Tyre repair kit is looking a bit shabby so I went over to Pirhana to check out my kit. They were terrific. We went over the contents and I came away with the bits I needed,...

Created: 14 Apr 2009 22:22 Views: 6920

Getting Ready to Travel

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Easter saw a major overhaul of the trailer and how to pack it. I decided to change the position of the Thumper and make it more accessible....

Created: 13 Apr 2009 00:00 Views: 5006

It's my birthday....

Member: Member - Ros C (VIC)

Not telling which one, but it's a pleasure to be here and relaxed about a lot of things :-) I can't believe it's so long since my last entry,...

Created: 15 Mar 2009 14:28 Views: 4480

Driver Awareness Training

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Woo-hoo! Completed the Driver Awareness Training with the Toyota Landcruiser Club this weekend. The trainers are marvellous... generous, committed, experienced, flexible, informative, and fun....

Created: 07 Dec 2008 20:13 Views: 5845

Handy Odds & Ends

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On Friday, I took the trailer to its Maker and God-father to check the brakes and bearings. They are now fine - needed a little tweeking after the trip to Northern Rivers (NSW)....

Created: 30 Nov 2008 15:55 Views: 6750

Anderson Plugs

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Went down to Solar Charge today and Richard arranged to fit Anderson plugs to both the Inverter and the CTek while I waited. They cost $20 each - easily done and I'm very happy with the service....

Created: 27 Aug 2008 21:09 Views: 9614

Back from the Shake-down Trip

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The trip to Northern Rivers, NSW was great. Mind you, it was plurry freezing - literally - on the way there and back. The New England tableland overnight temperatures were below freezing and we ...

Created: 20 Aug 2008 00:00 Views: 5905

Battery Terminals with a Difference

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Whoops! I thought I had the connections to the Thumper in my mind - not so. The geography is different so of course I can't connect the inverter or the Ctek charger with the usual terminal ...

Created: 01 Aug 2008 00:00 Views: 5843

A Decision About Inverters

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After much reading and exploring about inverters, I've decided to purchase a True Sine Wave (TSW) inverter that will run from the Thumper battery and safely recharge my electronic equipment ...

Created: 31 Jul 2008 21:50 Views: 6044

Spare wheel carrier modified

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Good job done yesterday. With the new tyres, the rear wheel carrier is too shallow to take the extra width so a spacer is required....

Created: 31 Jul 2008 07:36 Views: 6508

The Thumper is On Board

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Today the Air Locker and OME's were serviced and the Thumper battery was installed with the option to place it with the fridge in the back of the car or in the trailer....

Created: 28 Jul 2008 20:37 Views: 6612

Test Run for the Trailer

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Went for a spin on both highway and dirt tracks for nearly 300 Km today. It rained for most of the way and was the best day for a test run......

Created: 27 Jul 2008 20:30 Views: 5168

The New Trailer - Delivery

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Took delivery of the new custom built touring trailer after quite a long process of design on the way through. It looks terrific and I'm really delighted with it....

Created: 25 Jul 2008 18:01 Views: 5463

Electric Brakes Controller

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Took the truck to Michael, my favourite and nearby auto electrician to have a Tekonsha Prodigy contoller fitted. Some day soon the trailer will be ready and in the interest of safety on dirt ...

Created: 21 Jul 2008 23:00 Views: 7154

The New Spare

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Picked up the new spare tyre from Widetread this afternoon. It was fitted in a flash and I had good advice about how to make a spacer to fit the wider tyre on the rear door carrier....

Created: 19 Jul 2008 19:15 Views: 6027

Tyres - BFG All terrains again

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Got a phone call from Ben at Widetread to say the fifth tyre is in. They only had four when I raced in there to get tyres before the ARB excursion but that was okay for getting the shocks ...

Created: 16 Jul 2008 08:46 Views: 6024

Three days without the car...

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The car went off to ARB for it's new bits and pieces last week. Hard to be without it for three days, but some of that was curiosity about what they were doing to it, and how it would turn out....

Created: 14 Jul 2008 23:11 Views: 6056

Diary for the New Truck

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I've been looking around ExplorOz for a while since I bought the new Prado. The old one took all the fittings with it of course, and I'm in shock as I plan to make the new one travel proof....

Created: 09 Jul 2008 16:01 Views: 6221