Date: Sat, 30 May 2015 11:14:27 -0600
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Subject: Re: [WetWesties] Warning to VanagonPilots
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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
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> on miles of Wet Caliche Surfaced roads ~ This past weekend, while taking the ShortRoute from ABQ to ElVado Dam for a ChamaRiverRun,
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> 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
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> MPH & actually spent 75Yrds of it Clawing my way (miraculously) out of a Ditch & in the end, made it (VeryThankfully), to my destination ~
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> 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
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> 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
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> 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
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> 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
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> that the EntireArea above the TrailingArm from the Shock to the Front of the WheelWell was a VerySolidMass of DriedCaliche, that had been
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> been fractured into several pieces by SuspensionAction but remained mostly intact ~ I broke it up with a hammer & got it out of there ~ The
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> DriverSide was similar but Tire appeared to be Fine so I assumed that I had Damaged the PassSideTire during the Torture I had PutItThrough
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> 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
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> 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
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> away & found that it also had been damaged beyond further safe usage ~
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> Pics of tires & 1 Chunk of Mud I saved here ~
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> https://plus.google.com/photos/109991183317103413704/albums/6154147871482117665?banner=pwa&gpsrc=pwrd1
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> Some info about Caliche here ~
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> http://azdailysun.com/a-mud-like-no-other-caliche/article_102317ed-73e2-5039-b2e4-0f7dc88159ba.html
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> ORR ~ DeanB
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