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Offline Bill

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Epic river crossing
« on: April 13, 2011, 10:50:42 AM »
Here is a different way to get ya 4x4 across the river.
http://www.oka4wd.com/apps/videos/videos/show/13247518-river-crossing
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Re: Epic river crossing
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2011, 11:01:46 AM »
wow! Thats a bit full on! and no one even seemed to blink an eyelid! lol

Cheers Chippy :D
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Re: Epic river crossing
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2011, 11:15:18 AM »
Amazing!!!
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Re: Epic river crossing
« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2011, 11:50:37 AM »
 Thats one way to do it  ;D
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Re: Epic river crossing
« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2011, 11:57:24 AM »
WoW a little low on freeboard there.... ;D
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Re: Epic river crossing
« Reply #5 on: April 13, 2011, 12:04:54 PM »
This is one piched from Garrick which he posted in the Bindaree trip report.

Pretty lucky, thank god it was not flowing that hard when we were there  ;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVLvkfb3huM
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Re: Epic river crossing
« Reply #6 on: April 13, 2011, 12:20:04 PM »
Classic  ;D
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Re: Epic river crossing
« Reply #7 on: April 13, 2011, 12:56:14 PM »
Go the little suzuki

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iScCoTfuUTk&feature=related
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Re: Epic river crossing
« Reply #8 on: April 13, 2011, 12:57:28 PM »
When you stop and hesitate...and your mind is saying don't be stupid......whack her in reverse before you do something stupid !! ;D
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Re: Epic river crossing
« Reply #9 on: April 13, 2011, 01:08:21 PM »
Yeah, sometimes the problem is that the little voice is talking to the little brain......

Hats off to the guy in the Patrol though - hero or zero.

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Re: Epic river crossing
« Reply #10 on: April 13, 2011, 02:11:31 PM »
Quote from: camdyson on April 13, 2011, 01:08:21 PM


Hats off to the guy in the Patrol though - hero or zero.

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Hero cause he made it.....zero brains in the 1st place..
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Re: Epic river crossing
« Reply #11 on: April 13, 2011, 03:05:02 PM »
High Country Crossings, It's funny I was looking a these style of clips last night.

There are plenty of Clips like this on You Tube, with all the rain in the High Country over recent months you can fill a night watching them. Here are few I watched last night

Here is one from Upper Jamieson Hut. This crossing is known to be fast flowing. I remember crossing it in an FJ55 years ago and it was was flowing rather quick. If it wasn't for the water running throught the FJ rust it might have have ended differently. A few months back some 4wdrivers were stranded on there roof up there.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8d1G2VSEuM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smZD9HUjzWA&feature=related
A GQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXqvi3cOvHs
Navara nearly swept away, I have crossed here plenty of times. The current is very strong in the middle and there is a hole off to the right too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM2uyq4v4IE
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Re: Epic river crossing
« Reply #12 on: April 13, 2011, 05:22:15 PM »
Lucky the guy in the GU had enuff brains to turn back  :-[
Couldve been quiet messy  ;D
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Re: Epic river crossing
« Reply #13 on: April 13, 2011, 05:46:00 PM »
I remember seeing a clip of a guy towing a boat across a flooded river, think it was a Gu ute,,, had a kid on board as well.  Anyone got the clip.??
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Re: Epic river crossing
« Reply #14 on: April 13, 2011, 06:27:16 PM »
Quote from: baldheadedgit on April 13, 2011, 05:46:00 PM
I remember seeing a clip of a guy towing a boat across a flooded river, think it was a Gu ute,,, had a kid on board as well.  Anyone got the clip.??

This one BHG

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQX0McJ8JAA
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Re: Epic river crossing
« Reply #15 on: April 13, 2011, 06:34:27 PM »
Ok Here is another one, The Palmer River with camper Trailers attached. Anyone from here?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcp4uhqFr6c&feature=related

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Re: Epic river crossing
« Reply #16 on: April 14, 2011, 04:25:36 PM »
Quote from: GU Rich on April 13, 2011, 06:27:16 PM
This one BHG

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQX0McJ8JAA
yeah thats the one,,,, but it was a video,,now i got a start i can try and track it down
 
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Re: Epic river crossing
« Reply #17 on: April 14, 2011, 04:55:05 PM »
Quote from: baldheadedgit on April 14, 2011, 04:25:36 PM
yeah thats the one,,,, but it was a video,,now i got a start i can try and track it down
 
 :cheers: mate
No worries, I remeber the video also. I couldn't find it. I'll have a closer look when I get a chance if you don't have much luck.

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Re: Epic river crossing
« Reply #18 on: April 14, 2011, 04:57:04 PM »
been looking but no luck,, was a good one, if it comes up again  i think i'll download it this time,  :cheers:
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Re: Epic river crossing
« Reply #19 on: April 14, 2011, 05:13:30 PM »
with a rig like this one, river crossing should not be a problem.
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Re: Epic river crossing
« Reply #20 on: April 14, 2011, 08:46:41 PM »
Quote from: GU Rich on April 13, 2011, 06:34:27 PM
Ok Here is another one, The Palmer River with camper Trailers attached. Anyone from here?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcp4uhqFr6c&feature=related

Rich


No not me....... but have been thruoght the palmer a few times now.
Most times the river was low, but a few at this depth.
A good run is from Laura to Maytown via the "old coach road."
A good rn is about 6-8 hours for 80klms. Once we left Laura at mid morn sat and did not get back
to Cairns untill 1.30 am Monday morning.It was very Wet. ;D

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Re: Epic river crossing
« Reply #21 on: April 14, 2011, 08:48:38 PM »
Quote from: Rasmus on April 14, 2011, 05:13:30 PM
with a rig like this one, river crossing should not be a problem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MjySBPFCvw&feature=related :cup:

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Re: Epic river crossing
« Reply #22 on: April 14, 2011, 10:30:37 PM »
www.7-media.net/.../Wankers%20and%20H20%20compressed%20.pps

I'll let the ppt say it all .....

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Re: Epic river crossing
« Reply #23 on: April 15, 2011, 09:18:28 AM »
Quote from: Chippy76 on April 14, 2011, 10:30:37 PM
www.7-media.net/.../Wankers%20and%20H20%20compressed%20.pps

I'll let the ppt say it all .....

Cheers Chippy:D

All it says is broken link 
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Re: Epic river crossing
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