C.O.R.E. Haspin August Trail Ride

[Runoveru2]

Saturday August 10th 8:00am at Haspin... I'm in... Post up if you are in also.

[comanchedude]

I plan to be there.

[Coppertop]

I'm in...

Nick

[tjrider]

I'm in

[Pecker]

I'm in. I may just buzz over for the day though-is anyone camping Saturday?

[WrenchMonkey]

I'm gonna hit the XJ pretty hard this weekend, but I don't know if I'll have it done in time.

Anybody got an empty seat?

[Pecker]

My passenger seats open if you need a ride. I'm gonna hit the junkyard tomorrow morning for some spare axles, let me know if you need a hand this weekend.

[Coppertop]

Anybody got an empty seat?

Your welcome to my open seat.:beers:

Nick

[WrenchMonkey]

Thanks guys!

I'll figure out tomorrow if the housing is bent. If the housing's still good enough to finally get shafts back in it (and after I get the steering box swapped), then I'll just be waiting on my new c/a bushings to get the whole thing back together.

We'll see...

[comanchedude]

Thanks guys!

I'll figure out tomorrow if the housing is bent. If the housing's still good enough to finally get shafts back in it (and after I get the steering box swapped), then I'll just be waiting on my new c/a bushings to get the whole thing back together.

We'll see...

hey , get that XJ ready... :D

[WrenchMonkey]

I said. We'll see.

:silly:

[Coppertop]

Good Luck Robert.

Nick

[itbrokeagain]

I know where there is a nice pretty unmodified red xj.......

[WrenchMonkey]

I know where there is a nice pretty unmodified red xj.......

Ha. "The pretty Jeep" has somehow turned into her daily driver, and her korean rollerskate sits...

[timido]

I am going to try to get out on Sat.

[WrenchMonkey]

I'm picking up a set of uppers on my way home (that still have the D30 attached) so I think it's looking pretty good for me.

So right now it's:

Jim - Runoveru2
Tom - ComancheDude
Nick - Coppertop
Jeff - TJrider
Brian - Jeff's, uh, friend. :D
Zach - Pecker
Robert - WrenchMonkey
Tim - Timido

Are we really meeting out there at eight? We usually shoot for closer to nine or nine-thirty...

[tjrider]

And brian. (Virgin)....

[Runoveru2]

9am sounds good if that ok with everyone else

[Coppertop]

Works for me...:thumbup:

Nick

[WrenchMonkey]

9 would be great, my alarm clock and I thank you!

Now, back to the garage...

[Pecker]

See you all at 9!

[94Dodge Truggy]

I may go but not sure about the mud that may be there due to the wet summer we are having. Anyone know if they got 1.5 inches of rain last night?

[93 Krawler]

I may go but not sure about the mud that may be there due to the wet summer we are having. Anyone know if they got 1.5 inches of rain last night?

I thought you liked water Mr. boating man... :D

[94Dodge Truggy]

I thought you liked water Mr. boating man... :D

water is for boats. not jeeps unfortunately as they sink haah!

[timido]

9 sounds good for me.

[timido]

http://www.weather.com/weather/yesterday/Laurel+IN+47024:4:US

.5" Rain Yesterday
.78 in the last 7 days


Probably going to be soupy

[WrenchMonkey]

Probably going to be soupy

Well, it is Haspin...

Loaded up, ready to roll!

[93 Krawler]

Oh boy, Haspin mud... That stuff is like super glue :eek:

[WrenchMonkey]

More like drywall mud...

[Coppertop]

With a funky smell....:D Congrats,you got her ready.:beers: It should be a wheel spinnin' mud flying good day.

Nick

[timido]

It turned out to be a nice day. It was not muddy at all. No people were harmed today. A cool turbo Geo Tracker got some major body modifications, an axle joint and drive shaft broken. I am tired. Good to see everyone.
Tim

[Runoveru2]

Glad Zack & Daniel were ok after a pretty violent roll on Devils Backbone

[Runoveru2]

Ben trying to get through a nasty little Ravine, we couldn't seem to win over gravity

[Runoveru2]

Robert had to break out the tools very early in the start of the run to replace a axle.

[WrenchMonkey]

Big thanks to Jim for (1) Getting the ride together, (2) Not mentioning that I blew the ujoint because I was too careless to actually tighten the unibearing-to-knuckle bolts, turns out those are important, and (3) Providing the primo seatcovers...

Thanks Jim!

[Runoveru2]

Ben managed to twist his rear driveshaft on the Backbone, we put in my spare and had him back on the trail in no time.

[Runoveru2]

Tom going up the backbone

[Runoveru2]

Other photos

[Runoveru2]

More

[Runoveru2]

Pretty sure the dog may have been better off driving After seeing all the beer cans fall outa the Razor going up the backbone

[BillysGruff]

Pretty sure the dog may have been better off driving After seeing all the beer cans fall outa the Razor going up the backbone

Haha, looks like good times were had, especially in the last pic.

[Coppertop]

Great pics Jim....I had a great time.

:beers:
Nick

[comanchedude]

great day of wheeling, lets do it again soon:thumbup:

[WrenchMonkey]

And thanks to Tom for the axleshaft! Owe ya one, buddy!

[Pecker]

a HUGE thanks to all of you guys for helping get us squared away and back to the trailer. I couldn't imagine a more prepared and helpful group of people to wheel with.:beers:
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i40/workinprogress91/IMG958255_zps43c494a4.jpg (http://s68.photobucket.com/user/workinprogress91/media/IMG958255_zps43c494a4.jpg.html)

[timido]

l am just glad you were both ok. That cage was a great investment. My jeep will be getting some more tubbing and I am bolting down everything.

[WrenchMonkey]

If anyone's interested, I used the trails we ran Saturday, along with the ones we ran back in May, and traced out a very basic map of the park for the GPS app on my phone:

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb201/rmhull/HaspinMaps_zpsebffcc4c.png

It's loosely color-coded so that:
Blue - Fire Roads, tow-rig passable
Purple - Basic Trails, open-diff passable
Red - Moderate Hills, lockers helpful
Red Diamonds - Challenging Hills, lockers almost required.

Again, it's very basic, and I didn't bother to trace more than a quarter of the trails we ran. I'll continue to add trails as I see fit, but (1) if you plot every trail at Haspin, it'll look like a bowl of spaghetti. And (2) this is enough to get a feel for the layout of the park, and help you get from point A to point B. (I was always embarrassed just how lost I was out there!)

I've got it as a GPX file, I can share it via email if anyone wants it...

Robert

[67fastback]

If anyone's interested, I used the trails we ran Saturday, along with the ones we ran back in May, and traced out a very basic map of the park for the GPS app on my phone:

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb201/rmhull/HaspinMaps_zpsebffcc4c.png

It's loosely color-coded so that:
Blue - Fire Roads, tow-rig passable
Purple - Basic Trails, open-diff passable
Red - Moderate Hills, lockers helpful
Red Diamonds - Challenging Hills, lockers almost required.

Again, it's very basic, and I didn't bother to trace more than a quarter of the trails we ran. I'll continue to add trails as I see fit, but (1) if you plot every trail at Haspin, it'll look like a bowl of spaghetti. And (2) this is enough to get a feel for the layout of the park, and help you get from point A to point B. (I was always embarrassed just how lost I was out there!)

I've got it as a GPX file, I can share it via email if anyone wants it...

Robert

You still need to add the double L trees to you list and outer fence line which is a very good trail to run coming up from the bone and around...
Seams no one runs the front 1/4 of haspin anymore, there are some nice trails up there...

[WrenchMonkey]

You still need to add the double L trees to you list and outer fence line which is a very good trail to run coming up from the bone and around...

Oh, I know it's a long way from complete. Just a start...

I've ridden the fenceline trail, but I don't know where it is. Are you saying from the top of the bone to the east and then south?

And what/where are the "Double L's?" We're headed back on the 24th, we can try n cover new ground.

Thanks for the input!

Robert

[67fastback]

Oh, I know it's a long way from complete. Just a start...

I've ridden the fenceline trail, but I don't know where it is. Are you saying from the top of the bone to the east and then south?

And what/where are the "Double L's?" We're headed back on the 24th, we can try n cover new ground.

Thanks for the input!

Robert

Fence line - if you go up the bone and go straight so the fence is on your left side.. follow it around.. there is like a huge ass crack that most have to go around but normally will swallow your rig off camber (body damage).. before you get to a red fence. then continue keeping the fence on your left...

Double L trees are off the main trail go passed the turn off for the shoe tree ( just past the little pyramid hills) like you going to clay hill, there is trail on the left that will take you over to it... Leroy is a big fan hanging out there... I always seem to get lost in finding it..

Pink line= fence line... I had another better pix with it all mapped out but need to find it again...

https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/p320x320/1209330_701668209858870_1089777890_n.jpg

[67fastback]

maybe these maps will show you better.:thumbup:
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z28/1967fastback/maps/HaspinDetailTopo.jpg
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z28/1967fastback/maps/HaspinDetailTopo.jpg

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z28/1967fastback/maps/HaspinDetail.jpg
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z28/1967fastback/maps/HaspinDetail.jpg

[WrenchMonkey]

Outstanding! Really like the property boundary, too. Looked for that and couldn't find it...

I'll rough those in later, then try to run em myself to get them traced exactly.

Thanks!