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navycrawler · 08-29-2006, 10:07 AM

I am sure some of you have something set up in your backyard! Due to the instability of my working hours I have decided to build a course in my backyard. This way I can test my vehicles out, practice and play with out driving anywhere. I need some help on design ideas. If any of you have some useful info I would appreciate some advice. There are no natural obsticals(sp) back there. So far I just have some river rock. Pics would be a plus. Thanks in advance!

peej410 · 08-29-2006, 10:45 AM

what state are you in ?

navycrawler · 08-29-2006, 10:53 AM

Northern New Mexico by the Colorado border

peej410 · 08-29-2006, 10:56 AM

what size crawler doyou run?

navycrawler · 08-29-2006, 11:01 AM

2.2 but am also picking up a clod

navycrawler · 08-30-2006, 11:23 AM

anybody...? Please help!!!!

Brainstain · 08-30-2006, 11:36 AM

$40,000 bonus for SEAL huh? I didn't think you could be a SEAL right off the bat....still not enough to make me go..
As for the track, get some rocks, throw them out there, and move them around until you like what you see. Usually more of an up and down thing is good, but just a bunch of rocks that are on flat ground is better than nothing.

peej410 · 08-30-2006, 11:38 AM

use a fullsize pickup, like a 1 ton
go around to construction sites and ask for a load of rock. then back up really fast with the tailgate down and stop. voila!!!!!! instant crawler course

navycrawler · 08-30-2006, 11:44 AM

thanks guys! And now SEAL is a rating so you go straight to buds after basic.

BrandonW · 08-30-2006, 11:46 AM

give me $40,000 ill be a navy seal.

navycrawler · 08-30-2006, 11:48 AM

You have to survive BUDS to get the $$!

Jamus · 08-30-2006, 12:07 PM

Army gives 20k for cooks. Trade ya 2 cooks for a SEAL, haha.

Anyway, you could build a stick/branch ladder also. Check the comp section for pics of their courses. You could dig a small trench and add some water for a small mud pit them put the ladder over top it. I've never been fond of the piles of loose rock, it always shifts on you, but it beats nothing. Like mentioned above with the construction site, you could get concrete scrap. The concrete would have a nice jagged texture for crawling.

Mule · 08-30-2006, 12:33 PM

Go look at some wheeling vids of Farmington trails, Rick Russel, 04, 05 UROC comps. Dude, you are in one he** of a wheeling spot. Although, I can't say what an RC course would look like..... I don't have an operational buggy yet.... ARGH...... And the tmaxx won't cut it.

I have a recycled concrete riprap retaining wall in my back yard. Perfect for practicing.....
There are some RC comp vids that you can find off this board (one is about 15 minutes long). They have some really good footage of their courses. I started there and then looked at a lot of pics in the galleries of guys on the board and others web pages.

I don't have pics of the other half, some spots further around are almost straight up.
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navycrawler · 08-30-2006, 02:25 PM

Thanks guys, Mule that looks like fun. Yeah we have the famous Choke Cherry Canyon here. I need to get my crawler rtr!!

MongoDS · 08-30-2006, 03:25 PM

Farmington Huh, I live in Bloomfield. What you need to do is find some of these freshly redone oilfield roads because they are using sandstone (for mud purposes). All along the sides there are pretty big chunks (basketball sized and bigger) just ripe for the picking. One of the best places is on CR 4600 (the entrance to pump canyon).

navycrawler · 08-30-2006, 03:29 PM

sweet, I will have to check it out!

Double J · 08-30-2006, 04:03 PM

I grew up in Waterflow, NM until about 6th grade my dad lived there till I was about 16-17. Worked on the Mancus (sp) mountains in Colorado when I was 19 for Box B ranch (out of Bloomfield, NM). I know the area well.
You have an unlimited source for rocks. From the mountains to river rocks.
Best thing to do is find a Dump truck and start loading up and drop them in a pile in your back yard. Get the ones that rolled to far and put them on the top. If your looking for design ideas just start with a pile and work from there you can change it up as you like. Recruit some help moving them around.

phishead1101 · 08-30-2006, 04:22 PM

Something like this might work for ya.... why not include a waterfall....sorry for the big pic.

xjman · 08-30-2006, 05:44 PM

I think TwistedCreations has a backyard rock garden too.

navycrawler · 08-30-2006, 06:02 PM

Thanks guys! I wish I had a pond out back, it would be full of bass!!!!!!!!!

08-29-2006, 10:07 AM	#1
navycrawler Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Oregon City Posts: 123	Backyard Crawler Course I am sure some of you have something set up in your backyard! Due to the instability of my working hours I have decided to build a course in my backyard. This way I can test my vehicles out, practice and play with out driving anywhere. I need some help on design ideas. If any of you have some useful info I would appreciate some advice. There are no natural obsticals(sp) back there. So far I just have some river rock. Pics would be a plus. Thanks in advance!

08-29-2006, 10:45 AM	#2
peej410 Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: glastonbury Posts: 992	what state are you in ?

08-29-2006, 10:53 AM	#3
navycrawler Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Oregon City Posts: 123	Northern New Mexico by the Colorado border

08-29-2006, 10:56 AM	#4
peej410 Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: glastonbury Posts: 992	what size crawler doyou run?

08-29-2006, 11:01 AM	#5
navycrawler Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Oregon City Posts: 123	2.2 but am also picking up a clod

08-30-2006, 11:23 AM	#6
navycrawler Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Oregon City Posts: 123	anybody...? Please help!!!!

08-30-2006, 11:36 AM	#7
Brainstain Nope.. Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Whiteland, Indiana Posts: 1,849	$40,000 bonus for SEAL huh? I didn't think you could be a SEAL right off the bat....still not enough to make me go.. As for the track, get some rocks, throw them out there, and move them around until you like what you see. Usually more of an up and down thing is good, but just a bunch of rocks that are on flat ground is better than nothing.

08-30-2006, 11:38 AM	#8
peej410 Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: glastonbury Posts: 992	use a fullsize pickup, like a 1 ton go around to construction sites and ask for a load of rock. then back up really fast with the tailgate down and stop. voila!!!!!! instant crawler course

08-30-2006, 11:44 AM	#9
navycrawler Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Oregon City Posts: 123	thanks guys! And now SEAL is a rating so you go straight to buds after basic.

08-30-2006, 11:46 AM	#10
BrandonW RCC Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: USA Posts: 1,043	give me $40,000 ill be a navy seal.

08-30-2006, 11:48 AM	#11
navycrawler Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Oregon City Posts: 123	You have to survive BUDS to get the $$!

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08-30-2006, 12:07 PM	#12
Jamus RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Naoma, WV Posts: 1,479	Army gives 20k for cooks. Trade ya 2 cooks for a SEAL, haha. Anyway, you could build a stick/branch ladder also. Check the comp section for pics of their courses. You could dig a small trench and add some water for a small mud pit them put the ladder over top it. I've never been fond of the piles of loose rock, it always shifts on you, but it beats nothing. Like mentioned above with the construction site, you could get concrete scrap. The concrete would have a nice jagged texture for crawling.

08-30-2006, 12:33 PM	#13
Mule Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: CO burbs Posts: 261	Go look at some wheeling vids of Farmington trails, Rick Russel, 04, 05 UROC comps. Dude, you are in one he** of a wheeling spot. Although, I can't say what an RC course would look like..... I don't have an operational buggy yet.... ARGH...... And the tmaxx won't cut it. I have a recycled concrete riprap retaining wall in my back yard. Perfect for practicing..... There are some RC comp vids that you can find off this board (one is about 15 minutes long). They have some really good footage of their courses. I started there and then looked at a lot of pics in the galleries of guys on the board and others web pages. I don't have pics of the other half, some spots further around are almost straight up. G

08-30-2006, 02:25 PM	#14
navycrawler Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Oregon City Posts: 123	Thanks guys, Mule that looks like fun. Yeah we have the famous Choke Cherry Canyon here. I need to get my crawler rtr!!

08-30-2006, 03:25 PM	#15
MongoDS Newbie Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: NW New Mexico Posts: 49	Farmington Huh, I live in Bloomfield. What you need to do is find some of these freshly redone oilfield roads because they are using sandstone (for mud purposes). All along the sides there are pretty big chunks (basketball sized and bigger) just ripe for the picking. One of the best places is on CR 4600 (the entrance to pump canyon).

08-30-2006, 03:29 PM	#16
navycrawler Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Oregon City Posts: 123	sweet, I will have to check it out!

08-30-2006, 04:03 PM	#17
Double J I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: between heaven and hell. Posts: 3,367	I grew up in Waterflow, NM until about 6th grade my dad lived there till I was about 16-17. Worked on the Mancus (sp) mountains in Colorado when I was 19 for Box B ranch (out of Bloomfield, NM). I know the area well. You have an unlimited source for rocks. From the mountains to river rocks. Best thing to do is find a Dump truck and start loading up and drop them in a pile in your back yard. Get the ones that rolled to far and put them on the top. If your looking for design ideas just start with a pile and work from there you can change it up as you like. Recruit some help moving them around.

08-30-2006, 04:22 PM	#18
phishead1101 Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Knoxville Posts: 611	Something like this might work for ya.... why not include a waterfall....sorry for the big pic.

08-30-2006, 05:44 PM	#19
xjman Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the basement Posts: 929	I think TwistedCreations has a backyard rock garden too.

08-30-2006, 06:02 PM	#20
navycrawler Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Oregon City Posts: 123	Thanks guys! I wish I had a pond out back, it would be full of bass!!!!!!!!!

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