Eugene

[George]

Hey I'm new too crawling but not too R/C. Hey who crawles around Eugene? where is a good place I'm just starting a crawler so I have time too find the good spots. :D

George

[Hotrodvw]

What's up George!! I work in Eugene, and live in Creswell. My parents' house backs up to Row river.......I'm starting there. :D What did you buy?? Keep in touch, maybe we can help each other out. ;)

[George]

I have a clodbuster that I'm working on & I have a king on order waiting for it sucks. What do you have?

[Hotrodvw]

I just bought an AX-10 Scorpion. :D

[snakeman]

I can show you guys the places I know if you want....

[Hotrodvw]

Once I get my crawler going, sure!

[snakeman]

I'm out of Cottage Grove, so all the areas I know of are down here, but there are a few.

We should do a meet and greet down here sometime. I need some motivation to get mine built!

Jeff

[Hotrodvw]

Sounds good. Just got mine painted today, and should have it up and running this week hopefully. Are you racing off road at all?

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a6/Hotrodvw/RC%20Stuff/IMG_2113.jpg

[George]

cool paint Hotrodvw

sounds good to me snakeman I just need to finsh my clod then I'll be game.

Later George

[snakeman]

No racing for me. I work too much, and family takes up the rest of the time. Should free up considerably in a couple months when my wife finishes school. I *might* go back to school then, not sure yet.

[Hotrodvw]

Thanks fellas....my e-mail address here @ home is:
egwaltney@centurytel.net Give me a shout if you go out crawlin'. ;)

[Hotrodvw]

George..........Jobi and I are contemplating feeling up some rocks with the crawlers on New Years Day..... Interested?

Pm me or e-mail me @ egwaltney@centurytel.net

Eric

[Hotrodvw]

OK.........if anyone's up for it, we'll be @ Skinner's Butte at 1pm 01/01/08!!!!! That's right, tomorrow Jan 1st @ 1pm! If you have any questions, PM me. Eric

[snakeman]

OK.........if anyone's up for it, we'll be @ Skinner's Butte at 1pm 01/01/08!!!!! That's right, tomorrow Jan 1st @ 1pm! If you have any questions, PM me. Eric
Just curious what crawling stuff is there. Other than the rock wall...
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[Hotrodvw]

OK.......there was jack squat there for rox. We made due with what we had to work with. :rolleyes:

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I like to call this one, "Submission" :D
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Mine is the black one, Jobi's is the Silver.

[snakeman]

I'm always on the prowl for places to run. I know there are a few places on the "high" side of Dorena lake, and some fun "playing" out near Cottage Grove lake. I know of a few cool places up Brice Creek (above your parents place) but nothing spectactular.

Hit me up anytime you want to go. I need more inspiration to get my scaler done. Besides, I realized I can't fly worth a ****!

Jeff
snakeman4x4@gmail.com

[Hotrodvw]

Heck yeah........we'll do it. What's left to do on the crawler???

[snakeman]

Um.... everything....

I have all the parts, just haven't had time to build it.....

[Hotrodvw]

Then your priorities are serioulsy out of whack. :D

[hotwheels000]

I just passed thru your neck of the woods on the way home from the dunes....check out the breakwater barriers at winchestor bay that surround the oyster beds, very cool rocks, huge huge huge and they are palced in a way that it is almost monolithic.....its only 1 hr for you guys to get there.

The entire bay is covered(Lined) in rocks for break water reasons. You could comp/gtg until you died and never use all the area.

Also, the rest area just before Salem if you are heading North has some decent crawling along the banks of the river and under the bridge.

[Hotrodvw]

I know I've seen the rocks by the river at the rest area.......good idea! :cool:

[BC crawler]

Hey I'm from springfield and my buddy and I like to go up mcgowan creek at a rock quarry. Also up out of springfield at the mckenzie river bridge on deer horn rd. several miles up the road there is lots of bed rock to crawl on. I have a scaler fj, wk tuber, and a ax-10.

[Hotrodvw]

Re he he he heally........Well shoot! Right on! I used to live in Sprungfeld. I never thought of those places. Look me up next time you guys head out. ;) Eric

[BC crawler]

will do.

[snakeman]

Sounds like we need to have a meet and greet for the eugene area people.

I've "wheeled" many times out of winchester. But by far, my FAVORITE place to wheel is at Stone Field Beach, about 15 miles north of Florence. By far the best place I've ever crawled! I think my buddy has some pics, I'll check. Now I usually just run the brushless pede. My wife and daughter don't have the patience for crawling. And a happy wife means a happy life!

Jeff

[Hotrodvw]

I'm totally down for that. I find it hard to drive over to the coast just to crawl though. I guess I'd have to have a lot to do over there....or, have a decent size group to go with. Let's get something together when the sun comes out. :cool:

[snakeman]

So I went out to Dorena lake and snapped a few pics for you, seeing as how it may be a while before we can get out there.

Here is the pile I was thinking of.
http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/3694/overall1zr0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
And a little closer pic.
http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/6150/overall2qr4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Looking the "behind" you.
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One of the MANY piles to play on. The big rocks are all 2-3' tall.
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Plenty of spots for mud running if you enjoy that...
http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/8606/mudwg4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
As you can see, its nothing spectactular, but fun none the less. I know of a couple rock quarries that would be fun for crawling, all but one of them are under snow now though.

Now for the obligatory mad flex pic of the DD!
http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/3369/ddmadflexjb4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Whenever your ready, let me know!

[Hotrodvw]

I almost didn't recognize it. usually, I'm floating 20 feet above it on the boat. :cool: So, is that on the SE side of the lake, or??

We need to find a way to do this indoors. Maybe we can talk Richard @ CG RC to give us a corner. =)

[snakeman]

Its on the "high" side. Just up from the dam on the north side. Park at "Row Point", and walk the trail down to the lake. I've taken my pede there a few times and had a blast in the creeks. Due to all the rain, they are way up. I couldn't get over to the big pile due to high water.

Jeff

[Hotrodvw]

Hmm......interesting. I havent been on the east side much. I woonder ( I don't remember) what's available at Baker Bay. I don't recall many rock, but I'm wondering about the camp ground area. When we get a dry day, we need to go!

[snakeman]

The camp ground doesn't have anything worthy. The other side of the lake is where its at. Even Rat Creek has some stuff. If you have a water proof rig, Rat Creek is hella fun! I'll pull the brushless out of the pede and throw my Mtronics back in and go out.

I've been thinking more and more about getting the scaler build going. Now I need to clean the garage out so I have a place to work. All I need is a few small parts for it and away I go. I will need a good servo sometime soon, I don't trust the bluebirds for much.

I've talked to Richard a few times. He seems interested in crawling, but the racing scene is pretty big through them. I've been meaning to take my BMVII chassis in and see if he wants to buy it. I haven't run it since last april.

If your ever up at the Fairview tower, the rocks there are also primo, just under about 10' of snow right now.....

Brice Creek has a couple good spots. So does Sharps Creek. Up near Mineral camp and up Hartscrabble. (sp?) I have some friends that have a claim up there. I need to go exploring!

I'll be out of town this weekend, but we should go check out a few spots next weekend. I know a few more I've thought about in the past, just never went looking specifically for RC's. I ridden bikes and quads all over around here.

Jeff

[snakeman]

This pic shows the SW side (across the lake, you can see the earth part of the dam that everyone fishes off of. Baker bay is to the left of the pic.)
http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/8606/mudwg4.jpg
The "Rails to Trails" path is "behind" me at this point.

[Hotrodvw]

Cool........though my parents live down there, I really don't know the area well myself at all. I'd be up for some new rock. :cool: Just say when! Eric

[McBoob]

Don't forget Row River Road. There looked to be some fun things on it when I time studied that UPS route :cool:

[Hotrodvw]

So, if we were to pan left in that pic, we'd be in the flats and the river, correct?

[snakeman]

Panning left you'd see baker bay, and then you'd see the flats and river WAY off in the distance. Its about 1/2 mile up from the dam on the same side as the dam.

Scoot, there are a few fun places, only this time of year the rivers up covering most of the rocky sections. But I'm sure I haven't seen them all by any means.

Jeff

[snakeman]

In this pic, looking up lake, you can see the flats off in the distance.
http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/333/lakesy7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Hotrodvw]

Hmm.....I think I'm just looking at this differently. I only see it from the road usually, or I'm on the water. I'd have to go down there. Either way, it looks like there's fun to be had. To me, it would be more fun with dry rocks....otherwise, I can't climb jack :rolleyes: :cool:

[snakeman]

AT the bottom, turn left onto the road that climbs up by the bam. After passing the "top" (where you can clearly see the lake) take the second pull off. Should be only 80 feet to the trail (from the road). It is at the end of a small straight section of road w/ a small/long field beside it. It is titled Row Point. Take the trail by the sign, follow it to the lake amd there you are.

These rocks have excelent traction even when wet.

Well, I'm off to the big town. Might return w/ a new (to me) truck. We'll see. I'm wanting a 00' ext cab taco w/ V6. Dang cummins burns too much fuel to dd.....

[Hotrodvw]

Sweet! New rigs are always fun. My Full size GMC isn't the best, but it could be worse. When the sun comes out, I'm driving the bug a lot of the time. 22-25mpg. :D

[George]

Hey Hotrodvw I just picked up a flathead V8. I should have clod up & running next weekend I hope :D. let me know if you going crawling I'll show up if I'm not working.

George

[Hotrodvw]

I'm not sure what's going on next week. I'll have to play it by ear. :cool:

[snakeman]

Hey Hotrodvw I just picked up a flathead V8.
George

I have a buddy that is knows lots about building hotrod flatheads. He goes w/ a crew to the salt flats for record attempts w/ flatheads every year.

Found a couple trucks, just nothing in my price range that I want to bring home w/ me.

Jeff

[Hotrodvw]

If any of you guys need automotive plumbing help, let me know. :cool:

[snakeman]

I just today sent my dodge in to have the water pump replaced because I was too busy to do it myself.....

What do you do for a living?

I do commercial lighting w/ a friend.

[Hotrodvw]

I work for Pacific Rubber in west Eugene. We do Hose, fittings and adapters, rubber matting, industrial hose and fittings, etc.....

[snakeman]

Been in there many times. I know/knew Drew real well for a while. Our warehouse is just down the street from you, sorta.. Around the corner anyway. Corner of 5th and Wilson. Laird Lighting. I have to drive the van w/ the boom sticking out of the roof around town all day.

I used to work for Sanderson Safety for a while, but the hours were too screwy.

My father in law used to work right across 7th from you. Scott Supply.

Small world huh.....

So you were the one that sent me the e-mail... Was wondering where that came from and who from Pac. Rubber had my email......

[Hotrodvw]

I don't remember, did I send you e-mail?.......I prob did. Yeah, Dru's a good guy for sure. Swing in if you have a few minutes and say hi. ;) Eric

[snakeman]

This is our busy time of year. We're gone to bend mon-tues of next week installing track lighting, then I get to go to Florence for a day, then? He keeps me running pretty good, but If I get a chance I'll swing in.

Jeff

[Hotrodvw]

:eek: Sheesh......goin' to Bend will be a fun drive.

[snakeman]

My boss goes skiing every weekend, and I mean EVERY weekend. So for him its no biggie. I just sleep the whole time.

[George]

Hey I just got my wheely king today. I need a set of bead lock what do you guys use? When we going crawling?

George

[Hotrodvw]

I have stock Axial wheels/beadlocks, and a set of Junfac plastic with alum and plastic rock rings.

[George]

Hey when we going crawling? :D

George

[GTA3wheeler]

I work in Eugene let me know if you guys want to go sometime. I hear spencer butte (?) has good rocks.

[snakeman]

I work in Eugene let me know if you guys want to go sometime. I hear spencer butte (?) has good rocks.

What do you flat landers know about rocks?

:D

Great, now I have to buy another R/C. Not to mention a charger, some batterys....



There are some rocks up there, but nothing special IIRC. GTA, there are some killer ones @ Dorena lake since the water is down. Should be filling up soon though.

[GTA3wheeler]

Ya. I know where you mean. I've camped at Dorena probly 50 times no joke. There is a GREAT park here in Albany especially for the smaller guys 2.2 etc that is 5 min from my house. I hit it up 2 times a weak at least :cool:

At my work I have some obstacles I built with a mini escavator if anyone wants to come over let me know. We can always change it around no problem :D

[snakeman]

Dang you....

Time to call Tammies and order an Axial rtr. You know me, I'm lazy!

[Hotrodvw]

Fellas, I gotta say......I found a great location. :D Right behind my parent's house on Row River. I took the Ax-10 out there yesterday, it was awesome! I learned quite a bit, and was amazed at where this thing wil go all at the same time. Lots of dry moss covered rocks for added challenge, slick rock, jagged rock, plenty of crevises, verticals, etc...good stuff. Honestly, it was my first time ou ton real rocks! :eek: :D

[snakeman]

Myself and a friend have wheeled under the covered bridge, and main bridge. Some good areas there, probably better up towards the church camp, we broke before making it that far!

Also some fun stuff just downriver from Sharps creek rd. (drive back down the logging road, and park at the gate and walk to the river.)

I'm getting my AX 10 on wednesday and will be building it asap!

[Hotrodvw]

My parent's are two houses from the bridge, so it's a good chance you know where I was. :cool:

[snakeman]

I've been all over that area, and I know which house they live in (you told me a while back). Haven't been directly behind them, but I will soon I hope. My AX is on its way!

[Hotrodvw]

Oh that's right....I forgotted. :p You'll dig it. I've made a couple of changes to mine, I think the stock springs are pretty stiff.

[rodney jim]

hey george i live in eugene.my user name is rodney jim.i crawl where ever i can.i like blue river lots of river rocks

[snakeman]

hey george i live in eugene.my user name is rodney jim.i crawl where ever i can.i like blue river lots of river rocks

I was just up there this last weekend, lots of fun!

Welcome, I am looking forward to meeting everyone, and having a crawl-a-thon!

[Hotrodvw]

We should have a mid-valley get together for sure. :cool:

[skywker51]

hey im in albany, there are a few people here that go crawlin. If you guys get somethin going on a weekend down there, i would drive down.!!
20 min from my house is broken dam! If you havent been there, its heven:D !

[snakeman]

GTA3wheeler is from your neck of the woods. I'm sure he'd like some wheeling company!

Will do on the invite and I'd like to come check out Broken Dam sometime.

Jeff

[4RnrRick]

We just need to find some good "smooth rock" stuff down around Eugene / CG Area.

[Hotrodvw]

There's some smooth rock on Row River in Dorena.

[George]

Hey where is broken dam?

[4RnrRick]

Its by Scio........

Check out this link:
http://www.orcrc.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1450


ORCRC Crawling Locations Map
(http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&ie=UTF8&om=1&msa=0&msid=100066871701992427416.00043f73c149cd46c0291&ll=44.245199,-121.574707&spn=5.280433,10.283203&z=7)

[George]

cool thanks :cool:

George

[Hotrodvw]

Here's a few pics from today in beautiful down town Dorena: :D


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