FG637 "Drag Up"
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Tonkatuff
Adventurer
Hi Everyone
Just got back from my little trip to Big Desert State Forrest. Well a little early as one of the kids kicked a ember into his shoe so we spent last night in emergency getting it dressed but he's fine.
We drove to Big Billy Bore campsite on Friday Night and setup camp. There were two other vehicles, a Prado and a Navara both with lifts and AT Tyres.
Saturday morning we drove to some dunes we saw on the way in on the western side of the Murrayville Track. The truck performed admirably but sand is not our friend. We then back tracked and follower the Brushcutters track we managed it pretty well, I lowered all tyres to 30Psi and this made things a little easier. The long steep dunes were our worst enemy as I had difficulty finding a good gear to keep up speed and torque. We got particularly bogged down on one hill but I found that reversing back just far enough to not get into the Dual tracks would give you a compacted area to launch again off. When we got to the Delisio Track turn off we had a crack at the Yarrow Ranges Dune (I think thats the spelling). None of the vehicles made it up, but we put in a good showing and got within about 10 meters of the lighter vehicles.![WP_20130413_014[1].jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/110/110068-a876fe0939a0c7129edc18d77eb26a09.jpg "WP_20130413_014[1].jpg")
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John you could use this when your trying to sell Singles to people.
http://youtu.be/fRF0rvt3OAU
We kept up this speed for about 40m
We continued on the Delisio Track until we met the Big Dune Track then we followed the white springs track to Lone Pine where we Camped. When we stopped I found that we had put a burnt stick through the sidewall of the Passengers Inside Dual. So we made camp and Changed the tyre.
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I also found that I snapped the rear cab mount again so there's another job when we get home
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So after tea the eldest decided to kick the fire and shot an ember into his boot. After that I broke camp and headed out on the White Springs Track. After one of the best experiences in an emergency room i've ever had we headed Home.
All in all was a good trip, the kids loved it and the truck held its own pretty good.
Cheers
Shannon
Just got back from my little trip to Big Desert State Forrest. Well a little early as one of the kids kicked a ember into his shoe so we spent last night in emergency getting it dressed but he's fine.
We drove to Big Billy Bore campsite on Friday Night and setup camp. There were two other vehicles, a Prado and a Navara both with lifts and AT Tyres.
Saturday morning we drove to some dunes we saw on the way in on the western side of the Murrayville Track. The truck performed admirably but sand is not our friend. We then back tracked and follower the Brushcutters track we managed it pretty well, I lowered all tyres to 30Psi and this made things a little easier. The long steep dunes were our worst enemy as I had difficulty finding a good gear to keep up speed and torque. We got particularly bogged down on one hill but I found that reversing back just far enough to not get into the Dual tracks would give you a compacted area to launch again off. When we got to the Delisio Track turn off we had a crack at the Yarrow Ranges Dune (I think thats the spelling). None of the vehicles made it up, but we put in a good showing and got within about 10 meters of the lighter vehicles.
John you could use this when your trying to sell Singles to people.
http://youtu.be/fRF0rvt3OAU
We kept up this speed for about 40m
We continued on the Delisio Track until we met the Big Dune Track then we followed the white springs track to Lone Pine where we Camped. When we stopped I found that we had put a burnt stick through the sidewall of the Passengers Inside Dual. So we made camp and Changed the tyre.
I also found that I snapped the rear cab mount again so there's another job when we get home
So after tea the eldest decided to kick the fire and shot an ember into his boot. After that I broke camp and headed out on the White Springs Track. After one of the best experiences in an emergency room i've ever had we headed Home.
All in all was a good trip, the kids loved it and the truck held its own pretty good.
Cheers
Shannon
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SkiFreak
Crazy Person
That link should be... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRF0rvt3OAU
Tonkatuff
Adventurer
Just adding a little vid of me in the truck
I was trying to give people a sense of the ride offroad on stock springs & duals
http://youtu.be/s-qE8KTacdg
I was trying to give people a sense of the ride offroad on stock springs & duals
http://youtu.be/s-qE8KTacdg
whatcharterboat
Supporting Sponsor, Overland Certified OC0018
Hi Shannon,
IMO, the standard rubber mount setup on the crewcabs is completely inadequate for real offroad use. They simply need more travel. You aren't the first person who's had this problem.