"Wheeler's Anonymous"

Yes. I've been with my birtbikes and
It's very super small. The actual ohv camping spot.
Been a little while but if I remember it's not somewhere to bring the truck and hope for a lot.
There are some surrounding fire road areas I've heard about
Bluebird campground and some area around there

 

Easy fix if it is. yes?

 

haha, hopefully...if that's it then I'm sure it will be, I don't have weld-skills though but at least it won't be a pricey fix.

 

The USFS site says 8 miles of trails and camping is first come basis at 15 duckets p/night.

 

Word. I have zero welding skills. That's a case of beer and call it a deal type of repair I would imagine.

 

Thanks that's good to know before a make a drive out there. Might have to make a day of it and hit up Mo's Egghouse in Temecula

 

Fuck. Now I want breakfast for dinner. haha. The Original Pancake House is another good one in Temecula.

 

Thanks brotha. I've got a 3 currently with piss poor battery life so if I get another I'm upgrading. I very rarely buy 2nd hand electronics. I like my shiny toys to be brand new

 

Respect.

 

Right, but try and find those.
It's a weird location, very condensed it fells like.

...but then again I was just there to camp and ride my bike

 

@dtaco06 , can you recommend a soldering kit/gun?

 

Breaker bar, how long? That can be a fuckton of pressure at the end of 6'.

Exactly

Sounds gnarly like more into the "straight axle only" area? I could be wrong.

Pics? Dang breaking more stuff, eh?! Like I said at that taco place: break it, repair it, change it, "not necessarily in that order." Hope it's an easy fix.

Don't over spend. It's not rocket science. Don't spend twice as much for double wattage, either. They get plenty hot for solder. Less lead in the solder is less toxic and more expensive. It all works the same. Silver is the best end-to-end electrical connection you can get.

 

Enough I'd worry about torque strength of the lug itself. They don't break often but it's never graceful or convenient when they do.

I wouldn't use red loctite unless I intend to not pull it apart. But that's a personal rule I suppose.

 

Green is permanent, red is good for 75lbs or so, blue is for removable stuff

 

Speaking from a consumer perspective.

The only green one I saw wayback when was for even lighter duty than blue applications. Looking at the Loctite website now, I don't see green listed under Consumer > Threadlockers.

 

A guy that seems to know what he's doing suggests a 30-40 watt gun for simple household/automotive soldering. Looks like a breeze. I have a fuck ton of scrap wire at work to practice with.

Heard the Tacoma lugs are a poor design.
Something about how their shape is cone like and susceptible to failure. I don't recall much specifics on this.

 

That blue 243 is the business. Great for the trails. Throw it in your tool bag. No need to clean up threads and such. Stuff is made for on the fly usage.

 

Gotta love having someone in the know. I'd give a 30-40w perfect for most work. I'd say more than not the thing that kills a home-gamer soldering iron is a longer than intended duty cycle and the fact they often don't really care much for their own health. They roast. Practice and you'll be fine. Read a few guides and try it. The most aggravating thing about soldering is it's a lot like welding: the shit is never in a convenient place, angle, direction, length, what have you. It's always fucked sideways and 4inches short of a power source.

Interesting. I haven't seen much on failures but I've heard of a few guys who've dealt with a lug popping. I try to avoid it. I'd rather spin a wrench every so often than have to tap one out.

 

@digitaLbraVo

https://youtu.be/Q1-XsU4l5fs

 

Few pics from Gold Mountain today