The twin hoes plus one

[Sparksalot]

Look who has a new face!

And a pull string.

 

[Sparksalot]

Into the wild.

 

[Sparksalot]

And wilder.

Note gun store next to the church in Cloudcroft, nm.

The whispey white in the far background in the first pics is White Sands.

 

[89Suburban]

And wilder.

Note gun store next to the church in Cloudcroft, nm.

The whispey white in the far background in the first pics is White Sands.

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Is that a dent in the rear bumper corner?

 

[mountie]

Is that a dent in the rear bumper corner?

I noticed that also...... ( But I wasn't going to ruin his day )

 

[Sparksalot]

Is that a dent in the rear bumper corner?

It’s been there for 2 years. Did that and broke both running boards in a tiny “rocky stream crossing” in Wyoming. I leave it there because the side collision sensor is sitting on in.

 

[OBSandaNNBS]

I am not getting updates for this thread
Boy does it look good dirty!!
LOVE the hidden winch. How's the bumper working out for you?

 

[Sparksalot]

I am not getting updates for this thread
Boy does it look good dirty!!
LOVE the hidden winch. How's the bumper working out for you?

Did my first recovery today. Buddy was scouting a campsite, and the ground is slicker than it looks. He went right into a ditch. Fortunately I was still on the hard surface and just reeled his F150 in.

 

[Sparksalot]

Earlier today. This was the super smooth part of a road we were on. I nailed both running boards on rocks.

 

[OBSandaNNBS]

Did my first recovery today. Buddy was scouting a campsite, and the ground is slicker than it looks. He went right into a ditch. Fortunately I was still on the hard surface and just reeled his F150 in.

A Chevy rescues a Ford, again??
Please tell me you got pics!!

 

[Sparksalot]

Putting my new approach angle to use near Angel Fire after some dispersed camping.

 

[Sparksalot]

Picked up my truck Wednesday afternoon. These guys did a good job. They had to source the transmission from Santa Fe. The radiator and external oil cooler came from Albuquerque.

I drove it 700 miles home yesterday.

The cost. A lot. The transmission was in the ballpark many have mentioned.

 

[mountie]

Picked up my truck Wednesday afternoon. These guys did a good job. They had to source the transmission from Santa Fe. The radiator and external oil cooler came from Albuquerque.

I drove it 700 miles home yesterday.

The cost. A lot. The transmission was in the ballpark many have mentioned.

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Good investment

 

[Sparksalot]

Thunderstorms came up this afternoon, so I went driving to get the mud off. Buh bye Ruidoso.

 

[mountie]

Thunderstorms came up this afternoon, so I went driving to get the mud off. Buh bye Ruidoso.

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Ya, see,.... what you discover, when all the mud is removed??

 

[89Suburban]

Battle scars

 

[OBSandaNNBS]

Thunderstorms came up this afternoon, so I went driving to get the mud off. Buh bye Ruidoso.

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'Tis but a flesh wound!

 

[Fless]

That's why they're there!

 

[Geotrash]

Did my first recovery today. Buddy was scouting a campsite, and the ground is slicker than it looks. He went right into a ditch. Fortunately I was still on the hard surface and just reeled his F150 in.

Love it! That whole area has a ton of bentonite clay on the surface. The dominant characteristic of bentonite is that it absorbs water and the grains swell to multiple times their dry size. Slicker than snot on a hammer. I used to carry chains when wheeling in New Mexico and even then had trouble sometimes.

 

[Sparksalot]

Love it! That whole area has a ton of bentonite clay on the surface. The dominant characteristic of bentonite is that it absorbs water and the grains swell to multiple times their dry size. Slicker than snot on a hammer. I used to carry chains when wheeling in New Mexico and even then had trouble sometimes.

Some of it you can step on firmly. But get a wheel on it, wheeeeeeee!