Few videos I got Sat. at Choccolocco

Cole · Apr 19, 2009

Big Al on Boat Ramp
Big Al crawling Boat Ramp at choccolocco offroad

JohnG. crawling WFO, only the 2nd person to make it.
JohnG crawling WFO at Choccolocco Mt, offroad

Bert on Boat Ramp
Bert on Boat Ramp

MattO, JohnG. and Pdaddy on Boat Ramp
BFG Krawlers Vs Super Swampers on Boat Ramp

MattO on Hells Revenge
MattO on Hells Revenge at Choccolocco

P · Apr 19, 2009

Boat Ramp = BFG No doubt... :****:

I've hit it with Irok's and with the SX's and still have NOT made that obstacle.... I shoulda had the ProCrap's on there maybe they woulda worked :dunno:

BamaTJ · Apr 19, 2009

Great vids man, the BFG vs Interco one is funny. Hell Al walked it to and then Tim crawled it with Creepy's. Sticky tires make that trail look easy!

caglezxj · Apr 19, 2009

Great Videos, Matt was getting it on Hell's Revenge.

The whole sticky tires vs non sticky's is some funny ****..... Sorry bout it P but I would have been sliding backwards with you.

Rescue1 · Apr 19, 2009

Great vids as always. :dblthumb:

Was lookin for my next set of tires and I think these vids have made my mind up for me. :driving:

Just need to save up or rob a bank to get me a set ! :****:

CHASMAN9 · Apr 20, 2009

Krawlers == zzzzzzzzzzz boring. Wheres the WOO POOW? :flipoff1:

P · Apr 20, 2009

I hit it hard several times too, not harder then I felt comfortable with but I tried about everything outside of tearing up my junk ( saved that for Hells Revenge LOL )

The once "bump" at the bottom of it is now a big ass ditch so hitting it with speed is a bit more brutal than it used to be. Oh well, another day I suppose.

CHASMAN9 · Apr 20, 2009

Howd the new SX's work other than that? What air pressure did they run at? Did your new front shaft let go again? :dunno:

John Galbreath Jr. · Apr 20, 2009

CHASMAN9 said:
Howd the new SX's work other than that? What air pressure did they run at? Did your new front shaft let go again?

We dropped Ps air pressure to 5. His weld broke on his front shaft (enter your own fabricator joke here), will be an easy fix, may have already done it.

P · Apr 20, 2009

John Galbreath Jr. said:
We dropped Ps air pressure to 5. His weld broke on his front shaft (enter your own fabricator joke here), will be an easy fix, may have already done it.

John I appreciate all your confidence in my abilities . Sorry Im not a driveshaft builder, nor have a machine shop to properly manufacture what I need... oh thats right, I should just go buy one ! :

John Galbreath Jr. · Apr 20, 2009

P said:
John I appreciate all your confidence in my abilities . Sorry Im not a driveshaft builder, nor have a machine shop to properly manufacture what I need... oh thats right, I should just go buy one ! :

You could really tell how hard that shaft is, because the weld did not penetrate as much as your would have thought. Fixed it yet, cause I have some ideas?

CHASMAN9 · Apr 20, 2009

JohnG is right. You might have to chamfer the shaft first to get the welds to hold. Take a grinder to the shaft and groove it then weld er up and let the stickies begin.

bigsilly · Apr 20, 2009

Stickys, nuff said. :gtfo:

P · Apr 20, 2009

Affordable, nuff said :gtfo:

( Or barter system/trade, whatever... laughing1 )

BamaTJ · Apr 20, 2009

John Galbreath Jr. said:
You could really tell how hard that shaft is, because the weld did not penetrate as much as your would have thought. Fixed it yet, cause I have some ideas?

Find out a way to sleeve it or use different material so you will not have to butt weld it on. You know several folks with machine shops that can help you get the thing right and stop breaking. As many issues as you have you had with various front dshafts setup, it is worth some extra time and maybe a little coin to do it right and forget about it.

John Galbreath Jr. · Apr 20, 2009

I think a sleeve core drilled with 4 1/2" holes each end (two drilled all the way through) making sure you do not drill in the weld area and the two drill holes are offset so all 4 do not line up. Then grind the shaft for more weld area. Heat the shaft with a torch, weld it while hot. Wrap it to cool as slow as possible. Grind away weld so sleeve slides over weld. Mark holes in sleeve as to where it will weld on the shaft. Grind those areas on shaft to clean and flat spot then just a little. Slide sleeve back over and weld each end and all core drills. Wheel like a mo-fo.

P · Apr 20, 2009

Im going to sleeve it like I did the DOM version that twisted to **** , I always intended to but never got around to it because I was either riding or working on something else.

I will continue to do things trial and error, and homebuilt.. that is what I enjoy.