

| Subject: | Re: [WetWesties] Warning to VanagonPilots |
| From: | OlRivrRat |
| Date: | Sat, 30 May 2015 14:05:19 -0600 |
They actually do ~ & I live in one ~ On 30 May , 2015, at 1:50 PM, Mike South wrote: > Holy instant concrete batman! Can you build houses out of that stuff? > > mike > > On Sat, May 30, 2015 at 12:14 PM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote: > McNeely let me know that the PicAlbum was locked so I fixed that if anyone is interested ~ > > Also on diff' link ~ > > https://picasaweb.google.com/109991183317103413704/C62kX50527VDubsRearTires?authkey=Gv1sRgCNajprWezpT8AQ > > > On 29 May , 2015, at 9:38 PM, OlRivrRat olrivrrat@comcast.net [wetwesties] wrote: > > > I've been driving the BackRoads of NewMexico for 45Yrs & have, on WayTooMany Occasions, found myself forced to SlippySlide along > > > > on miles of Wet Caliche Surfaced roads ~ This past weekend, while taking the ShortRoute from ABQ to ElVado Dam for a ChamaRiverRun, > > > > I encountered 3Mi's of the LovelyStuff right @ the VeryEnd of that S'R' (the TailEnd of which is 16Mi's of Dirt) ~ I Trolled that 3Mi's @ 1-3 > > > > MPH & actually spent 75Yrds of it Clawing my way (miraculously) out of a Ditch & in the end, made it (VeryThankfully), to my destination ~ > > > > The next day I drove the 55Mi's to the TakeOut, Parked VDubaru for the weekend, & headed back to the PutIn in a friends truck, Completely > > > > Unaware of the Damage that had been done to my RearTires in that 55Mi's ~ 3&aHalf days later, after a Wonderful 28Mi RioRun (including > > > > 8Mi's of Class 2-3 WhiteH2O Solo in my 16Ft Bell Chestnut Prospector) I was back in my VDubaru & heading home ~ After just 5Mi's more > > > > of dirt & 2Mi's of HiWay my RearPass'Side Tire Blew & I had to drive on it for about 1/2Mi to a RestArea ~ On pulling that Tire I discovered > > > > that the EntireArea above the TrailingArm from the Shock to the Front of the WheelWell was a VerySolidMass of DriedCaliche, that had been > > > > been fractured into several pieces by SuspensionAction but remained mostly intact ~ I broke it up with a hammer & got it out of there ~ The > > > > DriverSide was similar but Tire appeared to be Fine so I assumed that I had Damaged the PassSideTire during the Torture I had PutItThrough > > > > while trying to get out of the Ditch back on the 1st day ~ I kept the speeds low the rest of the way home as I was not TerriblyConfident in my > > > > Spare & got home without further incident ~ The next day I pulled the DriverSide to inspect & be sure I had gotten all of the Caliche cleared > > > > away & found that it also had been damaged beyond further safe usage ~ > > > > Pics of tires & 1 Chunk of Mud I saved here ~ > > > > https://plus.google.com/photos/109991183317103413704/albums/6154147871482117665?banner=pwa&gpsrc=pwrd1 > > > > Some info about Caliche here ~ > > > > http://azdailysun.com/a-mud-like-no-other-caliche/article_102317ed-73e2-5039-b2e4-0f7dc88159ba.html > > > > ORR ~ DeanB > > > > __._,_.___ > > Posted by: OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@Comcast.net> > > Reply via web post � Reply to sender � Reply to group � Start a New Topic � Messages in this topic (1) > > PICTURES! http://picasaweb.google.com/wetwesties/ > > > > To leave us: wetwesties-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > > > Calendar of events: http://www.wetwesties.org/calendar > > > > For technical resources: http://www.wetwesties.org/links.htm > > > > Please conserve bandwidth and clip quoted material in your posts. > > Include only the information that is relevant to your response. > > > > VISIT YOUR GROUP New Members 2 > > � Privacy � Unsubscribe � Terms of Use > > . > > > > > > __,_._,___ >
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