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Dodge Destruction and Outings => Other Outings => Topic started by: workgoats on January 16, 2014, 10:30:53 PM

Title: So, it's a little late but...General Sam's
Post by: workgoats on January 16, 2014, 10:30:53 PM
I wasn't able to get on line sooner.  Hard to do on the phone at a basketball game.  Then it went into overtime and despite the refs we managed to win it.

Anyway, Ernest and I are planning to go to General Sam's Saturday.  I know it is virtually no lead time but anyone who would like to join us is invited.

I've invited a few others, (Nick, my son-in-law, a guy with a Land Rover) and plan to ask another or two tomorrow.

If you can make it, please feel free to call me.  979 218 6002 is my work phone.  My personal phone number is good too since it is forwarded to the work phone.  I just haven't figured out how to forward text messages so the work number is best.

I would hope that we would be there about opening time and stay till Ernest breaks at least two axles.  I'll have the yeller truck and maybe an old Cherokee too.  We will not be staying the night unless we break too many trucks.

:steeringwheel: (http://:steeringwheel:)
Title: Re: So, it's a little late but...General Sam's
Post by: taz_man440 on January 16, 2014, 10:45:38 PM
Oh man I wanna go...... but that is slap in the middle of my hitch.... you guys have fun & hopefully I'll be able to make some kind of gathering soon...
Title: Re: So, it's a little late but...General Sam's
Post by: SixGun on January 16, 2014, 11:05:05 PM
Be sure to take some pics for those of us that haven't been there.  :steeringwheel:
Title: Re: So, it's a little late but...General Sam's
Post by: Toyradio on January 17, 2014, 03:12:31 AM
May try to grab the wife and drive up. A day trip would be cool.
Title: Re: So, it's a little late but...General Sam's
Post by: taz_man440 on January 17, 2014, 09:29:30 AM
I wanna go ride somewhere so bad, just to get away but bad timing here... hours somewhat down @ work & just too much goin on right now....   Really hate I missin this trip....
Title: Re: So, it's a little late but...General Sam's
Post by: Toyradio on January 17, 2014, 09:40:57 AM
Will, you do need to get away. I know it's hard when you work the schedule you do. I may try real hard to do this since it's a day trip and only a little over an hour away. Hay DSO is closr for both of us. Hint hint hint. Thinking of just taking the Ford and driving/wheeling it. It is a 4x4 afterall. But then the RC is ready to wheel also.
:steeringwheel:
Title: Re: So, it's a little late but...General Sam's
Post by: SixGun on January 17, 2014, 10:42:04 AM
Found some old links from General Sam's.

http://ramchargercentral.com/trips-trail-reports/general-sams-61111/

http://ramchargercentral.com/trips-trail-reports/general-sam's-march-2011-(21-pics)/
Title: Re: So, it's a little late but...General Sam's
Post by: taz_man440 on January 17, 2014, 01:01:37 PM
This was from when Ernest started stalkin us...lol  Typical ford... hood up...
Title: Re: So, it's a little late but...General Sam's
Post by: taz_man440 on January 17, 2014, 01:05:12 PM
Sorry Skippy... some of the things you find & just have to mount to the hood...   :violent1:
Title: Re: So, it's a little late but...General Sam's
Post by: Toyradio on January 17, 2014, 03:08:50 PM
 :laughing4:
Title: Re: So, it's a little late but...General Sam's
Post by: workgoats on January 17, 2014, 09:00:51 PM
Ok, I'm taking the yeller truck.  My son-in-law and grand-daughter are taking the 88 Cherokee.  Ernest is taking the ferd.  Last I heard he was still working on front axles.  A friend from Cypress is taking a land rover.

We all hope to meet there by 8:30 or so.
Title: Re: So, it's a little late but...General Sam's
Post by: Toyradio on January 17, 2014, 10:08:59 PM
I was hoping to make this trip, but work is breaking loose here. I just got called and offered another job. One where I can write my own ticket, tell them what I want and who I want to hire. I can go salary, hourly, co truck, expense account, perdiem when I go over 50 miles from the house, ect., ect.
Title: Re: So, it's a little late but...General Sam's
Post by: workgoats on January 19, 2014, 08:14:05 AM
We had 4 drivers and 3 ridesr show up.  I was there with the yeller truck.  My son-in-law and grand-daughter were in the red 88 Cherokee.  Ernest had the ferd and a friend with 2 sons had his Land Rover.  The land Rover made the rest of us look a little primitive.

The Land Rover took a freak slide off the side of a hole and lost a parking light, bumper and a fender.  It wasn't the fault of the truck or the driver.

We had a great time.  There will be some videos when I have time to get them ready.
Title: Re: So, it's a little late but...General Sam's
Post by: Toyradio on January 19, 2014, 08:43:21 AM
I wanted to make is one, but that ugly 4 letter word raised it's head.
Title: Re: So, it's a little late but...General Sam's
Post by: SixGun on January 19, 2014, 08:44:04 AM
Looks like someone's under the Cherokee.

Got a pic of the LR's damage?  Sounds pretty bad.

Did you drive or trailer yours?
Title: Re: So, it's a little late but...General Sam's
Post by: workgoats on January 19, 2014, 08:45:48 AM
Here's a few more pics.

One of the Land Rover damage.
One with the Land Rover pulling out the ferd.
One with the Land Rover doing something strange.
And, I really think I need some fender extensions.
Title: Re: So, it's a little late but...General Sam's
Post by: workgoats on January 19, 2014, 08:49:52 AM
The CAD on the Cherokee didn't work.  Ernest was trying to fix the vacuum lines on the trail.  We eventually had to go back to camp when Ernest broke off a valve stem on the right front wheel.  We managed to get air back in the tire and drove a stick into the hole to get back to camp.  When we did, we finally got the Cherokee axle engaged.  It will stay that way.  All the gears turn anyway.  There's no reason to unlock it.

Land Rover wasn't that bad.  Picture has been posted.

We towed the yeller truck with a towbar behind the Cherokee.  We don't have a trailer ready yet.
Title: Re: So, it's a little late but...General Sam's
Post by: SixGun on January 19, 2014, 08:56:36 AM
That's a cool pic of your truck.  Like a mean smiley face. LOL. You should consider making that pic your avatar.  Looks like some serious mud.  :headbang:
Title: Re: So, it's a little late but...General Sam's
Post by: workgoats on January 19, 2014, 09:06:24 AM
We had a hard time getting the Land Rover out without damaging it more.  We pulled it away from where my truck was by using two trees and two snatch blocks, routing the rope around the truck and pulling it back out into the mud so we could line it up and get it out forward.
Title: Re: So, it's a little late but...General Sam's
Post by: SixGun on January 19, 2014, 09:17:04 AM
So is the owner of the LR game for another outing after this experience?

Is that your daughter's Cherokee?
Title: Re: So, it's a little late but...General Sam's
Post by: ProjectPW on January 19, 2014, 09:39:06 AM
looks like a fun and muddy time was had by all.... ferds getting pulled by LR's....HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...HA
Title: Re: So, it's a little late but...General Sam's
Post by: workgoats on January 19, 2014, 09:40:06 AM
Quote from: SixGun on January 19, 2014, 09:17:04 AM
So is the owner of the LR game for another outing after this experience?

Is that your daughter's Cherokee?

Yes on both but the Cherokee will be mine in a car trade soon.
Title: Re: So, it's a little late but...General Sam's
Post by: SixGun on January 19, 2014, 10:11:26 AM
Quote from: workgoats link=topic=292. Lmsg4242#msg4242 date=1390146006
Yes on both but the Cherokee will be mine in a car trade soon.

Sniff sniff... I smell another build a brewing.   :coffee2:
Title: Re: So, it's a little late but...General Sam's
Post by: workgoats on January 20, 2014, 05:54:08 AM
Here's the videos.

https://vimeo.com/84557691 (https://vimeo.com/84557691)

Title: Re: So, it's a little late but...General Sam's
Post by: SixGun on January 20, 2014, 07:06:11 AM
Looks like a lot of fun. That must be one giant swamp.  Music was a nice touch.  Really liked the first song , especially when it changed pitch at just the right moment when the LR slipped in the hole.  There was one scene that I noticed that busted headlight.   :thumbsup:

Just took Yolanda to work and sipping a cup of joe. I was about to order some parts for vacation next week and noticed this video. Great way to start the day.  :coffee2:
Title: Re: So, it's a little late but...General Sam's
Post by: taz_man440 on January 20, 2014, 11:02:32 PM
Hate I missed that... Looks fun....Hopefully next time Ya'll decide to go I can swing it...
Title: Re: So, it's a little late but...General Sam's
Post by: workgoats on January 21, 2014, 06:41:19 AM
One day really wasn't enough.  We only went around most of the outside of the park.  We did not go into the middle, other than to the hill.
Title: Re: So, it's a little late but...General Sam's
Post by: rjtx667 on January 21, 2014, 09:50:30 PM
Looked like it was lots of fun. Next time y'all go let me know more in advance, if I can make it I will if not I can send the go pro  :laughing7:

But I have no right to go anywhere like that until I at least have a front locker... I was trying to get Ernest to change his front axle and sell me his, but it did not seem to work so I guess I have to keep looking.
Title: Re: So, it's a little late but...General Sam's
Post by: workgoats on January 22, 2014, 08:22:41 PM
Quote from: rjtx667 on January 21, 2014, 09:50:30 PM
Looked like it was lots of fun. Next time y'all go let me know more in advance, if I can make it I will if not I can send the go pro  :laughing7:

But I have no right to go anywhere like that until I at least have a front locker... I was trying to get Ernest to change his front axle and sell me his, but it did not seem to work so I guess I have to keep looking.

We had a field meeting today, discussing jobs coming up in the next few months.  It looks like it might be quite a while before Ernest and I will get a chance to do any wheeling. We knew that was coming so that was why we went on such short notice.  It's hard to do much off road stuff when you are on a boat off the coast of some South American country.