THE NEWNES !!!!

Thanks stefen so it souds like the roads haven't changed
Cheers

yes I ment to add, me too for the camping

Stefan

No worries extfilm i will keep u informed an also try to give people a good notice of the date Cheers ..

PatNav
Let a member know and they can put it up in the "trips and gatherings" area for you. I would go, but I've got to go to Cape York in 3 weeks time, shyte. LOL

Nice site if its not too crowded, but as it gets cooler you should have no problems.

The old railway platform is a great place to test your articulation.
enjoy, Colin.

PS make sure your trailer doors and hatches etc are secure, OHHHHH those corrugation's.

Ya thanks could do that.. Gee rub it in about the cape thats another spot to get to befor i get too old ...LOL
Cheers

I was there only 6 weeeks ago and i thought the road was fine with minimal corragations. Maybe I am just becoming accustomed to them after these.....
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Gee extfilm they are top photos they should bee in some of the travel books is this one of your profession's with the camra they r great
Cheers

Yes PatNav,
It is one of the fingers I have in the pie. Also a qualified Mechanic, supervisor for road building (Involved with the M7, Busway from paramatta to blacktown, just started the M5 road widening and the New England fly over that is statring for us next week up near Maitland). I look after the invoicing to go to the head contractor at the end of the month, but I am at the moment more of our companies OH&S Paperwork dude, making sure all the paperwork complies to the head contractor before we start and during these projects. I also have 2 excavators and a bobcat.
Because I do the paperwork side mostly these days, I can get away quite a bit to take pics and as long as I am within phone range I can still stay on top of all this paperwork. Just means I may be doing it under a tarp in the middle of the simpson :) Only prob is for about 8 weeks a year I have to really put in some very hard yards on the sites because our blokes are not capable and start winging. I have to get in there and show them it can be done. Last time I got my hands dirty I was that peaved because I was called back from Byron, I fired 2 blokes on the same day.. So in short it is one of the proffesions and my most enjoyable especially when I get comments such as yours.
Thanks

Hi stephen
i hanen't had mine off the tare yet to see if it get dust in it but hey why wait i might just seal it up tight then its all done i put some under body protector stuff on real thick should do the job ,I have been thinkin and i know it gettin cooler but thats the fun of it sitting around the fire ,lookin to go in mat some time for an over nighter thing.Oh did i tell you i missed out on that prado so now been looking at Navara..'s wife likes them,MMMM still a nissan so we r looking around now.
But ya i will keep u posted about the newnes thanks
Cheers

What'd you put under it. Was thinking of doing mine to protect it a bit as well saw some stuff in Bunnings but wasnt to shore on it so didnt bother getting it. I believe there are two different types one like a tar type stuff petroleum based the other one a non petroleum based so wasnt sure on which one to use. Regards Steve M

Ya stephen
A mate of mine works at a place where they do like spray on ute liners an all sorts of thing its tough as and about 5mm thick i got it for half price,i thought of this as i did it to the old trailer i had and the under body was the only bit still good in the end but there are a few different things out there ya best to get the one that would be best for steel or even look at the product and call that manufacturer for more info.
Cheers

PatNav,
Do not go a Navara........

Hi there Patnav, not sure why extfilm is against navara's but must have his reasons, I thought they were a good 4wd havnt heard of any issues but then I have never owned one so he must have reasons as to what he has said. Just incase you wondering about fuel with the prados as you know I have the V6 and we got 12.8L per 100 at easter time thats with camper on (roughly 700kg loaded) and got cought in traffic going up to Harrington (Taree) 2 hours (total trip up 7 hours) and 1 hour coming (4 1/2h to come home) home so might have done even better. That was not babyig it doing 110k where I could and was allowed to but this was all freeway driving except 2 trips back into Taree to watch the boat races (couldnt help myself). The second reading was all around town and was 15L per 100. The last estimate was this past week 14.7L per 100 and that including one trip up the central coast but was giving it a bit as i was following my father in Law and he has a commodore lowered etc etc so he was into it a bit so have been very happy with the fuel usage.Was expecting alot higher especially with camper on and traffic. Just to give you an idea of what you can expect out of a 3.4V6 prado if looking at one although some people on here think that those figures are extremely good and seem to be a bit lower then most. I havnt had it on the sand or off road at all yet for that matter so would expect it to jump alot higher up around 18/20 and maybe higher in the sand etc. Regards Steve M