BOTW pics...great trip!!

[Goatman]

Here's my pics, all 399 of them with captions sort of telling the story. It was great that people came from so far, Erik from Portland, Jeff from Wisconson, Brad from Wisconson, Sean and his folks from Ohio, and Led from CO, plus the Sierra Chapter guys from NorCal. The weather forced a couple of schedule changes but we mostly wheeled in good weather all week, though we hit some bad rainstorms while traveling. Thanks to Mil Thornton for cooking dinner and breakfast for us in Parker, it was very good as usual.

Thankfully, all the carnage (and there was a lot of it this year) was able to be fixed except for Sean's folks rear driveline and yoke, and Matt's front output shaft yoke, but both breaks were on their last day of wheeling so it wasn't too big a deal. There was considerable body damage on this trip, with most of it hardly noticed (few pics) because there was so much. I'm sure Brad will have plenty of stories to tell when he gets to Winterfest, if he can even remember where he got every dent and scrape.

Like always, this trip is a first rate vacation, with the best wheeling and great friends. Take your time and enjoy the pictorial......I'm sure a few pics will generate a few more comments. :)

Best of the West pictorial (http://www.fototime.com/inv/612D8267008E8ED)

[BrettM]

I'm sure a few pics will generate a few more comments. :)

Best of the West pictorial (http://www.fototime.com/inv/612D8267008E8ED)

okay, i'll go first :D

http://www.fototime.com/{566ACD35-A0B6-4C10-8A4E-860CBD31DC58}/picture.JPG

nevermind, I won't comment on that one :laugh3:

[XJJPR]

Looks like all kinds of fun the last day!


hinkley

[BrettM]

http://www.fototime.com/{F5A62883-0B4C-48E7-A399-72353599B594}/picture.JPG

http://www.fototime.com/{1B7CC33D-3A5F-4B78-9173-BD98F2A7DF05}/picture.JPG

straight over the back? did it get sideways first?

[seanR]

Probably won't be winning any Show-N-Shines with that again, will ya?
http://www.myxj.net/trail/GLJT_show_and_shine_2004/photos/DSC00088.JPG
http://www.fototime.com/ftweb/bin/ft.dll/standard?pictid={DD285A83-071E-4302-BD98-95C9CB73CE35}&exp=f&moddt=38411.4708333333

[Goatman]

okay, i'll go first :D


nevermind, I won't comment on that one :laugh3:

Just like one of you young bucks to go right to that picture....... :)

Sean pretty much went over backwards. When Jes gets his pics up he has a good sequence of the whole thing. That waterfall is so dug out at the bottom that it's a make it or roll situation if you hit it hard enough to have a chance.

[Goatman]

, Brad from Wisconson,

oops.......meant Brad from Chicago. Chixjeff came out with him. Brad earned his stripes the hard way, and with no whining. I'm sure he has a few more build plans after this trip. Anyone want a nearly new set of 33" Mudzilla's? :D

Amazingly, Porch Puppy (Andy) made it through another trip (he's been on them all) with no body damage. He's done all the trails we run and still has NO body damage......running 33's and a stick. Besides being a great driver, he's an excellent spotter.

[Glenn B]

okay, i'll go first :D

http://www.fototime.com/%7B566ACD35-A0B6-4C10-8A4E-860CBD31DC58%7D/picture.JPG

nevermind, I won't comment on that one :laugh3:

Dang, Goatman is cuter than his "phone voice" for sure. :D

Sounds like you all had fun. :D Somebody take Hinkleys phone away from him next time. Hehehehe

[XJJPR]

Somebody take Hinkleys phone away from him next time. Hehehehe




Hey you needed something to do!

:D

hinkley

[Goatman]

Hey you needed something to do!

:D

hinkley

Mark, did you look at ALL of the pictures?


:laugh3:

[GSequoia]

http://www.fototime.com/ftweb/bin/ft.dll/standard?pictid={21637183-68F9-4707-8DC4-6016B00DF64D}
Should've been pointing off into the distance for that shot...

[ECKSJAY]

Niiiiiiiiiice. :)

[Jes]

Great pics Richard!

[Paul S]

Great trip, but man it's hard to get back into work when all you can think about is doing it again. But how bout we pick someplace dryer than AZ next time :laugh3:

Paul

[IntrepidXJ]

great pics.....looks like it was a lot of fun

[XJJPR]

Mark, did you look at ALL of the pictures?


:laugh3:


Nice, I think I found the one you are talking about.

Typical!

Must be jealous!

hinkley

[Joe]

Great pictures Richard, thanks for sharing.

[jrsxj98]

Great pics........looks like one hellava time

[DesertXJ]

Awesome pics, looks like a GREAT week of wheelin!!

[OT]

Too bad for you guys, we're going to wheel in Attica, Indiana this week and y'all won't be there.
I'll bet we won't get near as much rain as you did.

Ha ha ha, poor saps.

[Phil]

I wish I was good like Andy! :D
Amazingly, Porch Puppy (Andy) made it through another trip (he's been on them all) with no body damage. He's done all the trails we run and still has NO body damage......running 33's and a stick. Besides being a great driver, he's an excellent spotter.

Looks like an awesome trip. Maybe I'll be able to go on BOTW 7 or 8? :laugh3:

[BrettM]

hey Phil, whaddya say, WOTW 1 this summer?

[Phil]

Short arm 30s and low pinion Waggys hit, oh, Prairie City? I don't think it gets any WOTW than that.

[BrettM]

whoa whoa! prarie city?! i was thinkin Arden Faire mall

[Silverstreak01]

where in AZ is that?

[4ward]

Pete and I made it home after much zero visibility snow. Ma and Pa will be home sometime later today. Had a great time, must sleep now.

[NitroDuck]

Damn that looks like a blast.

[Goatman]

where in AZ is that?

The first day was at Table Mesa which is roughly an hour north of Phoenix, then a couple of days at Florence Junction which is an hour SE of Phoenix, then we went to Parker which is on the Colorado River south of Lake Havasu.

[Roxtar]

Got back late last night. Drove though white out and woke up to about 3" of snow.

click, click, there's no place like hell, er, home. There's no place like home.

Thanks to the whole western crew. Great wheeling and partying with you.
It was a weeklong tour of paradise.

[Jes]

Pete and I made it home after much zero visibility snow. Ma and Pa will be home sometime later today. Had a great time, must sleep now.

Glad you guys made it back O.K.

This one's for you...
http://www.fototime.com/{CA1ECA30-E674-42F9-BCC7-6491CE62D360}/picture.JPG
http://www.fototime.com/{044B33E3-B711-4545-8BA1-A37DB251DC4F}/picture.JPG
http://www.fototime.com/{F5FA7674-F846-45F9-AAB6-871C08D54AAE}/picture.JPG
http://www.fototime.com/{45337E35-150E-4A67-8EE0-29FA62FABFC2}/picture.JPG
... :greensmok

[4ward]

No wonder my hood formed to the upper pulley :laugh3:

[KY Chris]

Ahh man, sean, you did it again?

[4ward]

yep, for the last time. The ol' girl is officially retired. She may go on a run in April so that Pete can be a trail guide, but I won't be driving it again.

[BrettM]

why!? did the roll severely damage it?

[ChiXJeff]

Here's the medium scale shots I took:

http://chixjeff.dnsalias.net/BOTW_2005

[BrettM]

nice pics

does anyone know what wheelbase Saun is running? those are 39.5s on 17s right?
http://chixjeff.dnsalias.net/BOTW_2005/Florence/Lower%20Woodpecker/tn/img_2075.med.jpg

[davidt]

those look like h2 rims to me, don't know what size they are though...

[BrettM]

those look like h2 rims to me, don't know what size they are though...
yeah, they are H2s which are 17", i think 9" wide with i think 5" backspacing. wondering about the size of the IROKs and the wheelbase, it looks short.

[XJJPR]

yeah, they are H2s which are 17", i think 9" wide with i think 5" backspacing. wondering about the size of the IROKs and the wheelbase,






it looks short.

Just the driver is.


39" IROCs close or at stock WB.


hinkley

[JeepFreak21]

http://chixjeff.dnsalias.net/BOTW_2005/Parker/Presidents%20Choice/tn/img_2718.med.jpg
That's an awesome picture!
Billy

[TRNDRVR]

Next year!!! :wave:

[Porch Puppy]

Great pics Jeff ....lots of them!!! :doh:
Andy

[FarmerMatt]

Awesome pics Jeff. Thank you so much for tagging along & taking so many especially since you had to put up with The Dude all week.

I can't say enough about these trips. The people alone make the trip worth while. The rain sucked big time without a top, but Rick flying through a puddle next to me at 30 mph & giving me a mud shower sucked even more. I'm already looking forward to the next one.

Matt

[ChiXJeff]

It was a TON of fun, even riding shotgun. Wait, that should be walking.

Time to get off my a$$ and start burning DVDs.

[AzRick]

I can't say enough about these trips. The people alone make the trip worth while. The rain sucked big time without a top, but Rick flying through a puddle next to me at 30 mph & giving me a mud shower sucked even more. I'm already looking forward to the next one.

Matt

30 mph....thats it???? Heck, next time I'll try it while really haulin ass........ :kissyou:

Who loves ya Farmerman??

Rick

[Roxtar]

30 mph....thats it???? Heck, next time I'll try it while really haulin ass........ :kissyou:

Who loves ya Farmerman??

RickSee, that's the real reason Vanda got soaked. It was YOUR Kharmic payback.
It had nothing at all to do with some jackass (moi?) acting like, well, a jackass. :D

[lugie]

"It NEVER rains in Parker!!!"

"Diesel Bomb em' Daddy!!!"

[Goatman]

See, that's the real reason Vanda got soaked. It was YOUR Kharmic payback.
It had nothing at all to do with some jackass (moi?) acting like, well, a jackass. :D

Wives in doorless XJ's and buggy's don't mix with crazy drivers and muddy roads with big puddles.........

:laugh3:

[4ward]

nice pics

does anyone know what wheelbase Saun is running? those are 39.5s on 17s right?
http://chixjeff.dnsalias.net/BOTW_2005/Florence/Lower%20Woodpecker/tn/img_2075.med.jpg

101" wheelbase and 39.5's

Sean

[Porch Puppy]

The rest of our pictures are up... http://community.webshots.com/user/porchpuppyxj
Andy

[Jes]

Schweet pics. :greensmok

[Paul S]

Thanks to you guys that take the time to take pictures. Once again I brought my camera, 2 batteries & 2 flash cards, & I took zero pictures.
Next time I'm going to tie a string around my finger.

Paul

[Jes]

BTW, I got all mine up. http://www.fototime.com/ftweb/bin/ft.dll/home?userid={0641A5A9-DB40-46BE-9569-B61D5BC8B151}&tio=0

[XJJPR]

BTW, I got all mine up. http://www.fototime.com/ftweb/bin/ft.dll/home?userid={0641A5A9-DB40-46BE-9569-B61D5BC8B151}&tio=0

Great!

Now learn how to link something!

:D

hinkley

[Jes]

Great!

Now learn how to link something!

:D

hinkley


What are you talking about?

[BrettM]

BTW, I got all mine up. http://www.fototime.com/ftweb/bin/ft.dll/home?userid={0641A5A9-DB40-46BE-9569-B61D5BC8B151}&tio=0
nice pics!

I like this one (captioned "My week old wheel") :D :
http://www.fototime.com/{64C085CF-F416-47D0-8061-9FB5578ECA32}/picture.JPG

[Roxtar]

Great!

Now learn how to link something!

:D

hinkleyHow bad are you if Hinkley's giving you internet advise? :dunce:

[Goatman]

How bad are you if Hinkley's giving you internet advise? :dunce:

baw ha ha.........tooo funny!! :roflmao: :laugh:



good one, Brad.

[XJJPR]

What are you talking about?


It didn't work yesturday!

hinkley

[Jes]

It didn't work for me yesturday!

hinkley

Oh, okay. :D

[4ward]

God, I hate to be on Dinkley's side, but it didn't work for me either the first time I clicked on it. It worked later that day though.

[XJJPR]

Oh, okay. :D


Did you flip your wrist whn you typed that?


hinkley

[thundermoose]

Sean aren't you suppose to be calling me???

[Big Red]

Nice pics, thanks for posting up guys. Wow, Jes that is some crazy flex you got there. :shocked:

http://www.fototime.com/ftweb/bin/ft.dll/detailfs?userid={C9B50706-F7D6-410E-B99C-36111C35FAC9}&ndx=64&slideshow=0&AlbumId={56D6F86E-5EE6-44DC-BE62-0578BCC17646}&GroupId=&screenheight=768

[Big Red]

Thanks for the pics and the stories. It looks like quite a few of you are going with the XJ buggy thing.
Farmer Matt: Did you buggy your green/yellow XJ or is this another XJ that you created? Just wondering, I liked your white then green/yellow John Deere XJ. I'm a Packers fan so I guess I just like that color combo anyways. :laugh3: So is the John Deere tractor a CAT now???

The same with C-Rok, is this his rig or did he create another 1, a buggy? I know that both of you guys sell XJ stuff and wasn't sure if you created another vehicle because your primary XJ is used to prototype your products you guys sell. C-Rok his bumpers, cage, steering box plates. Matt your tail lights, roof rack etc. Just wondering.

Troy

[Jeff 98XJ WI]

Matt's CAT is a totally different rig. I believe there is a thread on it here someplace. CRocs rig is the same one he rolled in a hot tub in Moab. He just did some cutting on it. Jeff

[Big Red]

Matt's CAT is a totally different rig. I believe there is a thread on it here someplace. CRocs rig is the same one he rolled in a hot tub in Moab. He just did some cutting on it. Jeff

Thanks for clearing that up Jeff. You were one of the WI guys to make the trip right? Hope you had fun. :wave:

[XJJPR]

Hope you had fun. :wave:

NO!!!!!

He drove halfway across the country and wheeled his junk like no tomorrow and drove it back with a few side trips. He didn't have any fun at all! :rolleyes:

OMG!


hinkley

[Danno]

This is what happened to C-ROK's XJ. It's in the first hot tub usually called the Car Wash on the Hell's Revenge Trail during the 20th celebration of the XJ in Moab October 2003. When it finally came to rest it was 8 feet in front of me. It litterally shook the ground.

http://www.sb-host.com/imagehost/data/6023/3Untitled82.jpg

http://www.sb-host.com/imagehost/data/6023/3Untitled81.jpg








Thanks for the pics and the stories. It looks like quite a few of you are going with the XJ buggy thing.
Farmer Matt: Did you buggy your green/yellow XJ or is this another XJ that you created? Just wondering, I liked your white then green/yellow John Deere XJ. I'm a Packers fan so I guess I just like that color combo anyways. :laugh3: So is the John Deere tractor a CAT now???

The same with C-Rok, is this his rig or did he create another 1, a buggy? I know that both of you guys sell XJ stuff and wasn't sure if you created another vehicle because your primary XJ is used to prototype your products you guys sell. C-Rok his bumpers, cage, steering box plates. Matt your tail lights, roof rack etc. Just wondering.

Troy

[FourbangerYJ]

Enjoyed looking at all the PICS. Some very well prepped Jeeps.

Any idea what led to the failure of the AlloyUSA shaft in Led's Jeep? I just installed some of those, thinking they would never fail. :doh:

[Goatman]

Enjoyed looking at all the PICS. Some very well prepped Jeeps.

Any idea what led to the failure of the AlloyUSA shaft in Led's Jeep? I just installed some of those, thinking they would never fail. :doh:

37's and rocks.

[FarmerMatt]

Enjoyed looking at all the PICS. Some very well prepped Jeeps.

Any idea what led to the failure of the AlloyUSA shaft in Led's Jeep? I just installed some of those, thinking they would never fail. :doh:

Led's huge IQ was just too over powering.

[Jes]

Led foot.

[FourbangerYJ]

I guess the name fits then.
Thanks for the reply's guy's.

[Led]

Led's huge IQ was just too over powering.
least I was smart enough to bring an enclosed Jeep.... Got windows :doh:
I'll agree with Goatman and Jes...AlloyUSA has been real easy to deal with so far other than telling me I need a 60,duh, and the fact the 44 shafts are on back order.I did pull the DR side after I got back and it was fine.

[AzRick]

least I was smart enough to bring an enclosed Jeep.... Got windows :doh:


:laugh3:

Rick

[Paul S]

least I was smart enough to bring an enclosed Jeep.... Got windows :doh:
I'll agree with Goatman and Jes...AlloyUSA has been real easy to deal with so far other than telling me I need a 60,duh, and the fact the 44 shafts are on back order.I did pull the DR side after I got back and it was fine.

I seem to recall a conversation during BOTW about your 44 being more of a concern than you 30 on 37's :wave:

Paul

[CRASH]

I seem to recall a conversation during BOTW about your 44 being more of a concern than you 30 on 37's :wave:

Paul


Dana 30's are indestructible. No reason to go bigger.

CRASH

P.S. Paul, are you on an every-other-weekend ring and pinion replacement schedule yet? You really should look into that for preventative maintenance purposes.

[Jes]

I think he's getting his next set cryoed 'cause he heard that it makes them lighter.

[Lincoln]

How come no one has talked about cross drilling them or just breaking every other tooth off to begin with. Paul could be the first.

[Paul S]

How come no one has talked about cross drilling them or just breaking every other tooth off to begin with. Paul could be the first.

My post BOTW/late season Diff inspection revealed about 2oz of metal shavings in the gear oil. I can't figure out were all the metal came from, but I'm happy to get rid of it :laugh3:

Paul

[Roxtar]

Dana 30's are indestructible. No reason to go bigger.
2X
30s rule.

[XJJPR]

My post BOTW/late season Diff inspection revealed about 2oz of metal shavings in the gear oil. I can't figure out were all the metal came from, but I'm happy to get rid of it :laugh3:

Paul


Another 2oz. gone!

At first it was strange to see Paul piss before each obstical, but then I figured it was a wieght thing! :D

hinkley

[Roxtar]

least I was smart enough to bring an enclosed Jeep.... Got windows :doh:
.Why, it never rains in Arizona.

[XJJPR]

Why, it never rains in Arizona.

It rained while we were there?????


hinkley

[Roxtar]

It rained while we were there?????


hinkleyThose of us without mobile mansions heard it every night.

[Jeff 98XJ WI]

Those of us without mobile mansions heard it every night.
:) I second that! Jeff

[XJJPR]

Those of us without mobile mansions heard it every night.


I heard it! I just didn't FEEL it!


:D

hinkley

[Goatman]

Where can we go where it doesn't rain?

Oh, how about the PNW?


:D

[Lincoln]

My post BOTW/late season Diff inspection revealed about 2oz of metal shavings in the gear oil. I can't figure out were all the metal came from, but I'm happy to get rid of it :laugh3:

Paul

I found out if you put some gravel in the diff it will shave the ring gear while you drive. You should try that too.

How did the exlax test work out?

[4ward]

Another 2oz. gone!

At first it was strange to see Paul piss before each obstical, but then I figured it was a wieght thing! :D

hinkley

Paul, you could use Dinkley's secret weight saving method of backing out the ring gear bolts. Less rotating mass is an added benefit :wave:

[XJJPR]

Another 2oz. gone!

At first it was strange to see Paul piss before each obstical, but then I figured it was a wieght thing! :D

hinkley


http://www.funtigo.com/go/i26530144?i=i26530144_73126.jpg

:D


hinkley

[FourbangerYJ]

http://www.funtigo.com/go/i26530144?i=i26530144_73126.jpg

:D


hinkley

I would bet that he lost a good 6-7 OZ right there. :laugh:

[Roxtar]

I would bet that he lost a good 6-7 OZ right there. :laugh:And that's sprung weight loss.
However, it looks like he could be adding to the rotating mass of the tire.

[Paul S]

And that's sprung weight loss.
However, it looks like he could be adding to the rotating mass of the tire.

Can we get this thread back on topic?

Lincoln & Sean, thanks for the useful tips, I'm going to try them.

Hinkley & Scott, you guys crossed the line with that pee picture, expect to hear from the BOD.

Paul

[FarmerMatt]

Official grievence has been noted & action will be taken.

Matt

[XJJPR]

.

Hinkley & Scott, you guys crossed the line with that pee picture, expect to hear from the BOD.

Paul

The funny is I found that picture in the "Parked the JD in the barn" thread! LOL

hinkley

[XJJPR]

Official grievence has been noted & action will be taken.

Matt

Like that is anything NEW!

:D


hinkley

[Paul S]

The funny is I found that picture in the "Parked the JD in the barn" thread! LOL

hinkley

Duly noted, I'll follow-up with a grievance against Dave T. too.

Paul

[Lincoln]

Duly noted, I'll follow-up with a grievance against Dave T. too.

Paul

What a whiner. Go clip your toenails or have your nose wiped. That should save you a pound or two.

[Goatman]

Paul is just eliminating the double non-fat latte he got from Starbucks on the way to the trail.



Problem with the grievance commitee is that Hinkley is on it..........



I'm glad to see that Lincoln is able to wheel in his imagination through our efforts.........it's nice to help out a friend. One of these days his wife will let him actually join us, if he convinces himself that a dent or two isn't the end of the world. :moon:

[Lincoln]

I'm glad to see that Lincoln is able to wheel in his imagination through our efforts.........it's nice to help out a friend. One of these days his wife will let him actually join us, if he convinces himself that a dent or two isn't the end of the world. :moon:

1. I had a long chat with your wife about what needed to be done with you.
2. Dents make me cry like a baby.
3. I appreciate the thoughts. :D

[Roxtar]

if he convinces himself that a dent or two isn't the end of the world. :moon:Dents?
We might get dents?!


Count me out.

[ChiXJeff]

Brad, it crossed my mind a couple of days ago that there IS a body panel you missed denting on BOTW.....

The roof.

[Roxtar]

Brad, it crossed my mind a couple of days ago that there IS a body panel you missed denting on BOTW.....

The roof.You missed the last day, huh.
Goatman's winch strap running through the roof rack to the cage on a sideways pull.
Dented roof slightly.
Small, but it counts.
The hood was spared, though.

[Porch Puppy]

DENTS... :wow:

[4ward]

The hood was spared, though.

Want mine? Then your junk will look astetically correct :laugh3:

[Roxtar]

Want mine? Then your junk will look astetically correct :laugh3:Can I get the windshield with it?

[Led]

Add one more shaft to my total...the replacement shaft I put in is now also bent and twisted!!! BUT.... in the opposite direction. :dunno: go figure.

[XJJPR]

Add one more shaft to my total...the replacement shaft I put in is now also bent and twisted!!! BUT.... in the opposite direction. :dunno: go figure.

From the shop parking lot wheeling????


hinkley

[Led]

Nah its from Fist Full and if I had to guess I would say I did it on The Bad. Yesterday was just the first time I tried to drive it since the trip>

[XJJPR]

Nah its from Fist Full and if I had to guess I would say I did it on The Bad. Yesterday was just the first time I tried to drive it since the trip>


I thought you ment the one you put in at home, not the trail/camp site fix one.

:D


hinkley

[Jeff 98XJ WI]

Hello everybody. I finally got my pics up. Enjoy. Jeff

http://share.shutterfly.com/osi.jsp?i=EeEN2jZq0btnrg WI to Black Canyon City via Sedona

http://share.shutterfly.com/osi.jsp?i=EeEN2jZq0btnvw BCC Raw Deal & Collateral Damage

http://share.shutterfly.com/osi.jsp?i=EeEN2jZq0btnyA Florence Junction Lower Woodpecker

http://share.shutterfly.com/osi.jsp?i=EeEN2jZq0btn2Q Florence Junction Highway to Hell

http://share.shutterfly.com/osi.jsp?i=EeEN2jZq0btn6g Drive to Quartzsite and Parker

http://share.shutterfly.com/osi.jsp?i=EeEN2jZq0btn-w Rio Lobo

http://share.shutterfly.com/osi.jsp?i=EeEN2jZq0btmEE Presidents choice

http://share.shutterfly.com/osi.jsp?i=EeEN2jZq0btmEV Quartzsite

http://share.shutterfly.com/osi.jsp?i=EeEN2jZq0btmEm Parker- True Grit/Desert Bar

http://share.shutterfly.com/osi.jsp?i=EeEN2jZq0btmE3 Grand Canyon

http://share.shutterfly.com/osi.jsp?i=EeEN2jZq0btmFA Monument Valley

http://share.shutterfly.com/osi.jsp?i=EeEN2jZq0btmFR Wolf Creek Pass Skiing

http://share.shutterfly.com/osi.jsp?i=EeEN2jZq0btmFi Trip home

[ashmanjeepxj]

Looks like you guys had a fun trip..