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05AUG08 4wd "Antics" around Benders... Dial up warning - 11 images initially

Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 7:22 pm
by El_Freddo
Hey all.

Here's what I got up to this arvo with my Rangie mate Benji - I took the camera this time, he had a cruiser friend with him.

The purpose of this outing was to test out his new BFG's. I'd say they went well and that I need a set, among other things...

The trippy thing about this trip was that we did it in reverse to how we usually do it, very strange!

Here's where we started: Water channel:

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My turn, its real easy doing it this way ;)

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The three of us, sort of...

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The mud hole, I usually steer clear of this as coming the usual way doesn't give much run off if you go in with speed. It was rather easy so I had a play after the "real 4wd's" had been through:

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Here goes with the snatch strap ready at hand:

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The Rangie + new BFG's in action:

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Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 7:24 pm
by El_Freddo
The Crusier's turn:

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I went around this bit, there was no way a non lifted subi with roadies was going to make it up this section!

Another washout, full of rocks from other 4wd's that have previously been bogged in here so it was pretty easy for Ruby Scoo to move some water and not get stuck:

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And I couldn't go without an "artistic" shot:

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Plus one of El Freddo and Ruby Scoo after their fun :p

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Hope you all enjoy having a look, I know we did and I can't wait for this saturday's 4wd'n with the other subi's a little further south from here.

Cheers

Bennie

Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 8:06 pm
by Captain Obvious
looks good fun, maybe a set of mud & snow tyres on the 13'' rims would work a treat for the ruby scoo!!

bryan

Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 10:49 am
by El_Freddo
Captain Obvious wrote:looks good fun, maybe a set of mud & snow tyres on the 13'' rims would work a treat for the ruby scoo!!

bryan
Thanks bryan,

I priced them up and were outside my budget. At the moment I'm basically using the cheapest tyres I can get that will last the distance - mainly on the black top.

I'm hoping next year will see lift sorted along with the 4wd boots for Ruby Scoo, then I'll see what she's really made of. Can't wait!

Cheers

Bennie

Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 10:53 am
by BrennyV
ahha good pix! good to see you took the water on :D

Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 10:56 am
by El_Freddo
BrennyV wrote:ahha good pix! good to see you took the water on :D
Thanks Brenny, it was a good feeling to cruise through it, I seriously thought I'd bog down and not go anywhere. There was a good base under there thats for sure!

Bennie

Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 11:20 am
by Wilbur
The track along the fence looks like fun !!

Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 9:29 pm
by Subafury
looks like a very fun arvo. is the tracks similar to the powerlines trek you did with us on the BBQ? some rocky sections and a bit of water too- looks like a challenge.
ps i reckon you'll be happy with just the advantages of some 14's and bigger rubber- with no lift.

Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 10:40 pm
by El_Freddo
Lightning_Silver_RX wrote:The track along the fence looks like fun !!
Yeah, its a regular one of ours, 5 minutes from the "city" centre... Its the same one from this trip in october last year. This trip is in the southerly direction we usually take...
Subafury wrote:looks like a very fun arvo. is the tracks similar to the powerlines trek you did with us on the BBQ? some rocky sections and a bit of water too- looks like a challenge.
ps i reckon you'll be happy with just the advantages of some 14's and bigger rubber- with no lift.
Hmm... In a way I guess it is the same, but a lot smaller and with only spread out sorta sections of juicy fun 4wdin' - still good to get out to considering how close it is to town. I used to get my "hits" from this area last year :D

Bigger wheels don't fit my budget just yet, I realise I winge on about it and really want a set along with some other choice bits, I don't mean to - I just can't wait to leave uni and get a full time job and pay cheque!

Cheers

Benine