Survey...speeds on dirt roads

I think the best rule to apply is to drive to the conditions and you'll know what that is at the time; it is a little difficult to suggest specific speeds.

Enjoy your trip...........

Hard to answer this one because it depends on your experience, how well you know your car / caravan and how they handle on dirt and whether your car has 4wd or not.

Corrigation speed can change all the time depending how bad it can get. But to tell you the truth if I got stuck behind a car doing 20kph tops on corrigation I would be flashing lights and getting pretty cranky if I couldnt over take......20 would be a little toooooo slow....We have only ever found corrigation that demanded such a slow speed and even then we could do 40km

Towing on corrigated, pothole and bull dust roads we prob average 80km, developmental roads we have found to be like highways and sit on 100

...and gravel roads just depends how lose and slippery it feels (all comes down to experience and confidence in vehicle)

what ever road it is drive for you not to keep the bloke behind you happy and if you do wanna go slow, remember to let others pass you. We had to follow a troopy towing for 50km because he wanted to sit in the middle of the road and go 60 when it was good enough to go 80+.....

hope this helps

G'day Allan & Sharon,
I have been trying to find the shortest way to get from the eastern most point ( Cape Byron ) to the western most Point (steep Point) on the map directory, and Google earth, but the navigator gets confused and cant find a way. Do you have a route planned that I might follow?
Cheers Davo.

Allan

As suggested...drive to the conditions.

Member Willie(Epping) is sitting in Alice Springs waiting for a spare set of springs for his Bushtracker as the Tanami Road took its toll.

And remember to please slow down for an approaching vehicle as stones go flying even on the best of gravel roads

Also drop your tyre pressures accordingly and especially on the van so that it gives a better ride towing and so that the suspension does not take a hammering.


Cheers

On the road conditions you describe.

1. 80k

2. 60 - 70k and watch for dips.

3. Between 30 & 60.

But as Murpy's Law is always there, drive as you see it.

We did the B/ville track last year and sat on 70-80kph towing the supreme. Did the bore track ta couple of weeks ago and sat on about 30-40kph with the odd time higher than this (around 60kph on occassions). Rds around Innaminka were about 80kph up to 100kph all without a flat tyre but pressures on the single axle van were 35psi cold and on the car 28psi cold. So much will depend on your particular setup but amp up the trailers braking agression to help make it slow you down as opposed to the opposite on dirt this will help keep the trailer straight under brakes (not a sure fire fix but it will help).

Happy trails,
Trevor.

Thank you one and all for your consdiered replies. Just reached 'civilisation' for the internet.

We so appreicatre everything written. We shall consider all and now have some experience

One can learn so much from fellow travellers.

Thanks again.

Allan and Sharon
Now in Boulia