MidCarolina Jeepers and Palmetto Krawlers @ Windrock OHV Labor Day 2012

[97TJGUZZY]

Well we had a great trip over the Labor Day weekend and I got a few that tell the story better than words.

Greg, Chase and I spent Thursday touring the Great Smokey Mountains on the way to Camp that night.

Everyday was packed full of carnage, trail riding and great food.

I want to thank everyone for coming out, I had a great time!

Here are some pics.

Mountain Overlook on the way into the Cataloochee Valley


Old Barn in Cataloochee Valley


Crossing the creek in Cataloochee Valley


Hydrologic Benchmark


Huge elk we saw on our way out of the Valley, he was in the road when we pulled up and he stood about 8 feet tall including antlers.


We had some problems with Gregs Caliper sticking, and without a c-clamp we were forced to use drastic measures. AKA the jeep vise.​

 

[97TJGUZZY]

Cole coming up 15


Part of our group at the top of 15


Greg on the entrance to Little Mule


Coming up Little Mule


Marcus on Little Mule


Little Mule


Little Mule
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[97TJGUZZY]

Greg on Little Mule


Cole coming up the Staircase




right before he had some carnage...


This is right as his rim hit the rock and bent it and cut the tire, you can see how hard he hit as all the dust kept going but his jeep stopped.


new tire mods​

 

[97TJGUZZY]

Greg gettin it!


coming up the staircase




Barclay coming up the top of trail 3​

 

[VOLT]

Dang Barclay's rig looks good in that pic. I didnt even realize that it was an LJ.

 

[matth_85]

It wasn't from the factory I don't think.

Great pics. Didn't realize this but when we were there in Jan. we ran Little Mule. Ended up running it backwards on the way out one night driving "Papa Smurf". That was fun...

 

[01tj]

Dang Barclay's rig looks good in that pic. I didnt even realize that it was an LJ.

Its not it was built before an LJ was. Its also dovetailed.

 

[97TJGUZZY]

more to come

 

[97TJGUZZY]

Carnage List:

Brooks: Crunched Passenger Fender
Cole: Cut KM2 Sidewall, front passenger fender and grill, rear passenger door wont open, dented quarter panels, passenger inner shaft, bent rim, bent rock rail, cut brake line.
Marcus: Tcase issues
Mason: Cut Valve stem, broken rear 8.8 aluminum cover, white walled km2 after a loose control arm let the axle shift
Gillis: 2 broken control arms, two bent control arms, two busted shocks, Ripped Tracbar mount off the axle
DJ: blown coolant hose
Nick: broken stub shaft and trashed hub bearings, TRE on drag link, slip yoke eliminator explosion, fire extinguisher casualty
Bubba: blown hydro hose
Bud: Broke all the bolts on his steering box off
Greg: locked up caliper, broken valve core
Dick: broken rear Ring and Pinion
Larry: Drivers Side Mirror


I think thats it.

 

[97TJGUZZY]

 

[LBarr2002]

Carnage List:

Brooks: Crunched Passenger Fender
Cole: Cut KM2 Sidewall, front passenger fender and grill, rear passenger door wont open, dented quarter panels, passenger inner shaft, bent rim, bent rock rail, cut brake line.
Marcus: Tcase issues
Mason: Cut Valve stem, broken rear 8.8 aluminum cover
Gillis: 2 broken control arms, two bent control arms, two busted shocks, Ripped Tracbar mount off the axle
DJ: blown coolant hose
Nick: broken stub shaft and trashed hub bearings, TRE on drag link
Bubba: blown hydro hose
Greg: locked up caliper, broken valve core
Dick: broken rear Ring and Pinion


I think thats it.

I broke my third driver's side mirror...

 

[cannonball]

Don't forget the white walled km2 hahaha

 

[VOLT]

I broke my slip yoke crapinator and Bud broke all the bolts to his steering gear but luckily figured it out before turning and had spare bolts on the trail.

 

[97TJGUZZY]

Greg at the top of 3



Marcus coming up 39



Barclay on 39


Matt coming up 39

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[01tj]

Im so glad you got a picture of that one.. Crawling is Boring...:

 

[97TJGUZZY]

Mean Green on 15​

 

[97TJGUZZY]

bud creepin up 15​

 

[VOLT]

Dang, thx Brooks.

 

[97TJGUZZY]

coming up 39




Emergency Tree Removal, somehow a 10' tree stabbed between his axle and brakeline... The multitool saw did work


both rear tires in the air coming down into the creek on rail trail



Cole coming up 15 before the Rain hit​

 

[matth_85]

What is 39? And did anyone attempt Atomic Ridge? I never saw it when we were there but after hearing Dean talk about it I really wanna see some pictures.