redcj3a
08-18-2009, 09:18 PM
Thought I would share a little of this past weekend's adventure with all of you. I took my 3A to Bainbridge, Ohio to wheel with a group of other flatfenders. There were 15 of us in all. Most were stock units but one early Willys had a Pinto engine. Another had a Buick odd-fire V6, with lockers front and rear plus four wheel disc brakes. Awesome machine. Some others had a single locker, either front or rear. We wheeled on property operated by "Lost Valley Jeep Offroad." There were wood trails as well as rock gardens of various degrees of difficulty. Although there were a couple of muddy spots, there were no major mud holes for mud hole sake. There were many trails well beyond the capabilities of my 60 hp with two open differentials. Non-the-less, I am surprised as to what it will do. I also learned from watching others, how much more capability a vehicle gains with the addition of lockers. I guess that will be a future project.
In the one picture, you do indeed see a winch cable attached to my front bumper. I just couldn't make the climb, but I was only one of three that tried the hill. This is the last portion of a stair stepped climb. I was thrilled to have made it up the first two sections of the climb.
Late Saturday, we headed back to camp after a day of wheeling. All seemed to be going well. Then when I shifted into 2nd the 3A started vibrating and making a bunch of noise. Couldn't figure out why after looking underneath. The driveshaft was tight and appeared to be straight. So, I drove the 5 miles or so back to camp in 1st gear. Since the wheeling was done for the weekend, upon reaching camp, I loaded it on the trailer in time for supper. Supper was a shrimp boil. Shrimp, crawfish, two types of sausage, potatoes, corn on the cob, and chicken all cooked together in one large pot.
So, the big picture is my carnage and what I am hopefull is the extent of the problem with my vibration. This is the parking brake coming out of the transfer case. In addition to the missing piece, the drum is fractured nearly 1/2 way around. I think I broke it in the rock garden. I made it up the garden on Friday with some assistance from a spotter. I then went down the garden and back up it again Saturday. Obviously, Saturday's climb was the damaging one.
Fun, fun, fun.
John
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In the one picture, you do indeed see a winch cable attached to my front bumper. I just couldn't make the climb, but I was only one of three that tried the hill. This is the last portion of a stair stepped climb. I was thrilled to have made it up the first two sections of the climb.
Late Saturday, we headed back to camp after a day of wheeling. All seemed to be going well. Then when I shifted into 2nd the 3A started vibrating and making a bunch of noise. Couldn't figure out why after looking underneath. The driveshaft was tight and appeared to be straight. So, I drove the 5 miles or so back to camp in 1st gear. Since the wheeling was done for the weekend, upon reaching camp, I loaded it on the trailer in time for supper. Supper was a shrimp boil. Shrimp, crawfish, two types of sausage, potatoes, corn on the cob, and chicken all cooked together in one large pot.
So, the big picture is my carnage and what I am hopefull is the extent of the problem with my vibration. This is the parking brake coming out of the transfer case. In addition to the missing piece, the drum is fractured nearly 1/2 way around. I think I broke it in the rock garden. I made it up the garden on Friday with some assistance from a spotter. I then went down the garden and back up it again Saturday. Obviously, Saturday's climb was the damaging one.
Fun, fun, fun.
John
1611
1612