Jeep fire 30 miles into the desert.
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i saw this story too. I couldn't watch the video on the work computer, but will check it out when I have some time at home. seems pretty crazy
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That is CRAZY!
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Wow that's wild. I'm glad he was ok. I wonder what caused the fire, maybe the auto trans overheat?
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That was ‘something’! But, I wonder why....and I don’t mean to denigrate, why, he didn’t use the shovel an throw dirt on the fire after depleting the fire extinguisher...
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Wow that's wild. I'm glad he was ok. I wonder what caused the fire, maybe the auto trans overheat?
That's a 2013 (two washer nozzles, but has amber turn signals- went to clear lenses in 2014), shouldn't be any trans heat issues... even if he's in 2Hi or 4Hi, that terrain is fine. The trans heat issues were primarily with the 07-11s when in high range instead of low range. That trail isn't heavy used, the brush is fairly high in the middle of the two-track... I'd guess that he collected a bit in the skid plates and probably got caught in the exhaust. He parked over brush that might have been ignited as well. Personally, I try to limit the number of times I shut off my Jeep when out solo (don't want to risk a starter giving up) so for a quick stop to open and close a gate, I leave it idling. It won't lock with the door open and engine running, so there's virtually no risk of locking yourself out. Maybe he was trying to conserve fuel?
That was ‘something’! But, I wonder why....and I don’t mean to denigrate, why, he didn’t use the shovel an throw dirt on the fire after depleting the fire extinguisher...
Too busy taking pictures and setting up the video camera tripod and it progressed too far? A nice way to upgrade to a brand new Jeep from a 5 year old one, though. Not saying he did that intentionally, but he presents himself as being pretty well prepared and experienced for that to happen.
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He is very lucky he was still within cel
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I've watch a few of this guy's videos and they are not bad. One thought I had was when he was listing his equipment, he said that he had saved 2 pistols, a rifle and a shotgun, along with all the other stuff he mentioned. Now I firmly believe in being prepared for all sorts of incidents however, I'm not sure that he would've enjoyed humping all that out on his back. I'm with Solomi, good thing he was in cell range. just sayin.
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