Mojave Road 2021

[lutz]

Trail time departures will be set for PST time. Sometimes the time switches on the phones being near Arizona. I will be monitoring 146. 460 traveling to avi Thursday.

[lutz]

 

Planning a Mojave Road run the weekend after new years.

 

Due to a large number of trucks we will have 3 trail leaders.

 

FULL _Group 1 Whiskey  . 7am trail leader Lutz 110 

Ham 146.550

 

1. Tammy P38

2.  don LR3

3. mfoster

4. Nick k + Robert RR

5.  pilotgabe

6.

 

 

 

FULL Group 2 Tango     8am Paul D  Perentie

HAM 146.565

 

1. Gotrovr   2020 Defender

2.  kenk

3. Nickbubz

4.

5. 

6. 

 

 

Group 3  Foxtrot    9am Nick D

HAM 146.580

 

1 Colin lmtv

2 El Chapomint RRS

3 Budeck 2 cars

4 Ted  S  2020 Defender

5

6

 

 

 

 

Date : Jan 8-10

 

 

 

Agenda/Itinerary:  Meet up at AVi casino on Jan 8th  at 7am,8a, and 9am .Will be  3 day 2 night trip but plan on staying the night at the end of trail.

 

 

 

Day 1 - 

7am,8am and 9am Meet at Avi Casino Gas Station

Head to trail head

Go to Picture Canyon

Visit Fort Piute

Potential  camp sites- East of Rock Springs -Pleasant View School -Camp Phallus 

 

Day 2 - 

Continue on Road

Side trip to Death Valley Mine

Visit Kelso Visitor Center     Closed

Visit Mailbox and Marl Springs

Camp at Mojave Camp or Seventeen Mile Point

 

 

Day 3 -

Visit Lava Tube

Sand Dunes

Visit Traveler’s Monument

Mojave Megaphone

Spooky canyon hike

Drive through Afton canyon 

Camp Afton Campground     Temp closed 

 

 

 

Trail info:

 

 

 

https://www.desertus...road-page1.html

 

 

 

GPS Track 2021

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i_iRLwdHsmwgFhzAOgE6klRyUgJEJe_N/view?usp=sharing

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional Info:

 

Fire Wood

Everyone must bring at least 2 bundles of firewood.  It will be cold and there is no wood collecting on the Preserve.

On Trail Communications

Ham Radio will be primary form of communication, 

Gasoline

We are planing on traveling around 200 miles between gas stations, so bring extra gasoline if you feel like it is necessary.  We are bringing an extra five gallons just in case.

Traveler's Monument

It is tradition to bring a rock from home to put on the Traveler's Monument

 

ok list has been updated .

[Mffoster]

50 miles out of Reno- Was cruising along at 65mph, sudden slight tapping noise, zero oil pressure. Oil was good before leaving the house, catastrophic oil pump failure? Tow truck on the way, looks like we won’t make the trip.

 

 

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[Mffoster]

Now I get to disassemble a 200Tdi!

 

 

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[pilotgabe]

50 miles out of Reno- Was cruising along at 65mph, sudden slight tapping noise, zero oil pressure. Oil was good before leaving the house, catastrophic oil pump failure? Tow truck on the way, looks like we won’t make the trip.

 

 

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Oh man, that sucks!! Stay safe getting back home.

 

 

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[ndamico]

Are they known for our pump failure? Sorry to hear that

 

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[Mffoster]

May switch to the D90 and start over - depends on how long it takes to get back home.

 

 

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[ndamico]

May switch to the D90 and start over - depends on how long it takes to get back home.

 

 

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Good plan. You can always short cut it. I have an inreach and cell booster so finding us shouldn't be hard. 916.716.8999

 

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[DHappel]

May switch to the D90 and start over - depends on how long it takes to get back home.

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Go for it! I've been delayed as well and won't leave until 1p at the earliest from the looks of things.

[Mffoster]

Back on the toad in the D90.

 

 

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[ndamico]

Back on the toad in the D90.

 

 

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Right on

 

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[Mr.BlueSky]

50 miles out of Reno- Was cruising along at 65mph, sudden slight tapping noise, zero oil pressure. Oil was good before leaving the house, catastrophic oil pump failure? Tow truck on the way, looks like we won’t make the trip.

 

 

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Major bummer. Sorry to hear Mike - good luck!

[Mr.BlueSky]

Have fun everyone! Don't let the cholla bite!

[Mr.BlueSky]

As everyone returns feel free to add your photos to the NCLR Mojave album!

 

https://photos.app.goo.gl/HaY6QWCVEt7oRyzC6

[DHappel]

Looks like most everybody is back.  Much thanks to Lutz for organizing this - we had a big turn out.  I never got a final count but something around 15 rigs I believe.  Oddly no RRC, D1, or D2 on this trip, though we did have D90, D110, LR3, LR4, Disco6 (aka new Defender), P38, RRS, and L322 RR.

 

A few of us had to bail out Sunday to get home for work on Monday including myself.  Gabe and I made the run together and I arrived just after midnight.  He should have have gotten home about an hour later.

 

Very few notable issues among the group.  The biggest (and I do mean that) was Colin's LMTV.  Though he had put several thousand road miles on the tires once he aired down and started on the trail he lost one only a few miles in.  He got that changed but not long after lost another.  He then got to enjoy the fun of trying to find a 47" military tire in the middle nowhere.  Luckily he was able to make it happen and made it home though he wasn't foolish enough to try the rest of the trail given the on-going track record.

 

One other flat to report when Ted's new Disco6 lost a tire right around dark on the first day.  He had stayed with Colin to help sort things out and ended up on his own coming to camp.  Luckily his tire is a bit easier to change than Colin's.  

 

The only other significant issue I'm aware of was Gabe's rear airbags.  A short distance into the first day he had his left rear start going down.  He was able to get it back up but it continued to go down any time he flexed it.  He had known there was a slow leak and rebuilt the rear valve block just before leaving thinking it was that but turns out the bag also had a problem.  I should mention they were Arnott struts and under warranty, but as we know a warranty doesn't really help much on the trail.  He elected to detour to LRLV who was able to get him in and out that afternoon and he came back to meet us at camp that night only to have the other rear bag start leaking.  He was able to complete the trail anyway, though he had to take it easy and stop occasionally to air back up.  Of course on the road it was not problem.

 

I on the other hand was fine on the drive down and on the trail, but on the highway headed home I started throwing cross articulation errors once I got up to highway speeds and the truck would panic and try to go to the bumpstops.  So I used the GAP tool to lock it into build mode and drove home just fine.  I swear the LR3 computers are hyper paranoid and too smart for their own good.

 

I've uploaded my pics to the google folder.  Hopefully more of the others do as well.  It was good for a change to just do a relaxing drive instead of looking for challenges and seeing the new D6s in the wild got me thinking more about them.  I know better - I'd be better served waiting a couple years until they start hitting the used market but it does look like a good replacement for my LR3 when the time comes.

[pilotgabe]

Looks like most everybody is back. Much thanks to Lutz for organizing this - we had a big turn out. I never got a final count but something around 15 rigs I believe. Oddly no RRC, D1, or D2 on this trip, though we did have D90, D110, LR3, LR4, Disco6 (aka new Defender), P38, RRS, and L322 RR.

 

A few of us had to bail out Sunday to get home for work on Monday including myself. Gabe and I made the run together and I arrived just after midnight. He should have have gotten home about an hour later.

 

Very few notable issues among the group. The biggest (and I do mean that) was Colin's LMTV. Though he had put several thousand road miles on the tires once he aired down and started on the trail he lost one only a few miles in. He got that changed but not long after lost another. He then got to enjoy the fun of trying to find a 47" military tire in the middle nowhere. Luckily he was able to make it happen and made it home though he wasn't foolish enough to try the rest of the trail given the on-going track record.

 

One other flat to report when Ted's new Disco6 lost a tire right around dark on the first day. He had stayed with Colin to help sort things out and ended up on his own coming to camp. Luckily his tire is a bit easier to change than Colin's.

 

The only other significant issue I'm aware of was Gabe's rear airbags. A short distance into the first day he had his left rear start going down. He was able to get it back up but it continued to go down any time he flexed it. He had known there was a slow leak and rebuilt the rear valve block just before leaving thinking it was that but turns out the bag also had a problem. I should mention they were Arnott struts and under warranty, but as we know a warranty doesn't really help much on the trail. He elected to detour to LRLV who was able to get him in and out that afternoon and he came back to meet us at camp that night only to have the other rear bag start leaking. He was able to complete the trail anyway, though he had to take it easy and stop occasionally to air back up. Of course on the road it was not problem.

 

I on the other hand was fine on the drive down and on the trail, but on the highway headed home I started throwing cross articulation errors once I got up to highway speeds and the truck would panic and try to go to the bumpstops. So I used the GAP tool to lock it into build mode and drove home just fine. I swear the LR3 computers are hyper paranoid and too smart for their own good.

 

I've uploaded my pics to the google folder. Hopefully more of the others do as well. It was good for a change to just do a relaxing drive instead of looking for challenges and seeing the new D6s in the wild got me thinking more about them. I know better - I'd be better served waiting a couple years until they start hitting the used market but it does look like a good replacement for my LR3 when the time comes.

Great summary Don and I really appreciated your help with keeping me going and being patient. I probably should have returned home at the first sign of trouble but we prevailed. Thanks to all those in Group 1 who put up with my cranky D3!!

 

My only question is when are we planning the next trip? Colorado in August??

 

 

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Edited January 13, 2021 by pilotgabe

[NickK]

Great summary Don and I really appreciated your help with keeping me going and being patient. I probably should have returned home at the first sign of trouble but we prevailed. Thanks to all those in Group 1 who put up with my cranky D3!!

 

My only question is when are we planning the next trip? Colorado in August??

 

 

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I fully support that plan.

Edited January 13, 2021 by NickK

[SLOHybrid]

MOAB in Sept too bad it won't be the Solihull event there this year as it was there but cancelled in Covid 20

 

Oh! & BTW I paid my dues this year... here's to fun this year with NCLR

Edited January 13, 2021 by SLOHybrid

[DHappel]

 

My only question is when are we planning the next trip? Colorado in August??

 

 

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Well.... we would normally be doing a weekend snow-run to Shaver Lake and Bald Mountain over President's day weekend but Camp Edison is closed due to the 'rona.  We are looking into alternate locations this week.

 

And I'm planning a week long DV trip for April as well.

 

Both will have separate threads for discussion shortly.

[ndamico]

Thanks to all especially lutz! We are just heading home from death valley today

 

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[ndamico]

Just a bulk upload to the Google photos

 

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[PaulD]

I uploaded a few pics as well.

 

Nick D'Amico -- some guy just left his truck in the Striped Butte Valley on the way to Mengel Pass? That is crazy! Looks like you got Geologists Cabin all to yourself. And... Where is that big concrete slab...?

 

--Paul

[SLOHybrid]

Just a bulk upload to the Google photos

 

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I have not seen the pics but defense mine trail has a big concrete slab

[Mffoster]

Figured out why the 110 lost oil pressure on the way down. The end of the cam broke off! Per Turner Engineering it happens occasionally on 200Tdi’s. Easy fix - just pull entire engine, take it halfway apart, paint the block, have the flywheel machined since I forgot that when replacing the clutch, put in a new windshield and frame, have the roof and sides painted...

 

 

 

 

 

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[SplurGn]

Nothing to it!