Baboons 5 to 8 October 2017
- Jules
- Patrolman 1000+
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- Joined: 08 Apr 2009 09:13
- Full Name: Julius
- Nickname: Jules
- Home Town: Rietjiesvlei, Zoeloeland
- Current 4x4: Pathfinder
GQ Patrol - Home Language: AFR
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Re: Baboons 3-7/8 October 2017
Morning all, a friend of mine is doing the trip with the McCarthy crowd with his Patrol GQ single cab 4.2 non turbo, he has 10jj rims and 33" muddies on he wants to know what spares he must tag along since he will be the only Patrol, he did a Lesotho trip many moons ago with a Defender and took half a garage full of spares with , I tried to convince him to join the Patrol family but he cannot arrange leave in Oct
Shalom
Shalom
Walk by FAITH not by sight
2014 Pathfinder 2.5 LE
Stofpad 4x4 Bashplate
42&60L Snomaster Freezer/Fridge
Buzzard Industries Overlander Trailer
2014 Pathfinder 2.5 LE
Stofpad 4x4 Bashplate
42&60L Snomaster Freezer/Fridge
Buzzard Industries Overlander Trailer
- Alex Roux
- Patrolman 1000+
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- Joined: 11 Jul 2011 10:54
- Full Name: Alexander Roux
- Nickname: Calculator
- Home Town: Johannesburg
- Current 4x4: 2004 GU 3TDi (Lexus) - aka "Witblits" (sold)
2005: GU TD42 - aka "Masewa"
1996: GQ TB48 conversion - aka "Skilpad"
1993: GQ SWB TB42 - aka "Shortie"
1985: MQ Patrol (Safari) SD33 - aka "Toro" - Home Language: Afrikaans
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Re: Baboons 3-7/8 October 2017
Jules, my view is that preemptive maintenance is a lot better than fixing things in the bush (or mountains in this case).Jules wrote:Morning all, a friend of mine is doing the trip with the McCarthy crowd with his Patrol GQ single cab 4.2 non turbo, he has 10jj rims and 33" muddies on he wants to know what spares he must tag along since he will be the only Patrol, he did a Lesotho trip many moons ago with a Defender and took half a garage full of spares with , I tried to convince him to join the Patrol family but he cannot arrange leave in Oct
Shalom
Most important for me would be to take bloudraad & tyre repair kit
Skilpad, Shortie, Toro & Masewa
- Alex Roux
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- Joined: 11 Jul 2011 10:54
- Full Name: Alexander Roux
- Nickname: Calculator
- Home Town: Johannesburg
- Current 4x4: 2004 GU 3TDi (Lexus) - aka "Witblits" (sold)
2005: GU TD42 - aka "Masewa"
1996: GQ TB48 conversion - aka "Skilpad"
1993: GQ SWB TB42 - aka "Shortie"
1985: MQ Patrol (Safari) SD33 - aka "Toro" - Home Language: Afrikaans
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Re: Baboons 3-7/8 October 2017
Then in terms of dates, it seems we just need to hear from Dawie (Ossewa) if he is okay with departing from Gauteng on 5 Oct rather than 3 Oct, then we are set on shifting the date to this.
Then Errol has no excuse but to join us!
Then Errol has no excuse but to join us!
Skilpad, Shortie, Toro & Masewa
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- Patrolman 1000+
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- Full Name: Errol Wilken
- Nickname: Wilkie
- Home Town: Pretoria
- Current 4x4: 1999 4.5 GRX Nissan Patrol
2004 BMW 3.0D X5 - Home Language: Afrikaans
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Re: Baboons 3-7/8 October 2017
AAaaa Alex I was going to do it ...it will just mean I"m going to take that whole week off..which i'm happy to doAlex Roux wrote:Then in terms of dates, it seems we just need to hear from Dawie (Ossewa) if he is okay with departing from Gauteng on 5 Oct rather than 3 Oct, then we are set on shifting the date to this.
Then Errol has no excuse but to join us!
I got more leave than money owing to me...
- Michael
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- Full Name: Michael
- Nickname: Steyn
- Home Town: Centurion
- Current 4x4: Patrol GU 4.2 Turbo Diesel
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Re: Baboons 3-7/8 October 2017
Jules, we have done quite a bit of 4x4ing in the last couple of years and most of us never say no to a challenging obstacle and no one has had a major failure of any kind so far. Now I am setting aside things like water damage to the engine and things that could be avoided by the driver.Jules wrote:Morning all, a friend of mine is doing the trip with the McCarthy crowd with his Patrol GQ single cab 4.2 non turbo, he has 10jj rims and 33" muddies on he wants to know what spares he must tag along since he will be the only Patrol, he did a Lesotho trip many moons ago with a Defender and took half a garage full of spares with , I tried to convince him to join the Patrol family but he cannot arrange leave in Oct
Shalom
1.One thing I always carry with as a spare is a free wheel hub!! I have had one fail on me once and have seen a couple fail on other Patrols on our trips.
This is a MUST for me as it almost ruined my Jamboree challenge one year.
2.Extra set of fan belts as this can also make you go nowhere if the belt fails that runs on the water pump.
Besides that, the usual spanners and pliers should be fine
"The Just shall live by Faith" Rom1:17
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Check out my build here My Patrol
And my engine rebuild here mostly engine related stuff
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- Full Name: Errol Wilken
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Re: Baboons 3-7/8 October 2017
Jules apart from my tools I carry the following on my 4.5 petrol
water pump
fuel pump
steering pump
alternator
distributor with h/t leads
starter
loose water hoses
and now that Michael mentioned the front hub....it will be on my next trip..and spare water
water pump
fuel pump
steering pump
alternator
distributor with h/t leads
starter
loose water hoses
and now that Michael mentioned the front hub....it will be on my next trip..and spare water
- SJC
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Re: Baboons 3-7/8 October 2017
Is this failure more specific to the auto locking hubs? Or are manual locking hubs just as prone to failure?Michael wrote:
1.One thing I always carry with as a spare is a free wheel hub!! I have had one fail on me once and have seen a couple fail on other Patrols on our trips.
This is a MUST for me as it almost ruined my Jamboree challenge one year.
1996 Nissan Patrol 4.2 SGL
- offroadbiker
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- Full Name: Dirk de Clerk
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Re: Baboons 3-7/8 October 2017
Geez - I carry NADA, nothing, bupkis..... was thinking of maybe a set of belts
Dirk
1996 Nissan Patrol 4.2 ST
1996 Nissan Patrol 4.2 ST
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- Full Name: Errol Wilken
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Re: Baboons 3-7/8 October 2017
Fanus I think if you lock the auto hubs before doing aggressive 4x4 ing and service them every 100 000km they should last for ever....I hopeSJC wrote:Is this failure more specific to the auto locking hubs? Or are manual locking hubs just as prone to failure?Michael wrote:
1.One thing I always carry with as a spare is a free wheel hub!! I have had one fail on me once and have seen a couple fail on other Patrols on our trips.
This is a MUST for me as it almost ruined my Jamboree challenge one year.
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