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Submitted: Saturday, Jul 25, 2026 at 09:31
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Just watched 'Mr 4X4' Pat Callinan demonstrate why it's not a good idea to take your new F150 up the Cape. This is 75 Series territory.
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Reply By: Nomadic Navara - Saturday, Jul 25, 2026 at 11:16

Saturday, Jul 25, 2026 at 11:16
Where is the link to what you were watching?
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Follow Up By: Member - nick boab - Saturday, Jul 25, 2026 at 14:20

Saturday, Jul 25, 2026 at 14:20
Pat's cape York F 150
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Follow Up By: Nomadic Navara - Saturday, Jul 25, 2026 at 21:47

Saturday, Jul 25, 2026 at 21:47
Tks.
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Follow Up By: Member - nick boab - Sunday, Jul 26, 2026 at 08:42

Sunday, Jul 26, 2026 at 08:42
Cape York 1 & 2 on YouTube was a good watch.. without a whole lot of BS...
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Reply By: Member - McLaren3030 - Sunday, Jul 26, 2026 at 07:50

Sunday, Jul 26, 2026 at 07:50
Hi David,

That was on the Old Tele Track, plenty of larger vehicles travel to Cape York and back without incurring any damage. Plenty of 70 Series Landcruisers have come to grief on the OTT.

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Reply By: Allan B (Sunshine Coast) - Sunday, Jul 26, 2026 at 11:44

Sunday, Jul 26, 2026 at 11:44
Interesting video. The OTT seems to have got much worse than when we first travelled it in 2010.
But we did have the benefit of a Troopy which provided good underbody clearance and a somewhat narrower body. Our creek crossings were uneventful.
Interesting that Pat Callinan offered the same advice as the procedure we used…. wait at the crossing and observe others in order to determine the appropriate line.
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Reply By: Batt's - Sunday, Jul 26, 2026 at 12:23

Sunday, Jul 26, 2026 at 12:23
That's what happens when you take a 250k vehicle that was designed to tow horse floats on the road into 4wd territory then you have to expect damage.
The Leyland brothers had trouble back in the day as well when they thought an f100 would be good off road and should have stuck with the landrovers like Pat should have stayed with his Nissan patrol which was designed for the task.
Lesson learnt now he's realised it's not fit for purpose no matter how much money you throw at it. He'll have to sip his beer from his keg in glasses in more subdued regions and leave his son to the harder stuff.
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Follow Up By: Peter_n_Margaret - Sunday, Jul 26, 2026 at 14:11

Sunday, Jul 26, 2026 at 14:11
The OKA dad no specific issues in 2009 and did no damage.

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