CFFC Fall Color Tours 2020! - Event Date: 20 Sep. 2020 - 26 Sep. 2020 |
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RICKG
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Miss Kate gives great hugs-Annie and Muley know this for sure and for certain.. |
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I never met a mule I didn't like!
MC51986 "OD MULE" DOD 01-52 '50 CJ3A "Bucksnort". Keep 'em Rollin' |
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Lew Ladwig
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Mike, you are such a wonderful person for doing this each year! Thank you!
I am hoping to host Mike and his wife from Pennsylvania and Dee from Texas. I'll let them know these details ASAP. P.S., how is the pond project? Need a hand?
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Lew Ladwig
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m38mike
Member Joined: 23 Apr. 2007 Location: Colorado High Country Status: Offline Points: 3794 |
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Muley, don't be going soft on my sister now. She's got a backbone of ornery and I'm nervous about how she's gonna express it this year. She always comes up with something, that's for certain.
Lew, I'm sad to say the pond project didn't go far at all last year. I spent too much time travelling, Jeeping, and repairing Jeeps to do much with the pond. I have higher hopes for this year. Once I get the bulldozer and the tractor running again, if you want to come play in the sand, you'd be welcome. Right now the liner you provided is under 6 inches of logs and a foot of snow. It's not going anywhere. As I think about our schedule of tours for this year, one of the new things we did last year that I might want to repeat is the Sunday afternoon "newby" class for new folks to FCT. I'd like to hear from anyone who joined us last year to know if that class had any value for you. I'd like to get some feedback, either here in this thread, or through a private message. We tried to make the class interesting and helpful by covering topics that could help someone new to Jeeping in the mountains. I guess I need to ask for evaluations right after the class, or at the end of the FCT week instead of months later. But if you thought it helped you enjoy your time at FCT, or you thought it was a waste of time, I'd like to know so I can adjust accordingly.
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M38Mike
46 CJ2A SAMCJ2A 4?-5? CJ2A/3A/M38 Jigsaw 51 M38 Green Jeanne 52 M38 Blue Mule, 51 M100 Blue Mule Tale 52 XM38EV1 Electro-Willys, 52 M100 Juice Box |
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mriceflinter
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Mike. OK our registration is going in the mail Monday. I got the new radio and am anxious to try it out in the mountains so if I get drawn and you need me for tailgunner we will se how it works. Mike
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Joe DeYoung
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Mike, last year was my first CFCT and also my first time driving my stock jeep off road in the mountains. I did the mountain driving tutorial with you and I learned some key things that I needed to know about safely driving on the steep mountains grades. Not only the safety for myself and jeep, but also the safety of others around me. I would definitely recomend the continuation of the program.
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Joe DeYoung
to many jeeps, parts, and accessories to list here, but apparently enough to keep me in trouble with my wife. |
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mriceflinter
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Mike, I think the sunday class is an excellent activity to continue. If we had it when we started jeeping I am sure we would have been a lot better off. I am sure some of us have forgotten some of the trial and error mistakes we made over the years. Classes like this would have been a great help back then! Mike
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tumbleweed
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For what its worth I think that the "TDR 4 WD Off-road Academy" is a good idea for new folks that have never driven in mountains. The TDR hill of terror will teach you how to stay off the clutch. I would vote to keep it and the only improvement would be to have some "Cheerleaders". So, athawk11 and Oilly bring your pom pom's
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49 CJ3A - Smokey
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m38mike
Member Joined: 23 Apr. 2007 Location: Colorado High Country Status: Offline Points: 3794 |
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I have hoorays and booo's to award to the first registration to arrive. Hooray to Hackney for getting the first registration in. Boooo for managing to misspell my name despite it being plainly spelled out on the bottom of the form. For obviously not paying close attention to the instructions, and especially because we have been friends for many years, I may have to add penalty pointSSS to their random number and we'll see how close - or far - they come to the cutoff number for attending. Tsk - tsk.
In other news, I thank everyone so far who has responded to my request for feedback on the Sunday afternoon "TDR 4WD Off-Road Academy" here and through PM's or emails. Your collective encouragement is causing me to include it in this year's schedule. But I would like to hear any criticism's you may have so I can improve the program. To use a sport's analogy, I can't believe that we hit a home run on our first time at bat.
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M38Mike
46 CJ2A SAMCJ2A 4?-5? CJ2A/3A/M38 Jigsaw 51 M38 Green Jeanne 52 M38 Blue Mule, 51 M100 Blue Mule Tale 52 XM38EV1 Electro-Willys, 52 M100 Juice Box |
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mriceflinter
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OK mike, so did he misspell your first or last name???
On another note. One thing you might want to try in the class is having your students stop half way up the hill and get going again without backing up so as not to hit the jeep who is a little bit close behind. I have seen some close calls when we stop on the trail and someone has to stop on a substantial hill. Maybe with showing the techniques for doing this we can avoid possible problems on the trail. As you know a dash throttle control and / or a good emergency brake used properly will help greately for this. just a thought. Mike
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SE Kansas 46 CJ-2A
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This sounds like a good idea, but maybe some instruction on keeping a proper trail interval should also be included. Following too close is an obvious hazard to both parties, and an avoidable one with some education. |
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46 CJ-2A #64462 "Ol' Red" (bought April 1969)(second owner)(12 V, 11" brakes, M-38 frame, MD Juan tub)
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TERRY
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Mike, See that is spelled correctly! Was it my spelling or unreadable writing?
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BOULDER 48 2A
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mriceflinter
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Sometimes I have a bad habit of doing that myself until the dusty roads remind me to "BACK OFF"
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tumbleweed
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Mike, one of the things that I took from a few years ago was the art of starting from a stop when pointed uphill. I would say start from a complete stop while you are on a climb up the TDR hill of terror! I still learn from folks every year on "Old Indian Tricks" (no offence to Ms. Warren)such as parking on a steep hill (going up or down). Oh yes, and don't spit into the wind!
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49 CJ3A - Smokey
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m38mike
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Terry, there is only one K in my name and it's in my first name. No K in Picard. Now about those penalty points, for a donation we may be able to reduce or eliminate them. Congratulations again for being the first form on file for this year.
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M38Mike
46 CJ2A SAMCJ2A 4?-5? CJ2A/3A/M38 Jigsaw 51 M38 Green Jeanne 52 M38 Blue Mule, 51 M100 Blue Mule Tale 52 XM38EV1 Electro-Willys, 52 M100 Juice Box |
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m38mike
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We did try to remember to talk about intervals when taking the drivers thru our down-and-up-hill drive. But not all drivers got that message, or some may forget the message when entranced with the majesty of the moment on the side of a mountain. Dust seems to be the best reminder to keep some spacing, but being a quarter mile apart creates other problems. Stopping and starting on that steep slope would be a good learning opportunity. I'm a little concerned with how much we might tear up the ground by having each vehicle do that. I may go test out the concept so I can get a feel for the potential damage we could do to my hill. My driveway hill might be a better training site. Not so intimidating and far more stable and forgiving of spinning tires.
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M38Mike
46 CJ2A SAMCJ2A 4?-5? CJ2A/3A/M38 Jigsaw 51 M38 Green Jeanne 52 M38 Blue Mule, 51 M100 Blue Mule Tale 52 XM38EV1 Electro-Willys, 52 M100 Juice Box |
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TERRY
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M. Picard,
Did the 4x4 lesson include double clutch downshift to first, or tricks for getting in and out of low range while moving? P.S. Note the spelling, I practiced a hundred times on scrap paper.
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BOULDER 48 2A
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m38mike
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T. Hackney, No it did not, to both questions. P.S. I'm proud you learned it correctly. Only took me a couple of tries in Kindergarten.
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M38Mike
46 CJ2A SAMCJ2A 4?-5? CJ2A/3A/M38 Jigsaw 51 M38 Green Jeanne 52 M38 Blue Mule, 51 M100 Blue Mule Tale 52 XM38EV1 Electro-Willys, 52 M100 Juice Box |
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jpet
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When I'm on a hill (up or down), and I'm in low range, I just leave the jeep in gear and start it. No brake, no clutch, no rolling away of any kind. Right Jolly Rodger? ... of course my jeep starts better than some.
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