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Went snow wheelin on saturday(pics & video)

MT894runner

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I went on a wheelin trip on saturday with a bunch of the local offroad shop guys. It was a blast! Lots of snow and stucks.


We met up at the offroad shop to grab tools and straps. Can you read the liscense plates?
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We invaded the gas station to fill up.
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We stoped at the trail head to air down our tires.
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I aired my tire down a bit too much. Drove on it up the trail to the first climb anyway.
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Driving up the trail.
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At the first obstacle Andy(white truck) plowed the way up a very steep hill climb. The other two trucks tried a few different ways up the hill before the red truck blew out 1st, 2nd and reverse gears.
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While Wade(bronco) and I were waiting for them to come back down wade went into a DEEP drift and got stuck trying to park next to me.
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After pulling Wade out I realized I had even less air in my front left tire. So I waited for Andy to come down from the hill climb and air up my tire. Hes got air lockers. You can see him on the hill behind my truck.
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Right after I pulled out wade he got stuck again. Theres our friend Brandon holding a Bud. Classic!
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Andy towed the red truck down off the hill. The red truck drove home with only 3rd,4th and 5th gear, but it was a turbo.
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After we air up my tire we continued on the trail towards the top of the mountain. Once we got there I was hauling up this hill and made it almost to the top. While I was backing down the hill I turned around and sunk right into a powder hole. All the tracks on the hill are from snomobiles. So there wasn't much packed snow around. I ended up sinking into the fluffy stuff a few times throughout the day. So did everybody else though.
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At the hill you can see I was stuck pretty good. You can also see the heavy chevy that was really sunk in the snow. There wasn't anybody in it so they probably had a long walk. The rest of the crew in the way background about to hit up the hill.
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Barnaby to the rescue. One quick tug and I was out.
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Wade and his ballin Bronco Blazin up the hill!
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After brawling around for a little we headed up to a spot in the sun were we had a pow wow.:smoke:
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Barnaby got stuck pretty good. He's about to get a facial of snow.
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I got stuck again. Notice the trail im on is just snomobile tracks. I went off the trail a tiny bit and it sucked me into the deep stuff.
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A rear shot of how deep the snow was. Differential definately draging.
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Before we left I had to try this gnarly deep CRUSTY hard snow drift. I didn't make it.
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Now for the videos:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3338633605900093319&hl=en

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8430063706873915724&hl=en

I had to go back into the hole because the red truck was in my way so I clawed out!
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4813439725764521448&hl=en

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-309517107190879328&hl=en

I wanted to see how much snow my truck could do. It was hard chunky snow.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3791472360837228900&hl=en

It was a great wheelin trip. I learned I need some wider tires and and aircompressor.
 
Nice pics, beautiful day. You guys don't seem to have as much snow as usual this year.
 
notstock said:
Nice pics, beautiful day. You guys don't seem to have as much snow as usual this year.

We haven't had the normal amount of snow for about 7 years. I remember when I was in middle school waking up to fresh snow everyday. I remember because I had to shovel it.:rolleyes: We have only 4in in town right now. and I haven't even gotten to use my new snowboard yet this year.
:wtf:
 
I can remember going to visit my buddy in Whitefish in January. Their driveway was a canyon. You could fold the mirrors in, take your hands off the steering wheel & let er rip. I was out in your area that year, you guys had about 3 feet. This was in the late 90's
 
COOL (pardon the pun)
I'm from Missoula, have not been home for many years.
I am sure it has changed, but I miss the small town/towns.
Living in Western WA, is like one continuous city (they run into each other).
It sucks...
Cool pictures Thanks :cool:
 
GRW said:
Living in Western WA, is like one continuous city (they run into each other).
It sucks...
Cool pictures Thanks :cool:
Depends on where you live in western Washington:;
No city up here
 
KICK ASS pics!!!!

Love that kind of stuff. Looks like you guys had a blast. I really like the shots of the guys spouting up some snow rooster tails!!!

:rockon:
 
Looks like a blast.....the hill would be a good time as well.

Why not more of the sweet 2nd gen x-tracab with the flatbed?

Thanks for sharing
 
Symon623 said:
Why not more of the sweet 2nd gen x-tracab with the flatbed?

I'll upload some more pics of it tonight. IT has:

38.5X15.5X15 TSL/sx on beadlocks
dana axles
ARB lockers
disk brakes
dual transfer cases
gears
winch
and many other hoopty items I don't know of
He has a few really nice lifted yotas.
 
MT894runner said:
I'll upload some more pics of it tonight. IT has:

38.5X15.5X15 TSL/sx on beadlocks
dana axles
ARB lockers
disk brakes
dual transfer cases
gears
winch
and many other hoopty items I don't know of
He has a few really nice lifted yotas.

Sweet lookin too. I noticed all you guys are runnin swampers? they really work better then radials?
 
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