Canning in a V8 Troopy

Hi Russnic,

2nd the 20lts/100kms. .

Cheers Wilko

August 2009 fuel cost for diesel at Kunawarritji Community was $3.20L cash or Debit Card.

Thats almost theft.! I took a boat to Flinders Island Killiecrankie and ordered a tanker from Whitemark, the tanker drove 40kms to Killiecrankie, ran a 60 metre line out to my boat and we pumped 700 litres of diesel, the whole process took 90 mins and I got charged $1.92 which I thought was great value.

I guess its supply and demand,

Till someone installs a roadhouse on the CSR or does another fuel drop, They could charge what they wanted.

Cheers Wilko

Gidday

i think we should worry more about the manipulation of fuel prices in metropolitan areas than the prices charged in remote communities.

The fuel tanker was at Kunawarritji when we passed through in 2009. Interestingly he had come from Alice Springs.

Cheers

Rocco

Towing an Ultimate camper last year we returned 15lt/100 and bought 60 lts. at Bililuna to complete the track. Also side trips to Carnarvon Ranges and The Calverts.

Thanks Pinko
That is the sort of information I was after, some one who has been there, done that in a similar vehicle.

Good point Phil

As I am doing same trip I have been trying to work out the distances and exploroz site gives Wiluna to Biluna as about 1820 but my plot is only 1680.

Haven't resolved this just yet but it looks like some side trips beyond just the wells have been included in exploroz plot.

Robin,
using the westprint Canning map I came up[ with wiluna - biliuna as 1829Km visiting all wells but no detour to Calvert Ranges or Helena springs.

Intend to order fuel for well 23 dump next week are you still interested in sharing a 44of ULP.

cheers
Howard

Hi Guys
You know where I am coming from..
Checked it out to along with fuel use notes.
I have lived a a lot of my life with diesel fuel and understanderbly reculuctant to share my living/sleeping quarters with cans of the stuff if I don't have too.
Murphys law says they will leak, and do so at the worst possible time, empty not a problem, sling them up on top.
Would there be anyone else doing the same trip that would be interested in sharing a drum of diesel at well 23 ?, a top up there should get me to Billuna, withought having to rely on getting fuel at Well 33.
Cheers
Russ

Hi Howard

I hadn't heard anything so have planned to go without needing petrol from fuel dump but I think we should carefully check distances etc and finaly decide.

This might interest Phil as well even though he is on diesel.

Based on exploroz trip notes and plot I have plotted my own and am in the middle of working thru things and it appears the biggest distance is significantly less than I thought.
My plot is in the form of a gpx file which can be loaded into Ozi or Garmin etc.

Even though I have not fully checked them I will give some idea here to see if others might agree.

Total distanceWiluna to Biluna (going to all wells ) is 1689km (thought 1830 as you did)

Longest no-fuel section is only 1012km (Wiluna to well 33 community) not 1150

Using 21lt/100km average but calculations based on 25lt , we should only need 250lt of fuel maximum and probably use 210lt.
Adding 200km margin for total of 1200km at max consumption of 25lt still only brings total up to 300lt which could be done without expense of fuel dump.

What do you think ?

If you tell me where you will be stopping I could knock off some of your fuel and guarantee I have no problems - well unless you catch me !

P.S. I have a detailed well by well plan with each section and I note where the discrencies lay.
E.G. Expoloroz notes quote durba springs to well 18 as 80km , but thats because they go via Diebil hills , without this detour its only 36km i.e. 44km less

Was planning seperate post about this -but if your planning to order soon then need to sort out.