OR the Cdn Shield

[jacal]

Here was my last excellent OR adventure. It was a great time...always so hard to get pics of your own ride tho. So here are a few of the weekend, keep in mind I did not actually do all the same obstacles as the trucks in the pics. But I look forward to doing more/going further next time around. The orange rubi was amazing (I rode shotgun for 1 day...wow).

 

[jacal]

this is sort of the 'gatekeeper' It is deeper then you think, and you get pretty vertical. I think I did very well, with great spotting help and a couple piled rocks. People were amazed when, already at the bottom, I put it in reverse and actually found traction to go back a foot or so to stack rock! Way to go ATRAC. "just let the computer kick in" is one comment I heard.

 

[jacal]

here is the same obstacle. Now, if you have read this far...please note that this was my best OR ride OF THE MONTH.

 

[jacal]

here is the campsite (of that month).

 

[jacal]

the 4r is a great place to sleep in/camp. there is no way I can set the front seats flat as per the manual, but the back was nice and cosy. I had an air matress that fit perfectly if slightly deflated. But I wouldn't sleep there FOR THE MONTH.

 

[jacal]

we woke up to 'rammstein' each morning...geez.

 

[jacal]

obligatory...

 

[jacal]

x2 - this old toy was unreal...welded diff, big tires, cut off rear, home bumper and watch her go with the 4cyl.

 

[jacal]

rubi

 

[jacal]

super cool, also nearly unstoppable...

 

[jacal]

our infallable leader- even he sometimes makes an error

 

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[Kmvreter]

That looks like an excellent trip! Where is this? Nice shots. I smell a T4ROTM!

super cool, also nearly unstoppable...

Any specs on this beast? What is it?

 

[jacal]

That looks like an excellent trip! Where is this? Nice shots. I smell a T4ROTM!



Any specs on this beast? What is it?

Yes it was an excellent trip. It really took my mind off things for a weekend!

The "willys" is a home made affair. Not sure where the frame is from, but the body is obvious. Tires are massive, but I don't know exactly how big - approx 42" I would guess. v8 with automatic. 2 temp guages on the tranny (and he claims "no bling"). Very skilled driver.

We are just over an hour outside Winnipeg. These trails start off an old gravel pit. It is crown land so OR is fine. We were very careful, and packed everything out.

There is a high risk of body damage on this terrain. For sure you get lots of scratches, good thing gray doesn't show them too much. I removed the running boards (easy task) prior. Many trucks went home early with carnage. Snapped diffs, stick thru rad, busted hubs, and on and on.

My biggest issues were departure angles, and breakover. Front wasn't too bad, but I didn't even think about trying to 'mount' some of the obstacles.

I need improved underbody armour, and some sliders too. The rear tire served up as a skid quite a bit. Also, I used my towring to worsen departure but hopefully take a scraping instead of the plastic. all I know is that it definately took a good scraping!



J