Marlin's Truck: Post your pics!

[iNfErNaL]

    , maybe the HO kid drives his rig in reverse alot 

[iNfErNaL]

decreased approach angle...
hmm.

Pssst  you mean departure angle   

[DTB]

drives backwards 

[Wermz84]

It's cheaper rear wheel steering when you drive in reverse.   

[iNfErNaL]

      

[THK Matt]

WOW I DIDNT EVEN CATCH THAT!

[NorCalToy]

wonder how it fits...i thought the biggest you could fit was a 33...i mean obviously not after seeing that...but.

[fordh8r]

wonder how it fits...i thought the biggest you could fit was a 33...i mean obviously not after seeing that...but.

I fit a 35 under mine with no real issues. I can see a 37 fitting there too just a little tighter fit is all.

It was mostly for the road drive to and from the trail in order to fit all the crap we took with us to fit in the bed. Then we readjusted the load before hitting the trail and put the spare in the bed.  Worked out pretty good actually. 

[Rocksurfer]

Nothing that a torch and a welder can't fix. Plus he's on a lwb frame.

[THK Matt]

I fit a 35 under mine with no real issues. I can see a 37 fitting there too just a little tighter fit is all.

It was mostly for the road drive to and from the trail in order to fit all the crap we took with us to fit in the bed. Then we readjusted the load before hitting the trail and put the spare in the bed.  Worked out pretty good actually. 

good idea.
I will have a roof rack to store my tire and some gear

[LiveWire64]

I met Marlin in the late 80's. Have wheeled many a trail with him & he tailgunned for me on the Santiago Canyon trail a few times when my club Beach N Toys did the TLCA Thanksgiving run there. Always a pleasure to wheel with him. I have lots of pics of him & his truck from way back. Just need to dig em out. Here's a couple pics from the Suprise Canyon expedition, Nov.1995. Marlin's truck walked the falls!! Enjoy,Brad

[THK Matt]

great footage. wow. he is becoming a household name for sure.

[85toycrawler]

Marlin in Farmington NM.

[SolidAxle]

Marlin in Farmington NM.

WOW i didn't know marlin did stuff that XTREME in his truck, thats bad ass.

[llamas]

WOW i didn't know marlin did stuff that XTREME in his truck, thats bad ass.

How does Marlin haul his rig all over the country..I looked at this whole thread and he has been all over the place. If he trailers it what's that rig all about...........gotta be pretty sweet..

[Duffil]

How does Marlin haul his rig all over the country..I looked at this whole thread and he has been all over the place. If he trailers it what's that rig all about...........gotta be pretty sweet..

he drives it.

[Blingn]

He trailers it too.  At mcr he towed it with a green Tundra

[ajordan1975]

towed it to TX w/ a green Tundra a few years ago...... 

[LiveWire64]

Maybe he does tow it now, but he always drove his truck to all the places he wheeled. Truck must have had alot of miles on it. He wheeled it all over the country all the time. An amazing man & truck. So glad to see it again. Brad

[MiniSimp]

Googled:

[gtoyonrocks]

Those are some really cool pics. That thing is so clean!!!!

[BigMike]

Here are a couple from the file vault:

[MiniSimp]

Mike, how often (if ever) does he get a scratch or dent?

[BigMike]

Some more

[BigMike]

Mike, how often (if ever) does he get a scratch or dent?

I would say he takes a dent once or twice every year, but they are never anything serious and are almost always a result of leaving the shop at 10 pm, driving 6 hours to the trail, starting in the dark and wheeling allllll day while tired and in a hurry to get to camp.

The most common location he takes a dent is going to be above the rear tire towards the top of the bed just below the bed rail.

The second most common location he takes a dent is going to be on the side of the bed right at the end of the bed just before the brake lenses, yet surprisingly he almost never damages the lenses themselves.

The truck has been laid on it's side ONLY ONCE and it was while a customer was driving I think he had to replace the drivers door and mirror but the cab was ok That was a long time ago, back in the 90s.

When Marlin dents his truck, it's a, "Whoops, I saw that coming. oh well" it's never like, "holy crap! what just happened! oh crap I did that??" He is always relaxed and calm when he dents

[crawlerdan]

does marlin still run a 44 hybrid, or is he back to all-yota parts?

[CrazyYota]

does marlin still run a 44 hybrid, or is he back to all-yota parts?

I believe its all Toyota now

Thanks for the pics BigMike 

[Dingman.]

Awesome. 

Id love to see that truck in person

[BigMike]

does marlin still run a 44 hybrid, or is he back to all-yota parts?

It was a Dana 60 with Toyota housing, 3rd member, gears, toyota spindle, disk rotors, brakes, inner and outer hubs, all Toyota except for the Dana 60 axles and a custom knuckle. But since the machinist who worked with Marlin on the project went bankrupt and closed doors on us many years back, we only sold a small number of the front ends and hence it was pointless having it on Marlin's truck.

I think two years ago Rocky built a complete Toyota front end with our UM06 Marfields which have been going strong ever since

[beyondlogic]

is the bed bobbed and if so how much?