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2017 testing

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 2:32 am
by Pit Slave

Re: 2017 testing

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 8:54 am
by waldo
Not much flex in the vehicle in the first video. Axles didn't even look like they moved. :o

Re: 2017 testing

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 9:44 am
by rkgzx9leftcoast
Is it bad to say the first Video and second picture makes sense ?? LOL

Re: 2017 testing

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 11:38 am
by Pit Slave
They were setting up a recovering demo with the Power Wagon.

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Re: 2017 testing

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 12:06 pm
by Pit Slave
https://www.instagram.com/p/BP-dr2Tggsm/


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Re: 2017 testing

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 1:16 pm
by Reloaderguy
What are they testing? It looks like a PR event.

Re: 2017 testing

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 1:58 pm
by TwinStick
This is a different color. https://www.instagram.com/p/BP73eMug2I5/

I'd like to see how Chevy, Ford, GMC, Nissan, Toyota does following this truck with one of their bone stock fullsize truck. https://www.instagram.com/p/BP57CB-j5C-/

Re: 2017 testing

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 2:21 pm
by olyelr
TwinStick wrote:
I'd like to see how Chevy, Ford, GMC, Nissan, Toyota does following this truck with one of their bone stock fullsize truck. https://www.instagram.com/p/BP57CB-j5C-/
Is that a taunt strap in that pic, in front of the truck????

Re: 2017 testing

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 2:28 pm
by Pit Slave
https://www.instagram.com/p/BP-uvPGAt_Z/

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Re: 2017 testing

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 2:33 pm
by Pit Slave
olyelr wrote:
TwinStick wrote:
I'd like to see how Chevy, Ford, GMC, Nissan, Toyota does following this truck with one of their bone stock fullsize truck. https://www.instagram.com/p/BP57CB-j5C-/
Is that a taunt strap in that pic, in front of the truck????
Yes, doing some winch training, or playing if you will... :)

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Re: 2017 testing

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 2:34 pm
by Pit Slave
Reloaderguy wrote:What are they testing? It looks like a PR event.
You might want to call it that...

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Re: 2017 testing

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 2:55 pm
by OffroadTreks
Doing this again? Nice of them not to invite any of us. It's probably another weaksauce marketing even where they invite the auto blog journalist out and run a bunch of trails in Moab. There is a few videos of this from previous years on youtube.

I say weaksauce because they use guides and tell the journalist when to do stuff. It's not pushing the trucks to the limit, so much as posing the trucks on all the preapproved routes and doing the pre=-approved order of operations for the cameras.

Also, they don't air down.

Re: 2017 testing

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 2:58 pm
by OffroadTreks
Oh, looks like they have Nena Barlow again guiding them. She's already tight with Jeep and Mopar. Makes sense.

Re: 2017 testing

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 3:01 pm
by Pit Slave
MikeKey wrote:Doing this again? Nice of them not to invite any of us. It's probably another weaksauce marketing even where they invite the auto blog journalist out and run a bunch of trails in Moab. There is a few videos of this from previous years on youtube.

I say weaksauce because they use guides and tell the journalist when to do stuff. It's not pushing the trucks to the limit, so much as posing the trucks on all the preapproved routes and doing the pre=-approved order of operations for the cameras.

Also, they don't air down.
Nope they are airing down today....
Pit Slave wrote:https://www.instagram.com/p/BP-uvPGAt_Z/

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Re: 2017 testing

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 3:02 pm
by Pit Slave
MikeKey wrote:Oh, looks like they have Nena Barlow again guiding them. She's already tight with Jeep and Mopar. Makes sense.
And, from my understanding, she owns a Power Wagon now.

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Re: 2017 testing

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 3:11 pm
by OffroadTreks
I've seen her stuff on Jalopnik. Would be cool if we could get someone to do some recovery instruction for Moab. Could be good knowledge for n00bs.

Re: 2017 testing

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 3:25 pm
by Pit Slave
I'm sure we could do something. She moved right next to Wendy's on main Street in Moab. Could just ask.

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Re: 2017 testing

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 6:34 pm
by Pit Slave

Re: 2017 testing

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 6:55 pm
by Bill2014
I don't see the point of any of this :doh:

Re: 2017 testing

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 8:27 pm
by Pit Slave
There is no point ;)

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Re: 2017 testing

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 8:27 pm
by TwinStick
olyelr wrote:
TwinStick wrote:
I'd like to see how Chevy, Ford, GMC, Nissan, Toyota does following this truck with one of their bone stock fullsize truck. https://www.instagram.com/p/BP57CB-j5C-/
Is that a taunt strap in that pic, in front of the truck????

Yup, it sure is. I did not see that upon first look. I see no reason a PW couldn't make it up to that point though. It's going further that presents the problem, or someone got scured ! :lol:

Re: 2017 testing

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 8:32 pm
by Pit Slave

Re: 2017 testing

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 8:48 pm
by DamageWagon
After catching air for the first time this weekend, there's no way I would take a stock truck and buck it like that haha. My factory tuned King 3.0's weren't enough to keep my front bumps from going full compression


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Re: 2017 testing

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 9:08 pm
by Pit Slave
https://www.instagram.com/p/BP_efXxAjUL/

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Re: 2017 testing

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 9:09 pm
by Pit Slave
DamageWagon wrote:After catching air for the first time this weekend, there's no way I would take a stock truck and buck it like that haha. My factory tuned King 3.0's weren't enough to keep my front bumps from going full compression Image


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I've done it, not bad if you do it right with a stock truck. ;)

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