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Post by bikerted86 on Mar 12, 2007 18:15:11 GMT -5
Yeah it shouldnt be to extreme there big sand trails. Maybe some mud.
Yeah when your going through 2 feet of water you dont break any speed limits, And i never left the roads so theres not a whole they can do.
You definately dont want to do anything with drugs or sex on hines drive I mean hell they have there own police force for that section of road.
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Post by El Phantasamo on Mar 12, 2007 18:40:08 GMT -5
Just a head up, Im going to bring my Popup cmaper for this, so if anyone needs aplace to crash, shoot me a PM  |
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Post by bikerted86 on Mar 16, 2007 22:56:36 GMT -5
I talked to my cousin and hes cool with his property being home base, His name is fuzz hes the coolest dude you guys will meet, He taught me almost everything i know about mechanical work and motorcycles.
If we clean up after our selfs we can probaly go up there many times and do this,
Im shooting for the end of may Any objections??
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Post by bikerted86 on Apr 1, 2007 20:23:27 GMT -5
I am setting this trip for the weekend of june 15th that way theres no complications with school. Theres plenty of free camping space for people and we are about 15 mins outside of town.
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Post by El Phantasamo on Apr 1, 2007 20:30:37 GMT -5
Sounds great, i just hope I can afford 4 new 33 inch goodyear eagle MT/R tires by then  |
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Post by Gestapo on Apr 1, 2007 20:46:54 GMT -5
Lutris might be bringing his Focus for some Rally action.
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Post by El Phantasamo on Apr 1, 2007 21:14:20 GMT -5
Lutris might be bringing his Focus for some Rally action. then Ted and I need to weld a recovery hook on each bumper |
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Post by bikerted86 on Apr 4, 2007 18:20:39 GMT -5
I just put a 9000 lb winch on my truck so no man will be left behind. Its great but boy did it hurt my wallet. I found a good price on off brand mud terrain tires at pep boys of all places.
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Post by bikerted86 on Apr 6, 2007 20:53:31 GMT -5
I am doing a run of the trail i have in mind next weekend and Ill let everyone know of the conditions. Oh yeah now im running dual batteries in the dirtbag.
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Post by El Phantasamo on Apr 7, 2007 15:34:32 GMT -5
I am doing a run of the trail i have in mind next weekend and Ill let everyone know of the conditions. Oh yeah now im running dual batteries in the dirtbag. Are you running an Isolator as well? Im considering somethign like that for the "El by 4" to power the camper if I need to, or give myself a jump start (something Ive done with limos MANY times in the past) |
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Post by bikerted86 on Apr 8, 2007 1:43:45 GMT -5
no isolator there just wired in parallel, I did it so the winch wont shock the alternator as much, Since under full load the winch can draw 300 amps. Next im thinking of a second alternator. The isolator is a good idea if you want to keep the two batteries seperate.
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Post by El Phantasamo on Apr 8, 2007 13:08:35 GMT -5
no isolator there just wired in parallel, I did it so the winch wont shock the alternator as much, Since under full load the winch can draw 300 amps. Next im thinking of a second alternator. The isolator is a good idea if you want to keep the two batteries seperate. Im going to tell you right now, running 2 alternators in parallel doesn't work as well as you may think. You best option is a 140 to 165 amp alternator. 200 amp units don't charge very well at low RPM. Use dual alternators if you intend to have 2 separate electrical system, like I have done in the past with Limos. The stock alternator takes care of all the factory electrical. the second (and hi current) alternator is used to power all the electrical for the back of the car (TV's, stereo, amplifiers, lighting, rear Heat and AC ect..) You got my phone number Ted, feel free to pick my brain whenever.. |
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Post by bikerted86 on Apr 8, 2007 13:33:53 GMT -5
yeah if i ran dual alternators i thought of using a deep cycle battery and using it just to run the winch, But i dont see needing to use it that much. right now im running a 130 amp alternator which i think should do ok as long as im not trying to pull a F350 out of the mud or something stupid like that. If anything i was going to make up a high idle controller like on tow trucks to get the rpm up while winching.
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Post by bikerted86 on Apr 15, 2007 14:52:26 GMT -5
Ran the trail I have in mind this this weekend well actualy my gf and i ran down 4 trails and found out my truck doesnt take to being a bird real well, But anywho thats anuther story. The trail was a bit hard to navigate in the 3 in of snow but after a few wrong turns we did do the whole trail. The trail is well set up and plenty wide in most areas for any truck. There is one part that you will absolutely need 4x4 my girlfriend named it the hill of doom. Its a hill about 40-50 feet tall and a 45 to 50 degree angle and it was fairly deep sand, my explorer with stock suspension made it up ok. On the way out it was warming up out and the snow was melting to show most of the trail is sand. All in all it was a fun trip and I would like to see a could people up there.
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Post by bikerted86 on May 29, 2007 20:36:38 GMT -5
Trip cancelled due to lack of interest.!
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