Comanche County Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 After little to no rain all year and the hottest summer on record, the rain finally came down last night. I've got a dismantled CJ3A with parts washed downstream, a set of 33" super swampers and a set of 35" Creepy Crawlies are somewhere down river also, a couple of them didn't go far fortunately. This has only happened twice in the last 10 years that I can remember. The water has receded about a 18" already, should be gone in a day or two. I've been tearing it up lately but this is a disheartening setback. Only good to come out of this is the farmers finally got the rain, but its probably too much, oh and the Rangers won last night! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakal Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 CRAP!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjrev10 Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Here i thought Texas was a desert :ack: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comanche County Posted October 10, 2011 Author Share Posted October 10, 2011 The weatherman said 6.5", judging by our rain gauge it was over 8". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87Warrior Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Man that sucks! Good luck with the recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whowey Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 My dad said his house in Mission is got blasted also. His neighbors called and said he had some damage in his yard, but his house was okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comanche County Posted October 10, 2011 Author Share Posted October 10, 2011 If I can find all my tires, then I estimate this will cost a little under a grand. More maybe. Not sure if it's worth it though just to fix spare parts. I've got about eight different axles, a couple of transmissions and transfer cases that were under water, they might get scrapped, the rest of the CJ3A parts aside from the frame and tub might get scrapped too...I'll have to wait till it dries out and I see what's salvageable/cleanable, then I'll decide.. Not a massive disaster here locally, just had all my stuff in a fairly low area, I knew it would rain but I didn't expect a near biblical event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exxon Valdez Jeep Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Dang! My Dad in Temple said he got like half an inch! :nuts: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comanche County Posted October 12, 2011 Author Share Posted October 12, 2011 Found all the tires. Doesn't looked like I lost too many parts, I just have to scrap through an inch or two of mud to find some smaller parts. This was my fault, I shouldn't have had my stuff in a lower area. It did force me to buy a parts washer. I'll be cleaning for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 It did force me to buy a parts washer. silver lining. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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