Joe93
Elite Dakota
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Well It happened (now with pics)
Well it happened today the first trail damage to the explorer. If any of you know what happened to me towards the end of wheeler lake at CCR the same thing happened today. Instead of bushes to keep me from rolling over it was a rock wall the explorer slid into.
Heres the short story.
The trail we were on has about a foot of snow on it with verry icy spots. I was going down the trail me infront and my friend from work behind me. We came to a turn so I slowed down to a stop to take the turn slow so I would not slide over the ledge. When I stopped the explorer was sitting on nothing but a sheet of Ice covered in snow. So when I stopped the X slid towards the ditch and slamed into a rock wall that lined the trail. I tryed to get out but I was stuck. My x was blocking the road so my friend could not pass me to pull me from the front. So he had to pull me from the rear. By pulling me from the rear the explorer was dragged along the rock wall for about 20FT causing major dents and scratches all along the drivers side of the X. Most of the scratches are to bare metal and the stock plastic fender trim is craked in several places with pieces missing.
I had fun and I don't regret what happened, it was bound to happen sometime. My word of advice is Be VERRY CAREFUL when wheeling in snow. I will get pics up thursday or friday.
Well I don't know what happened to the pics of it on the trail while it was stuck but here are some pics of the damage. The pics only show the big major scratches and some dents. To get the full effect of the damage you need to see it in person so you can see the hundreds of small scratches. I know its not as bad as some other whoops' but it is big to me since my explorer had no other previous dents or scratches besides the ones on my rear bumper from Matts new front bumper. Just click the link and click on the file named Whoops.
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Well it happened today the first trail damage to the explorer. If any of you know what happened to me towards the end of wheeler lake at CCR the same thing happened today. Instead of bushes to keep me from rolling over it was a rock wall the explorer slid into.
Heres the short story.
The trail we were on has about a foot of snow on it with verry icy spots. I was going down the trail me infront and my friend from work behind me. We came to a turn so I slowed down to a stop to take the turn slow so I would not slide over the ledge. When I stopped the explorer was sitting on nothing but a sheet of Ice covered in snow. So when I stopped the X slid towards the ditch and slamed into a rock wall that lined the trail. I tryed to get out but I was stuck. My x was blocking the road so my friend could not pass me to pull me from the front. So he had to pull me from the rear. By pulling me from the rear the explorer was dragged along the rock wall for about 20FT causing major dents and scratches all along the drivers side of the X. Most of the scratches are to bare metal and the stock plastic fender trim is craked in several places with pieces missing.
I had fun and I don't regret what happened, it was bound to happen sometime. My word of advice is Be VERRY CAREFUL when wheeling in snow. I will get pics up thursday or friday.
Well I don't know what happened to the pics of it on the trail while it was stuck but here are some pics of the damage. The pics only show the big major scratches and some dents. To get the full effect of the damage you need to see it in person so you can see the hundreds of small scratches. I know its not as bad as some other whoops' but it is big to me since my explorer had no other previous dents or scratches besides the ones on my rear bumper from Matts new front bumper. Just click the link and click on the file named Whoops.
Dead Link Removed
Maybe next time you'll remember to air down and bring some chains with ya.
