What has dobbo been doing today?

[Treads]

Just wondering what you got up to today Dobbo?

:clap2::tease::D:D

BTW, I'd love to see the photos! You know the rules :p

PS Hope your rig is okay

[Treads]

bump

[George130]

He must be still drowning his sorrows.


SPILL the beans!

[Treads]

*in my best Sgt Shultz voice*

"I know nothing!"

(Only what a little birdy told me)

He might just be uploading the photos :angel:

[dobbo]

Discosteve graced my house with his presence this morning, it was decided to go for a quiet drive through the country side.

We started of with the local powerline track and discovered a nice tranquil area resembling George130's backyard (we had found a back way into Awaba tip)

It was decided that a trip upto Freemans waterhole was in order so away we went, the Turdis was faultless until we got rooted.

A 3 inch diameter tree root was stuck between the drivers side front and the sidestep. Stuck and hung up, after about 5 minutes of procrastinating, we got a phonecall from Relay, she had just picked up her County, good I say cause were stuck at such and such. This was at 2.30pm.

After numerous recovery attempts, one resulting in a broken front dif we eventually got moving at 8.00pm got to a big downhill mud run and popped one of the Simex's off the rim.

Damage front dif (at least I know what the noise was now)

One rooted Simex.

Late for work, covered in mud, in crap off Relay for dirtying her County, in crap of SWMBO for delaying her.


We had a fun day.


And I lost my mobile phone, twice

[rovercare]

Discosteve graced my house with his presence this morning, it was decided to go for a quiet drive through the country side.

We started of with the local powerline track and discovered a nice tranquil area resembling George130's backyard (we had found a back way into Awaba tip)

It was decided that a trip upto Freemans waterhole was in order so away we went, the Turdis was faultless until we got rooted.

A 3 inch diameter tree root was stuck between the drivers side front and the sidestep. Stuck and hung up, after about 5 minutes of procrastinating, we got a phonecall from Relay, she had just picked up her County, good I say cause were stuck at such and such. This was at 2.30pm.

After numerous recovery attempts, one resulting in a broken front dif we eventually got moving at 8.00pm got to a big downhill mud run and popped one of the Simex's off the rim.

Damage front dif (at least I know what the noise was now)

One rooted Simex.

Late for work, covered in mud, in crap off Relay for dirtying her County, in crap of SWMBO for delaying her.


We had a fun day.

Pics?;)

[Treads]

Pics?;)

DiscoSteve is adamant there are pics :D

Sorry to hear about the damage though dobbo :blush:

[George130]

:D:D:D
Ye has the curse.
Keep him up there longer so I can finnish the rig:cool:.

[dobbo]

I was to busy digging and trying to self recover to take any photo's but their was some chookfit in the passenger seat taking a few.

[Treads]

Glad you got it home. I wasn't so sure I was going to when I did this last weekend:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/06/594.jpg (http://www.aulro.com/app/showphoto.php/photo/10177)

:(

[Tombie]

Dobbo...

It's ALL GOOD mate...:thumbsup:

At least you were out playing...:D

Better than the 'cyber offroading' that usually goes on in here :wasntme:

[dobbo]

Glad you got it home. I wasn't so sure I was going to when I did this last weekend:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/06/594.jpg (http://www.aulro.com/app/showphoto.php/photo/10177)

:(

I see you have a disabled parking sticker too, fun living with a blonde isn't it

[isuzurover]

Look on the bright side Dobbo - time for a 24 spline locked front end. :twisted:

[dobbo]

Just got home from work and assessed the situation, not all that bad but then again not all that good either. I like the fact that whilst we're still recovering the vehicle, the story is on the forum. Literally I dropped the car off jumped into another and drove to work, I have just had a much needed shower to cleans my person of the sticky Watagan clay

[Treads]

I see you have a disabled parking sticker too, fun living with a blonde isn't it

I'm the one who did that :wacko::BigCry::whistling:

What's the assessment? axle or diff center? done any steering damage?

[dobbo]

I'm the one who did that :wacko::BigCry::whistling:

What's the assessment? axle or diff center? done any steering damage?

Diff centre is gone gone,

steering damage? well the tyre was off the rim, that did give a slight vibration, does that count?

Apart from that it's all cool bananas.

Thanks heaps for Mat and Relay for coming to our assistance and dirtying their highly polished poo brown County

[Tusker]

Oh dear

Sorry to hear Dobbo

If the rim is damaged Mag Wheel Repairs at Thornleigh can true it up. He's an ex-Rangie owner.

Regards
Max P

[stevo68]

Good to hear you got hiome....what is it with trips like that, we can go on a 3 day trip, no damage. Then can have an impromptu trip and all sorts of havoc can happen. Main thing is at least you are out and about, can't wait to take mine for its first off road foray,

Regards

Stevo

[stevo]

yep it is a pain when things go wrong I had to leave a vehicle in the bush for two days the high lift jack I was using to get myself unstuck lost a pin in the mud two hours of looking could not find it, no tools no junk lying in the back had cleaned it out had to walk out and hitch hike back home.

Was leaving for aussie in three days time to work, have had joy here as well, two C.V's one drowned ECU but went fine after it dried out, dent in passenger door stuffed rear bumper (Cable ties are great!!) one stuffed drive shaft, one set of driviing lights.

Stopped worrying about scratches long ago it is better to have fun

[HAK]

All part of the fun I guess :(

[cal415]

sounds like fun dobbo,
what did you do to the front diff exactly? i have plenty of spares if you need something, the complete front diff out of my county is still sitting down the back since i put the locker, longfields and new housing under it the other day.

[cal415]

Ohh and wheres the pics :)


More to add to the Dobbo stuck/damaged gallery i have hahahahah

[rangieman]

Dobbo,s tales of woe once again:Rolling:
Now you know the:rulez: post them pics :p

[Redback]

Dobbo...

It's ALL GOOD mate...:thumbsup:

At least you were out playing...:D

Better than the 'cyber offroading' that usually goes on in here :wasntme:


X 2

Baz

[dobbo]

Ohh and wheres the pics :)


More to add to the Dobbo stuck/damaged gallery i have hahahahah


Dobbo,s tales of woe once again:Rolling:
Now you know the:rulez: post them pics :p


Disco steve, has the proof of life.

[Relay]

Yes, I neglected to take my camera.

My story is as follows:

I go to get the Poo back. I'm all yay-ness because well...it's been at the smashies for the last month and a half after my li'l truck incident. But finally...he's coming home.

So what's the first thing you do when getting your best friend back? Firstly, you call up a mate, tell him you're ready to come collect on bullbar (for another of your vehicles)...now that you've got something that'll cope with the trailer. Secondly call and boast about your 'best friend'...to someone else <first mistake>. Next mistake is offering to take his door back. Load it on the trailer...only to learn he's got his pansy butt stuck.

<Sigh>
<Much swearing>
<Break his car>
<More than one trip home>
<Remove part tree root>
<Take pictures with Steve's camera>
<Drag forward>
<Remove rest of tree root>
<Haul backwards>
<Get to relative saftey>
<Break his car again>
<Flat tow to roadside> (Not really flat...and I had to walk/guide. It's a good fitness course when dobbo gets stuck)
<Change tyre>
<Go home>
<Take pain killers...because we all know who -actually- did most of the root removal>
<Sleep>

Needless to say...I'm...peeved. Highly. You can imagine how spotless my Poo was when coming back from the smash repairers. I mean he'd been vacuumed, detailed, washed, dried... He looked SEXY. Then comes dobbo.

On the other hand, I'm not half as peeved as his missus is! So 'tis all good. I'll upload some pics of how dirty Poo got tomorrow...and you can just imagine what the Turdis was like until Steve gets into gear!

[dobbo]

See......

They can't really do without woman at all :D

Don't know what Relay's problem is

The way I saw last night.

She called up

she came out (and admitedly, did look good)

she got dirty

she found a root

she got to play for a few hours

she disposed of the root

We played with fire, whilst the boys were away

she then helped me put on a fresh rubber on the side of the road

she went home tired, sore soiled and dirty.

You just can't please these modern women

[George130]

As soon as steve is back in town I will make those pictures appear!

[rangieman]

Don't know what Relay's problem is

The way I saw last night.

She called up

she came out (and admitedly, did look good)

she got dirty

she found a root

she got to play for a few hours

she disposed of the root

We played with fire, whilst the boys were away

she then helped me put on a fresh rubber on the side of the road

she went home tired, sore soiled and dirty.

You just can't please these modern women
You have such a way with words for someone that needed a woman to help you out of a tight situation:angel:

[aloa9061]

Don't know what Relay's problem is

The way I saw last night.

She called up

she came out (and admitedly, did look good)

she got dirty

she found a root

she got to play for a few hours

she disposed of the root

We played with fire, whilst the boys were away

she then helped me put on a fresh rubber on the side of the road

she went home tired, sore soiled and dirty.

You just can't please these modern women


:arms::arms::arms:

mate you still drive like a pansy

[Treads]

As soon as steve is back in town I will make those pictures appear!

He's going to be here tomorrow, might just have to convince him to logon and upload for us all :D

[Tusker]

....

I go to get the Poo back. I'm all yay-ness because well...it's been at the smashies for the last month and a half after my li'l truck incident. But finally...he's coming home. ....

G'day Relay

How did the insurance issue resolve itself?

Regards
Max P

[Relay]

With no small amount of arguing believe me. It came down to...after the first few days I wrote down the name of who I spoke to, and what was said. Eventually (after hours)...I climbed my way up the ladder to the top. She was, by all accounts, a law-person of some kind (I didn't ask what). I told her what the problem was, who I had spoken to and the hundred different -bs- stories I was fed and that if I didn't have a solution in a week I'd take them to the insurance ombudsman and we'd all have a lovely chat. She was silent for about thirty seconds...I'd say I scared her! Then she said she'll have it solved in 30 minutes. True to her word it was done.

So I guess it came down to the right information to the right person and the problem was solved. A shame that it took 5 weeks for such a solution.

[Relay]

Well granted, not the ones yer all after, but...

Here's what Poo came back looking like. As you can tell, the mud was...well sticky. And turdish. And it got everywhere...even on the interior when a passanger who will remain nameless (read dobbo); left the window down on one of the trips out.

Still, he looks pretty nice all caked up like that?

One has to admit, it was mildly funny, mainly because I wasn't the one that was stuck.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2008/06/316.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2008/06/317.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2008/06/318.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2008/06/319.jpg

[dobbo]

Differential is fine, Simex went back onto the bead when the 20+ kgs of clay was removed.

Both of the front shafts were twisted with the short shaft sheering at the differetial end.

A 2nd hand set of 10 spline axles are going in short term. I fear they won't last long though.


Decision time on what to do.

[cal415]

they do dobbo, they handled ok with my 37s :)

just take it easy on the throttle if you have the simex on.

[rovercare]

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[rovercare]

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[rovercare]

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