Powerlines 19/05/12

[luvpsi]

hey guys thought id post up some pics of my first trip to powerlines today. was a great day out with the boys shame i was only patrol in the convoy all were oil burners(toyotas). the patrol made it through the day with only some minor problems. first of all i decided to climb something i really couldnt climb and got stuck. on the recovery process ( just a good push backwards) my exhaust caught the ground and i pretty much snapped the exhaust off and the rear. the only other minor problem i have seemed to have got is now after all the mudholes/ water holes my starter has finaly decided to carc it. here a few pics with more to come once obtain from a mates camera.


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[Clunk]

Should have put an invite out mate, im sure some og us could have come out to even up the numbers lol.............. good to hear you had a good time and didn't do too much damage on your first time.

[luvpsi]

haha i was going to put out a invite however it was a bit of a work get together with all the workmates as it was my boss who organised it all

the only thing that let me down was ride height other than that she went everywhere the others went who all had lifts etc

[Clunk]

All good mate, just pulling your leg............... will be plenty more trips up the no doubt.

I couldn't get up that either until I had the lift put onm makes a huge difference.

[luvpsi]

yeah unfortunalty my bullbar hit the ground stopping the momentum and then the chassis bottomed out if i was that little bit higher i would have been sweet i reckon

[Clunk]

Well hurry up and get it lifted, then we'll soon find out

[luvpsi]

haha yeah when funds permit lol i now need to fix the exhaust and starter first and possibly a snorkel aswell as my pre filter is covered in mud etc

[Clunk]

You'll get there mate.... I've still got heaps to do as well

[luvpsi]

yep slow and steady wins the race haha

[Clunk]

And doesn't completely break the bank lol

[luvpsi]

haha very true

[oncedisturbed]

i looked at the ditch when I went up in the BT50 and went.........."Hell No, Not this little black duck"...lololol

[luvpsi]

haha thats what all my workmates did but i thought id give it a shot

as they always say there is always one dumb one haha

[Timmo]

i heard rumors that they have started dozing the track is it true.........

[Stropp]

That's the same hole that we had trouble with couple of weeks ago and the same thing happened to a Toyota, bent the exhaust up when he reversed, you really need a 3 lift to get thru there now, the only one who made it out of our lot was a gq with 4" lift

[luvpsi]

i went almost everywhere through there only place i had trouble was with this ditch. and no they have not started to bulldoze it but there were some dozers out there sitting there but they were next to a tarmac road if they doze it they are stupid it keeps kids off the street and illegal 4wding

[oncedisturbed]

They have started on 1 section but i forget which end, started 2-3 weeks ago

[Clunk]

When we were up there a few weeks ago, they had ploughed up all the bog holes at the end (the lakes end).......... Didn't think they'd be grading the whole thing

Taps a lot!!!!!!

[luvpsi]

well i hope they dont doze the whole thing or no one will go there it keeps people off the streets but i guess its stopping the national parks making money with permits

[Stropp]

When we were there a couple of weeks back they had started from Mundaring end and looked like they were working their way through as they had their caravans set up about midway thru the track off in the bush!

[Clunk]

Hopefully they'll just be fixing up part of theain track and chicken tracks then..... And leave the other bits alone...... Hopefully

Taps a lot!!!!!!

[luvpsi]

yeah we can only hope as i had a blast out there and there is not many tracks like that close to perth apart from dunes etc

[oncedisturbed]

Dad is with the ses up that way and mentioned part of the reason was because of the wstern power debarcle so they can fix lines etc and also any fesa vehicles if needed in the area, kalamunda shire has been throwing gates up all over the place as well and digging big holes just past them around ashendon road / bartons mill areas as well up in pickering brook which has caused massive danger issues for locals and fesa as there are no longer alternative escape routes im case of fires.
Bit of food for thought for anyone up that way