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  • Simpson Desert Crossing East to West 2017

    One week to go before we head off for another crack at Simpson Desert crossing,....... fingers crossed the old girl makes it trouble free
    It was a very wet crossing last year,.... apart from the D4D detonating at Alice Springs it was a great trip,..... good times

    Any other PP members heading out to the Simpson this year??

    FWD17
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    [COLOR=#0000ff][/COLOR]120 Series Prado 2008 Dec - Diesel Auto - One owner with FULL Toyota service history - [U]D4D FAILED at 128,000klms[/U] Central Australia after Simpson Desert Crossing - Counter balance shaft failure - Our Toyota servicing dealer of 7 years didn't care, Toyota Australia didn't care - Installed brand new long engine,.... Ouch!. $$$$$$$$$$
    [B][URL="http://www.pradopoint.com.au/showthread.php?39021-Got-the-D4D-blues-Oh-what-a-feeling-("][COLOR=#0000ff]Got the D4D blues, Oh what a feeling ;-([/COLOR][/URL] [COLOR=#ff0000][B]"Toymotor" [/B][/COLOR][/B]

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    We're just back from a South to North Hay River Track crossing, starting with two nights parked at Mungerannie because the Birdsville track was closed. Drove 800 k and used 116 litres of diesel between Mungerannie and Jervois.
    We took the Warburton track to the K1, then straight up Lake Poeppel to the WAA line, whereupon one of us got bogged in the white sand sand as we left the lake. We only saw two other parties on the trip. At Jervois we heard that a party with trailers had just abandoned a North to South crossing after winching their way over three sandhills.

    Fantastic trip.
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    • #3
      We're just back from a South to North Hay River Track crossing, starting with two nights parked at Mungerannie because the Birdsville track was closed. Drove 800 k and used 116 litres of diesel between Mungerannie and Jervois.
      We took the Warburton track to the K1, then straight up Lake Poeppel to the WAA line, whereupon one of us got bogged in the white sand sand as we left the lake. We only saw two other parties on the trip. At Jervois we heard that a party with trailers had just abandoned a North to South crossing after winching their way over three sandhills.

      Fantastic trip.Click image for larger version

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      • #4
        Mate sounds like you had a great trip, How long did it take to do Hay River? we are considering coming home that way after Uluru, Kings Cannon etc.

        FWD17
        [COLOR=#0000ff][/COLOR]120 Series Prado 2008 Dec - Diesel Auto - One owner with FULL Toyota service history - [U]D4D FAILED at 128,000klms[/U] Central Australia after Simpson Desert Crossing - Counter balance shaft failure - Our Toyota servicing dealer of 7 years didn't care, Toyota Australia didn't care - Installed brand new long engine,.... Ouch!. $$$$$$$$$$
        [B][URL="http://www.pradopoint.com.au/showthread.php?39021-Got-the-D4D-blues-Oh-what-a-feeling-("][COLOR=#0000ff]Got the D4D blues, Oh what a feeling ;-([/COLOR][/URL] [COLOR=#ff0000][B]"Toymotor" [/B][/COLOR][/B]

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        • #5
          The slowest bit is between Lake Caroline and the QAA line. We averaged about 20-25 kph over this section, driving about 6 hours per day. So we camped twice in this section. Our campsites were:
          1. Warburton Crossing
          2. Poeppel Corner via K1 line
          3. Hay River Track - halfway between QAA and Beachcomber well
          4. Hay River track - north of Beachcomber well
          5. Lake Caroline turnoff
          6. Batton Hill


          The dunes aren't that big, but steep and lumpy going West.

          The only annoying thing about this trip was paying SA Parks $160 for a Desert Parks Pass when we were only in an SA park for one night.

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