Cup weekend forum meet up DARGO Oct30th - 3rd Nov

[threedogs]

No idea what Simon mean't but see what they say could be as
much as $800 which seems to be the going price for most engineered mods.
they may just make it too difficult to worry about doing

[Stropp]

you can get lift and 35's engineered, big $$$ as you need to book a racetrack and have a driver do a swerve test to ensure the vehicle is stable through a set course of orange cones, i am looking at getting mine done when ewan gets his portal patrol done to share the cost.

[mudski]

No idea what Simon mean't but see what they say could be as
much as $800 which seems to be the going price for most engineered mods.
they may just make it too difficult to worry about doing
Well if it $800, which I reckon it will be more, it would be worth my while.

you can get lift and 35's engineered, big $$$ as you need to book a racetrack and have a driver do a swerve test to ensure the vehicle is stable through a set course of orange cones, i am looking at getting mine done when ewan gets his portal patrol done to share the cost.

Yeah, something I want to do if I am able thats for sure.

Rossco! Wheres ya pics mate?

[Rossco]

Rossco! Wheres ya pics mate?

Yeah i know slack!! Getting there fell asleep on the bloody couch last night. . .

[threedogs]

Going to cost a lot if you need to book a track and driver for the test, you'll still be pi##ed off being stopped
but at least you can wave the papers under their noses.

4" and 35s would be safe on a swerve test imo
decent swaybars and shocks

[Rossco]

Some photos . . . Crooked River

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Short walk up to New Good Hope Mine. Pretty impressive boiler and battery in very good nick. There was a fair mullock heap but you could see where the tunnel had collapsed unfortunately.

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Talbotville

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More river crossings . . . . :)

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The top of Randalls track.

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[MEGOMONSTER]

What an excellent trip.
Looks so great.
Really need a 4b fix.

[Winnie]

Some photos . . . Crooked River

Looks good!
I did some googling for Ellis track and it sounds like you need to make that trip happen =)

[Sir Roofy]

@ Rossco glad you went up to the mine if you followed the seepage back to the left from the battery its in the blackberries covered up with rock

[Sprock]

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Finally figured out how to upload - Thanks Rusty Nic - a proud moment for you ?? - & to the guy who suggested it aswell ( sorry can't remember who it was )


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[Rossco]

Looks good!
I did some googling for Ellis track and it sounds like you need to make that trip happen =)
Ooh yes. Definatly a winch & locker track. . . Need to get that front locker in. . .

[AB]

Finally figured out how to upload - Thanks Rusty Nic - a proud moment for you ?? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk pork bongs ute was seriously loaded with firewood!!!

That bloke definitely knows how to fell trees!

[jay see]

Excellent pics mate, really sums up the weekend. :thumbup::beer:

[Rossco]

Awsome pics sprock. . . You'll be an IT wizz before you know it ; ) . . .

[Winnie]

Ooh yes. Definatly a winch & locker track. . . Need to get that front locker in. . .

Booked in for the 18th =]

[Bacho86]

Nice photos guys, looks like everyone had a great time! Very jealous that I wasn't able to jump aboard for this trip out!

[Rossco]

@ Rossco glad you went up to the mine if you followed the seepage back to the left from the battery its in the blackberries covered up with rock
Is there still a shaft there you can get down? Yeah we saw the seepage and a heap of blackberries around the mullock heap.

Wouldn't mind checking out Good Hope mine up the hill a bit further. . . Another day. . .

[Sprock]

Haha [emoji744] yeah me & ol Porkbong are mad on the wood gathering - never let it be said that the Heyfield boys don't bring enough firewood or night time entertainment [emoji106]🏼
& Rossco settle down on the IT thing [emoji15]


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[Sprock]

Excellent pics mate, really sums up the weekend. :thumbup::beer:

Thanks Jay see yeah it was a good weekend - everything from partial nudity to dog enemas & a little bit of 4WDing mixed in .


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[Stropp]

Thanks Jay see yeah it was a good weekend - everything from partial nudity to dog enemas & a little bit of 4WDing mixed in .


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Dog enemas 😳😳😳😳😳

[Sprock]

Haha I thought that'd get someone's attention , well I was hurriedly running back to my adoring crowd from from my camper to the fire - my line of sight was blocked by our large tarp tent & bugger me I ran into the chairs & table cemented into the ground & gave myself quite a bump on the leg so I thought it best that I drop my pants & show everybody 1st hand the large egg on my shin , then after EVERYONE had felt the size of my injury I went to sit down on a camp chair which unbeknowns to me had a jack Russell sleeping on it - this is where the details get a bit sketchy - I can't remember why I did it but I remember dropping my jocks down aswell as I sat down & damn near inserted that poor innocent dog up my anoos [emoji15] I don't know who got a bigger shock - me or the dog [emoji13]
Now in my defence this was around midnight & I'd succumbed to peer group pressure & had quite a few Chardonnays .....

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[MB]

All good Sprock,

Your Mr's and yourself are truly inspirational! Even us parent's need a night off once in a 4 day weekend! By the way, both our 33'' wagons did pretty well mate :-) !!


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[Rossco]

All good Sprock,

Your Mr's and yourself are truly inspirational! Even us parent's need a night off once in a 4 day weekend! By the way, both our 33'' wagons did pretty well mate :-) !!


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Good to read you on here again Markie.☺

[Sprock]

All good Sprock,

Your Mr's and yourself are truly inspirational! Even us parent's need a night off once in a 4 day weekend! By the way, both our 33'' wagons did pretty well mate :-) !!


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Yeah go us Mark [emoji106]🏼 & thanks - I've been called a lot of things in my time but inspirational is a new 1 [emoji13] the same should be said of you for the chicken skewers [emoji106]🏼[emoji106]🏼


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[mudski]

All good Sprock,

Your Mr's and yourself are truly inspirational! Even us parent's need a night off once in a 4 day weekend! By the way, both our 33'' wagons did pretty well mate :-) !!


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Night off once! Sheet! I did it wrong. Lol.

[Sprock]

I'm still laughing thinking about you asleep in your chair & sitting up & laughing at our jokes then going back to sleep , then as I walked you to bed you looked up at me in all seriousness & said " honestly mate I'm fine" then continued to trip over things that weren't there [emoji13]


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[mudski]

But i was fine Adam. You should have just left me there in the chair.

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[Sprock]

Haha you tripping over the dog - that in your defence was a black dog laying in the dark - then somersaulting over the fire tended to hint otherwise [emoji57] that was the same night I had that 'incident' with a dog , maybe for everyone's safety we leave the dogs at home ? [emoji13]


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[jay see]

Haha you tripping over the dog - that in your defence was a black dog laying in the dark - then somersaulting over the fire tended to hint otherwise [emoji57] that was the same night I had that 'incident' with a dog , maybe for everyone's safety we leave the dogs at home ? [emoji13]


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You mean for the safety of the dogs. Poor little things.

[Sprock]

Haha yeah innocent bystanders [emoji240]


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[Rossco]

Haha you tripping over the dog - that in your defence was a black dog laying in the dark - then somersaulting over the fire [emoji13]


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Yeah that was funny. Easy mistake tho black dog in the dark on the ground. You tripped & stumbled then nearly. . . nearly held it together . . . . . . . . . . . Then it all fell to s#!t !!!

[mudski]

Yep. I blame the dog, not the booze. Lol.

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[AB]

Next meet up I'll make sure zena wears high vis.

[Winnie]

Next meet up I'll make sure zena wears high vis.
We use glow sticks and put them around Diesel's neck

[Sprock]

BAHAHA Winnie [emoji13] I joked about wrapping a hi vis vest around Zena but glow sticks would be funny [emoji106]🏼


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[jay see]

We use them on the guide ropes one at the top and bottom, kids don't trip and adults don't neck themselves.

[AB]

Ok all done, hopefully you drunken hobos can see my dog at night now!

[Sprock]

Ok all done, hopefully you drunken hobos can see my dog at night now!

BAHAHA [emoji13][emoji106]🏼


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[Bacho86]

Whilst not part of the NP Dargo Trip, I thought I'd put up a quick trip report / itinery from the trip that I was on around Dargo on Cup Weekend . Something I struggle with is working out how long differnt tracks will take and trying to plan campsites etc, so hopefully this may help someone out when planning a trip in the future!


Saturday - 10am left moe, arrived at 12:15 for lunch at Dargo. 1/2hour for lunch, then arrived at camp at 3:00pm near Lankey Plain Hut, Dargo High Plains Rd.

Sunday - 8:30am left camp head towards Blue Rag Trip point then south down Basalt Knob Tk. 10am morning tea at Historic Railway Carriage. 12noon lunch at Tallbotville. We then tackled Collingwood spur Tk, Bulltown Spur Tk, Crooked River Tk. 3:30pm camp at flat open area along crooked river near turn off to Collingwood spur track

Monday - left camp 9am, did a loop along Station Tk, Cynthia range Tk, Randalls Tk and Conway Tk. 11am morning tea at Kingwill bridge at bottom of Conway Tk. After morning tea we tackled Billy got bluff Tk and and lunch at 12:30 at the top of pinnacles. 1:15 left Pinnacles to head south via castle hill Tk, junction spur Tk, castleburn creek Tk, black Range Tk, McDonald Gap and Kileens climb Tk. Stopped for a break at 3:30pm at lee ck Tk / Kleens climb intersection then continued South via Marathon road to briagalong

[Sprock]

You had a good look around Bacho , Randall's Tk was a good climb & great view [emoji106]🏼


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[Bacho86]

You had a good look around Bacho , Randall's Tk was a good climb & great view [emoji106]🏼


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Yeh it certainly was impressive, made up for the disappointing blue rag range and billy goat bluff views, that were all but non-existent due to weather....will have to make it back up there another day!


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[lucus30]

Took this on the Sunday

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