Is it insured? What have they said? If its on a Gazetted road or depending on the cover it would be insurable for sure. My insurance would give me cover as long as the track is on a map. Total Loss.
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Is it insured? What have they said? If its on a Gazetted road or depending on the cover it would be insurable for sure. My insurance would give me cover as long as the track is on a map. Total Loss.
an "A" frame would be useless in the desert for retrieving a vehicle, If you are near Birdsville Barnsey can go pick up the Vehicle but it aint cheap.
Could be as much as $20 a kilometre, whats the nearest service centre??
We spoke to someone at the Birdsville pub who got towed from half an hour West of big red and I think it cost him 8k?Quote:
Originally Posted by threedogs
I would have towed him for 5k!
It aint cheap and at $5K he would of had a bargain IMO
As the engine has failed there are no power assisted steering or brakes, a vehicle capable of towing would benefit from a rigid connection wouldn't they?
Better than a strap which would need to be kept fairly short due to changes in direction at the top of the ridges.
Be a bugger of a tow and the being in the towed vehicle would be the most unpleasant ride ever.
I'd be looking at using a car trailer...
what about a car trailer tandom wheels
look around for the best one to suit your needs
I reckon you'd struggle to tow a tandem car trailer across the desert. Dump the power steering fluid and disconnect the hoses so you are only steering the steering box and not having to pump the fluid and it will be strong arm but fine. The brakes won't be great but your in soft sand and that won't really be a problem. Use the hand brake if you need to.
A good length strap so you have some space and then momentum. Nice smooth climbs and rolls over the dunes. See if you can get a tow vehicle on 35s and lockers and a decent winch. If you had to you could winch the car over a dune. If you can keep good momentum you will get the hang of it. I really think your struggle towing a loaded tandem car trailer out there though. And it'd be a biatch to winch up and over.
If you still struggle then swap the 35s to the tow vehicle and let them down to 13. It will float and less likely to bog down.
Barnsey has an ex military tilt tray for just this purpose, but you'll pay for it .
He has a mobile home to slide on when he takes a break other than that its his desert recovery vehicle.
As he says most break down these days are computer generated the Disco being the worst, they don't like dust according to him.
where exactly is the Patrol? 1000 west if Alice is a bit Vauge