rholbrook
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- Location
- Kaysville, Ut
We will start with the modes of transport.
Caleb has a 2003(??) Husqvarna TE670 with a nearly 5 gallon tank he had to order from Australia. This Swedish girl has dual exhaust, blinkers, instrument cluster, 6 "high" gears and an obviously heavy flywheel because she could lug like nothing I have ridden before. There were many times that it should have killed on me but didn't. Caleb
Corban has an ATK 605 that he bought and it runs very well. I never got to ride it but it has 5 gears and takes him all the places he wants to go and then some that he probably shouldn't. The only casualty he suffered on his bike was a shortened front brake lever. He tipped it nearly at my feet because where he stopped there was a dip in the rock and he couldn't reach.
Caleb and Corban wanted to haul their own stuff; Corban stuffed his stuff into one big back pack. He says it was 40lbs prior to water, I think he's being conservative on the weight. Caleb must have purchased every fancy tank, fender and seat bag he could find because when it was all loaded up, he couldn't move in the saddle. I think this is what led to his broken foot; he just couldn't distribute his weight by moving around in the saddle. When I sat on it to ride it for him, I couldn't move and quickly realized I would be in the same boat as him if I didn't get some room on the seat so I off loaded to Lane's JK. I didn't get any test run on the Husky because the first obstacle was right there and was a pretty good climb with a mixture of rock, sand and gravel. It’s hard to describe but there was a cow that had died on the trail right there too.
My 16 yr old son, Jaxon drove his 2004 LJ on the trail. He of course wanted to take it and with it being just myself, Jaxon 16, Harrison 9 and my father-in-law (old as dirt) we figured we would have enough room. I was going to haul my TJ down but with it being the four of us, I left it home. The LJ has a 2” lift, 32” BFG All Terrains, Automatic, TracLok in the rear and an open front differential and an amazing AC. We have never really tested the abilities of the LJ but I was impressed on how well it went. There was one obstacle that I thought Lane would have to pull it up on but Jaxon was able to go right up it with a little bump at the first. I have learned that we need a belly up pan of some sort, rear bumper and maybe a little more lift to get the rearend up some. We like the way it drives and rides and we hate to lift it much more but we'll see what we decide.
Lane has a 2008 JK Rubicon with a manual transmission, winch, 3 or 4” lift and 35” tires. I have wheeled with Lane and his son Shane in Moab last year. Two really great guys and fun to go with. Lane ended up loaded down pretty good with everyone’s stuff. It’s a good thing he sold his TJ and got the JK. Lane takes care of his Jeeps and by his driving skills; he never has to push it hard to make an obstacle. During one of my little motorcycle explorations I found him a mini-escalator to go up. He had so much fun on it that he had to back down it and do it again.
I couldn’t have picked a better group to go with and I am glad I got to meet Corban and Caleb as well as hang out with Lane and Shane again. In spite of the wind, we had a great time.
Caleb has a 2003(??) Husqvarna TE670 with a nearly 5 gallon tank he had to order from Australia. This Swedish girl has dual exhaust, blinkers, instrument cluster, 6 "high" gears and an obviously heavy flywheel because she could lug like nothing I have ridden before. There were many times that it should have killed on me but didn't. Caleb
Corban has an ATK 605 that he bought and it runs very well. I never got to ride it but it has 5 gears and takes him all the places he wants to go and then some that he probably shouldn't. The only casualty he suffered on his bike was a shortened front brake lever. He tipped it nearly at my feet because where he stopped there was a dip in the rock and he couldn't reach.
Caleb and Corban wanted to haul their own stuff; Corban stuffed his stuff into one big back pack. He says it was 40lbs prior to water, I think he's being conservative on the weight. Caleb must have purchased every fancy tank, fender and seat bag he could find because when it was all loaded up, he couldn't move in the saddle. I think this is what led to his broken foot; he just couldn't distribute his weight by moving around in the saddle. When I sat on it to ride it for him, I couldn't move and quickly realized I would be in the same boat as him if I didn't get some room on the seat so I off loaded to Lane's JK. I didn't get any test run on the Husky because the first obstacle was right there and was a pretty good climb with a mixture of rock, sand and gravel. It’s hard to describe but there was a cow that had died on the trail right there too.
My 16 yr old son, Jaxon drove his 2004 LJ on the trail. He of course wanted to take it and with it being just myself, Jaxon 16, Harrison 9 and my father-in-law (old as dirt) we figured we would have enough room. I was going to haul my TJ down but with it being the four of us, I left it home. The LJ has a 2” lift, 32” BFG All Terrains, Automatic, TracLok in the rear and an open front differential and an amazing AC. We have never really tested the abilities of the LJ but I was impressed on how well it went. There was one obstacle that I thought Lane would have to pull it up on but Jaxon was able to go right up it with a little bump at the first. I have learned that we need a belly up pan of some sort, rear bumper and maybe a little more lift to get the rearend up some. We like the way it drives and rides and we hate to lift it much more but we'll see what we decide.
Lane has a 2008 JK Rubicon with a manual transmission, winch, 3 or 4” lift and 35” tires. I have wheeled with Lane and his son Shane in Moab last year. Two really great guys and fun to go with. Lane ended up loaded down pretty good with everyone’s stuff. It’s a good thing he sold his TJ and got the JK. Lane takes care of his Jeeps and by his driving skills; he never has to push it hard to make an obstacle. During one of my little motorcycle explorations I found him a mini-escalator to go up. He had so much fun on it that he had to back down it and do it again.
I couldn’t have picked a better group to go with and I am glad I got to meet Corban and Caleb as well as hang out with Lane and Shane again. In spite of the wind, we had a great time.
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