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Postby Peanut » Sun Jan 04, 2009 9:24 pm

The 10th is best for us as Trashy has to load his semi on Sunday around noonish. Saturday is wide open though. :D

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Postby Toolegit86 » Sun Jan 04, 2009 9:38 pm

we actally pulled the same truck out of another canyon.. he got stuck side ways in a caynon on the back side of a&b it sat back there for days untill we pulled and winched it out. it took 2 jeeps and a fj40. they like to get drunk and go wheelin! ive had many rescue calls! i hate this it gives us a bad name!

i would love to come buy i have drill!!!! :evil:
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Postby Toolegit86 » Sun Jan 04, 2009 10:06 pm

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http://www.tri-cityherald.com/kennewick ... 64343.html

thats funny they want to fly it out or cut it up and carry it out by hand!
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Postby warrpath4x4 » Sun Jan 04, 2009 11:23 pm

its been sitting there long enough already, im suprised it hasnt been taken out in pieces already.

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Postby White trash » Tue Jan 06, 2009 5:51 pm

Well due to overwhelming support of the recovery effort I'm tearing my truck apart on friday. Good luck getting the truck out.

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Postby Peanut » Tue Jan 06, 2009 8:43 pm

I'm not so sure this weekend will be a good one anyway. With all the snow melting and if we get any rain (which they are saying we are supposed to) I think the ground is going to be too soft.

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Postby Grumpy » Tue Jan 06, 2009 9:07 pm

Good point, Peanut. Maybe Adam will show at the meeting and we can get things hashed out some more...
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Originally Posted by Oregon80
-By driving a Scout, you my friend have recycled, which is more than those pansy Prius owners can say.
-I love driving a piece of history that was nearly lost.

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Postby Grumpy » Tue Jan 13, 2009 9:23 am

Okay, everyone's various schedules are playing into things here. Jim is out of town this weekend, and next weekend is testing for RGR. That little item will involve a fair number of us. So, unless Sunday after this is bad for us, maybe we can test Saturday and yank a truck Sunday. Otherwise, we're two more weeks out :?
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-By driving a Scout, you my friend have recycled, which is more than those pansy Prius owners can say.

-I love driving a piece of history that was nearly lost.

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Postby Peanut » Tue Jan 13, 2009 1:54 pm

That amount of time will allow us to get the truck back together......

and we'll probably even have better tires even :twisted:

I'm gonna go grind on a couple of axles and unbolt some beadlocks. WOOT!!
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Postby warrpath4x4 » Tue Feb 24, 2009 2:25 pm

any pics of getting the truck out?

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Postby Peanut » Tue Feb 24, 2009 3:31 pm

I sent my pics over to Grumpy last night. From my understanding there is a post in the member section.


Good job everybody who was there!!! That was a really nice article. I wish is showed more pictures though.

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Postby Beep Beep » Tue Feb 24, 2009 7:17 pm

Great job guys!

closer wrote on February, 24 1:31 PM:
truthfull, nice to see off-roaders doing something to HELP the landscape - "for a change."
This guy has no clue.

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Postby Grumpy » Thu Mar 05, 2009 7:16 am

Letter of thanks in hand from Sharon Grant of FoBM. Will copy in here later or in the morning.
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Originally Posted by Oregon80

-By driving a Scout, you my friend have recycled, which is more than those pansy Prius owners can say.

-I love driving a piece of history that was nearly lost.

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Postby Grumpy » Fri Mar 06, 2009 12:41 pm

Friends of Badger Mountain Thank You:

Dear Dave,

The Friends of Badger Mountain very much appreciates the Peak Putters for so ably managing removal of the truck from Badger ravine. The fact that you removed the truck so skillfully & with minimum damage is testimony to the group's great skill and good will. We look foward to working with you on different kinds of projects in the future.

Sharon Grant
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Originally Posted by Oregon80

-By driving a Scout, you my friend have recycled, which is more than those pansy Prius owners can say.

-I love driving a piece of history that was nearly lost.

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Postby Grumpy » Fri Mar 06, 2009 12:48 pm

From Washington Trails Association website:


Update! Truck vs. Trail
Posted by Kim Brown at Mar 06, 2009 10:20 AM | Permalink

In October, WTA’s Signpost blog featured a story about an illegal joyrider on Badger Mountain near the Tri-Cities, who got his truck stuck in a ravine next to the trail. Here's the update from Badger Mountain.

It was feared that more damage would result in traditional stuck-truck extraction, and a costly helicopter was thought the only way to remove the offending vehicle.

The Tri-Cities Herald reports that last week, volunteers from The Peak Putters off-roading club joined in a successful effort in pulling the truck out with minimal damage, considering the nature of the task. The club is planning on re-seeding the damaged areas.

"It was something they felt was important," said Adam Fyall, Benton County's community development coordinator. "They saw it as a kind of a black eye on their recreation and wanted to get involved and do something positive."

Throughout 2005, WTA volunteers worked hard in building a Badger Mountain hiking trail, home to one of Washington state's sagebrush areas, an eco-system that is getting smaller and smaller each year due to various development projects.

Thank you, Peak Putters!
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Quote:

Originally Posted by Oregon80

-By driving a Scout, you my friend have recycled, which is more than those pansy Prius owners can say.

-I love driving a piece of history that was nearly lost.

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Postby Beep Beep » Fri Mar 06, 2009 2:23 pm

Right on!

Hey Dave, please post this over on ORV Trail Watch to show others the positive impact you guys have by your good deed.

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Postby Grumpy » Tue Mar 31, 2009 9:14 am

Good deed on Badger
The Badger Mountain Centennial Preserve south of Richland is owned and managed by Benton County at the direction of the Benton County Park Board. The Board appreciates and encourages all responsible park users and groups.

The recent unsolicited effort by the Peak Putters four-wheel drive club to extract the stranded vehicle from a ravine on Badger Mountain is an example of a group rising to the occasion to perform a much needed community service. The Park Board thanks the Peak Putters for their help.

Benton County has seven formal "Partners in Parks" that lease property and/or assist in construction, maintenance, and operation of the eight parks in the Benton County system. Friends of Badger Mountain is one of these partners and has been an invaluable ally in the acquisition and maintenance of the Badger Preserve. The other Partners include the Native Plant Society, the Purple Sage Riders, the Rattlesnake Ridge Riders, the Tapteal Greenway Association, the Tri-City Model Airplane Association, and the Tri-Cities Shooting Association.

The Park Board and the community owe all of the Partners in Parks gratitude for their volunteer efforts and their advocacy for parks and recreation.

BERT LAKE, Chair, Benton County Park Board, Benton City

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From Tri Cities Herald 3/31/2009
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Quote:

Originally Posted by Oregon80

-By driving a Scout, you my friend have recycled, which is more than those pansy Prius owners can say.

-I love driving a piece of history that was nearly lost.

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Postby tobyw » Tue Mar 31, 2009 9:57 am

Grumpy wrote:The Tri-Cities Herald reports that last week, volunteers from The Peak Putters off-roading club joined in a successful effort in pulling the truck out with minimal damage, considering the nature of the task. The club is planning on re-seeding the damaged areas.



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Yep, I've wheeled one of those, too...
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Postby iaccocca » Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:13 am

Tobicon wrote:
Grumpy wrote:The Tri-Cities Herald reports that last week, volunteers from The Peak Putters off-roading club joined in a successful effort in pulling the truck out with minimal damage, considering the nature of the task. The club is planning on re-seeding the damaged areas.



:shock:


I caught that too. I think they are referencing the Friends of Badger Mountain club (although I do not think the author of that particular blurb understands that.)
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Postby Grumpy » Wed Apr 01, 2009 5:34 am

iaccocca wrote:
Tobicon wrote:
Grumpy wrote:The Tri-Cities Herald reports that last week, volunteers from The Peak Putters off-roading club joined in a successful effort in pulling the truck out with minimal damage, considering the nature of the task. The club is planning on re-seeding the damaged areas.



:shock:


I caught that too. I think they are referencing the Friends of Badger Mountain club (although I do not think the author of that particular blurb understands that.)



Yeah, I think someone got their wires crossed on that one :? No mention was made as I recall about us being in on that part of the deal...
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Quote:

Originally Posted by Oregon80

-By driving a Scout, you my friend have recycled, which is more than those pansy Prius owners can say.

-I love driving a piece of history that was nearly lost.

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Postby White trash » Thu Apr 02, 2009 9:13 am

I'll reseed it if I can dig the planting rows first... :lol:

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Postby SPR » Thu Apr 02, 2009 6:21 pm

What are going to grow? It will need irrigation if it is any good. There is already a good source of fertilzer along the trail :lol:
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