| This was one of those rare trail ride
opportunities, after the September Line Mountain 7 Miler race a group of people
get together to go through the course and clean up the track. We picked up parts,
cans, tires, and other assorted items from the track.
 It took us 6 hours to cover
the course (During the race a good time is around 30 minutes). It was a great time
and a tough course which included deep mud holes, steep hills, and rocks.
I
determined that I need lower gears because I had a hard
 time
controlling the Jeep down hills and over large rocks, not to mention the
ever present smell of a burning clutch. After all the 3 speed with a
Dana 20 case my crawl ratio is only 21:1. 
UPDATE: Since
this ride the
Mike's 78 CJ-5
was upgraded to a
T-18 4 speed,
4.10 rears, and air
lockers. What a difference.
The Jeep's crawl ratio went from a pathetic 21:1
to a tolerable 52:1.
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