The truck, per se, didn't have any problems. It really runs well and all the mechanicals checked out before we left (it HAS been in my driveway long enough for that).

The problems started when I pulled off the tires that came with it and put on the Big O brand tires that came with Jorge's '86 Montero. Sure, they're small, LT235/75-15's, and sure, they're load range C. The steel wheels look good on that truck. Trouble is, about ten miles into the trail, one of them starts making a hissing noise every time the leaky spot gets to the bottom as it rotates. Then it shreds. Well, we have a spare. It's a Bridgestone Desert Dueler. It lasted about a mile. Then we had to put on the spare that was on Jorge's '89, a 33x12.5-15, but since both flats were on the passenger side front, we had to put one of the rear tires up there and put the big tire on the back.

Made it home, though. Shoulda left the new BFG A/T 31x10.5-15's on there and we would have saved an hour, easy. Ah well. Telegraph Canyon is a great trail. The 2.6 is a great runner in this truck, as Toasty said before he sold it to Jorge. And it got 20 mpg on the way out to Superior. So there's that.

John B.