Mantua 29 Dec/ Snowy

[smashmetal]

It was 27 degrees when we hit the road. After reaching or destination it was lightly snowing and dident stop the whole time we where there. We spent quit abit of time removing civilians and the stock rigs from the trail so we could pass. The road was ok but we discovered that it was more fun playing in the fields of fresh deep snow!
I my self ruined a power steering pump, It might have something to do with locked dana 60, 40" tires and the stock yota steering system. Also discovered that a have a short in the wiring that won't alow the engine to start. Id like to thank the previous owner for his ghetto wiring skills
Ken (Fattodog) schooled us all in his well put together CJ! here are some high- lights. More pic's can be found here.
http://s214.photobucket.com/albums/cc160/smashmetal/Mantua Ut 2007/

 

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[Greg]

Looks like a good time with a nice group of rigs! How'd your Toyota do in the snow with those 39.5's? Probably just floated on the white stuff!

 

[193kyle]

Looks like fun guys! I wish I could have made it. We'll have to plan another trip soon.

 

[smashmetal]

Riding on snowmobile trails ended up being a bit tougher than even I expected. But after bringing the tire pressure down to 5psi it got a bit better.

Yup, ya missed out Kyle, I have some bugs to work out but I should be better prepaired next time. It made for a good experimental run. I was sure jelous of Fattodogs V8 power but atleast I had enought gearing to get me around.

 

[red]

trip went pretty good, heres some more pics <a href="http://s193.photobucket.com/albums/z277/redhead1987/mantua122907/?action=view&current=DSCN0826.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z277/redhead1987/mantua122907/DSCN0826.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

things started a little slow meeting up with everybody, met up with everyone in roy just fine (i was about 10 minutes late, overslept sorry yall) but when we got up to brigham at the walmart parking lot, where did the other guys go that wanted to meet up there? was alot of fun though with some carnage but overall a great trip.

 

[smashmetal]

Had to fix it for ya red, here is a better link.

http://s193.photobucket.com/albums/z277/redhead1987/mantua122907/

 

[red]

thanks, i dont know why but every time i tried to make a link it gave me that really long one.

 

[PierCed_3]

Thanks for inviting me! Gosh, it's in my freaking back yard Kenneth!

 

[red]

check the trip planning section, usually trip plans are posted up at least a couple days before so everybody knows whats up.

 

[PierCed_3]

I hardly come on here anymore. I guess I should check it more often

 

[Houndoc]

You probably caught almost as many fish as we did out on the ice that day.

 

[fattodog]

Thanks for inviting me! Gosh, it's in my freaking back yard Kenneth!

My Bad. I thought the last time we e-spoke, Frankenstien was DOA. We can ALWAYS do it again! That run was a hoot!! burned half atank of gas in justover four hours. GOOD TIMES!!

KENNETH !!

 

[PierCed_3]

Frankenstien is DOA but it has a little life left in her . So long as I still have 1 and 2nd gear I am good to roll . Looks like a good time! How is Betty?

 

[Bud]

So, should we get something together for the end of the month?

 

[red]

sounds good, for a sooner trip check in the trip planning section, we're headed to rattlesnake in 5 mile pass

 

[PierCed_3]

So, should we get something together for the end of the month?

Absolutely, I will be there!

 

[ryan iverson]

willard peak

last time we went up was in feb 06 we were stuck for 13 hrs no kidding all rigs were locked front and rear. snapped a highlift jack it was rad still had to leave my friends bronco up there overnight. so much fun though !!!