Spare Fuel - Windorah to Birdsville
Submitted: Sunday, Jul 18, 2010 at 12:08
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oztours
Does everyone reccommend taking extra fuel while driving
Windorah to
Birdsville?
We have a Rav4 - where can we put the spare petrol? We can't have it inside the car?
Any ideas?
Reply By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Sunday, Jul 18, 2010 at 13:17
Sunday, Jul 18, 2010 at 13:17
Hi oztours
It is not that far and I would have thought that your RAV4 would have reasonable fuel economy. You are not going to be driving fast and if you sit on around 80 kph you should be laughing.
The only exception to this is if the road in muddy, in which case you are better to sit it our and providing that the rains do not last long, a couple of days will make the biggest difference.
Cheers
Stephen
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Reply By: Member - Ozzie Nomad (VIC) - Sunday, Jul 18, 2010 at 15:21
Sunday, Jul 18, 2010 at 15:21
Hi Oztours,
There is no fuel at Beetoota anymore, or a beer for that matter.
If the road is open and dry, a Rav 4 should'nt have a fuel issue.
But....that road will eat your little Toyota if you are not very careful.
Take it slow, and don't run your tyres too soft, there will be washouts and potholes that you won't want to drop into at 100klm per hour.
The
Birdsville Track is like a freeway compared to this road.
Have fun, you will be looking for that beer at the other end.
Cheers,
Ozzie
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Follow Up By: rumpig - Sunday, Jul 18, 2010 at 17:10
Sunday, Jul 18, 2010 at 17:10
when was the last time you drove that track Ozzie Nomad?
a couple of weeks back it was a super highway and in great condition. a couple of sections they were doing roadworks on with minor detour roads in place, but even they were in fairly good condition aswell. the rest of the road was like they'd just run the graders over the whole thing.
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Follow Up By: Member - Ozzie Nomad (VIC) - Sunday, Jul 18, 2010 at 17:26
Sunday, Jul 18, 2010 at 17:26
Good to hear it's been graded nicely. All you need is a bit of rain on these roads and they change dramaticly. I came through after a Simpson crossing and got stuck in
Birdsville for three days (with rain) till they let everyone back on the roads again, in any direction. Obviously just after some rain the road was only a track in
places, and some of the floodways had turned into canyons that the big tour buses could't cross. The old blind mechanic at the servo in
Windorah told me "a week earlier the road was great". Be prepared for anything out that way, there is a lot of traffic on these roads this time of year, and a newly graded road can quickly become a rough trip.
Cheers,
Ozzie
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Reply By: Member - Adrian L (QLD) - Sunday, Jul 18, 2010 at 16:27
Sunday, Jul 18, 2010 at 16:27
How many litres of fuel does your tank hold? How many litres of fuel average per 100km does your Rav4 use?......if you can answer this two questions, you will be able to work out if the fuel you carry in your tank will take you the 386kms from
Windorah to
Birdsville.......add about another 20% to that for gravel road driving....to know your fuel consumption is an absolute necessity as in the outback fuel stops are sometimes far in between.
Happy travels
Adrian
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Reply By: oztours - Sunday, Jul 18, 2010 at 20:36
Sunday, Jul 18, 2010 at 20:36
what is the best tyre pressure to put in our tyres for the dirt stretch?
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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Sunday, Jul 18, 2010 at 22:37
Sunday, Jul 18, 2010 at 22:37
Oztours
We work on Highway Pressure less 20%.
There are many outback
places that will tell you the exact same details.
Cheers
Stephen
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