If anyone want's the camera RAW image for any of them let me know. I'll be out of the US for a few weeks, so I'll have pretty limited bandwidth
Video will follow as soon as I get a chance. I shot 33 gigs (2-1/2 hours) with the main camera, and some with the GoPro and ContourHD. It's gonna take some time to digest.
If anyone want's the camera RAW image for any of them let me know. I'll be out of the US for a few weeks, so I'll have pretty limited bandwidth
Video will follow as soon as I get a chance. I shot 33 gigs (2-1/2 hours) with the main camera, and some with the GoPro and ContourHD. It's gonna take some time to digest.
If anyone want's the camera RAW image for any of them let me know. I'll be out of the US for a few weeks, so I'll have pretty limited bandwidth
Thanks Ben!! Have a great trip! We'll all be chomping at the bit for your return.
Video will follow as soon as I get a chance. I shot 33 gigs (2-1/2 hours) with the main camera, and some with the GoPro and ContourHD. It's gonna take some time to digest.
We were all so glad not to see any fluids come out from under the truck with all those shards of cast aluminum.
As it was it wan't so bad. Strapped the axle back into place, winched it to the level, cranked down the u-bolts when the axle was in place and replace the u-joint. He had a spare. Back on the trail.
FYI to all - those were brand new poly engine mounts. 7.4:1 reduction (with the doubler and xfer both in low) gracefully peeled them both into two pieces on that unnamed, but yet ridiculous obstacle. We strapped the engine down with a HD 1-1/2" strap - it worked so well we didn't skip any of the hard lines on the way out. Thanks to Trevor (for picking up new mounts @ Napa while we were still out on the trail) and Derrick for helping me swap them at Kens (thanks again!) shop early the next morning. Napa rubber mounts took the remaining weeks abuse... as the trails progressively got more difficult.
I think this may be the best rj for pics and videos! I probably would've jarred a kidney stone loose along with those lift blocks hitting it that hard! lol
Laughing -no, impressed - yep.
We were all just glad it wasn't us and that you were prepared with what you needed and got it back on the trail!
I was expecting it to be a long long day when I saw where your axle was sitting. Well done!
Glad ya made it back safe. I think we're all accounted for now. That caps off a great Ram Jam!
Thanks guys for posting, we may have had the week from hell and not made it, but at least we get to sorta experience it.
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