Where's Woodpecker Trail?

[ROX]

I was reading an article in Hummer Adventures magazine and it mentioned a place in Arizona called Woodpecker Trail.

Has anyone been on it, or know anything about it?

[rodster]

Here's a trail report: http://abell.as.arizona.edu/~hill/4x4/woodp/

One obstacle:

[CslRkH2]

Exactly!!

[rodster]

Fubar -- You plan on replacing/returning your wheels?

I have some pretty bad scratches, too, although a constant coat of trail dirt keeps them looking good.

I swapped emails with A/R about the off-road-advertised teflon not holding up off-road. Here's what they had to say:

I don’t have a repair kit yet, we are working on it. I will forward this to my guys in California at the factory who were working on it. I really don’t know where they stand at this moment.

[KathyK]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by H2 Rocks:
Thanks rodster!

I was reading where Road & Track took a group of H3's through there in 3 hours. It looks like fun. (Definitely do-able.) Located near Florence, AZ, just southeast of Phoenix.

The trail ratings in the link above, gives some of the obstacles 4 and 4+ ratings. One bypass gets rated a 4 also. I noticed there weren't any Hummers in their group. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

If you ever go, let me know an I will join, i'm in phx all the time

[ROX]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by h2co-pilot:
Looks like a cool trail Rox. The scenery isn't as pretty as Moab, but very cool none-the-less. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

I got to do some great trails down by Yuma in March. The desert in Arizona is really cool. Over by Phoenix there are GIANT saguaro cacti. The great big ones can be hundreds of years old. They can be very pretty when they bloom. Of the trails I was on, most of them followed the washes for miles. It was beautiful.

[Beastmaster]

You replace 4 lug nuts with 4 that have the receiving end for the screws. Obviously you remove the stupid little cover.

You then mount the rock rim cover. Since everything is in a pure circle, there's no need for balancing.

From my time wheeling with H1's equipped with them - they work very, very well.

I've been saved from this type of abuse only because I run wider than stock tires that give me over an inch on each side past the rim.

If you run stock tire widths, and you wheel in shale or granite areas, your rims will get munched.

[Arizona Hummerboy]

H2 Rocks

If you need more information on a trail, or where a trail starts let me know and I will try to get information on it for you.

[Beastmaster]

When I've run it (I didn't go on that run because my truck had a dead Power Steering pump and 2 cut tire sidewalls from the prior run!), it took all day. You have to drive out to Florence Junction to the trailhead.

-Steve

[Bondage]

QUOTE]


I really like the Desert, I think it's absolutely beautiful, and I remember how surprised I was at some of the trail difficulty when I was down there last Spring. (and I found those trails by chance) I also got lucky and hit the Southwest during the 100 year bloom. It was really a site to see. [/quote]


I've got some pictures somewhere of the trails around here last year - OMG. If there was a movie filmed in that incredible floral setting, no one would have believed it was real!

Rocks, if you wanna do a great desert run, and have the time and desire, I would happily guide you and any friends that might want to come along from the Colorado River at Laughlin Nevada to Barstow California on an incredible and historic old stagecoach route. It's a three day trip - and desert like you've never seen it! PM me if you're interested.

Sean

[Fubar]

haven't replaced the rims yet.

Mostly because the truck has been at the dealership since I got back from Moab. The dealership is still working on the over heating issue. I guess my truck likes Moab because I had no over heating issues while there. Got back to NV and drove to CA and had nothing but problems.

But yes that was my thought that those covers just might help protect the rims if and when I get around to replacing them.

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quote:
Originally posted by h2co-pilot:
Forget the man-hole cover rims. Did you see this guy's butt?

THAT was not a nice way to start the day.

Those wheel covers are like the ones I always see on H1's. Fubar, I think a set of those might just help keep the scratches off your new wheels!


Happy Trails!

[h2co-pilot]

Looks like a cool trail Rox. The scenery isn't as pretty as Moab, but very cool none-the-less.


Forget the man-hole cover rims. Did you see this guy's butt?

[CslRkH2]

Will do. We'll be coming in for a bachelor party...any suggestions on places to take the soon to be prisoner?

[ROX]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by h2co-pilot:
Forget the man-hole cover rims. Did you see this guy's butt? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
THAT was not a nice way to start the day.

Those wheel covers are like the ones I always see on H1's. Fubar, I think a set of those might just help keep the scratches off your new wheels!

[PARAGON]

sh!t I came here to write about some winch thought I had, let me go do that. Now, where was that damn thread

[Bondage]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Alec W:
If you are going to wheel you have to let the paint thing go. Scrapes and scratches are part of it and that’s about it.

You have two choices:
a). Pay the $$ and replace the scratched bling
b). Get everything you can powder coated and rattle can the scratched parts </div></BLOCKQUOTE>


Hey...there's an idea. Anyone ever powder coated the whole damn rig?

Sean

[CslRkH2]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by rodster:

See post above.

</div></BLOCKQUOTE>

That's Funny!

[Fubar]

looks like this guy's been threw the Kayne Creek forest

What are these disc's on his wheels? Commerically available or something he personally fab'd?

[CslRkH2]

Exactly!

[ROX]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Beastmaster:
No, but I've seriously thought about RhinoLining an entire truck before. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
Somebody has to have done that before.

I'm driving an H3 today. When I signed the paperwork for the rental, they told me;
no smoking,
bring it back full;
and keep all 4 tires on the ground at all times. LMAO!