Bush tyres - paid for themselves first trip
Submitted: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 at 20:12
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Member - Davoe (Widgiemooltha)
After buying 6 split rims with 5 cross plys on them I thought I would try them out so headed out to Currajong
Gorge (thanks Rod W) East of
Menzies. The track i used Came off of the
Menzies Evanston rd abice campsiteout 5 k west of the
Yowie rocks turn off and was very over grown as
well as having burnt out sections. I picked up Rods tyre tracks about 10k north and followed them to
the gorge wich made a nice
campsite. On the way back I continued following the tyre tracks which came out at Riverena. Judging by all the scuff marks over the side walls and the stakes I pulled out of the side walls I dont think my Toyo tyres would have had a chance going on past performances
Reply By: V8Diesel - Tuesday, May 24, 2005 at 21:37
Tuesday, May 24, 2005 at 21:37
Only way to go for that type of country aren't they.
Some beaut spots round that neck of the woods and some fascinating history too. One of my favourite spots, lots of old workings to
check out etc. The government wells are worth a look too. Most have probably passed away now, but there were some interesting old codgers still living the old way. A couple of stations still ran 32V DC in the houses which I thought was cool.
About every 4km's in a
grid pattern you'll find galvanised steel droppers next to a hole with stamped ali markings riveted to them spread throughout that area. I had to bush bash to those spots to put them there about 12 years ago for the Geological Survey of WA.
BTW watch out for the old timber cutters lines out there, the axe cut stumps still survive but are covered over these days and can rip sidewalls out with monotonous regularity. (I got 10 flats in day - even with 12 ply rags on)
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Follow Up By: Member - Davoe (Widgiemooltha) - Wednesday, May 25, 2005 at 10:22
Wednesday, May 25, 2005 at 10:22
one of the Girls I worked at with the Survey had a head on at 30kph with one of those stumps that was in the middle of a track and covered by a saltbush. Have seen a few of those droppers But I didnt realize they were part of the geochem soil sampling program thought they were exploration baselines. And you better whatch out mentioning the BB word as I have been in trouble here before from our Eastern states freinds who dont relize its not all nat parks, paddocks and roads over here and the job still needs to be done
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Follow Up By: V8Diesel - Wednesday, May 25, 2005 at 11:19
Wednesday, May 25, 2005 at 11:19
Our markers were just plain with a ali plate and stuck in the middle of nowhere generally.
Copped that BB thing too.....just ask 'em to come up with an alternative method to get around, it's the only way, simple as that. Awful lot of nuthin around isn't there.
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Follow Up By: Member - Davoe (Widgiemooltha) - Wednesday, May 25, 2005 at 12:30
Wednesday, May 25, 2005 at 12:30
wasnt going to bring it up coz of the bb thing but actually got a bit geologically misplaced and ended up doing over 2ks of bushwork which was the main reason the tyres impressed me - duco didnt stand up quite so
well though
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Follow Up By: V8Diesel - Wednesday, May 25, 2005 at 21:56
Wednesday, May 25, 2005 at 21:56
BB'ing - mirrors off, windows up and front end protection on. Those scrub bars running from the top of the bull bar to the roof work a treat, still managed to fold the gutters back after a while though. BTW a killer on 75's is staking the radiator from the back when reversing. Seems to funnel branches up in there.
To clean that crud off we just used to 'Jif' em every couple of months. ;-)
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Reply By: Rod W - Wednesday, May 25, 2005 at 13:18
Wednesday, May 25, 2005 at 13:18
Davoe, gotta catch up with you one day, cause you appear (like me) to have a direction problem ie "Currajong
Gorge (thanks Rod W) East of Menzies". The barstards must have moved it cause it was west of
Menzies when I was last out there.
Didn't you use the track to Galah
Rock that runs along the west side of the
lake system?
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Follow Up By: Member - Davoe (Widgiemooltha) - Wednesday, May 25, 2005 at 14:03
Wednesday, May 25, 2005 at 14:03
Arghhhhhhhh I do it nearly every time and I reckon each time you are the only one that knows enogh to correct me WEST WEST WEST yes that was the track I took in, it is about 5k WEST of the turnoff to the SOUTH that leads past
yowie rocks it didnt look like it had had much use. The track that actually went to
the Gorge was not marked on my 250k sheet and I got a bit stuck ending up on a track which just stopped but still managed to come out at the large sheoak with the flagging tape which was the approximate location of the gps point. Coming out was much easier as i just followed your tracks to Riverena which was a much easier route and took in some immpressive rocks and rockholes
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Follow Up By: Rod W - Wednesday, May 25, 2005 at 15:11
Wednesday, May 25, 2005 at 15:11
If its the track I think it is you used the one that runs directly north/south. When you came to the lakes up the top there was a star picket with a piece of white PVC pipe at the
T junction. We took that one coming back out one time, what an absloutebleepof a track... the vehicle had a constant 11ks love affairs with the overgrown bushes. The track alongside the lakes is a super highway in comparison.
I've got 1:100,000 dyeline (just black on white) maps of
the gorge region and ya can sorta pick the track from/between the contour lines.
Can't remember the name (and the maps are at
home) but
the rock near the Riverena end is a bloody big
rock and spread over a large area eh. At one place where we drove in and parked there is a single
rock that from a distance and the suns shadow effects made it look like a Seal standing up on its flippers took a photo of it.
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Follow Up By: Rod W - Wednesday, May 25, 2005 at 15:19
Wednesday, May 25, 2005 at 15:19
Davoe, there's a place called Dog gap in your neck of the woods, just east of Kal and south of the trans line. Its intrigued me for a few years now. Have ya been to it? Is it worth the trip?
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Follow Up By: Member - Davoe (Widgiemooltha) - Wednesday, May 25, 2005 at 18:58
Wednesday, May 25, 2005 at 18:58
yes thats the track. It goes past rundle
rock. Dunno about Dog gap cant find it on the
Kurnalpi map there is a dog
dam do you have an approximate location?
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