Were you up there with Ben?Quote:
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Were you up there with Ben?Quote:
Originally Posted by Kbachell
That was the original plan... I ended up going to Buck Island Friday night and then two of the four vehicles I was traveling with were having trouble so we limped them down to Rubicon Springs and camped there Saturday night, and went out Cadillac on Sunday, so we never saw Ben. Original plan included backtracking from Buck Island on Saturday morning in the hope of meeting up with his group and traveling back to Buck, in case anyone needed mechanical assistance or help spotting, etc and then camping with him Saturday night, but the vehicles would not cooperate.Quote:
Originally Posted by TOD
Rubicon August 17th evening, 18th, 19th
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About 2.5 Weeks to go... Any questions regarding what to bring or setup of the vehicle? I will be leaving Oroville at around 1:30-2:00pm on Friday, Aug 17th which should put me up there around 6:00pm.
We will be showing up early Saturday morning. With that said, is there a parking/staging area for my truck and trailer to be parked over night without getting a campsite?
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Rubicon August 17th evening, 18th, 19th
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2) kbachell
3) Airbus899
4) lainracing
5) jeepalive
6) CHBeer
7) Bajaw
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Or should we be safe and try to get a campsite to park the truck and trailer? Thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bajaw
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Here is the trail head. We park our trucks and trailers here and have never had an problem with people messing with our stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bajaw
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Won’t be making this ride my weekend to work have fun
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Sounds good. Thanks. See you all there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeepalive
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We will be camped just in from the trailhead Friday night. I will make sure to walk you, (and any others that don't come in until the morning), in Saturday morning, sometime around 7:30-8:00 Camp is only a few minutes from where you will need to park your tow vehicle.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bajaw
Rubicon August 17th evening, 18th, 19th
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2) kbachell
3) Airbus899
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I’m going, but may head in Friday morning. What channel are you guys going to be on so we can hook up with you.
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I should be getting there around 12-1. I believe Ben said Checkers1Quote:
Originally Posted by Pipelayer
Rubicon August 17th evening, 18th, 19th
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2) kbachell
3) Airbus899
4) Bajaw
5) jeepalive
6) CHBeer
7) Pipelayer
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checkrs2 151.505 is what Ben specified on the last run so we'll go with that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeepalive
Ken, since I haven't got a new rzr yet, it looks like you will be heading up the ride. Hopefully I'll be able to get one soon and be on the next trip. Have a great time guys and be safe.
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Neil, I was hoping you would slide in sideways at the last minute! Let me know if you need help setting up your new RZR when you get it, so we can have you on the next one. Everything healing OK, from the accident? It looks like there are 14 vehicles planning on going, between two groups, so it should be a great trip.Quote:
Originally Posted by neil11975
Sounds good, thanks. Yes, I am healing. I went back to work on full duty about 2 weeks ago. Just in time to work nonstop on these fires. I worked about 100 hours this week. My shoulder is sore but it's getting better. Can't wait to be back at it and on the trails again.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kbachell
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Rubicon August 17th evening, 18th, 19th
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3) Airbus899
4) Bajaw
5) jeepalive
6) CHBeer
7) Pipelayer
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Yes we will be on Checkers 1. I have a 50watt with pretty good range. We will be there around 6pm Friday.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeepalive
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Ben, I’ll call you guys around 6 or seven and get a plan to hook up with you guys.Quote:
Originally Posted by Airbus899
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sorry guy I will not be going this time if to much work to do just cant find the time :(
Rubicon August 17th evening, 18th, 19th
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2) kbachell
3) Airbus899
4) Bajaw
5) Pipelayer
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Meal wise. Potluck or dog eat dog?
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Hadn't even thought about it. Often times, on Rubicon, we have a potluck, but that is when I am in my Landcruiser with lots of room to carry stuff; We usually have "Taco Night" where everyone brings their own taco meat and something to add (Salsa, Carnitas, Beans, Onion, etc). I will be taking a small ice chest, small one-burner stove but no barbeque and all the signs say "No Fires" in Eldorado National Forest. Any suggestions for dinner on Saturday night?Quote:
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Me too!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeepalive
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Me three.
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All loaded except for my ice chest. I have my springs jacked up, nut not quite as high as jeepalive. I have high clearance lower arms and about 17.5-18 inches clearance at the belly with 32" tires, fully loaded except people and ice chest food, but I was trying to also keep the axle joints from maxing out their angles so I didn't crank it all the way up. What do you guys think?
Think that should be good.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kbachell
I’m sitting at 17 front and 16.5 rear with 30” tires at 5psi. I’ll have 3 other bigger adults with me and our stuff so I’m hoping it will lower down some when we get to the trail all loaded.
Attachment 2842Thanks! I don't know how you guys adjust these springs in a timely manner... My original tool is really hard to use on the front, particularly on the driver's side. I took 45 minutes and made a tool that I use with a 3/8" extension and ratchet wrench and now I can turn it 1/2 turn at a time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeepalive
The rears were easy and the passenger front but I sent over an hour doing the driver front before I just pulled it off and did it that way because I couldn’t use the tool. But what I do is compress the springs and then I can turn the top by hand.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kbachell
Rubicon August 17th evening, 18th, 19th
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2) kbachell
3) Airbus899
4) Bajaw
5) Pipelayer
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I don’t use any tools.... except to loosen up the lock ring. I blow off the threads with air, brush threads with toothbrush, WD40 the very bottom of the spring where it touches the plate. Then rotate the springs which move the collar down. Adjusted all 4 in about 1-1-5 hours[emoji1360]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...9d2cec4ed8.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...5229501e57.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by Kbachell
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Sounds good Jeff[emoji1360]Quote:
Originally Posted by Pipelayer
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Heads up guys... slight change of plans that shouldn't negatively affect anyone (actually, I think it will make the ride better!!), but just wanted to let everyone know that we are tossing around the idea of NOT staying at Buck Island, but rather, continuing through the trail, up Cadillac Hill and then turning around somewhere beyond (perhaps depending upon the time of day at this point) and going back to camp at Rubicon Springs Saturday evening. There is a $15 fee, per vehicle, at the springs and they have pit toilets. The reasoning for the change is that SxS's move relatively quickly through Rubicon, compared to a Jeep or other full-sized vehicle, so this will keep us occupied for longer, and give more the the "Rubicon Experience" to the newbies that may not have been through the complete trail. Let me know what you think.
This new tool got all four adjusted in 15 minutes... well... after taking 45 minutes to make the tool... I just cleaned the threads, and used some of my Gun Cleaning/Lubricating spray and then spun them down with my "crows foot" with a floor jack lifting the vehicle to relieve pressure from the spring.Quote:
Originally Posted by Airbus899
Sounds good! [emoji1303]Quote:
Originally Posted by Kbachell
Dang that is fast!! U should make another one of those tools Ken & sell it to me. LolQuote:
Originally Posted by Kbachell
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