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TheBajaKid
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Nice pics. you could have done a SAS on new Tacoma
I hear you on the driving off the lot in a more capable rig, but once you put on aftermarket parts for performance its not a rig you drove off the
lot.
Nice rigs
[Edited on 2-19-2011 by TheBajaKid]
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Ken Cooke
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| Quote: | Originally posted by TheBajaKid
Nice pics. you could have done a SAS on new Tacoma
I hear you on the driving off the lot in a more capable rig, but once you put on aftermarket parts for performance its not a rig you drove off the
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In 2003, I just didn't have the money. I had the ability to 'sign' for a vehicle, but there was very little buildup cash on-hand. I sold the Forged
16x8" Tomb Raider-edition Alcoas to a guy in Canada and the 31" tires to aid in the buildup (along with my Ford Ranger 4x4 truck). An SAS would have
set me back an easy $4K - with cheap leaf springs. King coilovers and a 4 link? Way out of my budget.
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TheBajaKid
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Mine too but i like to dream. 4links are fancy!
I wont give up the ride of my ifs on my 04
so i got a 80' all Marlin Crawlered out!
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Ken Cooke
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| Quote: | Originally posted by TheBajaKid
Mine too but i like to dream. 4links are fancy!
I wont give up the ride of my ifs on my 04
so i got a 80' all Marlin Crawlered out! |
I drove a Ford Ranger with a TTB frontend, and no matter how much I tried to extend the wheel travel, it could not compete with a Jeep on the trail.
I was running Jeep CJ swaybar disconnects, it chewed through RS9000 shock bushings daily, it had a nice Rancho 2.5" lift, 33s, 4.56 gearing, 2" body
lift, but the thing just could not handle what I threw at it. The Rubicon does perfectly under all circumstances. It is a solid platform that after
7 years, I am completely amazed with.
My wife now caught the 'wheeling bug, and we're going up in the snow on Sunday and she can't wait for the Baja Grande event in April. Camping, music,
food, drink, and Baja!
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David K
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Nice morning photo of your camp on Shell Island, Ken!
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racheldarlin
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Great "off-road" photo essay Ken. That is what I was hoping for from the original post. Man and Beast overcoming obstacles.
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4x4abc
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all I see is man and machine driving poorly
tearing up the ground is not treading lightly
The Jeep Rubicon has 2 lockers - if not used properly, tires will spin and dig holes:
[Edited on 2-19-2011 by 4x4abc]
Harald Pietschmann
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Ken Cooke
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Big Difference when you look at the competition
| Quote: | Originally posted by 4x4abc
all I see is man and machine driving poorly
tearing up the ground is not treading lightly
The Jeep Rubicon has 2 lockers - if not used properly, tires will spin and dig holes: |
When you look at the vehicles with larger tires traveling over the same loose route, you can see that the Rubicons actually tackling the terrain much
more smoothly...
It was a great day on the trail! 
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Ducks
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I'm a n00b here. How do I unsubscribe to this ridiculous thread? I really appreciate Harald's comments but I pretty much can't stand the rest.
Cheers,
Chad
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Ken Cooke
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Ducks
I'm a n00b here. How do I unsubscribe to this ridiculous thread? I really appreciate Harald's comments but I pretty much can't stand the rest.
Cheers,
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Chad - These are all valid points being raised about trail usage from a uniquely Baja perspective!
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TheBajaKid
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Im with Ken
Hey Chad if you dont like it dont read it. Or you can always unsubscribe yourself
from Baja nomad, after all you cant stand anyone but Harald.
and 4x4abc I doubt you could make kens climb look any easier and not spin a tire
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Ducks
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WOW. You guys take the cake. I am interested in Baja not who has the bigger junk. I was interested in Harald's off-road expeditions but that is not
what this thread is about any more. If you don't know how to unsubscribe to a thread, then why do you attack me? Are you so insecure? Is the forum
software so outdated that you can't unsubscribe? I keep getting email in my inbox about this thread and this thread is not about Baja but about who
has the bigger junk. Why don't you start a thread in Chat instead of wasting people's time here?
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Ken Cooke
My Rubicon dealing with a steep climb.
The other Rubicon out for the day did great.
ONLY IN BAJA!
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this is not treading lightly, it is total disrespect for environment. this is classic example of why off road knuckle draggers are irresponsible and
should be stopped at all costs.
a bunch of people standing around while watching people repeatedly drive over obstacles and tear up the ground.
do it on your own private land - don't do it on public lands.
[Edited on 2-19-2011 by mtgoat666]
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Ken Cooke
The Toyota '80s vintage pickup is very capable of abuse. We went out with Tom from Baja Crawlers and the rest of the Baja Crawlers club to Tecate for
some rock crawling, and the pickup proved its merits.
Tecate, BCN
Tom standing next to his pickup! LOL
Me smiling next to Tom's pickup. We tried to pull it over with my winch, but no going. I tow strap pulled the pickup over and it was able to
complete the day without issues.
Back on the trail, and having a good time!
Nothing against the Toyota brand. If they had pickups similar to this one on the lot with an I6/V6 engine, locking differentials, 4:1, Dana 44/60
axles, A/C, manual shift, no Birfield joints, and a STRAIGHT LIVE AXLE FRONTEND, I would have strongly considered one. |
why are you posting pics of marooons driving off the adjacent roads?
this is classic example of why all off roading should be banned from public lands.
marooons that use their cars to leave paths solely for purpose of doing stupid tricks with their cars with no regard for damage to land.
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TheBajaKid
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Im comming down
hey goat i bet you dont call me a knuckle dragger or a marooon to my face
[Edited on 2-19-2011 by TheBajaKid]
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Barry A.
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"There you go again", Goat-------stuck in elitist selfish-opinion mode condeming others.
What's with that? 
Barry
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4x4abc
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| Quote: | Originally posted by TheBajaKid
Im with Ken
Hey Chad if you dont like it dont read it. Or you can always unsubscribe yourself
from Baja nomad, after all you cant stand anyone but Harald.
and 4x4abc I doubt you could make kens climb look any easier and not spin a tire |
I know I can make it look easier and I can make it look elegant.
At least most who have seen me drive think that way:
http://blogs.fourwheeler.com/6571044/miscellaneous/meet-hara...
"Harald does have zen-like driving skills. He has mastered the "slow as possible" part to a degree I have never seen in the field. " - Scott Brady on
ExpeditionPortal forum.
Its my job to make mission impossible - well, possible. So I know how to reduce stress on the vehicle and hurt Mother Nature.
Harald Pietschmann
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4x4abc
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I am totally with Mr. or Mrs. Goat - ask around and everybody is for treading lightly, few have a clue what that actually is.
Harald Pietschmann
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Barry A.
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Judging by those pictures posted by Ken, I just don't see any "mass resource destruction" that is any worse than a herd of goats passing thru. The
land will recover, and it is not in a National Park.
Yes, TREAD LIGHTLY is very a important concept, and the majority of folks believe in it, and understand it, I know, but taking it too far---to
extremes--- simply detracts from the purpose of the slogan, and tends to anger people, at least it does to me. Lets be reasonable about this, and I
am betting we will achieve much better results, it seems to me. We all see things somewhat differently.
Barry
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4x4abc
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Barry,
you see TreadLightly like many see the 10 commandments - as a recommendation. Nothing wrong with a little cheating here and there.
TreadLightly yes, but what's a little destruction every now and then?
Harald Pietschmann
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