gragravar

Sunday morning also began early. I went wheeling with a local group on a trail called <a href="http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php?id=209">metberry gultch</a>. we had 15 rigs show up. after meeting up we drove to the trail head. 85% of the trail was tame, but that last 15% was pretty intense. it was an out and back trail with a beautiful stop for lunch at the furthest out point. the 2 particularly intense spots were one tight corner that on the way in went down and to the right. the slope was pretty far and if you didnt hit the line right would toss your rig into a big rock next to the door. on the way out I took a line far to the outside to avoid the tippy rock and managed to pick my front right wheel up about 3 feet above the ground before negotiating the turn on the other tires and pulling out of it.

there was also a really steep section of downhill that was on a rock covered by sand. effectively it made it a controlled slide to get down it. heading back up it was the first time I have ever needed to lock my center differential in the rover. I without it locked, I was just spinning my tires.

Overall I was really impressed by the capability of the rover, and I definitely learned a lot about its capabilities yesterday.

here are some pics:
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03Indigo

looks like a lot of fun Andrew...sure you want to sell the RR?

gragravar

It was fun! I am still willing to sell it, but am not really pushing for a sale. :-)

gietl

sweet....I miss the scout

gragravar

how long until it comes back?

gietl

Two weeks...hopefully.