Author Topic: Sightings Of The Willy Mammoth (Read 593339 times)

Rocksurfer · « **Reply #1021 on:** Sep 09, 2006, 08:55:53 PM »

There have been no sightings, we need to report them missing.

...just kidding MOM don't get worried.

Mom · « **Reply #1022 on:** Sep 10, 2006, 04:40:26 AM »

Thanx for the qwik wake-up note! Wait'll we meet face-to-face....The Wrath of MOM!!!
Har, har...

79coyotefrg · « **Reply #1023 on:** Sep 10, 2006, 08:45:27 AM »

Quote from: Mom on Sep 10, 2006, 04:40:26 AM

Thanx for the qwik wake-up note! Wait'll we meet face-to-face....The Wrath of MOM!!!
Har, har...

oh you gonna get it now rocksurfer

Rocksurfer · « **Reply #1024 on:** Sep 10, 2006, 09:23:43 AM »

Sure glad I'm on the opposite side of the country

79coyotefrg · « **Reply #1025 on:** Sep 10, 2006, 02:08:45 PM »

DTB · « **Reply #1026 on:** Sep 10, 2006, 02:13:32 PM »

when do we send out the search and rescue team?

Rocksurfer · « **Reply #1027 on:** Sep 10, 2006, 02:50:27 PM »

79coyotefrg · « **Reply #1028 on:** Sep 10, 2006, 02:54:04 PM »

Quote from: Dirt Toy Boy on Sep 10, 2006, 02:13:32 PM

when do we send out the search and rescue team?

you better be careful, dianes mom will beat you

DTB · « **Reply #1029 on:** Sep 10, 2006, 03:04:39 PM »

BUBBA · « **Reply #1030 on:** Sep 10, 2006, 04:53:09 PM »

I wish I coulda went too

79coyotefrg · « **Reply #1031 on:** Sep 10, 2006, 07:34:45 PM »

theyre bACK

Lady Di · « **Reply #1032 on:** Sep 10, 2006, 07:35:44 PM »

and what a long strange trip it's been!!

79coyotefrg · « **Reply #1033 on:** Sep 10, 2006, 07:38:30 PM »

Rocksurfer · « **Reply #1034 on:** Sep 10, 2006, 07:39:05 PM »

Quote from: MrsWillyMammoth on Sep 10, 2006, 07:35:44 PM

and what a long strange trip it's been!!

Inquiring minds want to know........

.................now!!!

boggerunner · « **Reply #1035 on:** Sep 10, 2006, 07:39:32 PM »

where are pics from the trip?

79coyotefrg · « **Reply #1036 on:** Sep 10, 2006, 07:42:31 PM »

Rocksurfer · « **Reply #1037 on:** Sep 10, 2006, 07:42:52 PM »

We're not pushy are we?

DTB · « **Reply #1038 on:** Sep 10, 2006, 07:44:35 PM »

Rocksurfer · « **Reply #1039 on:** Sep 10, 2006, 07:45:53 PM »

:bull crap: come awn we want pics.....

79coyotefrg · « **Reply #1040 on:** Sep 10, 2006, 07:51:49 PM »

Lady Di · « **Reply #1041 on:** Sep 10, 2006, 07:54:08 PM »

HI MOM!! WE MADE IT!

RS!

What are you doing messing with Mom!

she may live on the left coast but you forget we are Italian's from NJ. Like Gram DiPaolo once said "we're not mafia, but we know people"

OK - first the repair report:

We had to change out FFC's driveshaft before we even got to Gatekeeper. That was about an hour and a half repair

Had to trail repair Mini's rear end when his pivot blocks broke. Well the right side broke and the left was ready to go. Oh, at this was 10:30 at night still about 40 min. - an hour from the Springs. That had to be a good 2 hours and we had the trail completely blocked. Fortunately it was late enough at night and we only have 4 other trucks behind us. But everyone was really helpful.

Mark did a bunch of welding and repair at the Springs on various vehicles, as did Marlin.

Snowshoebrue busted his front spring center bolt on the way out and limped back to the staging area.

While Snowshoe was limping BlingnXJ came racing up behind us, FFC busted a tie rod, there were spares and that didn't take long.

I've got to get the pics from the small laptop to this laptop but right now we've got to get showers and something to eat. We are RIPE!

CTENG in KS · « **Reply #1042 on:** Sep 10, 2006, 08:00:05 PM »

Yeah, you smell like a wet rat dog.

79coyotefrg · « **Reply #1043 on:** Sep 10, 2006, 08:00:51 PM »

ok, i'll see you in the mornin stinky

boggerunner · « **Reply #1044 on:** Sep 10, 2006, 08:20:12 PM »

sounds like fun

Lady Di · « **Reply #1045 on:** Sep 10, 2006, 08:25:22 PM »

OK, there are pics to go with the above but not some of the seat cover sucking moments! (Mom that means it was scary, AKA butt pucker factor 10! LOL! Read at your own risk!)

Mark had been running about 8 psi in the tires when we hit the trail. It was doing OK but he decided to let it down to 7 psi to get a little better traction. Later, the temps dropped so he thinks the pressure may have gotten down to 6 psi. We were crossing the off camber slabs after Little Sluice and the tires on the downhill side (his side, this time) were about rolling under. He had to bank off the large rocks along the lower edge to keep it upright (the others up ahead of us said they could hear us coming SCCCRRRREEEEEEE. Thank goodness for that exo cage!

THEN, after we passed Buck Island (and saw BigMike at the SLOW camp), we had crossed the dam and there was an area that had loose rock and was really off camber on a extreme downhill drop on my side (of course), not to mention it was about 9:30pm by then. FFC was behind us waiting as we crossed.

According to Rockscrambler, who was riding with FFC, the right front tire folded completely under (remember we have the internal bead locks) and the rear wasn't much better. We were teetering with this drop about maybe a couple feet at the most from my side.

FFC jumped out of her vehicle and jumped on the cage on Mark's side. I told her to get the big boys down there, she didn't move but did yell to them. rs was just about to take a picture when he realized we were in trouble and jumped out to join her. We got UncJ and Blackdog on the cage too, and with the ballast on the uphill side made it through.

Mark got out to help spot everybody else on the high side but I had to sit in the Mammoth till I could stop shaking!! But we got'er done!

MAN! That was crazy!

Another one was going up Cadillac this morning. Snowshoebrue (sorry for the mispelling) was first, Mark had gotten in front of FFC just in case she needed help, BlingnXJ was behind her with Blackdog and Ruger bringing up the rear.

About half way up there's a large boulder you have to bank around, it's a tough climb and you have to bank around it to the right. And there is a shear drop on the passenger side of the hill, going around the boulder puts the drop sort of behind you to the right.

Mark had made it through fairly easily but FFC had to jump on it to get up the climb. When she gassed it her front end came completely off the ground and she about sat on her tailgate! She got off the gas just in time and got her wheels back under her!

Or so I am told as I was on the other side of the boulder with the camcorder and was just making my way around to film her when everyone went AAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!

Mark hooked up to her and pulled her the rest of the way over the butt puckering stuff.

So there were quite a few seat cover removal's over the weekend.

Pics to follow time to shower and eat!

Lady Di · « **Reply #1046 on:** Sep 10, 2006, 08:26:49 PM »

Quote from: CTENG in KS on Sep 10, 2006, 08:00:05 PM

Yeah, you smell like a wet rat dog.

Rocksurfer · « **Reply #1047 on:** Sep 10, 2006, 08:31:04 PM »

Quote from: MrsWillyMammoth on Sep 10, 2006, 07:54:08 PM

HI MOM!! WE MADE IT!

RS! What are you doing messing with Mom! she may live on the left coast but you forget we are Italian's from NJ. Like Gram DiPaolo once said "we're not mafia, but we know people"

OK - first the repair report:

We had to change out FFC's driveshaft before we even got to Gatekeeper. That was about an hour and a half repair

Had to trail repair Mini's rear end when his pivot blocks broke. Well the right side broke and the left was ready to go. Oh, at this was 10:30 at night still about 40 min. - an hour from the Springs. That had to be a good 2 hours and we had the trail completely blocked. Fortunately it was late enough at night and we only have 4 other trucks behind us. But everyone was really helpful.

Mark did a bunch of welding and repair at the Springs on various vehicles, as did Marlin.

Snowshoebrue busted his front spring center bolt on the way out and limped back to the staging area.

While Snowshoe was limping BlingnXJ came racing up behind us, FFC busted a tie rod, there were spares and that didn't take long.

I've got to get the pics from the small laptop to this laptop but right now we've got to get showers and something to eat. We are RIPE!

What?! I got bored, and only knew of one person I could mess with. Man you guys reek!

79coyotefrg · « **Reply #1048 on:** Sep 10, 2006, 08:32:30 PM »

boggerunner · « **Reply #1049 on:** Sep 10, 2006, 09:08:35 PM »

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