Anyone here from Utah??

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u stationed up at hill AFB?

[LOL @ IFS]

Sure am.  I've been to the B, all over the place between there and Farmington, LM, 5MP, and Delle.  I'm always looking for new trails.

[marsbike]

Well, not new either, but, friends with LOL @ IFS and currently proud owner of a "broken" rig...  anyways, gonna start working on it pretty soon

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welcome u 2! i'm over in Tooele, west of Salt lake city. dont worry marsbike, my rig has to be push started right now and the bearings are goin bad in the tranny.

[LOL @ IFS]

Well Red, at least yours starts... his is, well... he did something that Top Gear couldn't... he destroyed the engine. 

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nice !!! what year is it and what engine did it have? i'm considering getting rid of my 4runner for something with solid axles and can tow up to 8k pounds. thats my only problem with this 4runner that i cant fix, its tow capability.

[LOL @ IFS]

His is an '86 and he blew the stock 22RE.  You can fix towing capability by dropping a bigger engine in.  Just be careful about turning, and you'll need to use trailer brakes. 

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the 4runner doesnt have the weight to control the trailer though in an emergency situation with that kinda weight behind it though. it had a hard enough time with about 2k pounds behind it when i went down to texas. moment that wind hit, handling went down. i've found a couple 80's era chevy/gmc pickups and suburbans that i might grab. i'm more used to wheeling a full size as well, feel more tippy in the 4runner than i'm comfortable with sometimes as compared to the gmc pickup i used to drive. (took them both on some of the same trails here in tooele)

[weirdtimes_7]

Dan, you don't like the runner... thats to bad...if i had the cash i would take that thing off your hands in a instant....

military_stang

[weirdtimes_7]

Have we gotten any other people that joined here in Utah?

military_stang

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whats up joe? here on marlin we've got a couple more people that havent posted in this section but not many.

4runner is dead, lower radiator hose split and i overheated it . fearofrunner and another friend picked it up and are going to be using it for a parts vehicle, i'm now in a 79 chevy blazer . runs/drive good, wheels good but needs a carb rebuild, locked in the rear and rollin on 33x12.5" tires. i'll be outta utah march 5th then start basic march 15th.

[Yota87Truck]

I live in Provo

[Hammerhead]

Provo?  Some good wheelin' goin' on up there...

Do you ever get down to the south end of the state?

We wheel quite often down here around St.George. 

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ur in a pretty good spot. we go wheelin alot up just a little north of you as well.

[Not A Toy]

Hi im from UTAH! livein brigham city UT 45 minuted north of salt lake city hi fear and red

[notajeep]

I am in Logan... Were you at the mantua thing the other day?

[Not A Toy]

No sir notajeep, I went to mantua last year when there was a lot of snow and I knew better then to do it again this year. ITs a fun trail with limited snow but when it packs it in its no bueno. did you go? Ill post some pics of the last mantua trip, we were up there for 10 hours digging and getting stuck. we ended up leaving a vehicle there over night

[red]

no i didnt go on the mantua run last weekend. today though i went on a vehicle recovery expedition out by dugway, i'll post up pics later today.

[Hammerhead]

Red - How did the recovery go?

[red]

went alright, got some pics in the trip reports section.

[weirdtimes_7]

RED!!!!! i thought yo were supposed to be in the AF by now, when you supposed to be going in??

military_stang

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march 18th joe u know that! haha, i went to MEPS back in late august, thats the earliest they could get me in unless i went security forces. little over a month to go now! but that means no wheelin for awhile , but then i'm supposedly headed to florida for the summer for my MOS training! definatly bringing the bike with me to florida, dont know if i'll bring the blazer or not, since i'm supposed to be at eglin afb for 27 weeks or somethin like that.

[Yota87Truck]

Provo?  Some good wheelin' goin' on up there...

Do you ever get down to the south end of the state?

We wheel quite often down here around St.George. 

ur in a pretty good spot. we go wheelin alot up just a little north of you as well.

I want to go down to moab, but i have not been able to afford that trip, so no I don't think I will make it to St. George area anytime soon.
I have been up to American Fork Canyon, Little Moab and that's about it.  I plan on going to 5 mile pass sometime in the near future and I also want to do some more exploring up A.F. canyon... but i will have to wait for snow to melt first

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we're headed to 5 mile pass on saturday if you wanna join.

[Yota87Truck]

I wish I could.... I don't have any money for gas.... Maybe I will c if my roomate wants to take his 93 yota... but both our rigs are mostly stock with 31's

[weirdtimes_7]

march 18th joe u know that! haha, i went to MEPS back in late august, thats the earliest they could get me in unless i went security forces. little over a month to go now! but that means no wheelin for awhile , but then i'm supposedly headed to florida for the summer for my MOS training! definatly bringing the bike with me to florida, dont know if i'll bring the blazer or not, since i'm supposed to be at eglin afb for 27 weeks or somethin like that.

YES YES!!!! i remember now, lol... so did you get the job you wanted???

military_stang

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yep, i'm slated for EOD. later if i decide to try for para rescue i can but we'll see.

[weirdtimes_7]

Nice, thats what i'm talking about, i got a lot of buddies in EOD.... they love there job

military_stang

[red]

should be good, cant argue with blowing stuff up for a livin!

[weirdtimes_7]

should be good, cant argue with blowing stuff up for a livin!

HAHA, no way man, nothing better. i have always wanted to, but am still waiting the chance

military_stang