June 8th -- Return to the Pits -- Hardrock

Both of y'all will do better then me in my prerunner if it gets to bad I might have to park and ride with someone

 

Exactly , loves station with subway on west side of interstate

Sweet you will do fine at hardrock with stock 4r
All terrains help alot, especially with all this rain



It's gonna b slick, and slippery out there Saturday ..maybe raining while we are there too
Just makes it more challenging(fun)

 

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FIFY.

I'm planning on going. No pain from the extraction today although I did have a killer headache when I got up, so unless that changes I'll show.

 

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I plan to go as of right now. I'll update if anything changes.

 

No I have Highway Street tires. So it will definitely be a challenge

 

Well, it'll be alright. I think Thomas has a winch. I got a ginormous snatch strap and a big ol' pintle hitch. The strap is kinda old and a bit frayed, but it's been that way for a couple decades now. I guess it'll probably eventually break but a couple years ago I was snatching stumps out of the ground with it with the F250 and it hasn't broke yet (knock on wood). I also have two shackles that are probably too big to be of any use aside from connecting them to my pintle hitch, but oh well. If we really get desperate, I have some chains as well, though that would definitely be the very last resort...as in using them to pull someone back on to their wheels last resort, and hopefully none of us.

It should be interesting. Was watching youtube vids of Hard Rock and it even looks like there's gonna be a little mud to play in as well.

Edit: Thinking about it, I just took a ride around the corner from my house to the 4wheelparts store and picked up a receiver shackle mount w/ a 7/8 shackle and a 3/4 inch shackle for the front, so I now have useful sized shackles and a recovery point on the back that doesn't kill my departure angle more than the receiver hitch already does.

 

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thomas doesn't have a winch but he does have a couple of straps

 

K, musta been someone else's truck with the winch then. Bummer. But I'd say we're fixed for anything else.

Question: Does Hard Rock supply air to air up before leaving? If not where's the nearest place to do so? Or does someone have a CO2 tank or OBA?

 

No air at hardrock .. Closest air is at gas station (1mi away)
I have on board air , but it's slow for oversize tires


As for me having a winch,... no sadly I don't ...yet
But my truck is as good as any winch
I have more straps and shackles then I know what to do with
So we will be fine

I'm sure some of the jeep (Florida 4x4 FB) guys will have on board winches
I know one of the jeep guys good, and he has a winch

Yes there is going to be plenty of mud to sink your rig in...this mud is limerock sediment..so it is really sticky and dries as hard as concrete
Fortunately hardrock has water hoses to rinse of your wheels...otherwise if it hardens on your rims , you will be hoping the whole way home ..like I did last weekend

 

If anyone comes in the gate of hardrock without me....make sure you tell the clerk (lady that takes your $) that your part of "Florida 4x4" group
This way if enough trucks show up, we all get a $5 coupon for next time

Admission is $25 per vehicle, no matter how many people are in the truck

All who enter the park must sign a liability waiver ...
Drivers must sign an additional waiver for vehicle liability too

 

This park is private land ..thus you can pretty much do whatever you want .. Drink beer , etc.
But remember we are a responsible group, and some people attending are law enforcement officers...so please NO drinking and driving

Bring your swim suits and towels ...the ponds are crystal clear and great for swimming and fishing (owner asks that you catch and release)

 

Firearms are allowed .. And you can shoot them in certain areas, ...again responsibly

 

I see...alcohol, firearms, and 4x4s.

Sounds like a big ol' time. So I should bring extra ammo?

Got over my firewater at the mud hole phase a long time ago. No DUI for me, thanks.

 

Up and at 'um ... See you guys in a couple hours

 

Running a few min behind ..b at loves at 9:15 latest

 

What a day at hardrock and A-pit
Good group of guys to rep TW
Mad props to Lee for his ability to learn rock crawling quickly

 

What happened to you ?
Did you show up and we just didn't see you ?

 

I had a good teacher. Thanks!

And had a lot of fun. I'm glad I went. Now I'm home again, home again, giggity-gig. It poured down rain on me the entire way, blah, but got here safe.

BTW, I either have a chunk of mud stuck in one of my front wheels or I managed to scrape a weight off It had a pretty bad vibration at about 65. 60 or 70 was fine though. Yay.

Can't wait to see the pics and vids. And thanks, Thomas, for showing this old dog some awesome new tricks.