Trip to Newman what a load of ....LUCK

[timbar]

Hows this for luck Newman is 1200kms north east of perth .....as i was packing up the car the missus said to me are you taking your welder i said na what for????? then last minute decision what the hell chuck it in you never know hey so i did then i was looking for my air matress pump in the garage and i stumbled accros a new wheel bearing kit for my trailer and then spotted a new front wheel bearing kit for the old troll and i thought yeah why not so that went in thenas i was walking out the door my 16mth old had grabed a peice of 10mm copper line off my computer desk and gave it to me as i was saying good byes to the family for my big adventure .......well 450kms out of perth i broke a spring hanger on the trailer .....so out comes the welder and i welded it up ......then 150km south of newman i done the wheel bearing it was dark and i was in the middle of nowhere but i had a new kit and a genset and a grinder and lighting so 4 and a half hours later im back on the road.......week in newman goes by and we are heading home and come accross a man and his wife on the side of the road 650km south of newman with a broken fuel flexi line in which i patched up with some copper pipe my son gave to me which will get them back to mandurah so yeah its been quite a week

[frenzy]

Where do you put all this stuff? Looks like the stars were aligned perfectly for you. Top story mate.

[timbar]

HERES SOME HAPPY SNAPS
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[timbar]

where do you put all this stuff? Looks like the stars were aligned perfectly for you. Top story mate.

i had a trailer

[Bob]

Great Pics mate. Thanks

[katwoman]

What a way to work, Timbar. You guys got some nice countryside over there !!

[snicko]

Well done Timbar. What a inspiring story and good on you for listening to your heart as sometimes we have the answers before the questions.

The photos are awesome mate.

[Sir Roofy]

G,day timbar
awesome pics mate would have been a great trip

[GUtsy ute]

Great story and pics timbar, Thanks for sharing them with us.
Well done on your repairs and fuel line fix too.
I bet the couple were grateful you came along when you did.

[NissanGQ4.2]

Great pics Tim, love the shot of the patrol beside the dump truck. Lucky the missus and ur kid knew what you needed 2 take for you trip, or u still might be stuck out there *L*

[Woof]

Sounds like a ripper of a trip mate, so glad that you were able to assist the couple with the broken fuel line..........well done mate.

[Finly Owner]

What an amazing string of events, makes me believe in ..............



Tim

PS nice pics

[nowoolies]

top piccies mate
and you wonder why i call you mudguts hahahahahahaha
oh by the way nice clean bus hahahahahaha
now we gotta get out on a beach..... hay

[patch697]

I don't know what good deads you've done of late mate (probably many) but that was some good Kama you had on that trip...... What are the chances?????????

I love reading stories like this & top piccies to BTW.

Cheers

[macca]

Can't help wondering if she gave you a twenty and said "can ya put me lotto on on ya way through town luv"
Great story though bet they all had a laugh when you told them of your exploits, best to look at it than look for it.
Macca

[AB]

Great story and pics mate, damn lucky you packed the gear...lol....Time for a lotto ticket quickly whilst the luck is on your side!!!

[Warnie]

great stuff, isn't it just awesome when everything works out

[Bigrig]

It was meant to be old mate!! Glad it worked out and nice to hear a story like that where everything seems to slot in to place ... for whatever reason!!!

[oldcarsmaniac]

Nice story and beautiful pictures! Thank you!

[Clunk]

nice one Tim, gotta love it when stuff just happens to fall in to place

[timbar]

well the trip was on again Been to Newman and back all is well

Success No Dramas

[Clunk]

wondered where you had disappeared to mate, good to hear no dramas this time

[fabbio]

the moto being prepared is so true

[Tim30]

Grrat photos, looks like some hard going!

[oncedisturbed]

hopefully heading that way sept / oct school holidays this year, going to check out Karijini as never been through there

[Big Nog]

Mad pics mate, can't believe the size of that truck tyre compared to your GQ, gives you a good idea as to how big those buggers really are