New England B.S. Thread

I want to go somewhere. What’s motl? ima noob

 

Pffft going to the gym just causes issues. How many times do you hear people complaining about pulling a muscle? You never hear someone complaining about pulling a fat

 

Relentless doesn't sell lifts, they sell armor. Get with it man! Geeze!!!!

 

Moose on the Loose. It's a navigational rally thingy up in northwest Maine:

What: Northeast Overland's 5th Annual 'Moose on the Loose'

When: Wednesday, June 13th to Saturday, June 16th, 2018

Where: Northwestern Maine

Meeting Location: Registration/sign-in will be 20 miles out of Rockwood off of Route 15 between 3-5pm at Pittston Farms. (45.893730, -69.964384) Free camping will also be at this location with gasoline provisions on site! (usually above market price due to extreme road conditions and distance). Northeast Overland will also be providing a delicious homecooked supper for everyone on Wednesday night!!

What to bring: Your street legal (and by this we mean registered & insured) and very well maintained 4 Wheel Drive vehicle that has an operational 4 Low. Ground clearance with a minimum of 8" and absolutely, positively no dual rear wheeled vehicles or small cars. We can't stress this last one enough as some of the roads become very tight and narrow bridges will be crossed that will not support a dual wheeled vehicle or small cars. Every day there will be some sort of terrain where a good amount of ground clearance is required to get through. This is an Overlanding event which means you must drive your rig to and from the event. No trailered rigs please!
Warm clothing, basic extrication and recovery equipment, camping/sleeping provisions, food/water/fuel, spare parts/tools/knowledge, camera/batteries, etc. Staff will be assuring you bring the required goods and go over your rig w/a checklist when you arrive and register at the first nights gathering.

All dogs must be leashed and or secured at all times. No free running or roaming around at all for everyone's comfort and safety. It's very easy to set up a runner for them as you can easily stretch a rope from tree to tree and use their leash as the runner. Or just attach them to your vehicle (when it's not in motion..). There are many different ways to secure one's beloved dog so as not to disrupt anyone's time during the event. Kids are not required to be leashed, however, adult supervision is requested at all times. Cats and any other animals/pets should be left at home. Thank you for your understanding.

Required Equipment:
• Five (5) 31" or bigger really good condition AT or MT tires (This means a full-size spare (5 of the same size))
• Front and rear tow points
• Good working and properly tuned CB radio
• Fire extinguisher
• Basic 1st aid kit adequate for the number of people in your rig
• Fuel container w/fuel (4 gallon minimum)
• 2015 or newer Delorme Maine Atlas and Gazetteer
• At least one handheld and/or street GPS capable of coordinate navigation, and the knowledge to operate it
• Basic extrication/recovery kit (snatch strap, gloves, shackle(d-ring), snatch block, tree saver, etc) NO CHAINS!
• Basic tool kit for your vehicle
• Tire repair kit and a means of inflating your tires (CO2, compressor, OBA)
• Rear facing, high mounted, steady burning white or amber light. This will help promote better visibility for the people behind you during dusty environments. LED is recommended. No flashing/strobe lights!

Recommended Equipment (in addition to the required list):
• Vehicle specific parts + tools
• Skid plates
• Securely mounted winch and necessary extrication/recovery equipment (again, NO CHAINS!)
• Spare parts for CB (radio, mic, cord, antenna)
• Anti-bug stuff (spray, netting, permethrin clothing)
• Another full-size spare tire (for a total of six)
• Toilet paper
• Snacks & water
• Air compressor, shovel, Hi-Lift
• A good, clean spare air filter

Staff will be assuring you bring the Required Equipment and go over your rig w/a checklist when you arrive and sign-in at the first nights gathering. Participants will not be allowed on the ride until the list of required items is fulfilled. This is for everyone's safety and enjoyment.

Ride Fees: Non-refundable $400 per team. Teams consist of 2 rigs. You can bring as many people in your vehicle as seatbelts allow, that's the only limit on occupants. Co-drivers/navigators are strongly recommended! Tickets go on sale Jan 1st, 2018 at noon o' clock. Tickets will ONLY be sold as team packages, so please have your team decided prior to purchase. There is only a 10 team limit, so be sure to get your spot early! When you register, please supply us with your full name, Town & State, and vehicle info (yr, make, model) along with your Teammates full info as well. We will also need the t-shirt sizes for both drivers. (You can post all this in the comments following this post).
Click the link below to purchase your Team spot!
June MOTL Registration

What to Expect: We will mostly be traveling on a variety of well-built logging roads and the occasional old grown-in roads (Some more closely resemble ATV trails). Some "roads" are riddled with ginormous rocks (think boulders) and 4Lo will be used!! Tarmac will also be mixed in here and there. 4WD is absolutely required, bring something with 8" minimum ground clearance and skid plates are highly recommended. This area is very remote and that needs to be respected. Complete self-reliance is to be expected. This is why we are doing teams. This is for your safety.
Small trees are always encroaching in towards over the years, and "pin striping" is likely, especially with a larger vehicles.

Inter-rig communication will be by CB radio (or ham radio if you have the equipment and licenses). CB channels will be assigned Wednesday evening when you sign-in. Ham radio operation is encouraged. Staff will be using CB channel 16 and will also be using and monitoring select Ham radio frequencies (still TBD)

Expect to be sharing some of the roads with large over-sized, over-weight, speeding logging trucks that will not move from the center of the road. A GPS used incorrectly can send one off-course. Cell phone coverage is sketchy at best and is rendered near useless in Northwestern Maine area and cannot be relied upon 100%. Other navigation tools that are recommended to have with you is your mapping compass and a spare GPS.

Given the history and the dusty nature of the roads, a dry air filter system is highly recommended (not oiled, such as a K&N). It has been proven that oiled air filters get clogged up within a short amount of time and can be very hard, if not near impossible, to clean out in the woods.

Each night we will all be camping in a different location, the ole point-to-point style. We can guarantee that Teams will be camping together but cannot always guarantee larger groups will be able to set-up next to each other.

Navigation will be in two forms. Both routing options will be given out the previous night for the upcoming days adventure. Both options will have specific waypoints that are strongly encouraged for you to visit.
Option One This will be the standard follow-the-designated-route style where you'll mark on your maps a given route to navigate yourself thru and past scenic attractions. This is more for people that like to ride in big groups and take in the scenery without having to figure out exactly what may lie ahead.
Option Two This will be a connect-the-dots style where coordinates will be given out and you can plot your way to the next evening's campsite all while enjoying the scenic "locations" along the way. This will be for the more adventurous type, however getting to camp early may not always happen.

 

Shifter bezel came in today along with a gift

 

This guy came and bought my oem all weather mats from me. He also has a taco, so maybe he is on here somewhere. Name was Shane and he said he runs the Duracell disaster response team and has other trucks all over. Pretty surprised to see this pull in! Cool truck imo.

 

That's a cool company vehicle!

 

From what I've read you really don't run into problems with the 68RF unless you're tuning it over 500HP or towing it heavy and neglecting the maintenance. If you act like a reasonable person and are satisfied with a measly 370hp/800ft/lbs for your DD/camper tow rig the 68RF will be a perfectly functional transmission. Even mild tunes (the ones that are aimed at improving economy and only bumping power slightly) don't seem to bother it, just the "Let's roll some coal!" ones that are overclocking it by 25%.

 

That was my point as to u stop playing or at least cut the amount of time you play. Just go to the gym and stay healthy, you will be better off down the road.

 

All that will catch up to you later in life.

 

You're not too old for it! I'm 35 going on 36 and most of my current team is similar age. We have a few mid-20 somethings but also a couple in their 40's. We play in an 'open' league so we regularly see teams of people right out of college. Last season, we took 1st in the league, we're not showing any signs of giving up. We're certainly not as fast as we used to be, but we can still give the young guys a run for their money. You just have to stretch more and play smarter the older you get. I also only play co-ed because there's no sliding in those leagues. I love slide tackling but in rec. league, it gets out of hand and many people can't do it properly.

That's pretty much what my research has shown me also. With a long warranty, I'd want to keep everything covered so I wouldn't tune it anyways. I want that transmission, common rail, EGR, DPF and DEF systems covered by warranty as long as possible!

 

Yup, no sliding in our league as well. Too risky to be doing it on turf, not to mention the risk of really hurting someone if you don't know what you're doing.

 

AAL is ordered!

 

Same here. Any vehicle that I had a warranty on would stay bone stock mechanically until said warranty had expired, lol. Especially with expensive diesel-y parts.

 

I think all the new diesels come with a 5 year 100k mile powertrain warranty. Makes me feel a little better about getting a new one, at least it's warrantied through the break-in period

 

I think you can purchase an extension that bumps it to 8/125 too. Depending on your driving habits the extra 3 years might make more of a difference than the extra 25k.

 

5 year, 100k miles about matches my driving habits. I put on about 20k miles a year. I'd need the mileage extension moreso than the time.

 

Well finally! It's about damn time.

 

You know what they say... better late than never!