Ddragggon
1/2 ton status
I am a damn fool idiot, or why we don\'t drive up widow maker in a suburban
alright, so I went on out to sycamore Creek for some wheelin and what last night, and as the sun was rising this morning, decided to head over to widow maker, on suggestion of my kid brother. so, we get there, and I take a look at it. can't be too hard right? very true. starting up isn't hard at all. I make it almost all teh way to the slot before I realize the front wheels aren't turning, and the backs just digging... so, I start to back down. unfortunatley, got just a little of kilter, hit `that drop off' and immediately began going sideways. so I hit the brakes, feel the puckerfactor begin to peak, and have my brother hop out to assess the situation....
at about this point, I remember the fabled words of my friend Robert ( 73 K20 sub, 4 inch suspension, 2 inch body, 35 inch tires) `Don't do widowmaker... you're almost garunteed to flop over like I did' he told me this, as we stood assesing the damadge dealt to his rig... ball joints toast, ( from teh roll over, and roll back) steering colum/wheel bent from when he hung on for dear life, fender, sdented, and torn slightly, and barn doors wrinkled, and slightly harder to open and close right.
fortunately, I was able to pull it back strait, and NOT DIE, or flop... ( it took 2 K5's, and a couple snapped straps and cables to get his back on its feet) then I found some mud in the wash bed, and played in that for a while, which was later my downfall when I forgot that my front axle wasn't engaged to one of the hubs... had to chisle the mud out of the tires with a stick, and rock the sub back and forth for about 5 minutes before I was able to get it out of sand. it helped that my Gov-Lock suddenly decided to join the party, although it was in one of the more dangerous ways to join in... one wheel spinning quite fast, and suddenly it engaged, and I was able to claw out of the sand.
now I am sad, for I need at least 1 new hub, and possibly an axle to go with that hub. oh, and I'm pissed at my gov lock for being a bastard, and randomly engaging at dangerous times....
with the exception of near death, and sinking in sand, Fun was had, and Fun Will be had at future dates.
-Rich
alright, so I went on out to sycamore Creek for some wheelin and what last night, and as the sun was rising this morning, decided to head over to widow maker, on suggestion of my kid brother. so, we get there, and I take a look at it. can't be too hard right? very true. starting up isn't hard at all. I make it almost all teh way to the slot before I realize the front wheels aren't turning, and the backs just digging... so, I start to back down. unfortunatley, got just a little of kilter, hit `that drop off' and immediately began going sideways. so I hit the brakes, feel the puckerfactor begin to peak, and have my brother hop out to assess the situation....
at about this point, I remember the fabled words of my friend Robert ( 73 K20 sub, 4 inch suspension, 2 inch body, 35 inch tires) `Don't do widowmaker... you're almost garunteed to flop over like I did' he told me this, as we stood assesing the damadge dealt to his rig... ball joints toast, ( from teh roll over, and roll back) steering colum/wheel bent from when he hung on for dear life, fender, sdented, and torn slightly, and barn doors wrinkled, and slightly harder to open and close right.
fortunately, I was able to pull it back strait, and NOT DIE, or flop... ( it took 2 K5's, and a couple snapped straps and cables to get his back on its feet) then I found some mud in the wash bed, and played in that for a while, which was later my downfall when I forgot that my front axle wasn't engaged to one of the hubs... had to chisle the mud out of the tires with a stick, and rock the sub back and forth for about 5 minutes before I was able to get it out of sand. it helped that my Gov-Lock suddenly decided to join the party, although it was in one of the more dangerous ways to join in... one wheel spinning quite fast, and suddenly it engaged, and I was able to claw out of the sand.
now I am sad, for I need at least 1 new hub, and possibly an axle to go with that hub. oh, and I'm pissed at my gov lock for being a bastard, and randomly engaging at dangerous times....
with the exception of near death, and sinking in sand, Fun was had, and Fun Will be had at future dates.
-Rich
