This....is Fain's Ford, Tellico OHV Park, Murphy, NC. That's me and my
Disco
Ron Ward
----- Original Message -----
From: "Isaac Fain" <isaacfain@yahoo.com>
To: <lro@koan.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 1:17 PM
Subject: Re: [lro] Wheeling a 109
>
> i guess i have to find out more about "Fains Ford"! Do tell :)
>
> cheers,
>
> -isaac
>
> --- Ron Ward <redsrover@knology.net> wrote:
> >
> > Hey Bill!
> >
> > I stay away from the crazy stuff at Tellico unless I'm riding along, or
> > watching at night. Fains Ford and 4,5,6,8, and some portions of upper 2
I
> > can handle in the Disco and surely in the 109.
> >
> > Mine is military as well so the dual fuel tanks are under the two front
> > seats.
> >
> > Ron Ward
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "William J. Rice" <jarvis64@juno.com>
> > To: <lro@koan.team.net>
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 9:09 AM
> > Subject: Re: [lro] Wheeling a 109
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Ron,
> > > The only reason I really worry about dropping the 109s rear end coming
> > > off ledges is that it's a SW and therefore has the fuel tank there. If
> > > yours is a 109 reg. you shouldn't have that worry. I've dropped mine
> > > pretty hard and not damaged anything at the rear end. If you go
slowly
> > > enough--easing off ledges w/ the wheels almost locked, you can easily
> > > scrape off anything w/ no damage. I went off some really tall drops
at
> > > Moab.
> > >
> > > Speaking of Moab I was only limited there by my own fear (visions of
once
> > > again rolling the truck, this time off of that 200 ft. drop to my
> > > left--man, once that's happened unexpectedly the trauma can last and
> > > last), and my engine (ahem--pontiac). I think my engine was running
too
> > > lean for the altitude there (much lower than CO) but I just don't know
> > > for sure. All I know is that it bogged down on more than one steep
face.
> > >
> > > Though military shackles and frame look super-groovy they can't have
much
> > > affect on the breakover angle and departure angle. They do, of
course,
> > > add a bit of regular ol' clearance, but angles are tough to change w/o
> > > chopping the ass of the truck off.
> > >
> > > That said, you can neatly get off lots and lots of ledges by taking
them
> > > at an angle. Get the front wheels off going straight, then just turn
and
> > > let your rear wheels take it at an angle. Not always possible, but
often
> > > possible and quite beneficial. I did some trails at Tellico a few
years
> > > ago and, though I doubt I did any of the crazy tough ones, I don't
think
> > > I had any problems on the trails I did do, which were not the easy
ones,
> > > and were done in the company of a lot of very tricked-out (and
> > > occasionally very stuck) D-90s with very surprised owners (who really
> > > were just not very talented drivers).
> > >
> > > bill, wishing it would warm up soon.
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