It was more of a super slow flop over as opposed to rollover. No one was injured. My passenger sorta freaked out for a few seconds. Surprisingly I didn't even get a shot adrenaline when it happen. Just calmly climbed out of the X, grabbed the winch gear, asked a friend to take some photos, worked with one of my younger brothers, his co driver, & another driver to winch it back over. Ended up using a couple of large boulders, tow strap & a couple mounting points on the X to get it right side up again. After spending about 30 minutes on its side the X fired right up and ran great the rest of the day. Didn't have a problem getting back in the saddle again. My passenger hopped right back in and we carried on our merry way.
Funds are more than tight so I won't be replacing the doors or fender any time soon. But, I'm confident I can knock out most of the dents and get the windows working properly again. The rear quarter class busted because I didn't strap down my the town hitch I had pulled off right before we got to Wildomar. Figured it wasn't going to be an exciting day so I didn't bother strapping it down. I will be replacing or repairing the mirror, door latch, & quarter glass as soon as I can.
Yes, there was a lot of things I could have done differently to prevent the roll over. In short, I should have aired down before going out to play; wouldn't have slipped off my line. I should have removed my spare spare from my roof before before leaving (I moved this weekend and was transporting it from the storage unit); wouldn't have been as top heavy and may have not even rolled. I should have picked a different line going up the hill; sorta picked the more difficult line. I should have jammed it into reverse and gassed it backwards when I started to go; could have driven out of it. And the list goes on... But, it's all part of the lifestyle of being a off-roader... I've been told it's not a matter of "if you roll..." but "when you roll..." and I proved that true. I'll take care of the X, fix it up, and hit the trail again as soon as I can :-)
Well, here's the pics.
I rolled it in Wildomar...
I rolled it in Wildomar...
I rolled it in Wildomar...
I rolled it in Wildomar...
I rolled it in Wildomar...
I rolled it in Wildomar...
I rolled it in Wildomar...
I rolled it in Wildomar...
I rolled it in Wildomar...
I rolled it in Wildomar...
I rolled it in Wildomar...
I rolled it in Wildomar...
I rolled it in Wildomar...
I rolled it in Wildomar...
I rolled it in Wildomar...
I rolled it in Wildomar...
I rolled it in Wildomar...
I rolled it in Wildomar...
I rolled it in Wildomar...
I rolled it in Wildomar...
I rolled it in Wildomar...