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civic minded · Postby **civic minded** » July 25th, 2010, 8:05 pm

17" lighthammer

looking at the pics - if i took the volcano a little to the left i am sure i could of made it to the top..lol i stopped there when the back almost touch the ground. Jerrol boastin that he have it on 4L and his hilux climbing by itself... but guess what!! i had mines on 4H and it climbin by itself....hahahahaha..

madman2961 · Postby **madman2961** » July 25th, 2010, 9:41 pm

cause you have AUTOMATIC!!!

LOL

i see you all had good fun...

ZD30DDT · Postby **ZD30DDT** » July 26th, 2010, 5:56 pm

livinloud12 Thanks for giving us the official Petrotrin escort. Much appreciated.

Next time we on that side again we could link up and help you put some mud on that brand new Petrotrin FRONTIER...

livinloud12 · Postby **livinloud12** » July 26th, 2010, 6:38 pm

ZD30DDT wrote:livinloud12 Thanks for giving us the official Petrotrin escort. Much appreciated.

Next time we on that side again we could link up and help you put some mud on that brand new Petrotrin FRONTIER...

No scene holmes. I really want to test out my pajero. Never really put it to the test as yet.

civic minded · Postby **civic minded** » July 27th, 2010, 3:33 pm

jerrol stickin with them pics!

mazdaspeed6254 · Postby **mazdaspeed6254** » July 28th, 2010, 7:42 am

civic minded wrote:jerrol stickin with them pics!

real busy can't deal with that right now..

madman2961 · Postby **madman2961** » August 1st, 2010, 4:43 pm

hey guys i went to the St Joseph to Caura trail and i could not have made it through because the path had collapse.

these are the pics i took i also got stuck on a river crossing but being that it was my van alone, my mind was more on recovery than on actually recording so i did not take any pics of the van being stuck

Jerrol shoot up some pics of what you did today.

civic minded · Postby **civic minded** » August 1st, 2010, 8:10 pm

ahhh boi - the road gone there yes - sorry i could'nt join alyah today - wifey revoke my visa today. Wish alyah was making this tomorrow - now i have to find something to do...lol

ZD30DDT · Postby **ZD30DDT** » August 5th, 2010, 1:16 am

On Sunday we headed out for a scout of Heights Of Aripo. Wanted to see how far up we could get and whether or not the trail was passable.

Beautiful rich greenery, forest scented air, and plenty rain made the uphill trails slippery and muddy allowing us to enjoy the use of HI and LO ranges.

We reached the end of the trail and there was a walk down to the Caves of Aripo. However we chose not to do the trek. The vans could go no further so we turned around at the bottom of the slope and headed homeward...

The scout turned out to be much more enjoyable than we had anticipated mainly due to the heavy rains.

Some pictures from the trail -

3stagevtec · Postby **3stagevtec** » August 5th, 2010, 8:19 am

where the trail!?!

never heard of the Caves of Aripo before.. sounds interesting

droppa · Postby **droppa** » August 5th, 2010, 1:13 pm

Nice run, who does come up with these romote locations, ole boy with the TBH?

civic minded · Postby **civic minded** » August 5th, 2010, 5:49 pm

looks like a real good run - i have to learn to keep my phone all the time with me....lol

lighthammer · Postby **lighthammer** » August 6th, 2010, 2:41 am

Serious bush boy.

Welcome to Jurassic Park.

civic minded · Postby **civic minded** » August 29th, 2010, 10:55 am

Jerrol and Rudy we have to give a name for the run yesterday boi - LOL - las cuavas, yah made we yah b!tch......LOL

ZD30DDT · Postby **ZD30DDT** » August 29th, 2010, 11:02 pm

Yes indeed! Las Cuevas was very tough!!

On SAT 28th Aug'10 4TH CLASS EXPLORERS made a run from Arima-Blanchiseuse Road heading down to Las Cuevas. This was the 1st time we hit Las Cuevas so late arriving at around 4:30 - 5:00PM, which is usually the time that we are heading out.

The water in the trail was quite high -with the water level half way up the van doors in some places. We ended up bursting 4 straps in attempting multiple recoveries. Tow straps with 10,000 lb capacity, nylon rope, even a marine rope rated at 5 tonnes (or was it 4 tonnes) were all snapped in attempted recoveries.
(I think I suffered the only casualties with a shattered back windscreen and a broken tail-light

)

Darkness fell quick and we had to call in the big guns for help. John came to our rescue in his well-prepped Toyota Hilux.

Big John pulled into the trail at night in 2WD, pulled us out and had us on the road in 15mins or less. He expressed his dissapointment in getting us out so quickly. He said he expected to have a little fighting up in the mud.
Big John asked if we would like to go back into the trail so that he could have a little more recovery action. We politely declined his generous offer...

Thanks very much John for your kind assistance in helping us out.
(Sorry you didn't even get to use your 4WD...

)

Some pics of the run:

3stagevtec · Postby **3stagevtec** » August 29th, 2010, 11:43 pm

ZD30DDT wrote:The water in the trail was quite high -with the water level half way up the van doors in some places. We ended up bursting 4 straps in attempting multiple recoveries. Tow straps with 10,000 lb capacity, nylon rope, even a marine rope rated at 5 tonnes (or was it 4 tonnes) were all snapped in attempted recoveries.
(I think I suffered the only casualties with a shattered back windscreen and a broken tail-light )

Looked like crazy fun in all that mud!

Do you think a snatch recovery line would have provided more assistance here, considering the type of recovery you guys were using?

ZD30DDT · Postby **ZD30DDT** » August 30th, 2010, 12:09 am

Yep I think that's the way to go -maybe with a 30,000 lb / 40,000 capacity.
We are definitely upgrading ALL our straps for the next run!

Sorry to say, but I personally was disappointed and frustrated to the verge of using obscenities in the bursting of the straps. :evil:

I had also burst mine extracting a Suzuki Vitara the weekend before...and he wasn't even sunk as deep as we were...

We will definitely be upgrading our recovery gear!

-

streetbeastINC. · Postby **streetbeastINC.** » August 30th, 2010, 4:19 pm

nice run..when u all going tru that fishing pond run again....gimme a buzz

316 0908?
do u all have a facebook group?

civic minded · Postby **civic minded** » August 30th, 2010, 6:08 pm

i think we need to upgrade to cable - those straps i bought was rated at 2 tonnes - i know that strain we put on it way exceeded the specs thats how they all burst.
Maybe we should put together some funds and put up to buy a good winch (in a bag) - chains would be a better option than the straps.
But seriously guys, after all that action up there in the bush - i am willing to take a rest for a while...LOL

davracing · Postby **davracing** » August 30th, 2010, 8:13 pm

That Las Cuevas Trail was Pressure.Got Stuck in there Saturday as well.

civic minded · Postby **civic minded** » August 31st, 2010, 4:07 pm

^^we know

we passed you coming into the trial - i think a Nissan Patrol pulled you out when we were coming in --- remember??

davracing · Postby **davracing** » September 1st, 2010, 10:33 pm

^^It Still in my nightmares, lol

madman2961 · Postby **madman2961** » September 2nd, 2010, 8:04 am

davracingwhy did you pass on that side? that side was looking terrible!

civic minded · Postby **civic minded** » September 3rd, 2010, 7:54 pm

badart · Postby **badart** » September 4th, 2010, 9:55 am

^ nice vid

3stagevtec · Postby **3stagevtec** » September 4th, 2010, 11:19 am

That was a cool vid!!

madman2961 · Postby **madman2961** » September 10th, 2010, 8:48 pm

this is just a little preview of what we did today!!!

civic minded · Postby **civic minded** » September 10th, 2010, 9:23 pm

all that we was missin today was the pot of curry duck

pothole · Postby **pothole** » September 10th, 2010, 10:32 pm

can i join all yur next time ?

ZD30DDT · Postby **ZD30DDT** » September 11th, 2010, 8:53 pm

Hey pothole sure...No problem.
Check your PM.

(4TH CLASS EXPLORERS plans runs, meeting places and times OFF the public forum mainly for security reasons.)