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Hawk_308  [Team Member]
4/14/2012 10:17:17 PM
Most of people prefer older easy to work on trucks as BOVs and of course they are cheap . Heres a video of a cheap truck challenge to show what the older iron is capable of .So with a little bit of money you can have a cable offroad vehicle capable of getting you where you need to go .



http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=jkBe7wBy_fY#!


For what its worth the challenge was set up for some one on a budget , I think they should have docked points for the bronco having reliability issues .

monstercat79  [Member]
4/14/2012 11:14:02 PM
I wish I had an extra $2000 to put into my BOV.
Hawk_308  [Team Member]
4/14/2012 11:22:05 PM
Yeah , Im about to spend that much on a 2nd vehicle of mine , but Ive been making $50 "payments" on mine for a while and once I get every thing together Im going to do a partial drive train swap . Once thats done Im going to do the same to my DD/ family BOV /camper puller to do about 2500 in upgrades . But in the grand scheme of things its fairly easy to put back some upgrade money if you are patient and stick to make payments on it .
die-tryin  [Team Member]
4/14/2012 11:23:05 PM
Im In!!!!!!!!!!
Wigglesdabum  [Team Member]
4/15/2012 12:16:58 AM
Just watched that. was pretty good. My BOV is a 1985 F250
wesmerc  [Team Member]
4/15/2012 12:30:21 AM
Very cool video. I think that off road capability is an over emphasized need in a bov. Reliability is paramount IMHO.
TMLoftis  [Team Member]
4/15/2012 4:38:45 AM


Mine.

Hard to beat straight six reliability and a jeep offroad IMO.

Fuel injected. But can go back to a carb in about 20 minutes if it came up.
USMC88-93  [Team Member]
4/15/2012 4:45:27 AM


PA22-400  [Team Member]
4/15/2012 7:57:11 AM













Hawk_308  [Team Member]
4/15/2012 8:25:39 AM

Originally Posted By wesmerc:
Very cool video. I think that off road capability is an over emphasized need in a bov. Reliability is paramount IMHO.

I do agree that reliability is king but off road capability can be very important depending on BOL , route or conditions .

Here is a pic of how paths around my bol look most of the time


PA22-400  [Team Member]
4/19/2012 10:14:33 AM
saw the vid finallly....
Hawk_308  [Team Member]
4/19/2012 2:58:56 PM
I know you were pulling for the burb .
Originally Posted By PA22-400:
saw the vid finallly....


PA22-400  [Team Member]
4/19/2012 4:09:11 PM
True a year ago....now...not as much
Originally Posted By Hawk_308:
I know you were pulling for the burb .
Originally Posted By PA22-400:
saw the vid finallly....