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[mike]

Tirfor is a good score

I have 9m strap and 10m nylon rope. I can bring upto another 20m if necessary but I dont think so as padero is bringing the same as well.

Just finishing up putting tow hook mounts on the back of the surf. Not so easy with surfs as the chasis is right up under the bumper and back aways. Ended up modifying the towbar with extra supports and removable tounge(acted as an anchor!).

Might add some highlift jack mount points if I get the time.

Depending on who is coming with me will depend where I stay at the moment. Back of the truck is as comfy as any bed in a tent or wherever

Will transfer the trip money over tonight as well DB.

Mike

[wjw]

I'm making a 5m and a 30m on monday with a new type of rope I want to test, also will be picking up the tirfor and wire, and maybe a couple of snatch blocks.

Do you have any 6.5T shackles lying around to bring? with the tirfor we will need 2 minumum and I only have one

My biggest issue will be getting stuck on rocks I suspect.

I'm planning on driving over on the 13th and staying the night. I have a couple of friends coming along and I'm not sure whether I'm meeting them in Westport or Christchurh. If I meet them in CHC I'll call you as would be good to head up in convoy. You planning on leaving on the 13th?

Cheers,

Bill

[padero]

yeh me and mike are planing on traveling across in convoy on thursday nite after work.. so you are welcome to join us, will be a slow trip over with my muddies on and if its raining it will be extremly slow trip over lol

[wjw]

Sounds good, haven't heard a peep from my passengers yet

Does someone have a truck winch?

[albundy]

Hey Bill,
you will definitely need someone with a winch the way you tend to get stuck in that tonka toy of yours.
Al

[wjw]

Hey Bill,
you will definitely need someone with a winch the way you tend to get stuck in that tonka toy of yours.
Al

I only get 'stuck' because everyone tells me I will Why go around?

And I will hopfully have a 30-50mm lift by next week...

[padero]

yeh DB has got a winch on his truck... well let us know if you want to join us in convoy

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[DieselBoy]

Hey guys.
Hows this for a string of bad luck:
My clutch has died, along with the slave cylinder, and my PC at home has a virus and needs reformatting.
So the PC is geting thrown out (been waiting for a reason to), and i have been assured the Shorty will be out of hospital by 5pm on the 13th. They want it for three days!!!!!
So what that means for you guys is that i won't have any access to the net at home for a while, and i go off shift on Monday. That means we have three days to get stuff sorted out.
As far as the trip its self is concerned, the routes are all sorted.
I don't really have much of a garden, but if we got desperate i reckon we could squeeze a small tent in. I do have a spare room, which Padero has got, and there is a fold out couch in the lounge, and also a bit of floor space if it came to that. Its only a small two bedroom house.
Sounds like you guys are going all out with the recovery gear, and why not. I have a 15,000 pound PTO winch on the Shorty.

I think the best i can do under the circumstances is to say that we meet at:
Its in a PM, and my Phone numbers:!:

You are all welcome on 13th, and when i have finished inspecting the high quality of workmanship on my clutch job, and throwing my gear in the back, we could head out for a quiet beer.

Any other probs, ring me!!!
My numbers in a PM to ya

[DieselBoy]

Mike, wjw, Padero, and who else??
I'm missing one person.
Bugger it:

8:00am at 103a Peel Street, Westport on the 14th

021 433 135
(03) 789 7323

Your welcome to drop round on 13th, i will be franticly packing and checking the mechanic put every thing back right.

[mike]

you are the other

4 all up, should make a nice size ie no traffic queues at hazards

12,000 pto = the ability to winch all day and half the night!

Mike

[DieselBoy]

Right
Excellent sized group!!!
Yeah, that 15,000 pound that figure on the winch. Thats what i was told on the Patrol.org web site, never did get it varified
Not much use at the moment, it just makes the clutch slip

Any other Q's that may arise after Monay you will all have to ring me.

[wjw]

so who's been up on the west coast before? NoName road seems to be notorious for panel damage..

[padero]

thats a bit of a bugger db... depending on what time i can leave work on thursday should be at yours for about 10pm ish on thursday if thats cool... erm part from that i dont have any worries,


whats your home number mike and ill ring you during the week to sort out traveling across

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[DieselBoy]

who told you that wjw???
If you can get a long wheel base high roof safari through these with no damage, then one of those skinny toyota or mitsubishi things will do it.
Like Albundy said for his trip to Otago, i take no responsibility for peoples lack of driving skill!!!!

Just so long as your here before mid night Padero
Its dead on four hours in the Safari to here.

[mike]

I think Bill is just trying to scare some of us into not coming so we don't see how many times his tonka toy gets stuck

Mike

[DieselBoy]

Nothing wrong with being prepared for the worst

Was talking to the farmer at the end of the Mackly river track last night and he has agreed to charge us only $10 to open the gate, not $10 per vehicle. More Beer money for everyone

[wjw]

I think Bill is just trying to scare some of us into not coming so we don't see how many times his tonka toy gets stuck

Mike

Sssshhhh no one was supposed to realise that

I just like being prepared and knowing what I'm in for..... truck now stops and doesn't overheat.... so I'm ready to go...

[Smurf]

We went through No Name Road between Xmas and New Years, I would be suprised if any one came out with panel damage. Unless they went nuts in the small swamp area in the midle of the track, but even that was pretty mild this time.

[wjw]

We went through No Name Road between Xmas and New Years, I would be suprised if any one came out with panel damage. Unless they went nuts in the small swamp area in the midle of the track, but even that was pretty mild this time.

cool.....

[DieselBoy]

I think a Rav4 could do that track at the moment
I hope you all don't get bored easily!!!!!

[DieselBoy]

By the way, i managed to put a couple of vids in my album adventually.
Waipuna Tunnels/Napoleans Hill.
Hope they work for ya, its on page six of the users gallery.

[padero]

no worries db will be there before 12 no problem.. if its that easy i will let my dad drive cus he has a tendensie to get stuck more than me lol ... i just looking forward to some west coast mud !!

[wjw]

Hmm... so anyone got a chainsaw? or do you want me to source one....?

[DieselBoy]

I have one, but im not taking it. No need. My Axe and hand saw will be enough.

Hey Padero, do ya reckon it would be better to start out a bit later on friday seeing as we are all going to be having a late one on thursday??
Ready to go at 9:00am??
You guys can have the fold out couch in the lounge, that way wjw can sleep peacefully after his 9 hour mission up here!!!!

[DieselBoy]

I got my PC at home kinda working last night, but if i dissappear, see ya all on Thursday night!!!!!

[padero]

yeh if you want 9am is alrite, will be there for 10 to 10:30 hopfuly soon as i get home from work straight in the truck and go... dad will hopfuly have it packed ready for me on thursday, just to jump in ! i can bring a hand saw as well if you like.. im used to getting up at 6:30am each day for work anyway so it doesnt bother me what time we start..


what time you setting off mike ???

[mike]

Same time as you

ph number is 03 981 0911

Still trying to get my truck ready. Number plate is held on by tie wire, high lift jack mounts are sitting on the back of the old landrover waiting to be painted! Front left tyre has a slow leak! Back right tow point has only holes as there are no tow hooks in the country according to the supplier! GF still hasn't decided if she is going yet

Mike

[wjw]

lol.... well I still haven't heard from my passengers yet...

[DieselBoy]

and i just went past the mechnics shop and the Safari hasn't moved from where i parked it this morning............

[wjw]

We'd better pray its moved by tommorow night... I'm planning on setting off first thing Thursday morning.... and I'm sure you don't want to be a passenger DB....

Oh and the guy who I was getting the ropes and Tirfor from still hasn't called me back (was supposed to be meeting up with him yesterday) and his Mrs says hes still out camping somewhere....