STUCK IN CROC INFESTED KIMBERLEY RIVER - MAJOR breakage with no fix 400km from help
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- Опубликовано: 19 июн 2024
- Shaun & Graham are BACK with another epic trip to the Kimberley outback!
Our journey starts in the little town of Wyndham to say g’day to some of the locals & to catch up with our good mate Ronnie Morgan.
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Our plan for this trip is going to take us way off the tourist map (with special permission from the local authorities) into one of the MOST remote parts of Australia. 🗺️
Across summer, the Kimberley is blasted by months of deluging rain that turns creeks into raging rivers & closes off the entire region. 🌊 In winter, the Oombi track will see a fair few guided tours, but every season the track needs to be re-opened by the first convoy through & this year, that's us!
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Ronnie has been guiding visitors along the Oombi for many years, and knows this place like the back of his hand, but even he's worried we might not make it through some of the challenges ahead. 😳
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Our Crew:
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Az in the 79 Series from Mits Alloy: www.mitsalloy.com.au
Liam in the big 200 from STEDI: www.stedi.com.au/
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Essential tools:
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4WD Roof Racks: rola.com.au/
12v Setups: www.redarc.com.au
Beer: www.xxxx.com.au/agegate/
Canopy/Tray: www.mitsalloy.com.au
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Quality Towbars: haymanreese.com.au/
UHF/Comms Gear: www.gme.net.au/au/
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Bash Plates: www.customoffroad.com.au/
Oil: rego2oil.castrol.com/en_au/au...
Off-road Winches: www.runvawinch.com.au
Shauno's 4WD Spotlights: www.stedi.com.au/
Shauno's Fridge: www.dometic.com/en-au/outdoor
Towing Mirrors: www.clearviewaccessories.com.au/
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So good to see Shaun and Graham together!!!
Feels like it’s been forever since they were last together I know grahams being doing some outback trips with close family friends
fr its like father and son
Shaun starter issues.
I had the same problem, correct supply voltage measured but starter wouldn’t kick in after driving for a while, never a problem when cold or not driven for a while. It turned out to be the supply wire was a bit short and while driving it would stretch ever so slight causing just enough resistance to reduce the current. I extended length of wire and no problems ever since.
Hope this helps.
Cheers guys
Another great episode 👍🏻
Same here. 1HDT that used to have starting issues warm. Added a bigger gauge supply wire with a big relay right off the battery. Worked a charm.
Can confirm. Wiring looms are often just BARELY long enough, and any heat expansion puts them under strain. ...And that's why my Silverado has about 20' more wire in it than it did when I bought it.
Another problem could be the electrical of the ignition switch contacts wearing.
something simple that you've probably done but often over looked is the earth cables.
Never can have 2 many earths.
Had similar issure on an old Surf/4runner, ran a nice thick earth from the starter mounting bolt to the batter and then 2 the engine and another 2 the chassis. Never had a problem again.
Dodgy earth
So glad grahams back with shauno, the o.g crew.
Ahhh, this isn’t the “OG” crew, not even close
Seeing Shawn and graham in one frame during the cooking session after so long is a delight...cheers boys...time for graham to change colours from white to red to pink to purple and what not in between....lol.
They're as seasoned as that pan!
Video launched 15 minutes ago and I'm staying up late. Cheers from California!
Up too late in Maine tuning in 19 mins after upload
Old video
@@johnfenwick8129 nope just the same track
The cameraman’s a legend let not leave him out he’s got a job to do too. Absolute epic episode guys keep it going heaps more land out there to explore.
Yes, I came down here to say, thank you for including camera car!
The camera crew is part of the trip, struggles, and entertainment!
For a bush fix, I might have taken a couple of leafs off of the leaf pack and and attempt to reuse the U bolt. Great video as always!
I would have removed spring leaves until the broken ubolt was long enough to bolt back together, could always move weight & use a log as a extended bump stop to limit travel
U-bolts aren't threaded up the full length. If it broke above the threads, that wouldn't work.
...And this is why I have a mini buzz-box welder on my rig... It wouldn't be a PRETTY fix, but it'll be a fix.
Buzz box or wire up to battery's in series and throw some beads on that bolt
@@josepena354 Buzzbox gives me more control, and for 40lbs of payload, it's worth it to be able to fix anything that breaks to a higher quality than coathanger and batteries.
Lol loved watching this with me 3yo boy (daddy is that shauno) yes mate! (They crazy fire camping daddy) ha ha can’t wait for next episode 💪👍
@@NikkiTheOtter 49.33 sure looks like plenty thread left to me
I wish we could have an itinerary of this channel's trips so that we can know what is chronological and what we can look forward to.
Yes would be nice with a map showing where they are indeed! 😊
get alot just showing up trying to get involved if we knew when and where they was going.
@@djchrissonayeah exactly. Would be annoying for them
The local episodes are in order, especially when they do these episodes over a few days. They would be hassled by people if they told us exactly where they were and it also takes days to put these episodes together
@@harleyjevisser I know it takes days ... that is not the issue. And I don't want to know where they are on a specific date, but just a general idea so that we can build up anticipation and I also wouldn't want people hassling them. More importantly though, I hate not watching things in chronological order. It's my OCD.
Soo Good to see Graham back on these adventures
Good to have Shaun and Graham back. The last Kimberley episodes were the best videos on RUclips ever. So cool to see the same track and some similar experiences. Makes me want to watch that first series again too!
Good to see Shauno and Grame back together love the Kimberly eps. Good luck fixing thst camera car
I did the Oombi track a few years ago (in a lifted Series 80, a series 100, and an Oka) when the community was still there. It took us three and a half days to get from Home Valley to Oombulgurri, and we thought that was bad. You guys had it worse. River crossings were about the same, but the track was rockier and more overgrown for you guys. Great to see familiar sights like Cockburn Range, Wilson and Durack Crossings and that great croc-free swimming hole, where we actually camped. Thanks for the memories. Looking forward to the rest of the trip. Coincidentally, my neighbour built the School and Post office at Oombi, but the track in was better maintained in his time.
az a hero jumping into that water for the boys
I've missed Shawn and Graham cooking together 😂
SO GOOD TO SEE GRAHAM AND SHAUN BACK!!! FINALLY
Yeah mate! Was a cracker of a trip - still two more eps to go!
@@4WD247WHAT AFL TEAM DOES SHAUNO GO FOR
I love this Ronnie bloke.
Great to see Shaun with his Dad again
Starter issue could be the switch block in the colum. Mud dirt ect gets into them and causes intermitant electrical issues. Sometimes you can pull them apart and clean them. Also as mentioned previously a heavy earth strap too the block helps 🤟
What's the switch block in the column mate?? I've had this issue
I am watching you from France, and you guys make me completly crazy you make me dream
Shaun put a heavy duty earth strap from the chassis to the motor.
thats my thinking also, simple fix and easiest thing to rule out
4wd247 👌& Ronnie . This Kimberly video wouldn't be possible without you. Cheers🍻🐠🐊
I've snapped my locating bolt and U Bolt's same as you. I used a chain around the diff back 2 the towbar and ran my whinch under the front and around the diff and adjusted till rite. I then lashed the diff too the leaf pack with 2.5 tonne ratchet straps. I don't use or trust them little straps. It worked and held till I got home out of the mountains back of Taralga NSW. Slow trip home but it got me home
Az and Liam are the MVPs in this episode. Shake and Bake baby!
Shake and baaaake! 😂😂😂 🤙🤙
A little bit ooof Shake nnnnn Bake!!
Shaun and Graham are my two Legends when it comes to 4x4!
watching from 🇵🇭
This trip with Ronnie up the top of the Kimberley is top of my bucket list
It'll be good if Ronnie joined the four-wheel drive action team and he can fill them up there every year
Same
Same
8k per vehicle. 2 people max plus all consumables and food. Nothing really supplied except Ronnie as a guide... oh and a hot plate
@@claytonelliott7725 your point been ?
What I did on my American 4Runner that was having the same issue with the starter. As I took a Ford starter solenoid. About the same as a winch solenoid. And I ran 10 AWG directly from a 30 amp fuse right off my battery. And I use the original starter signal wire as my signal wire for the new solenoid and ran 10 AWG down to the starter. Have not had an issue since then and it's been over 4 years. Keep up the great content Fellas, we love watching you up here in the PNW!
Mate…having one Roothy was awesome back in the day.
Now we get two! Shauno and Graham are great torch bearers!
The starter gets heat soaked. Need to custom build a heat shield to deflect as much heat as possible from the starter. Had to do that to an old truck I had. After I put the heat shield on the truck and a new starter at the same time I never had another starter problem.
You need to cut the excess thread of your U bolts after they are correctly tensioned, that way they wont catch on anything and prevent them from breaking. Just ask Barnsy at Birdsville Road house. if he hasn't retired.
Great Video guys! As an 80 owner I was chasing the intermittent starter issues. Rebuilt starter, different starter, new battery, alternator, ignition switch and fusible link and still had issues. I found low voltage (6-8v) at the solenoid when it tried to engage the solenoid but the voltage wasn't high enough to engage the solenoid with full force. I knew it wasn't the cables because it would start with a wire from the cable at the starter. I believe it was the result of too much resistance in the old wiring. I was suspicious of the accessory cut-out relay drawing too much but wired In a relay with a fused lead from the battery, activated by the original ignition wire. I am driving a US spec. FZJ80 12 volt with a 4BT Cummins conversion so I don't have an auxiliary solenoid nor was there one originally . That seems to have fixed it. So it was more of an old rig issue. It is cool to see a hardcore wheeler using a wire to jump the starter- I know it's not just me!
Legends doing what they love and showing the world how it should be done
You guys should make a video of all your bush mechanic repairs have helped me countless times
Graham, Shaun, and the beloved camp oven together again for the very first time! Cheers!!
Bloody awesome to see Ronnie again!! Wicked trip boys 👌👌
You think new video
I'm thinking old video
I'm still watching after 28 minutes tho just in case but the first river and Graham not stopping as anchor makes me think old what's chances Graham did it both trips
@@johnfenwick8129I just went back and it’s a different trip. Shawn was in the dirty 30 and the mits boys were the ones that didn’t stop last time
@@johnfenwick8129I was thinking the same as you. Thought they just reloaded old video and came to comments to find out
I had the same problem with my 80 when I converted it from petrol to diesel with the starter motor not working all the time. Installed a 40 amp relay from battery using the original starter trigger wire from starter motor and have never had a problem since. I think your problem is amps not voltage. A lot of after market truck starter motors now come with a external relay mounted to them because they have the same issue
How lucky that you guys are the first guys through nearly every year.
I had to re-watch the trip from 3 years ago to see the differences.
Love it.
How things change.
Aww these are the trips I absolutely love!! Can't wait for the next episode!!
It’s so great to see Shauno and Graham back wheeling together again. It’s just not the same without the team.
Been waiting for another epic with Shaun and Graham back together🤙🏼
Absolutely!
I starting to think every trail and every campsite anywhere is grahams all time favorite 😂
Jeez you dont mind trashing your vehicles boy. You beauty. Love it.
An hour long! Im saving this for tonight when i can grab a snack and crack a cold one!
Shauno you should check all your ground/neutral connections and make sure they are getting a good ground. But definitely a connection issue like a loose wire or ground. Could also be a wire that’s almost broken all the copper inside the insulation of the wire to where you can’t see it. So also a good idea to test all wires.
Feels like the olden days! Love it!
Doing the Oombulgurri again! Hell yeah lads!
That was really an epic episode like the previous Kimberley River trip. Kimberley River trip never disappoints. Eagerly waiting for the next episode of this trip.
These are some of the best produced 4wd videos you can find. Just awesome stuff. Thanks.
this is awesome guys, I really enjoyed this episode, can't wait for second part! best of luck, cheers!
I like when Graham and Shaun come together for an epic adventure
This was worth the wait!!!
What an insane trip!! Thanks for a epic time lads 🤝 keen for the next eps
Good to see Graham and Shaun back together again
Soooo good to see az back in the videos 💪🏼only one getting wet on the Durack crossing what a champ 😂
What a stomper, and its probably going to get more crazy...
Thanks for the share 👀👍🤙
Thanks for explaining the min and max for the bara's, makes much more sense now!!
"five minutes, that's a beer" hahaha love ya work lads
Hi Guys, Love your videos. About 35 years ago, I was on the Cape York track in a 1980 Subaru 4WD wagon, when the rear end broke. I fixed it with some bush welding. 2 12V batteries connected in SERIES, giving you 24V. Also, with the electrical problems, check the EARTH connections. They can often give strange problems. All the best with your adventures.
Looks like a magic trip
Maybe some kind of on board welder would be a good idea , a bit like trailmater in moab
My 80 series has 650,000ks on it and I had the same starting issue. For me it only happened when the engine had been running for a few hours. The only fix was to replace the Earth cable running from the Starter battery to the block and also the fusible link on the starter battery also. So far so good.
Az was putting in the hard yards in this one. Great work!
Lol Shauno should’ve given it the bean’s straight off the bat. ❤😂❤
How a wanted an episode like this! Finally!
Living life to its fullest. Love the show, it inspires me to get out and do it .
Awesome & thanks for showing us your always crazy trips 😂 This one is def on the list to do 😊
Great Episode. Thanks Shauno and Graham.
Intermittent break on the starter solenoid wire maybe, between the relay and the solenoid at the starter motor. bring a multimeter with you next time and when it's not starting and you just hear the click, check for 12v on the solenoid feeder wire. other than that it could be a corroded/dirty ground from the engine but that doesnt really explain why it starts with the wire jumper every time. that fact will lead me to believe its something on the control side before the solenoid wire and maybe an intermittent break/corroded terminal (as things move/vibrate and head/cool, they can make or break connections. check every single connection for green corrosion or loose terminals between the solenoid and the key. wish i could have joined on this trip boys, looked like a great time
I definitely missed out seeing yous in Wyndham as I’m working away 😢everyone looks so happy to have yous legends visit. I know my family always sits down together and enjoy an episode always ❤
Watching this whilst sitting at Wyndham Caravan park with a coldie! Absolute legends!
Good to gaz out of the van and and in the mighty Dmax with shawno again !!! Great ep can't wait for the next one !!
So awesome to see the old guard back together with Ronnie!
love you guys being back together the best i love that track but the most vav is the one with the like 80* angle into the water forgot it's name but truly amazing
Check or replace your bonding strap from the engine block to the Negative on the battery, 100 strands could be broken and only 10 intact that would still allow everything else to run but not enough hold the current required for starting!
I'm thinking that, or same issue anywhere else in the high current starter circuit, I had the same issue once after a bit too much mud in a bog hole
This is one of the better trips. Great so far!!!!
Finally Shawn and Graham together. Banter on! 🎉
I love the camera angle on the baseballcap!! Made that river crossing even more epic! ❤️
Awsome to see the gang again!! Just what I wanted to see 😊
That camper with that Chevrolet tow rig is what dreams are made of right down to the colour match black 🖤 and chrome ⚡🍀😍👍🙏
I would have a portable welder if I was so remote. You guys have everything else.
My thoughts too, probably can't justify the extra weight and room taken up for something you'd only use once a blue moon 🤷♂️
Rossi inverter stick welder, 150 $ 5.5 kilo, always packed in my 4x
You mates got wildest tracks on Australia I love it I’m from the states love all your content mates bye
Bloody SENSATIONAL fellaz 🤘🏽😀🤘🏽❤.
Mates!@27mins, that Creek crossing looks like it could use a fordding build! To the blokes that don't know, that is a natural point for crossing of a creek or river that, often has been helped by a few lads and a few cases of beer, or whatever they used(?) ...After the long day of work, of course! 😉😉, say no more! And what an awesome long weekend adventure it would be! Or, if you are a ranch hand, then milk it for every hour you can! But, bring the boss some nice fillets of Bara! 😉😜🤙
Not one maxtrax appears to have been used!
Ronnie is a legend.
I think a small inverter stick welder would have made a big difference on the bush fix on that leaf spring U-bolt situation. Your on-board vehicle electric systems can probably handle this.
Camera car boys deserve some screen time. No need to hide them behind a lens. Get the legends on the show.
Liams plan to strap it up with logs to stop travel to prevent extra load on the u bolts was on fucking point.
Owgoodzat what a trip and some good Barra Shaun awesome. I have been over that Durack Crossing by boat and that’s crazy enough but never by car, that’s next level. Love your work guys and if your ever back this way I’ll take you out fishing by boat next time 👌🤙.
Cheers legends awesome vid 🙌🍻🎣🎣🎣🎣
So good to see those trips!!! Realy high level!!! After seeing those episodes, during my trips, I feel l'm riding on the highway 🤣
Graham back in the DMax how good is that 🎉
Under 20 minutes!! Keep up the good work boys!
THE BOYS!!! NOTHING BEATS A TRIP WITH THE GANG
Absolutely nothing!
Absolutely awesome trip/video guys... Just an awesome place that Kimberly!! Cheers guys.
Shaun I know a bloke had same issue with the starter motor on his 80 series..He managed to get it sorted by replacing with Land Rover and hasn't had an issue since…
Yucky
😂
Taking the piss there haha
Fun video! On the first challenge, Ronnie was probably biding his time knowing he should have gone first, letting you lads have your fun. Might have saved hours. 😂
Yeah. He sure had to cross it all by himself on the way back and nobody cared. I guess he knows better :-)
The boys are back together 💯💯🙏🏼
I love this trip that you guys do. Wish we had something like this here in the US.
Excellent can’t wait for the next instalment.
Hey Shaun I’d say it’s possibly the ignition barrel on sooty thats faulty and why it doesn’t start sometimes 🤙🤙
Came here to say the same thing 😆
Starter wiring I reckon from battery to starter mine does the same thing be interested to find out what it is aye
Love you guys, wish I could be with you in one of your future travels , I really enjoy your videos here in Zimbabwe.
Was a pleasure to meet you both!!🤘🏼