Thursday, Apr 20, 2006 at 18:28
Drew,
If it was a major break down ,like a blown motor or gear box then I would be on the Sat Phone to Vic and I would let him do the ringing around and organise the recovery vehicle.
If it was
suspension or something simple that has broken I would try and fix it.
The best way is not to break the vehicle. We do this by making sure the vehicle has had a complete
check over before they leave.
The other way is not to rush the trip.
Last year we passed a convey going the other way at
Well 33. They had two vehicles that had to go to
Newman for repairs. A Nissan with a cracked chassis and a Prado with 4 blown shocks.
They were also doing the trip in 10 days, we take 20 days.
At the end of the trip we had only one repair and that was a broken centre pin that was not picked up in the pre trip
check. It was fixed on the side of the track and the convey was on the move again.
Wayne
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