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24th July 2011, 02:36 PM
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Legendary
Trip to Newman what a load of ....LUCK
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
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24th July 2011 02:36 PM
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24th July 2011, 02:42 PM
#2
Expert
Where do you put all this stuff? Looks like the stars were aligned perfectly for you. Top story mate.
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24th July 2011, 03:05 PM
#3
Legendary
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24th July 2011, 03:06 PM
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Legendary
Originally Posted by
frenzy
where do you put all this stuff? Looks like the stars were aligned perfectly for you. Top story mate.
i had a trailer
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24th July 2011, 03:13 PM
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Patrol God
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24th July 2011, 03:21 PM
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Patrol Goddess
What a way to work, Timbar. You guys got some nice countryside over there !!
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24th July 2011, 03:35 PM
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Legendary
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.
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24th July 2011, 03:39 PM
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Patrol God
G,day timbar
awesome pics mate would have been a great trip
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24th July 2011, 06:38 PM
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Simpson Desert
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.
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24th July 2011, 06:50 PM
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Rotaredom
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*
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