Obvious answer.
I dig your kudu hood ornament!View attachment 7842699View attachment 7842700KHAUDOM NATIONAL PARK
From Tsumkwe we head north into the wilds of Khaudom after filling up with fuel and water. Now this place is real wild. Thick bush, deep sand and boggy peaty river crossings and elephants around every corner. We spent three days here venturing up to the north of the park where the sand is even deeper.
The bush is lush after resent rains and the grass along the tracks is high. Game viewing is difficult as bush so thick but many big herds of elephant. At some points we just have to sit tight as surrounded by elephants. I fitted a seed net to the front of the vehicle as grass high and In seed. It was definitely needed.
My second time to Khaudom and I love it. It’s truly wild. You have to be prepared as you could be lost for days if you broke down or got stuck on one of the many small tracks through the bush.
Technically youre only allowed in with a minimum two vehicles or in convoy because of its remoteness and high chances of getting stuck. The lady at the southern entrance gate looked at our vehicle and said you’ll be fine
Glad to see it was "updated" as we (US PTO2 drivers) were told
Ineos part number 18728#Hamb./finish the gren yourself / 16747 Z
You do indeed deserve to go on the IA payroll as "consultant proper tester".Ineos know this now and are surely addressing. I will get a fix in Windhoek and will be under the vehicle to check myself.. The cables need to be completely enclosed in a clamp so they can’t fall out. I’m confident I will get fixed. But why didn’t this issue come up in prototype testing. I am over 18k km in and loaded for the whole journey. I’m wondering of all the vehicles that did the 1.8m km of testing how many did that distance loaded and probably 30% dirt roads. Not many I guess.
I’m doing the testing for them at my expense.
I could go under this vehicle with an Ineos engineer and identify issues that should not be there in a vehicle built for purpose. Cable fixings, auxiliary radiator fixings and coolant pipe fixings top the list.
Dont get me wrong it’s a great vehicle and I love it All the major components are spot on but fixings for cables pipes and ancillary equipment needs addressing in my view.
Many more thousands of km to go on far rougher roads once I get fixed up in Windhoek.Then i head north into unknown territory for me
Infact @JeanMercier you are quite right I don’t have a list. The rougher the roads the more I check. If I’m doing long drives on good tar then I just check fluids and cursory look around the car before setting off. On rough roads I will do a more thorough check and crawl underneath to check for anything loose.Probably in his head?
That's what I thought: too busy travelling, visual check of "everything", listening to the car, smelling, and rechecking previous repairs, no list needed
Just a few days ago I posted that the rear skid plate looks like - under certain conditions - it will get packed with icy/slushy/snow. If that winter mix is also full of salt or magnesium chloride it won't be good for the vehicle. A really frozen block will also be hard to clear and could be stuck in there for a while - depending on temperatures and whether you have a heated garage or park outdoors.
Take the rear silencer out then no need for that specific skid plate. That’s my thinking
definitely need aWell done Dave!!
Thankfully nobody got eaten by the lions!
emoji @Stu_Barnes for such efforts.
You know what I didn’t even get a thank you from the driver although the German tourists were appreciative. I think the driver was so concerned about his vehicle and guests to remember to thank me. And no equipment. His truck was wedged against a tree and the driver trying to cut it with a pen knifeWell done Dave!!
Thankfully nobody got eaten by the lions!
. We supplied the saw and all the recovery kit.
Can you send a link to speed nuts please I don’t know them. I will add to my kit of cable ties, silicone , sealant ,gaffer tape, roll of garden wire. nuts bolts screws etc electrical connectors and so on
