great tune, many memories ......damn was it that long ago ????????
Drovers new Rig - "Big Mal"
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Certainly was....but doesn't feel it.
Or maybe I forgot again.
Or maybe I forgot again.
So what do you do when the water pump starts sucking air from one tank ??????????????, do it the easy way, replace all the hoses from tanks to pump, no messing about sort the damn thing out in one hit, water flows nicely again with new hose................old stuff was a bit hard, new blue water hose now................could have wasted time finding where but thought stuff it, now all good, all happy.
Ordered a spare cassette for the Old thunder Box, handy while we live in Big Mal but also when free camping, no panic just reload The Thunderator, ordered one from Caravansplus on Monday postie turned up with it today (Thursday), $167 so more than happy......................
Ordered a spare cassette for the Old thunder Box, handy while we live in Big Mal but also when free camping, no panic just reload The Thunderator, ordered one from Caravansplus on Monday postie turned up with it today (Thursday), $167 so more than happy......................
Good job on the hoses @Drover .... But two thunder box cassettes? Geez you must be "Full of 
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!!!" ainkiller: eep:"You better believe it" @dagree ,:fish: My boys and old workmates have mentioned it numerous times so must be true..:highly_amused:.......................even Mrs D has chimed in....:shocked:..................................but I don't care, I'm off to the beach in the morning......
Well the house is built, grass is growing and the bank is empty, so jobs that don't require any money are at the fore................rolled under Big Mal today to adjust the brakes, parked on concrete makes it soooo much easier, adjusted them up only needed a click or 2 so might have been the weight onboard previously that gave them a hard time, anyway all good now and even found a bearing that needed a touch up, thankfully not replacing...................Grey water tanks while flushed when we moved out of van, boy they needed another go after a month, yucky big time..........slowly going to go over the rig from front to back so by the time late Feb rolls around we may be able to rock on down to Temora for a Flying Day and a bit of a general meander back to civilization via Lightning Ridge or somewhere.......................................and I didn't smack my nogging on things as I zoomed around on my trolley under Big Mal, a good day.
Best place to stay in Temora is the Airfield camp area but get in early
Where's the free camp?
We'll be staying in Young over Christmas might run out there and check it out
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Opposite the Railway station.......................http://www.temora.com.au/places-to-stay/temora-free-camp.aspx
Looks all right in the pics, no pets in free camp a bit unusual, self contained only wonder how well they'll police that.
Replaced a vent I broke inside Mal, the timber walls aren't much, I used a box cutter to trim the hole for the new vent, $7 at Green Shed........came up really well...................
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................and I stuffed the cavity of the Fully Insulated van with styro, they must have missed a section..........
and if your missus ever says she wants new curtains as you run away tell her to buy them, don't go down the we will make them path............it's truly terrifying I can tell you, looks good now but hell it's a pain to cut out the stuff when you want a straight edge................Hoping I get to town and get aan exhaust place to bend me some pipe for my Sat Dish mount before we roll, will save having to use the damn stand each time and also make it harder for some low life to lift.
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..full tools..........................................and I stuffed the cavity of the Fully Insulated van with styro, they must have missed a section..........and if your missus ever says she wants new curtains as you run away tell her to buy them, don't go down the we will make them path............it's truly terrifying I can tell you, looks good now but hell it's a pain to cut out the stuff when you want a straight edge................Hoping I get to town and get aan exhaust place to bend me some pipe for my Sat Dish mount before we roll, will save having to use the damn stand each time and also make it harder for some low life to lift.
Since the demise of my Coleman table I suddenly realized we had nothing to hold the chips off the ground or Mrs D's wine bottle, the Scots blood came to the fore and with a looook around the shed I spied a $12 BCF camping table which we use at the beach and a short length of sail rail and an brilliant idea evolved, need to buy some more rivets..............................
So a picture says it all but for the obtuse, cut sail rail so end of table slots into it, drop one set of legs down on table, line up table to side of van ( on even ground) mark bottom of table edge with pencil onside of van, line up rail on mark, double sided tape to rail to hold it and check levels with table in possy, when satisfied rivet the rail to van, fit table add chair and beer.............................this could work on glass walled rigs as well, just have to sikaflex and plaster screws...
Unsuspecting $12 table......
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$5 rail........
and Tah Daa the wine, beer and chip support.............
testing will take place later..............
The more observant will notice no mention of removal of other legs, they are tucked away so table can still be used for away trips..........................and under $20.....
So a picture says it all but for the obtuse, cut sail rail so end of table slots into it, drop one set of legs down on table, line up table to side of van ( on even ground) mark bottom of table edge with pencil onside of van, line up rail on mark, double sided tape to rail to hold it and check levels with table in possy, when satisfied rivet the rail to van, fit table add chair and beer.............................this could work on glass walled rigs as well, just have to sikaflex and plaster screws...
Unsuspecting $12 table......
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................$5 rail........
and Tah Daa the wine, beer and chip support.............
The more observant will notice no mention of removal of other legs, they are tucked away so table can still be used for away trips..........................and under $20.....
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Yep....smart.
We toyed with the idea of using the internal table the same way but didn't go ahead with it. Glad now we didn't as it probably would have not been suitable for outdoors....and picked up moisture etc.
But this one is!
We toyed with the idea of using the internal table the same way but didn't go ahead with it. Glad now we didn't as it probably would have not been suitable for outdoors....and picked up moisture etc.
But this one is!