kidson track

Submitted: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 at 09:40

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Member - Rod M (NSW)

Morning all, we were just going through the maps for our trip across the gary junction rd & was wondering if anyone know, do they still use the 8x8 truck to deliver fuel to the dump on the canning, well 33 ???
If so how do they get the truck there, is it via the Kidson track or do they use the private road on Anna plains station ???
If it uses the kidson track then the track itself would not be too overgrown would it ???
Thanks.

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Reply By: Member - Phil B (WA) - Tuesday, May 01, 2007 at 09:54

Reply By: Footloose - Tuesday, May 01, 2007 at 10:19

Tuesday, May 01, 2007 at 10:19

The Kidson wasn't too overgrown last June/July. You still had to get out and remove vegetation in places, and there were plenty of scratches on the vehicle. It was well defined but relatively slow going. Watch out for the ruts around the dunes, and sudden wash a ways, especially since there's been a few cyclones in that area since then. It's basically a two day journey.

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Follow Up By: Footloose - Tuesday, May 01, 2007 at 10:21

Tuesday, May 01, 2007 at 10:21

You can see pix of this country at home.iprimus.com.au/jimshire/pix.html

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Follow Up By: Member - Rod M (NSW) - Tuesday, May 01, 2007 at 13:49

Tuesday, May 01, 2007 at 13:49

will most definitely be not heading that way, if it's a tight squeeze in a Toyota imagine the gouges we would get in a Hino.

Thanks.
BTW nice pics.

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Follow Up By: Footloose - Tuesday, May 01, 2007 at 13:57

Tuesday, May 01, 2007 at 13:57

Rod, most of the scratched were from bushed up to around 3m high. Not much solid in the way.
I'd suggest going across from Neuman, its pretty corrigated but more mainstream I believe. That way you can refuel at Well33 community (expensive but ya gotta have it ). The rest across to Alice is a doddle unless its been raining, 2 days from Well33 to Alice.

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Follow Up By: Richard Kovac - Tuesday, May 01, 2007 at 21:51

Tuesday, May 01, 2007 at 21:51

come on Rod do the trip and clear the track for us SV.. LOL

Your Rig would make it easy

Regards

Richard

By the way the fuel is transported from Port Hedland Caltex once a month

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Follow Up By: Member - Rod M (NSW) - Tuesday, May 01, 2007 at 22:30

Tuesday, May 01, 2007 at 22:30

we're lucky in that we don't need to get fuel along the way, a fill up in Alice should see us to Broome before doing the Kimberly.
While I don't doubt we would do the trip comfortably I don't fancy staking such a big tire way out there. The road to Telfer will do just fine.
Thanks

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Follow Up By: Richard Kovac - Tuesday, May 01, 2007 at 22:38

Tuesday, May 01, 2007 at 22:38

Yer the road out to Telfer is still a very rocky road (travelled in 2005) by now the road from Marble bar to talfer should have been painted black and a nice road

Richard

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