Wet Ormeau Run this morning

[Psimpson7]

Grimace, Def90(Sam) and I, along with BigDog (Rod) as chief Photographer headed into Ormeau very early this morning for a quick test of tyres.

Grimace and Sam were running 37" creepies and I was on my 35" Krawlers.

It was bloody slippy with a lot of water running down the tracks.

Griamces RR is sickeningly capable bearing in mind its still unlocked. He drove everything where-as Sam and I needed one quck winch. I broke a rear axle (the long one) and we swapped it - Thanks Grimace!

Other damage was mainly limited to Grimace with a couple of new dents. Sam got a scratch and that was it.

Very happy with the performace of the Krawlers, especially after we dropped them down to about 12/14psi.

Heres afew pic. Rod should have some good video.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/1014.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/1015.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/12/787.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/1016.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/1017.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/1018.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/1019.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/1020.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/1021.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/12/788.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/1022.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/1023.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/1024.jpg

Here's a suprise for anyone who knows Grimace!

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/1025.jpg

[Camo]

Great pics Pete! Cheers

Wish I could have made it.. looks like grimaces Rangie goes well and unlocked:eek: amasing what 37" tyres,6psi.. and a nutcase driver can do:p

Camo

[disco_thrasher]

I think that creek bed has claimed a rover axel everytime its being driven:o

Grimace have you invested in a good magnet yet ? as i have 2 big ones at work which could be made into the axel size

[Hendrik]

Thanks for the pics Pete.
Looks like you guys had fun.
Grimace mate, I think its time for you to design some steel capped thongs :D

[harry]

nice one pete, looks like a good play was had.
ahh, grimace, you put chocks under the wheels, not on the back corner, and also use small chocks that you can pick up!!

[Busman]

Hey Pete,
Greg/Darren & I went out for a play also around lunchtime.
No rain and most tracks were reasonably dry, apart from some puddles.
Greg gave the new 37's a try and all good at 6 psi.
The Gumboot with twin lockers work very very well. :)
Very happy with what the car can do now.:cool:

[Col.Coleman]

Good stuff Pete,

Has Sam got the injection sorted on the Rover V8?

He was still running a holley last time I saw him.

CC

[buzz66]

After seeing the damage these Big Tyres do to Drive Trains and panels.

I think I'll just stay with my skinny 32's and collect firewood , drink beer,
sit back and watch the rest of you crash bash and spend a fortune.

Guess I'm just getting to old to grit teeth crunch panel's and hope for the best.

Maintain the rage you idiots!...:twisted:

[Disco44]

Grimace, Def90(Sam) and I, along with BigDog (Rod) as chief Photographer headed into Ormeau very early this morning for a quick test of tyres.

Grimace and Sam were running 37" creepies and I was on my 35" Krawlers.

It was bloody slippy with a lot of water running down the tracks.

Griamces RR is sickeningly capable bearing in mind its still unlocked. He drove everything where-as Sam and I needed one quck winch. I broke a rear axle (the long one) and we swapped it - Thanks Grimace!

Other damage was mainly limited to Grimace with a couple of new dents. Sam got a scratch and that was it.

Very happy with the performace of the Krawlers, especially after we dropped them down to about 12/14psi.

Heres afew pic. Rod should have some good video.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/1014.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/1015.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/12/787.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/1016.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/1017.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/1018.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/1019.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/1020.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/1021.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/12/788.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/1022.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/1023.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/1024.jpg

Here's a suprise for anyone who knows Grimace!

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/1025.jpg

After looking at those pics,You blokes would s..t in the telegraph track up at Cape York...well done!!!

[Slunnie]

After looking at those pics,You blokes would s..t in the telegraph track up at Cape York...well done!!!
You only need a snorkel for that one! :D

[Psimpson7]

After looking at those pics,You blokes would s..t in the telegraph track up at Cape York...well done!!!

Lol. Did it last year! :)

[Grimace]

Dont have the internet at home so bit late for me to chime in, but will say was a good fun morning. Driving the same tracks in the dry usually can be done in half an hour and with minimal wheel spin.

The wet rocks made it a whole different ball game. Never before have I done panel damage on these few sections of rock, so to come out second best in the panel department was a suprise.

The rocks were that slippery that lockers didnt help, (even I had all four wheels spinning most of the time).

Petes tyres worked well and you can hear them as they fight for traction. They also looked well and truely c00lness!

Other then the increased audible gear meshing and clunking in the rear differential my standard 24spline rover centres are holding up well :cool:



I think that creek bed has claimed a rover axel everytime its being driven:o

Grimace have you invested in a good magnet yet ? as i have 2 big ones at work which could be made into the axel size

Hey that's a good idea for the magnet! We should knock something together for future use.

Fortunately for us this time round the axle broke at the flange end which made its removal quiet simple.



Thanks for the pics Pete.
Looks like you guys had fun.
Grimace mate, I think its time for you to design some steel capped thongs :D

If only I had the intelect!


nice one pete, looks like a good play was had.
ahh, grimace, you put chocks under the wheels, not on the back corner, and also use small chocks that you can pick up!!

:D good chocks!

[Killer]

That could not have been Grimace! That bloke was wearing shoes!!!:o

Cheers, Mick.