Breakin' in the new Rubicon
 

After seeing it mentioned the Jeep magazine that Chrysler puts out, I
decided to take my month-old Rubicon up to Spruce Knob, a mountain top over
the border in West Virginia. Surprise, surprise -- at 4800 feet, there's
snow up there! :)



All in all, kinda fun, but the there was one section where the forest road
turns into something of a shelf road and twists around on a north-facing
side of the mountain. There the snow had transformed into a sheet of ice
and, worse, the grade of the road was noticeably towards "the edge". Didn't
think much of it on the way up - the TJ climbed up without a problem - but
the trip down was a bit.exciting. Even with the wheels turned all the way to
the left (inside), with a little bit of gas the Rubi would start sliding
towards the right (edge). I had to ask my Navigator (wife) to leave the
vehicle for a bit as I found her repeated shrieks more unnerving than the
ice (She followed behind on foot). Eventually I put the left wheels into the
drainage ditch on the inside of the road - it had enough built up snow to
give us some traction.

What a great way to start the New Year! :)



--
John
'04 Rubicon, '02 Sport, '85 CJ-7

Re: Breakin' in the new Rubicon
 

Thanks for sharing. Glad you made it back, it sounds like it was really
exciting! How's the wife doing now? :)

Laeglin wrote:

> After seeing it mentioned the Jeep magazine that Chrysler puts out, I
> decided to take my month-old Rubicon up to Spruce Knob, a mountain top over
> the border in West Virginia. Surprise, surprise -- at 4800 feet, there's
> snow up there! :)
>
>
>
> All in all, kinda fun, but the there was one section where the forest road
> turns into something of a shelf road and twists around on a north-facing
> side of the mountain. There the snow had transformed into a sheet of ice
> and, worse, the grade of the road was noticeably towards "the edge". Didn't
> think much of it on the way up - the TJ climbed up without a problem - but
> the trip down was a bit.exciting. Even with the wheels turned all the way to
> the left (inside), with a little bit of gas the Rubi would start sliding
> towards the right (edge). I had to ask my Navigator (wife) to leave the
> vehicle for a bit as I found her repeated shrieks more unnerving than the
> ice (She followed behind on foot). Eventually I put the left wheels into the
> drainage ditch on the inside of the road - it had enough built up snow to
> give us some traction.
>
> What a great way to start the New Year! :)
>
>
>

--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose)
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

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Re: Breakin' in the new Rubicon
 

Thanks for sharing. Glad you made it back, it sounds like it was really
exciting! How's the wife doing now? :)

Laeglin wrote:

> After seeing it mentioned the Jeep magazine that Chrysler puts out, I
> decided to take my month-old Rubicon up to Spruce Knob, a mountain top over
> the border in West Virginia. Surprise, surprise -- at 4800 feet, there's
> snow up there! :)
>
>
>
> All in all, kinda fun, but the there was one section where the forest road
> turns into something of a shelf road and twists around on a north-facing
> side of the mountain. There the snow had transformed into a sheet of ice
> and, worse, the grade of the road was noticeably towards "the edge". Didn't
> think much of it on the way up - the TJ climbed up without a problem - but
> the trip down was a bit.exciting. Even with the wheels turned all the way to
> the left (inside), with a little bit of gas the Rubi would start sliding
> towards the right (edge). I had to ask my Navigator (wife) to leave the
> vehicle for a bit as I found her repeated shrieks more unnerving than the
> ice (She followed behind on foot). Eventually I put the left wheels into the
> drainage ditch on the inside of the road - it had enough built up snow to
> give us some traction.
>
> What a great way to start the New Year! :)
>
>
>

--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose)
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

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Re: Breakin' in the new Rubicon
 

Thanks for sharing. Glad you made it back, it sounds like it was really
exciting! How's the wife doing now? :)

Laeglin wrote:

> After seeing it mentioned the Jeep magazine that Chrysler puts out, I
> decided to take my month-old Rubicon up to Spruce Knob, a mountain top over
> the border in West Virginia. Surprise, surprise -- at 4800 feet, there's
> snow up there! :)
>
>
>
> All in all, kinda fun, but the there was one section where the forest road
> turns into something of a shelf road and twists around on a north-facing
> side of the mountain. There the snow had transformed into a sheet of ice
> and, worse, the grade of the road was noticeably towards "the edge". Didn't
> think much of it on the way up - the TJ climbed up without a problem - but
> the trip down was a bit.exciting. Even with the wheels turned all the way to
> the left (inside), with a little bit of gas the Rubi would start sliding
> towards the right (edge). I had to ask my Navigator (wife) to leave the
> vehicle for a bit as I found her repeated shrieks more unnerving than the
> ice (She followed behind on foot). Eventually I put the left wheels into the
> drainage ditch on the inside of the road - it had enough built up snow to
> give us some traction.
>
> What a great way to start the New Year! :)
>
>
>

--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose)
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

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Re: Breakin' in the new Rubicon
 

When you started the downhill portion, that's when you should have turned
the lockers off. Having your axles locked in those conditions is a
guaranteed slide towards the low-side of the trail. Whenever you start
sliding sideways down a slope, turn the lockers off! The lockers don't allow
one tire to not spin which serves as a sideways "anchor". This is why
lockers have earned the infamous nickname "low-side finders". :)

Jerry
--
Jerry Bransford
To email, remove 'me' from my email address
KC6TAY, PP-ASEL
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/

"Laeglin" <Laeglin@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:TgCJb.43369$a44.36804@okepread04...
> After seeing it mentioned the Jeep magazine that Chrysler puts out, I
> decided to take my month-old Rubicon up to Spruce Knob, a mountain top
over
> the border in West Virginia. Surprise, surprise -- at 4800 feet, there's
> snow up there! :)
>
>
>
> All in all, kinda fun, but the there was one section where the forest road
> turns into something of a shelf road and twists around on a north-facing
> side of the mountain. There the snow had transformed into a sheet of ice
> and, worse, the grade of the road was noticeably towards "the edge".
Didn't
> think much of it on the way up - the TJ climbed up without a problem - but
> the trip down was a bit.exciting. Even with the wheels turned all the way
to
> the left (inside), with a little bit of gas the Rubi would start sliding
> towards the right (edge). I had to ask my Navigator (wife) to leave the
> vehicle for a bit as I found her repeated shrieks more unnerving than the
> ice (She followed behind on foot). Eventually I put the left wheels into
the
> drainage ditch on the inside of the road - it had enough built up snow to
> give us some traction.
>
> What a great way to start the New Year! :)
>
>
>
> --
> John
> '04 Rubicon, '02 Sport, '85 CJ-7
>
>

Re: Breakin' in the new Rubicon
 

When you started the downhill portion, that's when you should have turned
the lockers off. Having your axles locked in those conditions is a
guaranteed slide towards the low-side of the trail. Whenever you start
sliding sideways down a slope, turn the lockers off! The lockers don't allow
one tire to not spin which serves as a sideways "anchor". This is why
lockers have earned the infamous nickname "low-side finders". :)

Jerry
--
Jerry Bransford
To email, remove 'me' from my email address
KC6TAY, PP-ASEL
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/

"Laeglin" <Laeglin@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:TgCJb.43369$a44.36804@okepread04...
> After seeing it mentioned the Jeep magazine that Chrysler puts out, I
> decided to take my month-old Rubicon up to Spruce Knob, a mountain top
over
> the border in West Virginia. Surprise, surprise -- at 4800 feet, there's
> snow up there! :)
>
>
>
> All in all, kinda fun, but the there was one section where the forest road
> turns into something of a shelf road and twists around on a north-facing
> side of the mountain. There the snow had transformed into a sheet of ice
> and, worse, the grade of the road was noticeably towards "the edge".
Didn't
> think much of it on the way up - the TJ climbed up without a problem - but
> the trip down was a bit.exciting. Even with the wheels turned all the way
to
> the left (inside), with a little bit of gas the Rubi would start sliding
> towards the right (edge). I had to ask my Navigator (wife) to leave the
> vehicle for a bit as I found her repeated shrieks more unnerving than the
> ice (She followed behind on foot). Eventually I put the left wheels into
the
> drainage ditch on the inside of the road - it had enough built up snow to
> give us some traction.
>
> What a great way to start the New Year! :)
>
>
>
> --
> John
> '04 Rubicon, '02 Sport, '85 CJ-7
>
>

Re: Breakin' in the new Rubicon
 

When you started the downhill portion, that's when you should have turned
the lockers off. Having your axles locked in those conditions is a
guaranteed slide towards the low-side of the trail. Whenever you start
sliding sideways down a slope, turn the lockers off! The lockers don't allow
one tire to not spin which serves as a sideways "anchor". This is why
lockers have earned the infamous nickname "low-side finders". :)

Jerry
--
Jerry Bransford
To email, remove 'me' from my email address
KC6TAY, PP-ASEL
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/

"Laeglin" <Laeglin@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:TgCJb.43369$a44.36804@okepread04...
> After seeing it mentioned the Jeep magazine that Chrysler puts out, I
> decided to take my month-old Rubicon up to Spruce Knob, a mountain top
over
> the border in West Virginia. Surprise, surprise -- at 4800 feet, there's
> snow up there! :)
>
>
>
> All in all, kinda fun, but the there was one section where the forest road
> turns into something of a shelf road and twists around on a north-facing
> side of the mountain. There the snow had transformed into a sheet of ice
> and, worse, the grade of the road was noticeably towards "the edge".
Didn't
> think much of it on the way up - the TJ climbed up without a problem - but
> the trip down was a bit.exciting. Even with the wheels turned all the way
to
> the left (inside), with a little bit of gas the Rubi would start sliding
> towards the right (edge). I had to ask my Navigator (wife) to leave the
> vehicle for a bit as I found her repeated shrieks more unnerving than the
> ice (She followed behind on foot). Eventually I put the left wheels into
the
> drainage ditch on the inside of the road - it had enough built up snow to
> give us some traction.
>
> What a great way to start the New Year! :)
>
>
>
> --
> John
> '04 Rubicon, '02 Sport, '85 CJ-7
>
>

Re: Breakin' in the new Rubicon
 

"Laeglin" <Laeglin@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:TgCJb.43369$a44.36804@okepread04...
> After seeing it mentioned the Jeep magazine that Chrysler puts out, I
> decided to take my month-old Rubicon up to Spruce Knob, a mountain top
over
> the border in West Virginia. Surprise, surprise -- at 4800 feet, there's
> snow up there! :)
>
>
>
> All in all, kinda fun, but the there was one section where the forest road
> turns into something of a shelf road and twists around on a north-facing
> side of the mountain. There the snow had transformed into a sheet of ice
> and, worse, the grade of the road was noticeably towards "the edge".
Didn't
> think much of it on the way up - the TJ climbed up without a problem - but
> the trip down was a bit.exciting. Even with the wheels turned all the way
to
> the left (inside), with a little bit of gas the Rubi would start sliding
> towards the right (edge). I had to ask my Navigator (wife) to leave the
> vehicle for a bit as I found her repeated shrieks more unnerving than the
> ice (She followed behind on foot). Eventually I put the left wheels into
the
> drainage ditch on the inside of the road - it had enough built up snow to
> give us some traction.
>
> What a great way to start the New Year! :)
>
>
>
> --
> John
> '04 Rubicon, '02 Sport, '85 CJ-7
>
>
Next time in your off road check list for winter opps make sure you have a
set of chains believe it is well worth it and your wife will not have to
sound like a siren. Besides mud is one thing but dents are another.

--
HarryS
JAFGBR

Re: Breakin' in the new Rubicon
 

"Laeglin" <Laeglin@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:TgCJb.43369$a44.36804@okepread04...
> After seeing it mentioned the Jeep magazine that Chrysler puts out, I
> decided to take my month-old Rubicon up to Spruce Knob, a mountain top
over
> the border in West Virginia. Surprise, surprise -- at 4800 feet, there's
> snow up there! :)
>
>
>
> All in all, kinda fun, but the there was one section where the forest road
> turns into something of a shelf road and twists around on a north-facing
> side of the mountain. There the snow had transformed into a sheet of ice
> and, worse, the grade of the road was noticeably towards "the edge".
Didn't
> think much of it on the way up - the TJ climbed up without a problem - but
> the trip down was a bit.exciting. Even with the wheels turned all the way
to
> the left (inside), with a little bit of gas the Rubi would start sliding
> towards the right (edge). I had to ask my Navigator (wife) to leave the
> vehicle for a bit as I found her repeated shrieks more unnerving than the
> ice (She followed behind on foot). Eventually I put the left wheels into
the
> drainage ditch on the inside of the road - it had enough built up snow to
> give us some traction.
>
> What a great way to start the New Year! :)
>
>
>
> --
> John
> '04 Rubicon, '02 Sport, '85 CJ-7
>
>
Next time in your off road check list for winter opps make sure you have a
set of chains believe it is well worth it and your wife will not have to
sound like a siren. Besides mud is one thing but dents are another.

--
HarryS
JAFGBR

Re: Breakin' in the new Rubicon
 

"Laeglin" <Laeglin@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:TgCJb.43369$a44.36804@okepread04...
> After seeing it mentioned the Jeep magazine that Chrysler puts out, I
> decided to take my month-old Rubicon up to Spruce Knob, a mountain top
over
> the border in West Virginia. Surprise, surprise -- at 4800 feet, there's
> snow up there! :)
>
>
>
> All in all, kinda fun, but the there was one section where the forest road
> turns into something of a shelf road and twists around on a north-facing
> side of the mountain. There the snow had transformed into a sheet of ice
> and, worse, the grade of the road was noticeably towards "the edge".
Didn't
> think much of it on the way up - the TJ climbed up without a problem - but
> the trip down was a bit.exciting. Even with the wheels turned all the way
to
> the left (inside), with a little bit of gas the Rubi would start sliding
> towards the right (edge). I had to ask my Navigator (wife) to leave the
> vehicle for a bit as I found her repeated shrieks more unnerving than the
> ice (She followed behind on foot). Eventually I put the left wheels into
the
> drainage ditch on the inside of the road - it had enough built up snow to
> give us some traction.
>
> What a great way to start the New Year! :)
>
>
>
> --
> John
> '04 Rubicon, '02 Sport, '85 CJ-7
>
>
Next time in your off road check list for winter opps make sure you have a
set of chains believe it is well worth it and your wife will not have to
sound like a siren. Besides mud is one thing but dents are another.

--
HarryS
JAFGBR