U4WDA Fall Event Follow-up

[U4WDA]

Today was the first of several trail clean-up events and it was by all measure a huge success. Just over 70 individuals braved very windy conditions to take responsibility for cleaning one of the areas we all enjoy so much; you are the best part of U4WDA and I was humbled to be there. For those volunteers who are not members, please consider joining, we could use more members like you. Today all of you were on the court where the hard work is done and not in the stands where the stories fly.


On behalf of the entire Board of Directors, I'd like to thank everyone who volunteered and to AllJeep.com for providing hotdogs and hot chocolate for everyone at the event.

J Colasanti
PR & Communications Director

 

[Chevycrew]

Great event, not a ton of trash, or breakage.

 

['03_RUBI]

I had fun, didn't see a whole lot of trash but I picked up what I saw. Thanks for being patient and helping out the rookie. Looking forward to more events like this!

 

[mbryson]

I had fun, didn't see a whole lot of trash but I picked up what I saw. Thanks for being patient and helping out the rookie. Looking forward to more events like this!

If you were the black Rubi that was with us, you did great.

 

[X1994J]

I had a great time as well! Lots of people picking up trash, met some new faces. Appreciated the hot dogs before we hit the road. All for a good cause. Thanks to all! I took a few vids, guess i'm ok to throw them up here?

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['03_RUBI]

If you were the black Rubi that was with us, you did great.

Thanks, that was me!

 

[Chevycrew]

Any pics or video of my trailblazer?

 

[Raleigh]

I got a few pics, wish I had gotten some more.

 

[Gravy]

I had a great time! Lot's of people came up!
I got some vids to upload.
We filled my longbed with trash.

I let my buddy drive most of the time, it was kinda fun riding shotgun.

Marc stripped the splines off the end a stub shaft, we did a sweet trail fix with hose clamps that actually worked pretty well!

 

[Gravy]

Vids

http://static.photobucket.com/playe...s/u277/gravesdiggerxj/VID_20111112_124703.mp4

http://static.photobucket.com/playe...s/u277/gravesdiggerxj/VID_20111112_124851.mp4


I'll get the other media off my go pro tomorrow

 

['03_RUBI]

I am going to have to do something about that pissed off stock power steering eventually, and the red paint on my tie rods is from my $25 Pick-n-Pull steering upgrade. Definitely learned a LOT my first time out.

 

[X1994J]

I got a few of the TrailBlazer on waynes world...

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[mesha]

It was a great event! Thanks to all who watched my daughter cedar while I was headed back.

Next time I will do better on the hot dogs a few of them got a little extra well done

 

[Chevycrew]

Hey no complaints about the food, it was there when we got done!


(and I need to remember to turn off my auto headlights...)

 

[RockMonkey]

It was a great event! Thanks to all who watched my daughter cedar while I was headed back.

Next time I will do better on the hot dogs a few of them got a little extra well done

Extra crispy is how I like my hot dogs!! It was perfect!

 

[Raleigh]

Agreed, the dogs were great!

 

[pELYgroso]

Thanks again to the U4 for putting this together! Davy and I had a great time mingling with everybody at the hotdog stand! My carnage included a broken rear shock mount, which bent up a couple brake lines pretty bad (thank goodness they didn't beak open!), a broken taillight and some new door and rear corner carnage from Wayne's World, and on the way home one of my BFG MTs shredded apart near the ranches. All-in-all, a great day!

 

[RockMonkey]

Here are some of the pics I took. Click to enlarge.

The Constrictor cleanup crew. After we buzzed through Rattlesnake we stopped at Wayne's World for some cleanup.


Tyler (my 6 year-old), and his best buddy Derek cleaning up trash


Wayne's World


More Wayne's World


MBryson's drive flange fix. The flange had slipped to the end of the axle, and stripped the splines off the last 1/8" or so. The two hose clamps held the drive flange further in on the axle for the rest of the trail, and for the foreseeable future.


These two boys manned the winch controls and pulled four vehicles up Eagle's Nest.


I'm a poser...

 

[jackjoh]

I hope the boys winching was a posed picture. No blanket over the winch cable and boys should be behind the front tire.

 

[RockMonkey]

I hope the boys winching was a posed picture. No blanket over the winch cable and boys should be behind the front tire.

Not a posed picture. It's a plasma winch rope, not a cable, it does not store energy. I stood next to them while they were operating the control and told them constantly whether to keep pushing the button or release it. They were not operating the winch when the picture was taken.