I'd personally be afraid of towing up there . Conditions and especially weather changes very quickly up there. And no matter how good you are at towing or how well you know the track , things change and you could be in a bit of trouble with a trailer.
The same could be said even without the trailer, I suppose.
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Pretty sure the easiest way in for anything to get to Wonnangatta is the east buffalo track , the one that passes the turnoff for Schultz track , used to be a logging track . I hear it's the only way you can get a Toyota in but that's just a vicious rumour I'm starting .
Took me ages to find this video again!!!
This a classic fail towing.
Worth watching the whole vid.
Bit of swearing
https://youtu.be/bzrveJ5polU
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Where do start with where they went wrong , mechanical trouble , Driving a disco , Driving a disco with cheese cutters and highway tread , this guy shouldn't have been towing or driving a 4wd in the bush period .Originally Posted by AB
If you're asking me if I would tow a camper on that track and in those conditions , Hell yeah .
Hope the bloke from the disco chipped in for a new clutch in that cruiser ...
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Reading the comments he didn't as they left him behind to wait for recovery. It was actually the front diff pinion that broke and the prop shaft dropped off the rig. The owner (Shorty 40) didn't seem too annoyed as per his comment:
Sporty 40
"The 40 series broke the pinion on the diff. No major damage just a new pinion and a few dents underneath."
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Half piddled thread hack/hijack thingo :-) I do feel for that young bloke in the 40 Chev! Would like to think that my younger days were spent helping at all costs too:-( Cruel me if you please, but my/our pre last century FJ40/45/55's and variants saw some great times :-) Unfortunately Toyoda drive trains can't handle that power or high stressing sloppy pinion gear mesh :-(
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