jyeager Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Hey, a few weeks ago I tried to take my 12 year old to a wet trail in the woods for his first off-road excursion. I even put him behind the wheel and had him get us stuck (in 2wd). Then I had him put it in 4wd to continue on...as soon as he did, without even beginning to give it gas, the hub flange bolts sheered off and the hub began to spin. We were stuck! After getting it fixed, we went for a 2nd try and I even got out and let him drive all by his lonesome. Check out the video. http://youtu.be/iZ_YpMtES7U7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwd5021 Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 No worky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jyeager Posted January 8, 2014 Author Share Posted January 8, 2014 No worky Sorry! I just checked it out and it's publically viewable and works for me (without being authenticated) on 4 different browsers.... Are you on a business network that has blocked youtube by any chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwd5021 Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 No I am on my phone tho. If I click the link, it opens youtube, but then says invalid request. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devonianwalk Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 I'll bet he had a blast! I was lucky if my mom let me sit on her lap and steer the family car down our street into the driveway when I was his age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gv280z Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 wow he looked great going through there just as calm as could be, nice job I've done roughly the same thing with my son, letting him drive offroad and eventually went solo. Good stuff man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XPLORx4 Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Very cool. Three comments: 1) You have great taste in vehicles and accessories! 2) Nice truck (looks just like mine when it was stock... many many years ago) 3) Nice bike rack. I have the same 1-up rack that I can swap between my Pathy and car. However, because I have a custom rear swing-out tire carrier on my rear bumper, I also have a Bladerunner swing-out mount so that I can open my tire carrier and hatch without having to remove the bikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jyeager Posted January 10, 2014 Author Share Posted January 10, 2014 Very cool. Three comments: 1) You have great taste in vehicles and accessories! 2) Nice truck (looks just like mine when it was stock... many many years ago) 3) Nice bike rack. I have the same 1-up rack that I can swap between my Pathy and car. However, because I have a custom rear swing-out tire carrier on my rear bumper, I also have a Bladerunner swing-out mount so that I can open my tire carrier and hatch without having to remove the bikes. Hey, thanks for mentioning the Bladerunner. Is that a universal device? Or a full bike rack solution? It looks like I could just use my 1Up bike rack with it. I have been wondering what to do about my bike rack if I choose to go with a rear tire carrier because the roof rack isn't as convenient for thru-axle bikes and I will probably eventually want my roof for gear or a tent or something other than bikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XPLORx4 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 (edited) The bladerunner is a universal device. You can slide any 2" receiver bike rack into it. It's very well-built. The only downside is that it's just as expensive as a new bike rack. Otherwise, it is awesome. I used to have a BVG swing-out rack like the Thule Revolver or Yakima Swingdaddy, but those racks hold the bikes by the top tube, and I wanted to use one rack (the 1upUSA) for both of my vehicles. So I sold the BVG and bought both the 1upUSA (1.25" receiver, so it fits in my car's hitch, plus the included 2" adapter) and the Bladerunner (just for my Pathy). Edited January 10, 2014 by XPLORx4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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