Took her off the pavement for a bit

jabroni619 · Jul 7, 2020

I know a Wrangler may have felt more at home here than a Raptor, but she handled it nicely. Superb grip and just enough ground clearance. I messed up on the way down and accidentally left it in neutral the entire time. You can hear the engine rev freely when I get to the very bottom when I’m turning back around to get up the hill.

CoronaRaptor · Jul 7, 2020

Awesome video, really shows how steep it is. Lots of clanging and banging going on too, lol

jabroni619 · Jul 7, 2020

Yeah, I was white knuckling it the whole time, but it ended up being easier than I anticipated. When I first approached the descent, I nearly backed out of the attempt. If it wasn't for the fact I knew there was a bypass, I probably wouldn't have done it. Most of the clanging you hear is either rocks being kicked up by the tires or the rear suspension flexing. My skids went largely unscathed. Only miner brushes with anything. I was in rock crawl mode on the way up, so 4L with the diff locked. I almost convinced myself to try it a 2nd time without the diff-lock but decided not to press my luck.

TXRaptor · Jul 7, 2020

Who was flying the drone?

jabroni619 · Jul 7, 2020

Friend of mine. Dropped him off at the top of the hill.

Peterb · Jul 7, 2020

great video
I would suggest a rear dif skid plate

RaptorRnr · Jul 8, 2020

Great video. Thanks for sharing. Out of curiosity, being a newb myself, why'd you keep it in neutral? Years ago, I almost learned the hard way, simply relying on the brakes to slow me down. I would have figured letting the drive train in 4wd low and the brakes would have assisted you.

jabroni619 · Jul 8, 2020

RaptorRnr said:
Great video. Thanks for sharing. Out of curiosity, being a newb myself, why'd you keep it in neutral? Years ago, I almost learned the hard way, simply relying on the brakes to slow me down. I would have figured letting the drive train in 4wd low and the brakes would have assisted you.

I ****** up. Leaving it in neutral wasn’t intentional.

sixshooter_45 · Jul 8, 2020

jabroni619 said:
Yeah, I was white knuckling it the whole time, but it ended up being easier than I anticipated. When I first approached the descent, I nearly backed out of the attempt. If it wasn't for the fact I knew there was a bypass, I probably wouldn't have done it. Most of the clanging you hear is either rocks being kicked up by the tires or the rear suspension flexing. My skids went largely unscathed. Only miner brushes with anything. I was in rock crawl mode on the way up, so 4L with the diff locked. I almost convinced myself to try it a 2nd time without the diff-lock but decided not to press my luck.

Drive mode would have probably worked well going up and down.

Nice video.

jeanco · Jul 8, 2020

use mode :Rock Crawl
select speed,the truck will work for you!

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