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What states has your truck been driven (not towed) to?
« on: Jun 16, 2010, 09:49:27 AM »
I was replying to a fan on Facebook regarding The Crawler Truck, and I realized that Marlin's truck might be in a special crowd of Rock Crawlers that have been street driven all over the country.

Here is a list of states that Marlin has driven --not trailed-- his 1980 Crawler Truck to:

  • Alabama
  • Arizona
  • Arkansas
  • B.C. Canada
  • California (where it lives)
  • Colorado
  • Illinois
  • Kentucky
  • Mississippi
  • Missouri
  • Montana
  • Nevada
  • New Mexico
  • North Carolina
  • North Dakota
  • Oklahoma
  • Oregon
  • South Carolina
  • South Dakota
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • Utah
  • Virginia
  • Washington
  • West Virginia
  • Wyoming

I might have left out a couple states, I'd have to get Marlin in here to verify. But while I was figuring out everywhere the Crawler Truck has been, I was thinking, WOW, that's a LOT of states!

So post up! Let's see what states your Rock Crawler has been street driven to! :_order:

Since I've owned my truck (since 2004), it has yet to leave California :yupyup: :tease:

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edit: Added 30 year anniversary picture from this thread.
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You know, this has some serious marketing potential actually! To prove that our products are this reliable, that is saying a lot I think! :thumbs: :turtle:
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Mine towed my tent trailer through California, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, and Nevada.

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That's awesome! That is practical and capable at the same time!
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I live in Texas. I've driven to New Mexico (16 hours) and all over Texas. Going to drive it to Hot Springs Arkansas next month. Then maybe back to New Mexico this fall. Next year if the motor is still running (275,000 tired miles) I'm going to try to drive her to the Rubicon for the MCR.  
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arizona
utah
idaho
ca
nevada
kansas
oregon
88 4runner 92 cpi duals 37 radial rockers and 4.8 coming soon

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I'm going to try to drive her to the Rubicon for the MCR.
While reading your post, this is exactly what I was gonna say!! GET ER DONE!! Let's wheel together on the con! :driving:


arizona
utah
idaho
ca
nevada
kansas
oregon
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nope my 4runner
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washinton state-residence
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oregon
nevada
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mexico  :yikes:
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Started in California, trailered to Louisiana <Avoid at all cost>, since then visited Texas

I will be adding alot more when I get out of the Army and drive back to Cali.
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My 87 came from alaska, so Alaska to canada to washington, to oregon. My 91 to washington and idaho and in oregon of course.
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arizona
utah
idaho
ca
nevada
kansas
oregon


ok.... how did you get to kansas without driving through NM CO OK or Nebraska lol


My runner, Oregon, Washingon
my old pu OR, WA, ID
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Tillamook, OR

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ok.... how did you get to kansas without driving through NM CO OK or Nebraska lol


My runner, Oregon, Washingon
my old pu OR, WA, ID



maybe he trailered them states?
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California
Nevada
Arizona


Then towing an empty trailer

California
Nevada
Utah
Colorado
Kansas (which wasn't flat)
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
West Virginia
Pennsylvania

picked up 1964 Valiant in Pittsburgh
So now I'm towing a load trailer through

Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Missouri
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
California



2014-07-08: missed West Virginia
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Oh just about everywhere in California, including Northern which should be a state of its own and would get rid of all those hippies.

California
Oregon
Washington
Utah
Arizona
Nevada
Colorado
New Mexico
Wyoming
Nebraska
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
*North Carolina
*South Carolina
*Georgia
*Florida


*You'll note that there is no connection to the west for these states, my truck was shipped there and back, I flew. Also not all of these were with the same truck since I can't seem to keep one long enough.



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I live in California. I have driven my truck to Utah, Nevada, Arizona and Washington and it's never left me stranded.
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That's a great picture of Marlin coming down Pritchett Canyon.  I'm not sure I'd enjoy a trip down, the last time I did the trail I used the winch anchor on that spot, I just couldn't get solid footing on the lower smooth rock and wasn't willing to hit it any harder.

In my current 4Runner, I've made two trips to Moab (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah) and one trip to the Rubicon (Washington & California).

My previous 85 never visited the Rubicon in California, but was also my college commuter between Washington and Colorado so add Wyoming it it's list.

A lot of the drivetrain is the same: front end, rear differential & transfer case.
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i drove mine from Connecticut to CA then to Washington so its seen a lot of states. 

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i drove mine from Connecticut to CA then to Washington so its seen a lot of states. 

Is this Brian that I wheeled with at MRC a couple years ago?
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i bought my 4runner in alaska but it was ifs and stock and drove it all the way home .... then since its been fully built its been up to yellowstone nevada arizona oregon.... thats about it want to go to moab with it
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Is this Brian that I wheeled with at MRC a couple years ago?
yes it is i just drove my rig to Washington i am stationed at NAS whidbey island now.

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yes it is i just drove my rig to Washington i am stationed at NAS whidbey island now.

How's the military treating you?  I live on the Kitsap Peninsula a bit south of you.
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How's the military treating you?  I live on the Kitsap Peninsula a bit south of you.
its going pretty good im on shore duty so now i have time to work on my truck.

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ahem...one measly state outside of SoCA...Arizona, I don't even know if that counts...

 
 
 
 
 

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