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She loves the color of mud, she almost cried when we gave them the keys to
my 02. Yellow and mud go good together, now to just find out what kaki and mud look like. Patrick Ô¿Ô "Patrick" > wrote in message ... >i hope you wife will like the color of the mud on that new toy !!! > > lol > > Pat > > "Patrick Ô¿Ô" > a écrit dans le message > de news: ... >>I asked the dealer if they could switch tops, but my wife said no she like >>the matching colors. That solved that, she let me get the jeep so I >>didn't want to push my luck. How many rubicons did you end up getting? I >>remember you have trouble with atleast one that DC replaced for you. >> >> Patrick >> Ô¿Ô >> >> "Nathan W. Collier" > wrote in message >> ... >>> congratulations patrick, thats awesome. youll grow to love the khaki, i >>> sure did. its my favorite color i think. i would have got my '05 >>> rubicon in khaki (just like my '03 was) had it been available with the >>> black top. >>> >>> -- >>> Nathan W. Collier >>> http://7SlotGrille.com >>> http://UtilityOffRoad.com >>> >>> >>> "Patrick Ô¿Ô" > wrote in message >>> ... >>>> Went to the Stealership today to see what they had, they had already >>>> sold the red unlimited rubi a few weeks earlier, and they had a kaki >>>> one on the lot. It had all the options I wanted, but hadn't thought >>>> about the kaki, but my wife said she liked it, so I looked at it a >>>> little closer. It is the 6 spd, so I took it for a test drive. It >>>> drove Great. Went back to the dealership and salesman wanted to talk >>>> money. I had been talking to a different dealer for a while and they >>>> couldn't get the money where I wanted it. an hour later I traded in my >>>> 2002 X and drove away in a Kaki Rubicon Unlimited. I guess it is my >>>> wifes fault since I was going to wait and find a Red one. Only one >>>> thing I don't like is already running 2K RPM's in 6th at 50. Mileage >>>> is going to suffer I guess. Guess that is what happens when you go from >>>> 3.07 gears to 4.11. Tires were about the same, I had 31 inch BFG A/T's >>>> on the other, these equate to about 30 and 1/2 inches. >>>> >>>> Patrick >>>> Ô¿Ô >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > |
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Now...all she has to do is get the keys away from you! =)
On Mon, 23 May 2005 08:28:44 -0400, "Patrick Ô¿Ô" > wrote: >>She loves the color of mud, she almost cried when we gave them the keys to >>my 02. Yellow and mud go good together, now to just find out what kaki and >>mud look like. >> >>Patrick >>Ô¿Ô >> >>"Patrick" > wrote in message ... >>>i hope you wife will like the color of the mud on that new toy !!! >>> >>> lol >>> >>> Pat >>> >>> "Patrick Ô¿Ô" > a écrit dans le message >>> de news: ... >>>>I asked the dealer if they could switch tops, but my wife said no she like >>>>the matching colors. That solved that, she let me get the jeep so I >>>>didn't want to push my luck. How many rubicons did you end up getting? I >>>>remember you have trouble with atleast one that DC replaced for you. >>>> >>>> Patrick >>>> Ô¿Ô >>>> >>>> "Nathan W. Collier" > wrote in message >>>> ... >>>>> congratulations patrick, thats awesome. youll grow to love the khaki, i >>>>> sure did. its my favorite color i think. i would have got my '05 >>>>> rubicon in khaki (just like my '03 was) had it been available with the >>>>> black top. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Nathan W. Collier >>>>> http://7SlotGrille.com >>>>> http://UtilityOffRoad.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> "Patrick Ô¿Ô" > wrote in message >>>>> ... >>>>>> Went to the Stealership today to see what they had, they had already >>>>>> sold the red unlimited rubi a few weeks earlier, and they had a kaki >>>>>> one on the lot. It had all the options I wanted, but hadn't thought >>>>>> about the kaki, but my wife said she liked it, so I looked at it a >>>>>> little closer. It is the 6 spd, so I took it for a test drive. It >>>>>> drove Great. Went back to the dealership and salesman wanted to talk >>>>>> money. I had been talking to a different dealer for a while and they >>>>>> couldn't get the money where I wanted it. an hour later I traded in my >>>>>> 2002 X and drove away in a Kaki Rubicon Unlimited. I guess it is my >>>>>> wifes fault since I was going to wait and find a Red one. Only one >>>>>> thing I don't like is already running 2K RPM's in 6th at 50. Mileage >>>>>> is going to suffer I guess. Guess that is what happens when you go from >>>>>> 3.07 gears to 4.11. Tires were about the same, I had 31 inch BFG A/T's >>>>>> on the other, these equate to about 30 and 1/2 inches. >>>>>> >>>>>> Patrick >>>>>> Ô¿Ô >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> |
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Good thing for me is she cant drive a stick :-). Got it in the mud today,
found out first thing to buy for it is a winch. I did the stupid thing and stoped in mud, wanted to test the tires, not as good as I hoped. Went and got one of the tractors to pull it out, and got it stuck too. Had to get a second tractor to push the first to take slack off tow strap, then had to use chain and lengthen everything. Second tractor is new, so had better tires. It pulled it out without much trouble. Kaki does look pretty good with mud. Now I just have to wait until next weekend to see how it does on dry trails. Already have 500 miles on it and Love It. Patrick Ô¿Ô "jbjeep" > wrote in message ... > Now...all she has to do is get the keys away from you! =) > > > On Mon, 23 May 2005 08:28:44 -0400, "Patrick Ô¿Ô" > > > wrote: > >>>She loves the color of mud, she almost cried when we gave them the keys >>>to >>>my 02. Yellow and mud go good together, now to just find out what kaki >>>and >>>mud look like. >>> >>>Patrick >>>Ô¿Ô >>> >>>"Patrick" > wrote in message ... >>>>i hope you wife will like the color of the mud on that new toy !!! >>>> >>>> lol >>>> >>>> Pat >>>> >>>> "Patrick Ô¿Ô" > a écrit dans le >>>> message >>>> de news: ... >>>>>I asked the dealer if they could switch tops, but my wife said no she >>>>>like >>>>>the matching colors. That solved that, she let me get the jeep so I >>>>>didn't want to push my luck. How many rubicons did you end up getting? >>>>>I >>>>>remember you have trouble with atleast one that DC replaced for you. >>>>> >>>>> Patrick >>>>> Ô¿Ô >>>>> >>>>> "Nathan W. Collier" > wrote in message >>>>> ... >>>>>> congratulations patrick, thats awesome. youll grow to love the >>>>>> khaki, i >>>>>> sure did. its my favorite color i think. i would have got my '05 >>>>>> rubicon in khaki (just like my '03 was) had it been available with >>>>>> the >>>>>> black top. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Nathan W. Collier >>>>>> http://7SlotGrille.com >>>>>> http://UtilityOffRoad.com >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> "Patrick Ô¿Ô" > wrote in message >>>>>> ... >>>>>>> Went to the Stealership today to see what they had, they had already >>>>>>> sold the red unlimited rubi a few weeks earlier, and they had a kaki >>>>>>> one on the lot. It had all the options I wanted, but hadn't thought >>>>>>> about the kaki, but my wife said she liked it, so I looked at it a >>>>>>> little closer. It is the 6 spd, so I took it for a test drive. It >>>>>>> drove Great. Went back to the dealership and salesman wanted to talk >>>>>>> money. I had been talking to a different dealer for a while and >>>>>>> they >>>>>>> couldn't get the money where I wanted it. an hour later I traded in >>>>>>> my >>>>>>> 2002 X and drove away in a Kaki Rubicon Unlimited. I guess it is my >>>>>>> wifes fault since I was going to wait and find a Red one. Only one >>>>>>> thing I don't like is already running 2K RPM's in 6th at 50. >>>>>>> Mileage >>>>>>> is going to suffer I guess. Guess that is what happens when you go >>>>>>> from >>>>>>> 3.07 gears to 4.11. Tires were about the same, I had 31 inch BFG >>>>>>> A/T's >>>>>>> on the other, these equate to about 30 and 1/2 inches. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Patrick >>>>>>> Ô¿Ô >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> > |
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I highly recommend a Come-A-Long as your first winch:
http://www.cvfsupplycompany.com/hanpowpulcom.html These are inexpensive and 'normally' will work anytime, anywhere. even if you get a powered winch after, they do die and wear out at the worst of times, so I always have and recommend others have the hand winch along as backup. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's "Patrick Ô¿Ô" wrote: > > Good thing for me is she cant drive a stick :-). Got it in the mud today, > found out first thing to buy for it is a winch. I did the stupid thing and > stoped in mud, wanted to test the tires, not as good as I hoped. Went and > got one of the tractors to pull it out, and got it stuck too. Had to get a > second tractor to push the first to take slack off tow strap, then had to > use chain and lengthen everything. Second tractor is new, so had better > tires. It pulled it out without much trouble. Kaki does look pretty good > with mud. Now I just have to wait until next weekend to see how it does on > dry trails. Already have 500 miles on it and Love It. > > Patrick > Ô¿Ô > > "jbjeep" > wrote in message > ... > > Now...all she has to do is get the keys away from you! =) > > > > > > On Mon, 23 May 2005 08:28:44 -0400, "Patrick Ô¿Ô" > > > > > wrote: > > > >>>She loves the color of mud, she almost cried when we gave them the keys > >>>to > >>>my 02. Yellow and mud go good together, now to just find out what kaki > >>>and > >>>mud look like. > >>> > >>>Patrick > >>>Ô¿Ô > >>> > >>>"Patrick" > wrote in message > ... > >>>>i hope you wife will like the color of the mud on that new toy !!! > >>>> > >>>> lol > >>>> > >>>> Pat > >>>> > >>>> "Patrick Ô¿Ô" > a écrit dans le > >>>> message > >>>> de news: ... > >>>>>I asked the dealer if they could switch tops, but my wife said no she > >>>>>like > >>>>>the matching colors. That solved that, she let me get the jeep so I > >>>>>didn't want to push my luck. How many rubicons did you end up getting? > >>>>>I > >>>>>remember you have trouble with atleast one that DC replaced for you. > >>>>> > >>>>> Patrick > >>>>> Ô¿Ô > >>>>> > >>>>> "Nathan W. Collier" > wrote in message > >>>>> ... > >>>>>> congratulations patrick, thats awesome. youll grow to love the > >>>>>> khaki, i > >>>>>> sure did. its my favorite color i think. i would have got my '05 > >>>>>> rubicon in khaki (just like my '03 was) had it been available with > >>>>>> the > >>>>>> black top. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -- > >>>>>> Nathan W. Collier > >>>>>> http://7SlotGrille.com > >>>>>> http://UtilityOffRoad.com > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> "Patrick Ô¿Ô" > wrote in message > >>>>>> ... > >>>>>>> Went to the Stealership today to see what they had, they had already > >>>>>>> sold the red unlimited rubi a few weeks earlier, and they had a kaki > >>>>>>> one on the lot. It had all the options I wanted, but hadn't thought > >>>>>>> about the kaki, but my wife said she liked it, so I looked at it a > >>>>>>> little closer. It is the 6 spd, so I took it for a test drive. It > >>>>>>> drove Great. Went back to the dealership and salesman wanted to talk > >>>>>>> money. I had been talking to a different dealer for a while and > >>>>>>> they > >>>>>>> couldn't get the money where I wanted it. an hour later I traded in > >>>>>>> my > >>>>>>> 2002 X and drove away in a Kaki Rubicon Unlimited. I guess it is my > >>>>>>> wifes fault since I was going to wait and find a Red one. Only one > >>>>>>> thing I don't like is already running 2K RPM's in 6th at 50. > >>>>>>> Mileage > >>>>>>> is going to suffer I guess. Guess that is what happens when you go > >>>>>>> from > >>>>>>> 3.07 gears to 4.11. Tires were about the same, I had 31 inch BFG > >>>>>>> A/T's > >>>>>>> on the other, these equate to about 30 and 1/2 inches. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Patrick > >>>>>>> Ô¿Ô > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > > |
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"Mike Romain" > wrote in message ... > I highly recommend a Come-A-Long as your first winch: > http://www.cvfsupplycompany.com/hanpowpulcom.html > > These are inexpensive and 'normally' will work anytime, anywhere. even > if you get a powered winch after, they do die and wear out at the worst > of times, so I always have and recommend others have the hand winch > along as backup. Bad thing about come-alongs.. you have to be there, in the midst of it, cranking on it.... not a safe position. Be sure to put a blanket, jacket, *something* across the long cable span when pulling... this is common knowlege around here... just CYA. __ Steve .. |
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Ditto.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O http://www.billhughes.com/ Mike Romain wrote: > > I highly recommend a Come-A-Long as your first winch: > http://www.cvfsupplycompany.com/hanpowpulcom.html > > These are inexpensive and 'normally' will work anytime, anywhere. even > if you get a powered winch after, they do die and wear out at the worst > of times, so I always have and recommend others have the hand winch > along as backup. > > Mike > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's |
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http://www.jonfund.com/technical/tec.../winchtech.pdf
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O http://www.billhughes.com/ Mike Romain wrote: > > If you don't practice safe winching procedures, no place around or even > in the vehicle is safe. > > Mike > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's |
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I'm with Steve - those things are f*king lethal - no way are their ratings
real. Buy something decent like a griphoist/tirfor or whatever you call them your side of the pond, and you will see what their interpretation of a 1.5-3 ton winch is ; a lot bigger. You can't avoid being near those come-along things, and they don't obey the number one rule of winch design; i.e. the rope is NOT the weakest link. Dave Milne, Scotland '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ "Mike Romain" > wrote in message ... > Stephen Cowell wrote: > > > > "Mike Romain" > wrote in message > > ... > > > I highly recommend a Come-A-Long as your first winch: > > > http://www.cvfsupplycompany.com/hanpowpulcom.html > > > > > > These are inexpensive and 'normally' will work anytime, anywhere. even > > > if you get a powered winch after, they do die and wear out at the worst > > > of times, so I always have and recommend others have the hand winch > > > along as backup. > > > > Bad thing about come-alongs.. you have to be there, in > > the midst of it, cranking on it.... not a safe position. > > > > Be sure to put a blanket, jacket, *something* across > > the long cable span when pulling... this is common > > knowlege around here... just CYA. > > __ > > Steve > > . > > If you don't practice safe winching procedures, no place around or even > in the vehicle is safe. > > Mike > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's |
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I have broken the wire rope on a Come Along trying to get my Chevy 1/2
ton out of a farm field. I was sunk to the axles imbedded and the wire rope snapped. I had a floor mat over it and it fell. I have seen them used and have used them a whole pile of times and consider them pretty well mannered. There are lots of cheap knock off types out there though. I try to buy the real ones..... Mike Dave Milne wrote: > > I'm with Steve - those things are f*king lethal - no way are their ratings > real. Buy something decent like a griphoist/tirfor or whatever you call them > your side of the pond, and you will see what their interpretation of a 1.5-3 > ton winch is ; a lot bigger. > > You can't avoid being near those come-along things, and they don't obey the > number one rule of winch design; i.e. the rope is NOT the weakest link. > > Dave Milne, Scotland > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ > > "Mike Romain" > wrote in message > ... > > Stephen Cowell wrote: > > > > > > "Mike Romain" > wrote in message > > > ... > > > > I highly recommend a Come-A-Long as your first winch: > > > > http://www.cvfsupplycompany.com/hanpowpulcom.html > > > > > > > > These are inexpensive and 'normally' will work anytime, anywhere. > even > > > > if you get a powered winch after, they do die and wear out at the > worst > > > > of times, so I always have and recommend others have the hand winch > > > > along as backup. > > > > > > Bad thing about come-alongs.. you have to be there, in > > > the midst of it, cranking on it.... not a safe position. > > > > > > Be sure to put a blanket, jacket, *something* across > > > the long cable span when pulling... this is common > > > knowlege around here... just CYA. > > > __ > > > Steve > > > . > > > > If you don't practice safe winching procedures, no place around or even > > in the vehicle is safe. > > > > Mike > > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 > > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's |
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Hi Dave,
I've never had a bad experience with them other than the cheap ones their handles bend, making them useless. This one on the left I got from an San Diego Gas & Electric employee in their tool a month club: http://www.billhughes.com/chaintightener.jpg I do treat it with respect covering it with a carpet remits, while pulling a dead pine tree in the back yard bank over: http://www.billhughes.com/pineTree.jpg God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O Dave Milne wrote: > > I'm with Steve - those things are f*king lethal - no way are their ratings > real. Buy something decent like a griphoist/tirfor or whatever you call them > your side of the pond, and you will see what their interpretation of a 1.5-3 > ton winch is ; a lot bigger. > > You can't avoid being near those come-along things, and they don't obey the > number one rule of winch design; i.e. the rope is NOT the weakest link. > > Dave Milne, Scotland > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ |
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