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- Thu Dec 12, 2013 8:57 pm
- Forum: Snow Wheeling
- Topic: 12-09-13 - Sugarloaf, Leavenworth
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2642
Re: 12-09-13 - Sugarloaf, Leavenworth
Thanks for the great pics. Your 4Runner looks like it's working great! Nice to see someone else wheeling with the family too... My boys are 8 and 11, love to wheel or do anything in the back country and are even starting to wheel in the snow a bit this year on their own. My favorite thing is that th...
- Tue Dec 10, 2013 6:27 pm
- Forum: SnowTrek Chat
- Topic: Friggin' Brrrrr...
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4660
Re: Friggin' Brrrrr...
Today we had the blowing snow. I hade a 370 mile work trip in the 4Runner, 60 miles of busting drifts on farm roads. The rest was just ice covered and white pack highway :(. Days like this is why my wheelin' rig is also my work truck. Sorry I failed on photos though, naturally I was running late so ...
- Mon Dec 09, 2013 12:09 pm
- Forum: SnowTrek Chat
- Topic: Friggin' Brrrrr...
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4660
Re: Friggin' Brrrrr...
Yeah it gets pretty sketchy over there with the frozen rain and numerous stupid drivers.
- Mon Dec 09, 2013 10:13 am
- Forum: SnowTrek Chat
- Topic: Friggin' Brrrrr...
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4660
Re: Friggin' Brrrrr...
Yesterday it was 0° F and everyone breathed a sigh of relief. This morning it is nearly 20° F so that's a 50+ degree difference from a couple days ago! The wind is blowing the snow around in drifts all over and it actually feels balmy. It's amazing how the deep freeze changes your perspective, a few...
- Sat Dec 07, 2013 10:16 am
- Forum: SnowTrek Chat
- Topic: Friggin' Brrrrr...
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4660
Re: Friggin' Brrrrr...
Well it's not so bad all the time; usually when it gets this cold for a while we get a chinnook a week or so later and see like 40°-50°. So as it turns out we had -35° in Great Falls last night and even -37° in a few low spots. That would explain the slushy anti-freeze. My wife was driving it to a c...
- Sat Dec 07, 2013 8:09 am
- Forum: SnowTrek Chat
- Topic: Friggin' Brrrrr...
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4660
Re: Friggin' Brrrrr...
No they don't close school for any kind of weather around here. On the clothes, wool seems to be the substance that separates the folks who can still operate and the folks who just give up and stay indoors. Bomber hats with real bunny fur intead of the fake stuff really help too. Dry boots and socks...
- Fri Dec 06, 2013 7:29 pm
- Forum: SnowTrek Chat
- Topic: Friggin' Brrrrr...
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4660
Re: Friggin' Brrrrr...
-30° F tonight! It gets a little sketchy when we get these kind of cold snaps. I carry a bit of fire wood with me wherever I go so you don't die if your radiator slushes up of something stupid like that. We had some freinds on their way to our house a couple years back that had their car freeze up a...
- Thu Dec 05, 2013 10:55 am
- Forum: SnowTrek Chat
- Topic: Friggin' Brrrrr...
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4660
Friggin' Brrrrr...
It was -20° F this morning. Had to wear goggles while feeding horses because my contacts were sticking. 4Runner started with a little effort, but I may have to start a fire under my older Toyota...
The snow is squeeky.
What kind of temps are you guys having?
The snow is squeeky.
What kind of temps are you guys having?
- Tue Dec 03, 2013 10:52 am
- Forum: Snow Wheeling
- Topic: Goodyear MTR w/Kevlar GROOVED for snow... Snow Rags #2
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2409
Re: Goodyear MTR w/Kevlar GROOVED for snow... Snow Rags #2
Ugh indeed. I think some ATs for DD and powder and a set of swampers on the side are probably the way to go for me. Years ago I had like 7 sets of tires for different conditions and it totally played. Of course I didn't have kids and a mortgage at the time, but it works out because you never put tha...
- Mon Dec 02, 2013 4:14 pm
- Forum: Snow Wheeling
- Topic: Goodyear MTR w/Kevlar GROOVED for snow... Snow Rags #2
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2409
Re: Goodyear MTR w/Kevlar GROOVED for snow... Snow Rags #2
Yeah I was thinking of adding some sipes for even more sticky. I think these are a good tire to cut up, there seems to be plenty of rubber. I got rid of my work car this year because I have been using it less and less with mostly rural work trips and we needed to finance our mill for the house build...
- Mon Dec 02, 2013 3:42 pm
- Forum: Snow Wheeling
- Topic: Goodyear MTR w/Kevlar GROOVED for snow... Snow Rags #2
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2409
Goodyear MTR w/Kevlar GROOVED for snow... Snow Rags #2
I bought these 35x12.50 15 Goodyears last fall and put about 34K miles on them since then. The tires worked great at 3-4 psi in the snow last winter, the few times I got out. They are pretty well spent with only a few 32nds tread left. Probably 7-10% tread. For the first half of the tread depth thes...
- Mon Dec 02, 2013 10:14 am
- Forum: SnowTrek Chat
- Topic: "I want that one" Christmas Tree Expedition
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1430
"I want that one" Christmas Tree Expedition
So we went out to the hills close to home with our firewood permit and got a Christmas tree. My wife and boys spotted this perfect one on top of a rock outcropping. It wasn't really wheeling other than a few frozen creek crossings so I am posting it in chat...
- Tue Nov 26, 2013 4:57 pm
- Forum: Snow Wheeling
- Topic: Do big lugs really help?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5731
Re: Do big lugs really help?
I really want a set of these AT405s from these guys: http://www.arctictrucks.com/?pageid=1296&categoryid=208 An actual snow tire that's 38". I think big lugs do help alot but in my experience it depends on the temp and consistancy of the snow. I have been spanked soundly by mild all terrain...
- Sun Nov 17, 2013 4:40 pm
- Forum: Snow Gear
- Topic: Thrift Shop Winter Gear
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3505
Re: Thrift Shop Winter Gear
Yes indeed, wool is where it's at and if you shop in the right places you can even afford it. Military surplus is good to.
- Wed Nov 13, 2013 5:04 pm
- Forum: SnowTrek Chat
- Topic: Lifestyle change, Montana...
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8946
Re: Lifestyle change, Montana...
Finally got the saw mill up and running again and started milling timbers. We need to mill about 300 feet of 6x8 and a bunch of floor joists, then we can put up our allready milled walls.
- Mon Nov 11, 2013 7:42 pm
- Forum: Snow Wheeling
- Topic: Finally!! Locked and geared.
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3022
Re: Finally!! Locked and geared.
You will really enjoy the 5.29s with a 22re. That gearing puts everthing just right. Can't go wrong with a detroit either. Now go wheeling and see how awesome it is to have more wheels turning!
- Sun Nov 10, 2013 4:10 pm
- Forum: Snow Wheeling
- Topic: 3rd Gen 4Runner on 35" PBRs - Where to go wheeling?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3369
Re: 3rd Gen 4Runner on 35" PBRs - Where to go wheeling?
So I take it the pit bulls work pretty well in the snow?
- Thu Nov 07, 2013 11:11 am
- Forum: Snow Wheeling
- Topic: Low Pressure Air Gauges
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4001
Re: Low Pressure Air Gauges
That is a good deal! I may try to get some of these for our goody bags at our next 4x4 trials comp...
- Thu Nov 07, 2013 11:10 am
- Forum: Snow Wheeling
- Topic: Aluminum Vs. Steel Rims in Cold?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1366
Re: Aluminum Vs. Steel Rims in Cold?
The only thing I have seen cause problems over the years is chrome plated rims. I'm sure it depends on how tight the tire seats on the rim but chrome seems to be more slipery.
I prefer steel in general as well for beatability.
I prefer steel in general as well for beatability.
- Mon Nov 04, 2013 8:55 am
- Forum: Snow Wheeling
- Topic: 1987 4runner SAS
- Replies: 25
- Views: 5587
Re: 1987 4runner SAS
Nice 4Runner! You will love the MTRs, I am finishing off a set right now. They were really great in the snow at 4 psi. On the lockers, don't even think about it, just get some kind of lockers. As far as the birfs, you are right on the line of durability with stock birfs and 35s but in the snow you h...