Marlin Crawler - Walking The Crawler down the Dusy-Ershim Gatekeeper

In this video Marlin demonstrates how to Walk the Crawler in 3rd gear (602:1) down the steep and loose Dusy-Ershim Gatekeeper / Boulder Alley. He had to climb back in to cut the hard left corner at the bottom. We need to get this thing radio controlled!!

[@ka4172]

So sad he passes away!

[@Husoku]

Thanks for the comments guys! I swapped in a 1996 Tacoma 2.7-liter 3RZ-FE 4-cylinder engine into Marlin's 1980 Hilux. So far I've done 4 of these conversions and we've done another three down here at the shop. LOVE these engines! 150 HP & 177 TQ, it out performs the 3-liter V6 and the Turbo 22R-TE, plus it makes 17 MPG city and 21 MPG highway with 37" tires and 5.29:1 R&P. Couldn't ask for anything more! GO TOYOTA!

[@Husoku]

Absolutely. Last month we went to Rubicon to film our Marlin Crawler Commercial and we were doing 55-65 (had trailers in our group) and at the slower speeds I averaged 23.0 MPG over a 160.31 mile span. I took a screen shot from my OBD-II software to prove it. It recorded 6.96 gallons of fuel to cover 160.31 miles. I LOVE the 3RZ. People tell me I should have swapped in a V6. No way, I have more than enough power, its lighter, easier to work on, forget about it.

[@Morongotongo123]

Slow Crawl is the way to Crawl .... and only in Marlin Crawler looks like heaven ! *****

[@pony559]

extreme low crawl....nice

[@rossgoldie]

Lol at the guy trying to tell Marlin what to do.

[@brujonagual]

are you serious? 17 mpg city and 21 mpg highway with 37s?

[@possiblymeish]

Ill always love my 22re more, but the 3rz is just as good if not better! insane little 4 banger

[@TheCaferocker]

I wonder how many RC trucks look like Marlin's 1980 Hilux???

[@curtar9354]

Marlin why don't you get Mike to rig up a RC steering setup? Maybe even a throttle too?
Curt(UPS) guy.

[@lacombboy]

that yota have one 2.28:1 and one 4.70:1 crawl box and 4.70:1 t-case gears?

[@thecartatree]

SO LOW!

[@redneckredcoat2076]

I've seen faster glaciers.