Camper Trailer on the Gunbarrel
Submitted: Thursday, May 12, 2011 at 21:28
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Frances
Would you need a treg hitch on your camper trailer to do the
Gunbarrel Highway?
Reply By: greybeard - Thursday, May 12, 2011 at 21:43
Thursday, May 12, 2011 at 21:43
i wouldn't think so.
whilst there may be some washaways and vast quantities of corrogations it's difficulty is it's remoteness, not it's terrain.
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Follow Up By: Member - Frank P (NSW) - Friday, May 13, 2011 at 22:42
Friday, May 13, 2011 at 22:42
We got permits for the abandoned section of the Gunbarrel Hwy for transit in May 2009. It's not maintained so it wouldn't have got any better.
There were pretty severe washouts that nothing but a fully articulated coupling of some kind could handle.
It need not be a Treg, any other off-road coupling would do, but forget about a conventional on-road ball coupling.
Worst thing is corrugations. Low tyre pressures, low speeds IMO.
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Reply By: Member - Mark (Tamworth NSW) - Thursday, May 12, 2011 at 22:27
Thursday, May 12, 2011 at 22:27
If the trailer has a conventional ball coupling, the hitch may stand up to it, but the rest of the trailer mightn't.
I'd be more concerned about your
suspension and quality of welding than the hitch.
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Follow Up By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Friday, May 13, 2011 at 09:30
Friday, May 13, 2011 at 09:30
I agree with Mark,
I expect the rest of the trailer won't be up to the endless kms of deep corrugations. Plenty of broken trailers that have been dumped out there.
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Reply By: Crackles - Thursday, May 12, 2011 at 22:33
Thursday, May 12, 2011 at 22:33
While not specifically needed for increased articulation on that road there are advantages to the Poly block hitches with increased strength, less vibration/shock transmitted & arguably safer if the trailer was to roll.
Cheers Craig...........
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Reply By: CSeaJay - Friday, May 13, 2011 at 10:48
Friday, May 13, 2011 at 10:48
I am just assuming here,
But usually, off-road trailers with good constructio and
suspension comes with better hitches standard.
Given the above it is likely that your trailer construction and
suspension is not for off-road.
If that is the case I agree with the above that the trailer itself may not be up to it
Monster corrugations that shakes your false teeth out of your mouth
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Follow Up By: Frances - Friday, May 13, 2011 at 14:22
Friday, May 13, 2011 at 14:22
Hmmm. It's a good quality offroad trailer. How do the corrugations out there compare to the ones on the Developmental Road on
Cape York?
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Follow Up By: Crackles - Friday, May 13, 2011 at 16:15
Friday, May 13, 2011 at 16:15
"How do the corrugations out there compare to the ones on the Developmental Road on
Cape York?"
Depends on which section of the Gunbarrel you are talking about Frances but as very little of it is maintained the Cape corrugations are much smoother. The Gunbarrel is far more destructive & in some areas there is no speed or tyre pressure that will smooth them out.
Cheers Craig...........
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Reply By: MAVERICK(WA) - Friday, May 13, 2011 at 18:20
Friday, May 13, 2011 at 18:20
Yes.
rgds
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Reply By: kiwicol - Friday, May 13, 2011 at 18:37
Friday, May 13, 2011 at 18:37
so what sort of C/T do you have and what sort of
suspension.
Its the whole package that needs to be looked at.
I would take my camper any where and have, but have travelled with many that have caused plenty of grieve.
To me
suspension is the biggest concern, and i would not have a leaf spring set up for quids, experience speaks for its self.
I have the tregg hitch fitted and has not caused any problems in over 80,000ks the trailer has travelled.
Col
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Reply By: Frances - Saturday, May 14, 2011 at 15:28
Saturday, May 14, 2011 at 15:28
Thanks everyone. I don't think I'll go that way given all your input. I don't think the
suspension would stand up to it and I don't really want to wreck a good camper trailer and I don't really want to spend any money on it at the moment. I was just looking for a different way back to Victoria from
Broome but will go back the way we came which is via the Tanami.
BTW it is a Trackabout camper (
Kakadu model).
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Follow Up By: Member - Niss42 - Saturday, May 14, 2011 at 15:50
Saturday, May 14, 2011 at 15:50
Why not try the GCR (
Great Central Road) for a change of scenery?
Permits req.
Barry
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