Pott's workday

[Scrambled]

SWVA will be hosting a multi club trail clean up day on May 2nd. Leave Burger King on Rt 419/I-81 across from Pinkerton Chevrolet at 9AM depart from Ranger Station at 10AM.
Anyone interested in helping out and getting in a lil play time we would to see you there.

Thanks
Sean

[JLSeate]

Don't know if the CJ can handle Potts, but The wife and I would love to come out and help!
:driving:

[jhowery]

It will handle Potts. Been through it many times in a CJ5 with 31s and open diffs. This is a work day, so depending on what/where we work, we may not do the entire trail. The media might be joining us on this trip.

[JLSeate]

It will handle Potts. Been through it many times in a CJ5 with 31s and open diffs. This is a work day, so depending on what/where we work, we may not do the entire trail. The media might be joining us on this trip.

Sounds good. Count Me and Andrea(wife) in!
:driving:

[1984jeep4x4]

I most likely be joining yall but i dont know for sure til we get closer to time.

[Scrambled]

If you are uncomfortable taking your rig for any reason let us know and we will find you a seat. All hands are welcome,lots of good things in the works for Pott's coming up. The more we show support the better are chances of getting those things started.

Call me if you have questions.
1(540) four zero zero -2557

Later
Sean

[xjmudman96]

Most definately! This will be awesome!:driving:

[hadfield4wd]

I'm out of town that weekend tentatively. If I end up staying here I'll be there.

[xjtrailrider]

I plan on being there but I coach youth baseball and as of right now I do not know my game schedule so its tentative at best for me, I take my commitment to the kids seriously.

I know that Martin said we need trucks and or trailers to move large amounts of gravel (20 ton) to fill in the old telephone poll bridge that the forestry service is removing. We will have to move the gravel about 1 mile into the trail, the upper portion (easiest part). A dump truck would be awesome if we could get one. I have a trailer but its going to be too wide to get back in there I think (8 1/2') so if any one has a truck and is willing to help move some gravel that would be great.

Justin, I went across Potts in a XJ on 30's and only 3" lift, you will be fine. MikeB (formally known as "clunker") took his 7 through there bone stock on 31's and made me look bad, he cleared the whole trail with no issues. Potts is challenging but with careful driving and knowing when to say "when" and getting a pull is the key to keeping the body from getting trail rash.

[hadfield4wd]

If I come I can most likely scare up a dumptruck.

[JLSeate]

I plan on being there but I coach youth baseball and as of right now I do not know my game schedule so its tentative at best for me, I take my commitment to the kids seriously.

I know that Martin said we need trucks and or trailers to move large amounts of gravel (20 ton) to fill in the old telephone poll bridge that the forestry service is removing. We will have to move the gravel about 1 mile into the trail, the upper portion (easiest part). A dump truck would be awesome if we could get one. I have a trailer but its going to be too wide to get back in there I think (8 1/2') so if any one has a truck and is willing to help move some gravel that would be great.

Justin, I went across Potts in a XJ on 30's and only 3" lift, you will be fine. MikeB (formally known as "clunker") took his 7 through there bone stock on 31's and made me look bad, he cleared the whole trail with no issues. Potts is challenging but with careful driving and knowing when to say "when" and getting a pull is the key to keeping the body from getting trail rash.

Jon and Sean,
Thanks for the info guys. Sounds like we'll definitely be joining in the CJ! Thanks again!
Justin
:driving:

[1984jeep4x4]

I really want to come if i can get a seat cause i am still trying to get things done to my jeep before taking it.

[mikeyb]

I should have the cj ready for this... put me down for tentative.:wings:

[rubican!]

count me in. this will be tinkerbells first potts run but maybe the 4wheel god will be nice to me being im gonan work my a$$ to clean up a trial we Love. See you guys there.

[evolution]

hey guys i just thought i'd tell yaw. i went over the mountain today by myself and did some clean up today, picked up some old tires that someone dropped off at the mud holes and picked up some beer cans... move some tree limbs, but when yaw go up there make sure that yaw bring some" bug spray"... the bugs and nats are bad up there this year already....i have lil league ball i havet to go to that day or i would help.. later

[mgmorrison]

I know that Martin said we need trucks and or trailers to move large amounts of gravel (20 ton) to fill in the old telephone poll bridge that the forestry service is removing. We will have to move the gravel about 1 mile into the trail, the upper portion (easiest part). A dump truck would be awesome if we could get one. I have a trailer but its going to be too wide to get back in there I think (8 1/2') so if any one has a truck and is willing to help move some gravel that would be great.

Not this go-around...

Please see this thread...http://swva4w.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=847

Martin

[xjtrailrider]

Not this go-around...

Please see this thread...http://swva4w.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=847

Martin

My bad, I thought we were going to repair/replace the bridge this trip. I have a 10:30 game so I will be late getting up there. Which end should I come in to meet all of you, bottom or top? And please refresh my memory on how to get to the trail head(s)

[Scrambled]

Well I'm working 13 hour shifts every Friday for at least the next 2 months.
That means I don't get off work till 4AM.:(

Gonna have to sit this one out guys.

Later
Sean

[xjtrailrider]

I will be late going up for this, I have a game at 9am Saturday so I will not be leaving until 11am for Potts.

If anyone wants to ride with me or follow me up, let me know.

[xjtrailrider]

I have a rider now, if anyone wants to follow me in, I can meet you at the BK/liberty near Pinkerton Chevy. PM me and I will give you my phone number and we can work out a meeting time that will work.

I will most likely be going "top-down" so that my rider gets to see more of the best parts of the trail.

[DAZYDG]

Most definately! This will be awesome!:driving:

It was great finally meeting you! Sorry I had to bail, but things break sometimes :rolleyes-1: Anyway hope you had fun! Awsome XJ btw!
Thanks to everyone for following us back to the truck :2thumbsup:

[xjtrailrider]

We had a blast! Martin ALMOST flopped the Sammy at the bypass and I somehow spotted Matt to a successful and intense assault on the ledge!

Sorry you had a mechanical issue Michelle, you would have enjoyed it

[DAZYDG]

Yeah, I hated that it happend but I guess I cant complain, I could have been half way up the trail... but thats cool I figured you went in the other way.
I saw the video of Matt on the Ledge, awsome! Your pretty brave there Jon...:sSc_eek2:

Looks like a great time, sucks that I missed the news people though.

[xjmudman96]

This was a very rocky trail,(at parts). I really liked it. Next time I go I'll have sliders so I can really cut loose!:wings: Thanks to you guys that brought ur kids too, it kept mine from gettin board. "how much longer???":mad:
I am looking forward to hittin the whole trail next time. Hey, I wonder if and when those newspaper dudes will give us our positive publicity:rolleyes-1:??

[hadfield4wd]

Kevin nice meeting you. Nice driving through there. I kno wI had us moving through pretty quick but you hung in there.

[xjtrailrider]

Your pretty brave there Jon...:sSc_eek2:

Or stupid!

It looks worse than it was, I knew it would come out fast and I had good footing and an escape route. Now grabbing the bumper was not the smartest thing I've ever done and I will not do that again under any circumstances. Other than that it was pretty much under control.

[FitchVA]

i had a blast. thanks to matt and his boys for letting me ride shotty. here are some pics i took. if anyone wants any full-size just let me know

http://fitchva.com/jeep/gallery1/albums/album123/IMG_1784.jpg

at the ranger's station:

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[FitchVA]

the bottom-to-the-top group going to the trail:

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:sad: michelle's bad situation

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[FitchVA]

lunch

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the kitchen:

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the reporter that tagged along (can't remember his name)

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:?: :lol:

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[FitchVA]

the bypass:

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[FitchVA]

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[FitchVA]

you aaaaaaaallmost snuck by me while matt was going the other way :twisted:

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[FitchVA]

aaaaaaaaaaand matt's attack on the ledge. the photographer they brought along should have gotten some great angles.

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[FitchVA]

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smoke'em if you got'em

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[FitchVA]

VICTORY!

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and jon needing a change of shorts ;)

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those were all of the pics i got. we had to hi-tail it off of the trail to make in back to town by a certain time. the weather was great. kinda chilly up top though. but it was very nice overall.

[xjtrailrider]

Great pics Steve! Mind if I cross post them on NAXJA?

I enjoyed this trip through Potts more than most!

[FitchVA]

Great pics Steve! Mind if I cross post them on NAXJA?

I enjoyed this trip through Potts more than most!

sure, no problem. go for it. i wish i could have gotten up to the bypass to get some shots of yours. maybe next time. :2thumbsup:

[xjtrailrider]

sure, no problem. go for it. i wish i could have gotten up to the bypass to get some shots of yours. maybe next time. :2thumbsup:

I went through the bypass like it was a Sunday drive, never spun a wheel! I did smack the tree at the top on the left with the snorkel but it bounced right off.

I'm lovin' Old Blue right now:thumb:

[Bluewaterrider]

:doh: Yazz'er... I had a MAJOR brain fart cause I thought this was next weekend:doh:......oh well looks like ya'll had a great time:driving:.

I wish I would have made it cause I have never seen anyone go up the ledge. Does anyone have the link to the video?

[xjtrailrider]

:doh: Yazz'er... I had a MAJOR brain fart cause I thought this was next weekend:doh:......oh well looks like ya'll had a great time:driving:.

I wish I would have made it cause I have never seen anyone go up the ledge. Does anyone have the link to the video?

Yep, i dont guess Matt will mind! Here is the link;

http://s85.photobucket.com/albums/k51/hadfield4wd/Potts%205-2-09/?action=view&current=Jeep015.flv

[hadfield4wd]

I was going to post it anyway. It was fun.

Daryll has a video as well.

[xjtrailrider]

I can't wait to see Darryls vid. Glad you didn't mind me posting that Matt, I guess i should have asked first:yup:

[Bluewaterrider]

I can't wait to see Darryls vid. Glad you didn't mind me posting that Matt, I guess i should have asked first:yup:

Speak'n of Darryl, ...did he find any old bass boats to haul off pott's ? :rotflmao5:

[hadfield4wd]

Glad you didn't mind me posting that Matt, I guess i should have asked first:yup:

I don't care it's public so it's fair game.

[mikeyb]

I hate I missed it looks everyone had a good time.. good job matt!!!!! cool video:thumb:

[BULLITT798]

...yea, we had a great time. Thanks for the grubb Martin.Those hot-dogs were pretty darn good!

There was not alot of trash out there. Maybe people are getting the idea to pack it in, pack it out.My son (Justin) was a real trooper because he was finding the old trash from back in the day. He found some old Pepsi and Coke glass bottles, old Bud cans with the old style tops. (Dad used to drink those-LOL) I guess it is a good sign that we are keeping the trail clean when the majority of trash is old trash from back in the day.

Wish I had a pic's of Martin's near flip...not sure how it got out of that one. The XJ made the ledge look easy.

Bringing the kids along to experience off-roading the safe and legal way is always a good thing. The field is a great place for them to play and look back at their parents vehicles and long for the day they are doing it also.They will be ambassadors to our sport when we are long gone.It's a good thing we start them out young showing them how much fun it can be and how being responsible on the trail will allow them and their kids a place to wheel for futures to come.

Just one more thing...man, the trail is getting more interesting. Not sure you want to go up there anymore without a winch or at least a couple extra vehicles and lots of straps or chains.A couple of the tuff spots have got tougher.33's on Rubi scrubbed alot.Back in the day I could run my CJ-5 on 31's thru there pretty easy. Now I am feeling the love in the rocks in my lifted TJ.Maybe 35's will make it less bang-bang.If my wife is reading this say yes..hint-hint... :D

[xjtrailrider]

35's make the trail feel like a freeway:2thumbsup:

I never hit a slider or skid plate, the diffs cleared everything. I never aired down either but I did disconnect.

Jared the photographer said he was glad to get back into my XJ after riding the trail through the stacks in Chris's YJ. I told him thats the difference in SWB vs. LWB and leafs vs. coils but I don't think he really cared, just liked the ride better.

I had more fun on this trip through Potts than ever before.

[jhowery]

No problems with 33's for me, well least with the undercarriage touching. I had a little carnage. Didn't notice it until a ways down the trail. Thanks Jon for picking it up. 2 trail rides in and 2 broken antennas. :mad:

I ordered Wilsons and springs on Friday. I didn't think I would actually need the spare this early.:sSc_eek2:

[xjtrailrider]

The only damage I had was from the turkey hunter in the white F-350 that ran, yes ran me off the road on Potts east just past the Mountain Weather guys house. The "A" hole never slowed down and was laughing about it.

I got a new pinstripe and a slight gouge in my right side pass door.

Where is officer Price when you need him?

[xjtrailrider]

These are my only pics from the trail clean-up.

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[Hokie98zj]

i would like to do a ride-a long up at potts before i go driving the trail.i wanted to go to that but i ended up working.

[xjtrailrider]

This news article will be in Mondays paper (tomorrow) so check it out. Hopefully it will be a positive article with some good pics in it.

[xjmudman96]

I thought they talked more about the neg impact 4wd's do to the trails than they did about how we try to take care of them. But at least they ran the story and got the message out there that not all of us are "serious mud slingers":rotflmao5: Oh wait,, I guess we are the "serious" ones. ??
At least I can die contented knowing I made the front page of the newspaper, even if I 'm in the back of the pack :harhar:. Matt got the biggest publicity shot! Wish they would've got a shot of the meadow and us cookin hot dogs. Big thanks to swva4wd for puttin this on, it was a pleasurable and purposeful experience. I look forward to having more like it.

[hadfield4wd]

All I'm gunna say is that is one sexy Jeep.