Keep your eyes open - all sorts of things in the long grass these dyas.
Submitted: Monday, Apr 11, 2011 at 14:32
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Robin Miller
You Just Gotta love strong cars.
Lush undergrowth is everywhere these days and I was punting through the
undergrowth on the weekend where bracken fern was higher than the car in
places and turned up a
hill then clunk, Bang, CLUNK CLUNK CLUNK.
I thought "That sounds expensive" and got out of the car.
In the long grass was a huge
rock near back wheel to big for me to move.
The rock was hidden in grass and as I drove up it the front passenger wheel
grabbed, the car rose up then the force spat it out backwards with chassis coming down onto it.
It rolled and grinded along the Patrols big heavy leading arm, just taking the paint off the bottom of the welded together body panel lip and crunched down the chassis rails, stopping near back wheel.
Only damage was torn off front mudflap, but you buy them in 6 packs
for Patrols anyway.
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Reply By: landseka - Monday, Apr 11, 2011 at 15:19
Monday, Apr 11, 2011 at 15:19
You can't even trust yourself WALKING through dense bush nowdays,
see this fellow's predicament.
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Follow Up By: Member - Cozzie Toodyay (WA) - Monday, Apr 11, 2011 at 16:04
Monday, Apr 11, 2011 at 16:04
He is very lucky some one spotted him, gotta say it though
"what a goose"
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Follow Up By: Member - Scott M (NSW) - Monday, Apr 11, 2011 at 18:50
Monday, Apr 11, 2011 at 18:50
spent the whole night in mud then got arrested by the coppers - one could say he's up to his neck in it...
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Reply By: Flighty ( WA ) - Monday, Apr 11, 2011 at 16:49
Monday, Apr 11, 2011 at 16:49
Robin.
Thank you for making my day !!!
The statement " that sounds expensive" is gold.
Once again cheers
Paul
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Follow Up By: Robin Miller - Monday, Apr 11, 2011 at 18:57
Monday, Apr 11, 2011 at 18:57
And its just such a relief Paul when you inspect underneath and nothing significant is actually damaged - love that car
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Reply By: Member - Josh- Monday, Apr 11, 2011 at 18:22
Monday, Apr 11, 2011 at 18:22
Looks like some fun your having there Robin. A mate had a similar expirience but his was a star picket through the floor. Looks like a nice spot your in.
Josh
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Follow Up By: Robin Miller - Monday, Apr 11, 2011 at 19:04
Monday, Apr 11, 2011 at 19:04
I wouldn't like that at all Josh.
Our
rock was enough of a surprise, the only one around , and my best guess was that it was washed out from further up the mountain and rolled down near this grass covered track just awaiting - either that or it was placed their by a Toyota driver who knows I use this track regularly.
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Follow Up By: Nutta - Monday, Apr 11, 2011 at 20:36
Monday, Apr 11, 2011 at 20:36
I heard a landcruiser owner was winched out of that area recently by a chinook after becoming entangled on a
rock!
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Follow Up By: Dasher Des - Monday, Apr 11, 2011 at 21:16
Monday, Apr 11, 2011 at 21:16
G'day Robin,
If all the rain has caused rocks to get washed down the
hill, you could do some prospecting in them thar hills and hopefully you might get enough gold to get the track repaired LOL
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Follow Up By: Member - Josh- Monday, Apr 11, 2011 at 21:36
Monday, Apr 11, 2011 at 21:36
Funny you mention that Dasher. Driving past Rushworth today I was thinking the same thing with all the rain they have, could some new gold around.
Josh
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Reply By: Member - Murray R (VIC) - Monday, Apr 11, 2011 at 19:30
Monday, Apr 11, 2011 at 19:30
Robin
See the new Patrol still doesn't get to play in the bush yet, you might have scratched it in that terrain. Iv'e been hooked up like that a few times over at Ruffy when driving in similar terrain.
Murray
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Follow Up By: Robin Miller - Monday, Apr 11, 2011 at 20:00
Monday, Apr 11, 2011 at 20:00
Your observant Murray - funny how things work out like that , I did not plan it that way but the older manual 4800 gets the hard stuff and the new auto 4800 gets the easy runs - I have researched the subject thoroughly now and decided that the main advantage of the new auto is that I haven't yet tipped over the cup of coffee that I take to work each day.
Its was near Ruffy to !
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Reply By: member - mazcan - Tuesday, Apr 12, 2011 at 12:14
Tuesday, Apr 12, 2011 at 12:14
hi robin
join the the club
i had a simular experience with a large
rock
and also a log with a bent trunk
the rock only did minor damage
but the log because it was bent rolled as i drove over it and then whipped up and dented under the passenger door sill on my mazda the dents are still there
scrub and long grass can hide the unexpected i treat them with more respect now quiet often will get out and walk it first
it's a bit like crossing a stream or river never know whats hidden in there
i remember on one occasion i walked through some scrub to
check where i was planning to drive and found a small log lying flat but it had a limb coming off it which was pointing up in the air just at radiator height and would have pierced right through the radiator had i not found it
so yes my advice dont drive blind as there are hidden perils
cheers barry
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