Got Propane?
Mark Aplet
Got Propane? We do now. About a month ago I scored a great deal on two sets of propane mixers and vaporizers for both of our jeeps. So over the last few weekends, Joe and I converted both of our jeeps over to propane instead of gasoline.
We decided to test the jeeps out by heading up to Hull Mountain (our local stomping grounds) for a test run. There was supposed to be fresh snow from a recent storm, and probably pretty muddy at lower elevations. Either way, we were going to have some fun.
Up on Hull Mountain, there is a rut so deep that it will literally swallow your rig if your not having a good day. It's called "Grannies Crack" I have no idea why it's called that, and until last night I had doubts that it was even called that for sure. That is until I found this video on youtube by a guy that goes by 4wheeldrivebronco and he too calls it Granny Crack so it must be the real name.
Before we could attempt to climb the crack, we had to move a large tree that had fallen across the trail, knocked over by the last storm we had. After that Joe wanted to drive down the crack before attempting to climb back up. As you can see the rut is deep, and nearly causes hum to roll as he slides into the deep rut. Had his sliding not been as favorable he would have gone upside down on his lid as so many others have in the past.
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Mar 2, 2010 at 8:25 AM
yea that was very interesting. I felt pretty good about not panicking and just gassing through it. John my co-pilot was a little scared i do believe. He says it knocked the wind out of him, but i think he was just scared n forgot to breath :D . Maybe next time we will make it up the crack.