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Midnight Flyer
Joined: 08 Feb 2005
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Location: Livin' large in the Ozark mountains of western Arkansas
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| Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 10:08 pm Post subject: Baby, it's cold down here! |
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| :D With the wind blowing around 25-30 mph and snow coming down and the temps around 20 degrees it feels like a deep freeze down here in western Arkansas and our yard looks like a frozen tundra! Yoop, what's a good snowmobile and how much does one cost 'cause it feels like we're gonna need one! :rock: |
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yoopr
Joined: 01 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 10:13 pm Post subject: |
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waa waa :P
I've got a 1990 Indy Classic which has 440cc's
Only goes around 75 but that's too fast for me-The new sleds are BIG and FAST and some have 1000 cc's-Full throtttle one of those and you'd be hanging onto your bars with your legs parallel to the sled :P
Hell-You're in Ice country-all you would do is spin in circles lol |
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yoopr
Joined: 01 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 10:29 pm Post subject: |
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This is a picture of me and my Sled
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Jackrabbit379
Joined: 22 Oct 2005
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Location: Wichita Falls,Tx
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| Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 3:25 am Post subject: |
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yoopr wrote: Hell-You're in Ice country-all you would do is spin in circles lol
That's like the 20 year old kid that lives a couple doors down from me. He has a jacked up Z-71 pickup. He asked me yesterday if I was still working. I said,"yep,we dont shut down for nothing :P " He told me that he was happy that he has his 4 wheel drive. I told him that it wont do any good with this blanket of ice all over town :P |
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Midnight Flyer
Joined: 08 Feb 2005
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Location: Livin' large in the Ozark mountains of western Arkansas
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| Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 7:34 am Post subject: |
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Jackrabbit379 wrote: yoopr wrote: Hell-You're in Ice country-all you would do is spin in circles lol
That's like the 20 year old kid that lives a couple doors down from me. He has a jacked up Z-71 pickup. He asked me yesterday if I was still working. I said,"yep,we dont shut down for nothing :P " He told me that he was happy that he has his 4 wheel drive. I told him that it wont do any good with this blanket of ice all over town :P
:D Sorta reminds me of a guy who was a customer of mine at the auto parts store where I used to work. He had a Chevy Z-71 all jacked up with the lift kits, ultra fancy wheels and tires, beautiful maroon paint, leather interior, engine mods, even a Warn winch on the front. That rig was sweet looking! But one of his buddys told me he'd NEVER even taken it off road! 8) |
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Jackrabbit379
Joined: 22 Oct 2005
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Location: Wichita Falls,Tx
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| Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 9:26 am Post subject: |
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| I never understand why people spend so much in 4 wheel drive pickups,and never use the 4 wheel drive. |
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yoopr
Joined: 01 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 1:38 pm Post subject: |
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Jackrabbit379 wrote: I never understand why people spend so much in 4 wheel drive pickups,and never use the 4 wheel drive.
Most everybody up here does-My driveway to the County road is pretty long and in the Summer it seems like a gradual incline but in the winter it's like climbing a Mountain :P
Yeah-I just love these people who have 4 wheel drive and go zipping by on the Ice thinking the 4 wheels engaged will actually do something on the Ice. I usually see them in the ditch later on. :P |
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Colin
Joined: 19 Jan 2005
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Location: Kennewick, WA
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| Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 1:54 pm Post subject: |
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Jackrabbit379 wrote: I never understand why people spend so much in 4 wheel drive pickups,and never use the 4 wheel drive.
Usually the same reason a 2 wheel drive car is souped up with engine and suspension mods, then not raced. Daily driver and whatnot.
They want to look cool. 8) |
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Jackrabbit379
Joined: 22 Oct 2005
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Location: Wichita Falls,Tx
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| Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 4:30 pm Post subject: |
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| Yeah,it's beyond me. :P |
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geomon
Joined: 13 Jul 2005
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Location: Sacramento, CA
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| Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 4:50 pm Post subject: |
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People don't realize that while you can pull yourself out of something better or accelerate up to speed with minimal slipping if you have 4-wheel drive, you CAN'T stop any better. Handling and slipping don't change.. :shock:
You should see all these bay area ya-hoos with their 4-wheel SUV's come barrelling up I80 to the Sierra in a blizzard. They're tail gating and cutting into the space I KNOW I need to leave behind the car in front of me. No wonder I80 over the Sierra gets closed all the time...... |
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Midnight Flyer
Joined: 08 Feb 2005
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Location: Livin' large in the Ozark mountains of western Arkansas
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| Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 4:52 pm Post subject: |
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| :D Four wheel drive gives a lot of nit-wits a false sense of security. 8) |
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yoopr
Joined: 01 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 5:01 pm Post subject: |
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geomon wrote: People don't realize that while you can pull yourself out of something better or accelerate up to speed with minimal slipping if you have 4-wheel drive, you CAN'T stop any better. Handling and slipping don't change.. :shock:
You should see all these bay area ya-hoos with their 4-wheel SUV's come barrelling up I80 to the Sierra in a blizzard. They're tail gating and cutting into the space I KNOW I need to leave behind the car in front of me. No wonder I80 over the Sierra gets closed all the time......
Yeah-Same as all the clowns from Phoenix running up 17 to Flagstaff on a Friday. |
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