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During my active wheeling days, our club runs to the snow every year has been some of very best memories.Our favorite spot was Woods Canyon Lake above the Mogollon Rim at about 7,700 feet elevation. Once we got off-highway, a couple times I put tire chains on all 4. Being locked front and rear, which made a very noticeable improvement in traction. Otherwise, I aired down to about 4 lbs. Anything deeper than about 18” was just too deep for most of our rigs, and plowing was too slow.After 3 or 4 hours of plowing through snow on roads we weren't sure what was under the snow, spin'n and grin'n, snowball fights, getting unstuck, being pulled behind a vehicle on a snow disc, and getting cold feet and usually a little wet, meeting at the warm restaurant in Payson on the way down the mountain for an early dinner was the highlight of the trip.Those were good times!! Gnarls.
I like the front end on this thing, is it all Tacoma?
You were breaking ring gear and still opted for more power? Was throttle not a factor?
Just thinking out loud... For serious rock crawling, a very heavy vehicle is going to be more susceptible to damage and breakage. I’ve seen heavy vehicles attempting to negotiate a rock crawling trail, they struggle and too frequently break down.A vehicle set up for overlanding and long term boondocking is typically set up with extra survival and comfort equipment, adding lots of extra weight. But typically, those vehicles do not do serious rock crawling.I understand why someone might want to build a purpose-equipped bigger and heavier vehicle that can do serious rock crawling, but overcoming gravity, high center of gravity, and the power requirement is going to stress the braking system, chassis, suspension, drivetrain, and engine. A 1999 4Runner is nearly 1,000 lbs. heavier than a 1999 Tacoma. Half a ton is a lot of weight to be moving over big rocks.Likewise, moving heavy vehicles over sand or mud also takes more horsepower, higher strength suspension and drivetrain.It’s obviously a challenge to build a large heavier vehicle that is capable of trail running over big rocks and maintains a reasonable level of safety and reliability.As I said before, I admire those that can do it… I could not. Gnarls.
That red mud is slick like ice there.
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