5 days,120 miles 7.50 gals of gas,life is great!

[lqhikers]

just got back from short trip to the bradshaw trail area,spent the time railbiking,(the old eagle mtn rail line runs along the trail for about 30 miles)geo-cacheing,exploring some of the 4x4 trails that are in the area,and enjoying the holiday,we did the turkey bit by slow roasting a few turkey legs in the campfire coals while enjoying the almost full moon and many stars a big surprise was the amount of wild flowers in bloom this time of year there had been some rain 3 or so weeks ago in area with mild weather to follow,so mother nature did her thing and gave us flowers for the holiday!did not see any fwc or atc on trip ,kind of a surprise,as it is the best time of year to explore bradshaw trail area following pics show the country along the tracks (these tracks are not in use we only railbike on old track!!) also there are some repairs needed at times (wheel bearing froze up and had to be replaced)canyon is called red canyon ,where we camped for turkey feast,hope you enjoy our trip,drive slow and enjoy "its the journey"
Les and Virginia (lqhikers)

 

[lqhikers]

more bradshaw trail pics

just a couple of more pics of turkeyday trip!

 

[DLN]

Les,
Great shots and trip report as usual, thanks.

 

[EdoHart]

Man, I wish I could've made it down there this week.

Great pictures, thanks for posting. As you probably remember, I would have been there at about the same time. I'm keeping the Bradshaw trail at the top of my list of routes to take!

 

[Tomas Tierra]

You Guys do it right!

 

[Brian]

Trip....

Really nice pix...thanks for sharing that with us.
Brian

 

[erod]

lqhikers, awesome pics, sweet looking rig...i really like the eagle on the newer tacos...doesn't seem to hang over the bed rails as much as the older body styles. any idea how much wider the bed width is on your new truck compared to your old one?

 

[lqhikers]

answer for erod (kinda!) plus some venting!

i did not measure old or new but just from looking at it and reading the sales lit i think it is about 5 inchs wider lit says 5 more inchs inside cab,but i think there is less room in bed since toyota went to "composite bed"just flared out fenders to match cab,real off road enginering! but i am using space between bed and outside to mount a 2.5 gal air tank in the space forward of wheel well on drivers side,don't know if i will be able to show mount as it is well hidden behind splash guards,but will show compressor etc when i finish.also on last trip tore off both rear mud guards when i was trying to back over a 10"rock again real good design! so have replaced all 4 flaps with soft rubber one that bend when you use toyo as you should be able to!starting to think that TRD stand for Rinka Dink Development .enough venting for now drive slow and enjoy "its the journey"

 

[EdoHart]

Get rid of, or trim the mud flaps

My old Toyota had big mud flaps. I tore a few of them off several times while backing in rough terrain. I finally removed the rear flaps, and cut a few inches off the front. I determined how much to cut off by using a 2x4 as a "straight edge" and placed the front of it on the ground where the front wheels touch the ground, then angled it up to intersect a location behind the doors. That way any mud flung by the front wheels wouldn't hit the rocker panels where I egressed the truck.

 

[chnlisle]

I am toying (no pun intended) with taking the flaps off the Dodge as well. I tore the 2 back ones off and one front while backing. They're a PITA.

 

[lqhikers]

more mud flap info.

did not realize that mud flap breakage was everyone problem,so will expand on how i made mine. after looking at auto stores etc and finding that a pair cost upwards of $12.00 ( and most were still cheap plastic) i stopped at flying j truck stop and bought 1 large rubber flap for big trucks cost $14.00, was able to lay out 4 flaps on it and then just cut out.made brackets out of 1/4"X1" strap. used pop rivets to mount to bracket then mounted to stock holes.they bend any which way and do not brake now our trd is ready for off road (mud wise!) drive slow and enjoy "its the journey"

 

[chnlisle]

It looks like I'll be keeping mine Les. Just saw a new F250 that came back from saline. The lower quarters were down to the primer from the dirt and gravel on the road.

 

[lqhikers]

mud flaps can't gravel roads without them!

jay thats why i did not put off making new one as i have been that guy in the past that put in miles on gravel roads (nevada) to find out what color my primer was!a couple of pics to show home made one's (they look custom at 45 mph on a dirt road!,also hows the back coming along ?drive slow and enjoy "its the journey"

 

[chnlisle]

Those look great Les. I bought mine from a guy in OR to the tune of $100. You can bet I'll be heading for the truck stop when these wear out.

 

[b team]

Great pics and yet another mod to do to my truck (good rubber mud flaps).