WA - Dwellingup to Yarloop - Saturday 19th January

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Top stuff Mitch ..... and great news Tam .... a new suspension

PM me if ya want to know the supplier of brand new PINK mudflaps and a PINK snorkel :lol: :lol:

Cheers
Chippy

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Wow! So much happens on this place after being offline for just one day.... the pergola had to come down yesterday so didn't get on here.

Again, a great day and a great bunch of people. Thanks again to Bek and Chippy.

It was nice to be the one with standard suspension who had already come to terms with the underbody noises and listen to everyone else wincing in pain to the scraaaaaaaaaaaping and bumping sounds :lol:

We are with you Mitch and Tam. New suspension, and I reckon we might as well throw on some new rubber just to make the maroon marauder reaally happy. Might PM you mitch to see where your research takes you.

We have some happy snaps and will get anything worthwhile one here soon.

Oh, and Deb wanted to label the photo of chippy swinging from his sidesteps as "Hung like a Chippy"..... :shock:

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Oh, and Deb wanted to label the photo of chippy swinging from his sidesteps as "Hung like a Chippy"..... :shock:

Yeah ... I'd have to agree .... that was REALLY WELL HUNG :lol: :lol: :lol:
(Oh you gutter minded sloths .. we're talking about getting the Prado high centred on a little gravel peak :roll: :roll: :roll: )

Cheers
Chippy

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OK, time to put some more of a stuck Chippy up! I know thats all you want to see :wink:


HELP!


YEP, he's stuck!


FISHNUT to the rescue

I hope everyone took notes on the 'impromptu recovery demonstration'.

As Sharky and Justo weren't there to get stuck I had to do the demonstration myself :lol: :lol: :lol:

Notes:
1. Much easier to snatch back down the slope .... less energy required .... and, after inspecting the obstruction, dragging forward may have caused damage to the underbody.
2. Pics 2 and 3 ... all bystanders have been moved well out of the way ... just in case.
3. First effort ... barely walking pace ... start gentle and build up if required. In this exercise the first gentle tug was all that was needed.

Now the test:
There are three other things, in the above pics, that could have been done better (or more correct .. for want of a better term). What are they ?


No thanks necessary ... its all part f the "Trip Leader" service :lol: :lol: :lol:

Cheers
Chippy .... just getting back into teaching ... only 2 weeks of holidays to go

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Now the test:
There are three other things, in the above pics, that could have been done better (or more correct .. for want of a better term). What are they ?


No thanks necessary ... its all part f the "Trip Leader" service :lol: :lol: :lol:

Cheers
Chippy .... just getting back into teaching ... only 2 weeks of holidays to go

Okay Chippy , I'll hazard a guess:

1. A Dampener on the snatch strap! When those things fly they do damage.

2. Could have lifted the Prado first and removed some of the soil/gravel out from under it to minimize chances of underbody damage.

3. FISHNUT's vehicle could have been pulling from the rear in case of snatch strap breakage (see point 1). Much better to keep as must distance between the drivers and the recovery equipment.

my 2cents worth,

Jim

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Jim has worked conscientiously throughout this course and has earned a very pleasing result. Keep up the good work.

Oooppsss ! Sorry ... too much school work ops:


Good stuff Jim. Of the answers I was looking for your No.3 is spot on. Turning the rescue vehicle around and snatching from the rear puts a lot more space, and obstacles, in the way of a missile should something go wrong. Popular opinion would also suggest that snatching in reverse puts a lot more strain on the Prado's crown wheel and pinion in the rear diff ... and could lead to a bigger mess. In this exercise the energy required was minimal .... but your answer is excellent.

While your first two answers aren't exactly the observations I was looking for they are perfectly valid responses and worthy of extra credit. You have demonstrated excellent skills of observation and an outstanding ability to re-work knowledge, that you have gained, into ever changing circumstances. These skills will serve you well in the future.

Ooopppsss ... its happening again :lol: :lol: :lol:

Cheers
Chippy

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Top day out as usual - thanks to everyone for making it fun and safe. Great opportunity to clock up 4WD experience on some tamer tracks - Go the girls for putting the yards in!!

Here's some of our pics fom the day:

The Scenery


Hung like a . . . . Chippy


Photo opportunity


Marty gets bored waiting for the rescue of the day


Chippy dust courtesy of Leachy's tyres


Repairs to Mumsrig


TOYOTA!!!

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="Chippy
I hope everyone took notes on the 'impromptu recovery demonstration'.



Now the test:
There are three other things, in the above pics, that could have been done better (or more correct .. for want of a better term). What are they ?

I wasnt there but my guesses would have been,
1 dont get stuck in the first place (pro active not reactive.)
2 dont let chippy drive...
3 if you do let chippy drive ,make sure its smooth hard dry ground....

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G'day Jeff

Maybe not quite the answers I was looking for .... but equally insightful ... and I'm sure Bek would say that you're spot on :lol: :lol:

I'm surprised no-ones spotted the twist in the snatch strap ... or the haphazard way its laid out :roll: :roll:

Cheers
Chippy

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Another thing I noticed is some of the vehicles drove out of, or straddled the ruts.

Although not a problem on this particular occassion, it can present a dangerous situation as your vehicle can slide back into the ruts particularly if its muddy, and before you know it, you can end up on your side.

I know of a vehicle that straddled some ruts down that way last winter and ended up on its doors. The track was steeper and very muddy, but it just goes to show that if you dont pick the right line you could get a nasty shock.

Its probably better to scrape the underside of your vehicle, than risk ending up on your side. Just a thought for the not so experienced when presented with a tricky situation.

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Another thing I noticed is some of the vehicles drove out of, or straddled the ruts.

Although not a problem on this particular occassion, it can present a dangerous situation as your vehicle can slide back into the ruts particularly if its muddy, and before you know it, you can end up on your side.

I know of a vehicle that straddled some ruts down that way last winter and ended up on its doors. The track was steeper and very muddy, but it just goes to show that if you dont pick the right line you could get a nasty shock.

Its probably better to scrape the underside of your vehicle, than risk ending up on your side. Just a thought for the not so experienced when presented with a tricky situation.

Yep, you are correct....

In this instance though we had spotters and they were guiding the lower vehicle out of the ruts.. You will also notice that we only exited the ruts toward the very end of them.

Good observation though, Chippy will have to add some of these observations to his Teachings above.

Mitch

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and...some of the cars with standard suspension would not have just scraped the underside, they would have sat right up on the chassis rails/diff/fuel tanks/etc and then gone nowhere. The only option was to stay high.

but as you say - it was dry.

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Just spent 4 days of the long weekend in and around Lane Poole. We got to know the place pretty well actually and could navigate around happily, until we decide to head SE from there and explore. Wish we had a GPS because we had absolutely NO idea where we were for much of the time. Found some awesome tracks that were gnarly now but would be great after a bit of rain. We also found a couple of brilliant campsites that would fit a big WA PP contingent with cars/tents/campers etc. We think we could get back to those places at least. The rest of the tracks don't seem to equate to any of the maps we had, but at least we knew we would eventually hit one of the larger tracks that bounded our exploration area.

We camped at the same place that Russ and Gary camped (Rope Swing) and had the place to ourselves. Left camp there while we drove and nothing was stolen during the hours of our absence.

oh, and thanks for the heads up Russ regarding the marron. The season started on Friday, so we went prepared and it was well worth it - fresh BBQ Marron is delicious!!

Deb said she will get some photos up here soon.

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Just spent 4 days of the long weekend in and around Lane Poole. We got to know the place pretty well actually and could navigate around happily, until we decide to head SE from there and explore. Wish we had a GPS because we had absolutely NO idea where we were for much of the time. Found some awesome tracks that were gnarly now but would be great after a bit of rain. We also found a couple of brilliant campsites that would fit a big WA PP contingent with cars/tents/campers etc. We think we could get back to those places at least. The rest of the tracks don't seem to equate to any of the maps we had, but at least we knew we would eventually hit one of the larger tracks that bounded our exploration area.

We camped at the same place that Russ and Gary camped (Rope Swing) and had the place to ourselves. Left camp there while we drove and nothing was stolen during the hours of our absence.

oh, and thanks for the heads up Russ regarding the marron. The season started on Friday, so we went prepared and it was well worth it - fresh BBQ Marron is delicious!!

Deb said she will get some photos up here soon.

Nice one Mr and Mrs Fishnut....

I think the MUMSRIG mobile maybe heading that way in the not too distant future!

Mitch

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