MUD!

ridenby · **Posted:** Thu Jan 05, 2012 11:39 am

You need a better camera.

iMTB · **Joined:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 4:27 pm **Posts:** 273

ridenby wrote:

You need a better camera.

If only these were taken from my camera.

HoosierJeeper · **Joined:** Sun Feb 15, 2009 8:23 am **Posts:** 1218

You're in the Tampa area, right? Any chance those were taken in the Withalacoochee forest?

iMTB · **Joined:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 4:27 pm **Posts:** 273

HoosierJeeper wrote:

You're in the Tampa area, right? Any chance those were taken in the Withalacoochee forest?

Actually these were taken in late 2011 at a "conservation area" in Tampa Palms owned by the city. It was a great place to go play in the mud with some decent trails too. Had a nice lake to fish at. They had began fencing along the trail in certain areas and planting new kinds of native trees and such. I loved the place and went often. Well...the city sold it to a darn developer and they leveled the place! It went from beautiful to flat in about 3 days!

brettacuff · **Posted:** Fri Jan 13, 2012 12:28 pm

That looks like a party! I wish the photos were better quality though.

KJ_WHEELER_2010 · **Posted:** Fri Jan 13, 2012 6:45 pm

darn got a website for this place in Tampa? I have the Liberty all packed up and I'll be leaving in a few hrs to drive to Tampa for almost two weeks. Wouldn't mind doing some wheeling if I got the chance between chilling with family and friends. :lol:

HoosierJeeper · **Joined:** Sun Feb 15, 2009 8:23 am **Posts:** 1218

Get off of 75, state road 52, and head east for 5-10 miles. Cross the rail road tracks, and on the right side you'll see a sign for the Withalacooche forest...

Turn, and enjoy the mud.

iMTB · **Joined:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 4:27 pm **Posts:** 273

KJ_WHEELER_2010 wrote:

darn got a website for this place in Tampa? I have the Liberty all packed up and I'll be leaving in a few hrs to drive to Tampa for almost two weeks. Wouldn't mind doing some wheeling if I got the chance between chilling with family and friends. :lol:

28.246733,-82.089182 <- Rancho

HoosierJeeper · **Joined:** Sun Feb 15, 2009 8:23 am **Posts:** 1218

Where's Rancho? What town?

The Withalocooche is in Ridge Manor, if you hit Clermont, you've gone to far...

It's about an hour north of Tampa....

KJ_WHEELER_2010 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 15, 2012 7:37 pm

Thanks, thats right on the way when we leave so we might drop by there. Fn Jeep broke done on us an hr outside of Tampa and we had to have it towed :evil:

iMTB · **Joined:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 4:27 pm **Posts:** 273

Rancho is in Zephyrhills. Hit up rancho and the big W while you're here.

iMTB · **Joined:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 4:27 pm **Posts:** 273

I'm still waiting on bumpstops. If I get them in and can get around school, lets wheel at the W.

brettacuff · **Posted:** Tue Jan 17, 2012 6:48 pm

KJ_WHEELER_2010 wrote:

Thanks, thats right on the way when we leave so we might drop by there. Fn Jeep broke done on us an hr outside of Tampa and we had to have it towed :evil:

What's wrong with it?!?

KJ_WHEELER_2010 · **Posted:** Wed Jan 18, 2012 8:37 am

Well, it was the g/fs turn to drive and shes like "Babe the battery light came on" So I was well we'll stop at the next rest stop. Then when I looked over the heat gauge was rising fast. So, I told her to pull over on the side of the road. When I popped the hood I saw the belt was gone. Turns out the tensoiner pully the bearing gave out cause it to come off and so the belt also came off. Had it replaced with a pulley that has a steel center instead of plastic center. I think going through hood deep water at DTOR a few weeks ago made it wear pre-mature.

blackwidowkj06 · **Posted:** Wed Jan 18, 2012 10:16 am

KJ_WHEELER_2010 wrote:

Well, it was the g/fs turn to drive and shes like "Babe the battery light came on" So I was well we'll stop at the next rest stop. Then when I looked over the heat gauge was rising fast. So, I told her to pull over on the side of the road. When I popped the hood I saw the belt was gone. Turns out the tensoiner pully the bearing gave out cause it to come off and so the belt also came off. Had it replaced with a pulley that has a steel center instead of plastic center. I think going through hood deep water at DTOR a few weeks ago made it wear pre-mature.

So that's why you were gripping about bad luck last week....
Glad it's up and running

KJ_WHEELER_2010 · **Posted:** Wed Jan 18, 2012 10:27 am

blackwidowkj06 wrote:

KJ_WHEELER_2010 wrote:

So that's why you were gripping about bad luck last week....
Glad it's up and running

Oh that was for something else lol.....little worse

iMTB · **Joined:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 4:27 pm **Posts:** 273

My tensioner went out too. The stock one doesn't like getting muddy.

KJ_WHEELER_2010 · **Posted:** Wed Jan 18, 2012 12:55 pm

iMTB wrote:

My tensioner went out too. The stock one doesn't like getting muddy.

Yeah, I'm gonna replace my other pulleys with ones like what I got. Lesson learned... :JEEPIN:

brettacuff · **Posted:** Wed Jan 18, 2012 6:52 pm

Glad to hear that's all it was!

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