for life! :hillbill:
(* see signature)


:cheers:
Smiley

Smiley = the guy that Flopped Zman's 4-Runner in Uwharrie (on Falls Dam), a week before the EXO


:lol:



:eeek: :eek2: :bang: :cry2: :hillbill: :laugh:



:jk: Just have to give you some crap about your sig. That is funnay right there! Good Times! :bigok:

Howdy Roy!

OK, so now that you've had a good laugh ( :P ) - why don't you share your impressions of our little UNF get-togethers, seeing as how you and your Taco hardly ever miss one ;)


Cheers!
Smiley

^^ the guy that's too lazy to go look for some of those Flop Pix and post them :hillbill:

sweet pics and a sick lookin rig

Hey Smiley. Welcome to the board!

I have seen youre thread on the wire about this trip. I Think that is the same weekend that I am supposed to bee in River Rock for a meet. If not, I will make it.

I have seen the pics of Marks rig flopped. I think I can find some......

Here it is!!!!!! :horse:

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Will,
I thought the 1st gen was a trailer queen now?? What was it doing on the hiway? :nono: Glad you made it back on your own power though! Apart from that the truck is looking good! Be sure and check out the pics from my trip. I just finished the shooting the New Mexico guys and it was quite impressive to say the least. I think we all need to make a week long trip and come out here some time. If we get a few tow rigs and all go about 60 it shouldn't be TOOO bad on gas. Anyway, looking forward to the Fall Crawl! Glad to hear all is well and you didn't scare the in-laws away! :great:

Trailer Queen? No not here. I wanted it to be, but bought an 06 Harley instead. :great: So now it will pull double duty and make the trip along with the trails just like always. :great:

Oh really? :readit:



;) :laugh: