Since our last trip UpNorth we have been mostly stationary. We did fit in a weekend trip to the (camping not allowed) Perth Hills and also a few trips to nearby Dwellingup, either in a cabin/chalet or camping at Lane Pools.
But there is a plan in the making, making use of an extended Queens Birthday long weekend in Western Australia (end of Sep). This involves an anticlockwise run through the west end of the Great Victoria Desert followed by a return via the western end of the Anne Beadell Hwy/Track. The timing, from a wildflower and fly perspective, should be good.
The truck has seen a few maintenance type changes.
– New Koni shocks all round
– Two new tyres at the rear (Michelin 365/80 R20’s)
– New LED headlights
– Drained and replaced oil in the rear portals (decided to stay with the Castrol Universal Plus in this application for now)
– Engine oil replaced and all other oil points inspected/topped-up. (portals, diffs, gearbox, overdrive)
New (very expensive) tyres.
New Michelin’s
and shocks (not cheap either)
Koni’s
and the new headlights (looking much less impressive than the price they came at)
LED’s
The new shocks and tyres were aimed at curing the characteristic rocking motion afflicting most of the 435 series Unimog’s and specifically the U1300L, aptly termed the Parkinson effect. I’m sad to report that we are still nodding merrily above 80 kph.
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