| Author | Message | ||
     Anton (Anton_r) New Member Username: Anton_r Post Number: 9 Registered: 09-2003 |
Hello, we were looking to buy hi-jack, but it seems that shipping is too much  ... are there any off-road shops around Cleveland, OH ? Thanks  | ||
| CALM (Gumarcel) Senior Member Username: Gumarcel Post Number: 1050 Registered: 11-2002 |
Is there a Tractor Supply store? They have them there. | ||
| Joe M. (Little_joe) Member Username: Little_joe Post Number: 226 Registered: 11-2002 |
4 Wheel Parts Wholesalers is on Brookpark Rd, off the Tiedeman Rd exit, south of 480. Summit Racing in Akron, 76 East to Tallmadge Rd and it's right there. There is a Tractor Supply or somesuch in Chardon that supposedly carries them. joe | ||
| Danno (Danno) Senior Member Username: Danno Post Number: 308 Registered: 08-2002 |
hmm, that makes 4 D-Webbers in the Cleveland area. ditto what Joe said...should we get together this weekend??? | ||
| Anton (Anton_r) New Member Username: Anton_r Post Number: 10 Registered: 09-2003 |
thanks, we actually did go to tractor supply in Chardon. There they had 48" for $36, but we were looking for 60", so they said they'll try to order it, since they do not have it in their catalogs if they can't get it, we'll try other shops that you mentioned Thanks again. you are both not far from us I would love to get together sometime , but our rangie is not yet fully ready to do some serious off-roading (we do not have any protection gear yet ) today I found a good "trail" on pipeline and had some fun testing it ;) on Sunday we'll go there and fully test some capabilities of our rangie and the trail itself | ||
| Danno (Danno) Senior Member Username: Danno Post Number: 315 Registered: 08-2002 |
where's pipeline? want some company on sunday? | ||
| Anton (Anton_r) New Member Username: Anton_r Post Number: 11 Registered: 09-2003 |
Danno, the pipeline is near Chesterland ... and there is actually a nice high voltage area where some ppl are off-roading. well, this Sunday I won't be able to make any plans for sure. My sister has a birthday which is going to be celebrated on Saturday and Sunday, so it's going to be crazy And since this pipeline is like 5 minutes from our house, we can just get out for an hour or so to test it. But if we like it, the next weekend probably can get together Though with my new work it's hard to tell week in a advance. P.s. with me it's probably not going to be very interesting - I'm totally novice, though my dad is much above average and he is teaching me ;) | ||
| Joe M. (Little_joe) Member Username: Little_joe Post Number: 229 Registered: 11-2002 |
My Disco is very mild too, but is parked right now - hope to have it rolling again shortly. I have to ask again: is this private property, and if so do you have permission to be on it? joe | ||
| Danno (Danno) Senior Member Username: Danno Post Number: 316 Registered: 08-2002 |
my disco is mild too and back from near death joe, it the exhaust holding you back now? run it without it... it's not too loud | ||
| CALM (Gumarcel) Senior Member Username: Gumarcel Post Number: 1056 Registered: 11-2002 |
Hey if you guys do anything I might be up for it. Just curious how long is it a drive from cincy to Cleveland? I wouldnt' mind driving, it is wicked bored on the weekends... Chris | ||
| Danno (Danno) Senior Member Username: Danno Post Number: 320 Registered: 08-2002 |
3 1/2 hours from Cincy to CLE | ||
| Joe M. (Little_joe) Member Username: Little_joe Post Number: 231 Registered: 11-2002 |
Danno, yep it's the exhaust - it'll be fixed Thursday AM. And the rotoflex, I need to get this non-roto shaft on asap. Hopefully it'll snow so I can lay in the driveway and work on it. :rolleyes: joe | ||
| Anton (Anton_r) New Member Username: Anton_r Post Number: 12 Registered: 09-2003 |
Joe: well, there this thing ... there like a new road where there are going to be new houses (no houses yet, just properties for sale). Then from this road there goes some "dirt" (pretty good one) road without any sings of "no tresspasing" or anything. This road just like 100 meters long and leads to pipeline, which is like area of about 25 meters wide and probably 1 km long (I got this from terraserver) without real private properties. And there is a forest to both sides of it, which is not private as well (as far as I can tell). The park starts about few kilometers to one of the sides, so it's not a park also. By the way, there is actually seems like a nice lake in the middle of that forest ... if we can get in there ... Also, one guy told my dad that there is some area (paid area) where you can ride off-road. It's about 1.5 hours from Cleveland. We might go there as well ... anybody knows what's this place ? it's in the city that starts with "B" or something ;) p.s. sorry, can not explain everything very well b/c not good with English | ||
| Sergei Rodionov (Uzbad) Member Username: Uzbad Post Number: 180 Registered: 08-2003 |
Oh c'mon its not that bad Just stop using meters, use yards, hehe.. You can order 60" from lots of places, including 4wheelparts.com - just shop around weekends and you can catch free shipping specials. | ||
| Anton (Anton_r) New Member Username: Anton_r Post Number: 13 Registered: 09-2003 |
Sergei: yeah, found 60" in a lot of places, but shipping kills the deal ... I'll see if I can find free shipping recieved a call today from Tractor supply, they actually want to charge us $15 shipping, so that they can bring it to the store :/ ... never seen such a cheap store ... and HL-605 costs $79 there ... I'll try to call other stores, see if they got it | ||
| Danno (Danno) Senior Member Username: Danno Post Number: 321 Registered: 08-2002 |
think my father-in-law might be selling some of his land, if he is/does i'm going to see if i can cut a trail through it. he has about 40 acres of woods with a creek going through it Joe, you still haven'e got the new shaft on??? what are you waitng for? the weather is pretty nice right now | ||
| Joe M. (Little_joe) Member Username: Little_joe Post Number: 232 Registered: 11-2002 |
Anton, Bear Creek is south of Canton but that is ATV and motorcycles, not 4x4. Wellsville is less than 2 hrs away and it is free and is easily the best wheeling around. Aside from that, you need to go to PA or southern Ohio for legal 4-wheeling. I would be very suspect of that land you mention. I bet if you went to the Geauga County courthouse and asked to see plats of that area, you will find the land is either 1) privately owned with an easement for the pipeline or 2) private w/ some public land like Geauga County parks. There simply is no legal public land to ride on anywhere near Cleveland. Unless you can absolutely confirm it is legal, I would not trespass. Danno, centering peg is my hangup. Removed the DS last night or the night before but no luck on the peg (and I read the archives on it). I'm waiting for a slide hammer to be returned to the auto parts store so I can rent it. My homebrew slide hammer didn't work, even after copious application of heat. I will try some other tricks Thurs PM if the slide hammer isn't returned Thurs. That, and I had to wait until the weather turned crappy...... joe | ||
| Joe M. (Little_joe) Member Username: Little_joe Post Number: 233 Registered: 11-2002 |
O Anton, you can get a 60" Hi-Lift at 4WPW on Brookpark Rd. - instock in the store. Live a little - see Parma. joe | ||
| Anton (Anton_r) New Member Username: Anton_r Post Number: 14 Registered: 09-2003 |
Joe: that's what I actually intented to do (get hi-lift in Parma), especially that I drive through there every day ;) now I'm starting to doubt if we should go to that pipeline ... | ||
| Danno (Danno) Senior Member Username: Danno Post Number: 325 Registered: 08-2002 |
and right down the road from 4WPW is Westside LR... Anton, when are you going? | ||
| Joe M. (Little_joe) Member Username: Little_joe Post Number: 234 Registered: 11-2002 |
Anton, my only thing is make sure you are legal when going on someone else's land. If it is private, seek permission - you can find the owner(s) at the county courthouse by lookin at plat maps. I had a gun pointed at my head once for trespassing, I learned a lesson I'l never forget. joe | ||
| Anton (Anton_r) New Member Username: Anton_r Post Number: 15 Registered: 09-2003 |
Danno, going where ? to that pipeline on Sunday for a little bit tomorrow is my day off (finally some free day ;) ) . I spotted some more lands and will go there to "investigate" ;) Joe: does courthouse gives these plat maps without a problem ? ... and that's what they just called ... plat maps? Thanks | ||
| Joe M. (Little_joe) Member Username: Little_joe Post Number: 238 Registered: 11-2002 |
Anton, yes they do and that is the correct name - the maps and land ownership are public records and readily available (assuming the person you talk to wants to do any work that day). joe | ||
| Anton (Anton_r) New Member Username: Anton_r Post Number: 16 Registered: 09-2003 |
well, went to the court house... yeah, everything is private ... I don't get it, why would anybody need a land surrounded by other lands ;( they actually have those maps there on computers, why would not they just put it up on the internet also went to check up on that pipeline, and there was some service van ... so, don't know if we should go there again. probably going to check out trail under high-voltage, since by the ground it seems that there are a lot of 4x4 driving there. | ||
| Danno (Danno) Senior Member Username: Danno Post Number: 328 Registered: 08-2002 |
you guys wanna meet up sometime this weekend? | ||
| Joe M. (Little_joe) Member Username: Little_joe Post Number: 239 Registered: 11-2002 |
Sure - right after I get this &^%^&& centering peg out and install the new DS. C'mon over! lol! joe | ||
| Danno (Danno) Senior Member Username: Danno Post Number: 329 Registered: 08-2002 |
where are you at? going to Coventry this morning for some shopping and might go see a friends house that they just bought in Cleveland Hgts. | ||
| Joe M. (Little_joe) Member Username: Little_joe Post Number: 242 Registered: 11-2002 |
Doh! I live in the Heights, right over by Severance, less than 5 mins from Coventry. Anton, you wanna meet up sometime? next weekend maybe? joe | ||
| Anton (Anton_r) New Member Username: Anton_r Post Number: 18 Registered: 09-2003 |
sure I would love to probably by the way, like always our plans have changed ... we are going to Wellsville tomorrow for a few hours... though it probably would not be fun to me, since my dad's "buddies" told that he should not give me a wheel since wellsville is too steep well, we'll see what happens | ||
| Joe M. (Little_joe) Member Username: Little_joe Post Number: 243 Registered: 11-2002 |
Wellsville is a blast! There are some nasty trails there, but much is doable in a Rover. The hills are a riot if you're into that. Lots of offcamber, and probably a lot of mud. Have a good time. Take your truck - if it gets bad, park and watch. joe | ||
| Anton (Anton_r) New Member Username: Anton_r Post Number: 19 Registered: 09-2003 |
yeah, that's what we thought ... just go and look ... see what's up there ... | ||
| Anton (Anton_r) New Member Username: Anton_r Post Number: 20 Registered: 09-2003 |
well ... I can't explain it in words ... it was great there ... we drove for two hours, most of the time I drove ... it was just plain and simple fun ... actually I managed to get into a big hole ones and got stuck, that's where we needed hi-lift, shovel and rope ... and that's where we lost our exhaust ;( ... but that's the only time we got stuck ... Rangie handles itself very well ... however on the way back about 70 miles to home Rangie just died ... It's most probably the fuel pump (or something does not let the fuel to come) ... just towed the car rest of the way ... so now we need to get a new exhaust and fix the car itself ... and after that go there again ! ... hope you guys will join us ... it's probably much more fun when there is more than one car ... and we'll have to go there for a whole day | ||
| Joe M. (Little_joe) Member Username: Little_joe Post Number: 244 Registered: 11-2002 |
Wellsville is not a place you go alone. We have had serious breakdowns back in there: extraction is usually a PITA, but is your only choice. If you leave your truck, it will get stripped and burned very quickly. The last several times I've gone, we've had a vehicle break down each time - broken front diff, broken front pinion, ripped brakelines off, rollovers............ We've pulled vehicles w/ no 4WD out via the hills in the snow, that sucked. I have numerous pix from there: http://home.4x4wire.com/joe/trails/ Post up or email when you want to go again - my email is in my profile. Danno may want to go, and I have some other friends who always want to go. Glad you enjoyed it! joe | ||
| Anton (Anton_r) New Member Username: Anton_r Post Number: 21 Registered: 09-2003 |
I did not know that Wellsville had a bad reputation by the way, anybody know a place in Cleveland where we can get an exhaust for cheap ? | ||
| Joe M. (Little_joe) Member Username: Little_joe Post Number: 245 Registered: 11-2002 |
Wellsville draws out the worst of Appalachia. There was also a theft ring using it as a place to strip and burn vehicles. I just had my Disco exhaust done at Star on Mayfield in South Euclid. You won't find many cheap places for Rovers. joe | ||
| Anton (Anton_r) New Member Username: Anton_r Post Number: 22 Registered: 09-2003 |
Well, I heard there are some places that just make custom exhaust systems ... meaning that they just curve the thing itself for the shape that you need ... we don't need anything fancy , just very simple one | ||
| Anton (Anton_r) New Member Username: Anton_r Post Number: 24 Registered: 09-2003 |
Joe: Actually exhaust does not seem that expensive, my dad found a place for $109 ... we are taking it there tomorrow ... but it's not genuine rover exhaust ... but we do not really care about that | ||
| Anton (Anton_r) New Member Username: Anton_r Post Number: 25 Registered: 09-2003 |
by the way, actually our fuel pump is ok ... it's just that exhaust burnt some wires ... so basically we are up and running ... just need to get that exhaust (but who needs it anyway :D ) | ||
| Danno (Danno) Senior Member Username: Danno Post Number: 333 Registered: 08-2002 |
i drove my Disco for a few days without one. it wasn't too loud | ||
| Anton (Anton_r) New Member Username: Anton_r Post Number: 28 Registered: 09-2003 |
well ... we are going back to Wellsville on Thursday, probably for the whole day | ||
| Anton (Anton_r) New Member Username: Anton_r Post Number: 31 Registered: 09-2003 |
well, anyway, if anybody wants to join us there, we are probably going to be there from about 11 until don't know when and you won't be able to miss us: http://www.rachitskiy.com/photo/wellsville.1/dsc00007.jpg | ||
| Joe M. (Little_joe) Senior Member Username: Little_joe Post Number: 259 Registered: 11-2002 |
  Make sure you guys run Twister, it's just inside where the main trails start past the pits. joe | ||
| Anton (Anton_r) New Member Username: Anton_r Post Number: 33 Registered: 09-2003 |
well ... a little summary : 3 hours of driving there and 3 hours of getting out of very bad situation ; ))) it was much better than last time (mainly b/c we did not have a time restraint) well, basically we "drove" down that big hill that you see just as soon as you enter the trails ...we drove to the river, around there and on the river ... drove to some other places ... and near the river we got stuck very bad ... there is like very steep hill, first we tried to go around, but then decided to go onto it ... however, it turned out to be very steep ... we tried to get our car up there with using hi-jack ... but even though we did not even get all four wheels on the hill itself, our car started to turn over (like front wheels lost the ground) ... and backing out of there was real pain in a @ss ;( ... bumped door and fender ... though not very bad ... spent 3 hours over there ... really need to get a winch ... well, here is some photo report : http://www.rachitskiy.com/photo/index.php?display=wellsville-27.11.03/&page=1&no root=1 though, you can never show anything on pictures as it was in real life p.s. hope somebody will come with us next time ... much more fun to be with some other car ... also we saw one red jeep there and some white car ... looked like suzuki, or old little land cruiser, though not sure. | ||
| Joe M. (Little_joe) Senior Member Username: Little_joe Post Number: 260 Registered: 11-2002 |
Cool. If you were stuck in the creekbed by that burned out truck, there are several other places to get out of the creekbed nearby - some are very easy. I'd like to go sometime soon, so let me know when you're going back. joe | ||
| Anton (Anton_r) New Member Username: Anton_r Post Number: 34 Registered: 09-2003 |
Joe: yeah, there was a burned truck right there ... we were sitting like one foot from that truck ... if that big tree would not grow in the middle of the road, we would get out from there just fine ... but we had to somehow omit the tree ... when we get out to that intersection I ran ahead and saw that if you turn right (coming up from river) - there is a very easy road ... and since it was getting dark and we were almost out of gas, we went that way |
