I went out to the desert as I often do on a Saturday for a full day of high-speed thrills. The was about 12" of snow on top of some very snotty mud thanks to the temps climbing into the 40's. We spent about 6 hrs drifting around curves and giving the ESP light a real workout. I had to make sure that my rig was ready for the day:

timing belt well past scheduled replacement - check
leaking axle seal - check
tires that look like bologna skins - check
not entirely sure what mileage the oil was last changed - check
uncrustables - check
giant foam middle finger - check

Stopped along the way to check out an abandoned mine




Bustin' a move


Got much muddier as the day went on


The fun light went off when the trans temp light came on at this point. The KJ would not move anymore so I had to hang out for like 20 mins waiting for the light to switch off


This is what I was trying to climb when the light triggered


Weak attempt to go all Shutter Monkey with an iPhone


And the day ends with a 100% cedar fire... cause cedar fires are gangster

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2006 CRD http://www.UtahPowderCoatings.com/ http://www.gorecon.com/ I'm kind of a big deal.
RL rear bumper, ARB front bumper, Mile Marker winch, Power Tank, Skids by Mopar & Skid Row, RL Super Skink Sliders, 235/85R16 MTR, Air Flow Snorkel, DTT, 4.10 gears, Frankenlift II, Katskin leather, JL Audio stereo, Rosen video.

Playing in the snow is fun with a jeep. Sounds like you need that aux trans cooler.

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2003 KJ Renegade, 5 speed, frankenlifted,Al's a Arms 4.5,Moabs 245/75/16 BFG KM2's, custom rock rails, full Mopar skids, Hella ff220 lights,Hd cooling,Front DTT,Riddler diff cover,Rola safari rack,Cobra 29 peaked & tuned.

Pastafari Alum, Pink shovel recipient

sounds like fun times

I think traction would've gone a long way towards keeping things cool. My cheater slicks weren't the best choice for mountain passing. I was hammering things for so long that ESP just said, "eff it... you're on your own yo." I was also in part time racing at high altitude... not Black Bear altitudes but definitely higher than what passes in most states.

I plan to replace my belt in mid Jan and the tires mid Feb or mid March cause I can't slow down... I can't hold back... though you know I wish I could.

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2006 CRD http://www.UtahPowderCoatings.com/ http://www.gorecon.com/ I'm kind of a big deal.
RL rear bumper, ARB front bumper, Mile Marker winch, Power Tank, Skids by Mopar & Skid Row, RL Super Skink Sliders, 235/85R16 MTR, Air Flow Snorkel, DTT, 4.10 gears, Frankenlift II, Katskin leather, JL Audio stereo, Rosen video.

Thanks, yes... it's how I try to spend every Saturday... The wheeling all day part not as often but the campfire part in the evening probably 3x per month. If you're living in UT and you're not into the outdoors, you've made some poor life choices.

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2006 CRD http://www.UtahPowderCoatings.com/ http://www.gorecon.com/ I'm kind of a big deal.
RL rear bumper, ARB front bumper, Mile Marker winch, Power Tank, Skids by Mopar & Skid Row, RL Super Skink Sliders, 235/85R16 MTR, Air Flow Snorkel, DTT, 4.10 gears, Frankenlift II, Katskin leather, JL Audio stereo, Rosen video.

wish i could do the same. living in town and then the military owning all of the land out here kinda limits the fun of bonfires and camping. Eglin AFB is the size of rhode island, geographically the largest military installation in the world.

The Fed claims ownership of 65% of the land mass west of Denver... 2% east of it.

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2006 CRD http://www.UtahPowderCoatings.com/ http://www.gorecon.com/ I'm kind of a big deal.
RL rear bumper, ARB front bumper, Mile Marker winch, Power Tank, Skids by Mopar & Skid Row, RL Super Skink Sliders, 235/85R16 MTR, Air Flow Snorkel, DTT, 4.10 gears, Frankenlift II, Katskin leather, JL Audio stereo, Rosen video.