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Re: CAIRNS CREW** day trip..NOW a 4x4 monthly shoot..
OK I will be there
OK I will be there
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Re: CAIRNS CREW** day trip..NOW a 4x4 monthly shoot..
One last note, bring your swimmers. Not sure if there will be water or not but just in case, these are the 2 most likely spots and probably the best spots for lunch anyway. The Wild River is in the 1st half of the trip and Evelyn Ck in the last. Evelyn Ck looks pretty good.
Wild River crossing
Evelyn Ck crossing
cheers
JamesBlack 2008 D4D GX, Bolle tint, Airtec snorkel, Hayman Reese tow bar, Staun deflators, ARB Air, front & rear extended diff breathers, Milford cargo barrier, Poly Air, 2" lift, XGS suspension, road tyres - 265/65x17 Grandtreks, play tyres - 265/70x17 Wrangler MTR's, ARB Sahara Bar, TMax 9000 winch, custom winch panel, Uniden UHF, Garmin 76csx with RAM mount, Eee PC with OZI, triple IPF 900XS spotties, rear ARB diff locker, Brown Davis underbody protection, Darren McRAE Auto Craft Rock SlidersComment
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Re: CAIRNS CREW** day trip..NOW a 4x4 monthly shoot..
cant wai t.....truck is packed with everything including bbq and chainsaw...
se you all at 7....
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teah Matt i reckon its going to be a cracker of a trip and i have heard great things about this track..lots of rivers and creeks,hard bits , easy bits and wicked country...... 8)
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Well the weather gods have turned it on for us today and we had a good turn out of rigs and a couple of new lads and it was KYlies first trip out in her new rig...
we left at 7ish and headed down the balck stuff for a hour or more till we got to herberton and Watsonville where we found the tracks...James C had the topo on his gps and ozi explorer on the lap top...so in we went...
then we were straight into the climbs and decents....they were steep and loose sharp rocks covered all the tracks..
kylie negotiating the ruts
heading back up another hill
this is one of our cairns mates rig...locked both ends and has all the trimmings..wicked truck!!!
towies rig
found a scenic spot for lunch
group shot..
thirsty work this driving...
down again..
...it was a great day and there was no damage to any rigs,....thanks to all for coming along...
well done to james for the navigation...thanks to our no prado mates,frank ,towie and eddie for rolling with us...
i have hundreds of pics to sort through so will post more later....
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sounds like a great day out Cairns Crew. Good to hear there was no damage on this trip (although i was expecting to read of some!!)
I wish I had more time to get out there and enjoy the truck and the lifestyle. Ever since I bought it something has prevented me from getting out. Ah well, at least I enjoy reading about your trips...........always something interesting going on up there.
Cheers, AndyBlack 2003, TD, GXL Prado
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Re: CAIRNS CREW** day trip..NOW a 4x4 monthly shoot..
Look's like you guy's had another great day. You certainly are lucky,you have some great country to play in :lol: I am just amazed that the area you were in look's awfully dry :?: :!: Even after all that rain you have had up there
Look forward to more great shot's
Regards
Daryl1999 90series GXL 3400 v6 SNOWY Manual,Tint,electronic rust preventer,IPF Lights,Bullbar,Handheld electrophone UHF,GME TX3440,Comment
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here are a few more shots...
this is what the tracks look like...big climbs and decents...
franks hunderd series..nice ride...well kitted out
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Here are some of my photos from the trip:
I got a bit scared to drive through some of the rough stuff, so I took the photos for this bit instead
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The only stuck one of the day, yes, of course it was a Nissan!
And the barbie of course! (although, I thought it was much easier just to bring a sandwhich... :? )
All in all, it was a great day. Good to meet everyone, and put a face to the name. I ended up with one small scratch, thanks to a stick flying up. Was very impressed with the first run of the Prado .
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Re: TRIP REPORT : CAIRNS day trip..NOW a 4x4 monthly shoot..
Here's a couple of my pics. Also, it may have looked fairly dry in the photo's but in places the grass was that long and green we lost the track altogether. The track was just shy of 40 kilometres, but it took us all day day to traverse. I suppose we did take a long lunch break though.
The track wan't always straight either, it deviated quite a bit and intersected with old mining roads. Before the trip, I took the time to create some satelite imagery of the area merged with topo maps of the area and used with ozi explorer, this ended up being invaluable as a few times we would've ended up in places un-intended, particularly when we lost the track in over grown conditions.
Track on OZi with sat and topo map
How did that one get slipped in?
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Hey Guys,
Sorry for the late reply to the thread. I'm just going to throw up a few tonight and add the details when I get a chance. It was a great day and good to meet a few new faces.
Crammy
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Looks like a wicked time, wish I was a bit further north!2014 Toyota Prado 150 D4D Auto (facelift); ARB Deluxe Bullbar; OME 2" Lift; Rhino Pioneer Platform Rack; Redarc BCDC 1225 with Optima Yellow Top; BF Goodrich Mud Terrain KM2; Lightforce Genuine Custom 70w HID; GME UHF; Safari Snorkel; Rigid Industry SR-Q2 side lights (yet to be installed); Domin8or winch (yet to be installed)Comment
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Re: TRIP REPORT : CAIRNS day trip..NOW a 4x4 monthly shoot..
Great trip there. Looks like heaps of fun. You guys are lucky you have the option for trips like that that are there and back in a day.
So on this trip did the 4x4 gang take photos for the future mag run? I know there is the actual photo shot of Joey's rig just after Easter. When will this be in the mag?[COLOR=#000080]Nick[/COLOR]
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Re: TRIP REPORT : CAIRNS day trip..NOW a 4x4 monthly shoot..
intitially the guys from 4x4 monthly asked us to send pics of the trip and some literature and they were going to do something with it ..then tyce asked for a compolation of pics but then they decided they would shoot a group run when they come and do my rig....
worked out even better!!
and we do have some great spots fpr a drive!!!
joey
Featured - issue 140 Australian 4wd Action.
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Re: TRIP REPORT : CAIRNS day trip..NOW a 4x4 monthly shoot..
intitially the guys from 4x4 monthly asked us to send pics of the trip and some literature and they were going to do something with it ..then tyce asked for a compolation of pics but then they decided they would shoot a group run when they come and do my rig....
worked out even better!!
and we do have some great spots fpr a drive!!!
joey
Featured - issue 140 Australian 4wd Action.
-issue 52 Modified 4wds .
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