Off Roading

Well I went 4 wheeling today with a rather large group headed by my mechanic and friend Dave. After we found the meeting point at the wrong gas station, we all met up and headed out to the trail. After about 10 mins Dave got bored and decided to climb a hill which he then started bouncing back down towards me who was coming up behind. Thankfully my truck didn't have to stop him because he thoughtfully rolled it into a few trees. It took about an hour to recover his jeep so we got lunch started and appraised the damage to the jeep. It took about 3 hours to "fix" the rear differential in the Jeep. When we were setting off again my starter got stuck on and melted a battery terminal. This however wasn't a problem because I'm not a normal North American and I have a Manual. We disconnected the power to the starter and pushed the truck down a hill.
However this could not be the end of problems. I having not gotten my Truck dirty yet I saw a huge puddle and decided to go for it. The girls riding along agreed and I hit the puddle at about 60KM in second gear. The end of the puddle wasn't smooth I slammed into the bank and shot the truck into the air getting some good flight for a 3 Ton Truck. Unfortunately the Landing seriously damaged my steering box.
We called it a day an limped out then the 3 trucks that had problems me, Dave and Dan slowly limped home taking an extra 2 hours to get back and ending with me having to tow Dave's Jeep the last leg because I had more power than Dan and Dave's transfer-case and rear diff had both given out.

My truck had the added bonus that if my steering went on the way home it would most likely result in a high-speed roll, so we arranged for space for the girls and their dog's in other trucks for the trip back.

All in all it was a fun trip and it only cost me a steering box, starter motor, and the second starter cellynoid in a week.