Maratoto wires loop. Sunday 3rd april

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Maratoto wires loop. Sunday 3rd april

Postby mudlva » Wed Mar 30, 2016 7:53 am

Looking at doing a loop ran on sunday.
Grade 5 track bush trucks or fully barred up.
Self recoverable and fully dressed.
Expect panel damage otherwise
8.00 at the ford.
Anybody keen?

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Re: Maratoto wires loop. Sunday 3rd april

Postby Mudde1 » Wed Mar 30, 2016 7:36 pm

Your are a keen man. Ararimu Safari on Saturday and Maratoto on Sunday.
Tony.

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Re: Maratoto wires loop. Sunday 3rd april

Postby mudlva » Wed Mar 30, 2016 7:47 pm

Mudde1 wrote:Your are a keen man. Ararimu Safari on Saturday and Maratoto on Sunday.


Haha yep didnt get out over easter so got a few days owed.

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Re: Maratoto wires loop. Sunday 3rd april

Postby mudlva » Sat Apr 02, 2016 7:05 pm

Lack of interest :shock:


Postponed to next saturday 8)

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Re: Maratoto wires loop. Sunday 3rd april

Postby mudlva » Sun Apr 10, 2016 8:10 am

Went in yesterday.

Meet a couple of new blokes in a tweeked bj74 who had never done the loop.

Bit of damage to their roof line otherwise great day.

Had an awesome day in at 9.00 and out at 5.30.
Sorry no photos :cry:
Must look at getting a video system.

Any susgestions on gopro or similar etc and unit models?

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Re: Maratoto wires loop. Sunday 3rd april

Postby mudlva » Sun Apr 24, 2016 7:31 am

Well didnt get a camara yet but went for another loop ran yesterday.... 8)

Track is very wet and bogs are getting cut up :twisted:

Had a good blast tho did the loop with start to finish from the ford 3.5hrs :twisted: :twisted: 8)

Steering box hasnt twisted any further and not leaking so im staying with that at the moment. Im carrying a spear box with me just i case :shock:

Track will require major work before it opens next season :? If itopens next season :shock:

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Re: Maratoto wires loop. Sunday 3rd april

Postby davemeasures » Sun Apr 24, 2016 1:12 pm

It cuting up bad in a few spots went in b4 the cruiser died to do a recovery was bit of hard goin with open diffs the winch got a work out

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Re: Maratoto wires loop. Sunday 3rd april

Postby mudlva » Sun Apr 24, 2016 2:30 pm

davemeasures wrote:It cuting up bad in a few spots went in b4 the cruiser died to do a recovery was bit of hard goin with open diffs the winch got a work out



Pity you were still broken bud it was am awesome ran

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Re: Maratoto wires loop. Sunday 3rd april

Postby davemeasures » Sun Apr 24, 2016 3:37 pm

Working 2 jobs this week mite splash out an get a air locker

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Re: Maratoto wires loop. Sunday 3rd april

Postby mudlva » Sun Apr 24, 2016 4:03 pm

davemeasures wrote:Working 2 jobs this week mite splash out an get a air locker


dont go Chinese mate. my diff man said they are all rubbish compared to the arb and eaton.
yep they may have the same part numbers but thats where it stops. shit metal. shit machining. shit assembly!! and as they are so badly assembled they take longer to install.
i bought a p.o.s unit and it come with 4 1/2 spider pins instead of 1 full length pin and 2 halves. the center housing should of been press fit but the ports were close to a mm oversize. lee could only get two spiders to load at any one time!!!!

anyway thats my bitch manual locker is the way to go but as its a trailer truck what about auto as in Detroit or similar. dont rely like the lock rites on larger wagons, just look a bit under engineered that all.. but there is a few other decent brands around

contact tim on here he did me a real decent price a couple of year back.. actually he may of supplied a couple plus over the years....

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Re: Maratoto wires loop. Sunday 3rd april

Postby davemeasures » Sun Apr 24, 2016 4:24 pm

Yea i was thinking arb or i mite reweld it and get a hand brake insted realy needs 1 haha

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Re: Maratoto wires loop. Sunday 3rd april

Postby mudlva » Mon Apr 25, 2016 8:46 am

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My answer to get around lack of hand brake problem

Electric brake solanoids fitted to front and rear systems. Works great

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Re: Maratoto wires loop. Sunday 3rd april

Postby suzolla » Mon Apr 25, 2016 9:37 am

Hi, do they stay locked even with the power off after they have been activated, do they then release when you put your foot on the brake like the manual ones do.
Cheers
Tim

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Re: Maratoto wires loop. Sunday 3rd april

Postby mudlva » Mon Apr 25, 2016 10:06 am

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suzolla wrote:Hi, do they stay locked even with the power off after they have been activated, do they then release when you put your foot on the brake like the manual ones do.
Cheers
Tim



They are fully electric. Ive got mine wired directly to the main power supply buzz bar with its own fuse.

This is my switch with its own led warning light and i have to turn the switch to release the brakes.



Got them off low range in the states off hand around $250.00nzd landed.
Awesome little units that as long as the units arent faulty will hold psi until released. A lot of the drag racing lock off valves release after only very short periods and will not hold full psi even after activated.

Great way of achieving park brake and with one unit on both lines hold better than any manufacture set up
As they garb with the calapers not a intrenal shoe drum set up that is normally covered in clay and crap.

I did it to remove the whole vx80 b.s. set up that doesnt hold even on a road going vehicle let alone a hard core dedicated bush truck

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Re: Maratoto wires loop. Sunday 3rd april

Postby davemeasures » Mon Apr 25, 2016 3:52 pm

Mite have to invest in them

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Re: Maratoto wires loop. Sunday 3rd april

Postby callum007 » Tue Apr 26, 2016 12:07 am

off topic a bit, but they look like trailer brake solenoids that you fit as an electric reverse lever thing.. about $80 from bnt from memory, I run one in the buggy as my handbrake. Might save the US freight
Dont follow me. i'll get stuck and need a tow..

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Re: Maratoto wires loop. Sunday 3rd april

Postby suzolla » Tue Apr 26, 2016 10:26 am

Just got a price from BNT, $102 incl GST, just a bare unit.
Might get a few of the LowRange ones in my shipment, including the fitting adapters, getting some manual ones as well so don't require power to keep them on.
Cheers
Tim

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