KellyJ
New member
Well, I finally got my 4R out here, and as soon as my parents were on their way back home, I was on my way out to the Badlands. Here's the story:
Well I went out Sunday from about 130-430... and a good part of it was spent "stuck" on some %$*&ing trail that went "towards the creek"...which I wont go into, but it was fun for the most part... the Badlands is huge. I liked the more open areas better (quarry, hill climbs, small rock areas) than the technical trails, at least until I get a lift or sliders. I am NOT about to go out on those trails again, or at least the one I ran that day.
For those who know of it, its the one that if you are heading towards the quarry area, right after the road forks, you take a left onto a relatively hidden trail, before you pass that storage shack thing with a truck next to it. Could have sworn I broke the living hell out of my front CV, but who knows. Engaged and disengaged 4WD after i got severely stuck and it went back to working normally, from at least what I could tell. At one point, only my left side tires were spinning, and I was in 4WD low with the center diff locked. Is this bad? Please tell me I am ok in this regard.
Now for the pics:
That's not me in the mud picture, that would be my friend, who I paid 5 bucks for his sorry pansy ass to ride with me.
Carnage:
Scraped up right front fender flare (FOR THE THIRD TIME)
About half of an inch of plastic scraped off the side of the running boards. (weight reduction)
Had some squeak after getting off the last trail, but it went away, I thought it might have been the mud on the brakes.
Well I went out Sunday from about 130-430... and a good part of it was spent "stuck" on some %$*&ing trail that went "towards the creek"...which I wont go into, but it was fun for the most part... the Badlands is huge. I liked the more open areas better (quarry, hill climbs, small rock areas) than the technical trails, at least until I get a lift or sliders. I am NOT about to go out on those trails again, or at least the one I ran that day.
For those who know of it, its the one that if you are heading towards the quarry area, right after the road forks, you take a left onto a relatively hidden trail, before you pass that storage shack thing with a truck next to it. Could have sworn I broke the living hell out of my front CV, but who knows. Engaged and disengaged 4WD after i got severely stuck and it went back to working normally, from at least what I could tell. At one point, only my left side tires were spinning, and I was in 4WD low with the center diff locked. Is this bad? Please tell me I am ok in this regard.
Now for the pics:
That's not me in the mud picture, that would be my friend, who I paid 5 bucks for his sorry pansy ass to ride with me.
Carnage:
Scraped up right front fender flare (FOR THE THIRD TIME)
About half of an inch of plastic scraped off the side of the running boards. (weight reduction)
Had some squeak after getting off the last trail, but it went away, I thought it might have been the mud on the brakes.
