| Author |
Message |
 simpson desert |
RVG
 23rd Jul 2011 9:25 am
|
Forum: Australia & New Zealand · Replies: 3 · Views: 3631 · Subject: simpson desert |
I did the Simpson crossing in July 2010 in an FL2, from Dalhousie to Birdsville.
There was heavy rain the day before we left Dalhousie and the Spring Delta area was covered in water. There were se ... |
| What happens when you run out of fuel? |
RVG
27th Oct 2010 10:30 am
|
Forum: Technical · Replies: 14 · Views: 15659 · Subject: What happens when you run out of fuel? |
So, the basic advice is "When all else fails read the Instructions". 
As for the spare jerry cans. I had been carrying 60 l of extra fuel to do the desert run, but as i had reache ... |
| A case of the muddy judders or "How I escaped a sticky |
RVG
27th Oct 2010 9:49 am
|
Forum: Technical · Replies: 7 · Views: 4574 · Subject: A case of the muddy judders or "How I escaped a sticky |
| The judders turned out to be caused by some fine wire that had wrapped around the tail shaft. This then filled with mud and that caused the tail shaft to be a little out of balance. When I went thro ... |
| What happens when you run out of fuel? |
RVG
27th Oct 2010 9:40 am
|
Forum: Technical · Replies: 14 · Views: 15659 · Subject: What happens when you run out of fuel? |
Hi all
I posed a question like this a couple of years ago. My actual question was "How do you bleed the system if you run out of fuel?"
I did not really get a clear answer, but I rem ... |
| All terrain tyres |
RVG
7th Oct 2010 12:20 pm
|
Forum: Australia & New Zealand · Replies: 15 · Views: 11931 · Subject: All terrain tyres |
Thanks for the comments. It was a great trip.
Fuel consumption was
Canberra to Mt Dare 2,848.3 km at 10.2l/100km
Mt Dare to Birdsville 672 km at 15.3l/100km (Over 16l/100km in the desert)
... |
| All terrain tyres |
RVG
4th Oct 2010 11:32 am
|
Forum: Australia & New Zealand · Replies: 15 · Views: 11931 · Subject: All terrain tyres |
Hi all
The Simpson Desert trip was great. I went with a mate in a Landcruiser and we travelled from Canberra via the Flinders Ranges, where we did a quick circuit then on to Parachilna for the Fer ... |
| A case of the muddy judders or "How I escaped a sticky |
RVG
26th Jul 2010 12:28 pm
|
Forum: Technical · Replies: 7 · Views: 4574 · Subject: A case of the muddy judders or "How I escaped a sticky |
Thanks CG.
Yes, that's possible.
What about the torque coverter suggestion? Can mud get in there?
The reference to the Toyota Landcruiser was for your benefit. Do I get readmitted to the fo ... |
| A case of the muddy judders or "How I escaped a sticky |
RVG
26th Jul 2010 12:16 pm
|
Forum: Technical · Replies: 7 · Views: 4574 · Subject: A case of the muddy judders or "How I escaped a sticky |
Here is an odd one for you.
Last week I finished a 5 day crossing of the Simpson Desert - 1100 sand dunes interspersed with claypans. What made it really interesting was that some of the desert ha ... |
| Wading depth |
RVG
5th Jul 2010 9:25 am
|
Forum: My Freelander 2 · Replies: 16 · Views: 25004 · Subject: Wading depth |
Thanks for all the replies. It looks like the "creek" is now going down after 3 months. It was apparently about 30 km wide at one stage.
In our part of the world "creeks" are ... |
| Wading depth |
RVG
30th Jun 2010 10:28 am
|
Forum: My Freelander 2 · Replies: 16 · Views: 25004 · Subject: How deep can they go? |
Having had a good look at the air intake I went down to the dealer.
The official position is that 500mm is it. However, on inspection, the air intake is in the wheel arch on the LHS and that is qui ... |
| Wading depth |
RVG
29th Jun 2010 6:13 am
|
Forum: My Freelander 2 · Replies: 16 · Views: 25004 · Subject: Wading depth |
My recollection is that the official wading depth is 0.6 m. I will be crossing the Simpson desert next month and along with 1100 sand dunes is a creek crossing with a present depth of about 0.6m.
... |
| All terrain tyres |
RVG
29th Jun 2010 6:06 am
|
Forum: Australia & New Zealand · Replies: 15 · Views: 11931 · Subject: All terrain tyres |
| Pirelli Scorpions ATR have the best reviews and I bought a set over a year ago. They have been used on Fraser island and in the Victorian high country: sand and rock, and performed well. So well, in ... |
| Nudge bars and bullbars |
RVG
14th Apr 2009 6:53 am
|
Forum: Australia & New Zealand · Replies: 16 · Views: 19600 · Subject: Nudge bars and bullbars |
I'm in.
47 to go. |
| Roof Racks for a Freelander 2 model (2008) |
RVG
1st Mar 2009 11:11 pm
|
Forum: Australia & New Zealand · Replies: 5 · Views: 8118 · Subject: Roof Racks for a Freelander 2 model (2008) |
Try Roof Rack City. The Rhino Rack is good.
Rhino Rack do not yet make crossbars for the Freelander 2. However, Roof Rack City in Canberra mounted the Rhino Rack on Thule crossbars.
The Rhin ... |
| Nudge bars and bullbars |
RVG
24th Dec 2008 11:01 am
|
Forum: Australia & New Zealand · Replies: 16 · Views: 19600 · Subject: Nudge bars and bullbars |
It is a similar story with East Coast Bullbars.
They want about 50 certain sales before committing to a production run. At this stage ECB don't think that there would be enough sales to warrant th ... |
| |
