No one was rafting while we were there. There were some rapids upstream, but nothing too crazy. I too will go back again. Top notch spot- probably the highlight of the trip. Shame it was our last night away that we found the place.
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No one was rafting while we were there. There were some rapids upstream, but nothing too crazy. I too will go back again. Top notch spot- probably the highlight of the trip. Shame it was our last night away that we found the place.
It's been a long time between beers.
Thought I'd drop a line.
Played the good guy today and pulled a truck out.
It was slipping on a bed of wet flowers which had fallen from some tree. It was a very slight slope. Made for a good photo op.
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Other than that, not much new to report on!
So, now you're officially off Santas naughty list!
Champion effort Mitch.:clap2: I hope there were lots of onlookers and a TV News Crew. ABC of course, WIN would have called your 90 a JEEP, or worse a Toyomoto. :p:wasntme:
Tracy Grimshaw would have called me a hoon :nazilock:
Unfortunately no audience. Even had to take my own photo! It's Tamworth after all.
I've been doing some wheeling. Nothing like having a land rover... and using it.
Killingworth loop, Killingworth NSW 27.12.2016
Tagged along as winch bitch in a mate's landcruiser, as we tagged along with some friends of friends on the Killingworth loop.
All in all, it's a great track. The loop itself is fairly benign, although there is the opportunity to go as wild as you wish in a heap of deep puddles, meter deep ruts, and some hairy climbs. Many chicken tracks to be had as well, if required. It would be a wild ride in my shortie, but definitely keen to head back to drive it myself some time soon.
Some of the motley crew:
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My fav truck (complete with train horns!)
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This was crossed up with all 4 wheels on the ground. Those 37" treps were big tyres indeed.
The 'waterfall line' on the killy loop- Pretty extreme crawl out of a waterfall ledge about 2.5m tall. This dual locked 60 killed it!
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Broski's for scale:
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The attack:
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6flu090A9A[/ame]
(terrible video quality is terrible)
Even had a brush with fame on the killy loop- spotted RVR110 in the bushes, and wandered away from the motley crew to say G'day, but they must have seen me coming, as they nipped around to another track before I could say hello. Next time, old mate!
Nundle state forest 02.01.2017
Went for a local drive with a mate up at the forest, the old stomping ground.
We had the tracks and the times all set, and mother nature gave us about 40mm of rain the night before. In attendance was an 80 sereis cruiser locked on 35's, and a ex water board troopy.
We met at the boundary track entrance (coordinates -31.474652, 151.170301), off the Devil's Elbow in Hanging Rock, ready for adventure. It was a balmy day, overcast and approx 25 degrees. Aired down about 20psi, and hit the dirt.
First few hills went OK, but as the track commenced its climb along the boundary fenceline fo the forest, the freshly graded track and rain became a quagmire of mud with very little traction. It's a rough and steep climb in the dry, but when it snows up there, or gets a bit of rain, it's madness.
The first hills were over with in about 10 minutes.
The remaining 2 hills took almost 3 hours of winching between myself and the troopy. Even with pressures down to 15psi, the M/T's were not getting any traction in the nundle clay.
After the troopy had winch issues, and its recovery point became unsafe to use (long story, don't ask), the troopy and I turned around, and slid our way down the hill. The 80 series plugged away up the hill to cemetary road (-31.465598, 151.171118), having way more tyre, traction and momentum than I could gather. You win some, and lose some. Today I lost.
After airing back up to some sensible pressures, and a bite to eat for lunch, we commenced along forest road to Ponderosa park picnic area (-31.464592, 151.255799). We had a play around in the mud and tracks behind the park, some very deep mud puddles- which are not my forte`, but fun nonetheless.
Here are some pics of a rutted, muddy track we were driving along. It was a forest road which had essentially become a watercourse in the rain. Much fun. 100% will drive again.
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In other news:
I've got an 'A' service approaching- 48mths, 40,000km, and will be doing this myself.
After spending too many brain cells on the 'which oil for a Puma' question, I've got some Castrol Edge Professional A5 5W30 oil on order, and getting a filter / service kit thru landybitz to take care of the consumables.
On the advice of a fellow AULROlian here, I placed an order for a Stahlbus M14x1.5 ball-valve sump plug to take care fo the draining side of things for the next 10 years. Novelty aside, a new sump plug every service vs a reusable 'quick drain' job seems like a good return on investment. Plus it's a very nicely made piece of German engineering. Some things ooze quality, this is one of them. I almost feel guilty putting it on the oily side of the car!
Stahlbus sexiness
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Lots of very nice precision machining, well thought out design with O ring seals on the sump plug, and drain tube ferrule, and a great integrated dust/mud cap which sets this above the Fumoto offering, IMO. I look forward to it holding my oil where it belongs!
Sadly, no booze revooz this time. I'm cutting down. Because rehab is for quitters.
Until next time, stay classy!
I have been using the Castrol Edge products in both my V8s. No complaints. I wonder if the make this for sump plug for the Discos? I will find out.
Find out the thread diameter and pitch and you will be right.
Nice angles Mitch 😎
One goal is to mount a provent 200 on the puma. I don't expect incredible amounts of blow-by on the relatively new engine I have, but for longevity, something like this is probably not a bad idea. Plus keeping the pollutants (oil vapours) out of the engine intake as best as possible.
Enter, stage left, The Provent 200. A common choice for running in conjunction with the existing Crank Case Ventilation systems on engines. Mann+Hummel make some great stuff.
The provent 200 mounts in the engine bay, plumbed between the cam cover breather and the air intake, after the air filter. It is however a sizable unit, as dimensioned below:
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There are aftermarket kits to mount these in a number of locations, plus fabricobbling one yourself is not out of the question.
My ideal location is somewhere where I can utilise the existing 19mm ID hose that is in the factory CCV system, and reduce the amount of superfluous piping I would need to run around the engine bay.
This leaves the hot side of the engine as the most suitable location.
Komaterpillar did this in one of his posts [source]
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The linked thread also has some interesting tech musings on the matter.
Komaterpillar's solution will not work for me. I foolishly put a winch solenoid and winch remote receiver in that location back in '14. Here is some pics of it before installation. It sits in the engine bay, on the wheel arch, between the airbox and the brake master cyl:
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No Bueno. We need to go depper!
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I have this crazy idea.
A provent 200 should fit directly in front of the coolant expansion tank, which incidentally, is right above the turbo heat shield.
This drives the question:
- "How hot does it get there?"
- "How much heat can a Provent take?!"
The provent destruction manual tells us the 2nd answer- negative 35C to 120C, and for a short time, up to 140C.
It's made of some pretty skookum PAGF plastic that should take an absolute punishing, which is good to know. But there are lots of chinese knockoffs out there, so keep an eye out.
The first question required some science, so I got to work....