Bogged Again
Submitted: Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 10:05
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RobertHL. Pine Creek. NT.
I can't believe this has happened again,but in a different State.
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I had not been out for 10 days & needed to get fresh food & fuel for generetors & pumps.
The winch failed yet again,& walked 4/5ks back to the
farm house to ring for rescue 7 was by a chap 7 his two sons from
Pine Creek by using 2 high lift jacks together on the one corner & Bugger me on my return was bogged again on the way in about 20mtrs up, no photo's.
Did i mention that we had 321mm of rain since Jan. 1 & a further 100mm that night while it was still stuck.It was the 13th.lol
Cheers,
Bob.
Reply By: Member - Tony (ACT) - Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 10:30
Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 10:30
Bugger aye.
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Reply By: Rod W - Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 10:56
Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 10:56
That brings back memories. Lived in
Darwin for 20yrs from 1971, had a Toyota ute body FJ45 with PTO driven Toyota winch. Lost track of the number of times one would break through the surface to the pea soup and sit on the diffs. And then the pea soup would seep into the drum brakes and chew out the linings thus not very efficient brakes.
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Reply By: Willem - Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 11:34
Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 11:34
Ahhh Bob!! The joys of the Top End in the WET
Hahahahaha....counrtyside gets that soft that even a Suzuki will get bogged. Been there........lol
No pussyfooting driving those tracks. Walk any water first, make a judgement and then kick the Loud Pedal in the guts to get some momentum up.
Winches are near to useless as you will uproot too many trees.
Enjoy the rest of your stay :-)
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Member - DAZA (QLD) - Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 12:57
Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 12:57
Geez Willem
Can I sense in your reply that you are wishing you were there lol lol, or do you prefer the more Arid or Desert stuff, I think they are both a challenge at differnt times.
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Follow Up By: Willem - Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 14:19
Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 14:19
G'day Daza
Sometimes I miss the place...but I don't miss the heat and the humidity...and as for getting bogged....its OK of yer a
young fella...but if yer getting on like our friend Bob above(LOL) or meself...then getting bogged and crabbing around in the mud is no longer fun.....I'll stick to the deserts for the time being :-)
Cheers
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Follow Up By: RobertHL. Pine Creek. NT. - Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 14:26
Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 14:26
Willem i walked up the road a couple of days prior & deemed it ok as it was to the sides where the probs,were,i just did not keep to the centre enough.
you live & learn Eh.I thought about the possibilities of the trees coming down with all the water around the roots & decided to put the cable right on the base,i had nothing to lose.
Plenty of those pesty Marsh,March & stable flies here too,of which you posted about the other day Lol.
Bob.
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Reply By: Member - Lionel A (WA) - Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 13:17
Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 13:17
Come on now Bob, looks like you aimed at that puddle......hahaha.
Cheers......Lionel.
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Reply By: Trevor R (QLD) - Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 13:25
Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 13:25
ROFLMAO!!!!
The Titanic sinks again. Bob when will you get a Nissan and get on with the adventure hehehe.The winch failed again?? you poor bugger you must be the unluckiest 4wheeler I know, I would be spitting chips with that manufacturer, they must be made accountable for this if it is another install or manufacturing defect.
Another Nissan recovery vehicle was it?
Why so long to post such pictures? afraid of the ribbing from "mates" like me? LOL!!! Good onya and keep up the good work.
Your Mate Trev!!
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Follow Up By: RobertHL. Pine Creek. NT. - Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 14:18
Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 14:18
Trevor,i would never lower standards & get Fnissan.Lol
For the simple reason that there would be no adventure Lol.
The winch allowed me to spool out & in again when attached to the tree & pulled me about 10mtrs then stopped,it may have had water in it when i came through an earlier water crossing about 600mm deep but only 2.5mtrs wide.I will have to wait till i get out of here before i get it looked at.
Bob.
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Reply By: Gramps - Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 14:24
Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 14:24
Now Bob, move all that weight (assorted gear) on the back of your tray over to the passenger side and you probably would have been OK :)))
Regards
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Follow Up By: RobertHL. Pine Creek. NT. - Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 14:43
Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 14:43
Al ,you probably right,i never thought of that.
Why are you never around when i need a clear sensible thinking person.Lol
May have been worse if i had the camper & all other assorted crap in there on.lol
Cheers,
Bob.
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Reply By: Member - Fred B (NT) - Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 16:03
Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 16:03
Hey Robert,
typical NT wet season track...
Which track is that in the pics.... so I'll know to avoid it... lol...
regards
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Follow Up By: RobertHL. Pine Creek. NT. - Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 17:57
Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 17:57
Hey Fred,it is a private rd,unless you wish to visit i guess you won't be on it.Lol
Cheers,
Bob.
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Reply By: Isuzumu - Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 18:15
Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 18:15
Hey Bob, this is what you call Territory bogged hahahahahaha
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Follow Up By: Willem - Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 21:01
Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 21:01
And this just up the road from
Pine Creek near Depot Creek Falls
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Luckily I had a PTO on OWAF
Cheers
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Follow Up By: RobertHL. Pine Creek. NT. - Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 21:01
Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 21:01
Hey Bruce,the one difference is he is in the swamp, i'm not.Lol
Only did it to satisfy Trevor's appetite.He gets a little annoyed if i go on a trip & nothing happens.Lol
Bob.
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Follow Up By: Trevor R (QLD) - Thursday, Jan 21, 2010 at 10:19
Thursday, Jan 21, 2010 at 10:19
What is similar with Willem and Bruce? Not only did you go looking for trouble in these shots, YOU DID IT IN YOTA'S!!! of course you were going to get bogged with that crazy combination.
Bob, I had a funny feeling before you left you were going to make me smile with some funny shots like this. Love your work!!
Cheers guys,
Trevor.
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Follow Up By: Isuzumu - Thursday, Jan 21, 2010 at 10:51
Thursday, Jan 21, 2010 at 10:51
Now Trevor, what's going on here with a Yota and a Missian hahahahaha
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Follow Up By: Trevor R (QLD) - Thursday, Jan 21, 2010 at 17:29
Thursday, Jan 21, 2010 at 17:29
Bruce, How did you get colour into these photos? I reckon all pics from your youth would have been black and white only!! LOL!!
Nissan or Land Rover? doesn't matter much with these dinosaurs anyway, the new Nissans are hardly on the same level playing field.
Trevor.
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Follow Up By: Isuzumu - Thursday, Jan 21, 2010 at 20:53
Thursday, Jan 21, 2010 at 20:53
You're a wally Trevor hahahahahahaha,
But seriously mate you need a good Isuzu MU, but I am think of buying a Jeep. Last Tuesday I was a passenger in a Chrysler 300C 3.0lt diesel and sh't can't they go, so the Jeep with the same motor might be a good tug for the future.
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Follow Up By: Trevor R (QLD) - Thursday, Jan 21, 2010 at 23:12
Thursday, Jan 21, 2010 at 23:12
"You're a wally Trevor "
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"but I am think of buying a Jeep"
Now if that is not the pot calling the kettle black I don't know what is ROFL!!
Trevor.
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