smog's Dirty Pickle

[DirtMerchant]

The pickle looks great, and that location is truly fantastic! Wow. Looks like a great time.

[AK KRAWLER]

Awesome rig and amazing scenery, but most of all, the name "smog's Dirty Pickle" killllls me!!! I love it!

Thanks for building an awesome rig and taking the time to share it with the masses.

[smog]

Thanks for all the feedback guys, totally appreciated. Glad to know my sense of humor is appreciated AK, the name seemed appropriate

The crawling out at the lake is a treat. Don't get out there as often as I would like, but its definitely my favorite place to pass the day.

[smog]

Where did the summer months go?

It's been a fun one, thankfully that included lots of time with my teenage kids and the crawlers. Was out at the cottage by myself this past week and so had the luxury of endless patience on my side. Took advantage of it to shoot some video and take a bunch of pics of the Phoenix

It was a gorgeous week of weather. Here are some Pics taken on the trail I massively expanded through the Covee years.

These pics are all the sections that run along the lake. Some are north west facing others south and south-east.

Cant say how much I love this rig...and these trails...

[smog]

Here is a link to a running video of my Northwest facing shoreline trail, 'The Greasy Beaver'. My rig borrows access to the water using the beaver's trail.

https://youtu.be/BeZEUFJtHOc

[high plains drifter]

Hard to figure what was more impressive... those tires, that scenery, or your driving. Probably the most enjoyable video I've watched in a long long time. Never thought I'd say it but watching your dirty pickle tackle that greasy beaver was a real treat. Thanks for sharing.

[Goro Majima]

Def enjoyed that video!

[ScaleLifeNewbie]

Great video! What an awesome place to crawl by the water. That stick bridge crossing was pretty cool!

[smog]

Originally Posted by high plains drifter

Hard to figure what was more impressive... those tires, that scenery, or your driving. Probably the most enjoyable video I've watched in a long long time. Never thought I'd say it but watching your dirty pickle tackle that greasy beaver was a real treat. Thanks for sharing.

You are too kind my friend! Glad you enjoyed the vid, it was fun to make.

Originally Posted by Goro Majima

Def enjoyed that video!

much appreciated

Originally Posted by ScaleLifeNewbie

Great video! What an awesome place to crawl by the water. That stick bridge crossing was pretty cool!

Always nice to be by the water. That spot can get cooking on a hot day with all the black rocks. It was nice to catch it on a windy day. Thanks for checking it out!

[B-MOW71]

Great pics and vid smog!

Enjoyed watching the Dirty Pickle navigate them slick rocks. I was shocked at how well them Predator Krawlers did! Your trail system looks like a fun place to wheel the rigs!

[smog]

Thanks B, they are indeed fun trails. They have a bit of everything. The Pred's seem to do the best in the wet, there effectiveness only seems to wane when the temps get to the hotter side. The lugs get too soft.

Rig has been great and taken some decent abuse from high tumbles onto rock. nothing has broken, but the body has seen its share of damage.

The cab of the body has slightly crushed and some of the lexan has torn in the corners of the windows. All in all I have no durability complaints





One of the screws holding the bed sides pulled through the lexan. Likely caught a branch in the woods





And of course the typical cracks underneath the corner of the grill

[B-MOW71]

Originally Posted by smog

Rig has been great and taken some decent abuse from high tumbles onto rock. nothing has broken, but the body has seen its share of damage.

The cab of the body has slightly crushed and some of the lexan has torn in the corners of the windows. All in all I have no durability complaints

And of course the typical cracks underneath the corner of the grill

OH wow! It does have a ton of rock rash! I didn't even notice all of the damage in the video.

Good to see the body is still in one piece and is taking a beating! It now has all kinds of character!

[smog]

Hey, hey RCC, spring is here up here in the north so I can finally go out and get my crawl on. Been taking a few of the rigs older rigs out to see where they are at and what needs to be done. Had the Phoenix out on Sunday. Love this rig. Definitely one of my favorites.

This is a garden of smashed concrete and quarter down that sits out in the corner of an old quarry. Over the years my sons and I have fashioned it into a really fun crawler course. It just keeps getting better and better as we refine it. Basically spent the entire weekend out there. Here is some pics from Sunday.



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[smog]

...and for anyone interested in a video, I edited this one up. It shows the Pickle crawling a few sections of the course

https://youtu.be/Dx5ZJnt19Fs?si=A4STUyaNhlutsPHi

[twade984]

Rig looks great, and looks like you’ve got a nice spot to run there. Enjoy the sun while it lasts


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[smog]

Originally Posted by twade984

Rig looks great, and looks like you’ve got a nice spot to run there. Enjoy the sun while it lasts

Cheers! haha, yeah its raining today.

[Sniper4370]

Man, that body is BEAT! Adds character though.

[smog]

Originally Posted by Sniper4370

Man, that body is BEAT! Adds character though.

Yup, it's had more than it's share of tumbles. There is a lot of shoe goo on the inside corners and edges at this point.

It's living the life a crawler should, I reckon

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