First Annual SWAMP RUN!Trail Ride, Berlin WI

[strokerstang86]

Thanks for putting together the swamp run Doug, it was a great time and the food was delicious. Your swamp is a challenge to say the least. Their was a good variety of machines and tracks, very fun time.

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[mightymaxIV]

Thanks for putting together the swamp run Doug, it was a great time and the food was delicious. Your swamp is a challenge to say the least. Their was a good variety of machines and tracks, very fun time.


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Wow, looks like so much fun, I so wanted to attend this swamp run! I am very disappointed that I missed out. Oh well there is always next year. I really wanted to see what the Ox and Keith's MaxIV would do in that mess, I think Keith has made just about every modification you can make to a MaxIV and his machine just looks impressive..

[Noel Woods]

I agree with you there Dan, Keith's machine is so modified we should call it a Max 5. I also wanted to see what the Ox would do in the swamp, maybe some video will be forthcoming.

[kghills]

Wow, looks like so much fun, I so wanted to attend this swamp run! I am very disappointed that I missed out. Oh well there is always next year. I really wanted to see what the Ox and Keith's MaxIV would do in that mess, I think Keith has made just about every modification you can make to a MaxIV and his machine just looks impressive..

I agree with you there Dan, Keith's machine is so modified we should call it a Max 5. I also wanted to see what the Ox would do in the swamp, maybe some video will be forthcoming.

Thanks guys, the ride was like tracked machine heaven. I am uploading photos now. I did not take any videos but many were taken. My Max was able to help lots of the machines through the muck, marsh and stumps. Doug was kind enough to let Jason and me run the trails ourselves today after everyone left. It was awesome. A big thanks to all who made it and Doug for the hospitality.

Keith.

[locolouie]

got home a little while ago, thank you Doug and your wonderful wife also for such a wonderful time,had a lot of fun, great food, and meet some nice people, thanks Matt ,Tim , Mike & Noah for the help on the trailer ,and Keith for the help in the swamp when I got stuck between 2 tress and on a stump
Doug I came in this morning to tell everyone I was heading out but no one was stirring not even a mouse , so I went ahead and left so that I could let you all sleep ,again thank you for inviting me up ,bless you all, Mike aka "locolouie"

[Obsessed]

Hey Mike...we made it home about 7am this morning...how was your trip back? And did the trailer pull any better?
We both had a great time and really appreciated you making the long trip to come join the group ride...really enjoyed getting to spend some more time with all of you guys.

tim

[Nick O.]

It was a great weekend, the swamp is some of the most difficult terrain I've ever seen. Thanks to everyone for all the winching! My video is edited and completed with a length of 40 minutes, but I heard there's an SD card with everyone else's footage. So I'll wait to get that to incorporate it into a video shown from all of our perspectives of the ride.

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[strokerstang86]

[foxvalley]

Well, the first annual swamp run was a huge success! Not really knowing what to expect,or who was going to show up,it couldn't have worked any better.
Some of the most fun was with this tribe of monkeys in my HDI on the last trip to the springhole.We were, laughing,singing, and poking fun of all the units ahead of us when they started to flounder.Both these boys had their go at the helm of the HDI,youngest only 6 years old, and he did a fantastic job. One of two 6 year olds driving the big HDI all over the place this weekend.

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[foxvalley]

[Buzz]

man, sure looked like lots of fun. Can't wait to watch all the vids. Thanks for posting!

[kghills]

Waffle tracks moved at a snails pace in the watery muck.

I learned early on in the day it was smarter to run over the smaller trees and use them for traction than try and squeeze between them in the watery sections of the swamp.

[mightymaxIV]

Awesome video Foxvalley, looks like your swamp lived up to it's reputation. That stuff looks really nasty!

[mightymaxIV]

Hard to believe Keith that your machine would have problems anywhere but this video is a testimony to just how tough Fox Valleys swamp really is! That mud and muck are really nasty!

[kghills]

Hard to believe Keith that your machine would have problems anywhere but this video is a testimony to just how tough Fox Valleys swamp really is! That mud and muck are really nasty!

It was a weird spot Dan. At first it did not want to go between the little sapling on the left and the tree on the right. I goosed the throttle a little and it popped through to about the center wheel but then the left side dug itself in and there I sort of sat. If you watch close you can see the track sort of wants to roll off in the center on the right side so the cleats weren't really getting much traction. Didn't take more than a couple inches of pull and I was out.

Keith.