Thanks LT and Toast. Both of those suggestions may help get me there. Saying that it's easier with a chain as opposed to a belt is not helpful, but thanks for playing. I think I'll try the belt/rag trick to get SOME torque on them, stab the dist., then I can air ratchet (sp?).

Last time I did Bulldog, it took maybe a couple of hours. Can't be too much else in there. Or can there? Is this a marked trail...that's the only legal kind, and anyone would be able to find it in that case, as there's only one way in and two ways out (or vice versa). Secret's out, folks...get your free pass with the combination for the lock that's changed every month at...where is it again...oh yeah, call 480-610-3300, the Mesa District Rangers. Trail has been adopted by Copper State 4-Wheelers Club. Stay on trails, follow all rules or risk up to a $5000 fine. Area subject to closure if damage occurs. (Source: Charles Wells Guide, 2001 ed. Details may have changed and all rights are reserved by the publisher, Fun Treks, Inc.).

What happened to the days of Mendel and OnSail? We know Monte3 retreated to the hills (holding himself in reserve) and BottomFeeder had to move to boring old Oklahoma City (sorry). PoopTroop is in hiding and Eric just plain vanished. We've seen a couple more of the valley area people drift in and out and had a great time with them. I can't recall any other time when people would make fun of everybody else's equipment and give people a hard time about getting out to wheel without offering to lend a hand or to let someone borrow equipment. Maybe that's still going on, but I don't see it so much any more. Sure, there's an evolution, where some people like to get hard-core and see what it takes to apply dents, while others like to just travel trails and get from one place to another, seeing things that 99% of the rest of the population will never see, but it seems like some folks just want to think this place is all for themselves.

I am going to bust you for that. There's a new sheriff in town, and his name's Reggie Hammond...y'all be cool.

And I miss seeing Jill's [email]b@@bs.[/email] Just sayin'.

Flame away; I'm 44; if I haven't heard it yet, shame on me. BTW, looked at a '96 SR online today. Nice. Where should the locker switch be again? If'n it ain't there, somebody's scammin', right?

John B.
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