Teeter Totter at Hi Desert Roundup 2010...

The object of the Teeter Totter is to balance your truck perfectly on two large wooden beams. It takes skill, and it's a lot harder to achieve than it appears to be. You have 1-1/2 minutes to balance the vehicle, and you may drive back and forth in the effort to balance. As soon as the beam leaves the ground, the stopwatch starts, and when the beam hits the ground again, the stopwatch stops. The longer you can stay balanced, the better score you get. As in years gone by, Teeter Totter at Hi-Desert Roundup, 2010 was hosted by On the Rocks 4 Wheelers.

Photo: We wait our turn, as we watch this Jeep do a balancing act on the Teeter Totter.

Photo: The gang from On The Rocks 4 Wheelers guide Robert towards the Teeter Totter.

Robert wanted to give this a shot, so I told him it was on his dollar, so with Matthew riding shotgun, Robert ponied up his dollar, climbed behind the wheel, and took aim at Teeter Totter. The ground crew sat the beams on the ground, and guided Robert, as he proceeded to carefully drive the truck on the wooden beams.

Photo: Robert carefully attempts to drive the truck on to the wooden beams, so he can try to balance it.

Photo: Unfortunately, our truck was just too long to fit on the wooden beams, so we had to abort our attempt to balance the truck on the Teeter Totter.

But it wasn't to happen, as Teeter Totter isn't made for a vehicle with as long of wheelbase as my F-250 has. It's made to accommodate vehicles the size of Jeeps. I was surprised the ground crew didn't abort the mission before it started, but could it be that we're the first full-size truck that has ever attempted the balancing act?

Whatever the case, it was a worthy try, and a lot of fun!