this is for us east coasters ... i will keep posting what i know about upcoming trips to paragon adventure park ... here is a little report from my last trip there...
on saturday 8-19-00 we made a trip to paragon ... we had about 23 trucks with us and split up into two groups. the first group was for stockers and newbies and they stayed on easy trails ( if you have never been to paragon, easy trails are still quite challenging for stock or near stock) then the second group went on to do the first part of wampum rated 7. a fun but dificult trail. afterwards the group decided that they would rater watch me tackle a 10 rated trail than move on to wheel more... i made my way thru the trail with huge rocks, very off camber manuvering, and tight turns. i finaly worked my way to the end 10' from the road and had to make a choice...the easy way or the hard way... no contest ...the hard way it is ! this would be the biggest challenge i have ever faced the boulders were 4' high with sheer faces at the pinacle of the climb i would have one tire in the air and the other 3 on seperate stone pillars....it would be tricky .... i got into position and began the climb up the rock faces when there was a loud screaming whine from under the truck ....i emediately shut her down and jumped underneath ... it wasnt pretty ... my front drive shaft had twisted like a rag and bent, while spinning for those few seconds it left its mark... tore a big hole in the shroud over the flywheel and bent some of the linkages for the tranny... we had plenty of room so 3 of us climbed underneath and proceeded to turn the tank into the worlds only 2 wheel drive hummer...we dropped the drive shaft and bent the torn sheet metal away from the flywheel and got ready to winch her out ...it took 4 jeeps to do the job 2 each with 8k winches and 2 more strapped on for extra weight.. by this time there was a crowd of 50-60 people watching the fun ...... i am now shopping for a winch of my very own and having a beefier drive shaft made .... or maby 2 just to be safe ... i am hoping to be all done in a few weeks ......because
there is a trip to paragon ....not just a run but an event ... i will have the details sometime this week ...it is the weekend of sept. 29th ...i will keep you posted ..... any questions or comments please post them
on saturday 8-19-00 we made a trip to paragon ... we had about 23 trucks with us and split up into two groups. the first group was for stockers and newbies and they stayed on easy trails ( if you have never been to paragon, easy trails are still quite challenging for stock or near stock) then the second group went on to do the first part of wampum rated 7. a fun but dificult trail. afterwards the group decided that they would rater watch me tackle a 10 rated trail than move on to wheel more... i made my way thru the trail with huge rocks, very off camber manuvering, and tight turns. i finaly worked my way to the end 10' from the road and had to make a choice...the easy way or the hard way... no contest ...the hard way it is ! this would be the biggest challenge i have ever faced the boulders were 4' high with sheer faces at the pinacle of the climb i would have one tire in the air and the other 3 on seperate stone pillars....it would be tricky .... i got into position and began the climb up the rock faces when there was a loud screaming whine from under the truck ....i emediately shut her down and jumped underneath ... it wasnt pretty ... my front drive shaft had twisted like a rag and bent, while spinning for those few seconds it left its mark... tore a big hole in the shroud over the flywheel and bent some of the linkages for the tranny... we had plenty of room so 3 of us climbed underneath and proceeded to turn the tank into the worlds only 2 wheel drive hummer...we dropped the drive shaft and bent the torn sheet metal away from the flywheel and got ready to winch her out ...it took 4 jeeps to do the job 2 each with 8k winches and 2 more strapped on for extra weight.. by this time there was a crowd of 50-60 people watching the fun ...... i am now shopping for a winch of my very own and having a beefier drive shaft made .... or maby 2 just to be safe ... i am hoping to be all done in a few weeks ......because
there is a trip to paragon ....not just a run but an event ... i will have the details sometime this week ...it is the weekend of sept. 29th ...i will keep you posted ..... any questions or comments please post them
I cannot wait to see the pictures. So when are ya come out west?
or Regis for short. (Is that your final answer.) So it wasn’t even 48 hours before you bought the winch. I knew you couldn’t wait. I know I couldn’t. Now I gots to get one. Ya know we have to keep up with the Joneses. I cannot wait to see this new front end. Are ya going to use aluminum or stainless?
... im also looking into powder coating it ... my biggest design problem is i dont want to loose the shackle rings on the front so i have to be sure the design allows for them to be remounted at strong anchor points.
