My take on 4WD tyres, having done a lot of overlanding, commercial work (mining) and general day-to-day ute driving. Tyre life has far too many variables to make one brand / spec stand out head...
Liked On: 21-04-2024, 11:25 PM
This post sums up the fundamental problem with “which tyres” threads. Typical tread depth of mud terrain tyres when new is around 13 to 14 mm. So if you have 6mm left then you have somehow managed...
Liked On: 21-04-2024, 11:23 PM
I dont know. We could of done better than 47 fish :P
Liked On: 21-04-2024, 10:41 PM
Don’t say no! Got a txt yesterday , something about a flounder bash, was having a beer with a couple of blokes from work, so just sent a yeah / na ? Well the lawns were done and washing on the...
Liked On: 21-04-2024, 10:40 PM
Lesson: Read the message properly, you idjit. Finished work at 1pm Saturday, grabbed the lad and some gear. Arrived a few minutes late to the local flounder rehabilitation area. Odd, there's no...
Liked On: 21-04-2024, 10:39 PM
Ah the "old salting the hooks" trick... I had the resort to that yesterday as well, 3 off us ended up with 16 snapper between us, mostly between 32 and 36cm. A couple of Kahawai as well. Baits...
Liked On: 21-04-2024, 10:39 PM
Not at all, I'm not having a crack at you and if anything I'm saying that ya just gotta use the correct tool for the job - and for the small number of us in commercial/trade applications towing big...
Liked On: 21-04-2024, 09:31 PM
The only spin worse coming out the mouth of a used car salesman is the dribble coming out the mouth of a new car salesman.Ol mate Hanley with his A$200K plus salary has got skin in the game.Head...
Liked On: 21-04-2024, 09:25 PM
Yeah man that's cool, as I said we have both the hilux and cruiser and there's definitely a big difference the rally truck in the trailer going to taupo you really feel it, 1st gear on the big hills...
Liked On: 21-04-2024, 09:16 PM
Having seen one early example of the current 4cyl Toyota completely worn out and ready to be junked in less than 100,000Km's towing a variety of large work boats I tend to disagree. Towing big...
Liked On: 21-04-2024, 09:10 PM
yeah yeah but the driving experience all well and good listening to the asthmatic 2.8 but ya actually internally sobbing wishing it was a V8 rumble thats gotta be worth something
Liked On: 21-04-2024, 09:09 PM
Agree. To put our 10.9L/100km fuel consumption into perspective, the Patrol is completely cleanskin with standard highway tyres on. The boat and trailer combined weigh 500kg, and all the camping...
Liked On: 21-04-2024, 09:09 PM
Not necessarily. 13-14L/100km is about par for the I4 1GD-FTV towing something like a decent sized boat or camper trailer. There's heaps of tests on YT with that engine in Hilux and Prado, lots of...
Liked On: 21-04-2024, 09:03 PM
Thanks for alerting us to that tahr. Greg Duley is good at a lot of things and writing about big 7mms is certainly one of them. That article is a good run down on the similar cartridges and the...
Liked On: 21-04-2024, 08:37 PM
You also have to be aware that Hornady is a major sponsor of Nz Hunter. Those have had anything to with magazine tech/gear reports will be aware that even if something is a turd no one will say it....
Liked On: 21-04-2024, 08:31 PM