Bugs on the Hay Plains
Submitted: Tuesday, Apr 10, 2012 at 10:37
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Guess who forgot the bug screen for the front of the car. Me!!!!
We went for a short trip to
Adelaide to visit rellos for
Easter. After having to leave late in the day after my chemo we did not reach our booked accommodation in
Balranald until way after dark. And by dark I also mean the front of the car. It was covered by about 5mm of squashed mosquitoes from the
Hay Plains. We have been through locust plagues and so on but never what one would call a mosquito plague. It was like constant light but very thick rain with heaps and heaps of small rain drops hitting the windscreen. Lots of stops to clean the windscreen and the lights as
well to be able to see the road. Absolutely awesome if you like that sort of thing. You couldn't even read the front number plate.
Got breathalysed on the way into
Balranald and the cop had to double back to the rear to read the number plate. Tried the front first.
So a slight word of advice. Avoid the plains from before sunset to after sunrise.
But at least they are not the Phil biting type.
All I need to do now is to continue to wash the car to get them all off and hose the radiator core out. Luckily no overheating problems. Fuel usage was excellent at a smidgen over 10 litres per 100 Kms with the roof rack on the car and around 3T weight. Usually get around 13 litres per 100Kms at that weight.
Phil
Reply By: Bob Y. - Qld - Tuesday, Apr 10, 2012 at 16:08
Tuesday, Apr 10, 2012 at 16:08
Excellent economy, Phil.
Had some friends say they'd got similar results from same vehicle, but out in western Qld & NT.
Insects are bad at present between
Kynuna &
Winton, and as always happens the first few land on the screen, right on one's eye level, so you have to look around them till next stop.
If you haven't tried it, Phil, Chemtech CT-18 is very good for removing those dried insects, and grass hopper guts. Often wondered how many people have over-heating problems, caused by a build-up of these small critters.
Bob.
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