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TRS Event TRS 25th Anniversary Fall Adventure - Land Between The Lakes - September 5th – 8th, 2024


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Yep... I replaced a rod on my brothers truck when he swallowed some water. Oops!
 


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Well, this is going to reveal my absolute ignorance on the 4-wheeling/Mudding/Trail Blazing subject:

Isn't there a way to seal up the bottom of the trucks to keep the mud from getting into places like that?? I'm thinking at least a few of you guys would be equipped that way if it were an option... Right?? :unsure:
Some people do that, but then they are called “boats.”
 

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As you approached, I thought to myself, don't enter it too quickly. Not sure if your fan was above the water line, but you did create a wake into the grill when you entered the water.
Down periscope! Dive! DIVE!
 

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Well, this is going to reveal my absolute ignorance on the 4-wheeling/Mudding/Trail Blazing subject:

Isn't there a way to seal up the bottom of the trucks to keep the mud from getting into places like that?? I'm thinking at least a few of you guys would be equipped that way if it were an option... Right?? :unsure:
Man, I wish.
I still have to hose off my entire front suspension from the mud I went through, and I didn’t get anywhere near as much on mine as the trailblazing crew did.
 

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I'm in Ohio and still have all of the mud under mine. I'll probably introduce a new species to Texas.
 

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Many thanks to all those that organized and provided food and supplies. Pretty though weekend….pizza, biscuits and gravy and cake! How do ya beat that?!!

We really enjoyed ourselves, time around a campfire are some of the best memories of my life.

Thanks for letting a couple of B2’s hang out with the rangers.
 

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I'm in Ohio and still have all of the mud under mine. I'll probably introduce a new species to Texas.
Stick it under your shop slab. It’ll be more stable.
 

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97 stock, 3” on 87
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Never put off ‘til tomorrow what you can put off indefinitely
Many thanks to all those that organized and provided food and supplies. Pretty though weekend….pizza, biscuits and gravy and cake! How do ya beat that?!!

We really enjoyed ourselves, time around a campfire are some of the best memories of my life.

Thanks for letting a couple of B2’s hang out with the rangers.
Guys: don’t B2s have to start messages with “Excuse me Sirs, …”
 

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Oh and thanks to @lil_Blue_Ford and Lisa for the trip down LBL in search of the Cleo Griffen Home and surviving the David wasp sting experience, it was a fun trip to the Planetarium and made teh road trip nicer for having someone else to talk to

AJ
You are welcome. Saved me a bunch of wear and tear driving around. The trip down there and back took a lot out of me so it was nice having you and @sgtsandman with Jessica to drive us around down there, lol
 

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That skid plate was only on my truck for 3 weeks.
It's now got a new life on the front Sport 4x4. Exploring new places where no Tremor skids have gone before, hahaha. Well at least none I know of, basically because I only k own you and Roy with the. Haha
 

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