Run and Play Snow Run

rockhound · February 22, 2008, 06:00:39 PM

Last minute decision. Going up to Big Bear Sat. morning 23rd. Towing Tuffy up. Going to run John Bull and try to squeeze in the rock garden at the creek. Hootman's riding shotgun.
Anybody feel like joining us?
Hoping for a good day with fresh snow.

rockhound · February 24, 2008, 08:55:06 PM

A good day for wheelin', but it took 6 hours to finally get there. Traffic, checkpoints, turn arounds, and misc. delays. After all that and about an hour of actually wheeling, was it worth it. Hell yeah!

Parked at Hanna Flat to unload.

rockhound · February 24, 2008, 08:58:32 PM

Wheeled up 3N17 to Holcomb to get to John Bull. But never made it. Got captured at the end of the tracks that the last vehicle up there made.

rockhound · February 24, 2008, 08:59:53 PM

I figured I could just claw through. Wrong.

rockhound · February 24, 2008, 09:04:34 PM

It was a wet compacting snow. My first time driving in drifts 2 feet deep. Luckily these Camel Trophy wannabe's ( their words) came along and winched us out. Of course after getting me out of the way, he showed me how it was done. Well, he did have chains.

Loosekannon · February 24, 2008, 09:12:38 PM

Thats looks cold and fun, I was sleeping in after partying the night before. But Friday was a blast at the KOH race manning a check point. $Beer Chug\'n$

rockhound · February 24, 2008, 10:16:59 PM

I thought you was in the sand box! Welcome home. What's KOH?

Tool Pimp · February 24, 2008, 10:24:23 PM

King Of the Hammers

94MtnYote · February 25, 2008, 01:09:28 AM

Looks like fun!
how did you're KM2's do in the white stuff?

rockhound · February 25, 2008, 05:53:10 PM

Quote from: Tool Pimp on February 24, 2008, 10:24:23 PM
King Of the Hammers

Just checked out The PBB. Stars from rock crawling and desert racing! Sweet.

Quote from: toyoduh! on February 25, 2008, 01:09:28 AM
Looks like fun!
how did you're KM2's do in the white stuff?

Good on the trail till I hit the deep stuff. Then they packed with snow and acted like slicks!

Rockcrawlintoy · February 25, 2008, 08:07:07 PM

how low did you air down too

rockhound · February 26, 2008, 05:39:35 PM

I didn't!

I leave 'em about 9 lb.
It just happens I was running around getting it smogged last week and pumped 20 lbs. in for street. When I got up there I didn't remember doing that. So I was still running 20 lbs.

Rockcrawlintoy · March 04, 2008, 08:45:24 PM

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=662092

94MtnYote · March 04, 2008, 10:38:44 PM

It would be cool to see how the tires do when aired down, maybe next time.

rockhound · March 06, 2008, 08:02:30 PM

Hey RCT thanks for the link. Those guys saved the day. After I dug out, the lead Rover winched me right out.
Another fine example of total strangers helping out a fellow wheeler in distress. I love this sport!

Quote from: toyoduh! on March 04, 2008, 10:38:44 PM
It would be cool to see how the tires do when aired down, maybe next time.

Toyoduh,
We won't know how those KM 2's aired down work next time. Next time I'll be on some aired down Krawlers!

94MtnYote · March 14, 2008, 06:45:42 PM

Why, didn't care for the KM's?
Have you sold the them?

rockhound · March 21, 2008, 04:05:02 PM

Quote from: toyoduh! on March 14, 2008, 06:45:42 PM
Why, didn't care for the KM's?
Have you sold the them?

Toyoduh,
I was pretty happy with the KM2's. But Krawlers just have that luggy tread, with a better sidewall design. The KM2's are a bitchin' dual purpose tire. They got me through the Rubicon and my last run at the Hammers. Tuffy II isn't really street driven, so I'm opting for the Krawlers.
My local Discount Tire store manager is hooking me up! The KM2's will go back to them.

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