Ep 83: Paul Jho from Nexen and Storm Area 51

July 31, 2019trailchasers.net

We talk to Paul Jho, the Motorsports Senior Manager for @nexentireusa about Nexen being the official sponsor of The Trailchasers Podcast. Then, Cody tries to talk Matt and Jose out of joining the Storm Area 51 movement and I think it backfires on him.

Show # 74 Mixed Bag of Jeep parts

July 31, 2019Bent Axle Media

Quick notes cause we're dodging lightning down here. Enjoy the show.

Synthetic Winch Line Freezes?

July 30, 2019Jeep Talk Show

A Jeep Talk Show listener recently wrote in with his own experience with synthetic winch line.

On the winch debate on episode 390 or 391 I loved the battle between tony and josh. 
That’s was funny and entertaining. Both of you have great points. But one that I 
experienced you did not mention. I have 3 jeeps and two have synthetic and one that 
I was planning to put on my grand is steel. I am in Southern Arizona and this past 
winter we had an epic snow event ( snow lasted more than 1 day). Pretty rare. Anyway 
we had rain and snow and freezing temps for a couple days. In the bad weather I made 
the wife park the car and drive her JK and I drive the TJ so if anyone needed help 
I had the gear to go do. Now on to the rope vs cable. I went to use my winch and 
the rope and cylinder was one big piece of ice. Rope was wet and froze together. 
Making it non-usable at that time. However the cable was only stuck together minimally. 
But usable. Other that my vote is for rope. I like taking the extra weight off the front end.

Thanks for sharing your experience with us Tom P.

CentreSteer #76 – Mayor of One Ton Land

July 26, 2019centresteer

The Seventy-sixth episode

Guests: Dan Warden, 1 Ton Land-Rovers 1:13 – 2:01

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Episode 147 – One Ton Steering

July 26, 2019dan.cole

Whether you’re going to start a trip to Tierra Del Fuego or simply hitting the forest roads in the Ozarks for the weekend, Artemis Overland Hardware has just what you need. Visit online at artemisoverland.com or visit their awesome showroom in Springfield, Missouri. We live in a strange time where so many of us want … Continue reading »

Episode 395 – Rough Country, they’ve come along way baby!

July 26, 2019tony

This Week In Jeep:

Jeep Tire Slasher on the loose!

Cape Hatteras Park Service has reported multiple vehicles having their tires slashed at parking areas on Bodie and Hatteras islands. The primary target is Jeep Wranglers. Seven vehicles, five of which were Wranglers, had their tires punctured. They took their time and enjoyed themselves puncturing four tires! This criminal act of vandalism took place between July 11th and July 21st. There was no mention in the press release if any of the tires were of the off road, more expensive variety but even having your stock tires slashed is buy a time wasting hassle and expensive. We hope that insurance covered most of the cost for tire replacement.
If you see a Jeep being vandalized take it upon yourself to report it to the police and anything you can add to the individual that was doing it. We need to look out for each other. If you do have any information about this crime in particular, you can contact the Dar County Community Crimeline at 888-653-0009.

NEXEN TIRE BUILDS CUSTOM JEEP GLADIATOR

Nexen Tire America Inc., a worldwide leader in high-performance, passenger, SUV / light truck and winter tires, has announced the details of the fully-customized 2020 Jeep Gladiator Sport S which will be given away National Purple Heart Day, Aug. 7 to a combat-wounded veteran as part of the Nexen Hero program. Featuring Nexen 35-Inch Roadian MTX Xtreme Off-Road Mud Terrain tires, the giveaway is sequel to the highly successful ‘American Muscle for American Heroes’ program that ran last year. Just like last year’s program, Nexen Tire and The Purple Heart Foundation have teamed up for a second time to honor a well-deserving Purple Heart recipient – this time with a customized 2020 Jeep Gladiator. This year’s program features an iconic vehicle that has been one of the most exciting vehicle launches in decades. With the help of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Nexen Tire America was able to purchase one of the first publicly available 2020 Jeep Gladiator Sport S’s in the nation. Waiting for the Gladiator was legendary car builder Kenny Pfitzer of Zero to 60 Designs who took his original knowledge of the first campaign to spearhead the Gladiator build.

For more information on the Purple Heart Foundation, visit https://purpleheartfoundation.org.

Please visit http://www.nexentireusa.com/nexenhero to nominate a Purple Heart recipient and for official giveaway rules.

Contributor Segment:

Nexan Tire Extreme Rock Challenge – Tires Used Details

Don Alexander of the Jeep 4×4 School joins us to talk in detail about the Nexen Roadian MTX tires that the Jeeps were fitted with on Tony’s trip to Big Bear Lake last week.

Wrangler Talk: Tammy’s Latest Wheeling Trip

Interview with Alan with Rough Country

Tech Talk With Jeep Talk:

Replacing your HVAC Blower Motor

Brian from Root One Six joins us and shares his recent replacement of the blower motor on his 2008 JKU Rubicon.
Apparently it’s easy to replace, so do so when it acts up and not when you start to sweat!

Nicky G: Area 51 Tips

Wheeling Where:

Wicked Jeeps NC (on Facebook)
When: August 3rd
Where: Uwharrie, North Carolina
Wicked Jeeps will be hosting an all day beginner/intermediate wheeling lesson in Uwharrie August 3rd!!
You will have a chance to truly understand what you and your jeep are capable of all while being in the company of experienced offroaders to ensure a safe and enjoyable day!!
We will meet at the Eldorado Outpost at 8am, here we will show you the mechanics of your jeep, help you disconnect sway bars and air down those tires etc.. (make sure you bring two 18mm wrenches and a tire pressure gauge) We will convoy out to the Uwharrie trails at 9:30am.

Links Mentioned in Episode 395:

https://jeep4x4school.com
https://nexentireusa.com
https://roughcountry.com

Ep 82: Syndicate Offroad & We Are Getting Old

July 25, 2019www.trailchasers.net

We talk to the guys @syndicate.offroad about an event they have coming up @stonebrewing in Escondido. Then, Cody & Matt talk about how they are completely falling apart and we just just be put down. Seriously, how are we still alive?

Ep 82: Syndicate Offroad & We Are Getting Old

July 24, 2019trailchasers.net

Emergency Communications

July 22, 2019tony

While out at a wheeling event on Gold Mountain Trail in Big Bear Lake, one of the Jeeps had a mechanical failure. Cell phone signals were spotty on some of the phones, and completely absent on others, like mine. One of the Jeepers had their Yaesu dual band handy talkie. A new HAM he knew the importance of having secondary communications while on the trail. They tried making a call to the local repeater, 147.33 Mhz. Not able to get anyone on the repeater one of the party knew that I had been a HAM for a number of years, and passed the radio to me.

I tried making a call on the repeater and I noticed there was no squelch tail. I know some repeaters can have a short tail, but you usually hear, or see something after your transmission. Looking at the radio, that I had never used before, I started going through the basic checks. Was a transmit off set, set? Yes, +600Khz. Was there a subaudible tone turned on, and if so what frequency tone was it?

Well I saw no indication on the display that a subaudible tone was active. Eventually I did find where you set the subaudible tone, but I didn’t have anyway of knowing what tone this repeater required, and without cell phone Internet access I couldn’t look it up.

Two things we all should learn from this.