I thought this was kind of funny. Just how easy a short boxy wheel base rig rolled. I am sure it is step, but surprised how easily it just tipped over.
a brick is much harder to roll over than one of your kids little wooden building blocks with an alphabet letter on it.
I don’t thing the camera angle showed the true degree of slope.
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November 23, 2020, 01:18 PM
mutedblade
The Steps are the Nemesis of many Toyota SUV's. Problem is a shitty line compounded with too much braking at the wrong spot. Almost always ends with a nap You'll notice in the video I posted, the proper line was taken and everything worked out.
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November 23, 2020, 01:44 PM
Perception
Ah, the quest to balance braking for control without going over the top. I've been there before, probably should have hooked up some line to help keep the back end down.
The stuff in the roof rack probably didn't help either. That's fine until you get right on the edge like this and the CG shift puts you over the top.
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November 23, 2020, 02:53 PM
mark_a
A very mild tip over...
some right pedal might have brought them out of it but that is hard to do in the moment.
November 23, 2020, 03:06 PM
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November 23, 2020, 04:01 PM
Patriot
The best comment...
"Looked like one of those fainting goats"
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November 23, 2020, 04:08 PM
OKCGene
A lot of those rigs have added an Inclinometer Gauge so they can see where they’re about to really screw up.
November 23, 2020, 04:25 PM
enidpd804
That is a much more difficult rock than you would think from the video. What's really scary is directly to the left of there is a 25+ foot drop into a river. Many vehicles have ended up down there. I don't want to do the steps without a sway bar disconnect these days.
Black Bear pass is a beautiful trail. We’ve done it both directions many times. It’s not that technical, but it requires 100% of your attention!
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November 23, 2020, 05:36 PM
thumperfbc
The view looks awesome.
November 23, 2020, 05:52 PM
john crusher
You need to hug to the right in that area. I've been down that road probably 30 times, twice in my FJ ! Ran it bunches back when I lived out there.
November 23, 2020, 05:59 PM
Black92LX
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Originally posted by Ozarkwoods: I don’t thing the camera angle showed the true degree of slope.
It never does. Usually disappointed when I get home from my trips and put the pics on the big screen. The actual terrain was far more complicated than my pics or videos showed.
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November 23, 2020, 10:18 PM
Beancooker
quote:
Originally posted by Black92LX:
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Originally posted by Ozarkwoods: I don’t thing the camera angle showed the true degree of slope.
It never does. Usually disappointed when I get home from my trips and put the pics on the big screen. The actual terrain was far more complicated than my pics or videos showed.
Absolutely. The videos I have on YouTube make it looks easy and people wonder why I’m going so slow.
The FJ isn’t some building block with alphabet letters. They were pretty badass offroad vehicles. Yes, I’m speaking of the latest generation that was discontinued in 2014. Extremely capable.
Now the asshat driving, turn into the roll. You’ll wreck it less than rolling it.
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My wife bought a new 2020 Jeep Wrangler 3 months ago. She's started off-roading two weeks ago. While not as bad as the videos, the ride (as a passenger) is definitely butt clenching! We're in NH!
November 24, 2020, 05:34 PM
NavyGuy
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Originally posted by smlsig: Here’s another event that happened recently...
I started to make a joke about that, but thought better of it. Unless they got ejected early on, I'm sure someone died there. No place for jokes.
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November 24, 2020, 10:01 PM
old rugged cross
Whoa, that rig that captured that video was incredibly lucky/fortunate. Wonder what the story was on the rig tumbling down the mountain was? That was not good.
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November 24, 2020, 11:01 PM
enidpd804
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Originally posted by NavyGuy:
quote:
Originally posted by smlsig: Here’s another event that happened recently...
You'll notice in the video I posted, the proper line was taken and everything worked out.
