Why dont we have a place to Snark?

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worldwood said:
Here is a few for comparison

RMD SE, FFG... RMD CG.... BK2.....Rodent 4


RMD SE with BK16
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left side; Rodent 3, BK14, Custom shop Rodent 3, Swamp Warden with aftermarket scales.


Just a box of goodness

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I'll take the RS... Thanks for the chance... :D ;)
 
Beckerheads, I need some opinions.

I am thinking about picking up a used Jeep Wrangler (probably 90's) to drive in the winter. I understand that many of you have or had Jeeps and I was wondering about your experiences with them. Is there much of a difference in power between the 4 banger and v-6?

How does it handle in snow? I have heard that the short wheel base makes it a little iffy on ice. Any issues with reliability?
 
The straight 6 4.0 liter Jeep engine that I have in my Cherokee, and Murph has in his Rubicon, is hands down one of the best engines ever made, and will last for forever. With the right tires you aren't going to have much in the way of problems in snow. Mine has a longer wheelbase being an XJ, but provided my tires were not complete crap I never had an issue, and only experienced any slippage due to almost bald tires.
 
Only issues I have ever seen with the 4.0l six is the valve seals start to leak after about 90K miles. I have replaced more than my share of them, but other than that, they are great engines.
 
worldwood said:
lmao it has its moments and goes all over the place. Im quite positive i can find chatting about at least 10 different companies here in just this one becker snark chat thread. But normally i post my picture of my latest score and move onto a new topic unless someone comments or questions me on the knife then i will talk about them more in detail here..... I know everyone here doesnt like them or want to read about them in detail so i try and limit my post about them here in the becker S/F to just my latest knives... And i think its ok because just about every normal poster here in the snark has posted info/pictures on a non becker knife before. But i know its a good chance you dont really give a $hit either way lmao and im only typing this up because i can understand a little animosity towards my rat related posts -here- and it did get quite in depth in the conversation this time. If it really bothered you, i apologize.

But youtube is FUN :)
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I've never seen a design of theirs that's practical, just ain't my thing. No animosity, wasn't offended. Just giving you a little shit man, it's cool.
 
DerekH said:
The straight 6 4.0 liter Jeep engine that I have in my Cherokee, and Murph has in his Rubicon, is hands down one of the best engines ever made, and will last for forever. With the right tires you aren't going to have much in the way of problems in snow. Mine has a longer wheelbase being an XJ, but provided my tires were not complete crap I never had an issue, and only experienced any slippage due to almost bald tires.
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100% agreed! I am on my 3rd Jeep with the straight 6 4.0 and never had any problems. The only thing I feel I am giving up in snow is weight. My lighter Jeep does not do as well as some of the full sized pickups. But I get to go places they can't go in the summer :)

Jeremy
 
got rid of our jeep a few months ago, and I'm sad to say that I'm really happy it's gone.
Thing was a pain in the arse. The ENGINE was fine. but there's a whole lot of wrapping around the engine that was problematic.
It was good in the snow with fresh tires, but I wouldn't want to slide and hit a curb sideways with that high CoG.
 
worldwood said:
I guess you get what you pay for, my 50 dollar zero gravity chair is already starting to rip. Around the rivets and the seams are tearing on the fabric. I only weight 148 lbs so this is pretty ridiculous for it to be tearing apart. Im going to sit in this one until i fall thru it then look at getting the kelty recliner one. This chair is too damn comfortable to go without one for too long.
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maybe...

perhaps try fixing it? new fabric, or reinforce things...

yeah, the kelty is pretty heavy duty.

it'd wait for a sale...
 
DerekH said:
The straight 6 4.0 liter Jeep engine that I have in my Cherokee, and Murph has in his Rubicon, is hands down one of the best engines ever made, and will last for forever. With the right tires you aren't going to have much in the way of problems in snow. Mine has a longer wheelbase being an XJ, but provided my tires were not complete crap I never had an issue, and only experienced any slippage due to almost bald tires.
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dresnor said:
100% agreed! I am on my 3rd Jeep with the straight 6 4.0 and never had any problems. The only thing I feel I am giving up in snow is weight. My lighter Jeep does not do as well as some of the full sized pickups. But I get to go places they can't go in the summer :)

Jeremy
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CDKJudoka said:
Only issues I have ever seen with the 4.0l six is the valve seals start to leak after about 90K miles. I have replaced more than my share of them, but other than that, they are great engines.
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daizee said:
got rid of our jeep a few months ago, and I'm sad to say that I'm really happy it's gone.
Thing was a pain in the arse. The ENGINE was fine. but there's a whole lot of wrapping around the engine that was problematic.
It was good in the snow with fresh tires, but I wouldn't want to slide and hit a curb sideways with that high CoG.
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Thanks for the responses, guys.

I am going to keep my eyes open for one in decent shape.
 
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