"Stock Friendly" Trail Run : April 17th
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SS2
Member
crap........
Oh well, krison and Mike, you better bring a rain coat!
At least it looks like a warm rain...
Jonno77
Member
Unless we get a demos lined up this afternoon and I cant leave my manager alone, I will be there. Its been a while. I think the beast it probably more ready than I am =) see you all tomorrow morning! Does anyone have air? I have everything but.
I will be in the ugly olive/brown/black Scout II with the white soft top! Do I need a orv sticker or anything??
Thanks guys
I will be in the ugly olive/brown/black Scout II with the white soft top! Do I need a orv sticker or anything??
Thanks guys
Drew Merrick
Member
Welcome jon! You couldn't be in better company tomorrow. Well you could but I won't be there 
hope you guys have a good run.
hope you guys have a good run.
SS2
Member
Orv stickers are available at the gales creek gas station for anyone that needs one. I know that kriston will need to get one for rock Scout.
Jonno77
Member
Help friends. I am of course wrenching on the Scout before tomorrow since its been a while since I put miles on her and I noticed the cover on the side of my t19 is leaking oil. Obviously I could drain, pop the 6-8 bolts or whatever and remove the cover, reseal it, and refill the tranny but I would rather not. I lost maybe a ounce of fluid over night on my garage floor. Is this a big enough deal to worry about now?? I will fix it after the trip but I dont have time to tackle everything. I am sure you all know what I mean. Let me know your thoughts. If so... What oil? I have mobil 1 in it now I am pretty sure. Look nice and clean. Thanks everyone!
Michael Mayben
IHPA Tech Moderator - Retired & No Longer Online
This won't hurt anything as long as the liquid level is no lower than 1" below the filler plug height with the rig leveled.
These transmissions will not hold synthetic lube very well until they leak down to the point where the seal lips are not completely submerged in operation. The seals can't cope with it, they leak like a bitch even with the right lube inside, the sealing systems are not hardly "modern". Same for the transfer case.
The cover you describe is removed and discarded when a pto is installed. Did you wrench on the retaining bolts and tighten? If that gasket is oem, then it's a cork composite and also did not do a very good job of sealing. These are truck transmissions by original design, and as were intended to receive periodic maintenance.
SS2
Member
Like mayben said. Don't sweat it. A little oil blowing around under will coat the under side and keep it from rusting..
on another note. Rock Scout is...............................................................
cocked locked and ready for rocks!!!!! Er...dirt? ...mud?
Jonno77
Member
Good to go. Oil in trans still just barely under fill hole. No problem! See you all in the morning. Brownish and beat up with white soft top is the new guy! Looking forward to getting back on the trail!
On a future note.... Anyone know where I can get a deal on a set of 35's?? I have been running the same 33's for almost a decade. Seriously and the rubicon granite sliced them up good. I am ready to be done with them. Easy 50% tread left but been a little knifed up. Keep your eyes open. Obviously brand new tires are not necessary.
See you all tomorrow!
On a future note.... Anyone know where I can get a deal on a set of 35's?? I have been running the same 33's for almost a decade. Seriously and the rubicon granite sliced them up good. I am ready to be done with them. Easy 50% tread left but been a little knifed up. Keep your eyes open. Obviously brand new tires are not necessary.
See you all tomorrow!
Carl Wiese
Member
I am going to work now, I expect to see pictures when I get back lol :d:d
Jonno77
Member
Since I live in portland and I am likely one of the first to get home I just wanted to say to all the attended todays run thanks! For my first trip with the club I had an awesome time. Even tho I blew up my hub on the last trail, its all part of the experience and I look forward to getting out there with you all again! You are all really great people!!! Thanks again scouters!!
Dboy
Member
Thanks jon! Glad you could make it!
All in all id say the run was a huge success. My rig had serious fuel issues about 2 miles out of camp and after we got it back to the trailer and I hitched a ride the run went really smooth. We hit some snow (3-4feet) in the road higher up which resulted in some winching and slow goings but everyone made it through without issue until the last trail. For some reason I remember "cedar tree" trail being a little tamer and by the end jon blew his hub and alex pretzled a tie rod. After a little strategic winching the rod was straight enough to get it off the trail and when I talked to alex back at the gas station he said it drove better than it did on the way there so he was just going to run it.
See, bring your rig on a trail run and we'll make it run better!
With a total of 9 rigs in attendance including mine it was an awesome turn out. We will do it again very soon. It was great seeing "stockish" Scout wheeling hard and flinging mud, but most importantly everyone made it out safe!
Thank you all who came! Stay tuned for more runs!
Edit: totally forgot about erics coolent problem! When he pulled into the gas station with steam pouring out of the engine bay we knew it wasnt going to be a smooth day for him. We think one of the coolant heater tubes came loose at the block, so he ended up getting a ride on the trails as well.
Also.....pics.
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AG194
New member
Man!!! What a blast! The people in this club truley make all the differance. This was the most fun and exciting thing I have done in a long time.
A very special thanks to the best trail boss......period! The natorious d-boy. And also to Mike roth and kirsten (kick ass Scout chick) for enduring my "green horn" apprehensions and taking the best care of my ride and my nerves.
I have really no way to express myself enough for such a great tome in the woods. I really hope to do this again soon with just as big a turn out. I'll tell ya, when I turned my drag link into a horse shoe and my front wheels were pointed in two different directions on the knarliest trail I had ever seen I was about to shit a miata. But these seasoned, calm and collected pro's bent my truck back into shape so well I could drive it all the way home (some 80+ miles) in better shape than when I started. Thank you ! ! ! ! !
Now where are those pics? Lol!!!
A very special thanks to the best trail boss......period! The natorious d-boy. And also to Mike roth and kirsten (kick ass Scout chick) for enduring my "green horn" apprehensions and taking the best care of my ride and my nerves.
I have really no way to express myself enough for such a great tome in the woods. I really hope to do this again soon with just as big a turn out. I'll tell ya, when I turned my drag link into a horse shoe and my front wheels were pointed in two different directions on the knarliest trail I had ever seen I was about to shit a miata. But these seasoned, calm and collected pro's bent my truck back into shape so well I could drive it all the way home (some 80+ miles) in better shape than when I started. Thank you ! ! ! ! !
Now where are those pics? Lol!!!
Brotherbryce
Member
Man, what cool shots. I wish I could've been there. From what I hear it was a ton of fun! My Scout arrived 3 hours too late and without a front drive shaft. Hopefully it'll be all ready for next run.
wbrent7766
Member
Had a great time with a great bunch of people. A big thanks to our trail boss for such a fun run. I will try and post some pics tommorrow.
Carl Wiese
Member
It's great to see all the pictures!! Being a web wheeler now, it's all I've got. Wow, seeing rock Scout on the trail again is wonderful. I am glad kristen was able to get it out and she looked like she was having a great time. That truck deserves to be wheeled.
Uncle Mike
Member
What the Heck Happened to Uncle Mike?
So I take off from yacolt at about 7:00, and meet up with nick at 8:00 in vancouver, me in the Travelall and him in the 800.
I have a reasonable idea how to get to gales creek, and we hit town at about 9:06. Guess what, no shell station.
Nothing is open, so there is no one to ask. We decide it must be further down gales creek road, and end up in forest grove.
Well this stinks, so we decide to head back, and check around the route 6, gales creek road turn off. We head up 6, and sure-nuff, there is a shell station. We pull in and ask if there were some scouts in earlier, yes, we missed them by about 20 minutes, and he thinks the were headed to browns camp, so I get a map and directions, and off we go to mile post 33.
I'm a little slower then nick, so he gets a little ahead of me, but I catch up to him, pulled over, holding his head, and his buddy adrian waving me down.
They lost the front u-joint on the rear drive line! They heard a whoomp whoomp whomp and then a snap and then ching ching ching. Nick was smart enough to start pulling over when the thing started whomping, so when it let go all was well.
I suggested we drop the drive line, and they head out in four wheel drive high. We had no problem getting to banks.
I told the strawberry blond behind the counter what we needed and she gave me a deer in the head lights look. The guy behind the counter however, knew what we needed, and had it on hand, including the u-bolts.
So we headed back to browns camp, and went through some mud and I had to back out of one trail, but all in all we had a pretty good time.
Next time I will make a better effort to know where the meeting place is.
So I take off from yacolt at about 7:00, and meet up with nick at 8:00 in vancouver, me in the Travelall and him in the 800.
I have a reasonable idea how to get to gales creek, and we hit town at about 9:06. Guess what, no shell station.
Nothing is open, so there is no one to ask. We decide it must be further down gales creek road, and end up in forest grove.
Well this stinks, so we decide to head back, and check around the route 6, gales creek road turn off. We head up 6, and sure-nuff, there is a shell station. We pull in and ask if there were some scouts in earlier, yes, we missed them by about 20 minutes, and he thinks the were headed to browns camp, so I get a map and directions, and off we go to mile post 33.
I'm a little slower then nick, so he gets a little ahead of me, but I catch up to him, pulled over, holding his head, and his buddy adrian waving me down.
They lost the front u-joint on the rear drive line! They heard a whoomp whoomp whomp and then a snap and then ching ching ching. Nick was smart enough to start pulling over when the thing started whomping, so when it let go all was well.
I suggested we drop the drive line, and they head out in four wheel drive high. We had no problem getting to banks.
I told the strawberry blond behind the counter what we needed and she gave me a deer in the head lights look. The guy behind the counter however, knew what we needed, and had it on hand, including the u-bolts.
So we headed back to browns camp, and went through some mud and I had to back out of one trail, but all in all we had a pretty good time.
Next time I will make a better effort to know where the meeting place is.
SS2
Member
Wow what a fun day of wheeling. Seeing a bunch of stock or nearly stock scouts on the trail was awesome. The looks and comments we got from passerby’s were priceless. The scouts were out in force on Saturday for sure..
we started the day by pulling into gales creek gas station. Which was crawling with scouts already. We started the day with 10 scouts. We lost one before we hit the trail due to overheating problems. Then dboys took the day off. So when we finally get on the trail we are 8 scouts strong. Now this in itself is a great turn out. However it gets better. All 8 of these scouts were drivers that had never been on an IHSTO wheeling trip with their own scouts! That my friends is awesome! We have wheelers again!! It also shows once again that the club has been revitalized with an influx of great new members. It is a very exciting time to be part of IHSTO. Here are some of my pictures.
First up our fearless trail boss…
A row of anticipation.
Power line rd to get to the trails.
Starting down the trail.
we started the day by pulling into gales creek gas station. Which was crawling with scouts already. We started the day with 10 scouts. We lost one before we hit the trail due to overheating problems. Then dboys took the day off. So when we finally get on the trail we are 8 scouts strong. Now this in itself is a great turn out. However it gets better. All 8 of these scouts were drivers that had never been on an IHSTO wheeling trip with their own scouts! That my friends is awesome! We have wheelers again!! It also shows once again that the club has been revitalized with an influx of great new members. It is a very exciting time to be part of IHSTO. Here are some of my pictures.
First up our fearless trail boss…
A row of anticipation.
Power line rd to get to the trails.
Starting down the trail.
