Macetown, Is this New Zealand's best 4WD track?!
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- Опубликовано: 9 сен 2024
- I take on the Macetown Track and the Arrow river solo in winter! With a total of 47 River crossings for the day, along with some amazing views and pieces of history.
This is a trip every 4wd'er and family should do! During the winter season the trail will be tough, muddy and slippery with the crossings frosty, cold and deep. If you want to head into Macetown for your first time, I advise you take it on in summer to start with. A wrong crossing here could drown your truck rather easily. Through the winter expect ice, snow, rock falls, landslides and more. This has the be New Zealand's Best 4WD Track.
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“Bloody Queenstown $2.36 a litre” nearly choked on my drink with current prices
Where did you see that price? I've been paying $2.66 + for the past few months lol
@@lostsheepadventures that’s the price you mentioned in the video lol
Update, it got worse…. Lol
@@nozzie9197 Update, still not really any better
I feel a binge watch coming on! you put a lot of work into these vids. Nice work, liked and subbed
Cheers mate! luckily it is a lot of fun making them, (most of the time) haha
@@lostsheepadventures You do every climb every decent and every river crossing twice? Or you leave 25 cameras out till you come back? I checked- your shoes and trousers are dry at the tunnel and at the battery. If you ever find yourself back up Waihi way I can show you lots of mining relics here too- they are in every valley around here.
@@t.h.o.r. hahhaha everything thats on camera has been done twice. If it has multiple angles, then each hell, sometimes tackle it 4 times to get the shots ae
Best one yet. great job on the filming it's hard work placing the camera and having to go back and get it.
Smiles, laughter, babes and beers 😆
haha everything needed for a great summers day out!
Damnnnn that cave tho, that's a whole other adventure on it's own. Your bush tucker is a beauty chur butha🤙
awesome video dude, you keep things really interesting and love your enthusiasm! Well done!
Thanks man👍 from Wgtn 🇳🇿
Flown by - fascinating.
Just subscribed and Great to see parts of the Land of the Long White Cloud . My primary school teacher (John Grant) South of Adelaide used to explain in detail about different places in NZ and I loved the sound it ! of it
Thanks for Sharing. Another track on the list to check. Cheers from Canterbury.
Love your videos and the history and knowledge you share with everyone.
Thanks man! I appreciate the comment.
@@lostsheepadventures Cheers bro! Did you end up doing the Coalpit road and video in the end? I've heard thats quite the tricky one when it's wet, nevermind icy!
@@neillungerer1794 Unfortunately no, first piece of the trail i blew a CV and radiator so exvaced back to town haha
@@lostsheepadventures Oh no lol! Well, it looks like your setup now should nail it next time :)
I need to get to mace town i flew out off Christchurch from Wellington on route to Melbourne last week the views in and out of there was absolutely stunning
Sweet trip bro. Love all that mining history down there. 👍👍
My Grandmother was born in Macetown in 1898.
Ha bro Kenneth here from the mudboggers we meet you today up skippers bro keep up your work love watching your vids 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
Nice one man, fellow RUclipsr and jeeper her in Auckland. I’m driving down soon will have to catch up and go on a mission!
👍👍👍great video..good job bro👌✌😊
I just biked up there
Will be picking up a 4wd in Queenstown in a few weeks with my teenage daughter. Any chance you'd be keen to join us to do some of the local trails?
Hey mate! Unfortunately I'm out of town for another month yet. Hope you have a wicked trip though!
Ahhh the good old days of petrol at $2.36
how much trout did you see?
damn i wanna tour the south island so bad...
Hey where’s the video where you went to lake sheehey in Alexandra
Its part of the Carricktown video, I add it in on the end there.
Enjoyed your vid from humid Queensland.
Whats the deal with your bull bar ?
Haven’t seen one like that before.
Cheers
Tom
Ah the stinger bullbar? Came with the truck and like the style. Its designed to stop a frontal roll over and give a visual reference to the driver of approach angle.
Lost Sheep Adventures Interesting. Never seen one like that over this way. Probably like everything this side of the ditch, its either illegal or compulsory LOL.
Love your little light weight rig.
Keep up the good work👍
@@Tomdogful Turns out that one was too large to be legal anyways haha so its off the truck now as i look for one withing the limit
#4 wire
You look so blazed.
Are you always snacking?
If it can’t be fixed with number 8 fencing wire, it can’t be fixed!
If fuel costs are getting to you, get a diesel (Toyota) and go to the BP truckstop on Gorge Rd......
Sold a single cab hilux 2.8 +t a few months after buying this haha Love the jeep too much now to think about selling it but if fuel stays on the rise, maybe a diesel swap could be in order haha
should've kept the Hilux, I reckon.....
Be a man Jono, drop a 1kz in the jeep
How's the track at this time of year as far as traffic and water levels? Imagine how much of a mission it would have been to get the parts for Anderson's Battery in there back in the day.
Water levels are low and traffic is high from New Years on-wards for around 3 weeks ish.
The track would have been in better condition back in the day but still would have been a huge effort to get any of that gear in there.
Hey mate, love your channel. Do you get nervous driving a petrol through deep crossings like these?
Not at all, know the limits of the vehicle and waterproof everything you can. Its usually sweet as!
Good vid! Nice job
Is a snorkel a must for this trip? Keen to go check it out
After the recent flooding i would say, yes. Some of the crossing on the main road are now easily bonnet depth
I love your Jeep ! Can you please tell me what size tyres you have on it ?
33x10.5R15
Hey Jono, are you based in Chch? I´m keen on tagging along to one of your trips with my 4X4! Hit me up bro!
Sorry mate, way down in Queenstown ae but will keep ya in mind if i'm around that way
ah well, I will hit you up when I am around Queenstown!
and good job on your drives and your videos! very legit and enjoyable :)
I'd like too do this trip , is it very straight forward track too follow if never been ?
Once you are on the track there isn't anywhere to get lost. The 1st 8 crossings are the tricky part if never been there before but in summer can be easily navigated
Any good for dirt bikes or river crossings to deep ?
Summer time could be worth a shot, as a stock vehicle can get through. Any other season, probably not do-able
You bought a Jeep!???
Should always travel with another car, can help each other if you stuck.
Number 1 best recovery tool is another vehicle. Yet not everyone is as keen to double, maybe triple, the time a track takes so i can film it haha
@@lostsheepadventures wow thanks for the reply bro!
24:00 A couple of imaginary mates?
colin Menai haha na they did show and we hit the coal pit, hadn’t wheeled in so long together I kinda skipped the filming part... oops
where you get that nudge bar from and are they legal for on road in NZ?
Came with the vehicle, its a Rugged Ridge modular XHD front bar. From what i've been told, Stingers are not legal in NZ. Seems there are a couple that are, but just simple removed this to save hassle
@@lostsheepadventures oh yea, sweet as thank you :)
@@lostsheepadventures would you be interested in selling it? i would be keen but I live in Auckland, also got a TJ
@@fpv_airborne1953 Not really mate, its all part of the bar and at the moment the whole vehicle is currently for sale
@@lostsheepadventures okay no worries, yea saw the listing! hopefully you sell it ;)
Where did you get your swaybar unit from? Would this one be easy to use: www.extremeterrain.com/jks-front-swaybar-quicker-jk-tj-2001.html
Believe it was a rugged ridge one. Would find it a little difficult to put back together at times. The JKS style looks to be a bit easier. I have had a couple problems with VTNZ wanting to fail them though saying they need Cert.
@@lostsheepadventures Thank you for the feedback. This one looks as though it might be easier to connect and disconnect. The VTNZ might be a problem with all of them here. www.hrokbox.com/2001-front-swaybar-quicker-disconnect-system-compatible-with-9706-jeep-wrangler-tj-for-256-lifts-p-167471.htm
@@lostsheepadventures: Ordered from Amazon and fitted a
Get a boat. 😂😂😁
Probably be more fuel efficient haha
wondrous movies better than any porn haha... greetings from misty isle tassy
Watching this in 2022 made me laugh about you complaining about fuel being 2.36 lol
Ohh tell me about it! Got a more fuel efficient truck now yet still spending more on fuel! Dam near an extra dollar on top now. Maybe time to go electric for offroad ae? hahaha