High country vehicle damage.
Submitted: Monday, Jan 02, 2006 at 22:50
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Crackles
Just back from the Victorian High Country with a convoy of a dozen vehicles & can't ever remember so much vehicle damage in a group caused by hundreds of fallen trees & branches. Bent side steps, deep scratches, a torn side wall, dinted gaurds & doors, wiring loom torn out & a fuel line ripped off just some of the damage in only 6 days. Worst area we found was from
Tom Groggin to
Omeo via
Limestone creek.
Cheers Craig.........
Reply By: Truckster (Vic) - Monday, Jan 02, 2006 at 23:52
Monday, Jan 02, 2006 at 23:52
one dude in our club rolled his 80 on the weekend.
plenty of rubbish out there on the tracks... this photo was November!
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Reply By: Pajman Pete (SA) - Wednesday, Jan 04, 2006 at 18:47
Wednesday, Jan 04, 2006 at 18:47
I was up there too.
Blew a Polyair climbing 16 Mile Jeep track.
Smashed a RHS mirror from a stick that jumped up, just missed my elbow and went straight through the centre of the mirror.
Staked the muffler.
Didn't bend anything else and all four tyres came through unscathed.
Had a great time though and met some great people.
Cheers
Pete
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Follow Up By: Truckster (Vic) - Thursday, Jan 05, 2006 at 00:51
Thursday, Jan 05, 2006 at 00:51
16mile Jeep must have changed a lot then, it was babys bum last year...
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Follow Up By: Pajman Pete (SA) - Thursday, Jan 05, 2006 at 15:04
Thursday, Jan 05, 2006 at 15:04
I don't think it was the track, it popped going over one of the water run off ridges. Looks like it got pinched between the coils.
Nice area though.
Cheers
Pete
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Reply By: geocacher (djcache) - Thursday, Jan 05, 2006 at 00:32
Thursday, Jan 05, 2006 at 00:32
Hi Crackles,
Heading that way again in April.
They had huge storms at Mum & Dads late last year from Sept through to Dec there were quite a few.
Australian Record inland wind speed excluding cyclone conditions was set at Hotham too - something like 190kmh.
No wonder there's a few trees down. You cleared the track for me then.
Always said you were a good bloke.
Much water in the Murray?
Dave
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Follow Up By: Crackles - Thursday, Jan 05, 2006 at 17:51
Thursday, Jan 05, 2006 at 17:51
Bumper depth at
Tom Groggin.
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