25th 26th August

[Jerry]

under tarp on the hard tray is probably better than being tied to the bullbar

[curly12]

Is that is your experience?????????

[coxsy]

no xj its on the main track but i lost it because of the safari's big hood drove off the side, a little winch all sweet again

[dixie]

Well spent Friday night getting fucked around by Air NZ cancelling flights and shit,but finally got home from Wellington at 11.30pm after making a scene and some fancy language not bad for a 7.30 arrival (fuckin tossers) , done piss all Saturday then had some good tucker at XJ,s(perved on his mrs) ,got amped up to go for a cruise on a new block that never happened, so decided to rewire stereo circuit, fit new speakers, installed a turbo timer, wired in a car alarm ,only to have it go off allnight waking up the neighbour then i misplaced the bloody remote and got fuk all sleep. Yet another great weekend!!

[xj]

only reason your remote for the alarm didnt work was coz ya mrs took dem batteries out to supply power to her vibe to satisfy her need after looking at me all night....................... (yeahyou know its true)

[dixie]

only reason your remote for the alarm didnt work was coz ya mrs took dem batteries out to supply power to her vibe to satisfy her need after looking at me all night....................... (yeahyou know its true)

HA HA HA HA HA HAHA HA HA HA HA HAHA HA HA HA HApisspissha ha ha ha ha ha piss pissha ha ha fart ha ha !!!!!!oops oh no thats the shit coming out of ya mouth...............jeep driver!!!

[albundy]

Got the Terrano going for the mudplug next month, love the sound and feel of that V6. Done a list of small to-do's for it. Lead a trip down the Conway River for my other club on Sunday, wish I had the V6
Al

[coxsy]

The track to the very top of thompsons has been rutted badly a standard suzuk could make it to the top 6 month ago no stuch luck now

[PR]

That look like fun

[wopass]

That look like fun

it is when its pissing with rain and greasy as hell...in the dry its just a hill

[xj]

which standard zuk would that have been coxy? It hasnt changed bugger all in 12 months as far i can tell. 6 months ago it was summer. now its winter. What has changed is the extra tracks off to the side that have already been discussed.

[coxsy]

drove up there, yes was in late summer , now the ruts are so bad i can't avoid them , i could of winched up or used a spade and cut the track wide for steps for the wheels to sit on and drive up

[xj]

well when the weather clears a bit more, why dont we head up there with spades and do just that. Seems a decent idea rather than us sitting at the bottom bitching about how we used to be able to get up there

[wopass]

drove up there, yes was in late summer , now the ruts are so bad i can't avoid them , i could of winched up or used a spade and cut the track wide for steps for the wheels to sit on and drive up

yea the bottom of that summit track has cut out a fair bit,i would say a zook might get lost in the ruts down there, once clear of the bottom water cuts its not bad....still seems to tip a few people over tho....eh CALLUM

photos just dont do that track justice, its about 18 times steeper and nastyer than it looks in the pics and vids

[coxsy]

well that is a very good idea, to tell the true i love it up there never had a bad day there, hard but never bad,

[xj]

that had nothing to do with Callum looking like the big fuk off empire camel looking thing in Empire Strikes Back though did it? Gangly thing was always gunna arse over

[tintin]

At the top of the world!

[tintin]

well that is a very good idea, to tell the true i love it up there never had a bad day there, hard but never bad,

thanks "coxsy" i got this photo uploading sorted now

[xj]

well when the weather clears a bit more, why dont we head up there with spades and do just that. Seems a decent idea rather than us sitting at the bottom bitching about how we used to be able to get up there

I was thinking about the above statement i made last night, and thought to retract it.

Firstly, and mainly, who are we to go and "make the track easier"? There are other users who may wish it to remain as it is, and as such we have no right to do as we please with it.

Secondly, why not leave it as it is? Then those with either a) the balls, or b) the machines, to conquor it can, and all power to them, they will have deserved to get to the top. If ya aint got the gonads, or the capable waka, to paddle up there, then simply dont do it.

I doubt that ill try to get the Wrangler up there, i dont want to damage it (well, not yet anyway) but im not going to moan about it, instead ill yell scream and holler for others to keep peeling it back as best they can. And be happy for them when they do.

[dixie]

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I doubt that ill try to get the Wrangler up there, i dont want to damage it (well, not yet anyway) but im not going to moan about it, instead ill yell scream and holler for others to keep peeling it back as best they can. And be happy for them when they do.

Spoken like a true pussy!! Tarseal cowboy

[xj]

lets see you drag that whales arse up there.......... NOT!!!!!

[skid]

well when the weather clears a bit more, why dont we head up there with spades and do just that. Seems a decent idea rather than us sitting at the bottom bitching about how we used to be able to get up there

I was thinking about the above statement i made last night, and thought to retract it.

Firstly, and mainly, who are we to go and "make the track easier"? There are other users who may wish it to remain as it is, and as such we have no right to do as we please with it.

Secondly, why not leave it as it is? Then those with either a) the balls, or b) the machines, to conquor it can, and all power to them, they will have deserved to get to the top. If ya aint got the gonads, or the capable waka, to paddle up there, then simply dont do it.

I doubt that ill try to get the Wrangler up there, i dont want to damage it (well, not yet anyway) but im not going to moan about it, instead ill yell scream and holler for others to keep peeling it back as best they can. And be happy for them when they do.

yeah, but if ya leave it as it is, then people go and make a new track, which is probably why there seems to be many tracks in those pics of the top.
our club had a very interesting meeting with DOC once who showed us photographic evidence of this type of thing happening and they clearly stated that in thier land they would rather we fix the track we can't get past or stay out all together.
I noticed a little video a week ago of one of our ORE members driving off the track through the bush and back onto the track, just to avoid a few trees that had fallen on the track. I didn't say anything then, but I thought it was wrong.
I have never been up thomos, and have no idea who owns the land, but I believe it doesn't matter whose land it is.

If we abuse and damage what we've got then we could lose it all.

our club trips always have a chainsaw(just in case), and you should always have a spade, it only takes a few minutes out of your playing to create a run off for water of fill in a particularly large hole you believe could cause problems later.

shit thats enough ranting from me
I'm out

[DieselBoy]

well when the weather clears a bit more, why dont we head up there with spades and do just that. Seems a decent idea rather than us sitting at the bottom bitching about how we used to be able to get up there

I was thinking about the above statement i made last night, and thought to retract it.

Firstly, and mainly, who are we to go and "make the track easier"? There are other users who may wish it to remain as it is, and as such we have no right to do as we please with it.

Secondly, why not leave it as it is? Then those with either a) the balls, or b) the machines, to conquor it can, and all power to them, they will have deserved to get to the top. If ya aint got the gonads, or the capable waka, to paddle up there, then simply dont do it.

I doubt that ill try to get the Wrangler up there, i dont want to damage it (well, not yet anyway) but im not going to moan about it, instead ill yell scream and holler for others to keep peeling it back as best they can. And be happy for them when they do.

yeah, but if ya leave it as it is, then people go and make a new track, which is probably why there seems to be many tracks in those pics of the top.
our club had a very interesting meeting with DOC once who showed us photographic evidence of this type of thing happening and they clearly stated that in thier land they would rather we fix the track we can't get past or stay out all together.
I noticed a little video a week ago of one of our ORE members driving off the track through the bush and back onto the track, just to avoid a few trees that had fallen on the track. I didn't say anything then, but I thought it was wrong.
I have never been up thomos, and have no idea who owns the land, but I believe it doesn't matter whose land it is.

If we abuse and damage what we've got then we could lose it all.

our club trips always have a chainsaw(just in case), and you should always have a spade, it only takes a few minutes out of your playing to create a run off for water of fill in a particularly large hole you believe could cause problems later.

shit thats enough ranting from me
I'm out

Just to correct you on one point there, it was in PLANTATION FORESTRY, i.e, it will all be logged in the near future, all that native under growth will be absolutely demolished flattened destroyed and wrecked. As a result, i have no problem with what we did. The same applysw to the play ground, it is in a stand of pinus radiata and there are tracks EVERY WHERE weaving there way through them. At first you may think its disgracefull, but when you have seen what happens when a block is logged, you would understand that all of that undergrowth we go crashing through is destined to be destroyed during logging operations in the next few years.

[TJ]

At first you may think its disgracefull, but when you have seen what happens when a block is logged, you would understand that all of that undergrowth we go crashing through is destined to be destroyed during logging operations in the next few years.

Well, everything is destined to be destroyed (death is permanent) so why worry about anything at all. Lets just do what we please and where we please!!!!

Tracks are there for a reason and I think we should stick to them, unless there is an extreme danger to life (but not so much to property because our trucks would qualify as property). This is particularly applicable for land that has public access. Private land is different as it depends on the owner of the land to dictate what is acceptable.

[Steve_t647]

I have done track building and repair I also used to carry a chainsaw with me (it needs work). The number of times I have come across boggy areas that are impassable without a bit of work is fairly minimal, but...

I can't judge what others have done before me because I was not there in their situation on that track in those conditions making that decision. Removeing a tree that has fallen across a track in the rain on a slipery track I don't think would have been safe myself, and as for turning around some places you can't and some places it is easier or safer to keep going.

Yes by all means do track building where you think it is needed but do it in a safe manner and where and when it is appropriate. If someone was injured in the forestry area trying to clear the track (and they tried if you read the thread) that would mean no access for anyone.

I believe everyone on here has some responsability for what they do, where they go and how they do it but it is their decision and no-one can second guess it.

[TJ]

Just to clarify (and avoid an unintended cat fight), I was not second guessing the actions or criticising what was done on the day. I had read the story at the time and took it to be reasonable actions under the circumstances.

We do jointly share the responsibility of actions of individuals simply because of our common interest in similar acitivities. If somebody sees me doing things which can be deemed inappropriate by public (who are mostly uneducated on the facts of what I was doing), it can fall back on the wider community as I do display NZFDA and my club sticker on my truck.

This is the communal responsibility we have/share in this community.

Fixing a track is a great idea to avoid further damage to nearby areas. It has to be done with caution and care so that unintended damage is not inflicted on undamaged areas. Lets organise a suitable day with experts available on hand and see who turns up to help in the time of need.

[skid]

it was in PLANTATION FORESTRY, i.e, it will all be logged in the near future, all that native under growth will be absolutely demolished flattened destroyed and wrecked. As a result, i have no problem with what we did.

thats all good. as I said, I have no idea about the area and was just commenting on what I saw on a video.

I knew such a nice guy wouldn't do anything illegal

I already sent a apology PM to the driver of the oversized 40, with the big tyres who amazingly doesn't take any piss on his hunting trips.

I also think we've threadjacked this post enough.

But rest assured in the next week or two I will start a new topic for a new bitch session

[wopass]

I knew such a nice guy wouldn't do anything illegal

[dixie]

I knew such a nice guy wouldn't do anything illegal

Yet another Tui add!!!

[skid]

posting late here, but it took this long to get the pics etc.

Sunday 26th August and the Taupo 4wd Club had a play day at a cockies paddock.
It only took 20 mins and Pricey had rolled his lexus surf. Not to be outdone, Scott followed suit about 10 mins later and we thought this day could be a mistake

Not to worry though as everyone else behaved and we had lots of fun.

Here are some pics and a couple of vids.
Read the captions to find out what was going on.

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

I'll probably add more pics later on in a week or two, once my computer is set up in my new flat.