TimB
Homesick
- Location
- Weatherford, Tx
I got this new printer that I set up on my home network. It is also a flat bed scanner. I got to fooling with it to see what everything does, and dug some old pictures out to scan. They scan pretty good. These are some old wheeling pictures, thought you might find them amusing.
The first two pics - top one is of a bran spanking new 1985 chevy 3/4 ton 4x4. I drove Pritchet in as it sets the day of this picture - zero body damage. Pritchet Canyon has got a lot worse. The rock pile was the toughest part for me, the plastic skids on the dual tanks slid pretty hard on the edge. I thought sure I was hearing the rockers scrape but they were not even scratched.
Next one is when I first started towing my junk instead of driving it. I'd pull the rear DS and flat tow at warp speed. That Bronco was sweet. I had to sell both of these vehicles after my divorce due to financial issues.
These two are of my old CJ - 1977 CJ7. Was originally a colorado forest service jeep. I wheeled it a lot as it was the Jeep I owned the longest when I lived in Moab.
The top is butt scratcher on Golden Spike, the next is rock chucker on Metal Masher. On Butt Scratcher I was even still running re-treads, 235 85 r 16. On Rock Chucker I had moved up to BFG MT's, 255 85 r 16s. The factory limited slip in the back, and a power lock limited slip in the front.
Two more on Rock Chucker. Notice there used to be rocks at the bottom - that's where the name rock chucker came from. We would chuck rocks until we could get the old stockers up it.
The very first year Golden Spike was ran, the very first roll over at double whammy. This was actually the year before it became an official Jeep Safari Trail. This trip was taken the day after Dan Mick and Texas Bob had connected the trail.
More roll over pictures. This scout was pretty nice - had been featured in magazines. He took the tailgate off, duck taped it to the front windshield, and drove it home to Denver.
In the last pic - the guy in the green shirt on the left side of the scout is me - younger by about 17 - 18 years.
The first two pics - top one is of a bran spanking new 1985 chevy 3/4 ton 4x4. I drove Pritchet in as it sets the day of this picture - zero body damage. Pritchet Canyon has got a lot worse. The rock pile was the toughest part for me, the plastic skids on the dual tanks slid pretty hard on the edge. I thought sure I was hearing the rockers scrape but they were not even scratched.
Next one is when I first started towing my junk instead of driving it. I'd pull the rear DS and flat tow at warp speed. That Bronco was sweet. I had to sell both of these vehicles after my divorce due to financial issues.
These two are of my old CJ - 1977 CJ7. Was originally a colorado forest service jeep. I wheeled it a lot as it was the Jeep I owned the longest when I lived in Moab.
The top is butt scratcher on Golden Spike, the next is rock chucker on Metal Masher. On Butt Scratcher I was even still running re-treads, 235 85 r 16. On Rock Chucker I had moved up to BFG MT's, 255 85 r 16s. The factory limited slip in the back, and a power lock limited slip in the front.
Two more on Rock Chucker. Notice there used to be rocks at the bottom - that's where the name rock chucker came from. We would chuck rocks until we could get the old stockers up it.
The very first year Golden Spike was ran, the very first roll over at double whammy. This was actually the year before it became an official Jeep Safari Trail. This trip was taken the day after Dan Mick and Texas Bob had connected the trail.
More roll over pictures. This scout was pretty nice - had been featured in magazines. He took the tailgate off, duck taped it to the front windshield, and drove it home to Denver.
In the last pic - the guy in the green shirt on the left side of the scout is me - younger by about 17 - 18 years.
