Hi all
Just after some advice before I head off on an extended road trip/holiday. We are taking 14 weeks off work, taking our 6 and 8 years boys from Canberra essentially direct to NW WA, then slowly making our way south down the GRR before turning left at Geraldton to head home. We leave around the 9th of July.
On the way we plan to stop at Finke gorge, Mataranka then Kununurra, Purnululu, GRR (inc side trips to Mitchell Falls, etc and possibly the Munja track), Broome, Cape Leveque, Karratha and the Burrup Peninsula, Karijini, Ningaloo, Quobba/Gnarloo and Shark Bay. Plans are flexible at this stage and we'll play it a little by ear although there are key things we want to do and see.
We'll towing a 2015 Cub Supamatic Drover, it'll be under the max weight of 1500kg for the whole trip, sometimes only just.
The Challenger is getting its 75,000 km service this week and a Brown and Davis LR tank fitted next. I'll be running 265/75 R16 Hankook Dynapro MTs with about 12,000km on them. The truck tows ok with these on, but its no rocket ship. The Cub will be running the same size tyres. The car is set up as per my signature, although it also has a set of draws in the back plus a 50L water tank and a Rhino pioneer platform on the roof.
With just under 4weeks to go, we are almost ready to go. Now I just need to work out what spares I should take. I'm no mechanic, but can do the basics if needed and have the tools. At this stage I was planning to take:
- radiator hoses and coolant concentrate
- intercooler hoses
- air, oil and fuel filters
- belts - which ones?
- spare rear shocks
- nuts, bolts and screws (an assortment inc. wheel nuts)
- elect wire and connectors
- zip ties and duct tap
- wheel bearing?
Anything else I should be taking?
I have a full recovery kit, compressor and tyre plug kit.
Any advice/suggestions welcome.
Thanks in advance,
John
Just after some advice before I head off on an extended road trip/holiday. We are taking 14 weeks off work, taking our 6 and 8 years boys from Canberra essentially direct to NW WA, then slowly making our way south down the GRR before turning left at Geraldton to head home. We leave around the 9th of July.
On the way we plan to stop at Finke gorge, Mataranka then Kununurra, Purnululu, GRR (inc side trips to Mitchell Falls, etc and possibly the Munja track), Broome, Cape Leveque, Karratha and the Burrup Peninsula, Karijini, Ningaloo, Quobba/Gnarloo and Shark Bay. Plans are flexible at this stage and we'll play it a little by ear although there are key things we want to do and see.
We'll towing a 2015 Cub Supamatic Drover, it'll be under the max weight of 1500kg for the whole trip, sometimes only just.
The Challenger is getting its 75,000 km service this week and a Brown and Davis LR tank fitted next. I'll be running 265/75 R16 Hankook Dynapro MTs with about 12,000km on them. The truck tows ok with these on, but its no rocket ship. The Cub will be running the same size tyres. The car is set up as per my signature, although it also has a set of draws in the back plus a 50L water tank and a Rhino pioneer platform on the roof.
With just under 4weeks to go, we are almost ready to go. Now I just need to work out what spares I should take. I'm no mechanic, but can do the basics if needed and have the tools. At this stage I was planning to take:
- radiator hoses and coolant concentrate
- intercooler hoses
- air, oil and fuel filters
- belts - which ones?
- spare rear shocks
- nuts, bolts and screws (an assortment inc. wheel nuts)
- elect wire and connectors
- zip ties and duct tap
- wheel bearing?
Anything else I should be taking?
I have a full recovery kit, compressor and tyre plug kit.
Any advice/suggestions welcome.
Thanks in advance,
John
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