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rtikql8
May 17th, 2006, 09:09 PM
A few of us are hitting the Badlands this weekend, let me know if anyone is interested, or heading down that way anyway. I think we have 5 or 6 Rigs going down.

I apologize for the short notice!

Rob
95geo
May 18th, 2006, 07:53 AM
thanks for the heads up but this weekend is the mounds then next weeekend is paragon, if you want to go to paragon let me know
:thumb-up:
rtikql8
May 18th, 2006, 08:19 AM
I didn't get my Hydro-steer on yet due to my motor problem at Silver Lake, so I'll have to wait on Paragon until I get the steering all set. As it is I'm going to be fighting it at the Badlands. :(

Let me know when the next Paragon trip is, I'll try to make it.
WhiteRhino
May 22nd, 2006, 10:26 AM
So........... details?
rtikql8
May 23rd, 2006, 06:54 AM
We ended up with 5 rigs in our group and a great day of wheeling Saturday. After serveral years of breakage and disapointment I was able to run "Purgatory " successfully. Bad steering and all! I'll post video clips and pics when I get back (had to go out of town on business).

I ended up breaking shock and a 3/4 heim ona control arm, but that was at the end of the day anyway so all in all I think I made out pretty good. "Indy" (Jim R.) broke a Dana 60 shaft in the rear and an alloy dana 44 shaft in the front. I limp back to the trailer in two wheel drive, Indy in 1 wheel drive!



Oh yeah, and it was a long day of strong arming my steering, but, the new parts were ordered yesterday!
Jarhead
May 23rd, 2006, 09:13 AM
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(rtikql8 &#064; May 23 2006, 06&#58;54 AM) 14370</div>

...Oh yeah, and it was a long day of strong arming my steering...
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Be sure to include pic&#39;s of your arms as you bulk up; who knows you could be the next Hulk Hogan... :bigemo_harabe_net-110:
WhiteRhino
May 23rd, 2006, 01:37 PM
Is this the same D60 shaft that was giving Indy problems a year ago?
rtikql8
May 23rd, 2006, 11:24 PM
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(WhiteRhino &#064; May 23 2006, 01&#58;37 PM) 14378</div>
Is this the same D60 shaft that was giving Indy problems a year ago? [/b]

No, a completely different axle. His other had an offset pig, this one is centered. I guess when your crawl ratio is a bazillion to 1 you&#39;ll pop a few shafts now and then&#33; :doah:

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Jarhead &#064; May 23 2006, 09&#58;13 AM) 14375</div>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(rtikql8 &#064; May 23 2006, 06&#58;54 AM) 14370

...Oh yeah, and it was a long day of strong arming my steering...
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Be sure to include pic&#39;s of your arms as you bulk up; who knows you could be the next Hulk Hogan... :bigemo_harabe_net-110: [/b][/quote]

Thank god those days will soon be over... Full hydro to the rescue&#33;
rtikql8
May 26th, 2006, 09:43 AM
I really didn&#39;t have many still pictures and I have a lot of dead space to edit out of the video to shrink the file size, so I pulled a few from the video. Sorry, they just aren&#39;t as crisp as real still shots.

http://www.msg4x4club.com/trail_pics_images/badlands_may_2006/rtikql8_5-20-2006_purgatory18.jpg

Here&#39;s a link for more...

http://www.msg4x4club.com/trail_pics/trail...ds%20May%202006 (http://www.msg4x4club.com/trail_pics/trail_pics.asp?search_fd7=Badlands%20May%202006)