Advice on Plenty Highway

You should be fine. Along Plenty Hwy should be OK provided no unseasonal rains or roadworks where graded repairs / mounds require some clearance [rarely].Check local shire websites or Qld RAC website for road reports closer to departing.
Usually traffic along there Sept/Oct to help if any problems arise. Enjoy.

Provided that the creeks aren't flooded you shouldn't have any trouble. It's a longish stretch from Boulia to the first fuel, possibly further than a Forrester towing a trailer can reach so I would be carrying extra with a safety margin. It would also be handy to have an extra spare because that is the main problem I saw, tyres ripped to shreds.
Mike

Geoff, as already said, you should be able to handle it.
However, there are many loose and sharp stones on the road so you need to control your speed and keep a close watch on the road to avoid them.

Geoff,

As others have said, provided there's been no recent rain (unlikely at that time) you shouldn't have any trouble with the Plenty. It will likely be corrugated, so you may benefit from dropping your tyre pressure, and consequently our speed. Be aware that fuel available at Jervois is on a cash only basis.

Have a great trip.

Hi,

I was out on the Plenty September last year. I got passed be a RAV 4 like I was stranding still. It was an NT Government car so it would be able to do things that a standard RAV 4 was never designed to do. But i digress.

As said before the leg after Boulia is a long stretch. Last September the Plenty was fairly rough in my opinion. Bad corrugations and a fair bit of bull dust - probably the aftermath of a fairly busy winter season. But as long as you take it easy and carry extra fuel you should be fine. Otherwise get your hands on an NT Government RAV 4 and you should be able to go as hard as you like.

All the best

Geoff