Winter Wheeling pics

[corax]

Post 'em up if you got to play in the snow (need to show the Left Coasters there's more than sand and rocks :D)

Nothing wicked today - it was just myself so I took it relatively easy on some fireroads to see how the KM2s handle at street pressure in the snow. Overall, I'm not disappointed. I can break 'em loose on asphalt, so driving on hard-pack required a light touch on the throttle. I could get a little deeper into it on loose snow and when the rear started to swing wide it was somewhat predictable and easy to control (counter steer through it or just lift a bit and pull the short stick). I left the hubs locked, but only used 4wd to pull the front end around on turns (otherwise it would push)
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk171/batardsalamano/100_5394.jpg

[kregg]

What is that white stuff all over the ground!? Never seen it here before... 'Tis a shame, I'd love to try out some snow wheeling... Great pic and nice rig too!

[CJM]

That aint snow, we got 2 feet here!

[YotaFun]

Damn Keith that's all they got up there?
I am buried in at least a foot or more down here.

I have no pics unfortunately cause I was out later in the dark and the camera was out of Batteries, I go to work soon so I will probably have no pics today either...

[Scuba]

Went snow wheelin at big bear yesterday actually. Have plenty of pics but right now I'm at work on the iPhone. I'll make a report later..

[corax]

That aint snow, we got 2 feet here!



Damn Keith that's all they got up there?
I am buried in at least a foot or more down here.

I'll take what I can get - I was hoping the storm would move more inland a bit instead of turning north east :(

[troyboy162]

you know this will be mostly west coast snow wheeling pics right? lol. a famous ski resort for snowboarders(big bear)is located about an hour from the mighty hammers trails....we pretty much have it all :tongueout: just teasin!

i do wanna see the east coast stuff! my experience with 4x4 back in Vermont was almost entirely logging roads in the snow. alot of you have gotten a good sized storm too for some nice pics!

[Scuba]

:chair:Lol Troy, you do know that Corax used to live here in socal..

[troyboy162]

hahah I didnt know, but lets seem them east coast half frozen mud holes and deep snow!

[corax]

lets see them east coast half frozen mud holes and deep snow!

just for you, but this one's from last year
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk171/batardsalamano/09-01%20Rausch%20Creek/IMG_3270.jpg

[Scuba]

Uh oh, just got a txt from Patrick (strykersd) "Do you have daves (dlm) number? Im in deep shlt..."
He was with the group yesterday on the snow run I mentioned earlier. He said he's staying in Big Bear for the weeked and might run gold mountain today. I can't imagine what's up with him being in deep shlt as he's got a winch.. Hopefully Dave can go help
him out..

[Obi..]

:clap: Corax, I'll see what is possible this next week when we head up to the 'rents. If Lil'Bro brings his I'm gonna try to con him into a little "Follow the leader".

Not sure if they'll be action or poser as I'm not too keen on having the wife stand outside to take shots. Last I heard it was only a foot more up on Mt. Reba. *Most likely poser as I'm the only good photog in the family.

[Scuba]

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a168/Sycosurfer150/Big%20Bear%20Snow%2012-19/DSCN1857.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a168/Sycosurfer150/Big%20Bear%20Snow%2012-19/DSCN1860.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a168/Sycosurfer150/Big%20Bear%20Snow%2012-19/DSCN1880.jpg

[Scuba]

More pictures here. (http://www.ultimateyota.com/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=8569.msg82073;topicseen#new)

Edit Rocko: Cleaned up your link Steve.

[Obi..]

Re: More pictures here (http://www.ultimateyota.com/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=8569.msg82073;topicseen#new).

:thumbup: Fixed b/c your link lead back to the home page. *Still wishing we had the [/target=new] function though so it'd just open a new tab instead of a new window..

[Scuba]

Thank ya !
and edited

[YotaFun]

Not really snow wheelin I just thought this would make a cool new profile pic

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a2/Nighthief/UY%20Stuff/iphone142.jpg

[Okie81]

Up in Truckee last weekend:
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a125/joshuakin/P1020282.jpg

[troyboy162]

lets see them east coast half frozen mud holes and deep snow!

just for you, but this one's from last year
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk171/batardsalamano/09-01%20Rausch%20Creek/IMG_3270.jpg


haha yea thats the pic i had in mind! thats pretty wild!

[Obi..]

*You guys will have to wait a few more days for ours while we celebrate this weekend, and I finish up a few more repairs.

Here's a teaser from the around 1000' level, snow's completely melted off the last couple of days. I suspect the next tree I take a shot in front of will have a lot less lighting. :D
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2607/4212412852_fa4c0ea7fd_b.jpg

[Obi..]

Here you go! (finally) No serious action shots as the trail was just packed in by two of us, and there were too many downed trees to waste a lot of time goofing around with the little one bouncing around in the back seat. ;) .

These are on the way back out..
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4052/4300984921_1f973340bd_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2728/4301004069_b492aca954_b.jpg

Also, a requisite family in the snow shot. *See Keith, told you I'm getting back into shape :D
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2780/4301741314_851a368862_b.jpg

[Okie81]

Very nice :thumbup:

[Obi..]

:hillbill: Come-awnn I can't be the only one still getting these shots! :angel:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4051/4317472394_160994a9f0_b.jpg

[YotaFun]

Here are some pics from me:
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a2/Nighthief/Snow%20Storm%202010/DSCN0305.jpg
The view Saturday morning out my front door, I love driving in snow but I have cleaning off the truck....

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a2/Nighthief/Snow%20Storm%202010/DSCN0313.jpg
The story behind this pic, I am in my driveway, and the plow just went by so there is about 25" of snow at the end of the driveway now...
My 33" are already a little over half way buried, so I need to gun it to get out.
So I throw it in first and punch it and the truck goes.
Well I get to the end of the drive way and just as I am passing though I am like "OH $#^%!!! I have to stop now and turn!!!" so dumb @$$ me hits the brakes and I go sliding into the trees across the road....
Needless to say I call my mom to tell her when I got to work and she says to me "I saw your little stunt out the drive we and though, oh god he is going to wreck on his way to work"

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a2/Nighthief/Snow%20Storm%202010/DSCN0315.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a2/Nighthief/Snow%20Storm%202010/DSCN0316.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a2/Nighthief/Snow%20Storm%202010/DSCN0317.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a2/Nighthief/Snow%20Storm%202010/DSCN0318.jpg
In this pick I got lazy at work and didn't want to walk across the sheet of ice parking lot so I pulled up to the trash can to clean out the back of the truck from the garbage that I had lol!!!

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a2/Nighthief/Snow%20Storm%202010/DSCN0322.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a2/Nighthief/Snow%20Storm%202010/DSCN0323.jpg
I was smarter then the guy in the H3 but still disappointed in my overall venture into the snow pile, just to soft, and that's me hitting it in reverse at about 30 mph, great flex in the rear though.

And later once its done uploading, for just stupid @$$ stuff, I made a pathetic video, keep in mind, my rear is open and the locker motor is dead so it stays that way lol:

[mastacox]

TrXuS M/T's rock in the snow!

[YotaFun]

TrXuS M/T's rock in the snow!


OMG YEAH!!
I love these tires,
Best thing since sliced bread lol!!
I have full confidence again in rain and snow over my BFG ATs.

[corax]

I'm jealous. I read Philly got 27" & Dulles Airport in DC recorded a record breaking 32" - I think we only got ~6"-8" again :(. At least I got to hit the mountain fireroads again (almost kept up with the group of snowmobiles I ran into) and I did help pull a Chevy truck out of a snow bank (he was plowing and got stuck pushing the blade into a pile)

[YotaFun]

Yeah I would say we got about that here in Chadds Ford, Maybe a little more...
That sucks Keith, where are you in PA or VA, I can't even tell anymore...

[corax]

Still in PA . . . . although it's starting to look like the RV is gonna come out of mothballs and the 'runner will pull the trailer cross country again sometime this year (guess I better get started on the gears sometime soon)

[YotaFun]

Still in PA . . . . although it's starting to look like the RV is gonna come out of mothballs and the 'runner will pull the trailer cross country again sometime this year (guess I better get started on the gears sometime soon)


Moving back to Cali again?
so no house hear on the east?

[YotaFun]

My failed attempt at doing donuts at work on an angled parking lot lol
http://www.facebook.com/v/521374296641

[corax]

Still in PA . . . . although it's starting to look like the RV is gonna come out of mothballs and the 'runner will pull the trailer cross country again sometime this year (guess I better get started on the gears sometime soon)


Moving back to Cali again?
so no house hear on the east?


Thinking more about Oregon and the big trees . . . I've been meaning to become a hippy for awhile, time to grow out the goatee :roll:

[YotaFun]

Still in PA . . . . although it's starting to look like the RV is gonna come out of mothballs and the 'runner will pull the trailer cross country again sometime this year (guess I better get started on the gears sometime soon)


Moving back to Cali again?
so no house hear on the east?


Thinking more about Oregon and the big trees . . . I've been meaning to become a hippy for awhile, time to grow out the goatee :roll:


lol!
Well more of a reason for me to get out to the west coast

[04 Rocko Taco]

Steve - this is a SUPER poser shot, but I love it so much, I think you just made Rocko's Desktop background of the week. lol.


http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a168/Sycosurfer150/Big%20Bear%20Snow%2012-19/DSCN1860.jpg

[Scuba]

Steve - this is a SUPER poser shot, but I love it so much, I think you just made Rocko's Desktop background of the week. lol.


http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a168/Sycosurfer150/Big%20Bear%20Snow%2012-19/DSCN1860.jpg




LOL, Thanks man.
Here's a shot of me right after I took that shot..
http://i686.photobucket.com/albums/vv222/ressoldier/Green%20Valley-%20Big%20Bear%2012-19/DSCF4420.jpg

[Scuba]

Oh, Rocko, I have a huge Resi version of that picture.. If you want it for desktop purposes just say so and I'll email it to you..


And here's some more pictures from our last snow run..

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a168/Sycosurfer150/Truck/Pilot%20snow%20run%201-24/DSCN1998.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a168/Sycosurfer150/Truck/Pilot%20snow%20run%201-24/DSCN2007.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a168/Sycosurfer150/Truck/Pilot%20snow%20run%201-24/DSCN2011.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a168/Sycosurfer150/Truck/Pilot%20snow%20run%201-24/DSCN2016.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a168/Sycosurfer150/Truck/Pilot%20snow%20run%201-24/DSCN2027.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a168/Sycosurfer150/Truck/Pilot%20snow%20run%201-24/DSCN2024.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a168/Sycosurfer150/Truck/Pilot%20snow%20run%201-24/DSCN2026.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a168/Sycosurfer150/Truck/Pilot%20snow%20run%201-24/DSCN2023.jpg

[04 Rocko Taco]

And here's some more pictures from our last snow run..

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a168/Sycosurfer150/Truck/Pilot%20snow%20run%201-24/DSCN1998.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a168/Sycosurfer150/Truck/Pilot%20snow%20run%201-24/DSCN2027.jpg



2 questions.

1) first pic, whats behind the rock? looks like you are tree saver'd to it... what IS it?

2) second pic, what happened here Scuba steve? oops?

[04 Rocko Taco]

Nevermind about #1. It's now clearly a shovel....

but what are you strapped to?

[Scuba]

Yep, Shovel. We were trying to winch some rocks out of the way so we could pass, After wasting an hour we gave up.

And #2, it was a long uphill with a left hand turn at the top and a slight off camber spot too the left of said corner..
Came up and the corner just threw me into the embankment as I was turning to make the turn..

Took out some bushes, but it was an accident. Couldn't have avoided it.

[Obi..]

..but what are you strapped to?



You mean the red line in this shot?
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a168/Sycosurfer150/Truck/Pilot%20snow%20run%201-24/DSCN2027.jpg

Just caught that the other day myself, it's a Cb whip.

[Obi..]

BTW..

re: http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a168/Sycosurfer150/Truck/Pilot%20snow%20run%201-24/DSCN2016.jpg

Solution:http://forum.ih8mud.com/79-95-toyota-truck-tech/288016-rotm-submission-1995-4runner-project-wimpy-2.html#post5150392
*I gotta finish my skid plate soon..
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2686/4269568293_54eaa1574b_b.jpg

[troyboy162]

BTW..

re:

Solution:http://forum.ih8mud.com/79-95-toyota-truck-tech/288016-rotm-submission-1995-4runner-project-wimpy-2.html#post5150392
*I gotta finish my skid plate soon..


prioritys... lol that 5 dollar screen is working well for now and kept a stick from eating my radiator.

[slosurfer]

Troy, in this pic, if you glance at it real quick, it looks like you have the Stig riding shotgun. :laugh:

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a168/Sycosurfer150/Truck/Pilot%20snow%20run%201-24/DSCN2016.jpg

[YotaFun]

Troy, in this pic, if you glance at it real quick, it looks like you have the Stig riding shotgun. :laugh:


LOL I JUST SAW THAT!!!

[Scuba]

Kimi was most likely reading one of her engineering books..

[troyboy162]

hhaah she does look like shes wearing a race helmet. this is the story of our wheeling adventures... i may be spinning 4 wheels up a snow covered hill, but she may be checking her nails, txting her sisters, or something lol. Kevin in the back had the right idea!