Monster Hill Climb

Post by **yarney** » Wed Dec 09, 2009 10:06 pm

We went up to Imbil State Forest for the weekend to find some new tracks.
Here is a video of some of the action.

The first part of the video is me after the third try hence the speed at the bottom

The second is the Super Brumby making it look easy - well with a Detroit locker between the rear wheels.

The third one is The green i'd Monster with a bit to much wheel spin (no traction).

And last one is me breaking yet another gearbox on a not so hard hill listen at 2:26 it sounds like a train.

Apart from that we had a great weekend and found some tracks we haven't been on yet

Jan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCbjqYJkiqs

vincentvega · Post by **vincentvega** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 8:17 am

nice! you guys love pushing the limits dont ya.

bad luck about the box Jan. diagnosed it yet?

AlpineRaven · Post by **AlpineRaven** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 8:34 am

Oooh awesome... hehe I've done something similar too.
What kind of gearbox and was it modified and what might be wrong with it?
Cheers
AP

Post by **yarney** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 1:38 pm

I am thinking it is a bearing because i can still get all gears and there is no grinding
I got to get motivated before i start to pull it down.
It's got the l-series low range in it.

Jan

AlpineRaven · Post by **AlpineRaven** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 1:57 pm

yarney wrote:I am thinking it is a bearing because i can still get all gears and there is no grinding
I got to get motivated before i start to pull it down.
It's got the l-series low range in it.

Jan

Ah okay fair enough...
Cheers
AP

Post by **TOONGA** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 9:35 am

you can hear that noise before 2:26 and yes it sounds like a bearing has failed and something is moving around in the box

looks like you were all having fun up to that point

TOONGA

Post by **Captain Obvious** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 4:50 pm

hmmmm to me that sounds like diff to me, but maybe lucky and only dropped a bearing!!

Bumpty · Post by **Bumpty** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 5:00 pm

Nice climb!

Porty · Post by **Porty** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 8:17 pm

Thats cool... I luv seeing subys on there natural terrain... were you bouncing of the redline when hitting that hill..?

Post by **yarney** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 12:32 pm

Porty wrote:Thats cool... I luv seeing subys on there natural terrain... were you bouncing of the redline when hitting that hill..?

Hi Porty

No i was only:eek:on 5500 rpm i try not to get the wheels spinning to fast on hills like that, Because the center diff will revert the drive to the front wheels only, Then your stuffed so the less spin the better.

That is only the down side of awd boxes but i can live with that.
If it dose happen you only have to wait a couple of minutes and your ready to go again.

A center diff lock would be good

Jan

00outback · Post by **00outback** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 11:30 pm

Have you found what failed yet yarney???

Post by **yarney** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 2:30 pm

00outback wrote:Have you found what failed yet yarney???

No not yet is too hot at the moment.

Jan