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Old 12-13-2010, 04:04 PM   #1
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Would you try this?

Not me. This is a YouTube video of extreme off-roading with a trailer.

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Old 12-13-2010, 04:19 PM   #2
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I would definately throw in a couple of come-alongs and some long cable.
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Old 12-13-2010, 04:41 PM   #3
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May I borrow your trailer for a couple of hours?
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Old 12-13-2010, 05:14 PM   #4
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Well, it's getting the skid plates put on at the moment. Actually the poor thing is sitting in Wisconsin going "I was being built in a nice warm shop this time last year."
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Old 12-13-2010, 07:01 PM   #5
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No, 'ell NO. I'd rather go in on a dirt bike, take pictures, come back to my trailer and sit around the campfire rather than needing to work on my rig because I shook the poor thing to death. YMMV
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Old 12-13-2010, 08:19 PM   #6
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I'm with Donna on this one.
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Old 12-13-2010, 08:24 PM   #7
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Extreme silliness, if you ask me. A great way to wreck good equipment. Definitely not to be attempted without at least one reserve vehicle (which they did have) to bail out the main rig.

Looking at how they bottomed the tongue out several times reminded me of the time when, as a teenager, I got a big John Deere 4230 tractor stuck by pulling a disk straight across a small ditch. The rear tires were at the bottom and the disk tongue was hung up on the top. Dad had to dig with a shovel to get the hitch pin pulled out, pull the tractor out & around, yank the disk backward with a chain, and then we hooked up again. I was so embarrassed. There's no way I'd take chances like those with my travel trailer.
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Old 12-13-2010, 08:28 PM   #8
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That's a Man Camper. Everything inside is probably bolted down especially the door to the frig where the beer is. Did you see the outboard on the hitch? And it is obvious who the sponsor is.
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Old 12-13-2010, 08:30 PM   #9
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I agree also with Donna... NOT my Cafe Egg and me, nono!!!
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Old 12-13-2010, 08:46 PM   #10
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Michael:

Didn't you put the tires down? Did all the fall work and hauling with a 8600. All the ditches would change from Spring to Fall. Had to watch not to bury the snouts on the corn head.
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Old 12-13-2010, 08:47 PM   #11
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I admit to taking my little trailer down some dirt roads where I probably shouldn't have taken it but at least I turned around. I assume that the Australian equivalent of Good Sam emergency road service costs more than $80 and uses helicopters.
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Old 12-14-2010, 12:08 AM   #12
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Why is it that every time I buy a used car, these guys had it first.
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Old 12-14-2010, 10:08 AM   #13
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Plenty of ways to have fun without destroying equipment! I'm not impressed with the Land Cruiser, a lot of wheel spinning. Might be a good idea to sound the water before driving in and stalling. I agree that someone else is probably footing the bill. I like the Goodyear Wranglers on the trailer ;-)
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Old 12-14-2010, 11:26 AM   #14
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Common sense - Some people have it, some don't.
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Old 12-14-2010, 11:43 AM   #15
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Kevin K is right: Common Sense
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Old 12-14-2010, 12:20 PM   #16
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I couldn’t tell if they had the axels “flipped” or not. I did notice a couple of things that are good ideas. There are nerf bars or skid bars along the lower edges of the trailer in front of the axels. Also there is a skid plate under the spare tires at the rear.

The purpose of this was probably not a camping trip. It was to make the film. The photography is professional. If you notice the camera was always in an ideal position ahead of time to capture the most dramatic angle. You can bet they knew how deep the water was before they drove into it. It is a fun film anyway.

By the way I don’t believe this guy would be impressed by the Land Cruiser.

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Old 12-14-2010, 02:55 PM   #17
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That thud around 4:30 to 4:40 sounds ominous!
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Old 12-14-2010, 07:06 PM   #18
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Michael:

Didn't you put the tires down? Did all the fall work and hauling with a 8600. All the ditches would change from Spring to Fall. Had to watch not to bury the snouts on the corn head.
Oh yeah, I tried raising the disk (put the tires down) but it wasn't enough to get the tongue off the ground. The JD's rear tires weren't on the ground enough to get traction, down in that swale.

I did take my previous Rockwood TT up a rocky, rutted trail once, looking for a quiet campsiteoff the main highway a ways south of Telluride. When I realized how bad it was (and there was no turning around till I got to the top of a hill) I was sorry I'd done it... and I still had to go back down the hill the next day. It's a wonder I didn't tear something out. I told myself, never again!
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