Thread: Why you don't drive on the mudflats

Originally Posted by Chucaro

Interesting, white number plate at the front and yellow at the back
Driving that amount of miles on the tractor without load it is not very good for the engine

Uk number plates have been white front yellow rear since the early seventies. The idea is that you know which way parked cars facing especially at night and have a better chance of picking the right side to pass on!!

Originally Posted by foz.in.oz

Uk number plates have been white front yellow rear since the early seventies. The idea is that you know which way parked cars facing especially at night and have a better chance of picking the right side to pass on!!

Relying on the colour of number plates to determine on which side to pass would never work, they park with the vehicles pointing in either direction particularly when the road is narrow and parking is only possible on one side of the road.

Originally Posted by Newbs-IIA

bwhahaha I have seen 2x4 hilux utes and commodore stationwagons up the beach but NEVER have i seen a Barina (that's basically what it is) BWHAHAHAHAH

probably would have made it out if they hadn't of stopped

and why anybody would think taking a Corsa/Barina out there is a good idea is beyond me ?!

Originally Posted by slug_burner

Relying on the colour of number plates to determine on which side to pass would never work, they park with the vehicles pointing in either direction particularly when the road is narrow and parking is only possible on one side of the road.

When I first came here I went to the local library (newagent) to read up on the road rules as the way they drove had some strange quirks. Found these to be either local rules or national ignoring of the rules. The parking one is a national ignoring the rules one.

Highway code UK
2. Parking (239 to 247)
do not park facing against the traffic flow

One day a private parking enforcement company will use this to ticket every car parked facing against the traffic and solve the national debt / deficit problem in a day.

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I'm amazed they got that tractor that far... It's a Massey Ferguson 3095... (3000 series). They were plagued with electrical problems and would stop at any given moment!!!

Had a similar situation just outside of Kalgoorlie a while back.

Some young kids drove a small Mazda (the one that looks like a bubble) out on a mud flat (admittedly - not tidal ) not far from town. My young bloke reversed his work ute (79 series L/C with toolboxes etc on the back) out to rescue them, but all 4 wheels broke through the crust, and the rear end was on its diff.

They called the parents of the kids who were in the Mazda, who turned up in a Patrol wagon and a L/C 100 series wagon. Neither of these would venture out onto the mud flat after seeing what had happened to the young bloke's ute.

He then called me and I went out there in the D2 (the owners of the two jap wagons both laughed and said that a Landrover wouldn't have a chance).

I got the kids to do a lot of shovelling, tied the Mazda to the back of the L/C ute on a short rope, then let my tyres down to about 12psi, reversed the D2 out there, hooked a snatch strap onto the front of the L/C and pulled them both out in one go.

Young bloke was so impressed that he now owns the D2.