cbetts
NERD!!!
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I was craving some off roading when I kept reading the Moab posts. Well, turns out I actually had a weekend off and the wife was going to go play with her friends so I proposed an impromptu run. Last Chance Canyon became the trail of choice.
We only had three trucks on this run; and H2 and two H3s (Fish, Poncho1965 and myself). Zach and AAMCO were scheduled to join but some last minute problems happened to their rigs so they opted out.
Mike and Matt kept mostly on the easier path. Me, well . . . lets just say I wanted to try a few "difficult" routes this time since I didn't have to worry about leading newer drivers. Everybody had to be recovered at least once. That is a good sign that we were trying! Fortunately, we all got off the trail with no casualties. However, I apparently was close to having something bad happen. Mike asked about my body lift while we were airing back up, so I climbed under the truck to show him what it looked like. I discovered a loose body bolt. Upon further inspection, all the bolts were loose. The one on the front right actually dropped out, allowing the spacer to fall off the truck. However, the skid was in the way so I did not lose the factory bushing or bolt. I still had the additional spacers for the H3T so I was able to replace it once I got home. I guess I have another item on my maintenance checklist now.
I didn't get a chance to take many pictures. Here is what I managed to take:
We only had three trucks on this run; and H2 and two H3s (Fish, Poncho1965 and myself). Zach and AAMCO were scheduled to join but some last minute problems happened to their rigs so they opted out.
Mike and Matt kept mostly on the easier path. Me, well . . . lets just say I wanted to try a few "difficult" routes this time since I didn't have to worry about leading newer drivers. Everybody had to be recovered at least once. That is a good sign that we were trying! Fortunately, we all got off the trail with no casualties. However, I apparently was close to having something bad happen. Mike asked about my body lift while we were airing back up, so I climbed under the truck to show him what it looked like. I discovered a loose body bolt. Upon further inspection, all the bolts were loose. The one on the front right actually dropped out, allowing the spacer to fall off the truck. However, the skid was in the way so I did not lose the factory bushing or bolt. I still had the additional spacers for the H3T so I was able to replace it once I got home. I guess I have another item on my maintenance checklist now.
I didn't get a chance to take many pictures. Here is what I managed to take:
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