First Time Barrying the Blazer
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First Time Barrying the Blazer - 12/8/2006 11:53:10 PM
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Chevyguy032
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Well last night around 9ish me and my friend were at his house bored...and he told me about this trail he rode past a week ago thatz not that far..So me being me I said lets go..Well we get there and its a construction site..Im thinkin ok piece of cake..Well first its all rock then dirt..I am in 2wd right now..Ok we come around a ben then I see the mudd and rtues..and since I never been back there before i have a saying for this situation.."If you dont kno how deep it is Hit Hard)..So I slam it in 2nd (still in 2wd)went through the mudd made it about 20 feet then PLUMP..sunk like a rock..Ok so I figure good time for 4wd...Switch it on..Floor it only muddd kicking up the front..So I pull it in reverse..ow I get it moving backwards but only about 10 feet then we stoped...My friend tried rocking it but we jus got deeper..So Finaly we called this kid with a Bronco with 35's that could make it down here...He cmae hooked the chains up..He pulls the ifrst time and his real bumper bends...( I am being pulled out backwards, so he is facing the opposite direction)....So finaly after about 6 or 7 pulls I break lose form the mudd..Then we get out of there..Boy wut a mess my blazer was after that...
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RE: First Time Barrying the Blazer - 12/9/2006 10:10:03 AM
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Dabber
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PICS MAN PICS!!!!!!!!!!!
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RE: First Time Barrying the Blazer - 12/9/2006 11:09:41 AM
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Jman
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Definately get some pics
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RE: First Time Barrying the Blazer - 12/9/2006 11:21:16 AM
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Chevyguy032
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I kno I kno I kno I am in the works of getting a digital camera so when i do you will be getting ALOT of pictures...
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RE: First Time Barrying the Blazer - 12/9/2006 7:12:27 PM
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Paddle_grl
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good thing ya got out!! good for you!! definitely need pictures
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RE: First Time Barrying the Blazer - 12/9/2006 8:06:22 PM
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Yea when you get that camera just do an exact reenactment lol!
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RE: First Time Barrying the Blazer - 12/10/2006 9:30:22 AM
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DetroitMuscle
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dont feel bad, got an 05 4x4 colorado stuck IN 4wd in a snowbank while on a job. I think 4low is out friend, he did the same thing, hit 4hi, hit the bank at about 20, nice wave of snow came up the front and all 4 tires were off the ground. So dont feel bad, We were banked for 4 hours and it was around 10 degrees outside in the middle of farmland with knee deep snow.
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RE: First Time Barrying the Blazer - 12/10/2006 8:05:31 PM
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Chevyguy032
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One quick question...When you guys go mudding do you go onto the trail in 4wd..or do you have it in 2wd then flip it to 4wd when needed??
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RE: First Time Barrying the Blazer - 12/10/2006 8:23:24 PM
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DetroitMuscle
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One quick question...When you guys go mudding do you go onto the trail in 4wd..or do you have it in 2wd then flip it to 4wd when needed??
I use 4hi when just driving the trails, when its gets messy I switch to 4lo if its needed. The trick with mud is to keep the tires spinning so they dont get stuck in the suction of the mud.
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RE: First Time Barrying the Blazer - 12/10/2006 9:19:06 PM
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Paddle_grl
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I usually never use 4wd unless I need it...most trails you take won't need 4wd...but when you start to slip flip it into 4hi....you should never use 4 low unless you are pulling something...if you use it when you are sliding...you rev the engine and get the tires spinning...which isn't so good for the larger gears...you run a higher risk of ruining the diff.
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RE: First Time Barrying the Blazer - 12/10/2006 10:48:11 PM
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I like to see how far I can make it in 2wd... you'd be amazed with the limited slip..lol also I cannot afford to drive the entire trail in 4wd... tooo much gas...
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RE: First Time Barrying the Blazer - 12/11/2006 12:05:21 PM
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Jigg
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you should never use 4 low unless you are pulling something...
You don't do many harder trails huh?
4 low is a MUST for crawling over rocks, up steep hills, etc.
< Message edited by Jigg -- 12/11/2006 12:06:15 PM >
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RE: First Time Barrying the Blazer - 12/11/2006 7:05:58 PM
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Chevy Lover
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I lock in my hubs and as soon as I hit the dirt. ( the '85 has manual hubs). If I get to anything that looks challenging, I put it in 4HI and If I come across the impossible...I put it in 4LO and have my winch controller ready. I haven't needed the winch yet......but hopefully soon!
If I get stuck, I better have a camera or it just wont be worth it....lol
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RE: First Time Barrying the Blazer - 12/11/2006 8:42:57 PM
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Paddle_grl
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You don't do many harder trails huh?
4 low is a MUST for crawling over rocks, up steep hills, etc.
Well Jigg...seeing as I can't find what "rock crawler" or a blazer you have, I will make my comment simple. you know......everyone off roads their own way...it was just a suggestion, especially with a stock vehicel..that you really don't need to use 4 low..as it doesn't add traction...and that's what people think it helps out..."if 4hi works good when I am slipping in a mud hole..then 4 low must be better" Don't assume that I don't know how to off road..or that "I must not do hard trails" what a pompus arrogant assumption. Is it because I have a stock blazer and my intention is to drive it to work the next day? Or is it that you think I know so little about trucks? The point is...you don't know my knowledge level of mechanics. So take your condesending attitude some where else..
< Message edited by Paddle_grl -- 12/11/2006 11:51:39 PM >
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RE: First Time Barrying the Blazer - 12/12/2006 8:49:44 AM
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Jigg
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quote:
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You don't do many harder trails huh?
4 low is a MUST for crawling over rocks, up steep hills, etc.
Well Jigg...seeing as I can't find what "rock crawler" or a blazer you have, I will make my comment simple. you know......everyone off roads their own way...it was just a suggestion, especially with a stock vehicel..that you really don't need to use 4 low..as it doesn't add traction...and that's what people think it helps out..."if 4hi works good when I am slipping in a mud hole..then 4 low must be better" Don't assume that I don't know how to off road..or that "I must not do hard trails" what a pompus arrogant assumption. Is it because I have a stock blazer and my intention is to drive it to work the next day? Or is it that you think I know so little about trucks? The point is...you don't know my knowledge level of mechanics. So take your condesending attitude some where else..
Wow, this reply was a lot nicer when i first read it last night.
Sorry if you feel like I was being condescending, i guess my reply was a little sarcastic.
The reason i said that you don't do harder trails is because you said you never use 4lo, that's it. I haven't even looked at what you're blazer looks like, and i know nothing about your level of mechanics, so no, it's not a comment against any of that.
I guess all i was trying to say is that maybe you never use 4lo unless you're pulling something, but that doesn't mean the original poster should never use 4lo. Like you said, everyone wheels differently. I wheel with plenty of stock trucks, and i know for a fact that they wouldn't be able to make quite a bit of the terrain without 4lo. You're right, 4lo doesn't add traction, but... it does add gearing, which is what you need to get up and over things without hammering on the skinny pedal (like you said in your post about breaking things from slipping and having too much gas).
For what it's worth, my blazer gets driven every day. In fact, i'd care less about breaking it if I drove it every day, but my girlfriend drives it, so I can't break it out on the trail, or else she won't have something to drive on Monday morning... and i'll be sleeping outside :lol:
Please understand that I wasn't trying to be condescending, pompous, or arrogant... just trying to make the point that 4lo is VERY beneficial to a stock truck out on the trail, I'll try to do it in a nicer way next time.
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RE: First Time Barrying the Blazer - 12/12/2006 11:26:21 AM
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muslhed
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quote:
ORIGINAL: Paddle_grl
I usually never use 4wd unless I need it...most trails you take won't need 4wd...but when you start to slip flip it into 4hi....you should never use 4 low unless you are pulling something...if you use it when you are sliding...you rev the engine and get the tires spinning...which isn't so good for the larger gears...you run a higher risk of ruining the diff.
If you are actually four wheeling (...not mall crawling), then the use of 4WD is essential to reducing the load placed on the entire drivetrain. Attempting to negotiate actual off-road trails, without the use of 4WD, will certainly lead to more breakage than not. By engaging the front axle, you are reducing the amount of load the rear axle has to deal with, by splitting the load betwen both front & rear axle. In the past 15 years of wheeling, I have seen so many breakages by people that are new to wheeling, attempting to negotiate a trail in 2WD, just to see how far they could go.
Obviously this does not apply to simply driving on a flat dirt path in the woods...but it does in a sense where 4WD is necessary...hence the common term: "four wheeling". Personally, I would not consider driving on a flat dirt path, four wheeling. I would call that driving.
Furthermore, the use of 4LO is also very essential for added control of the vehicle off-road, that the reduced gearing provides. 4HI has it's place, as does 4LO. But to say that 4LO is to only be used when you are pulling something, is simply incorrect. No disrespect intended.
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