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Off Highway Staging Area => Open Trail Rides => Topic started by: caar on February 15, 2007, 01:04:16 PM

Title: Sat Feb 17, ride to waiparous
Post by: caar on February 15, 2007, 01:04:16 PM

Is anybody intertested in hitting the trails of waiparous this saturday feb 17????

I wanna try my Iltis in snow.

unfortunaly my XJ needs the front dif to be fixed, so my only rig is the Iltis


probably leaving CGY around 10:30 am

please reply if interested.

Title: Sat Feb 17, ride to waiparous
Post by: beepbeep on February 15, 2007, 04:07:06 PM

I would love to go, sticky, and wet out there, but im heading to edmonton that day, why, don know, but hope it works out for all of you's!  Have fun out there!!

Title: Sat Feb 17, ride to waiparous
Post by: maxx on February 15, 2007, 04:18:39 PM

myself and a couple buddies are heading out on sat (~11:30), not completely sure which trail, but will decide when we get there. I'd like to see how the VW performs. Are you thinking of chains?

Title: Sat Feb 17, ride to waiparous
Post by: caar on February 15, 2007, 04:45:06 PM

I'm looking for chains right now

any ideas where to buy them????




any CB Channel??????


regards
Carlos

Title: Sat Feb 17, ride to waiparous
Post by: caar on February 15, 2007, 04:47:14 PM

Actually I can do 11:30,  

meeting place???

Title: Sat Feb 17, ride to waiparous
Post by: SwampSinger on February 15, 2007, 05:17:23 PM

Quote from: "maxx"

myself and a couple buddies are heading out on sat (~11:30), not completely sure which trail, but will decide when we get there. I'd like to see how the VW performs. Are you thinking of chains?

There's not too many left  :roll: . You have Meadow creek/ Lost knife/ The trail to "almost" the Fall and the trail to Margaret lake. That's it....


There will be lots of ICE out there because the nights in the hills are still cold. Sliding backward in the trees is not the best. Don't try it..... take my word for it.

It look like it will be a nice day but I will not be able to join ya...

Be safe, have fun and respect the trails.

Cheers

Title: Sat Feb 17, ride to waiparous
Post by: maxx on February 15, 2007, 08:18:24 PM

Quote from: "caar"

I'm looking for chains right now

any ideas where to buy them????




any CB Channel??????


regards
Carlos

I typically modify semi-truck chains to fit (cut the dual off and shorten), you can usually find them for next to free, once shortened they seem to fit 12.5” – 14” wide rubber reasonably well and they are also available in a v-bar configuration.

I will be in cochrane @ ~ 10:45, thinking the IGA

Title: Sat Feb 17, ride to waiparous
Post by: TJ54 on February 15, 2007, 08:21:23 PM

Chains.....from Greggs distributors for one place

Title: Sat Feb 17, ride to waiparous
Post by: Spinalguy on February 15, 2007, 09:03:32 PM

Maxx,
where can i get these chains? would they fit a taller tire like a 37?
(sorry for hijack)
Tom

Title: Sat Feb 17, ride to waiparous
Post by: FiEND on February 15, 2007, 09:06:16 PM

Quote from: "Spinalguy"

Maxx,
where can i get these chains? would they fit a taller tire like a 37?
(sorry for hijack)
Tom

pm being sent

Title: Sat Feb 17, ride to waiparous
Post by: maxx on February 15, 2007, 09:57:35 PM

Quote from: "Spinalguy"

Maxx,
where can i get these chains? would they fit a taller tire like a 37?
(sorry for hijack)
Tom

Yeah, well my last set (cut and shortened) fit 36x12.5 tsl's.
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e48/linkedjeep/PICT0545altSmall.jpg)

I usually stumble across chains when im not looking, found one set at a pawn shop years ago, the owner didn't want rusty chains hanging around.

I saw some at pick-n-pull in the summer when they had their garage sale, cheap!

I have a few miscellaneous chains kicking around but I have pillaged the clasps’ off these.

Note: all of these chains must go under the knife, they don't just fit unless you lucky but a set of chains should take no longer than 2 hours to cut down, shorten, fit, shorten ...... and stitch back together. oh, their a pain in the ___ to fit over the lugs if you cut them to fit snug.

Title: Meeting Place
Post by: caar on February 16, 2007, 08:35:43 AM

I think the IGA in Cochrane is a good location

between 10:45 and 11.15 am????



CB channel maybe 4 and backup 8?????

cheers

Carlos

Title: Re: Meeting Place
Post by: maxx on February 16, 2007, 09:14:48 AM

Quote from: "caar"

I think the IGA in Cochrane is a good location

between 10:45 and 11.15 am????



CB channel maybe 4 and backup 8?????

cheers

Carlos

yeah that works

Nick

Title: Sat Feb 17, ride to waiparous
Post by: chrispl on February 19, 2007, 12:04:25 AM

you guys get pics? or too early to ask?

Title: here are some pics
Post by: caar on March 02, 2007, 08:47:46 PM

http://new.photos.yahoo.com/carlos_a_acevedo/album/576460762391968258#page1