Thread: Critical Spares Kit?

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You may want to take a snorkle and flippers plus a shovel.. thats the fitzroy river this morning ..

Should mean plenty of waterfalls running late into the season if the rain continues..

Cheers Bulletman

Originally Posted by Bulletman

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You may want to take a snorkle and flippers plus a shovel.. thats the fitzroy river this morning ..

Should mean plenty of waterfalls running late into the season if the rain continues..

Cheers Bulletman

The rabbit! Now that's funny...

Originally Posted by Dagilmo

The rabbit! Now that's funny...

Its a small kangaroo but i can see how you thought it was a rabbit.

Cheers Bulletman

Originally Posted by Bulletman

Its a small kangaroo but i can see how you thought it was a rabbit.

Cheers Bulletman

Haha, so it is!

That’s one destructive cow.

I have had some pics and vids sent from some family members stuck in the floods. A couple are doing a slight detour from Halls Creek and driving back to Perth via Darwin and Adelaide as they can't wait for the flood waters to recede before they need to start work. Another one is hopefully flying back via Kununurra and Darwin and then to Perth this weekend. Flights are being canceled all over the place. The others are staying till late Jan. Interesting times ahead!

Originally Posted by Bulletman

i cant comment on why they break but from what i have seen with my own eyes travelling the GRR is the main contributing factor is speed..

My grandfather did the GRR both ways in a 2WD naturally aspirated 4 cyl Diesel Mazda ute with road tyres, towing a 1963 14ft Baravan with road tyres and didn't damage a wheel. He did crack the chassis in the van on the way over, but no issues coming back.

That was 30 years ago. Recently having seen some guys spending $100K+ on "building a vehicle to do the GRR" I asked him how he went and he simply said "I drove to the conditions".

Originally Posted by BradC

My grandfather did the GRR both ways in a 2WD naturally aspirated 4 cyl Diesel Mazda ute with road tyres, towing a 1963 14ft Baravan with road tyres and didn't damage a wheel. He did crack the chassis in the van on the way over, but no issues coming back.

That was 30 years ago. Recently having seen some guys spending $100K+ on "building a vehicle to do the GRR" I asked him how he went and he simply said "I drove to the conditions".

I find there are three speeds of travel in the Disco.

1. Slow and roll over the ruts. Takes forever to get anywhere but you will get somewhere eventually.

2. Mid pace. This is your 45-60kph speed where the car is shaking itself to bits because you’re hitting every rut right at the wrong time. Slower speed so easy to control but will kill the car in no time.

3. Fast pace. Generally this is in the 80-90kph mark on wide dirt tracks. The Disco glides over the ruts like they’re not there, because they’re effectively skirted over the top of. Downside is less control as less contact patch - love a good high speed drift, and also less time to slow for that unexpected washout or unexpected event. I don’t find this wears on the vehicle at all, but it’s a risky proposition in heavily trafficked areas.