What Is The Story Behind This Picture??

[AvaLance]

I was looking around the SoCal site and I was looking in members rides and I came across this pic and Iwas wondering if any one knew the story behind this pic. The SoCAL user name is Lust4speed and he now has a lift but that pic is one amazing pic so here it is.

 

[Wind4Power]

Here's what he told me when he sent me the photo:

The photo was taken near Calico in the California desert. He was making his way up to explore an old mine... and got high centered - all four wheels off the ground... Yikes
But I'll let him fill in the details...

 

[imaniguana]

Ouch!

 

[tractman]

Now that would make for *&%#*& suck the seat!!!!!
tractman

 

[ColoradoAV]

Here's what he told me when he sent me the photo:

The photo was taken near Calico in the California desert. He was making his way up to explore an old mine... and got high centered - all four wheels off the ground... Yikes

So if he was off roading, does that mean that he came up out of where there is the apparent dropoff behind his Av ? The dropoff looks quite steep! That is an amazing picture - I hope that no damage was done to his Av.

 

[manny]

Holy ES!. That is an awesome shot.

Manny

 

[Wind4Power]

I hope that no damage was done to his Av.

Nope. He said he managed to get away without any damage to his AV.
I'm gonna have to tell him about this thread so he can tell the full story...

And boy it does look steep doesn't it?

 

[lust4speed]

Oh, the embarassment!!! And yes, I had a whole bunch of things to say to my spotter that waved me over the hill. My buddy had walked the hill prior to my climbing it and gave his okay. I think possibly I need to get him a pair of glasses. The hill was very steep and then made a sharp right at the top. We had just enough speed to really get us stuck. Rear wheels were about six inches off the ground. The lucky thing was that we were going slow enough that we just sort of slid along the frame rails until the AV was perfectly balanced. Even with the tow strap, it wasn't the easiest thing to get unstuck. Note that we still had paper plates - possibly we were exceeding the recommended break in proceedure? This little fiasco moved up the installation of the lift kit and tires to the next day after the trip. No damage - we just removed some undercoating on the frame rails.

 

[AvaLance]

Thanks for sharing I am glade there was no damage you have a sweet AV I know what it is like being stuck look in the cruise forums under Oregon coast cruise pics on page 10 or somthing like that and you will see my white AV stuck axle deep in sand

 

[ColoradoAV]

Well, that's good to hear there was no damage and thanks for sharing your story - it's certainly an interesting one. If you had a shorter wheelbase, you would have made it all the way over.

 

[Alaska_AV.]

That is one for a 'What was I thinking?' Av calander

 

[StrobinAvalanche]

That was one hell of a picture when I first saw it. ?Glad to hear that there wasn't any real damage to the AV

 

[Skidd-au]

HSDS I think your right about the recommended break in procedure... I don't think they envisaged owners doing those types of things during the "go easy" period.

 

[AtomTaz]

That looks like what I did this week. I tried to park my Av on a snow bank and it didn't work to well. Opps. I have to push it off the snow back to free it. i felt really stupid.

 

[Supermobile]

I got stuck once too. See amazing photo. Grin. Larry - from S CA Avalanche Club

Red Av on top of rocks

 

[AvaLance]

Thats great

 

[Beanman]

hey lust4speed, gotta a picture of your av now that it is lifted?

i would love to see it! any more adventures yet?

beanman

 

[Brick76]

Hey supermobile, don't you hate when tht happens...

 

[dsw7311]

Now I want a Z71

 

[flynhigh]

Amazing Pic there Lust4speed Kind of remeinded me of when Bigred got stuck but he at least had 1 front tire still on the ground.

 

[AtomTaz]

Lust4speed don't feel bad I got my Av stuck on a snow bank. Atleast you where not doing something stupid like I was. It took lots of work to get my Av down from there.