OFFICIAL 2014 Carolina Broncos HELL WEEK event page

[jac77]

I'm with Chuck Just took mine out of my Rig only had problems with it I believe mechanical with the lever is the way to go. 🍻

[broncomatt]

The lever style are called lever lock and are cheapest from a tow truck supply or grainger.

[chuzie]

So the whole tow rig subject needs to be addressed.

I 100% support having a tow rig available both for emergencies and extra tools. I think it is a great idea and we would be nuts to overlook it. That being said, a problem arises when you have someone towing their "road worthy" rig around just so we have access to a trailer. Before you know it, everyone wants to do the same thing and we end up with an event that lacks purpose.

Realize this first event is going to be small and we must make every effort to do it just as if we had 20 or 100 rigs. Think of this event as an operational test; it will determine how we do things in the future.

I like the suggestions from Nick and Tim and propose we look for a volunteer to provide the group with a trailer who will NOT be towing his rig for the event and IS willing to provide the necessary contingency support. This is can be someone riding shotgun on the trail or a good samaritan; either way.

The tow rig should be used to transport a disabled vehicle to a repair facility, parts store or to the next event location to keep the group together. We cannot afford to lose a day during the event due to a disabled rig. I see no problem towing a disabled rig to multiple event locations so long as efforts are being made to make repairs.

If the situation arises in which a disabled rig has occupied the trailer for transport to a subsequent event location and another rig requires the trailer at said location, the previous rig will be bumped unless the the two parties can negotiate an alternative solution. This will obviously not be necessary if we have two volunteer tow rigs, but I do not see that as a likely possibility considering the quantity of rigs participating in this event. Further, a ratio of 1:5 seems quite reasonable. So, unless someone has 1/5th of a trailer, one should do just fine.


Where things get hairy is how to proceed when we utilize the trailer in the event the rig cannot be repaired or make it home.

For example, we cannot possibly expect someone to tow a rig to South Carolina if they live in Virginia; it is just not reasonable. There can be no expectation of transport back to the house. If it works out, fine. Maybe the AAA Platinum plan is something to consider. I have it and it's a great deal. I pay $250/year and get 4 tows. One at 250 miles and three at 100 miles. Not too shabby!

Do we need to offer an incentive to encourage someone to volunteer to be our emergency support? I would hope having a shotgun seat would be enough but what do you all think?

Please provide all suggestions and feedback regarding this matter as I do feel it is extremely important to the success of this event.


Tim, I am still working into the mileage issue we discussed, so continue to bare with me.

Thx,
Mike

[Timstrk]

I know Chuck and Mike like to drive their trucks to and from events. When wheeling I like to have mine on a trailer. Insurance to get home. Maybe staging your own truck and trailer at the start point somehow and worst case we only have to get a mangled truck that far. It will still cost someone a week off to drive the support truck/trailer but to ride shotgun would offset some of that. Just a thought.

Tim

[rtj731]

I really like this, and want to participate, however I won't know my April schedule until Dec. If I commit and send in the $200 now and find out I can't make it due to work, will you refund it? (I have to make payment this week in order to make the 1 OCT deadline.)

PS: I'm set up like Nick, meet all the requirements, but C4 limits my highway speeds, are we going to account for us slow guys?

TIA
J

[chuzie]

I really like this, and want to participate, however I won't know my April schedule until Dec. If I commit and send in the $200 now and find out I can't make it due to work, will you refund it? (I have to make payment this week in order to make the 1 OCT deadline.)

PS: I'm set up like Nick, meet all the requirements, but C4 limits my highway speeds, are we going to account for us slow guys?

TIA
J

If you can find someone, who is not a psycho with a death wish, to take your spot with a rig that fulfills the requirements, the money is yours.

The issue is we have so few slots this year. Even one dropout will cause huge problems, so staying firm on the deposit rules is necessary. As soon as we bend the rules for one we will be forced to bend them for all. Frankly, I don't know my schedule for April until February, but I have a bit more flexibility is some regards.

FWIW- UA runs about 1,200 in 8 days and 5 parks with some leg lengths of 273, 224, 346 and 156 miles; a far cry from our little endeavor.

We will be running about 60Mph, so your C4 should be fine depending on gearing and tires.

Thanks for bringing this up. I totally forgot to get the PayPal link up and running.

Also forgot to follow up on some other questions I had promised to address. :banghead:

[chuzie]

We have CB members who live in Greenville. I think Tim's idea of staging there is excellent. It somewhat centric to most of the parks and makes for a reasonable choice.

Concern has also been voiced regarding the long leg from Morris Mountain to Knoxville on Day 2. It is about 255 miles and is the longest leg of the entire event. I have looked at this a million different ways and I just don't see any way around it without compromising the quantity of parks desired in the amount of days allotted as well as on the scheduled dates. At this point, this event is planned around many different factors and cannot be shifted with seriously compromising the integrity of the event as a whole. Placing a positive spin on the issue, I feel a long leg is a huge accomplishment after a couple days of wheeling. Remember, this is HELL WEEK and it is going to be awesome!


Folks, let's get some more chatter going on this event. If you have questions or concerns, let's get this out in the open now.

Personally, I am stoked about the whole thing and can't wait for April! As much as I have been hating my Bronco lately and seriously wanting to set it on fire, it is stuff like this that rekindles my passion and motivates me to get back in the garage and turn some wrenches!!!

[chuzie]

Oh, do we have any volunteers to drive a dedicated tow vehicle and trailer?

How about someone with a tow vehicle who doesn't have a trailer? Does someone have a trailer to lend to the cause?

[chuzie]

Cricket..... Cricket.....

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[JayT]

Talk about motivation to get any of my junk running... I miss wheelin. I miss hangin with you guys! This is a new/fresh event idea for CB4x4! Good work, Chuzie!