I'm somewhat of a self-deprecating guy. What's that mean, some of you Neanderthals ask?
It means I don't hesitate to recognize and admit my faults. And holy shit, I've got a few.
Let he who lives in a glass house cast the first stone.
In my case, you cannot teach a superannuated canine innovative maneuver. At least not easily.
In 2017 I entered the wonderful world of trucks by purchasing a black Raptor.
I promptly got it stuck and had to get pulled out by towtruck.
IN MY OWN BACKYARD!!!
One would think one would learn from that and not repeat the mistakes of the past. One would think.
So Friday I traded in my 2020 Can-Am Outlander 1000R XT-P for a Can-Am Maverick X3 X DX Turbo RR, a friggin beast I tell ya. (Pics to follow)
I traveled about 100 miles to the Jersey Shore to the only place that had one in stock.
Four hours later, after negotiating on my trade, catching the finance guy in a 1500 error in HIS favor, after he gleefully tells me my credit is great and he got me approved by Citibank at 7.99 percent and I told him don't utter another word. You're an ******* if you think I'm taking that rate. Contact Sheffield Financial and get me 3.8, which he then did, I drove it home in my 16' ATC trailer.
It was a torrential downpour that night into half the next day. I finally took it out and went ripping through my measly 2.5 acre property.
Put it back in trailer (this was yesterday) and planned to go to Lost Trails ATV Park in PA today.
So last night, what do I do? I drive the trailer into my backyard (where it sits mired in quicksand today) and get it and my truck stuck. AGAIN!!! I have MaxTrax that I bought for my trip last year to Moab. Never used them. Wheels spun on them. Dug, spun. Dug, spun.
Finally it dawned on me to put it in deep sand and snow mode and they grabbed the trax and I got the truck out. No way I was moving that damn trailer, because of course I didn't unload the 1500 pound UTV.
So, there you have it. Yeah, I'm an idiot. But hey, at least I admit it.
It means I don't hesitate to recognize and admit my faults. And holy shit, I've got a few.
Let he who lives in a glass house cast the first stone.
In my case, you cannot teach a superannuated canine innovative maneuver. At least not easily.
In 2017 I entered the wonderful world of trucks by purchasing a black Raptor.
I promptly got it stuck and had to get pulled out by towtruck.
IN MY OWN BACKYARD!!!
One would think one would learn from that and not repeat the mistakes of the past. One would think.
So Friday I traded in my 2020 Can-Am Outlander 1000R XT-P for a Can-Am Maverick X3 X DX Turbo RR, a friggin beast I tell ya. (Pics to follow)
I traveled about 100 miles to the Jersey Shore to the only place that had one in stock.
Four hours later, after negotiating on my trade, catching the finance guy in a 1500 error in HIS favor, after he gleefully tells me my credit is great and he got me approved by Citibank at 7.99 percent and I told him don't utter another word. You're an ******* if you think I'm taking that rate. Contact Sheffield Financial and get me 3.8, which he then did, I drove it home in my 16' ATC trailer.
It was a torrential downpour that night into half the next day. I finally took it out and went ripping through my measly 2.5 acre property.
Put it back in trailer (this was yesterday) and planned to go to Lost Trails ATV Park in PA today.
So last night, what do I do? I drive the trailer into my backyard (where it sits mired in quicksand today) and get it and my truck stuck. AGAIN!!! I have MaxTrax that I bought for my trip last year to Moab. Never used them. Wheels spun on them. Dug, spun. Dug, spun.
Finally it dawned on me to put it in deep sand and snow mode and they grabbed the trax and I got the truck out. No way I was moving that damn trailer, because of course I didn't unload the 1500 pound UTV.
So, there you have it. Yeah, I'm an idiot. But hey, at least I admit it.
I hate mud. Just hate it. A friend and I spent 5 hours going 50 feet once, in driving sleet. What a party. If there isn't room to get the UTV off, you could jack up the trailer and toss some plywood sheets under the wheels ...
