OK that will be an open flow rating not what you are actually pushing. At the end of the day as long as it works and you are happy with it thats all that matters.Quote:
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OK that will be an open flow rating not what you are actually pushing. At the end of the day as long as it works and you are happy with it thats all that matters.Quote:
Originally Posted by Touses
A pretty cool thing to do. I wonder if anyone has done similar in the high country? Get your glue sticks out!
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.......from under the great down under.
Just a word of warning for those who have younger or inexperienced drivers in their family. Please get them some real maps of the country. Had to help return home an extended family member from a rollover near Ballarat. They were following Google maps which led them off the highway onto some crappy roads. It was dark and they hadn't been to Ballarat before, so just had to do as the screen showed them.
Mr Big Assed Roo decided a curve in the road was a good place to stand, thus causing the rollover. The tow driver said they would be very surprised if the vehicle wouldn't be totalled. All good, better the car than the driver. I'll be upgrading my 2 year old Melways and handing them the old one, just so they can at least check the route before trusting an electronic thingamawidgie.
Good luck with that ya old fogie!Quote:
Originally Posted by mudnut
Getting an 18th birthday Melways our vintage:
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Ha ha. Old fogie wisdom: Paper beats Interweb.
Totally agree. You just have to want to use it.Quote:
Originally Posted by mudnut
Just tried Google maps for a route from Portland to Ballarat, and the route shown was absolute crap. Up to Heywood, across to Bessiebell then through Woolsthorpe. The roads were absolutely horrible twenty years ago, when we used to try different ways to get to Melbourne. They would be so bloody bad now. Imagine having a semi heading for you at night and having to drop a wheel onto the gravel to get past.
Once again I agree mate. Google maps suggests that route because it's 6 minutes quicker and 7 km shorter than running down the main (far safer) highways. It's total nonsense.Quote:
Originally Posted by mudnut
What my point is, you might be able to convince one, or maybe two young people to ditch app-based navigation and to learn to read and use paper maps, but you're pushing soft stuff uphill with a pointy stick mate when it comes to widespread change and awareness.
Maybe the answer is to change the apps to show the safest and most populous route as first option. That should be the aim in my opinion. But how?? Beyond my miniscule level of skills and capability.
Oh and by the way, I've driven that road between Woolsthorpe and Heywood a few times in the last few years and it really is a nice way to see the country side taking it easy in good light and good weather. But Jeepers Mc Creepers you do not want to meet a semi or even another car coming the other way, even on a good day. Single lane, two-way, broken and potholed bitumen, crumbly asphalt road with muddy goop each side going through Bessiebelle.... yep nice one Google Maps! Would be magnificent at night coming up against a semi who can't drop off the side. Your SW Vic roads Muddy are some of the meanest and nastiest I've ever driven no shit.Quote:
Originally Posted by mudnut
Are you sure you are not in Brazil? :icon_bonk:Quote:
Originally Posted by Plasnart
About the Navi: on the "old days" when Navi was a dedicated device like a Garmin unit, you could set on the configuration to prefer main roads over shortcuts and you could even set areas where you didn't want to go at all. It was useful in cities like Rio de Janeiro, to avoid being inadvertently guided into the guerrilla zones.
Maybe Google Maps or Waze (the top navi SW used over here) has the ability to set similar constrains.
Once plugged in an address to get from one suburb in Melb to another in Melb, push calculate, map route start, instantly in wrong direction but in a hurry, then looked again after 10 minutes to see the journey plan was to an address in Brisbane, journey time32 hrs! Yeah, dont trust them so much and look a bit closer each time. Still arrived late even with the optimised Google routeQuote:
Originally Posted by Plasnart
Bloody hell! New Yota and Subies wheels are falling off. Big recall and buy back. FFS Humans have been making autos for over a century and and we can't even get the most vital part to work properly. Reminiscent of the rear left alloys' lug nuts debacle.
Hey, but it's got Apple and Android connectivity for your fave tunes and apps Muddy. Jeez mate you cant have everything mate.Quote:
Originally Posted by mudnut
Happy that I had my nissanpatrol.com.au
Beanie on at work last week.
We were talking off the top nut (40mm) off a hydraulic cylinder at work and no one knew that it was air operated as well. Sure enough as soon as the nut was loose it shot straight up, easy 10 metres in the air and came down on my head.
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Bloody hell, we just copped a really wild storm. Glad it was short-lived. Weird though, the back yard had bugger all hail but the front was absolutely plastered. It must have been almost horizontal and the trees held it back.
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Check this one out, taken this morning on site, highly turbulent weather over last 24hrs. I thought it was rain, but was actually able to drive right under the formation, and totally dry. Maybe suspended water droplets or mist. Was about 6.45am and temp circa 30 degC
That’s a Monthly Photo Comp - Weather WINNER for sure Philstar [emoji736][emoji106][emoji106]
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Front just swept thru camp, shit flying around outside, TV went down then power, howling and raining like a cyclone, lasted all of 10 minutes I reckon, now still and cold, was hot and humid
6 hours later, after a bit of rain, there is still a frozen lump of hail next to the downpipe. Crazy weather!
And still, the frozen lump sits in the yard! Living so close to the ocean for near on 30 years, I have never seen such a thing! All the residual hail has melted in a matter of hours after storms.
If you all cannot see the benefits of using google maps for its awesome real time traffic flow info, sattelite imaging, instant upgrades of newly built or temporarily closed roads etc, or you are entering the wrong address due to early onset of dementia, its time to get a myki and rely on the friendly bus driver to get you from A to B ������
There is still about a quarter of the lump of ice on the ground. Just insane.
What is it with Gippsland and Y62s? It's fair dinkum Y62 country over here, seeing them everywhere! Oooh driving behind a Hermosa Blue S5 today.....jeez that's a nice colour.
And that note!
Gotta say my back pocket is starting to warm up........
Where are you at Plassy?
Yes every 2nd car seems to be either a Y62, 200 series or dual cab Land Cruiser.
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Cruisin' the mean streets of Traralgon and Churchill for the next little bit Winnie. Had to fang over to Lilydale and back today though, and followed the Hermosa Blue S5 out of town this morning. Sad face when she turned off coz I was perving on it like some sort of weirdo. Haha I fit in as a local around here! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Winnie
Hey bloke did you find that servo, supermarket and bottle shop.Quote:
Originally Posted by Plasnart
Sorry i didn`t catch up heading home but had to do a special meet up in Bendigo.
Haha no I got lost that night but I looked it up and know my way now. No worries about shooting through it was great to catch up briefly on your way to Licola. Cheers mate!Quote:
Originally Posted by pearcey
What's happening, bro or sis?
Word of the day is ..... Chillax!
Gunna have an influx of cocaine users with this headline.
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‘Renewable Cane’ [emoji23][emoji23]
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Has any bloke here ever actually sat through The English Patient film?
Holy farrk thank god for tablets and internet distractions and alcohol. Freaking pukeville..ohh darling..ohh I love you so much...Oh take me in your arms my darling...FFS mills and boon shit right here trendsetters.
Finally had a day at home and managed to install the Offroad Animal bullbar to the Mrs new car.
It's a bit more involved than bolting a bar to a GQ.
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Looks awesome mate!! Very mean lookingQuote:
Originally Posted by Winnie
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Trusty old GQ and high mount to the rescue two times in one day. . Put our little skid steer on its side for a rest, grabbed the GU and Runva slow mount but would not winch in damit and could not pull the thing with any control so headed home to grab GQ. .
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Took a bit of rigging to pull straight but happy days. . .
Pulled the glow plugs to get the oil out and whilst trying to get her going another colleague got bogged so had to head out there too damitt. .
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Who would have thought it works be so wet. .[emoji848]
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wow, that is mean looking winnie!Quote:
Originally Posted by Winnie
Hi all, happy friday! Hey, how do I edit my signature? I poked around my profile but couldnt find an edit button. It's been a while!
Click on Notifications, then Inbox, then Edit Signature down the left side mate.Quote:
Originally Posted by taslucas
Noidea what i'm doing wrong but cant find Edit anywhere. On pc and phone. I havent even had that many cans!Quote:
Originally Posted by Plasnart
On the PC, on the gray menu bar on the top:
Forum Actions > Edit Profile
My Settings frame > Edit Signature