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Spotties? I don't travel around at night so they are of no value whatsoever

The bloody electric winch failed me the other day when I needed it most. I used a mates handwinch to get me out. Yes, I don't need a winch that often but the exercise would do me some good should I need one...lol

Trailer is still being kept around the 750kg mark. It has gone back to spring under instead of spring over.

Its all a big and expensive learning curve.

Willem, I don't usually charge around the bush at night either. Just because I did most of the Kidson at night ....well thats another story :))

I've found that sometimes I continue driving if the animals arent bad and I cant find a decent camp or am making for a town or a particular spot. I guess its poor planning and choice of companions on my behalf :))

I'm actually buying a new set of spots for the B'ville tourist trip. I'll be booking beds and if delayed I might have to make a dash in the dark. Hate doing it but it happens.

Footy

You make your life too complicated......:-D

Hi Willem ........
I'm with you on 'keeping it simple' ............ what was your reasoning behind reverting back to 'springs under ' rather than over.

As mentioned in another thread, I have 'springeded over' on my camping trailer, but that was in order to raise the neccessary inches to fit Troopy wheels . Which worked a treat!

Regards ........ Pedro

Ooooops !!!

Just found the reason further down the thread !

Thanks for the compliment, Bonz....:-D

Bonze,
Stock up an head bush, Transvestite (No No! That's not the word. But it means much the same to the After -moneyers). How dare you speak such words?
Willem, your words re winch dismay me so!! (We snuck out an bought a Big Haul winch a while back, while we saved up for the Real Thing: Damn, on your account alone, we shan't load the Soft roader much more on the front axle. instead, we chuck the snow chains in the back).

U r welcome Willem, u know I mean that with love, I would love to do a trip with you, but i am not sure if either me or my Patrol would survive, oh well maybe one day

wonder if he tossed the porta potty

the porta potty went ages ago after the police threatened to charge him because he was driving with it on his lap hahaha

hahaha

V8

Knees are going well and I manage a short walk with the dog every morning.
Getting out of bed is the problem...lol

Willem,
attach the dog to your arm before you go to bed and he will get you up in the morning when he goes for his walk.

Dave

Yes Dave

No need for the attachment. Dog comes to wake me up when its time...lol

Cheers mate

No, but to Michael J (SA).....lol

Yes a new bottle of High Octane has arrived from across the waters. I have to retrieve it from Alice Springs tho. Might be that way in winter.

Cheers

Hi JD

Most of my trekking has been on even surfaces and not in the High Country, although I have been up some steep pinches. The best is to evaluate how difficult a climb may be and if you need to go there with a trailer in tow.

All my years of travelling I was against trailers but overloading the towing vehicle has changed my view. It makes for easier camping towing a trailer and the weight is freed from the tow vehilce. I take the trailer anywhere the truck will go. I make sure that in desert country both truck and trailer run low tyre pressures and I drive according to the terrain. The GQ has heaps of low down torque and most Simpson Desert track dunes can be handled in High Range. Offtrack I revert to Low Range 2nd/3rd. I suppose it is experience that counts. I do still make mistakes however and one has to be vigilant at all times...lol. I have been down inclines and other places where I have had to reverse out and that has made for some interesting driving. One has to have lots of patience. I have only been bogged once on top of a dune. I dropped the tyre pressure to 9psi all round and drove out. I have had to reverse down a dune twice after selecting the wrong gear for the terrain. In that scenario one has to make sure the trailer is going straight and not worry about what precarious angle the vehicle is at...:-D

In my opinion, the Springover setup put more rigid pressure on to the trailer leaf springs and that, in the end, caused a U-bolt to snap. Initially I was afraid that with 240lts of fuel on board p;us all camping gear, I would not have enough wheel clearance from the wheel guards and did the springover. I have now proved that to myself, to be incorrect. Fully loaded(maybe 800kg all up) the wheels still have 60mm travel before touching the guard.

I still have to test my skinny tyres on splits out in the desert country with the trailer in tow and will be doing so sometime this year. It remains to be seen how efficient I can drive the dunes in comparison to the wide tubeless tyres.

Regards

Response much appreciated Willem. Good luck with it all. JD

G'day Jeremy

Looks like you have a good set-up there.

I haven't figured out where I will put the Tirfor but I might make up a metal box where the electric winch used to sit. I do not have the Tirfor yet. Will let you know(if I remember...lol) when I have it all sorted.

Regards

goodoh, will let you know if I come up with a good idea for it. i'm still smiling that you've gone back to the Tirfor, they are a good bit of gear that's for sure. Maybe you can get performance chipped for easier operation....:)

I will catch up with you soon, then

You must have a garage full of stuff....lol