old chinamans gulch colorado 4/16/11

[roostercruiser]

i just put new axles under my rig and wanted to test them out:wings:. so two of us went to old chinamans gulch. both of us made it up with relative ease. its a real rocky trail and is rated 7-8 . the 4.56 gears and locker worked great and got me up the hills no problem. until the last 1/2 mile where my bolt in my front spring broke a i lost my steering and crashed into some boulders and denting my whole passenger side of my rig:Wow1: . here are some pics
Hwy 285 coming into Buena Vista

my friend towed in his toyota 4runner with dual t-case, 5.29 gears and aussie lockers front and rear with 37's

 

[roostercruiser]

my burban

 

[roostercruiser]

 

[roostercruiser]

damage to my rig
cause of all my damage broken i bolt

 

[Funrover]

Glad you havd fun on the trail!! Always a good "test"

 

[frgtwn]

Chinaman Gulch

Did you run it clockwise, or counter clockwise? Looks like a great day, and a good time.

 

[roostercruiser]

ran it counter clock wise :smiley_drive:

 

[roostercruiser]

quik trail fix

 

[ColoDisco]

Nice Roland! Love that trail fix as well. :elkgrin:

 

[teotwaki]

Thanks for all of the great pictures! Sorry to read about the mechanical problems though.

 

[roostercruiser]

Thanks Brad.one of these days this summer we need to do a run.

cheers

Roland

 

[ColoDisco]

No doubt! Rover is down for some much needed repairs but as soon as I have her going again I plan on doing alot of trails.