Tracy & I have just finished watching SIX hours straight, on DVD, the 2003 & 2004 Outback Challenge. I was all set to watch them in installments on my laptop...... 'till she found out!
"Ian, put them through the DVD & TV, and turn on the stereo, and the subbie ( Sub Woofer ). "
Well, she IS a country girl!!!
Tell ya what, I see all my kids mates running around in little 4 cylinder jap cars, that go fast, and handle
well...... but....... there is NOTHING......... nothing...... that beats the sound of those Rangies with their V 8's!
Anyway, in the 2004 installment, a New Zealand team, who come second outright, had a PTO winch on their Hilux / Surf. It was a prototype, and it looked like it was the ducks guts.
To watch this in action, was a thing of beauty. No wheel-spin, as the rate of pull on the winch, was the same as the rotation on the wheels. Made winching look......
well, easy.
I remember as a kid, we had 40 series Tojo's, and they had a PTO on the lever, along with the throttle pull knob under the dash.
We never used the PTO, but I think they disengaged the drive system... I think.....
Still, this unit the Kiwi's had looked like a winner. Anyone know anymore info on this little beauty?
The other good thing about watching the 2 DVD's, is..... it opened my eyes as to what some makes of vehicles could do, and cemented my opinions on what others couldn't.
The other cool thing I seen was the bands they use on their wheels, which stop the low pressure ( 5 psi ) tyres from rolling off the sides of the rims.
If I wasn't going west in a few weeks, I think I would have gone to
Broken Hill for the 2006 challenge, along with Tracy.....
well..... let's rephrase that...... Tracy takes Ian......
Oh,
Venus Bay was good. Rhiannan was all set to drink her old man under the table....... she lost, she come close...... but lost.
Cheers for now....
Wolfie