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15th July 201315th July 201315th July 201315th July 201315th July 201315th July 201315th July 201315th July 2013 The club meets on the third Monday of the month at the Vintage Car Club Rooms.
39 Fairfax Ave. Penrose Starting at 8pm with tea and coffee to follow.
Postal Address Auckland Four Wheel Drive Club Inc.
P O Box 6712 Wellesley Street, AUCKLAND
www.auckland4wd.org.nz
· Heed all instructions given to you by the Trip Leader. If seatbelt are fitted, they must be worn at all times. · No alcohol to be consumed on club trips. · Convoy procedure - always keep the vehicle behind you in sight, always stop at intersections to ensure the vehicle behind can see you. · Do not leave the trip early without notifying the trip leader. · Leave all gates as found. · Always hold safety in mind – especially during recovery procedures, all spectators are to keep clear. · Never, under any circumstances slip a towrope over a tow ball. · Do not join 2 towropes with a shackle – loop one through the other in a secure knot, then slip a strong piece of wood between the two to ensure that they can be separated after the recovery. · Fire extinguishers are compulsory – minimum of 2kg for forest trips – your extinguisher must be operable with current certification & check the weight. · You must have tow hooks front and back that are securely mounted to the chassis with high tensile bolts. · All vehicles must carry a nylon towrope or strop. · All vehicles must carry a spade. · All vehicles must carry a first aid kit.
What’s On is now being published on the internet, so to keep up to date with those trips, go to www.auckland4wd.org.nz and view the trips as they come to hand.
What’s On?What’s On?
Title Name Phone Cell Phone Email
President Jack Talbot 528 6220 027 2244 215 [email protected]
Vice President Jeremy Walker 533 7385 027 684 1814 [email protected]
Treasurer Dave Broome 0274 924 707 [email protected]
Secretary Peter Vahry 524 0474 0274 310 923 [email protected]
Membership Eileen Austin (09) 420 5066 0274 826 406 [email protected]
Trip Coordinator TBC
Committee Ed Belt 827 8711 021 625 918 [email protected]
Committee Linton Ivicevich 420 8334 0274300623 [email protected]
Committee / Editor Calvin Tyler 833 6262 021 147 3614 [email protected]
Committee Tariq Wasim 624 0071 021 2782747 [email protected]
Disclaimer :
The views and opinions expressed in this publication may not necessarily be those of the executive
or members of the Auckland Four Wheel Drive Club Inc.
A Proud Member
of
Auckland 4WD Club
President’s Report
Hi All,
Ongoing issues of access to 4WD tracks continue to dominate most of our discussions these days – as we await the final decision relating to control of the South Head forest & beach land and how much the pending change of ownership will impact on current commercial operators and management arrangements, such as the Jeep 4WD Park in Woodhill Forest. <and on the same theme, on a recent club trip to some of the paper roads around Auckland (well, those we could get to without having the key to the many locked gates that now grace these public thoroughfares), we encountered a fairly emotional local that challenged our right to travel down these unformed legal roads. <we chose discretion to be the better part of valour that day and intend to pursue the mat-ter formally with Auckland Transport - if nothing else than to remind them that some level of demand exists for our legal access to be maintained. Club memberships were due as at the AGM in April, so please get your subscriptions to Dave Broome or you can deposit via internet banking if that’s easier – that way you’ll continue to receive this newsletter and won’t be asked to pay a visitor fee for coming on club trips! The bi-annual Taupo 1000 off road race is on again this year, September 13-15, and the course has been set in a new section of forest which is closer to town and has a much bigger/better pit area as the event continues to grow. Check out a few of the race vehicles on display at the CRC Speedshow at the ASB Showgrounds later this month if you have the chance. Upcoming trips include a social get together later this month, a club trip to coincide with the July Woodhill safety patrol (it could well be the last time we get to go there), as well as a possible tough truck run up Stadia and some new areas in Waiuku For-est. We’re also looking at scheduling a trip down to the 42 Traverse to do some cut-ting back before the track re-opens for the summer and winch challenges planned for Gwavas, Manukau, Waikato and Rotorua over the coming months - so there should be something for everyone. <keep an eye on the website for latest trip details and trip leader contacts.
See you in the bush, Jack.
IMPORTANT: To participate in a club trip, please contact the trip
leader no later than the Thursday night before.
Take Note
If you don’t want to or can’t take your vehicle on a particular trip and wish to be a passenger, contact the trip leader and
register your interest.
What’s On?What’s On? Date Trip
Details Trip Contact
Grade
15 July Club meeting 8.00pm Vintage Car Club rooms, Fairfax Ave,
Penrose.
Social
20 July Club dinner
A Saturday night out at the Commerce Club for dinner & 4x4 movies. Pencil the date in NOW! Buffet dinner at $39 per head (adults) We need
to know attendance numbers by Mon 15 July
[email protected] Social
27 July
Woodhill Safety Patrol & club
run
The usual patrol but a club day out too Medium
17th August Waiuku Forest Some excellent tracks to be found. Medium to
Hard
21st & 22nd
September
Central Hawke’s Bay Gwavas
Forest
Hawke’s Bay Four Wheel Drive Club is holding
a Tough Truck Challenge
John Jones 0274447734
[email protected] Extreme
18-20
October
Sydney 4WD and Adventure
Show
4x4 Extreme Show, the 4WD Test Track and the Engel Bush Camp stage featuring camp oven cooking demos, product reviews, and special guest Ernie Dingo. Sydney Dragway Eastern CreekMore Show information can be found at
www.4wdshow.com.au
17th August
Jeep Park Woodhill night
run
The event will run along the lines of the last night run, gates open at 5:00pm for registration $45 per
truck. Norwest OHV Club
Murray Atkinson
027 316 5036 Medium
19 August Club meeting 8.00pm Vintage Car Club rooms, Fairfax Ave,
Penrose.
1
September Stadia
A two part adventure, shiney's to the end of the
pylons and rougher 4x4's to go further
Peter Vahry
Hard to
extreme
Club Fees are now Due.Club Fees are now Due.Club Fees are now Due.Club Fees are now Due.
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Trip Rating system from the club guidelines publication.
Trip Rating – Leaders...rate the trip to the highest expected standard and be prepared en-route to make changes to suit weather or track conditions. It should be noted that four wheel driving is unpredictable by its very nature and variation from the expected de-gree of difficulty is very possible. On most four wheel drive trips, participants can expect that a variety of tracks will be traversed, each with an appropriate rating. Trip Leaders should advise participants of the range of track ratings expected to be encountered on the planned route. Contact other members as to degree of difficulty of intended route. The following ratings should be used as a guide: Scenic/Social – Sealed roads and some good unsealed roads or tracks. No four wheel driving experience required. Road tyres are acceptable. Easy – Little or no four wheel driving experience required. All terrain tyres, front and rear recovery points at Trip Leader’s discre-tion. Medium – Low range may be needed with a snatch strap recovery possible. All terrain tyres or better. Front and rear recovery points (rated), basic recovery gear (snatch strap, 2 rated shackles and gloves), and appropriate driver knowledge. Hard – Steep terrain or rutted tracks. Snatch strap and / or winching recovery may be required. All terrain tyres acceptable, mud terrain tyres preferred, road tires are not acceptable. Front and rear recovery points (rated), basic recovery gear (snatch strap, 2 rated shackles and gloves), and appropriate driver knowledge. Winch and full recovery gear is preferred Extreme – Very steep, deeply rutted tracks or rock hopping will be encountered. Front and rear recovery points (rated), full recov-ery gear (snatch strap, rated shackles, tree trunk protector, winch extension and gloves), and appropriate driver knowledge. Winch-ing will be expected and an electric or motorised winch is compulsory on all vehicles. Mud terrain or Simex style tyres essential. Warning: Vehicle damage may occur.
Thompsons Track Trip Report – 6th
July 2013
By Matt Hawkes
We arrived at the Papakura motorway service centre at 8am
on a fine but cold Saturday morning to be welcomed by two
rows of four wheel drives lined up in the carpark outside the
golden arches. The vehicles ranged from near new shineys
on mud tyres (including a 200 series Land Cruiser), through to
modified club trucks on Simex tyres.
The plan was to leave the service centre at 8:15am and meet up with the remainder of the group at the start of
Thompsons Track (Matamata side) at around 9:45am. We all headed off to schedule following our trip leader, Ed, in
convoy for the trek down to Thompsons.
We made good time on our run down to the track, and met up with the remainder of the group as planned. There
was a good turnout for the trip with 14 vehicles in total. It was decided that four of us would head up the track in ad-
vance of the main group to try some of the harder options. After airing down and a comprehensive briefing from Ed,
we all hopped into our vehicles ready to make our way up the track.
The advance group of four more capable trucks included Dave Broome in his trusty Suzuki, Peter Stopforth in his well-
loved (bent) Toyota, Murray Weight in his GQ Safari, and me in TONKAR. We headed off into the track followed by the
main group lead by Ed, and Linton trailing as tail end Charlie.
It wasn’t too far into the track that we came across a soft, off-camber section of the track that Dave (who was leading
our group) was having some trouble getting through. After a number of attempts Dave decided to get out and check
that the front hubs were locked in properly, as the Suzuki seemed to only be driving in two wheel drive. By this time
the main group had caught us up. Dave managed to get all four wheels on the Suzuki driving, and we passed through
the soft section of track with no further dramas. Based on the radio talk, it sounded like some of the main group may
have had a bit of trouble getting through the soft section?
We made our way up to the ridge with no further problems, in general the track was in very good condition and in
parts like a highway. Next we decided to tackle the short, steep and very rutted section up to the summit, where
there are three choices of tracks. Dave headed up the right hand track first, making it three-quarters of the way up
before needing to winch through a very slippery section of hard clay. Peter closely following Dave, also needing to
winch through the steep, slick clay.
Whilst Dave and Peter were winching, I headed up the left hand track which has some very large holes that caused
TONKAR to lean over and run along the sides of the banks. About three-quarters of the way up there was a small ver-
tical step up onto a rocky ledge where the diff was getting hung up. After doing a bit of time on the end of the spade, I
managed to knock enough off the ledge to drive through to the summit. It was at this time that the main group
caught us up again.
The views from the summit were stunning. It was a clear day and you could see across the Waikato farmland to the
west, and out to the coast at Katikati to the east. Whilst Dave, Peter and I parked up at the summit admiring the
views, we could hear that Murray was having a few dramas with his winch trying to negotiate the right hand track.
Peter headed back down to give Murray a hand, and ended up winching him up through the tricky, steep clay section.
We then headed back down to the ridge to meet up again with the main group. A few had tried to drive up the middle
track, but didn’t make it too far before diffing out. Ed managed to drive up the middle track to the summit, before
returning back down to the ridge again. By this time it was midday, and most people stopped for a bite to eat for
lunch. In the meantime, Dave and Peter continued down the eastern side of Thompsons Track to see how far they
could get. We didn’t see them again for over 2 hours.
After lunch, we headed back down to play in some side tracks on the western side. Whilst the shineys played in an
area near the main track (and supervised by Linton), Ed, Murray and myself explored a rocky, steep side track nearby.
The track dropped down away from the main track, and on the return Murray needed a little help getting back up the
steep, rocky, rutted track. It was probably lucky that Murray had some trouble getting back up the track, as whilst we
were walking up the track with a spade to lend a hand we found a plastic cap on the ground about 5 meters behind his
truck. It turned out to be the cap off the master cylinder for his clutch. After a few minutes of reshaping the track,
and a subsequent winch by Ed, Murray was back up the tricky section of track.
We returned to the main group who had finished playing. By now it was mid afternoon and some people needed to
get back to Auckland by 5pm so half of the group left to head back down to the start of Thompsons and return to the
big smoke. We drove partway up another steep, rocky track that resembled boulders in a river (but without the wa-
ter). As the boulders started getting bigger and bigger, Ed and I decided to walk further up the track to see where it
lead and check out the track condition ahead. After walking up the track for 5 minutes it became obvious that it was
getting too late in the day to attempt driving any further up the track. The track became very rutted with some seri-
ously sized boulders that would be great at bending sills. We walked back down to our trucks and drove back down to
the main track – via an unexpected toboggan ride! Ask Ed about this, I think it required an underpants change.
Those of us that were left headed a little further down the main track to another play area which was reasonably un-
eventful. We then decided to have a look at one last side track for the day. Initially it looked like the track was im-
passable due to a fallen tree partially across the track. But once Dave negotiated around the tree, we managed to
squeeze the wider Nissans past the hazard. Peter decided to try an alternative route which involved a near vertical
drop off down the hill – just quietly, I think it was a bit steeper than Peter expected. His winch man was lost for words
and looking a little pale after dropping (literally) down the hill.
After having a quick look around we decided to head back up to the main track, with Linton and Peter winching back
up the drop off. Some more spade work was required to get the remaining Nissans around past the fallen tree, but we
negotiated this without too much problem. By 5pm we were back at the start of Thompsons track airing up for the
drive home. Just as we finished it started to rain, after having superb fine weather all day.
Thanks Ed for a great trip.
Photo’s courtesy of Linton and Sarah Ivicevich Face book page !
Saturday morning saw us leave home at 7am to meet the group at the BP station on the Southern
motorway. We arrived at 8am and at 8:15 we headed off in convoy behind trip leader Ed Belt. We arrived at the en-
trance to Thompsons track, met up with the balance of our group, and aired down ready to go. After a through brief-
ing we promptly headed up the track. Our group for the day was a good mix of 4x4s, from “shiny” daily drivers to the
tried, tested, and proven 4x4s sporting varying degrees of nature inspired custom panel work. The Te Aroha side of
the track was in very good condition but still slippery enough to provide excitement for some. Unfortunately being the
last in the convoy meant we missed out on some of the excitement had in those trickier patches. However we were
fortunate enough to see Pete lifting the front wheel while sliding his way around the corner of one bog, then followed
by three more vehicles. Next it was Bill’s turn in the 200 series Cruiser who fortunately for us was going to provide a
little entertainment as he attempted to go straight through the boggiest part, unfortunately for him he found that he
needed a few more inches of clearance. So after a couple of attempts he took a slightly different line and drove
straight on through. Truth be known he didn’t want to have “the grinning bugger in the Nissan, towing out a Toyata”.
The track to the top provided some good views over the forest, farms, hills, and even a small waterfall at the edge of
the track (for those who were looking). At the top of the track prior to descending to the Katikati side, there are sev-
eral tracks heading to the small lookout area that several people made attempts at to reach the top. Some tracks re-
quired winching and others more pedal, with the centre one being fairly easily driven after tackling the first 10 metres
of the tracks entrance. Some of us had a bite to eat while the others entertained us, and Dave and Peter headed a few
more kilometres further down the track towards Katikati. Throughout the day we managed to find sufficient obstacles
to entertain and challenge us while also testing a few winches. It was great to have such a mixed group of four wheel-
ers and their vehicles proving that you don’t have to have a
“tuff truck” to get out there any enjoy four wheeling, just
grab a set of mud terrain tyres and you can find plenty to
amuse and challenge yourself to whatever level you wish
over the wetter months. Many made it a family event with
even the youngest kids in tow, even if it is just early train-
ing for “co-driver” or more appropriately “winch man”.
Thanks to Ed for running the trip and all who came along.
Sarah and I look forward to seeing you all on some future
trips.
Cheers, Linton.
CABLES
TECHNICAL TIPS
GREASE NIPPLES – When making cables we are sometimes asked to fit grease nipples to them. We do not recommend this. The reason being is that when filling a cable full of grease the grease will soon harden and make the cable movement harder. The same applies to oil. It lubricates the cable for a while, however it attracts dust and contaminates which makes it firm and causes blockages To overcome this, both the pull and push/pull cables made at Apex are Teflon lined which are sealed and have a self lubricating property. STRETCHING CABLES - We are asked to allow for cables that have stretched. In our opinion ca-
bles rarely stretch more that 3mm. We have tested the cables and found that cables will break be-
fore they have a chance to stretch. If the cable seems to be too long then the problem could lie
elsewhere ie worn pulleys or low brake shoes.
APEX Auto Centre
The Brake and Cable Specialists
Apex Auto Centre www. apexautocentre.co.nz Ph: 07 847 7179 66 Killarney Road [email protected] Fax: 07 847 7178 P.O.Box 279 Toll Free: 0800 10 27 39 Hamilton
I am going to start a new round of mods to the Prado !.
So up for sale are the following to suit the KZJ78 LWB Prado.
Front Bull bar/ winch bar.
Rear bar.
Cargo barrier.
Rear storage drawers (Custom fit.
Would advise viewing / measure up.
Price to be discussed.
Contact
Calvin Tyler 09 8336262 or 0211473614
Obituary: Past Club member Ken Turner unfortunately has shuffled on, He died in the Kaikoura rest home/ hospital where he was being looked after over the past year, his family were with him at the time of his death. Died on may 30th aged 90 years old. He was one of the few gentleman 4wdrivers I have ever met and he was also good company and never a problem out in the bush. his last journey was to be carried down to Ch Ch for a private family ceremony in his trusty 110 Landover. Barbara and myself will have him on our minds when we return to Te Kumi station
next week, it is one of those trips he really enjoyed< DUK aka Steve McMinn “Auckland 4WD Club would like to extend its condolences to the Turner Family and Friends.”
We received this letter in the emails if anyone could assist or know of someone who can help please contact Krysten.
My name is Krysten Davis- my husband (Paul) and I and our two kids (Jack and Lucy) are coming to NZ in December to head up to northland. We are travelling with kiwi friends who are extremely familiar with the area. We are avid and experienced
4WD'ers and campers. I have a bit of an unusual request. We would like to hire someone's' 4WD and camper set up for two weeks in December/ January. We would
be happy to hire or to offer an equivalent swap in Australia. We have Nissan Colorado dual cab 4WD ute and an exten-sive camping set up (oz tent, cooking, fridge etc etc). Do you think that this is something you may be able to put in your newsletter? I realise it's an unusual request and feel free to tell me that this is not possible- but with hire companies
charging about $2000 per week! (in both countries) for camping setup hire- I thought you might have someone who may be interested.
Krysten Davis Email: [email protected]
A Saturday night out at the Commerce Club for dinner & 4x4 movies. Pencil the date in NOW!
Buffet dinner at $39 per head (adults) We need to know attendance numbers by Mon 15 July
Confirm with Peter Vahry
$ 75
$ 60
$ 45
$ 36
Papakura Mufflers and Performance Exhaust.
27 Elliot St, Papakura Contact Peter Brown 298 6853 15% off all parts.
NZ 4WD Parts and Accessories.
Unit 1 46 Hobill Ave, Manukau City 0800 287 278 20% off all products.
Cookes Ropes and Lifting Equipment.
6-10 Greenmount Drive, East Tamaki 274 4299 5-20% off depending on product Must show Membership Card.
Chain and Rigging Supplies Ltd.
136 Captain Springs Road, Onehunga 636 4775 20% off all products. Must show Membership card.
Actron Fire Services
101 Beaumont Street Ph: 64-9-357 6767 Westhaven Fax: 64-9-357 6769 Auckland email: [email protected] New Zealand Post: P O Box 15095 New Lynn Contact Brett Neilsen
Autoclutch Limited
20 Morningside Drive, Kingsland 849 3737 [email protected] Offering a 20% discount structure on all parts and services sup-plied as standard off the shelf. Membership card required.
4x4 SUZUKI PARTS
10% to 20% discount on Suzuki parts.. Limited models, SJ410, SJ413 and Samurai’s Call Henry van Vugt on 833 5478 or 0274 860 400.
BE Car Parts
aka Brit-Euro Car parts and Braxton Car Lights. 12 Moa St, Otahuhu Contact: Jonty Cooper Tel: 276 7841 Email: [email protected] Web site: www.becarparts.co.nz 20-30% off all products Head & taillights, Bumpers, Guards, Bonnets, Boot lids, Body panels, Wheel covers, Grilles
Bearing Supplies Ltd
40% discount on all bearings and oil seals. Sizes to suit all ap-plications 5A Clemway Place Henderson Ph: 09-837 5777 Fax: 09-837 3820
Japanese Diesel Parts Ltd
Exclusive discount to club members on proof of membership. We can supply Japanese diesel engine parts , new piston kits which are Tiekin , NPR ring sets, cylinder liners and Taiho bearing sets, these are good quality and carry an ISO standard . We have a huge selection of used parts. We also carry stock of new and used cylinder heads; some are reconditioned and we also carry a range of gasket kits, short blocks new and recondi-tioned
www.japanesedieselparts.co.nz
86 Falsgrave Street Waltham Christchurch New Zealand Phone NZ 03 365 6318 Fax 0800 116 111 ( NZ ONLY)
Wurth NZ Ltd
www.wurth.co.nz . There is an E catalogue to view the product range. Club members must show NZFWDA Membership card. Discount varies depending on product. Contact Adam or Jason. Wurth NZ Ltd 42 Hobill Ave Manukau Ph 262 3040
Nu Life Batteries Ltd
Ray Greer
Discount varies, Membership card to be shown. Unit 3, 254 Gt. Sth. Rd. Takanini 09 298 4994 021 958-039 www.nulifebatteries.co.nz
Papamoa Beach Holiday Resort
www.papamoabeach.co.nz
Ph 0800 232 243
Apex Auto Center
www.apexautocentre.co.nz
Brake and clutch parts / manufacture, hoses and cables. 10% Discount off retail price, mention being a club member with job. Contact Evan Woods
Ph 0800 102739
4WDBits
www.4wdbits.co.nz
Various 4x4 parts and accessories including tyres, suspension components and electrical accessories. Competitive rates and discounts available to club members. Contact Warren
ph 9632923 or 027 4783234
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