Gentlemen:

Mission to mud.. accomplished! But I will say this: This damn thing is heavy as balls. And it's the lightest of these things you can build. And *STILL*.. it kicked my sorry @$$ today. I mean, yeah.. it went places with a rollover effort that the one from 2005 definitely couldn't... But.. sooo damn heavy!

It's like what you would imagine a fully built rock crawling Ford OJ Bronco on 44's to like BEHAVE... But man.. the little '87 Toyota at home will scoot along without so much.. weight? or is the worry? Or are they the same thing?

I definitely gained confidence today with obstacles this thing will roll over. It may be heavy, but part of that is bc it doesn't NEED much to roll a 6" street curb. Much less a fallen limb. I went through sh!t today that rode out with me in the spokes, chain, and wheels. High grass and lots of limbs.

But it was short and exhausting. When my brother turns 60, I know that my time is soon. He's 61.

I feel 61.

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