WIRES ROAD 7/05/2011

[vinceparts]

We've got a small group that will be heading over to wires road track near kopu bridge in coromandle, just wondering if anyone else will be heading there or is wanting to tag along,

cheers vince

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[DieselBoy]

I think the track has been closed for the winter following the wet weather we've been having??

[sibainmud]

The phone number to check if still open is 027 5242132.
I think you will find it has been closed for the winter.
Cheers,

[mudlva]

hasnt been any announcements as yet??

[vinceparts]

i made sure i called that number before posting and it was and IS still open

[mudlva]

what day are you going up there?

[vinceparts]

saturday morning, leaving clevedon at around 9am and heading through kaiaua , hot water springs way

[philipw]

what grad of trip would this be?
Phil

[vinceparts]

well we are going to be heading to the tairua river then head back, its really an intermediate trip, last time we went there we took two hilux surfs and a double cab hilux , surfs on 32" mud tires and dbl cab on 31 all terrains, only managed to get stuck a few time trying some of the harder stuff but all our trucks are semi shinys , we didnt mind a few scratches but werent looking to winch (coz we didnt have one) or roll our trucks for fun

[sibainmud]

what grad of trip would this be?
Phil

Should be ok for the 105 on Maratoto track itself, but I wouldn't go near the Wires Loop Track. It is a panel killer on trucks with exo-cages
With the new work done on the track earlier in the season it should be a easy drive. Haven't seen the improvements for myself though.
Cheers,

PS, Don't forget to pay the fees in the honesty box before you cross the ford

[philipw]

Thanks mate for that insight.
Phil

what grad of trip would this be?
Phil

Should be ok for the 105 on Maratoto track itself, but I wouldn't go near the Wires Loop Track. It is a panel killer on trucks with exo-cages
With the new work done on the track earlier in the season it should be a easy drive. Haven't seen the improvements for myself though.
Cheers,

PS, Don't forget to pay the fees in the honesty box before you cross the ford

[vinceparts]

yes definately a killer track as soon as u try the wires loop, we started to attempt it in anti closckwise last time and quit after bend idler arm, blown front diff and popped tire off the bead, while tire was pumping up , we wen tfor a wander to see what we wer gna get ourselfs into, VERY GLAD we didnt make it over that crest or we wouldve never gotten out, VERY VERY VERY KNARLY track

[Mudde1]

after all this rain it could be a mission getting up from the river to the highest point with out a winch. good luck.

Tony

[vinceparts]

we wnt be attempting anything past the river hutt, would be silly without a winch or $8000 hahaha

[mudlva]

i might of been persuaded to swing past on sunday me and a mate were heading up thomos but i do like the the maratoto loop

[vinceparts]

sunday? were goin saturday, r u booked on sat?

[mudlva]

sunday? were goin saturday, r u booked on sat?

i have a 1001 jobs on for saturady

BUT

theres always next week ah

[vinceparts]

sunday? were goin saturday, r u booked on sat?

i have a 1001 jobs on for saturady

BUT

theres always next week ah

i hear this everytime i try planning a trip with mates

[mudlva]

had the big discussion tonight

we are now heading into thomos on saturday

you guys have a good time heading up to tairua river

[vinceparts]

obviously yourve got a truck well setup with winches etc? would love to do thompsons but im pretty sure the surf wont be up to it

[mudlva]

ah yes got a few goodies on her


another couple of days of fine weather would be nice as well

[coxsy]

only two warm days then rain and showers again, most trucks can do thomo's, long as ya have some other trucks with ya and a tow strop

[DieselBoy]

I think Mudlva will be just fine

Especially as he has been recently reported as doing the wires loop in under 3 hrs

[vinceparts]

thats nuts, its took me 2 hours to get half way up a hill on wires loop that destroyed diff , cv , idler arm and pop beads on front wheel

[vinceparts]

im almost considering heading to thompsons and try and tag along with the other boys as i bet all these muppets of mates i have will pull out at the last minute

[mudlva]

I think Mudlva will be just fine

Especially as he has been recently reported as doing the wires loop in under 3 hrs

shh dont tell anybody two hrs hut around the loop and back at the hut by 11.00am for an early lunch

hand cut simexs are the shit bro

yeah we had a good run

[mudlva]

thats nuts, its took me 2 hours to get half way up a hill on wires loop that destroyed diff , cv , idler arm and pop beads on front wheel

mite pay to look at driving techniques then at a guess will be leaving papakura about 7ish thomos te aroha side around 8.30 9.00

[mudlva]

only two warm days then rain and showers again, most trucks can do thomo's, long as ya have some other trucks with ya and a tow strop

with that much gear coxy it would pay to have 8grand in the pocket as well i would guess

[mudlva]

hay Vince did you make it to maratoto

thomos was a bit tame ah

had lunch back up at the trig the fog had completely gone, what a view

we had a laugh on the other side until we were holted by a creek that has washed a third of the track out. oh well sh-t happens ah

had a look on the left side on the way back down, there was a loop track that has disappeared last year, its still missing

[vinceparts]

yea pitty about the fog thomos wasnt as ruff as i thought it would be on the 'good' side, went up to the river hutt then had a feed then headed back down, thanks for showin us round maratoto was quite a bit rougher and we had a go through a couple of bogs and got stuck a few times haha

right at the start of maratoto theres a rock that you have to put two wheels up on to carry on through , any way the dirt on the other side of that rock (now washed away mud and what your other wheels have to be on) , well on the way back there was quite a near miss of headin over the cliff, effen scary shit i tell ya

only two damaged things on our trucks, i got an average sized dent in my rear quarter and mate got another dent under his tail light, pretty good day to be had by all,

thanks again