Oscar3 coverage
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I didn't take a lot of pictures. Here is what I got.
For anyone interested to know how well/badly a 2013 Ford F150 with a 5.0 does towing from Greenville, SC to Evarts, KY, here is the trip information.
I think it did pretty well. I was really impressed with how well it handled the hills and how stable it was.
Here is a pic of the rig loaded ready to head back.
A couple pics of the TJ at the top next to Mason Jar.
Then some pics from the helo pad up above White Tail.
A panarama
A couple group shots with the nice view.
and a shot of the valley
For anyone interested to know how well/badly a 2013 Ford F150 with a 5.0 does towing from Greenville, SC to Evarts, KY, here is the trip information.
I think it did pretty well. I was really impressed with how well it handled the hills and how stable it was.
Here is a pic of the rig loaded ready to head back.
A couple pics of the TJ at the top next to Mason Jar.
Then some pics from the helo pad up above White Tail.
A panarama
A couple group shots with the nice view.
and a shot of the valley
Yep, I donated quite a bit of paint to the rocks. But I expected the sliders to loose some paint. I just got done rinsing off most of the mud and got my first look at the damage. Nothing got touched except the sliders and belly skid. The sliders lost more paint then I thought they would on the first trip. There are spots of bare metal 1" by 10" that are already rusting. Good news is that there is no real damage to the armor. It all stood strong. No dents. Even the belly skid just lost a little paint and has a few scars, but no dents.
My damage report for the weekend is:
2 shredded mile marker hubs (pieces of crap)
1 Warn standard hub lost the dial (but stayed locked)
1 very bent HD tie rod still drivable, just lost quite a bit of steering to driver side)
That's it, besides the lost paint and scraping up the beadlock rings. I have a set of Warn premiums that I'm going to put on once the jeep is clean. Maybe that will end my hub breaking career. I'll be happy about that as long as I don't start breaking more expensive items.
I'm really pleased with how the jeep did. Thanks go out to Cole and the crew at Clemson 4 Wheel for their hard work.
My damage report for the weekend is:
2 shredded mile marker hubs (pieces of crap)
1 Warn standard hub lost the dial (but stayed locked)
1 very bent HD tie rod still drivable, just lost quite a bit of steering to driver side)
That's it, besides the lost paint and scraping up the beadlock rings. I have a set of Warn premiums that I'm going to put on once the jeep is clean. Maybe that will end my hub breaking career. I'll be happy about that as long as I don't start breaking more expensive items.
I'm really pleased with how the jeep did. Thanks go out to Cole and the crew at Clemson 4 Wheel for their hard work.
Haha! I took Monday off work and spent 4 hours cleaning inside and out. Its amazing the difference a pressure warsher makes on the tires because a standard hose pipe just does not cut it. My tires wont come clean. I'm going to have to hit up a pressure warsher soon. That mud is just so corrosive and now that I saw that rust puddle on the way to the Loco Barn, I can guess why. Its nice to be able to just hose out the inside.
Hey Ian from Extreme, here's a tidbit for ya, "WD-40 does not make clean up easier if you spray it all over your undercarriage!" It makes it like superglue. Everything must be scrubbed you Jack Rabbit SOB. Maybe if you want the nuggets to fall right off and dont give a rats tail about the semi permanent brown leftover sheen. I'm not making that mistake again. Check yourself Ian. That reminds me, I think it was a new episode during Oscar. Squirell!!!
Hey Ian from Extreme, here's a tidbit for ya, "WD-40 does not make clean up easier if you spray it all over your undercarriage!" It makes it like superglue. Everything must be scrubbed you Jack Rabbit SOB. Maybe if you want the nuggets to fall right off and dont give a rats tail about the semi permanent brown leftover sheen. I'm not making that mistake again. Check yourself Ian. That reminds me, I think it was a new episode during Oscar. Squirell!!!