DHappel Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 Fun crazy day. Kinda disappointed with forward progress as I bent my steering arm to about 60 degrees. Deer Valley is one of the toughest trails I have been on. My sliders got abused!Yeah, that's where I snapped a front strut on the LR3 last year and had to get Graeme to drive me all the way home to get a spare while Chad & Family hung out and camped with my rig on the trail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHappel Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 After taco'ing my steering arm, Graham busted out a torch and heated it to red hot and we were able to bend it back close to straight. I was amaxed and won't leave home without a torch!He has experience doing that same repair from Fordyce. I think he bent 2 or 3 arms on that run! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHappel Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 Heading south with gravity helping is definitely easier than going up. Hopefully next year the whole route will be open from 88 to 4. 2016-09-26 08.16.43.jpgI thought I had read they were going to open it all the way through to 88 this year? I guess not if you couldn't go through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdvRovr Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 I think they're targeting mid-next-year. My guess is by the time work is done and all the slow bureaucratic pieces are finished, it won't be open until Summer 2018. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jethro Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 Podcast I follow is pushing through their clubs to have it and the strawberry trail open by July. If that works out we can go from HW 50 through to HW 4 as strawberry links 50-88. Which I think sounds like a great weekend trip... Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHappel Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 Podcast I follow is pushing through their clubs to have it and the strawberry trail open by July. If that works out we can go from HW 50 through to HW 4 as strawberry links 50-88. Which I think sounds like a great weekend trip... Sent from my Nexus 5X using TapatalkThat's a plan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdvRovr Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 Podcast I follow is pushing through their clubs to have it and the strawberry trail open by July. If that works out we can go from HW 50 through to HW 4 as strawberry links 50-88. Which I think sounds like a great weekend trip... Sent from my Nexus 5X using TapatalkWhat can we do to help? Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jethro Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 What can we do to help? Sent from my XT1585 using TapatalkI'm not sure on specifics, I'll try emailing them and see if they respond. It's the High Sierra 4x4 podcast if anyone wants to hear about things going on in the area. Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdvRovr Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 I'm not sure on specifics, I'll try emailing them and see if they respond. It's the High Sierra 4x4 podcast if anyone wants to hear about things going on in the area. Sent from my Nexus 5X using TapatalkThat would be great. If we could get the club involved and offer a weekend of help I'd be all for it. Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraemeWare Posted September 27, 2016 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 He has experience doing that same repair from Fordyce. I think he bent 2 or 3 arms on that run! Don, Don't exaggerate. I bent one standard one, and then slightly bent the next one (which I'm still running, and I bent it a little more last weekend). Graeme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraemeWare Posted September 27, 2016 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 Yeah, that's where I snapped a front strut on the LR3 last year and had to get Graeme to drive me all the way home to get a spare while Chad & Family hung out and camped with my rig on the trail. Don, Yes, it was exactly there, just before "Don's Ditch" as I believe it is called. In fact the repair location was probably less than 30 feet from last time. It was a really enjoyable weekend. Great wheeling, great company, and generally good progress. We still have to go back to conquer Deer Valley though. Regards, Graeme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdvRovr Posted September 27, 2016 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 Great wheeling, great company, and generally good progress. We still have to go back to conquer Deer Valley though. Regards, GraemeHear, hear! Was bummed to miss this one, but completely agree on needing to conquer DV again. Graeme, no issues with the fuel pump fuse this time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraemeWare Posted September 27, 2016 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 Hear, hear! Was bummed to miss this one, but completely agree on needing to conquer DV again. Graeme, no issues with the fuel pump fuse this time? Chad, None at all. We stopped at O'Reilly's on the way out of Sutter Creek and I bought a 25 pack of 15A and a 25 pack of 20A. I think that issue is fixed though, as none were needed. It was almost certainly the gearbox pinching the O2 sensor heater wire (due to a broken mount, that allowed it to 'bounce' on uphill bumpy sections, only). Graeme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHappel Posted September 27, 2016 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 Say Graeme, how's your 'secret weapon' coming? Slowly, I hope? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraemeWare Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 Say Graeme, how's your 'secret weapon' coming? Slowly, I hope? Don, Still in the box. I'm waiting for a buddy of mine to get his shop finished .... Graeme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHappel Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 Don, Still in the box. I'm waiting for a buddy of mine to get his shop finished .... GraemeWorking on it. PG&E is supposed to be out tomorrow. https://goo.gl/photos/yhu2CpiWM9EcgxUx9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jethro Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 Working on it. PG&E is supposed to be out tomorrow. https://goo.gl/photos/yhu2CpiWM9EcgxUx9Totally expecting to be invited to the shop opening party... Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHappel Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 Totally expecting to be invited to the shop opening party... Sent from my Nexus 5X using TapatalkOh yes, it will happen. After all, I'll need extra manpower to help install the lift! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCLR074 Posted September 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 I thought I had read they were going to open it all the way through to 88 this year? I guess not if you couldn't go through.We passed 2 groups on the Deer Valley trail last Sunday. Both groups entered from 88. From the research that I did last week was that it was still closed, but not blocked or posted. The Xtera club was camping at the creek because they knew the same. Would have been easier for use to get home if we could have crossed the creek. We got jammed up on the way back behind a group of 5. One guy had a beautifully restored custom Bronco. Rumored to have cost him $140k. He was broken down and blocking the trail. Battery dead, not sure why, and needed to be towed down. His friends said, that of the last 10 times wheeling, he broke down each time. Perfect trip for next year is to go from hwy 50 to hwy 4 via Strawberry, Deer Valley and finish up with Slick Rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRover Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 One guy had a beautifully restored custom Bronco. Rumored to have cost him $140k. He was broken down and blocking the trail. Battery dead, not sure why, and needed to be towed down. His friends said, that of the last 10 times wheeling, he broke down each time. The crime isn't that he blocked the trail -- who spends $140K on a Bronco?!? That's a real crime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdvRovr Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 The crime isn't that he blocked the trail -- who spends $140K on a Bronco?!? That's a real crime.The old classic Broncos are pretty sweet man, and they are only becoming more collectible. Besides, if he's passionate about it and has the money, I say it's awesome! Not like he spent it on restoring a Dacia Sandero or something... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRover Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 Hi Chad; let me increase the font size just a bit... $140,000 I can think of a lot of cars I'd buy before I'd even glance at a Bronco with those funds. Guy must really love his truck... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdvRovr Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 I get it, but have you looked at the market for the classic Broncos? They're getting well up there. And in the scheme of collector cars 140k isn't really that much. Is it a lot to you and I? Yes. But if he's willing to drop 140k on his truck I'm guessing it's not a lot to him, so.... Remember, Don was just posting up links to yachts where people pay 100+k to rent them for ONE WEEK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraemeWare Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 I get it, but have you looked at the market for the classic Broncos? They're getting well up there. And in the scheme of collector cars 140k isn't really that much. Is it a lot to you and I? Yes. But if he's willing to drop 140k on his truck I'm guessing it's not a lot to him, so.... Remember, Don was just posting up links to yachts where people pay 100+k to rent them for ONE WEEK. Chad, The funniest thing was when he tried to get cell phone signal while on the Deer Valley Trail so that he could "call his wiring guy". Graeme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHappel Posted September 29, 2016 Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 Perfect trip for next year is to go from hwy 50 to hwy 4 via Strawberry, Deer Valley and finish up with Slick Rock.That sounds like a great weekend. Makes me wonder if I can make it all the way through without breaking something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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