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Toyota Off-Road Driving
This is a two part series on how to drive off-road from Toyota. It explains everything you need to know and how to do it. Pay close attention.
http://offroadaction.ca/2014/03/21/80s-australian-toyota-tra...
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willardguy
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very cool! for some reason part 1 wouldn't play for me though.
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David K
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A blast from the past! The big bar guards on the front of those Land Cruisers are called Roo Bars... Kangaroos are like rabbits only huge, and if you
hit a roo, it can mess up your day... so the roo bars help protect the front of your truck/ Jeep in Oz.
Thanks TW... a fun watch, and the basic information is spot on... especially the sand driving and the first recommendation to let the air out to about
50% of the street pressure! 
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
A blast from the past! The big bar guards on the front of those Land Cruisers are called Roo Bars... Kangaroos are like rabbits only huge, and if you
hit a roo, it can mess up your day... so the roo bars help protect the front of your truck/ Jeep in Oz.
Thanks TW... a fun watch, and the basic information is spot on... especially the sand driving and the first recommendation to let the air out to about
50% of the street pressure! |
"let the air out"????? Wow, that is a seldom heard recommendation!!! Who would have thunk it???? I think we should all try an get the word out.
(extreme kidding, David) 
Barry
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David K
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Some of the good old wisdoms are the best...
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Ateo
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Awesome videos. The music is awesome too.
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I was a bit surprised they did not know to put a blanket or jacket over the winch cable. I also never thought of burying a tire in the sand to winch
out.
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Love the 80's vintage vehicles: Hilux, Landcruiser etc. and lovely Australian landscapes. Some areas look a bit like Baja coast.
Good Information.
Brought back memories - thank you for sharing.
\"Probably the airplanes will bring week-enders from Los Angeles before long, and the beautiful poor bedraggled old town will bloom with a
Floridian ugliness.\" (John Steinbeck, 1940, discussing the future of La Paz, BCS, Mexico)
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willardguy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Whale-ista
Love the 80's vintage vehicles: Hilux, Landcruiser etc. and lovely Australian landscapes. Some areas look a bit like Baja coast.
Good Information.
Brought back memories - thank you for sharing. |
I agree, very cool cars! I love the FJ60's but they didnt
have alot of love over here, didn't the Australian versions come with diesel's?
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Winch Anchor
| Quote: | Originally posted by TW
I was a bit surprised they did not know to put a blanket or jacket over the winch cable. I also never thought of burying a tire in the sand to winch
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When I was Doddle Bugging in South Texas all of our Equipment had winches and hanging on the Winch Cable was a 15lb. Boat Drag Anchor. On the Gulf
Coast there isn't any Trees or Rocks to tie off to winch your self out. The drag anchor worked very well.
[Edited on 3-23-2014 by J.P.]
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