Black Hills Run June 18-22, 2018 |
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wadoyado
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"It's unbelievable how much you don't know about the jeep you've been driving all your life" (Mickey Mantle paraphrase)
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Rick G
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smfulle
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A couple of detail photos on the trail damage and repair to Grampaās Jeep.
Hereās the evidence of actual breakage. Donāt know how it could have happened. I barely touched those rocks, Hereās what it looks like right now sitting in my garage. This is welding done by Jpet with two twelve volt batteries and a welding rod. He also we,did a spring hanger on Wardās jeep. For this repair Jeff used a short piece of angle iron on the bottom side of the tube to splice the break. I drove back to the truck with this repair and feel confident that it would hold up at least as well as the original tube. This kind of trail side welding is magic to me. Thanks Jeff, fir saving me once again. |
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Lee MN
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I'd call it a "Jeep Grinder" .... I have some video & photo's I'll post when I get home, currently East Bound! .. Lee |
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LEE
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Rick G
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That looks like my kind of trail! I bet it was a blastš
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jpet
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CJ2A #29110 "General Willys"
MB #204827 "BAM BAM" "We do what we can, and we try what we can't" |
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jpet
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.... more Hal Johns:
Breakage shortened the trip for some of us: Rojo lost a serpentine belt. BAM BAM developed a hole in a power steering pump hose (pressure side) Grandpaās Jeep broke a tie rod Willy broke a spring hanger. The rest of the group went on to the waterfall. Lee has some pics of that. |
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CJ2A #29110 "General Willys"
MB #204827 "BAM BAM" "We do what we can, and we try what we can't" |
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RICKG
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Back home in Idaho safe this PM. Travelling west the Yellowstone, Gallatin, Beaverhead and Snake are at full volume running fast and muddy. Till we jeep again..
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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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Oilleaker1
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Very good point about the slides Wrongway. I noticed driving home from Ditch Creek many places where rocks were on the highway.
We're going over to "watch" the boys play today. Most all that came here felt like I do. Sure missed driving our back woods sports cars. Allan, Jeff, Stan, and Lee are hanging out and going over to the rocks today. No mud down there, but slick. Ward, Brian, Dillon, are coming up from Hill City to join in. It hurts that so many made reservations for a cancelled meet, but you can't beat mother nature. She controls the day. Lee mentioned seeing the FS closing trail gates, so they didn't want us on those ATV trails for sure. Glad we made the call we did or there would have been trouble. The sun will come back to us today. Now it will get hot and steamy. I want to again thank all who came and sacrificed their time/vacation only to head home. This run isn't finished. "We shall Return" (too good not to). we'll call it "Return To Ditch Creek". i'm going to bet new FS signs will be posted and our camp will be resriticted. Time will tell. Many have said they really missed spending time with all our friends, talking and joking in camp. That's half the fun. I agree. "Until We Jeep Again". John
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Green Disease, Jeeps, Old Iron!
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Wrongway
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We have had several rock slides here in the canyon where I live today. Keep an eye or ear out up there. Especially in the narrow parts.
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49 CJ3A - Dauntless V6 -Sold
56 Wagon Buick V6 -Sold 49 CJ3A Custom Rock Crawler -Sold 58 FC170 350 Chev,snow plow -Sold 48 CJ2A 206401 Original and keeping it that way !!! Current |
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aboyandhisdog
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I think Stan and Jeff may have ended up in the wrong state by mistake!
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Wrongway
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So the total rain so far this week is 5.8 inches and still raining. For an area that normally gets about 16" annually that's a lot!
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49 CJ3A - Dauntless V6 -Sold
56 Wagon Buick V6 -Sold 49 CJ3A Custom Rock Crawler -Sold 58 FC170 350 Chev,snow plow -Sold 48 CJ2A 206401 Original and keeping it that way !!! Current |
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Nothing Special
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That looks really familiar! But I was alone, so I backed up at this point. |
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jpet
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We are going back to camp 5 tomorrow. Lots of stuff to do out there. The trail that runs parallel to the creek bed is passable with a stock flatty. We also looked at Kong yesterday. Iād like to give it a go when we get a few more Qwaaazy 8s here tomorrow. The rain has made things a little greasy. It reminds me of eastern wheeling. |
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CJ2A #29110 "General Willys"
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baja 4
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Looks fun Jeff. Will be there tonight. Going to miss seeing the folks that headed home though.
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Rick G
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Youāve been busy siping, I see. Thatās a really good looking prototype. Looks a lot like a dual-sport motorcycle tire. Are those the 900x16?
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JeepFever
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Looks like fun!!
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mbullism
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I read these adventures from the far east... in the land of "NO". We live vicariously through these posts.
Just know that we feel your pain...
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Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it... Welcome to 1930's Germany
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