The short story on the Short Bus is that I broke the stub shaft on a front outer CV. I promptly removed the shaft and proceeded to help Jay with his broken wheeler. I didn't think my problem all the way through
Somehow it held together the rest of the way to the top where we had lunch but not having given my broken axle proper thought, proceeded back down Miller. Whoops
The first indication something was awry:
Next thought, how far to camp?
So we removed the wheel and hub while Big A kept the weight centered
Grumpy and his winch helped us get it up trail to a wide spot where we devised a plan. We decided to bring a couple of trucks and a trailer to the top of Alamo for recovery. I stayed with the Short Bus while the others took my family to the comfort of camp and grabbed the needed trucks and trailer.
Here I sat and otherwise farted around for a couple of hours.
Now, I'm not really the sit around and wait kinda guy. So with Shannon's (Dunecrusher) idea for inspiration, an air damn torn of of some poor guys vehicle, a bungie cord and a Leatherman the skid was born. I proceeded up trail and this is how the guys found me.
With a calculated amount of counterweight the ride up was much faster and successful.
I knew in the end it would wind up here. I wasn't worried a bit, and it did it under it's own power with the help of a great group of guys.
By the way, Mrs. Slacker is trailer pullin'est wife I've ever had. She's awesome and I think pretty used to this stuff by now
Thanks very much to all of the guys who jumped in to help me out. I can't thank you all enough, I will bring you beer from Larry's trailer for the next three rides. Dave, I'm so glad we didn't have to attempt it but thanks for being open to the idea of bringing your truck down to haul it up. I'm bringin' you beer hand a foot for 4 rides
The Bus will be down a while but my problems aren't near as bad as some guys, this was a rough trip
