Idaho BS thread in the PNW

or you can get all technical with PSI and such

 

Gentleman, I think we have someone stalking us...

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/south-west/131441-colorado-b-s-thread-1409.html#post6065376

 

I think the word float is a poor choice here since the tire doesn't really float in the snow, it just packs the snow down underneath it giving it characteristic that it is floating, but it really isn't. The more the snow is packed the more weight it can hold. Bigger surface area packs more snow at once and therefore you don't sink as far.

 

That's pretty funny. It's just moving from BS thread to BS thread.

 

I said that

I would say a tire "floats" more than a cat track does though.

 

Another reason tracks perform so well is the drive wheel is like a 1/3 the size of a tire. lower speeds in the snow mean more grip instead of just digging down like a tire does when it spins too fast. some guys in the SIK club built their own for like 1K for the set.

Me im a simple person and im just gonna run the biggest tire i can on a bead lock rim with crawl gears and like 2PSI.

 

I know. I was adding to it

and yeah a tire floats more, in water Although I don't actually know if a tire will float in water. haha

 

monster trucks float in watter big foot raced a padle boat. lost but had fun.

 

Well yeah but they have monster tires. haha

 

I <3 snow cats.








LOL!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLXgtbhPJWE

 

Yeah I still have my wings. haha I'll have to see what Brant is up to tonight or something I guess. Or maybe go bug konsta. I'm sure he has a good flat tow rope, or other good ideas. haha

 

Wrap around the bumper and jam under the wheel then back up on it to try to torque the bumper down rather than just trying to push the bumper back into place.

 

anyone going to go screw around this weekend??? anyone close to me that is? I am also kind of interested in finding a set of trail maps for around idaho and the boise area or maybe a database of trails that are fairly accessible and dont need a 3 inch lift and a wench to run.

thanks guys.

 

arrrg!!!! wenches!!!(drolling like a pirate)

 

When the bumper bent those rocks twisted it upward. So I want the tow strap to try to do the opposite. Backing into a tree may just push the bumper into the frame/body, or just dent it rather than twisting it back into place.

 

Yeah I know it's not going back to normal. haha. I just don't want to damage other things and pinch wires and shit trying to straighten it out.

 

Woo hoo! Take it off!

 

I don't know... haha. Not sure about a replacement yet. Ben said he can make me one but I need to approve the funds through the wife (if I want to stay married, or at least happily married) and might be iffy due to all the money I have already thrown into the Taco over the last year... So if I take it off I might have no bumper for a while and run the risk of banging up body, plus it would look stupid if I didn't remove the tow package with the bumper...

 

Did you see the pics of it? haha

Also do you have a first name haha? Lot easier than typing out MudSauceComa

 

Yeah, for now I still need to pry it apart to get the camera out...