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My recent club run in NH

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Old Jun 25, 2014 | 05:28 AM
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This was my first time to this location. I've seen videos, heard the horror stories and seen the carnage from people running the extreme trails here so I was bit nervous since my setup isn't exactly hard core. we decided to start with the green trails which are the easiest but I would compare them to more moderate to hard trails when looking at other trails we have in new England. We ended up moving over to some blue trails and a few black obstacles to try for those of us willing to have some more fun. There are red (extreme) trails at this wheeling spot but they are meant more for buggies or, in the case of one of our club members, a Jk with 40's.

Here are some videos. My rear locker was not working all day but still had my front working. These are the easier trails for the most part.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hIc_L1cngE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQ5KKJDM34g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsXQ1xedCCo A stock Rubi was with us. I believe he had 1800 miles on his jeep and was not happy when we made a turn onto a harder section. You will see it around the 4:34 mark in the video. But, he did awesome and only needed a small tug here and there.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBIODRlzgt8
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Old Jun 25, 2014 | 05:32 AM
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Here are some screen shots of one of the red trails. I believe it's called devils bunghole or something like that.
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Old Jun 29, 2014 | 02:20 PM
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Great videos and pictures!
Seems like a great group. I like how were the spotters would info the driver that it just the sliders. Hate it when people say don't worry about it now or the damage is done.
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Old Jun 29, 2014 | 02:59 PM
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Great videos and pictures. As for worrying about sliders you might as well not go if you're not going to use all the tools you have and the sliders are some of those tools!
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Old Jun 29, 2014 | 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by CombatDiver
Great videos and pictures. As for worrying about sliders you might as well not go if you're not going to use all the tools you have and the sliders are some of those tools!
Wheeling in New England is either deep mud stuff which I hate or some rather technical rock crawling where undercarriage protection is a must. Hearing things crunch and scrape just means we were doing it right!
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Old Jun 29, 2014 | 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by mikeJKUR
Great videos and pictures! Seems like a great group. I like how were the spotters would info the driver that it just the sliders. Hate it when people say don't worry about it now or the damage is done.

The guy doing the spotting is by far the best spotter I've ever had. The guy has gotten me through things on 35's that others on 37's haven't been able to!
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Old Jun 29, 2014 | 03:59 PM
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Originally Posted by CombatDiver
Great videos and pictures. As for worrying about sliders you might as well not go if you're not going to use all the tools you have and the sliders are some of those tools!
I think you misunderstood my comment. What I was say its nice to reassure the driver the noise he is hearing is just his armor, like his sliders.
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Old Jun 30, 2014 | 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by mikeJKUR
I think you misunderstood my comment. What I was say its nice to reassure the driver the noise he is hearing is just his armor, like his sliders.
Yeah...when I hear crunch, I always fear I nailed a control arm or shock mount or diff. When I hear slider, I'm good and keep scraping away!

I actually just installed the rock hard tranny and oil pan skid before this trip. Been wheeling for 5 years with stock tranny skid and never hit oil pan. This trip.....two huge gouges right where my pan sits so thankfully I had done the skid!
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