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miller12
24th September 2012, 08:16 PM
Does anyone have any idea on how they lock out 4th and 5th on mine vehicles

BigRAWesty
24th September 2012, 08:23 PM
Remove them..


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mudski
24th September 2012, 09:50 PM
Would seem easier just to make a stopper of some sort on the gear shift to stop the drivers selecting those gears. Wouldn't be too hard to make....

P4trol
24th September 2012, 10:04 PM
My guess is that with all the extra time mine drivers would have, they would find a way to get them to work. Like taking out the stopper under the accelerator pedal or pushing down on the hand throttle used to give a few extra kms speed in older vehicles.



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Clunk
24th September 2012, 11:19 PM
Some are actually manually locked in 4 low with some god awful looking hefty locking device, not chance getting it off unless you burn or cut it off .......... will try to remember to ask me mate who works on these vehicles

P4trol
25th September 2012, 01:11 PM
And even if it was bypassed, there are speed checks?



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macca
25th September 2012, 01:20 PM
A few years back Steinbauer were making a detuned chip for mine spec diesel V8 Tojo's.

They were too powerful in the mine site areas and OH&S stepped in requesting the mod.

You would think the OH&S blokes would simply ping them for speeding!!!???!!!

P4trol
25th September 2012, 01:34 PM
But they might have been doing a powerslide/drifting sideways at less than the speed limit?



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familyrig
2nd October 2012, 01:58 PM
Hi miller12

Your mine site patrol is an underground vehicle. they lock out 4th and 5th as you're not allowed to drive in those gears. Also vehicle has to be in low range at all times.

familyrig
2nd October 2012, 01:59 PM
big ugly plate with a padlock

miller12
2nd October 2012, 09:58 PM
Well after a couple of hours swining of the spanners i found 2 hose clamps on the 4/5th shift rod, and after removing the speed limiter she is alive doing more then 25km/h and have all the gears no the clean up begins haha.

P4trol
3rd October 2012, 12:21 PM
So you've bought one?



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tecdiverdude
19th October 2012, 09:15 AM
cant wait to see the pics mate