Many things but jeeps ain't one of them
“I got 99 problems but da Jeep ain’t one…”
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“I got 99 problems but da Jeep ain’t one…”
If it ain't 1, how many problems da's it account for?
When I did this I spent $$ at the drive in pressure wash then hours in the driveway then ended up paying $300 to have put up on a lift and completely detailed. Never again
Oh yea and I am still finding bits of the stuff and this was a couple years ago
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When I did this I spent $$ at the drive in pressure wash then hours in the driveway then ended up paying $300 to have put up on a lift and completely detailed. Never again
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Oh yea and I am still finding bits of the stuff and this was a couple years ago
I would never do it on purpose. That’s for sure!
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Dang it! You just made me realize I never popped the hood!
If you end up washing .. don't be like me couple years ago that was overconfident that all the sensitive electrical bits were adequately covered (this was my XJ). TPS doesn't like water too much
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I will never forget this below salt flats story that I had read a few years ago .. wish they had bigger photos, but the ones that are there tell the story. Maybe I should request Chris to add this to the recovery section in a thread titled "don't be overconfident with recovery" or something like that,
https://saltflats.com/stuck.htm
If you end up washing .. don't be like me couple years ago that was overconfident that all the sensitive electrical bits were adequately covered (this was my XJ). TPS doesn't like water too much
BTDT!
If you end up washing .. don't be like me couple years ago that was overconfident that all the sensitive electrical bits were adequately covered (this was my XJ). TPS doesn't like water too much
That was definitely the case with pressure washing my XJs in the past (I killed more than one TPS), but I’ve never had an issue with the TJ for some reason.
That's one heck of a story.
In 2016, just months before I bought my TJ, I had a 2005 F250. My father in law borrowed it to go out on a buddy's land and collect firewood for the winter. It was all piled up due to our cutting and splitting tons of downed trees that had oak wilt. Much to his later regret, my father in law was always keen on going for easy pickens, smaller stuff that was near the top of the piles spread around the property. As he was about to leave he spotted some easy pickens and turned off the paved road. Now, it's not easily perceptible that this is the low area on the property because it's a very gradual slope, but suffice it to say he was down in it, and he quickly sunk up to the axles with the passenger side above the axles and up to the running board. He wasn't going anywhere. Fortunately, about a quarter mile away we knew a guy who owned a landscaping and construction materials business. He jumped on his 80 ton excavator and headed over. Easy, right? He barely got off the road and sunk it. Next, he brought in the bullldozer to pull the excavator out. That was successful, but they weren't venturing off the paved road anymore. It had been over 4 hours now. We called in a tow truck. They came out and accessed the situation. After looking at the ruts and holes from the big equipment they called in a bigger truck. They also refused to get off the main road. The truck was about 50 feet off the road. After a series of snatch blocks on trees on both sides of the road they decided to give it a pull. Fortunately they were able to get it back on the road.
Moral of the story: Don't let your father in law borrow your truck!
That mud is no joke! I grew up in Tooele county and during college I took some friends out there to camp overnight and got stuck. I have no doubt that my old truck still has a good bit of that salty mud tucked away in all the nooks and crannies.
I think we should have started a new worst mud ever thread instead of hijacking @Midnight LJR 's 
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I think we should have started a new worst mud ever thread instead of hijacking @Midnight LJR 's
Off topic is on topic!
I think we should have started a new worst mud ever thread instead of hijacking @Midnight LJR 's
There was one in the general section or off topic section at one point. Got to hear from all the people who DON'T do mud too.
https://wranglertjforum.com/threads/never-doing-mud-again.55953/
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That did not look fun at all!
It's crazy .. esp the part where the boom broke and the lines were still connected taut to the vehicle and could not be loosened up.
The photos are epic.
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Here's some of the photos from our time in Moab for TJFest 2023, It was an incredible time with everyone. We cannot wait until next time. The jeep was an absolute joy as usual, and the scenery and company where great. As is tradition in these posts, thanks again to Blaine for helping us build our dream jeep. It just does everything we want it to.
