Wheeny Creek Saturday 20/08/2016

[stevet]

Where - Wheeny Creek
When - Saturday 20/08/2016
Meet - McDonald's Richmond
Time - 7.45a.m- Depart @ 8.00a.m.
Grade - C+, B/+
Requirements - 2" lift, sliders/rock protection, A/T or MT's advised, recovery points Front/Rear, recovery gear, radio, food/drink of choice, camera.
This run is limited to 12 vehicles including leader............. No. 11 & 12 spots are for guests...
Further info contact Stephen Taylor.... Mob. No. - 0412-707903
Attending:

1.Stephen Taylor......TJ.....
2.Nick ? Pam ?..........JK.....
3.Rod ?....................TJ.....
4.Jose ?...................TJ.....
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.Friend ?..............ZJ.....
12.Guest

[Cpage66]

Yep...sign me up

[uncaged123]

Hi Steve count me in too. Will need to toughen up after my my relaxing sampler cruise. Lol

Cheers RobS

[Mohawk]

Hey Steve, sounds great. Count me in!

I'm ordering new tires this weekend, so hopefully I'll be able to test them out by then.

Cheers,
Nick

[Rocket55]

Hi Steve, yep sign me up please.

[Dieselcon]

Steven please add me in the TJ - RAMPAGE

[Dieselcon]

Please add my friend who has an ZJ as a guest.. Twin locked..

[isherz]

Hey Steve, sounds great. Count me in!

I'm ordering new tires this weekend, so hopefully I'll be able to test them out by then.

Cheers,
Nick

Bout time.....!!!


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[Steve F]

Add me as well :)

Do you think a Renegade Trailhawk could have some fun out there, with a video crew etc ;)

Cheers
Steve

[dobbo56]

I wouldnt think so Steve, Its a bit rough and it wouldnt get very far, might be better off at Bal Bone..

[uncaged123]

Steve, do you think my jku will handle the grading of this trip. The last trip I did with Dru where your steering came adrift was a little difficult over that one step.

Cheers Rob

[stevet]

Steve, do you think my jku will handle the grading of this trip. The last trip I did with Dru where your steering came adrift was a little difficult over that one step.

Cheers Rob
Hi Rob,
There is one short climb which some rigs may need to be winched or snatched up, mainly due to being a bit rutted by constant driving on. Have only been there twice myself so not all that familiar with all areas there. The track is approx. 12.2km's with 6 to 8 climbs or descents depending which way you are travelling of course but each has to done twice anyway. Harder than Mt. Airly but you can break on any grade track as I well know. I am hoping to do a mid-week day or evening run there before this run to get a better feeling for the track/climbs etc. As they say, your Jeep can do it, but are you ready for it...Lol....

[stevet]

Add me as well :)

Do you think a Renegade Trailhawk could have some fun out there, with a video crew etc ;)

Cheers
Steve
Hi Steve,
I have not seen a Renegade Trailhawk at all off road so I could not make a reasonable comment either way about their off road ability but I did see the short video of one doing the Rubicon Trail when it was released.....

[Cpage66]

Apologies Steve, I'm already out. Apparently I have a horse racing day and charity auction at Rose Hill then...:grumpy:

[Nekked]

Wheeny has changed a lot. You will have damage as all the chicken tracks are no longer chicken tracks. And the steps have all gotten bigger due to big trucks chopping up all the lines. One of the last sections in almost impassable unless you have big lift and big tyres and lockers. Good luck to you all.

[Rocket55]

Sounds like fun, I'm hoping it's not too bad as I'm planning on using this trip as a bit of a shake down for my new to me rig.

[Steve F]

Im out. Too many things on now :( One day I'll get there.

Cheers
Steve

[uncaged123]

Steve, looks like only 2 or 3 vehicles will be going. When were you thinking of doing a reccie? I may join you if it not between 11-14/8. If you don't mind me tagging along.

Cheers Rob

[stevet]

Steve, looks like only 2 or 3 vehicles will be going. When were you thinking of doing a reccie? I may join you if it not between 11-14/8. If you don't mind me tagging along.

Cheers Rob
Hi Rob,
Hoping to do a reccie either Thursday 11 or Friday 12th/08.... Just need to sort some minor things with the TJ before then............

[uncaged123]

Steve, sorry can't join you on the reccie. Going on a sampler cruise of 4 days from11/8. Could do it the next week. Please let me know what condition the track is in and whether I'm likely to suffer any damages. Need to have my jeep good for the border trip coming up.

Cheers RobS

[Dave]

Steve, sorry can't join you on the reccie. Going on a sampler cruise of 4 days from11/8. Could do it the next week. Please let me know what condition the track is in and whether I'm likely to suffer any damages. Need to have my jeep good for the border trip coming up.

Cheers RobS

Hi Rob,

FYI from "Andys Rant" in the August Meeting Minutes "If you put your name down for a trip, please don't ask "will my car make it?" The trip leader puts all the details about the trip on the trip thread. If you ask "will my car make it?" and the trip leader says "yes" it opens them up to blame if you don't make it or your car is damaged. So trip leaders, don't say "yes", just describe the difficulty of the trip."

Steve has listed this trip as C+ to B+. By comparison, Dru lists Mt Airlie as a B. So it is up to you whether you go or not, or get to a 'decision point' that you aren't willing to risk going any further. See Nekkeds post above.

On a personal note, glad that you are keeping the jeep in good condition for Victoria. Last thing you want is the wheels falling off half way down (or up) a sand dune :)

Dave

[Dieselcon]

Stephen. My TJ is Broken at the moment and will require funds for a front Diff rebuild .. I will try one get it done before this trip but it's not looking good [emoji25]

[Rocket55]

Stephen. My TJ is Broken at the moment and will require funds for a front Diff rebuild .. I will try one get it done before this trip but it's not looking good [emoji25]

Sorry to hear about the TJ, I was talking with Brett today and he told me all about it. :-(. If you want to jump in with me, just sing out mate.

[uncaged123]

Thanks Dave, As I did Mt Airie with Dru and suffered some minor damage per a slight oil leak from my rear diff. I should be able to handle this. Tyres are Ok except for a slow leak in one tyre, which will be fixed before next weekend.

Counting down the days for the border trip.

[Dave]

Thanks Dave, As I did Mt Airie with Dru and suffered some minor damage per a slight oil leak from my rear diff. I should be able to handle this. Tyres are Ok except for a slow leak in one tyre, which will be fixed before next weekend.

Counting down the days for the border trip.

Me Too! 6 weeks, two and a bit days...

[stevet]

I did a run there this afternoon/evening................. The track runs for 12.2Km's each way. 5 Km's are "C" until you reach to decent/climbs. It would deteriorate quickly if there is any rain about. There are 8 climbs and 1 decent then reverse on the way out with some other drops and small ledges along the way.... The hardest two are towards the end of the track which require careful lines and some may need to be winched up them... Others need a little road building to climb up but damage is a real possibility due to the state of the track... The two hardest climbs are a "B+" with some of the other ones "B" due to steep ledges and rock's................ Rail protection is a must otherwise damage may occur to your side sills....... Belly skid plates would not go astray as well..............
On a totally different tack, on my way out, I caught up to 4wd ute... they stopped to say hello when I was airing up at the end and it turned out to be Jumbo, and old club member (D.K. has his old TJ now) and a young guy getting his hours up on his "L's" and it was Mick Collins son, Jeremy( crap spelling) the original "Mr. Jeep"...... Small world...............

[Rocket55]

Picking up my new boots for my TJ on Wednesday. Looking forward to Saturday.

[Dieselcon]

Picking up my new boots for my TJ on Wednesday. Looking forward to Saturday. what boots did you go for?

[Rocket55]

Federals 35x12.5x15 on a bit of a budget atm. They seem to get fairly good reviews especially on lighter rigs. Time will tell I guess.

[Rocket55]

Nothing like a new set of wheels and tyres to freshen up the look. Keen as!!http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160817/74e6aa81d41c2ffb0e7a8d2144057461.jpg


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[Mohawk]

Awesome! See ya Saturday. Hope the forecast holds up.

[stevet]

Stephen. My TJ is Broken at the moment and will require funds for a front Diff rebuild .. I will try one get it done before this trip but it's not looking good [emoji25]
Hi Jose,
Are you still in??..........Is your mate in the ZJ coming as well??......... If you are still broken, are you going to ride with your mate??.... Love ZJ's..........

[uncaged123]

Hi Steve, sorry mate have to pull out due to personal issues.

Cheers RobS

[stevet]

Hi Steve, sorry mate have to pull out due to personal issues.

Cheers RobS
Cool Rob......Hope all's well................

[stevet]

Awesome! See ya Saturday. Hope the forecast holds up.
The sun will shine......................

[Rocket55]

The sun will shine......................

It sure will.

The TJ (which the rest of my family has titled "Judith" for reasons that escape me) is all ready to go, I hope. Finished off a few last minute adjustments last night. LED tail lights, fixed the horn, made a mount to hold the disconnects, installed a fire extinguisher, checked wheel nuts and tyre pressures after getting new rubber (and surprise surprise, they were all over the place, took the back seat out, chucked in some gear and tools.

Looking forward to meeting you guys in the morning and the TJ's first shake down trip.

My number is 0431120218

[stevet]

It sure will.

The TJ (which the rest of my family has titled "Judith" for reasons that escape me) is all ready to go, I hope. Finished off a few last minute adjustments last night. LED tail lights, fixed the horn, made a mount to hold the disconnects, installed a fire extinguisher, checked wheel nuts and tyre pressures after getting new rubber (and surprise surprise, they were all over the place, took the back seat out, chucked in some gear and tools.


Looking forward to meeting you guys in the morning and the TJ's first shake down trip.

My number is 0431120218
Damn, did not get my new LED tail lights install today... Sunday bugger............ Nick may be in doubt with the Flu ( Pam is laying down the law...Lol...)..See you Richmond Macca's in the morning...

[Mohawk]

Hey guys, sorry I couldn't make it yesterday.

How'd you go?


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[Rocket55]

It was a great day, shame you couldn't come with us Nick. Big thanks to Steve for arranging and leading the day and for teaching how to drive these things, they are very different to what I've been used to, you can take a very different line.

Here was the morning shot at Maccas

http://i1083.photobucket.com/albums/j396/Rocket5555/Jeep%20TJ/8C0D5DB1-D7AA-4962-81D3-3A050BA6C351_zpsoprn2oum.jpg (http://s1083.photobucket.com/user/Rocket5555/media/Jeep%20TJ/8C0D5DB1-D7AA-4962-81D3-3A050BA6C351_zpsoprn2oum.jpg.html)

We then drove to the track aired down and drove the track relatively easily, Steve got up and personal with his old friend from last week Mr Tree, but all was good in the end with no damage.

Heres the two rigs at the lookout

http://i1083.photobucket.com/albums/j396/Rocket5555/Jeep%20TJ/FE7D69C4-F979-47B5-B70E-84A27B7D36AF_zpsm3toro4f.jpg (http://s1083.photobucket.com/user/Rocket5555/media/Jeep%20TJ/FE7D69C4-F979-47B5-B70E-84A27B7D36AF_zpsm3toro4f.jpg.html)

and coming down one of the smaller steps on the way out

http://i1083.photobucket.com/albums/j396/Rocket5555/Jeep%20TJ/90D9F09A-1463-4648-AE20-C55564FCCA5B_zpshdonqmsj.jpg (http://s1083.photobucket.com/user/Rocket5555/media/Jeep%20TJ/90D9F09A-1463-4648-AE20-C55564FCCA5B_zpshdonqmsj.jpg.html)

Only down side being, on the way home I did a rear pinion bearing in, so vibrated my way home and my steering pump/box packed it in (haven't investigated which one yet), can't steer it under 1200-1300rpm, made it interesting turning right at lights a few times, so a couple of things to fix, but very happy with how my rig went off road for its first outing.