While refurbishing our 2003 M1078A1 to prepare for our off road habitat our friend, Ted Wiborn, came to visit us in the Texas hill country. Ted and I have had the opportunity to off road and hike a few times in Utah to some amazing places, so we decided to off road test the M1078 at Hidden Falls Adventure Park in Marble Falls, Texas.
The M1078 with EcoHubs installed (converting the 2:1 planetary reduction wheel hubs to 1:1 direct drive) did not disappoint. She had plenty of power: traction and weight in the rear was all we lacked to lift ourselves (without adding a rock) over the ledges. The greatest slope we measured had a 26° pitch; I wish we had checked the roll when we lifted the passenger rear tire (1'40"), the seat creased well; no exact measurements at the ledges though the fuel tank cleared them all by a bit; we did get some dirt on the front differential somewhere along the way.
Ted shot our video work plus a photo or two from me, and 'Mr. Business' who keeps Ted mostly out of trouble.
Too much fun on a beautiful January hill country day-
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