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Dont know if you heard the story but it was a damn good one. LOL We figured wtf ill tow petes trailer save a lil diesel just throw the toys on the flatbed and go.. I get there give it a look we kinda scratch our heads and go ehh it should be fine. We hook up and the bumper barely sags but enough for the autoride to kick in.. we look at ourselves and go ehh lets give it a shot and see what happens. Armada had plenty of power and capability to haul and stop the load but there is a big diffrence when the trailer is loaded wrong. Both of us honestly thought we were gonna loose the trailer and armada. The thing started fishtailing so bad coming down the backside of potosi we were doing everything we could to keep from goin over. we got the scenic view of the desert.. Left side right side left side right side.. From one shoulder to the other damn near. How we didnt take out any construction cones i have no idea. When we sit and reflect on it today.. we kinda looked at each other and go WTF were we thinking. All of the weight was behind the trailer axles. Buggin in first then the raptor and my 2 wheeler after that. the front end of petes car doesnt weigh hardly anything all the weight was in the back.. at least on the way home we wised up and put the raptor up front followed by pushing the buggy on backwards then my 2 wheeler so we could unload it easily. Scary trip to say the least.. both of us were glad to have made it to dumont alive. He freak when we gonna take another trip and use the lighted french fry holder LOL

I got em thanks again fellas.

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so lets say for arguments sake.. since your a teacher and all.. A long bed chevy is what 36 gallon take when dead empty? 4.39 x 36 = 158.04 4.18 x 36 = 150.48 Now you said you would use one gallon of gas getting there and back. The diffrence between the 2 prices is 7.56 - the one gallon @ 4.18 that puts you ahead $3.38 soooo your bitching about it costing you to drive the extra little bit yet you actually SAVE money by going up there even if you use the extra gallon of gas.

Thats not much diffrent than the Lincoln navigator that was pulling a 25' sierra toyhauler out in dumont that got stuck right off the road.. That was the day trip that i rolled out with ynot and terry went and pulled em out and we sat back and watched as they hooked it up.. at first we were like holy crap that thing is sittin on the bumpstops but slowwwwwwwwly it started lifting up damn autoride airbags doin all the work. Sure hope they made it home safe cuz that looked like the most unsafe setup i had ever seen.. Well next to doin tricks in the quest with dunefreaks buggy in tow lol

so stop by the bank on your way up there

all new bearings and seals along with 2 new tranny gears that were chewed up.. and a fresh top end is still being debated..

hey cheese try this http://bakersfieldgasprices.com/index.aspx?fuel=D says 4.18 is the cheapest at the flying j's there

I cant wait to get up there and try it out.. Looks like a blast.. Those lips and rollers look like some sweet air too.. The 500 would love it.. DOnt know how well the suspension would hold up though LOL

4.00 at 7-11 @ jones and flamingo.

Terry you wouldnt happen to have a copy of the minutes from the last Saturday TRT where lots of good ideas were spread around that we never heard back on do ya?

Damn dan that motor you built for that blazer sounds healthy looks like you guys had a good time.. Maybe bert and i could show up in the samurai and tracker one day and throw down a whoopin on some of those heeps.

i know of a place in california but nothing here in nevada.. maybe someone else could chime in?

from what i have read the frame is gloss the panels are satin/flat

thats gonna be one of the things on our list when we move in.. put in some decen blinds the ones they have there are crappy.. We like the ones we have in our rental so thats probably what were gonna put in at the new place.

My bad.. I misread them.. I thought it read they could change them twice a day for 30 days Im thinkin 2 times in 90 days sounds better.. heh.. again my bad.

the ds's are nice fast and powerfull but a tough one to throw around in the dunes.. Unless your a "BIG" guy like bert or richardcheese.. For those guys that weigh 150lbs soaking wet not so much fun lol.. Gotta admit the raptor is a blast. Next time pete ill make it.. I have to go one of these times.. Maybe a quick weekend speed run when it starts thawing out up there towards the end of dune season in dumont I should have all my parts by the end of next week and a shakedown trip to the dry lakebed shortly after. Thats if i dont decide to send my cylinder out for more machine work.. I think im just gonna re-ring it and run it.. As long as it still holds 150psi a little blowby never hurt anyone hehe.. Sounds like everyone had a blast. I managed to get a stomach flu and to work on the back yard other than that i spent my holiday loungin on the couch.. felt good for once.

Take a small punch and punch the bit up into the wall and let it live a good life lol..

thats all we need is 20 or 30 of you summertime whacko's going and changing your names once a week.. naaa aint happenin.. LOL

the 500 is my only bike.. and i ride 2 wheels.. THe motor is currently sitting at a buddy's house waiting on tranny parts..

can you say name changing disabled...

DAAAMMNNN TIM... I gotta move back to that end of the world LOL.. Those are some OUTSTANDING pictures.. especially the one with them holding the DDR sticker.

PAZOOKIE wtf is thaaaat.. They are just called zookie in this part of the world.. guess the found out the name was already taken and threw on a lame prefix and said hey that will work Ask sanddunesaddict he is the resident zookie expert lol..

unless you got a spare cr500 motor sittin in the garage i could borrow for the weekend i aint goin anywhere lol

havent worked with either but know smug mug is the prefferred among those who take professional pictures. Go look on GD.com at chummins gallery and search jhitesma at the smug mug website and you will get an idea.. I have ordered pictures from jhitesma's smug mug account before and its quite easy and the prints are excellent.