Offroad-Express

I'm going for a wander up the Waitawheta/Tairees this w/e probably Sat.
If anyone else is intrested in a recce give us a yell.

is this a rough truck or shiney truck track? would a/t tyres do the job? would be keen if Sunday was the day..

waitawheta is a pretty hard core track mate

cant come for a recon with ya furgus, have my ute to paint sat morning and im goin fishing sat evening sunday family day

is this a rough truck or shiney truck track? would a/t tyres do the job? would be keen if Sunday was the day..

It's a rough truck track no doubt about it.
I'm going up on foot to have a butchers with a view to doing it around xmas time.

Furgus wrote:I'm going for a wander up the Waitawheta/Tairees this w/e probably Sat.
If anyone else is intrested in a recce give us a yell.

Watch out for the vitara

lilpigzuk wrote:

Furgus wrote:I'm going for a wander up the Waitawheta/Tairees this w/e probably Sat.
If anyone else is intrested in a recce give us a yell.

Watch out for the vitara

have you left a truck up there mate ? does it need salvaging ?

wopass wrote:

lilpigzuk wrote:

Furgus wrote:I'm going for a wander up the Waitawheta/Tairees this w/e probably Sat.
If anyone else is intrested in a recce give us a yell.

Watch out for the vitara

have you left a truck up there mate ? does it need salvaging ?

Not me, just what Ive heard, there may be a couple of vehicles up there..... still

a couple !.... sounds like the group diddnt have a good tractor there


my numbers in the reco squad mate

Could be keen to come for a look. You going to drive in some of the way? Would be rude not to... Although I can see that turning into a trip right round

It would be worth taking some saws/picks/shovels/dynamite to make the waterfall track a little wider. When we went through it was only about Suzuki+100mm wide. Lucky it was dark so I couldn't see how deep the abyss was

Ben

may be abit hard for you guys to get up there as manakau club will be there too
they lost four trucks to the track last weekend

may be abit hard for you guys to get up there as manakau club will be there too
they lost four trucks to the track last weekend

That's why I'm headed in on foot.
Looks like tomorrow arvo if youre interested Ben .... give us a bell 021920186

well i meet you in there then look for a black swb safari , should be easy to spot
peter

Yep, zuky (Hugo) and I are keen, but I need to be back in Dorkland before 5 otherwise I'm dead. Missus has some romantic evening planned or something.

We are going to head down early as possible so we can get back on time.

Hugo is an alcoholic... er.. alcohol enthusiast though, so maybe not that early. Planning on leaving about 8:00am. Probably stop for bacon and eggs on the way too. I guess we'll be there about 10:30-11.
We'll probably be in my blue zuk, or maybe his white zuk.

Are you guys keen to head in earlier too?

Ben

Like all good marines - we won't leave you on the battlefield

Mu recovery from the track

Is that Ant's Mu? How the hell did he break the axle housing?
Although it does look like it was help together with mud, straw and brake hoses....

Are all the other guys out OK or are they still in there / need a hand?

I love the crutch... Have you seen the Worlds Fastest Indian? Burt Munro does the same thing, but on the road

Ben

yep - it's that former National 4wd Trials vehicle

Just got home ....... the track is definately knarlier than it was 2 yrs ago when I last went round.

It took me & the dogs a little under 2 3/4 hrs & that included about 20-30mins chatting to the guys on their way out. By the time I got there they were only a coiple of winches away from being done.

There has been a nasty slip at the waterfall corner which takes big balls to drive now ....... a lot of work is going to be needed here.

Also a mess is one of the stream crossings ..... now a serious rock climb out whichever direction your going.

My assessment is that I'd still be happy to do it but with no fewer than 3 trucks & no more than 6. All would have to be equipped with winches & pref lockers, tyres 33" min req. I would also go-anti clockwise as that way the big hill is downhill

The 3 trucks I saw in there were well set up with what appeared to be competant crews ....... so remember this track is a very serious undertaking.

been home a few hours myself man that track is hard ant did in his diff a jeep broke its chassis cruiser blown winch + low fuel chev blazer low fuel a dodgey winch spent 12 hous in there getting those trucks out
suzuki need a new battery for winching,lonnnggg day