Central Oregon Off-Road Day (Around Bend, OR)

[BackOff]

That was a KRAZY sunday.
Trail should be named "The Destroyer", NOT for stock vehicles.
I barely cleared most of the trail. Made it out with some fancy new pinstripes, dinged up passenger running board and scuffed up the center xmember diagonal supports, nothing major.
Was getting a 'clunk' on the driver side front when the suspension would drop fast, need to check that and a new knocking noise in the rear passenger area.

BlackWorksInc was having one of those days when all the stars line up against you.
That shot in the lava tube BlackWorksInc is teetering precariously on the edge, the front passenger wheel is in the air, hard to see in the pic, sliders and skids saved the day. If not for the sliders he would still be out there right now. I think I yelled out loud as I saw the rear end go sky ward, looked like it was just going to do a nosedive and roll over. YIKES!

Then that damn drunk tree trunk just jumped out and took a bite out of BlackWorksInc's 4runner. That was a WTF are we going to do now moment.
Lucky to get it rolling. Good thing he had a Boyscout with him, as I take everything but the kitchen sink.

Did we mention the fact that the tow truck broke down on the way...2.5 hours later. Was cool got to hang out and chat a bit though.
Then as I got rolling homeward I notice the low tire pressure light come on, but made it home.
Wow what a day, am I tired today.

I will see if I managed to get any decent pics. I just had a cheezy little minicam I was using.

 

[BlackWorksInc]

dang Paul. I would say you bent a tie rod too. Hopefully its just bolting some new stuff on but not a lot.

Tie rods actually look good, the UCA and LCA look okay as well. The spindle not so much.

It was a fairly localized impact onto the passenger front tire, the edge of the log caught the edge of the 35's head on and popped the truck in the air, the suspension just isn't designed to take a hit like that.

I'm thinking that may be the majority of the issue... Hoping it'll be up and running by Sunday; but if not I'll still organize something for you guys this Sunday and we'll see if I can make it somehow.

 

[shearn]

Wow! Were you going for this look?

I'll be game next weekend, but as noted above, bone stock, so I'll skip Edison for now!

Glad you guys made it out ok!

 

[BlackWorksInc]

Wow! Were you going for this look?

I'll be game next weekend, but as noted above, bone stock, so I'll skip Edison for now!

Glad you guys made it out ok!

You know my friend and I were talking about how I'd love to see someone photshop a 4Runner like mine with 35's to look lowered and hella flush while we were at my dealership working out the details! LMAO

Side Note-

BackOff and I were talking and perhaps Cline Butte would be best for you guys since it looks like there will be a mix of Stock/Experienced/InExperienced vehicles/owners. It has a lot of "Green" and "Blue" trails so it should be a good mix for people and has a lot of bypasses. I'm down for other suggestions though.

 

[Brian3676]

What time were you guys thinking of meeting up Sunday? Deciding if I should get a room in Bend or just head down in the morning

 

[shearn]

Cline sounds great. A little moisture late in the week cannot hurt, either.

I think this is on 35's. And that's just the wheels!

 

[BlackWorksInc]

What time were you guys thinking of meeting up Sunday? Deciding if I should get a room in Bend or just head down in the morning

I would say probably about 09:00~10:00 since the skill gap is varying and some learning is involved, that way you're not ending up like me and BackOff where it took longer than we realized and we didn't want to be on the trail at night.

Fred Meyer's parking lot off 3rd street is a good meet-up spot, grab gas, snacks, shoot the shit, ect.

 

[shearn]

Sounds good. I'm in the experienced, but also new category.


I sold my FJ40 10 years ago May (still sad)

Other than a few trips on some logging roads since then, I'm back to new.

I've taken the 4R in the dirt a little bit, just the push the buttons and turn the knobs. There's a lot of cool technology in this thing that will clearly allow me to get stuck even deeper in the woods!

I'm sitting on modifications for now. I suspect the tires will go first. But I am too cheap to get rid of new ones so soon.

I gave my wife the 4Runner to drive this week. I've not had a new car since 2001, and I want her to be the first to put a ding in the paint. She thought I was just being nice, letting her drive it.

 

[BackOff]

Edison Trail

 

[BackOff]

one more, Kwohl Butte Shelter and Mt. Bachelor.

 

[ZPT_Yoda]

Sorry about your rig. That definitely looks pretty intense.

I don't have sliders or underbody plates besides stock, yet. So my wheeling may be limited, however I'd like to join y'all.

So, Fred Meyer around 9-10am this Sunday??


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[BackOff]

I would be good for a 10am, at Fred Meyers.
If any need OHV stickers for Cline Butte, get them before hand.
Not sure if you can get them on a Sunday?

Its raining a tiny bit! Yesterday and today, looks to be wet all week. Finally!:frog:

 

[shearn]

I would be good for a 10am, at Fred Meyers.
If any need OHV stickers for Cine Butte, get them before hand.
Not sure if you can get them on a Sunday?

Its raining a tiny bit! Yesterday and today, looks to be wet all week. Finally!:frog:

Good call on the permits. I'd spaced that out completely - it's been too long. If you can't get to one of the local vendors, you can get them online here:

https://store.oregonstateparks.org/

Print out the temp to carry with you, the permanent sticker arrives in the mail


Or - local vendors: https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/ATV/pages/permit_vendors.aspx Thank you, Backoff, for the reminder! Bring on the precipitation!


ETA: Weather Forecast: http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lon=-121.33573291015621&lat=44.29439449442518#.V_1wMfkrJhE

 

[BlackWorksInc]

Sorry about your rig. That definitely looks pretty intense.

I don't have sliders or underbody plates besides stock, yet. So my wheeling may be limited, however I'd like to join y'all.

So, Fred Meyer around 9-10am this Sunday??


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Cline is has enough bypasses and "Green" and "Blue" trails for people to not have to worry about that. There will also be people who have off-roaded some before to help spot you through obstacles.
[MENTION=89794]BackOff[/MENTION]

Since Cline Buttes is close to Redmond, should we rather meet up at the Safeway in Redmond or Fred Meyers? I figure Fred's would be best since people can get snacks, gas, and anything else they need.

But then everyone would be convoying at least 20~30minutes to Redmond and then probably another 20-ish to Cline Buttes. I figure it'd be probably at least a 30~45min wait/talk shit at the parking lot waiting for everyone to show up, another 40 or so min travel time, which would put everyone at Cline around noon. It's not super difficult, so I don't see us being there all day long, I'm just trying to make sure we don't burn too much day light like we did on Sunday. lol

 

[Brian3676]

Cline is has enough bypasses and "Green" and "Blue" trails for people to not have to worry about that. There will also be people who have off-roaded some before to help spot you through obstacles.

[MENTION=89794]BackOff[/MENTION]

Since Cline Buttes is close to Redmond, should we rather meet up at the Safeway in Redmond or Fred Meyers? I figure Fred's would be best since people can get snacks, gas, and anything else they need.

But then everyone would be convoying at least 20~30minutes to Redmond and then probably another 20-ish to Cline Buttes. I figure it'd be probably at least a 30~45min wait/talk shit at the parking lot waiting for everyone to show up, another 40 or so min travel time, which would put everyone at Cline around noon. It's not super difficult, so I don't see us being there all day long, I'm just trying to make sure we don't burn too much day light like we did on Sunday. lol

Im fine with meeting wherever, but would almost prefer redmond since its closer to Portland just by a hair.

 

[shearn]

Cline is has enough bypasses and "Green" and "Blue" trails for people to not have to worry about that. There will also be people who have off-roaded some before to help spot you through obstacles.

[MENTION=89794]BackOff[/MENTION]

Since Cline Buttes is close to Redmond, should we rather meet up at the Safeway in Redmond or Fred Meyers? I figure Fred's would be best since people can get snacks, gas, and anything else they need.

But then everyone would be convoying at least 20~30minutes to Redmond and then probably another 20-ish to Cline Buttes. I figure it'd be probably at least a 30~45min wait/talk shit at the parking lot waiting for everyone to show up, another 40 or so min travel time, which would put everyone at Cline around noon. It's not super difficult, so I don't see us being there all day long, I'm just trying to make sure we don't burn too much day light like we did on Sunday. lol

My vote is Redmond Freddy's - There's a Starbucks on the NE side of the place we could kind of congregate there @ 10.

That's close to 126, and there are a couple of gas stations right there.

My vote is hardly relevant, but that works for with Cline as destination.

I'll be the guy in the 4Runner.

 

[BackOff]

My vote is Redmond Freddy's - There's a Starbucks on the NE side of the place we could kind of congregate there @ 10.

That's close to 126, and there are a couple of gas stations right there.

My vote is hardly relevant, but that works for with Cline as destination.

I'll be the guy in the 4Runner.

sounds like a plan

 

[BackOff]

Weather channel... it looks like there is a major storm rolling in this weekend, 70mph winds, big rain event.
If you guys want to hold off 1 more week it wont hurt my feelings any...give BlackWorksInc some time to get his runner rolling too.

Guess it will just make it more of an adventure, however we play it is fine with me. Mud could be fun but driving over the pass in a hurricane wont be very fun or safe if trees are coming down.

 

[shearn]

Weather channel... it looks like there is a major storm rolling in this weekend, 70mph winds, big rain event.
If you guys want to hold off 1 more week it wont hurt my feelings any...give BlackWorksInc some time to get his runner rolling too.

Guess it will just make it more of an adventure, however we play it is fine with me. Mud could be fun but driving over the pass in a hurricane wont be very fun or safe if trees are coming down.

This time of year, I'm good unless I'm out hunting, which I usually only do during the week.

So next weekend works.

That much rain sounds like fun since my 4R is still so clean that you could eat off of the undercarriage.

I need to work on that!

BlackWorksInc - is your rig right? What was the verdict, a spindle issue?

 

[Brian3676]

We still on for this Sunday or gunna ditch it and go another week? Deciding if I should go see our beach house damage from the tornato first hand or just let insurance handle everything haha.