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 Story, pics & videos of our (much shortened) Kimberley t |
GregMilner
 4th Jul 2014 4:11am
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Forum: My Range Rover · Replies: 2 · Views: 1677 · Subject: Story, pics & videos of our (much shortened) Kimberley t |
Just put this up online. If it hadn't happened to us, I would've called it a good yarn:-)
http://gibbadventure.blogspot.com.au/2014/07/a-range-rover-in-kimberley.html |
| A story of catastrophic full fat failure in Australia |
GregMilner
29th Jun 2014 1:10am
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Forum: Australia & New Zealand · Replies: 40 · Views: 33561 · Subject: A story of catastrophic full fat failure in Australia |
| One option is fitting Cooper Discoverer AT3 275/55 20's. They would give almost as good a cushion as swapping to 19"s with 255/55 19 MTR"s - and materially better than Cooper Zeon LTZ 255/45 ... |
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GregMilner
27th Jun 2014 11:54pm
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Forum: Australia & New Zealand · Replies: 40 · Views: 33561 · Subject: A story of catastrophic full fat failure in Australia |
| I think there would only be a TINY market for any kind of shock absorber cooling system for Range Rovers, in Australia or anywhere else, since 99.9% of Rangies are NEVER taken off the blacktop. Even L ... |
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GregMilner
27th Jun 2014 1:32am
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Forum: Australia & New Zealand · Replies: 40 · Views: 33561 · Subject: A story of catastrophic full fat failure in Australia |
| Wouldn't a simpler solution be an overheating alarm for the suspension, that alerts the driver on the dashboard display? It would hardly be a technical stretch, given the amount of tech and computer w ... |
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GregMilner
26th Jun 2014 5:20am
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Forum: Australia & New Zealand · Replies: 40 · Views: 33561 · Subject: A story of catastrophic full fat failure in Australia |
I wonder what sort of temperatures would be involved (must be quite hot for seals to fail)
It sure was hot. The oil was literally smoking as it dribbled out. |
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GregMilner
25th Jun 2014 11:06pm
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Forum: Australia & New Zealand · Replies: 40 · Views: 33561 · Subject: A story of catastrophic full fat failure in Australia |
| That video I posted last night should give you an idea of the shock and its positioning/dimensions, don't have any stills. I would think some kind of heat sink wrapped around it might be a start to he ... |
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GregMilner
25th Jun 2014 12:11pm
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Forum: Australia & New Zealand · Replies: 40 · Views: 33561 · Subject: A story of catastrophic full fat failure in Australia |
Crossing the Pentecost River at El Questro Station prior to things going pear-shaped on the Mitchell Falls Rd.
http://vimeo.com/99133240 |
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GregMilner
25th Jun 2014 11:50am
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Forum: Australia & New Zealand · Replies: 40 · Views: 33561 · Subject: A story of catastrophic full fat failure in Australia |
http://vimeo.com/99127780
The fateful moment when we realised our expedition was over:-( |
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GregMilner
25th Jun 2014 10:32am
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Forum: Australia & New Zealand · Replies: 40 · Views: 33561 · Subject: A story of catastrophic full fat failure in Australia |
| Yeah, we've camped at Mt Hart too, when I took the RRS up there three years ago. Nice place, particularly that old homestead. Cracker of an outdoor bar. Just have to get through about 20 creek crossin ... |
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GregMilner
25th Jun 2014 10:22am
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Forum: Australia & New Zealand · Replies: 40 · Views: 33561 · Subject: A story of catastrophic full fat failure in Australia |
| Wayne. One of the 'old salts' at Drysdale River Station. Bit of an outback character. "Just got back from fixin' a f*&%'n busted truck about 60 miles down the track mate. Bastard of a thing. ... |
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GregMilner
25th Jun 2014 10:15am
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Forum: Australia & New Zealand · Replies: 40 · Views: 33561 · Subject: A story of catastrophic full fat failure in Australia |
| Yep. Nobody got hurt:-) |
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GregMilner
25th Jun 2014 10:04am
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Forum: Australia & New Zealand · Replies: 40 · Views: 33561 · Subject: A story of catastrophic full fat failure in Australia |
| Well I wish I'd known that before we headed north. I was told several times by my local dealer that 20s were the smallest you could fit. Could have made all the difference. I aired down as much as I d ... |
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GregMilner
25th Jun 2014 9:45am
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Forum: Australia & New Zealand · Replies: 40 · Views: 33561 · Subject: A story of catastrophic full fat failure in Australia |
| Oh, I would have killed for 19s. But they won't fit over the brakes on a 2012 Rangie. |
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GregMilner
25th Jun 2014 9:34am
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Forum: Australia & New Zealand · Replies: 40 · Views: 33561 · Subject: A story of catastrophic full fat failure in Australia |
| Here it is before everything went pear-shaped. We took the Rangie down a very sandy, rocky track alongside the Pentecost River, at Home Valley Station, to see if we could pick up a barramundi or two o ... |
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GregMilner
25th Jun 2014 9:23am
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Forum: Australia & New Zealand · Replies: 40 · Views: 33561 · Subject: A story of catastrophic full fat failure in Australia |
| The sad sight of my Rangie being loaded onto the tilt-tray truck to be taken to Broome (700km down the atrocious Gibb River Rd) and then 2,500km to Perth for repairs. LRA are footing the bills. Kudos ... |
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