Cape trip on Patrol forum

darren · July 13, 2011, 06:02:12 PM

Found this on the patrol forum

http://www.patrol4x4.com/forum/trips-touring-treks-23/cape-york-another-breif-report-69132/

Teabag · July 13, 2011, 06:16:02 PM

Some interesting comments about a Camper Trailer group chewing up the track and creating a new Gunshot....

Symon · July 13, 2011, 06:21:14 PM

Must... resist... temptation... to... post...

Teabag · July 13, 2011, 06:23:53 PM

Quote from: Symon on July 13, 2011, 06:21:14 PM
Must... resist... temptation... to... post...

Mate, if it's BS then get into them.......

BigJules · July 13, 2011, 06:25:56 PM

I never advocate stirring up trouble, but post away. "I hear you guys couldn't even follow a Paj towing a camper trailer..." no offense to our Paj drivers intended.

Symon · July 13, 2011, 06:31:28 PM

Actually now that I've looked at the videos I recognise one of them, I almost had a collision with him as he was going sideways around a corner...

SteveandViv · July 13, 2011, 06:37:38 PM

Quote from: Symon on July 13, 2011, 06:21:14 PM
Must... resist... temptation... to... post...

And by the time we got there Symon they had cut even more off the bank where you turn left, more tress gone... What a bunch of WWWWWWWWWWWkers...You don'y have to do it if you don't want. Drop off the cliff and see how you go....UUUurrgghhhhhhh.....

SteveandViv · July 13, 2011, 06:41:29 PM

Quote from: bigjules on July 13, 2011, 06:25:56 PM
I never advocate stirring up trouble, but post away. "I hear you guys couldn't even follow a Paj towing a camper trailer..." no offense to our Paj drivers intended.

None taken... All done and conquered, while not with the Swag team our Paj did just fine. Even with water up to the Windscreen at Nolans. There are a tone of idiots out there though...

GU Rich · July 13, 2011, 06:45:59 PM

Quote from: darren on July 13, 2011, 06:02:12 PM
Found this on the patrol forum

http://www.patrol4x4.com/forum/trips-touring-treks-23/cape-york-another-breif-report-69132/

What are you doing on the Patrol Forum?

Symon · July 13, 2011, 06:47:20 PM

http://youtu.be/IKvUk3D6liQ

Looks like this guy went through before we did, notice that there is still a tree where the stump was that caused us so much trouble.

In hindsight if that tree was still there when we got there, everyone probably would have taken the line that jk did (would mean we all got winched) but we would have gotten through.

Have a look at the Gunshot photos here - http://offroadwarrior.wordpress.com/2011/06/08/day-8-cockatoo-creek/

What a difference a few weeks make

Gunna Do · July 13, 2011, 07:26:26 PM

Quote from: GU Rich on July 13, 2011, 06:45:59 PM
What are you doing on the Patrol Forum?

He's probably doing a bit of research for a new vehicle Rich. Might have finally seen the light.

Jon · July 13, 2011, 08:28:03 PM

Quote from: Gunna Do on July 13, 2011, 07:26:26 PM
He's probably doing a bit of research for a new vehicle Rich. Might have finally seen the light.

Maybe http://www2.pajeroclub.com.au/forum/index.php is where he should be looking.

Bird · July 13, 2011, 09:10:28 PM

Quote from: SymonMust... resist... temptation... to... post...

gee ya ripped em a new one there Symon! They be shakin in they boots!

Symon · July 13, 2011, 09:12:45 PM

Quote from: Lost on July 13, 2011, 09:10:28 PM
gee ya ripped em a new one there Symon! They be shakin in they boots!

Nah, I'm too soft. We need darren to stir them up.

LC · July 13, 2011, 09:21:00 PM

Quote from: Symon on July 13, 2011, 06:31:28 PM
Actually now that I've looked at the videos I recognise one of them, I almost had a collision with him as he was going sideways around a corner...

That's hardly surprising if they did Gold Coast to Gold Coast in 14 days - they must have been in one hell of a hurry, personally I dont see the point!

Bird · July 13, 2011, 09:21:16 PM

Quote from: Symon on July 13, 2011, 09:12:45 PM
Nah, I'm too soft. We need darren to stir them up.

sending him down with Danbri?

Jon · July 13, 2011, 09:21:26 PM

Funny how the video shows a GQ ripping up the ruts further, driving technique displayed in the other vids as well...

jk · July 13, 2011, 09:22:32 PM

With great power comes great responsibility........................nice control there Symon, don't think I would/could be as articulate

Symon · July 13, 2011, 09:25:13 PM

It took a bit - considering there is plenty of footage of them throwing LOGS into the track

SteveandViv · July 14, 2011, 07:44:09 AM

Quote from: Symon on July 13, 2011, 09:25:13 PM
It took a bit - considering there is plenty of footage of them throwing LOGS into the track

Which we also took out

Symon · July 14, 2011, 07:49:25 AM

They probably threw the ones into Gunshot as well - one of which did a good job of snagging jk's wheel when he went through.

D4D · July 14, 2011, 07:49:53 AM

Why do people throw logs into ruts? What are they thinking it will achieve?

SteveandViv · July 14, 2011, 07:58:50 AM

Obviously a log will provide traction is a sea of sloop - who knows what they are thinking..There not.They just stop momentum as we found a Troopie that had hit one of the logs on the way up and then couldn't get started so he just made an easy winch out. In fact that was the reason we went to Weipa, to get mine fixed after the Wenlock but it wasn't needed. We made Palm very easy IMO, slow and steady did the job with the locker on. Frostd made it easy as well with the big Patrol and BFG's cruising up. To be fair a tour group had spent 30 mins on the shovels moving sand from the banks into the tracks which helped a lot.

Symon · July 14, 2011, 08:07:35 AM

My other problem with logs is that you often can't see them under mud, so when you drive across the wheel levers one up straight into the underside of your vehicle - who knows what it can hit - radiator, fuel tank, sump, the list goes on.

Now you have to deal with damage caused by some other idiots stupidity.

D4D · July 14, 2011, 08:09:02 AM

Yup, I've also seen smaller logs being spat out, very dangerous

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