It's a Stock Crew - Trails in Ohio

dhawke · Post by **dhawke** » Sun Jun 01, 2003 7:11 am

Okay...so, I've been reading all of these posts of you guys taking your crews offroad...and I'm REALLY starting to get the itch to try it in mine.

So...the question is this...does anyone know of a place in Southern Ohio where I can take my basically bone stock truck off road and NOT break it? Someplace where I can get my feet wet only in the metaphorical sense, as it were. Someplace where I can give the offroad thing a try without having to worry about scratching up my pretty black paint....

Mud, I don't have a problem with. Permanent, fender-altering, body damage, I DO have a problem with. At least until my warranty runs out!

a2b · Post by **a2b** » Sun Jun 01, 2003 11:26 pm

offroading = damage

AZS10Crew · Post by **AZS10Crew** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 8:05 am

a2b wrote:offroading = damage

Only when you're driving.

a2b · Post by **a2b** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 11:51 am

AZS10Crew wrote:
a2b wrote:offroading = damage

Only when you're driving.

only when you are spotting

AZS10Crew · Post by **AZS10Crew** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 11:58 am

a2b wrote:
AZS10Crew wrote:
a2b wrote:offroading = damage

Only when you're driving.

only when you are spotting

Touche'!

dhawke · Post by **dhawke** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 3:38 pm

Oh you guys are freakin' hilarious!

Especially since I tagged a deer this morning on my way into work!!

$1200.00 damage to the front of my truck. And you'd have to look really hard to even see it!

So...all bets are off. I'm thinkin' about giving rock crawling a try this weekend!

NTXCrew · Post by **NTXCrew** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 4:10 pm

You should get a ranchhand welded combo front bumper/grill guard. I know a guy who lives out in the country and moves cattle for a living - he goes through about 3 or 4 a year bouncing deer off of it!!!

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 4:34 pm

dhawke wrote:Oh you guys are freakin' hilarious! Especially since I tagged a deer this morning on my way into work!!

$1200.00 damage to the front of my truck. And you'd have to look really hard to even see it!

So...all bets are off. I'm thinkin' about giving rock crawling a try this weekend!

The Deer are the biggest reason I put a grill guard (push bar, roo bar, whatever you call it) on my truck. That and a lot of angle iron reinforcement for the guard. I had a very near miss with a big buck last november and decided I needed it.

dhawke · Post by **dhawke** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 5:51 pm

Ah!! Good thinking! I think I can make this work to my advantage!

Hon!! I REALLY need a grill guard for my truck.

You know...for the deer and stuff. And a lift kit, and some new wheels,and...you know...for the deer and stuff....

NTXCrew · Post by **NTXCrew** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 5:59 pm

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 7:12 pm

dhawke wrote:Ah!! Good thinking! I think I can make this work to my advantage!

Hon!! I REALLY need a grill guard for my truck. You know...for the deer and stuff. And a lift kit, and some new wheels,and...you know...for the deer and stuff....

Well, you really need the lift kit for the deer. After you hit and kill the thing with the grill guard, you need to make sure you have the height to clear the carcas so you don't damage anything underneath! Yeah, that sounds right! Hmm, wonder if my wife will buy that as an excuse to get that TM 5" KIT?

TNC · Post by **TNC** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 7:51 pm

Whatever works!!!

dhawke · Post by **dhawke** » Tue Jun 03, 2003 1:23 am

I sure am glad to hear I'm not the only one having trouble getting money out of their Chief Financial Officer for truck stuff!!

I guess I would have felt better about sacrificing the front of my truck in order to justify getting more "truck stuff" if I could have put some venison in the freezer. But, the dang deer just jumped up and ran away! Maybe if I had the 5" lift he wouldn't have rolled up the hood and off of the roof....

NTXCrew · Post by **NTXCrew** » Tue Jun 03, 2003 10:08 am

you can't pick up roadkill in TX- even if you have a hunting license.

dhawke · Post by **dhawke** » Tue Jun 03, 2003 10:56 am

In Ohio, the State Patrol or who ever responds can write you a special tag so you can have the deer processed.

Sadly enough, it was the closest I ever came to actually bagging a deer!

NTXCrew · Post by **NTXCrew** » Tue Jun 03, 2003 10:59 am

That makes more sense to me

dhawke · Post by **dhawke** » Tue Jun 03, 2003 11:00 am

I feel your pain....

dhawke · Post by **dhawke** » Tue Jun 03, 2003 4:38 pm

So...back to my original question...

Does anyone know of any very easy trails I can take my mostly stock crewcab on?

And I think we all now know that I am perfectly capable of hitting things....

Brad · Post by **Brad** » Wed Jun 04, 2003 6:50 pm

Club Name: Loose Cannons 4x4 Connection

Type of Club: open

Location: Columbus, OH, USA

Meetings are held: E-mail for details

Contact: Dana Burns - Phone: 614-337-9488 - Email: neicie@iwaynet.net

Contact: Nyle Hillson - Phone: - - Email: rustpilot@aol.com

Club URL: N/A

Submitted by: Dana Burns - neicie@iwaynet.net

Club Name: Ohio 4x4 Trailriders

Type of Club: Trail riding for all makes/models of 4x4

Location: Central Ohio (Columbus and surrounding area)

Meetings: 1st Tuesday each month, 7:30 pm at Donatos Pizza on Brice and Livingston, in Reynoldsburg, Ohio

Contact: Dick "Wilbur" Robinson Phone: 740-927-3257 E-mail: Mr.TJ@juno.com

Club URL: http://www.ohio4x4.com

Submitted by: Dick "Wilbur" Robinson

dhawke · Post by **dhawke** » Thu Jun 05, 2003 5:35 am

Thanks man! I'll look them up!

a2b · Post by **a2b** » Thu Jun 05, 2003 1:07 pm

dhawke wrote:Thanks man! I'll look them up!

if you go, you must take pictures. its a requirement.

also, make sure you have your skid plates before you go pouncing thru the woods

dhawke · Post by **dhawke** » Thu Jun 05, 2003 4:33 pm

Dokie!

So...I need to get skid plates first.....

Hon!!! I really need skidplates.........for the deer and stuff!

NTXCrew · Post by **NTXCrew** » Thu Jun 05, 2003 10:27 pm

What's the "and stuff" part exactly? My wife's a math teacher...I need details.

a2b · Post by **a2b** » Thu Jun 05, 2003 10:34 pm

stuff...hugh, they are called rocks....or tree stumps....or whatever...depends on the terrain.

the s-10 crewcab is one of the lowest sitting trucks out their. so the skid plates are a must

i have used and abused mine to hell

Warnoffroad · Post by **Warnoffroad** » Fri Jun 06, 2003 6:42 am

a2b wrote:. i have used and abused mine to h###

Harvick29 · Post by **Harvick29** » Fri Jun 06, 2003 5:18 pm

How big of a lift should I tell my wife I need to protect me from the moose...

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » Fri Jun 06, 2003 5:38 pm

Harvick29 wrote:How big of a lift should I tell my wife I need to protect me from the moose...

Probably a bigger one than Warnoffroad got and that's gonna be hard to top! You might have to go full monster truck!