Thread: Lets See The Transport havn a Oops moment

Originally Posted by hotbarrels

I hope you didn't cause any bark damage on the poor tree with your tow bar ......... In 20 years time that tree is going to be significantly more valuable than the cruiser (actually it probably already is ......)

How much is a mature pine worth? Thought it wasn't that much? @Barefoot?

Originally Posted by Nibblet

How much is a mature pine worth? Thought it wasn't that much? @Barefoot?

Heaps and heaps of variables that dictate a trees value mate. A tree pruned on time and of average size might have a couple pruned logs at ~$150/tonne, a couple export logs at ~$90/tonne and a chip log at ~$45/tonne, less costs of getting that tree to market. So you're taking a ballpark of a couple hundred bucks in the hand.

Originally Posted by hotbarrels

I hope you didn't cause any bark damage on the poor tree with your tow bar ......... In 20 years time that tree is going to be significantly more valuable than the cruiser (actually it probably already is ......)

Hahaha tree was a ugly bugger with big branches and serious butt sweep - should never have been pruned! Tow ball hit below felling cut height too! Lol. I'd bet this truck will be worth 30 times what that trees worth when it's cut down in 8 years time! Haha

How far was the walk to get the tractor?

Originally Posted by Dundee

How far was the walk to get the tractor?

Only a half hours walk away, so was quite handy.

Originally Posted by Nibblet

From my perfect armchair position I'm going to say too much right foot and not enough 80 series

Haha, yeah my 105 series (80 in 100 clothing) might've got up - it had triple lockers. If I'd avoided the tree I would've got up 2nd time round though!

Originally Posted by Gapped axe

you were never going o make it, ground to wet/soft/landcruiser, now a Lada maybe

First time I've been stuck on that hill, had a bit of rain since I went up a fortnight ago. Once you break the surface in a Landcruiser on that type of ground things do get interesting as the mud/clay is so sticky you can't clear your tyres fast enough. A lada or suzuki with decent tyres would potter around those tracks easy as, they stay on top, but bugger driving one of them 1000 or more kms every week! Haha.

I grew up in the area and on the farm we run tractor tyres on our landcruisers year round as even in summer there are soft spots to catch you out.

you were never going o make it, ground to wet/soft/landcruiser, now a Lada maybe

Originally Posted by Gapped axe

you were never going o make it, ground to wet/soft/landcruiser, now a Lada maybe

Why don't you just say it, a Suzuki would have been up there, like, well it just would have....

(Disclaimer, I don't own or actively support Suzuki) and I think most VEHICLES can go anywhere. I don't think that most drivers can go everywhere....

Oh and ladas go anywhere, due to the fact that many hands can carry/push them where ever human feet can travel enmass......

Man there's some water around aye @JoshC . That looks like the track my dogs making around the yard atm

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Originally Posted by deepsouthaussie

Man there's some water around aye @JoshC . That looks like the track my dogs making around the yard atm

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Yeh mate got wet real quick!

Made a similar mistake last year, realised chains on BEFORE starting would have been a good idea, no fun slithering around in the mud, covering the seat steering wheel and everything else in shit but at least got out without help. Lesson learned or so i hope.

Yeah I thought they were like $1000 max as that's what woodhill 4wd park use to charge if you fucked their trees with a winch etc.

On Facebook is a page called "Truck Fuck Ups" with some good vids etc.
I'm not into the ones shown what must result in horrific injuries or certain death as I think of their families etc and that they were just trying to earn a living to survive in life. Seriously think I have got soft in Fatherhood

Yuk, hand winch brings back horrible memories. Got the pudgy stuck once and took me and my mates 6 hours of hand winch work to get out.