Mogs @ Moab 2004 Thursday, April 8th Metal Masher group
Participants were:
Douwe and Ann Bruinsma - 710M Pinzgauer
Eric and Jessica Johnson and sons - 416 Unimog
Brian Gould and Mike - 712M Pinzgauer
Eric:
**Thursday: Part of Metal Masher
Kent, Ron, Greg, and Ingham's took off in the morning on Kane Creek. After
having engine troubles trying Widow Maker on Metal Masher last year, Brian
Gould wanted to go out and try it again and it sounded fun to me. He and
some of the Pinz guys worked on his rig in the morning, improving the trail
repair from Wednesday. Paul and Douwe got a "new" Plexiglas windshield put
in their truck for the ride home. We lounged around camp until afternoon
and then left for a shortcut directly to Widow Maker. We arrived there just
as another group was getting the last of their rigs up it. Brian tried a
couple of lines and then tried one line pretty hard. The rear axle would
leave the ground, but the other two weren't pulling it over. Then we heard
a bang and there was a little flying metal. The trail repair had given out
and left a little damage. The shock was broken off and the axle twisted a
full 90 degrees so the spring plates weren't located properly. We got the
axle back into place during a sand and rain storm. I hooked to the back of
the 712 and let him down the steep hill right before Widow Maker. We left
the 712 there and headed back to camp. Brian and the guys drove back later
in his Dodge pickup and trailer to get it. He said he got a lot of comments
about being up on Metal Masher with his Dodge pickup and a trailer!
