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- Sun Jan 24, 2016 7:46 pm
- Forum: Snow Wheeling
- Topic: Green mtn
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4761
Re: Green mtn
Did you float on top of the ice crust or sink through it?
- Thu Dec 31, 2015 6:11 pm
- Forum: Snow Wheeling
- Topic: Event: HANGOVER RUN 2016
- Replies: 25
- Views: 8231
Re: Event: HANGOVER RUN 2016
I'll come. Never been here, meeting on the side of the highway at the turn off? https://www.google.com/maps/place/48%C2 ... !1s0x0:0x0
- Thu Dec 31, 2015 5:06 pm
- Forum: Snow Wheeling
- Topic: Event: HANGOVER RUN 2016
- Replies: 25
- Views: 8231
Re: Event: HANGOVER RUN 2016
Anyone know what the conditions are where you're going? Not really interested if it's rutted out channels of ice. Hasn't snowed in a while.
- Sat Dec 26, 2015 7:45 am
- Forum: Snow Wheeling
- Topic: 12/24 - Tonga Ridge
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2875
Re: 12/24 - Tonga Ridge
3600ft, about a half a mile past the last switchback.Nobody wrote:Nice! The snow has a way of making you want more HP. Any idea what elevation you made it to?
- Sat Dec 26, 2015 6:37 am
- Forum: Snow Wheeling
- Topic: 12/24 - Tonga Ridge
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2875
Re: 12/24 - Tonga Ridge
35". Didn't think it was possible to do this stuff with my Jeep, I guess the conditions were just perfect.Scoobienorth wrote:Dang. That's awesome. What size of tires you running ?
- Fri Dec 25, 2015 9:47 pm
- Forum: Snow Wheeling
- Topic: 12/24 - Tonga Ridge
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2875
12/24 - Tonga Ridge
Sat in line at the pass to go skiing, closed until 10am, then 11am, then 1pm and we left. Next up Iron Goat trail. Got two minutes in before turned around by wind fall (small stuff but didn't have a saw). Then Tonga ridge. Incredible conditions. Hadn't been wheeled for a lot of storms. Powder was bo...
- Tue Dec 22, 2015 7:21 pm
- Forum: Snow Wheeling
- Topic: New Sneakers with Tax Refund...
- Replies: 20
- Views: 8374
Re: New Sneakers with Tax Refund...
My friend has Trxus MT on his pickup and I wasn't sure if he was aired down, then measured and it was only a few PSI.
I hear KM2's are too stiff of a rubber to do well in ice/snow.
I hear KM2's are too stiff of a rubber to do well in ice/snow.
- Mon Dec 21, 2015 8:20 am
- Forum: Snow Wheeling
- Topic: Looking for some help on places to take the club.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2889
Re: Looking for some help on places to take the club.
We don't mind going up high or a longer trip. Like i said its more about the specifics of the routes. I always just check snowfall telemetry (snotel and NWAC both have pretty extensive washington telemetry systems) to find what elevation recent snowfall started to accumulate at, locate a forest roa...
- Sun Dec 20, 2015 6:52 pm
- Forum: Snow Wheeling
- Topic: WA: North end snow wheeling
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4421
Re: WA: North end snow wheeling
I went out today, so I have to do my xmas shopping tomorrow. I'll be looking to go out again after Christmas. You should join us on New Year's Day. I'll probably come New Years day, not positive yet. Had a great day, got up to 4500ft mostly in old filled in ruts then broke trail the last 400 vertic...
- Sat Dec 19, 2015 6:54 pm
- Forum: Snow Wheeling
- Topic: Sliding Backwards
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4769
Re: Sliding Backwards
From my experience driving trucks off highway if I start sliding backwards and can't hold it usually best off to push in clutch or find nuetral and steer to back into the high side bank. Either you'll be stopped there or spin around and drive it out forwards down the hill. If you've lost control I'...
- Sat Dec 19, 2015 4:07 pm
- Forum: Snow Wheeling
- Topic: WA: North end snow wheeling
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4421
Re: WA: North end snow wheeling
Looks like I won't be skiing a second day tomorrow. Would go wheeling Sunday.
- Fri Dec 18, 2015 9:40 pm
- Forum: Snow Wheeling
- Topic: Rear Chains
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2541
Rear Chains
Random thought, has anyone ever tried deep snow wheeling with front tires at 1PSI, and rear tires at street pressure or lightly aired down with chains on? Seems the front breaks trail, and the back follows on a surface that is work-hardened so it's less likely to sink and the chains could give it gr...
- Thu Dec 17, 2015 7:51 pm
- Forum: Snow Wheeling
- Topic: WA: North end snow wheeling
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4421
Re: WA: North end snow wheeling
Any interest in going out tomorrow night after work? Was hoping to go skiing both days this weekend.Nobody wrote:Saturday morning? Anyone?
- Sun Dec 13, 2015 9:00 pm
- Forum: Snow Wheeling
- Topic: Sliding Backwards
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4769
Re: Sliding Backwards
Those should do pretty good. Need siping. Are the sidewalls 3 ply? What do you have for an air gauge? Yes pretty sure they're 3 ply. I haven't siped them because I also use them in the rocks in the summer but I probably should do at least some shallow surface siping. Air gauge is just generic 0-60P...
- Sun Dec 13, 2015 7:28 pm
- Forum: Snow Wheeling
- Topic: Sliding Backwards
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4769
Re: Sliding Backwards
Tires are radial c-rated 35 MTR Kevlars so sidewall shouldn't be a problem. Down at 0-1 PSI they visually appear completely flat with the rim a few inches from the ground. This is what they look like at 7-8PSI, don't have a picture when they're real low. https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5662/233678843...
- Sun Dec 13, 2015 6:25 pm
- Forum: Snow Wheeling
- Topic: Sliding Backwards
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4769
Re: Sliding Backwards
ok... I'll have to go do some more comparisons sometime, plenty of opportunities coming up. Every time I've been out so far, I've noticed no difference in performance in both deep snow or compact going from 5psi down to 0-1psi so I've just been leaving it in the 5-10 range for improved ground cleara...
- Sun Dec 13, 2015 5:41 pm
- Forum: Snow Wheeling
- Topic: Sliding Backwards
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4769
Re: Sliding Backwards
So there's a confusion I have... isn't airing down actually significantly worse if the conditions are ice or hard compact snow where you don't need flotation? You just decrease the pressure on each tire lug and turn it into even more of a sled is my understanding, which is why narrow small tires are...
- Sat Dec 12, 2015 7:05 pm
- Forum: Snow Wheeling
- Topic: Sliding Backwards
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4769
Sliding Backwards
Any tips for avoiding an out of control backwards slide when snow wheeling? I was on Tonga Ridge today and on the final steep section I was in ruts that had been beaten down to ice with a few inches of fresh on top, half way up I started spinning, lost traction, and immediately went backwards. Brake...
- Sun Dec 06, 2015 3:59 pm
- Forum: Snow Wheeling
- Topic: Mt. Daniel Area Tomorrow
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2581
Re: Mt. Daniel Area Tomorrow
Nice! How high did you have to go to get out of the rain? I wish I had some higher elevation spots closer to home. Can't wait for the snow level to drop. Maybe by next weekend. It snowed the whole day everywhere east of Snoqualmie Pass (minus a tiny bit back on the road in Cle Elum on the way out)....
- Sat Dec 05, 2015 8:42 pm
- Forum: Snow Wheeling
- Topic: Mt. Daniel Area Tomorrow
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2581
Re: Mt. Daniel Area Tomorrow
Deep fun day... Got to within 1 mile and 500 feet of Van Epps Pass, turned around at about 5300ft because there wasn't enough traction to push the wall and make reasonable forward progress. Conditions were not great, 6-12 inches of fresh on top of a breakable crust with feet of faceted sugar below. ...