Every time i think i have caught up on your vids i find some more lol ! Which is great as i always have something from you to watch. Lovin the Bush TV mate ! 🤠🤌
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Another good episode mate. Nothing like a bit of old bush ingenuity and thinking outside the box with the bypass there and the value of taking some basic spares....well done.
So I know that area very well and spent a lot of time looking for those elusive gold mines to explore, certainly brought back some good memories of those times and I still get around some bush tracks up here in Qld in my Subaru xv so still enjoying the great aussie bush, keep it up mate and all the best Cheers Wappy
The area around crooked river is pristine, fished crooked river many times camped where you camped those fire pits where great really enjoying your vid.
Love these videos mate, I lived in Gippsland for a while before moving to Queensland. Sure do miss the high country. Thanks for showing us what you do.
I’m like very much youprogram because you’re very polite and I’m gonna tell you we done that high plan Dargo 15 years ago With new car Reynold and my husband wasn’t very pleased at all, but I loved the scenery😊
Its a special place the Vic high country, Always plenty to see and the change of eco system amazes me. Thanks for you comment, Glad you enjoy the Bush Tv.
Murphys Law when you're out'n about. I would have put the billy on for a cuppa as well while I waited. At least it wasn't cold enough to need the cabin heater. My L series subaru did it one night and -3C, just a quick fix to get home using a vice grip as a clamp with some wire did the trick, luckily. You had a great spot to do some repairs though.
Love your work mate There was a time when you could go to Talbotville early Nintys and not see anybody for two or three days now i stay away from the joint and where you camped the river was three times wider.
Cheers mate, it's very rare I'd camp there as well the last time was 2006 and had some very noisy campers start trouble with a guy there. Use to be some really good spots along the track but they seem gone as well. Glad you enjoy mate. Cheers for the feedback 👍
I'm enjoying your videos, thanks. We had exactly the same issue ( & fix) with a mates 80 series, but were in deep sand & 42deg day at the Coorong in S,A. At least yours was relatively convenient..
Go the 80! Years ago driving my old Rangie up Mt.Terrible… The underside of my top radiator hose was cut by the fan. It was caused by failed engine mount , twisting of drivetrain, especially in low range.
Hey mate, a little trick with a flooded saw is put the saw on the ground, no choke, hold the throttle wide open and you can also take the air filter cover off and keep pulling it over reasonably quick and it’ll splutter into life then a few good revs and it’ll be good to go again, just found your channel and enjoying your videos
G'day Adam, Welcome to the channel, Thanks for the tip mate. The old saw I used to have flooded all the time so I used to do exactly what you said 👍that time was funny, as I put it down to get out the tools the couple just over from me seen what happened and walked over with there saw 😂 They introduced themselves and ended up being Subscribers. Great couple 👍 Glad you're enjoying the content mate and thanks for taking the time to comment 👍
@@Bush-Tv almost like fate that you don’t usually camp there and your saw flooded and they happened to be subscribers ha, the high county is my ‘backyard’ as well might see you on the tracks one day
Just watched your latest content of the Dargo high plains / basalt knob and bull town spur. Loved it. Been 30 years since I drove this area. Still looks familiar so thanks for the great memories. Sorry about your luck with the heater hose but you handled it like a champ. Always prepared!
Glad you enjoyed mate, its such a great area. Almost tempted to get back to that spot and camp at Whisky Bottle flat (30 Mile Creek) yeah prepared as much as I can mate I don't carry everything but some must essentials. Glad I brought back a memory for you mate.
The steep section above where you did the first fix, few years back that was in bad condition, I had to take the left option. Was very relieved to make it down there, very close to putting the old girl on her side. Depending on conditions that lower section of basalt knob south can be one of the gnarliest in the HC. Not for new players. 2nd spot, what a background to your bush mechanics. Maybe invest in a coolant temp gauge with alarm for the old girl, the factory ones spike suddenly and it's almost too late
I used to have an 80 series in the early 2000's and I had problems a little similar. It turned out to be the heater core being blocked which created the back pressure that blew the hose that runs under the dash. I had a wierd smell a bit like McDonalds pancakes in the cab for a couple of weeks. But check the heater core to see if it is clogging - it's connected to the overall cooling system and crap can block it.
Another great video mate. Even the camera made some of those tracks look steep, so they must have been very steep! Were you worried about your antifreeze % getting down too far?
Cheers mate, Glad you enjoyed 👍 Yeah pritty steep that section. I was a bit worried about it a tad bit wasn't to cold where I camped until the last night
I'm a new subscriber to this channel and I'm enjoying the episodes so far. I'm slowly going through your past episodes, starting from the very beginning. And I'm sure others have already commented before me that you're style of camping, and touring episodes has great similarities to that of Tim Bates, but only with an 80 Series. 😁Love it.👍
One of those trips when the gremlins come out, good to fix it yourself and not stop your trip, pretty steep track, bit of puckering going on 😅😅 have you got a sat phone for if you get lost/hurt on your solo adventures 😊
G'day mate, The first section of Basalt Knob is Apparently one of the gnarliest in the VHC (obviously in different conditions) I would disagree saying Ortons tk, Mt Sunday Tk are up there👍 The puckering started when the temp rise happened. I have a PLB on me all the time.👍you just never know what could happen out there
Awesome flick this time round mate! Always love to see you've posted up another adventure of yours; gets me excited for my next outing out in the bush! I hate the thought of wild cats out in the sticks, they just wreak soo much havoc on our native wild life and a lot of the time they kill just for satisfying their prey drive instinct, usually they're not even hungry; they definitely do not belong out there... Well done mate nonetheless !
Love it mate. Thanks for the dedication! Is the Dargo High Plains Road open at this time of year? Would love to follow along a similar route in a month, but I'm worried too many tracks may be closed to access these areas. Keep up the top work mate👍
G'day Todd, Glad you like mate 👍 The Dargo high plains Rd is closed at the moment. I do think Ritchies Rd might be open. Would be a good run down to Talbotville but definitely do the research to see if any tracks are closed 👍
@@Bush-Tv Cheers mate! Better to be safe than sorry. I'll be doing my research in the coming weeks so fingers crossed I can find a clear route. Cheers man!
great video mate. with that hose, you may want to check the heater tap if its the original. they get brittle with age and can break at the most inconvenient times. Mine did about 6 years ago up near Bright. EDIT : and now im at the 24 min mark and bugga!
Refreshing content mate. Good to see you getting out there and doing it. The 4WD scene has become oversaturated with big money setups and gear. I much prefer seeing a down to earth perspective 👍
Thanks mate I totally agree 👍a lot Also have all the gear and no idea 😂nice simple setup mate that's how I like it 👍 thanks for the feedback mate glad you enjoy 🍻
@@Bush-Tv Also you have really solid camera setup. It really captures a crisp image. Its surprising how well it shows the steep tracks. What do you use? Might buy something similar to document my next trip to the Flinders.
Nice video, shame about the issues, A while ago I removed that whole metal pipe and rubber pipe from the block and just ran a rubber heater hose to the t junction and I haven’t had any issues since, also I recently saw the heater tap looking suss and I ordered a replacement, upon removing it snapped like yours so I was lucky I changed it when I did. The factory dash gauge isn’t the best and sometimes it’s too late when it’s showing it’s too hot.
@@Bush-Tv yes sorry I did just run rubber heater hose from the block to the top where the t junction is, so if it fails again you can just replace a hose and you have less connections to fail. From Memory I replaced all the heater hoses and used brass connectors, I think I moved the t junction further away from the heater tap towards the left so that the hose doesn’t have to bend back in towards the right near the heater tap but I made sure it’s not rubbing on anything and also the t junction is easier to get too as not right in the top if you know what I mean. My gas converter is mounted on the left mud guard so the hose run is longer than yours as yours is mounted to the motor.
@@Stevenk770 Yeah sounds like what I should be doing mate. I've been looking into doing a bypass on that pesky hose. They mounted the vaporiser on the manifold so that's a bit tight with some hoses. Thanks for getting back to me mate 👍 really appreciate it
Another good episode mate I think I gotta bypass my heater aswell heater core is stuffed or needs flushing When I use heater it just blows out cool air I will try flushing see if that helps cheers for sharing keep the vids coming
@@glenwaverley23 👍any other situation say like boiling in the block I would have left it cool down for at least 30 minutes, Then just crack the capwith a heavy rag with lots of caution
i have a 80 series 1hz manual unlocked muddies 2inch lift runva winch ...just wondering does yours have lockers....and would mine do those tracks unlocked?
Mate the videos only get better and better. Fantastic video mate can't wait for the next episode.
Thanks Sam, the next ones a nice warm hut
Gee what a great job fixing that hose..
Terrific video. and I loved the schnitzel meal. looked great.
Cheers mate, yeah that hose didn't like me to much that day.
Glad you enjoyed mate 👍
Thanks again. Great illustration of the value of taking spares and tools.
Cheers mate, always prepared as much as possible anyway 👍
Every time i think i have caught up on your vids i find some more lol !
Which is great as i always have something from you to watch.
Lovin the Bush TV mate !
🤠🤌
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Nothing better than a bush fix on a top of a hill.. 🤠
Definitely had the views to go mate 👍
Thanks for the sharing as always enjoyed watching. Keep the great work coming !👍👍🍻🍻
Cheers Mark. 🍺🍻
Doing the same trip in a few weeks the Basult track would be hectic in the wet! Keep it comin bushy
Yeah your not wrong mate, tyres Down to 22(even 20) and good momentum
Another good episode mate.
Nothing like a bit of old bush ingenuity and thinking outside the box with the bypass there and the value of taking some basic spares....well done.
Cheers Damo, yeah there's been a couple of times I've had to think outside the box mate and most the times I get through 👍
Great vid mate, love the country.
Thanks, glad you like 👍
Great spots, great content........ Great job mate !
cheers 😎👌
Glad you enjoyed mate, Its awesome up that way
Great video again mate with a bit of everything keep up the good work
Thanks Louie, Glad you liked mate 👍
Amazing content good luck for every episode that you share my friend god bless you 🙏👍💯
The 80 looks super clean
Thanks mate 👍 had her for 18 years now, done countless trips 👍
Great episode mate. Always looking forward to the next one. 🤠
Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed 👍
mint upload
Cheers
Jim
No worries Jim, cheers mate 👍
So I know that area very well and spent a lot of time looking for those elusive gold mines to explore, certainly brought back some good memories of those times and I still get around some bush tracks up here in Qld in my Subaru xv so still enjoying the great aussie bush, keep it up mate and all the best Cheers Wappy
Would have been good back in the day mate that's for sure.
Glad it's brought back memories mate 👍
The area around crooked river is pristine, fished crooked river many times camped where you camped those fire pits where great really enjoying your vid.
Great spot mate,
Plenty of places to have a spin and can't go wrong mid week without the crowds 👍 glad you enjoyed mate cheers 👍
Watching it now, is that a new swag ?
She's a 2012 Swag mate 👍
Love these videos mate, I lived in Gippsland for a while before moving to Queensland. Sure do miss the high country. Thanks for showing us what you do.
No worries Joel, recon I'd miss it here if I moved mate.
Just a special part of the world 👍
I’m like very much youprogram because you’re very polite and I’m gonna tell you we done that high plan Dargo 15 years ago With new car Reynold and my husband wasn’t very pleased at all, but I loved the scenery😊
Its a special place the Vic high country, Always plenty to see and the change of eco system amazes me. Thanks for you comment, Glad you enjoy the Bush Tv.
Awesome footage as always. 👍
Thanks mate glad you liked 👍
Murphys Law when you're out'n about. I would have put the billy on for a cuppa as well while I waited. At least it wasn't cold enough to need the cabin heater. My L series subaru did it one night and -3C, just a quick fix to get home using a vice grip as a clamp with some wire did the trick, luckily. You had a great spot to do some repairs though.
was pretty lucky mate, I had snow that night on a night drive, so that would have been interesting, The old clamp trick works a treat mate. 👍👍
Love your work mate There was a time when you could go to Talbotville early Nintys and not see anybody for two or three days now i stay away from the joint and where you camped the river was three times wider.
Cheers mate, it's very rare I'd camp there as well the last time was 2006 and had some very noisy campers start trouble with a guy there.
Use to be some really good spots along the track but they seem gone as well.
Glad you enjoy mate.
Cheers for the feedback 👍
Love your videos mate, down to earth and totally relatable to the average punter.
Thanks mate glad you enjoyed.
Nice and simple mate, what I run work well plus keeps the weight down as well.
I'm enjoying your videos, thanks. We had exactly the same issue ( & fix) with a mates 80 series, but were in deep sand & 42deg day at the Coorong in S,A. At least yours was relatively convenient..
Cheers David, I was lucky the day wasn't to hot otherwise I would have pulled it over really fast.
Another awesome video mate! Was there last weekend and it was bloody awesome, cant wait to get back for another play!! Keep up the great work mate 🍻
Cheers mate, it's a great track that so tempting to go back myself 👍
@@Bush-Tv I cant blame ya mate, its a cracker of a spot!
Go the 80!
Years ago driving my old Rangie up Mt.Terrible… The underside of my top radiator hose was cut by the fan. It was caused by failed engine mount , twisting of drivetrain, especially in low range.
Sounds Nasty mate
Hey mate, a little trick with a flooded saw is put the saw on the ground, no choke, hold the throttle wide open and you can also take the air filter cover off and keep pulling it over reasonably quick and it’ll splutter into life then a few good revs and it’ll be good to go again, just found your channel and enjoying your videos
G'day Adam, Welcome to the channel, Thanks for the tip mate.
The old saw I used to have flooded all the time so I used to do exactly what you said 👍that time was funny, as I put it down to get out the tools the couple just over from me seen what happened and walked over with there saw 😂
They introduced themselves and ended up being Subscribers.
Great couple 👍
Glad you're enjoying the content mate and thanks for taking the time to comment 👍
@@Bush-Tv almost like fate that you don’t usually camp there and your saw flooded and they happened to be subscribers ha, the high county is my ‘backyard’ as well might see you on the tracks one day
@@adamw225 hahaha very true mate, the last time I camped there before that trip was 2006.
You might see me up there mate, 👍
Just watched your latest content of the Dargo high plains / basalt knob and bull town spur. Loved it. Been 30 years since I drove this area. Still looks familiar so thanks for the great memories. Sorry about your luck with the heater hose but you handled it like a champ. Always prepared!
Glad you enjoyed mate, its such a great area. Almost tempted to get back to that spot and camp at Whisky Bottle flat (30 Mile Creek) yeah prepared as much as I can mate I don't carry everything but some must essentials.
Glad I brought back a memory for you mate.
The steep section above where you did the first fix, few years back that was in bad condition, I had to take the left option. Was very relieved to make it down there, very close to putting the old girl on her side. Depending on conditions that lower section of basalt knob south can be one of the gnarliest in the HC. Not for new players. 2nd spot, what a background to your bush mechanics. Maybe invest in a coolant temp gauge with alarm for the old girl, the factory ones spike suddenly and it's almost too late
Same for me mate. We went up there back in 2006 and was really cut up.
Funny you say about the temp alarm, I've looked at those and will get one 👍
I used to have an 80 series in the early 2000's and I had problems a little similar. It turned out to be the heater core being blocked which created the back pressure that blew the hose that runs under the dash. I had a wierd smell a bit like McDonalds pancakes in the cab for a couple of weeks. But check the heater core to see if it is clogging - it's connected to the overall cooling system and crap can block it.
Touch wood it's not that that's blocked mate.
Those hoses were well overdue to be replaced
Another great video mate. Even the camera made some of those tracks look steep, so they must have been very steep!
Were you worried about your antifreeze % getting down too far?
Cheers mate, Glad you enjoyed 👍 Yeah pritty steep that section.
I was a bit worried about it a tad bit wasn't to cold where I camped until the last night
I'm a new subscriber to this channel and I'm enjoying the episodes so far. I'm slowly going through your past episodes, starting from the very beginning. And I'm sure others have already commented before me that you're style of camping, and touring episodes has great similarities to that of Tim Bates, but only with an 80 Series. 😁Love it.👍
Welcome aboard, Yes some have mentioned that mate. Like Tim I like to keep it simple. Glad you're enjoying the videos mate. Cheers for the feedback.
One of those trips when the gremlins come out, good to fix it yourself and not stop your trip, pretty steep track, bit of puckering going on 😅😅
have you got a sat phone for if you get lost/hurt on your solo adventures 😊
G'day mate, The first section of Basalt Knob is Apparently one of the gnarliest in the VHC (obviously in different conditions) I would disagree saying Ortons tk, Mt Sunday Tk are up there👍
The puckering started when the temp rise happened.
I have a PLB on me all the time.👍you just never know what could happen out there
Awesome flick this time round mate!
Always love to see you've posted up another adventure of yours; gets me excited for my next outing out in the bush!
I hate the thought of wild cats out in the sticks, they just wreak soo much havoc on our native wild life and a lot of the time they kill just for satisfying their prey drive instinct, usually they're not even hungry; they definitely do not belong out there...
Well done mate nonetheless !
100% Agree with the cats mate.
Need more trappers out there to rid them.
Glad you enjoyed the content mate cheers.
Nice to see this channel has really started get some momentum nice work mate . Thanks for sharing your adventures with us
G'day Rad, slowly getting there mate.
Hard work is starting to pay off 👍👍
Love it mate. Thanks for the dedication!
Is the Dargo High Plains Road open at this time of year? Would love to follow along a similar route in a month, but I'm worried too many tracks may be closed to access these areas.
Keep up the top work mate👍
G'day Todd, Glad you like mate 👍 The Dargo high plains Rd is closed at the moment. I do think Ritchies Rd might be open.
Would be a good run down to Talbotville but definitely do the research to see if any tracks are closed 👍
@@Bush-Tv Cheers mate! Better to be safe than sorry. I'll be doing my research in the coming weeks so fingers crossed I can find a clear route. Cheers man!
@@Toddpeekence 👍👍👍 have a good trip mate 👍
great video mate. with that hose, you may want to check the heater tap if its the original. they get brittle with age and can break at the most inconvenient times. Mine did about 6 years ago up near Bright.
EDIT : and now im at the 24 min mark and bugga!
Yeah sure was that mate.
I got another one sitting here looking at me, Now just have to get off my but and change it 👍
Refreshing content mate. Good to see you getting out there and doing it.
The 4WD scene has become oversaturated with big money setups and gear. I much prefer seeing a down to earth perspective 👍
Thanks mate I totally agree 👍a lot Also have all the gear and no idea 😂nice simple setup mate that's how I like it 👍 thanks for the feedback mate glad you enjoy 🍻
@@Bush-Tv Also you have really solid camera setup. It really captures a crisp image. Its surprising how well it shows the steep tracks. What do you use? Might buy something similar to document my next trip to the Flinders.
@gilmourvibes9078 thanks mate, I use two GoPro hero 9's set to 4K 60 👍
@@Bush-Tv I have added that to the Christmas stocking haha.
Thanks mate. Happy travelling 👍
@gilmourvibes9078 nice 👍 if you do get one go for a 10 or 11 👍 some better options
Nice video, shame about the issues,
A while ago I removed that whole metal pipe and rubber pipe from the block and just ran a rubber heater hose to the t junction and I haven’t had any issues since,
also I recently saw the heater tap looking suss and I ordered a replacement, upon removing it snapped like yours so I was lucky I changed it when I did. The factory dash gauge isn’t the best and sometimes it’s too late when it’s showing it’s too hot.
G'day Steve, Did you just run the rubber all the way down or block it off. Cheers.
@@Bush-Tv yes sorry I did just run rubber heater hose from the block to the top where the t junction is, so if it fails again you can just replace a hose and you have less connections to fail.
From Memory I replaced all the heater hoses and used brass connectors,
I think I moved the t junction further away from the heater tap towards the left so that the hose doesn’t have to bend back in towards the right near the heater tap but I made sure it’s not rubbing on anything and also the t junction is easier to get too as not right in the top if you know what I mean.
My gas converter is mounted on the left mud guard so the hose run is longer than yours as yours is mounted to the motor.
@@Stevenk770 Yeah sounds like what I should be doing mate.
I've been looking into doing a bypass on that pesky hose.
They mounted the vaporiser on the manifold so that's a bit tight with some hoses.
Thanks for getting back to me mate 👍 really appreciate it
Another good episode mate I think I gotta bypass my heater aswell heater core is stuffed or needs flushing When I use heater it just blows out cool air I will try flushing see if that helps cheers for sharing keep the vids coming
There is a method to do the Pesky hose bypass (including the one on the bottom) I just haven't found the way yet.
Glad you enjoyed mate cheers 🍻
@@Bush-Tv how’s the new tyres going
Yeah really good mate love em so far 👌
Still in great condition
Thanks mate
👍🏼🤝🌺😄👏
Mr Bush TV - nice recovery. Question: how did you judge/know at what point it would be safe to take off radiator cap (after engine being very hot)?
Thanks mate,
Well the pressure in the system was losts when the heater tap let go so that mad it safe 👍
@@Bush-Tv that's a pretty good explanation... (obvious to me in hindsight). Thanks for answering anyhow - happy travels.😃
@@glenwaverley23 👍any other situation say like boiling in the block I would have left it cool down for at least 30 minutes, Then just crack the capwith a heavy rag with lots of caution
What size tyres are you running mate?
G'day mate, running 33's
i have a 80 series 1hz manual unlocked muddies 2inch lift runva winch ...just wondering does yours have lockers....and would mine do those tracks unlocked?
Yes mate it has a rear locker, But I've done everything you see on the channel unlocked in the past.
awesome have u done billy goats bluff track in the mighty 80 yet?
@@Bush-Tv
@@jamiegreenwood7996 yeah a couple of times now mate
Tarbotville?
Camp! Yes 👍
How do you do your veggies mate
Steam bags in the Billy mate 👌
@BUSH TV
Cool thanks mate 👍
If she’s cooked the old petrol might be time to possibly get it running like a real tractor an throw a 1hdt in the old girl 😉
She ain't cooked yet mate.
That conversation I've heard is quite a bit in the pocket
@@Bush-Tv indeed it would be my friend .. stick to what you know an more money for petrol for out on the tracks , keep it up cob 👍🏼