NE area wheeling trip plans

So jump in yer bud's truck! I felt the same way my 1st 2 years but now it like "It'll buff out"

 

No buffing out, my truck is so pretty, lol. And don't hate on me b/c my current truck is my daily driver. I can't wait for winter and SNOW. I love fucking around (pardon the french) in deep snow. And since it's brand new I have to baby it some on the 21st run...like I said, mud, sand, not crazy rocks, I'll do.

 

Yea mine's a double-d too I remember being like "I'm gonna bring bypass loppers and a chainsaw with me the first time I go into the woods with my baby" so much for that plan.

 

With a good spotter, rocks are fun. You'll be safe! We take stock trucks all the time

And you won't get any bad scratches. Throw a thick coat or two of wax on it and you should be fine!

Mud kills trucks. Rocks are fun

 

^x2 on tha mud

 

It was messed-up, Erik. I had dropped my Val off at doggy day care, and went on my way to work. It was a cold, foggy day in my town, damp and icy, around 31 degrees. I was driving down a road I'd driven down 1000 times, and hit a large patch of black ice. There was no way to recover from it, so the truck did a 180 and hit the sidewalk flush on the other side of the street, flipped over once from that, and then flipped again bed over front (meanwhile I'm bouncing around inside). It finally settled upside down in a field.

I woke up looking at a very clear, cold sky, and hearing a "whoop-whoop-whoop" noise. That turned out to be the driver's side front wheel still spinning at what seamed to be six inches from my head. The truck ended up landing upside down; I landed a about a foot away after being thrown through the driver's side window. A foot away. I didn't have my seat-belt on, and that saved my life; if I'd had it on, my head would have been crushed.

 

We'll see what we can do. I got Toyota to throw in the EnviroGuard for free, so, whatever that does.

 

Hole-I Cheet! Glad your melon came out ok! Were you laid up a long time?

 

That sounds terrifying!!!

 

I forgot to mention that the driver's side window that I was thrust through was closed at the time. Lots of glass cuts.

 

I was relatively lucky - the ER doc told me I must have a guardian angel considering the impact from my entire body being thrown around the cab and then through the driver's side window. I'm still not sure how I fitted through it! But yea, I was in a world of pain in general, and my right knee (the one that got banged around right to left across the manual gear shift, and up and down while the truck was getting rumble-tumbled). I missed three months of work..and that knee is still not 100%, I have at least one more surgery in my future.

 

Glad you're ok Lisa!! The second gens have traction control that works great in the winter

 

Said no tacoma owner ever

 

Well the 4Runner does great in snow because unlike you tools, I can drive in 4WD on the pavement because I have a locking center diff for when I hit the rocks.

Oh, what's that? My 4Runner is pretty awesome? Yeah, you're damn right it is!

 

Good luck locking that on pavement .



Transfer Case: A device behind the transmission that sends power to the rear only or to the front and rear in an exact, 50-50 split

Center Differential: A devise that allows the power to be split between the front and rear in different amounts.

Front or Rear Differential: A devise that splits power to the right or left side of the vehicle. It looks like a ball when viewed from the rear.

Open Differential: A differential that is very rugged and reliable that splits power 50-50 but if one wheel begins to slip, power is routed only to that wheel.

Limited Slip Differential (LSD): A differential that splits power 50-50 but if one wheel begins to slip, power is routed to the other wheel. This is accomplished in one of two ways: Either by a series of clutches or multiple plates encased in a heavy oil. The clutch type needs rebuilt somewhere between 60K and 100K miles. When the clutches fail, you will have no indication of it unless you become stuck.

Rear Locking Differential: A push button mechanism that sends a worm gear into the rear differential to physically lock the axle together. NEVER use this on dry pavement.

Center Differential lock: On certain vehicles, you can lock the center differential, which creates the effect of a transfer case. NEVER use this on dry pavement.

Traction control (TRACS): A system that uses your ABS sensors to detect wheel slip. TRACS operates in one of three different ways. It can either apply brakes to the wheel that is slipping, it can reduce the engine RPMs to slow down the wheels or it can do both. In any case, by reducing wheel spin, forward movement is accomplished, albeit slow and controlled.

Vehicle Skid Control (VSC): A lateral skid sensor that detects understeer or oversteer. If you begin to skid sideways, one, two or three corners of the vehicle have brakes applied and throttle is adjusted to get you moving in the direction the steering wheel is turned.

Two Speed Transfer Case: Gives one the ability to gear the vehicle down for maximum pulling power. Works best with a transfer case or locked center differential.

Part Time 4WD: This generally refers to a system that allows the use of the vehicle in 2 wheel drive. Prior to the Active Trac system, a part time system meant a transfer case type system.

AWD, All-Trac, Full time 4WD: These terms refer to a 4WD system that is always engaged. It implies the use of a center differential rather than a transfer case. The A-Trac system defies this as a simple definition now.

 

I said I can lock it when I hit the rocks...

 

Guess I didn't read this right .

I can drive in 4WD on the pavement because I have a locking center diff

 

The 4runner is pretty awesome, for picking up kids at soccer practice or filling it with groceries.

 

You sound like

 

So that way when I'm in 4HI, I can still be on pavement. Call it AWD, but it rules so idgaf