RSG - carnage pics

[Technohead]

A couple of us from Ocean State Jeepsters ran a trail in Western MA with New England Jeepz today. Lots of carnage. Of the 16 rigs on the trail I think only one escaped without any damage. I grenaded a front axle shaft which then took out the ball joints, caved in the rear passenger door, peeled the drivers side front fender, cleaned out marker lamps and header panel, and cracked the windshield. My friend Bill snapped his rear driveshaft and cracked his windshield. I still can't believe we were able to pound the ball joints back in an get out of the woods in 3WD.

Everything started out innocently enough:







Oops, whats wrong with this picture:



Not good:





Bill's driveshaft:



Ran into a wall of sand trying to get out in 3WD:



The video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ukD5OZMf3E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxXm3XkKP5U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrGQkPu28_A

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlUM2et5Chs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAvGR6QrdSo

This is what it all about!

[SirFuego]

I grenaded a front axle shaft which then took out the ball joints

Upgrade time?

Ran into a wall of sand trying to get out in 3WD:

I'm sorry, but I definitely laughed when I saw that. Your Jeep is in really nice condition so I'm sure it wasn't incredibly funny to you, but I couldn't help but to laugh given the history of my rig.

Nice pics and vids! I gotta make it out your way sometime. Are there enough trails there for 2 or 3 days of wheeling?

[paulkeith]

dude:



there's a dog driving your jeep.

haha, made me think of:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSQdo97Xius

[ZJ TINS]

Yeh but he did not break the axle. dog... mans best friend

[Technohead]

Upgrade time?

Definitely. In fact just last week I was looking into alloys. I really want the RCV Performance CV shafts but will probably settle for the Nitro shafts with full-circle clips. I really was not driving it that hard when the axle broke (next to last video above). I think the yoke ovalled out during a run back in February. Right here:

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

I'm sorry, but I definitely laughed when I saw that. Your Jeep is in really nice condition so I'm sure it wasn't incredibly funny to you, but I couldn't help but to laugh given the history of my rig.

Nice pics and vids! I gotta make it out your way sometime. Are there enough trails there for 2 or 3 days of wheeling?

No worries. I've gone through alot of sheet metal; been lucky so far that its mostly been bolt-on parts instead of structural members of the unibody.

With few exceptions, most of the trails here in New England are on private property. Some are "open to the public" while others are only open to members of regional clubs. NH is light-years ahead of the surrounding states when it comes to opening up public land for OHV's. There are also a few private OHV parks. The trail we were running yesterday is known as "The Gutter" and falls into the "open to the public" private land category. Unfortunately, at the end of this year the state of MA is taking ownership of the property. It will become a wildlife management area and the state will shut down OHV access. Its a shame really because The Gutter has been a text book case of responsible OHV use peacefully co-existing with other uses (except in the minds of radical environmentalists who have never put their feet on the ground with an open mind).