I watched this immediately after OP's video and man the 33s really struggled. There is a shot at the end showing that the skid took an absolute beating. It looked like he nearly took some serious damage at 7:50 in this video.
I am impressed with how you make the obstacles look easy - the Jeeps show that they are not easy. I am impressed with how well your Bronco handles the trails. I am really impressed with the engine and how it puts out the right amount of torque and speed to just chug along and crawls without spinning and without getting a running start.
If you're from Colorado like @broncoepic and I, then you know that's how they pronounce it there. I know, weird and not properly correct, but that's how they (Buena Vista residents) insist it's pronounced
that made it through with no issues. as a matter of fact he did the entire trail with minimal help. Lots of scraping and sometimes a decent amount of skinny pedal.
Dude you rocked it! I'm a big fan of you and your videos. They're very good quality without being over-produced. Also, your energy, positivity, and good attitude really bring a lot to the table.
Appreciate the feedback and comment. I'm running the Diode Dynamics Stage Series 3" SAE/DOT White PRO LED pod lights in the Flood beam pattern. They are pointed slight at an angle. I've tested this setup and can confirm that when angled slightly to the side it does not have any negative impact to the driver in front of me. I also have a rear 6" light bar in the rear to ensure visibility when backing up. Note: My setup is not for high speed / racing scenarios.
I'm glad this question has been raised. In majority of crawling situations, we always attempt the obstacle without locking our differentials. I know this sounds silly but there is greater satisfaction from conquering an obstacle without using the lockers. That being said, the level of difficulty, risk of damage, and my Bronco being at a slight disadvantage (stock lift) compared to the Jeeps, I used all of the tools at my disposal to make it up the obstacles. My rears were always locked and the front was locked typically mid obstacle or at the beginning but quickly disengaged.
I'm the driver of the Bronco.
Appreciate you posting this video. Such a well produced video and it was very fun to watch. I'll be checking out their past and future episodes.
It's a bummer that they didn't get the 3 Peak Mountain Snowflake symbol. I'm actually contemplating using these tires for the winter months to see how they perform.
It added an extra level of complexity and excitement with each obstacle. All good buddies out in the woods having fun
So we had a "talk" post the trail ride and moving forward only one shall spot/bark out orders
Shouldn't have said all Mud Terrains (MT) are bad in snow. My preference always is to run dedicated snow tires (i.e. Nokian Hakkapeliitta) or AT with the 3 peak symbol for on-road (pavement). I do not have a ton of experience with running on snow off-road and prefer to not be out there when there is snow. I'm still outdoors but I'm usually on my skis.
Yeah, it's a quirk and charm of this town. When the town was originally formed they all agreed to pronounce it "BEW-na Vista" and not "BWAY-na Vista".
Appreciate the comment and kudos. As we all know, you win some and you lose some. I hope to be on the winning end majority of the time but coming up short is also part of wheeling.
We were all running this trail for the first time. As such the driver of the lead rig (JK Rubi) had the dubious task of figuring out the line for the rest of us. I was the lucky recipient of seeing them all go through the obstacle and to form a strategy on what line would work best for me in my Bronco. At the end of the day, it's good buddies enjoying our hobbies (in our respective rigs) in the great outdoors.I know it’s fun to bash the other brands to defend your loyalty to your new purchase. I have a Bronco on eternal order and have owned Jeeps in the past and seeing the manual guy in his keep brought back so many memories of guys with the old school mentality. Same guys that didn’t want antilock brakes when they came out, same guys that don’t like cruise control. With all that being said I’m super excited to get my bronco whenever that may be. I’m sure that everybody here knows that picking the right line can make a Obstacle look super difficult or super easy. I have done this trail many times, I did this trail in my stock 2004 Rubicon with 31 inch tires and walked up that same obstacle starting at the 14:20 mark in the vid while the guy behind me with 35s took him several attempts before eventually being pulled up.
This one is sometimes called the squeeze starting at the 30:10 mark in the vid where the spotter was telling the Bronco driver to go before he slides down. We had a stock YJ on whitewall 29"s
There are some obstacles that you have to be heavily modified for, This trail has a couple more difficult lines that these guys didn’t take the lines that they did take most any stock jeep with the right line can do this trail pretty easily. I would say stock bronco on 31’s could do it as well. Not a jeep fanboy and not taking ANYTHING away from the Bronco in this vid or any for that matter, I am anxiously awaiting mine. Just keeping perspective watching these vids, Tire pressure, lockers, manual vs auto and as much as anything the right line can make all the difference.
Appreciate the feedback and kudos. I'm just a regular Joe filming my adventures with friends. I'm still working on refining the camera work and its settings as some shots weren't exposed correctly. The key is to keep improving and putting out fun content.
Great work my friend. AdventureAlways!!
Yes!! The 360 camera was on and used at all times. I can't tell you how useful this functionality is out on the trail.
I agree. It's a great trail and I can't to wait to go back and run it again.@broncoepic that is one of my favorite trails, Partly because you can make it more difficult or less difficult with various lines that are available. Glad you had a great time!
Hopefully I’ll see you on the trails whenever I get my Bronco.
