42nd traverse

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42nd traverse

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Hey whats the status of this track atm? full boring shiny or what?
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Did you even bother to use the search function :evil:
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all those 50" drop offs, massive air man!
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Um yeah I did "Skid" all I found was a whole lot of dribble about using chainsaws?? U got any info or just being a dick?
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its an old logging road. take a chainsaw a winch a shovel two spare tyres a hi lift jack etc etc.... or you could just go in your shiny and hope for the best. :roll:
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wsr4x4 wrote:Um yeah I did "Skid" all I found was a whole lot of dribble about using chainsaws?? U got any info or just being a dick?


its only just opened

there was a working bee not long ago and apparently its slightly overgrown

its always been a shiny friendly track apart from the usual scratches

but as usual, if you are planning on going alone, be well prepared
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I went alone, being naive - a couple of years ago.


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Got through fine. Was a sunny dry day though.
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You'll get through with a resonably capable truck and good tyres, maybe a winch etc. Most assuredly not shiny friendly, you'll be pushing through a bit of overhang and sliding up through cuttings.
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Hi team, thinking of doing this easter weekend, anyone go through this recently? Track condition suitable for a shiney?
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Went thru 3 weeks ago. All sweet as long as you like pinstripes
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Thanks
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Morning, any status as to the track condition this season on the T42? cheers?
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Went through on the mountainbike at the end of Nov just before it opened to vehicles: track was in decent condition, a few slippery bits but driveable by any proper 4wd on mud tyres I'd guess. The scrub is narrowing it up a bit in a lot of places though.

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Clint wrote:Went through on the mountainbike at the end of Nov just before it opened to vehicles: track was in decent condition, a few slippery bits but driveable by any proper 4wd on mud tyres I'd guess. The scrub is narrowing it up a bit in a lot of places though.

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cool as thanks for that, more scratches wont be a problem on my old wagon!! the slippery bits they mud or rock?
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Slippery bits are a bit of both but mainly mud. Should be heaps drier now though.

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