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  1. Desert Runner

    What is the last thing you bought and plan to buy?

    Hope this helps
  2. Desert Runner

    Lets see some trail photos!

    Southern Utah, behind Swains Creek. Mountains East behind Jean Nevada, One of the very few times without a helmet on,,,,110' + out, on a putt putt ride. 5 bottles of water:grin:
  3. Desert Runner

    Nature Photos

    Southern Utah,,,,,,,,,,,,,Last week, in the Strawberry Point and Swains Creek area.
  4. Desert Runner

    What is the last thing you bought and plan to buy?

    Something you get, and hope to not ever need to use! Bought a 2 pack of them. Prices are all over the place on these.:fearscream:
  5. Desert Runner

    What is the last thing you bought and plan to buy?

    They look identical, same everything...mounting hole points, and Army olive green, and design. Your so right, at these prices (sub-$100.00), they can be seen as disposable if they fail, not that we expect them to.. Just one use, and you have saved yourself a big tow/extraction bill and easily...
  6. Desert Runner

    X-Bull Recovery Tracks...another inexpensive alternative

    If you decide to mount them externally, update us on how you mount them, homemade or commercial brackets exc. 'Rebel off-road' has the lowest price i have found for the TRED brackets....w/free shipping. A couple of other on-line shops had a close to or similar price, but didn't offer free...
  7. Desert Runner

    X-Bull Recovery Tracks...another inexpensive alternative

    Very interesting. The 2 pairs i received (2 separate orders-1 pair each) had no Oder to them by ORCICH, the bag either. There was about 1.5 weeks between my purchases, so I would think they were in separate batches. I could see a Oder being a distraction if transported in an enclosed...
  8. Desert Runner

    Best Trail Tire from BFG?

    Chevy IFS....diesel now, 2001 Chevy 2500 6.0 gasser before. Tires wore evenly along the tread, Everyone gets that outer edge wear to a point, due to wheel scrub, turning L/R, so rotation is important to maximize the tread life. Diesels are notorious for greater rear scrub due to the torque...
  9. Desert Runner

    Tires

    I recently heard about them, thru the You-Tube bloggers, who have marveled as to their versatility, Many have either commented on them in passing, or switched over to using them from better known brands. They look fantastic in their MUD version. The part that caught my attention was that they...
  10. Desert Runner

    Tires

    Gen 3 ? version. I don't remember the sidewall being so aggressive looking. 2 ply or 3 on sidewall? The older style were 2 ply in the E rating. They look good, Haven't put a lot of miles on my TOYO's yet, so a new set are a few years out. Will definitely keep these in mind.
  11. Desert Runner

    Tires

    My BIL runs the Falkens, and has been very pleased with them. Has done 2 sets so far. They get good reviews from both actual users, and off-road rags. They tend to run heavy against comparable offerings, but hey, when on back roads, you want a tough tire capable of not getting cut. That...
  12. Desert Runner

    F-150 vs F-250 (or F-350) off-road capability

    A lot of valid points made in the comments above. Once you get past the ride qualities of a 1500 vs 2500 vs3500 size vehicle, and based on what you posted in the OP, a full size 2500/3500 gas or diesel will be fine for your needs. Your not off roading in more extreme areas, and there are...
  13. Desert Runner

    Solar Panel Open Discussion/Debate/Review

    Micheal of SEEK ADVENTURE made the same discovery. That being, that the cheap panel outperformed the more expensive one. He was very surprised by that outcome. Any panel that meets or exceeds it's design specifications, i would think, would be a good thing.
  14. Desert Runner

    What is the last thing you bought and plan to buy?

    I assume you read the same Amazon reviews, as I did, as you mentioned the first use fail on one board. They get as good a review(LTD) on Amazon, as the X-Bull's do, and one can only hope they will become more talked about as time goes on(copy of copies?). X-Bull has been out long enough for...
  15. Desert Runner

    What is the last thing you bought and plan to buy?

    Just ordered a 2nd set of ORCISH Recovery Boards off E-Bay. The sale price was great, and on this 2nd pair I put in a bid instead, which was accepted for $65.00 with free shipping. So for a price of $134.90 (69.90+65.00), I will have 2 pair (4 total). That is only slightly more than most of...
  16. Desert Runner

    X-Bull Recovery Tracks...another inexpensive alternative

    If you watch the various You-Tube videos when these or other brands are used, there seem to be 2 methods used. I'm not sure if it is laziness, or what, but you see them placed either at a extreme angle of 55 degrees or so, with that fulcrum you mentioned, or at a gentler 40-45 degree angle...
  17. Desert Runner

    X-Bull Recovery Tracks...another inexpensive alternative

    I saw that video, and was what led me to the X-Bull in the first place. Up until that time all the reviews and pictures I saw showed fractures and outright failures similar to what the Smittys were experiencing. Seeing that test by Seek Adventure and then the Orsich video made it easier when it...
  18. Desert Runner

    Double post due to character space consideration. Was there another APP version upgrade that...

    Double post due to character space consideration. Was there another APP version upgrade that might have caused this to happen again? I do still have my E-Mail alert status checked for acceptance. Looking forward to having this resolved:grinning:
  19. Desert Runner

    Mmm...looks like my E-mail alerts are again....NOT COMING THRU. Started about 2 days ago...

    Mmm...looks like my E-mail alerts are again....NOT COMING THRU. Started about 2 days ago. Neither on my computer E-mail nor my phone E-mail. However, if I go to the OB phone App, there are the 'red dot' alerts on the threads when the APP is opened. I had this same problem as did others from...
  20. Desert Runner

    X-Bull Recovery Tracks...another inexpensive alternative

    I think you hit the nail on the head. With now so many different renditions of similar or exact copies, the only variable seems to be the material they are being made from. This is why I went with a X-BULL copy by ORCISH. It used virgin plastic/nylon vs recycled plastic /nylon. Seemed to get...
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