Attn. Arctic Offroad members and guests

[naturalbornmudder]

The is an official disclaimer:

Arctic Offroad is a family oriented club for enjoying the sport of 4 wheeling. The trails we drive are technical in nature, and you must accept the fact that trail damage is a possibility on any Arctic Offroad trail ride.
In the past there have been trail breaks that resulted in rollovers, body damage, steering and driveline damage, engine or transmission destruction, removal of paint and body moulding, busted out glass, frame bending, etc.

Please acknowledge this thread as an official notification

[XFactor]

I acknowledge

[LowNSlowNeon]

Right on!..

+1 for body damage

[AKLJ8]

I acknowledge

[michaeljr5]

Body damage? I'm gonna try to avoid it, I ain't going looking for it. :D But, oh well.

[LowNSlowNeon]

It's inevitable...

[AKLJ8]

So does this mean Nate wont rebuild my Jeep if I roll over on the trail? Come on... Isn't that what club presidents do???:D

[naturalbornmudder]

no, it means that I dont want any ambiugity as to what the club is about or what we are doing out there on the trail.

I certainly have, and will in the future, be available to fix rigs and trail fix whenever needed.

I like to wrench, I like to help people, and I can make things work.

[AKLJ8]

no, it means that I dont want any ambiugity as to what the club is about or what we are doing out there on the trail.

I certainly have, and will in the future, be available to fix rigs and trail fix whenever needed.

I like to wrench, I like to help people, and I can make things work.Just funning with you Nate. You been out on the trail alot more then me and have done alot more trail repairs then I have I'm sure...:)

[TJVigilante]

Body Damage? NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! MY BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!















:p

[nate379]

Frame Bending? What heck are you guys doing? :o

[naturalbornmudder]

in my wheeling tenure, I have seen frame rails collapse in during a recovery gone bad,
as well as Chevy steering boxes go twisting off of the frame rail, frame horns collapse behind the front bumper, etc etc etc etc....

[Darkchild1723]

Chicks Dig Body Damage... unless of course, her name is on the title...

[ChevyKev]

What, you can break your rig :o ok then.... I guess I'm outa here!

My first ride with AO I added 3 dinner plate sized dents to my drivers side after sliding into a tree, and sheered my front spring center pin. I've laid it on it's side, broken several driveshafts, cracked my frame, ripped my rag joint in 2, gone through countless u-joints, sheered a rear spring center pin, and this doesn't even mention the fires in the engine compoartment!

SO, after 2.5 years, I guess this is my official acknowledgement that I might break things! :cool:

Just bustin on ya, Nate. This is very good for people to understand. Go with the mindset of "what will I break today" and if you have a lucky run without damage or breakage, it's a better day than you planned. I think it was Samari Mike that told Nate before his first ride - you'll probably break something today. Be prepared - be informed - it is very possible.

[naturalbornmudder]

IT was Mike that said to me on the 1st run I went on..

"Now you're probably gonna break something, and your gonna get stuck. Can you handle that?"

[canchaser]

:sign bring it on: :muah ha ha: ditto......

[gp_1]

I second that!

My first and only run so far, I rested my truck against a tree on the passenger side just behind the cab. If it wasn't for the tree i might have rolled it on its side or worse.

[canchaser]

hey how am I going to learn to fix stuff if I dont break it to begin with??????? well other than going over to kevs picking up a wrench and saying "alright what am I doing, and please explain in terms I can understand"

[ChevyKev]

ok canchaser -

Lesson #1 Lefty loosy, righty tighty!

[AK20]

Good thread, my first official trail ride I grenaded an automatic transimission. The next weekend I had half the club at the Auto Hobby Shop helping me fix it!!! Trail damamge will happen, accept it, know it, love it!!!!

[sevenslats]

I miss Mike's Driver Meetings and his recovery advice. He had a creative way to do stuff on trail runs.

[LawsonEOD]

Got it! Been there, Done that, Got the dent to prove it.

[Timmae]

Got it...I get to look at timmae's truck everyday and see the three pannel damage!!! I wonder what he will do to the zuk...:p


Ooops the comp was signed on to timmae's hahaha oh wells you get the point!!!

[MrsLownslow]

Chicks Dig Body Damage... unless of course, her name is on the title...

:D I dig body damage, as long as it's on the 4wheelers or Zuki, not my truck,lol. As much wheeling as we did in the truck though, it didn't ever get damaged....only damage it has is from me running into things (off the trail) :(

[XFactor]

Ahhhhh Watch Out For The Turning Vehicle :o)

[MrsLownslow]

:bottom: Thanks, thanks alot!

Ahhhhh Watch Out For The Turning Vehicle :o)

[crazy4ink]

I understand and accept.

[akjeep]

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c290/akjeep/General/Picture038.jpg

[akjeep]

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c290/akjeep/General/Picture075.jpg

[akjeep]

I guess I coulda put them in the proper order but oh well!

[TJVigilante]

that must have sucked...

[akjeep]

Mental note for future reference:

If it goes in the drink at sub-freezing temperatures, get it out the same day!!!:cold:

[jeepin_al]

"Did I do that?"

[michaeljr5]

How much did that cost to repair? That doesn't look good.

[TJVigilante]

it buffed right out. Lil bit of Febreeze and it was just like new.

[sevenslats]

That pic is a classic. I hope to do that someday, only without the hardtop. Mine's white, and I don't want it to get waterspots on it.

[Darkchild1723]

WOOT! Talk about joining the polar bear club unexpectedly... I wonder if the jeep gets a lifetime membership???

[naturalbornmudder]

pimpilicuous!

[4x4_MMMH_4x4]

nate you on meds for your leg still???



I ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THAT MY TRUCK IS GOING TO BE A POSTER CHILD FOR DAMAGE AND CARNAGE

[Jackrabbit]

Acknowledged.:orangevertside:

[sevenslats]

I would like to mention something.
It is not Arctic Offroad's goal to destroy vehciles. We are just out to have a good time. If, during the course of said good time, vehicular damage occurs, oh well. My rig has it's share of dents and tree-branch scratches. Only the first one hurt. After that, it was just the trail marking it's territory.
I have also ridden a couple trail rides where no damage whatsoever was done, save some muddy paint. So it is certainly possible to have a good time without breaking stuff.
Face it, this is an expensive hobby. We try and try to build bullet-proof rigs with thick skid plates and overkill drivetrains, but sh1t happens.
Use trail ratings as a guide, and if you're still uncomfortable, ask someone who's driven the trail!

[akram]

I hereby officially acknowledge.

[SHoppe715]

Damage goes with the territory. Got-it.:icon_blackeye:

[mousee]

:nana: unhuh... a'ight... mmmhhhmm... I like damage... damage is good...[/slingblade]:nana:

Nah just palyin' I acknowledge.

I have had less damage since with ya'll then not. I have only broke one tyre, one mirror, two fairleads, and I am sure I added a dent or two (couldn't tell)

[LowNSlowNeon]

that's because we never wheel :(

[gamble71]

ok, I acknowledge that AO is a family oriented off road club that will dent the sheet metal on my pretty little sploder :cry: :nana:

[Shotgun.Reifel]

I always tell my wife, "It's not if I roll my Jeep, but when I roll my Jeep", too fun! That's just part of 4-wheeling! I admit, I spend more time riding my 4-wheeler than driving my Jeep. A little cheaper to fix I guess.

[yoeddie]

good news is you got that new smell out of the seats and that pesky mud stain out of the carpet!

[Timmae]

NOTE NOTED, yeah i know its a little delayed, but still i see it.

[naturalbornmudder]

bumped up for current validity

[99TJ]

Guess its bound to happen, I already lost some fender flares, so I accept

[ajpthng]

I accept.

[Mr Anderson]

Dented Bumper and strange clunking from passenger side acknowledged! Body Damage WOO HOO!! Now my truck will look pretty!

[arcticmutt]

I just look at it as pinstriping the factory forgot to add :D

[trailkilla]

4 wheeling isn't meant to be a look pretty sport. The more bumps and bruises the better.

[ZMonster]

man, i got hit and ditched by a prospect in the same day...

such rejection...

[turboL]

hahah i figure the more body damage its got the more i can cut off to save weigth, and the less people will want to steal it. rattle can paint jobs are the way to go

[ZMonster]

true true

[Mr Anderson]

Hey mine already has a rattle can paint job on it! Bonus! and I didnt even have to pay extra. :rockon:

[turboL]

haahh so does mine. black and red 2 tone paint job

[Mr Anderson]

Peeling camo!!