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Old Jan 24, 2009 | 12:15 PM
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Stuck, and I mean STUCK!

Well I'm home now but for a few hours I wasn't sure. I ran out to do some wheeling, by myself...... yeah I know, and I tried a deeper than normal mud run up a steep shelf. Well the tires filled with mud and became slicks and at 3500 rpms in 4th I was stuck halfway up the climb. So I put her in nuetral to back down and the rear bumper hit dirt, then the front slid over and the front MC bumper hit dirt. I had full droop on the front end with no earthly contact and only one tire in the rear with contact, I was hung like Dirk Diggler with nothing to hit, thank GOD for the locker.

That one tire in the rear that had traction pushed enough to get the other rear tire on the ground while the front bumper and skid plate behaved as a sled to get the front end back up on traction.

When it was all said and done the locker saved my ass. Tomorrow I'm buying some new rubber that will clean out at rpm's and another locker for the front. This will NEVER happen again.
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Old Jan 24, 2009 | 12:17 PM
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Never a good idea to wheel alone, but if you do, TAKE YOUR CAMERA!
Sounds like a good time!
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Old Jan 24, 2009 | 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by DC.Woods
Never a good idea to wheel alone, but if you do, TAKE YOUR CAMERA!
Sounds like a good time!
Man I had my survival kit, camping bag, fire starting kit, emergency bag, CB, phone, high lift, straps..... etc. No camera....... dang. It was a little scary and I was afraid to call my wife and tell her that me and my boy (German Shepard) were stuck. She would have pooed.......
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Old Jan 24, 2009 | 12:32 PM
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From: Cincinnati, Ohio - Amelia is the exact place. There is no one else on this site from where I am. Seems like everyone is from Cali or Washington. I guess I need to move.
Originally Posted by Junkers88
Man I had my survival kit, camping bag, fire starting kit, emergency bag, CB, phone, high lift, straps..... etc. No camera....... dang. It was a little scary and I was afraid to call my wife and tell her that me and my boy (German Shepard) were stuck. She would have pooed.......
Please tell me you at least had some of that Colorado Kool-Aid with you! I see a bottle of it in your avitar. I am sure the mountains would have been blue!
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Old Jan 24, 2009 | 01:06 PM
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Please tell me you at least had some of that Colorado Kool-Aid with you! I see a bottle of it in your avitar. I am sure the mountains would have been blue!
12 pack is standard equipment most of the time. I don't wheel if I've been drinking though.
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Old Jan 24, 2009 | 01:10 PM
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cough cough cough cough
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Old Jan 24, 2009 | 01:17 PM
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From: Cincinnati, Ohio - Amelia is the exact place. There is no one else on this site from where I am. Seems like everyone is from Cali or Washington. I guess I need to move.
Originally Posted by Junkers88
12 pack is standard equipment most of the time. I don't wheel if I've been drinking though.
You said you were stuck, right? Therefore, not "technically" wheelin'?????
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Old Jan 24, 2009 | 03:18 PM
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Nice! I wanna be double locked
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Old Jan 24, 2009 | 04:08 PM
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being double locked is quite amazing. i will never go back to having open diffs
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Old Jan 24, 2009 | 04:53 PM
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Another Aussie and a set of more aggressive Treadwrights, such as the 235/85r16 (32x9.5r16)? The super narrow tire would be amazing on, well, everything.


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Old Jan 25, 2009 | 04:40 AM
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Where were you?

Robb
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Old Jan 25, 2009 | 05:03 AM
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I wanna be locked too! Open diffs suck. My friends v6 camaro has a posi rear end for christs sake...
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Old Jan 25, 2009 | 05:41 AM
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Originally Posted by nmtoy
Where were you?

Robb
I was about half a mile West of where I got stopped when we went. I dropped down into a huge flat field and it went downhill from there.
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Old Jan 25, 2009 | 05:43 AM
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Another Aussie and a set of more aggressive Treadwrights, such as the 235/85r16 (32x9.5r16)? The super narrow tire would be amazing on, well, everything.

Those would require new rims as well and that money is going to the locker. I'm thinking an Aussie in the front. I've been kicking around the idea of getting some 33/10.50/15's in BFG MT or KM2.
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Old Jan 25, 2009 | 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Junkers88
Those would require new rims as well and that money is going to the locker. I'm thinking an Aussie in the front. I've been kicking around the idea of getting some 33/10.50/15's in BFG MT or KM2.
I bet you could pick up some steel rims off a wrecked taco and still come out ahead compared to new BFGs price-wise.
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Old Jan 25, 2009 | 10:51 AM
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LOL you should get some tires like mine, then go in the mud double locked, its no fun anymore because I never get stuck!! LOL
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 05:01 AM
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After reading this I think you've confirmed me for going double locked
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Jay351
Nice! I wanna be double locked
On your car domain you said you where gonna spool your front??? Did that ever happen??
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Old Jan 28, 2009 | 12:54 AM
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Old Jan 28, 2009 | 06:52 AM
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Im double locked.

Can't tell you how it is though, no front drive shaft yet. hopefully today though.
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