Offroad-Express

Posted: **Thu Apr 26, 2007 7:11 pm**

[quote="Jerry"]

Oi Doddzee and Warlord :roll:

Pull your f****** heads in

[quote]

you all know what I ment, I hope.

HighCountry are you going to come along?

Posted: **Thu Apr 26, 2007 7:31 pm**

Yep, ok - I'll take that as a invite then, & will be there. Am quite happy to give some 'informal' input - equally happy to 'just sit in a corner - shut-up & watch' too...........

Cheers - P.

Posted: **Thu Apr 26, 2007 7:38 pm**

great, some more new faces, as you have been nzqa trained,it will be interesting to see what we are doing differently.

Posted: **Thu Apr 26, 2007 7:47 pm**

I know what you meant :lol:

and you know what I meant :lol:

We are allowed to talk about recovering safely and hooks and stuff (I don't give safety lectures 99.9% of the time :roll:

)

I'm just making sure that I don't get accused of another towhook debate...... :lol:

Everyone is welcome ..... and I might even share my chocolate if you are nice....

Highcountry.....we can find some suitable bogs to get you stuck so you can show us how you recover yourself..... :lol:

what truck do you drive again???? :lol:

PS is anyone bringing a tirfor or other interesting stuff....

Posted: **Thu Apr 26, 2007 7:56 pm**

I'll bring a Tirfor if ya want - I guess it'd be a good idea if some-one PMs me some GOOD directions on how to get there please......(bear in mind, most of the time I go to Welly, its to get on a ferry to go buy some decent beer............ :roll:

Posted: **Thu Apr 26, 2007 7:56 pm**

I've always got a small tirfor in my wagon, but I don't pull it out unless I have to, oh, I've and I've got this other really interesting thing, its called a suzuki, that tends to get stuck quite a bit too

Posted: **Thu Apr 26, 2007 7:59 pm**

ofter you come through the round about at paramatta, go to the traffic lights hang a left (if you get to porirua you went too far) get in the right lane, and its the first street on your right, just as you go round the sweeping corner, then after the college turn left (or you get to a dead end) and you follow that up round behind the college, and wait at the gate.

I'll prolly be there early ish, driving a rez vit, with a real ugly front bumper

Posted: **Thu Apr 26, 2007 8:04 pm**

back on subject ....... I've had some thoughts.....(and coz I can't be bothered pegging it all myself :roll:

), we find a nice looking hazard area, then I can nominate someone (different each time) to design it, then we use it, pull out the pegs and then move to the next one....if the hazard designer wants to put a condition on the hazard ie get a 2wd vehicle thru or use a winch or tirfor only then cool :twisted:

I'll get 20-30 pegs on Sat and cut them to make a start for out peg collection, $5 per truck to cover pegs please, if we keep doing that then we will have a decent peg collection :roll:

Posted: **Thu Apr 26, 2007 8:53 pm**

Directions from Mana Esplanade courtesy of Google Maps:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Mana,+Wellington,+New+Zealand+to+frances+brown+ave,+papakowhai,+wellington&sll=-41.110495,174.8615&sspn=0.060788,0.159302&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=13&om=1

Posted: **Thu Apr 26, 2007 9:31 pm**

Jerry wrote:Oi Doddzee and Warlord Pull your f****** heads in.....he wasn't preaching, He was offering suggestions, I did ask earlier in the thread if anyone had any idea's.....and these are good ones to help train people with , Warlord have you strengthened your front hook as per my suggestions yet ...if you are going to stick your heads in the sand and nit pick everytime someone makes a constructive suggestion then I will give you 2 a 10 hour safety lecture on towhooks (and anyone else). (and I'll get Saddam to drive over you with his cruiser .....I'm sure he will agree being the recent near reciepient of a towhook in the head) .... this guy is a NZQA qualified 4wd trainer as well..... you may want to be a bit nicer to him

Geez and I get complained about for going over the top

PS Its my trip as well ...don't make me uninvite you.....

My comment was not aimed at having a go at him. I support the hole tow hook debate, was mearly pointing out it has been discussed before and to take a look. Ill put my head where i like and think ill uninvite myself.

Posted: **Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:10 pm**

It came across as hassling him........ :cry:

Posted: **Thu Apr 26, 2007 11:08 pm**

All good with me - thanks for the directions / link guys............

I don't suppose theres gonna be any Hilux's there that have been converted to coils @ both ends...............???? Interested in having a look at one...........

Posted: **Fri Apr 27, 2007 7:33 am**

don't think so bout the lux on coils. there should be one there that has been shortened, lifted 6 incches and on 35's though

Posted: **Fri Apr 27, 2007 11:23 am**

CCVC may be in there as well doing some driver training, its not a problem I've already had a talk to Steve...we will not be using the same area's that they are.

Will confirm meeting time etc soon

Posted: **Sat Apr 28, 2007 11:12 am**

Weather update...its ummm wet today :lol:

and will be cloudy tomorrow fining up later in the day :lol:

Posted: **Sat Apr 28, 2007 7:30 pm**

OK got some pegs today :lol:

, access is ok so we are ready to go....

MEETING TIME 9.45 at the gate
START 10.00am
$5 Per vehicle for pegs etc, will keep adding to the collection

CCVC will be in there doing training, not an issue, we will be concetrating on the bogs etc, we may be able to join up and have a play together in the afternoon PLEASE BE ON BESTUS BEHAVIOUR

Yes the Prado has a rear hook now and will be making an appeareance :lol:

in the mud :lol:

Posted: **Sat Apr 28, 2007 7:42 pm**

Will I be allowed to play in the mud if I bring down the daewoo?

No towhooks though

Posted: **Sat Apr 28, 2007 7:45 pm**

turoa wrote:Will I be allowed to play in the mud if I bring down the daewoo?

No towhooks though

shouldnt be a problem to winch it out :idea:

Posted: **Sun Apr 29, 2007 12:38 am**

Whats wrong with the Patrol, or your new rangie :roll:

Posted: **Sun Apr 29, 2007 8:43 am**

Jerry wrote:Whats wrong with the Patrol, or your new rangie

I dont have a new rangie yet :wink:

Posted: **Sun Apr 29, 2007 6:56 pm**

thanks for organising the training day jerry

awesome contribution from highcountry, thanks for making the long trip down to help us out with your invaluable knowledge and demonstrations :idea:

a few minor breakages and failures but all in all a fun day in the mud and the chance to practice some real recoveries

Posted: **Sun Apr 29, 2007 7:17 pm**

http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/modules ... _album.php

Truckie going bush

Handbrake in the mud by herself (Mark...I think you really have lost your truck :roll:

)

Warlord in the Ruts

Posted: **Sun Apr 29, 2007 7:29 pm**

so who has the pictures of Jerrys truck getting dirty??

Posted: **Sun Apr 29, 2007 7:32 pm**

Stinky, what exactly were you doing in that interesting looking position at the top of a big hill on a strange angle and long enough for Jerry to get 3 photos from 3 very different angles?? :shock:

Posted: **Sun Apr 29, 2007 7:34 pm**

Bounced out of the ruts going up aparantly :oops:

Posted: **Mon Apr 30, 2007 9:37 pm**

Yeah thanks for organising that one Jerry! Big shout out to HighCountry for fessing up some gems! Warlord, your hands-on aproach to overcomming ramp-over deficiency is priceless!! Mad props to Saddam and his 8274 for keeping his symexs' on the ground and cleanig up the mess!!!

I'm off to replace my CV's...

Posted: **Mon Apr 30, 2007 10:17 pm**

Someone elses turn to organise the next play day out there.....preferably when all our broken trucks are fixed....all you have to do is organise it and I can sort out the land access for you.

PS still got pegs we can use as well.....