MOAB Challenge
#6
When I got back from Moab last year I went out and bought new tires (terraflex) for my husqvarna te 610 with the intent of going back out there and doing the white rim trail in Canyonlands national park. I think its just over 100 miles. Lots of great riding out there, and I'll get back there yet and do that ride.
#7
There are 40+ trails in/around Moab and I've run the vast majority of them. It would be challenge to get a SD over many of them without some mods. A standard cab shortbed with 37+ tires and 6" of lift and lockers on both ends would be a good start, but I much prefer a cheap (but well equipped) beater vehicle that you don't mind scratching up.
Again, anything is possible, but don't expect it to come off some of the trails without some scratches and dents on it.
I much prefer the idea of using a SD to tow my beater vehicle to Moab.
Again, anything is possible, but don't expect it to come off some of the trails without some scratches and dents on it.
I much prefer the idea of using a SD to tow my beater vehicle to Moab.
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Entire 4 Corners area or "Slickrock Country" is spectacular and probably takes a lifetime to explore. Many areas were not fully explored in modern times till the Uranium mining boom of the 1950s. Lots of trails were made at that time with not a little dynamite. Arches and Canyonlands are just two of the NP in the area, and plenty of Bureau of Land Management to explore and camp. Years ago I saw some British tourists in a rental with a lunched transmission, they informed me it was a $500 tow out to Moab. I'm pretty sure it's not any cheaper by now.
#13
I drove this road in August. Pictures don't do it justice. My wife got a little nervous when the Jeep Rubicon behind us got scared and turned around.
#14
That trail above, when dry, is a 2 on a scale of 1-5. Pritchett is a solid 5. After running it two years ago in snow, rain, sleet, and about 10 minutes of sunshine it became a 6 in my book. It was a sloppy winchfest and nobody made it out without throwing out the winchline in a few spots. There are other trails that are harder than Pritchett, but I haven’t found a need given them a try. It can be a long walk back to civilization like mentioned above.
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