Good call Pat. Irrespective on what track it is, if you're not comfortable, best decision is to not do it. And anyone who gives someone a hard time for turning back aren't the people you want to be with when 4WDing. Remember, you also need your vehicles to take you back home. Maybe it's time to rethink your current rig setup if you're going to do more hard wheeling moving forward. From a tourer to a wheeler. Put the 80 on a strict diet. 😁
Good that you took the wise decision. The sad part is I grew up nearby, and we used to drive those tracks in cars and trucks for work cutting timber for pit props for the local underground mines. So, in a way, it makes me sad to see those tracks in the conditions they are , and makes me feel for the rural fire services that have to try and negotiate when called upon .
I know exactly where you were on your first night camp at the Watagans. I too have camped there and the view never gets old. But sadly I always find rubbish left behind by campers with bad behaviour. It baffles me that it still happens in this day and age. Rarely do I camp these days without cleaning up rubbish left by others. ☹☹
Yeah, I too know that camp site, and on weekdays, it's almost a guarantee that no one else will be there. And sadly I too have arrived seeing rubbish left behind, or bottles/cans in the firepit. Truly disappointing behaviour by others.
Any chance you'd hint to where to get to it? I've kind of figured out the rough ridge line of where it must be on but I've never been on that side of the wattos only ever gone in near martinsville so I'd love to find a camp on the cliff like this
Excellent. Good to see Tony on here and shows what you have to pay to play. Impressed with the 80, Patrick and how you tackled the bumps. The views over your Newcastle were amazing. Great content and a few scrapes for memories and next episodes. Thanks!
@@t000nz must be light truck tyres with heavy duty side walls. The GQ coils can I run on Razr MTs balloon out a lot more at 18psi. Similar rig with just a spare tyre on the tray.
Cool to see Tony over here. Good on you for feeling like you could bail out when needed, one of the things I like about this channel is it's not over the top. Cool way to level up skills but there's plenty of other tough tracks channels out there breaking shit.
Awesome video and choices. Your content is at least as good as (if not better than) the best 4WD channels. Plus a fantastic call out about respecting camp sites, burning/taking rubbish. Let's keep these tracks and camps open. Again, awesome video. 👍👍👍👍👍
Love The Watagans but you can keep those hard tracks. I love exploring that place but I avoid those tracks, I don't fancy the damage to my vehicle. Great video though guys.
With that circlip that came off the Warn 8274 shaft. Circlips are directional & the sharp side of the circlip should go to the side you don't want it to push off. If you look closely at them one side is rounded edges one side is sharp edged. There is a mod for that shaft that stops that from happening.
Great experience for you guys as it really highlights your rigs limitations and knowing when to turn around. Great lessons to be learned here. Paddy, your old girl needs a diet and sorry about the panel damage. It is gut wrenching when it happens.
Yep. The wattigans has two levels, tourist and 37” double locked. The locals destroy tracks and vehicles real fast. The tourists I often go up the hill and rescue them. Funniest one was a new Subaru forester with the headlights underwater.
Yeah, the Wattigans is close to me, but I honestly haven't spent a lot of time there because everything is either graded fire trails, or completely chewed up comp tracks, there's very few regular difficulty tracks. I remember when Green Break Road WAS a beginner track, and the hardest part was getting over the log at the start, now look at it.
@@KarlEller yep and behind the hospital is just as bad, wombat holes, wash always you can stand in the bottom of or deep mud pits. There are a couple of tracks between the wattigans and my sugarloaf that I’ve taken the bike through but won’t try by myself.
I love the Watagans, it's my go to place. My previous two 4wds (96 Jackaroo and 02 Hilux) got me through these tracks but I'm now willing to risk my 2012 Colorado on the tough tracks! There are so many tracks to choose from that suit whatever you drive! I still get out there and enjoy just exploring and enjoy the scenery. There are plenty of places to enjoy camping overnight, some with incredible views or secluded subtropical rainforest. The great part is that they aren't too far from my home!
Yo I'm heading to the wattagans soon for my second time! Would you happen to know of any good cliff camps you'd be happy to hint at or tell me where to find something like that?
How did you like them wheel lifts on Wishing Well. It’s my fav part of that ‘warm up’ track. Green Break is possible - just go along the side track at the beginning and the rest is heaps of fun. Good on you guys for taking on the Watagans.
guys,awesome views and scenery again.some pretty rugged tracks out there. cool to see you trying more difficult stuff,and learning as you go. as liam said nothing wrong with taking chicken track,or changing plans. discretion is the better side f valor. i can honestly say there are tracks i would not even consider.paddy wasnt going to let them hills beat him and i laughed when liam said, paddy is angry. a little car damage is better than injury keep safe.again an awesome video.👍
loving the harder content! great to see you guys pushing the cars! might be time for the 80 to go on a bit of diet!? little bit of creative packing. shed a few kgs and i think youll see it in how it drives. the patrol needs lockers without a doubt though. and some reductions wouldnt go astray either
I think Paddy's winch is going to need more than a new paint job to fix that😂😂, if Liam gets a locker or two he will be unstoppable, good ep boys, both vehicles did well, even the Toyota Elephant got through, I'm starting to wonder where the third Musketeer (Dan) is, we never see him, don't tell me his rig is only a Mall crawler😁 ?
Hey guys, check out kinetic snatch ropes for your recovery's. The OG snatch straps you used force a lot of stress through your chassis. Where as kinetic ropes are more elastic. Much safer for the older rigs 🤙✌️
Im from the hunter valley i know all the tracks and all the spots up there. You should take a look and the old sugarloaf tracks where the old train tunnels are. Also the watagans that your in if you went in on freemans side they have a test track there which is kinda awesome. Hopefully you did the killi loop while you were down this way
The track around the 20 minute mark looks like Farrells Rd. The start where GME got stuck was always the hardest. And about 2 thirds the way up it gets gnarly again.
Can someone describe or tell me where that first camp spot was! It’s gorgeous and I want to explore and find that place. If there is any pointers I’d appreciate it!! Great video i think this is what 80% of people want to see and enjoy
I do enjoy these types of channels and content...once you sift through the crap and find the good ones....you get channels that literally spoon feed you BS you need this you need that its a must to get out....even though these guys have sponsors there not forcing products down our throats every minute they get a chance too....I like to see for myself what I need what I want my wish list through watching good honest videos without the hype, BS and fakery of some channels...
I always enjoy the content of your video's and understand the content you provide has to cater to a large audience. The thing I liked the most was your video's were not the same as another offroad channel where it seems to be the same crap every week. Please don't follow suit.
100% agree. Guy's, you've let down a majority of your viewers I feel, viewers wanting that crap can tune into 24/7. Guy's, you have to ask, 1. Do I really need to go there? 2. Is my vehicle capable of it? 3. Am I capable of it? Screw the embarrassment!! Answer to 1st question was obviously "NO", as no reason to continue. If the obstacle was amidst a must do trail to get to a destination, then question 2 comes into play etc. I've a capable GU tourer set up but I also have the desire to reliably drive it day in & day out, as you guys should be considering as you first priority being so far from home. I'm not a whowser, I've had my fun but not in my every day tourer, had a purpose built Zook for difficult play, easily recovered if all failed, however always drove it out, often with smirks on our dials, haha. Looking forward to your more reserved approach in future episodes. Regards, Wealie.
Thats the issue with some spots n tracks, some people have grown up with very little respect and common sense/logic its sad tho as we should be able to share spots etc and enjoy it all 🤷♂️ Surprised tony isnt running treps or something like that for these types of tracks, hats off to pat tho id do the same thing 👌
my mate got up greens break in a unlocked gu on 35s, first line is the only sketch part. should've taken the chicken track up first bit. you guys underestimate the capability of your 4x4s
Yea, I really think they sold themselves short on this one. I went up greens break a few weeks ago in my 4runner which is only on 33s, 2 inch lift with an open diff. other than that first line, rock packing was all we needed to get up.
Yeah I think those tracks are best suited for purpose built 4wds not touring vehicles, twin locked/35's/winches,b ready 4 damage to your 4wd, makes entertaining viewing though, my ifs hi lux on 31's would just turn around and go home, rubbish left behind is now an epidemic
We all know the next video. LOCKER FOR THE PATROL! And fixing the 80s winch 🤣🤣
Yup, and I’m here for it
And the dent repairs on the gq probably
It's has to be
Good call Pat. Irrespective on what track it is, if you're not comfortable, best decision is to not do it. And anyone who gives someone a hard time for turning back aren't the people you want to be with when 4WDing. Remember, you also need your vehicles to take you back home. Maybe it's time to rethink your current rig setup if you're going to do more hard wheeling moving forward. From a tourer to a wheeler. Put the 80 on a strict diet. 😁
Don’t get sucked into smashing up your cars just to make content 👍🏻 onya boys love all your content
This is the first show I watch every Sunday morning 👍
best part of the week
For us it's midnight 😂 still, will watch it now 👍🇮🇪
Thanks guys! 😁
@@Tgtbt23how did u find Aussie arvos?
Good that you took the wise decision. The sad part is I grew up nearby, and we used to drive those tracks in cars and trucks for work cutting timber for pit props for the local underground mines. So, in a way, it makes me sad to see those tracks in the conditions they are , and makes me feel for the rural fire services that have to try and negotiate when called upon .
I know exactly where you were on your first night camp at the Watagans. I too have camped there and the view never gets old. But sadly I always find rubbish left behind by campers with bad behaviour. It baffles me that it still happens in this day and age. Rarely do I camp these days without cleaning up rubbish left by others. ☹☹
Yeah, I too know that camp site, and on weekdays, it's almost a guarantee that no one else will be there. And sadly I too have arrived seeing rubbish left behind, or bottles/cans in the firepit. Truly disappointing behaviour by others.
@@fatmanoverlanding how do you get there?? been looking everywhere for that spot
Any chance you'd hint to where to get to it? I've kind of figured out the rough ridge line of where it must be on but I've never been on that side of the wattos only ever gone in near martinsville so I'd love to find a camp on the cliff like this
@@erinlackey9758 It's near Heaton Lookout. There are several cliff edge sites to camp in that area.
@HammerRocks yeah sweet! I found it after some digging thank you for the help!
Excellent. Good to see Tony on here and shows what you have to pay to play. Impressed with the 80, Patrick and how you tackled the bumps. The views over your Newcastle were amazing. Great content and a few scrapes for memories and next episodes. Thanks!
Anyone else notice the tyre pressures. The GME GQ tyres barely looked lower than road pressure.
I think he’s a sales guy first and foremost. Tyres pressures would be someways down the list
He would be pretty light compared to the boys with all their touring gear.
I was running 15psi in the front and 13psi in the rear. The car is light. And I’m in Marketing, not Sales.
@@t000nz must be light truck tyres with heavy duty side walls. The GQ coils can I run on Razr MTs balloon out a lot more at 18psi. Similar rig with just a spare tyre on the tray.
@@t000nz that being said it could just be the camera and angles
Cool to see Tony over here. Good on you for feeling like you could bail out when needed, one of the things I like about this channel is it's not over the top. Cool way to level up skills but there's plenty of other tough tracks channels out there breaking shit.
It was good having Tony with you as he has a fair bit of of off road experience.I’m not a patrl fan but his car is a weapon
Tony's laugh every time there is a huge wheel life. The boys 'Oh gawd' tony HAHAHA
Awesome video and choices. Your content is at least as good as (if not better than) the best 4WD channels. Plus a fantastic call out about respecting camp sites, burning/taking rubbish. Let's keep these tracks and camps open. Again, awesome video. 👍👍👍👍👍
The boys will learn more with that type of help good job
Love The Watagans but you can keep those hard tracks. I love exploring that place but I avoid those tracks, I don't fancy the damage to my vehicle. Great video though guys.
With that circlip that came off the Warn 8274 shaft. Circlips are directional & the sharp side of the circlip should go to the side you don't want it to push off. If you look closely at them one side is rounded edges one side is sharp edged. There is a mod for that shaft that stops that from happening.
All i can say is that GME must LOVE Tony ahaha #sendit
Great experience for you guys as it really highlights your rigs limitations and knowing when to turn around. Great lessons to be learned here. Paddy, your old girl needs a diet and sorry about the panel damage. It is gut wrenching when it happens.
Yep.
The wattigans has two levels, tourist and 37” double locked.
The locals destroy tracks and vehicles real fast.
The tourists I often go up the hill and rescue them.
Funniest one was a new Subaru forester with the headlights underwater.
Yeah, the Wattigans is close to me, but I honestly haven't spent a lot of time there because everything is either graded fire trails, or completely chewed up comp tracks, there's very few regular difficulty tracks. I remember when Green Break Road WAS a beginner track, and the hardest part was getting over the log at the start, now look at it.
@@KarlEller yep and behind the hospital is just as bad, wombat holes, wash always you can stand in the bottom of or deep mud pits.
There are a couple of tracks between the wattigans and my sugarloaf that I’ve taken the bike through but won’t try by myself.
I love the Watagans, it's my go to place.
My previous two 4wds (96 Jackaroo and 02 Hilux) got me through these tracks but I'm now willing to risk my 2012 Colorado on the tough tracks!
There are so many tracks to choose from that suit whatever you drive! I still get out there and enjoy just exploring and enjoy the scenery.
There are plenty of places to enjoy camping overnight, some with incredible views or secluded subtropical rainforest.
The great part is that they aren't too far from my home!
Yo I'm heading to the wattagans soon for my second time! Would you happen to know of any good cliff camps you'd be happy to hint at or tell me where to find something like that?
That ARB fridge copped a workout on old mates tray. 🍺😁
How did you like them wheel lifts on Wishing Well. It’s my fav part of that ‘warm up’ track. Green Break is possible - just go along the side track at the beginning and the rest is heaps of fun. Good on you guys for taking on the Watagans.
Did that track 10 years single cab HiLux 4” lsd front an back with a 308 v8 but that track has definitely been well use now
guys,awesome views and scenery again.some pretty rugged tracks out there. cool to see you trying more difficult stuff,and learning as you go. as liam said nothing wrong with taking chicken track,or changing plans. discretion is the better side f valor. i can honestly say there are tracks i would not even consider.paddy wasnt going to let them hills beat him and i laughed when liam said, paddy is angry. a little car damage is better than injury keep safe.again an awesome video.👍
Patty, your face when you jumped back in after seeing your panel damage brought back memories 😢 I felt the pain!
Welcome to the Watagans. My old stomping ground and has plenty for all 4WDERS. Steve
Love the videos love watching you guys 👍
Good call not pushing your luck on greens break Rd. Well done lads
I also started with a Pajero and now own a 80 series I love your vids
Hey.
Great show as usual.
Lots of shots of my home in that video.
You lads need to decide if you want rock crawlers or overland vehicles!!
Did GME give you some sick radios??
loving the harder content! great to see you guys pushing the cars! might be time for the 80 to go on a bit of diet!? little bit of creative packing. shed a few kgs and i think youll see it in how it drives. the patrol needs lockers without a doubt though. and some reductions wouldnt go astray either
I think Paddy's winch is going to need more than a new paint job to fix that😂😂, if Liam gets a locker or two he will be unstoppable, good ep boys, both vehicles did well, even the Toyota Elephant got through, I'm starting to wonder where the third Musketeer (Dan) is, we never see him, don't tell me his rig is only a Mall crawler😁 ?
Dude, Tony sounds identical to Jase Macalpine from Gyspy Tales 😅
Happy trails, Cowpokes
Hey guys, check out kinetic snatch ropes for your recovery's. The OG snatch straps you used force a lot of stress through your chassis. Where as kinetic ropes are more elastic.
Much safer for the older rigs 🤙✌️
Tony sure knows how to send it
Campfire Cooking with Liam 😀
The patrol got some dents on it, is a real 4WD 😂👍
Im from the hunter valley i know all the tracks and all the spots up there. You should take a look and the old sugarloaf tracks where the old train tunnels are. Also the watagans that your in if you went in on freemans side they have a test track there which is kinda awesome. Hopefully you did the killi loop while you were down this way
Love your work guys !
Hey guys!
Great channel!
Mind doing a review on lithium 4wd tyre inflators? Tired of having to pop the bonnet and drag out all the cables. Thanks!
12:39 thought you were winching off Tony's arms 😂
Nice one again boys, thank you
You know it’s about to get serious when the guide struggles ahahahah
The watagans can be very unforgiving. Large place with a tonne of tracks. Heaven for a fella who wants to doing some extreme off-road
Good psa on keeping the tracks clean boys! Nothing worse than seeing rubbish all over our beautiful country.
The track around the 20 minute mark looks like Farrells Rd. The start where GME got stuck was always the hardest. And about 2 thirds the way up it gets gnarly again.
That was some great driving there. Really is easier with a specialised vehicle though. Looks like there is a bit of work to do on the cars.
Great video guys
When are the lockers coming Liam, love your work boys
Can someone describe or tell me where that first camp spot was! It’s gorgeous and I want to explore and find that place. If there is any pointers I’d appreciate it!! Great video i think this is what 80% of people want to see and enjoy
Nice.. take it or leave it.👏🏻🤙🏼🤙🏼
Recovery straps are really nice vs a snatch strap for pulling someone free.
Good work fellas
Bit of bar work and lockers allround in the future i suspect
When in doubt, always opt out!
Good efforts guys
Great day boys, definitely need to get back out there again soon 👊🏻
So funny seeing these boys actually do some real four wheeling for a change, not just being on fire trails.
hard there utes need some serious help. that 80 is a shambles
that 80 needs a full redo far out its looking rough
How’s the stretcher / swag combo going Liam ?
Are you 2 brothers ? I’ve just recently started following 😊
The 80 is a beast
8274 needs a upgrade. Its very common to have that problem.
Good to see you guys knowing your limits 😂
THAT WAS #SICK# ✔️✔️💯💯
Very expensive illness.
Try 24/7.
Looking forward to the winch rebuild. Show us how it exploded 😅
Alright Patty chop the 80😅
I do enjoy these types of channels and content...once you sift through the crap and find the good ones....you get channels that literally spoon feed you BS you need this you need that its a must to get out....even though these guys have sponsors there not forcing products down our throats every minute they get a chance too....I like to see for myself what I need what I want my wish list through watching good honest videos without the hype, BS and fakery of some channels...
Agree, Ronny is one of those channels, and 24 / 7, these boys keep it real
@@-PORK-CHOP- na I find those 2 channels are ones that are product slamming Princess 👸
Hey lads just wondering if you got the coordinates or location for the Campsite that looks over the city cheers lads
Great vid, will you and your cars be at the Melbourne 4x4 show?
Yes they will!
sick vid tho!
So, we gonna see a weight loss program for the 80?
Love it boys👌
Poked my 4bis noise into Watagans once and spent 3.5 hours trying to winch back out lol she a hard place 😅
Hey mate. How’s the 270 mounted too the rtt?
I saw the first clip and I said holy sh!t
I always enjoy the content of your video's and understand the content you provide has to cater to a large audience. The thing I liked the most was your video's were not the same as another offroad channel where it seems to be the same crap every week. Please don't follow suit.
100% agree. Guy's, you've let down a majority of your viewers I feel, viewers wanting that crap can tune into 24/7.
Guy's, you have to ask,
1. Do I really need to go there?
2. Is my vehicle capable of it?
3. Am I capable of it?
Screw the embarrassment!!
Answer to 1st question was obviously "NO", as no reason to continue.
If the obstacle was amidst a must do trail to get to a destination, then question 2 comes into play etc.
I've a capable GU tourer set up but I also have the desire to reliably drive it day in & day out, as you guys should be considering as you first priority being so far from home.
I'm not a whowser, I've had my fun but not in my every day tourer, had a purpose built Zook for difficult play, easily recovered if all failed, however always drove it out, often with smirks on our dials, haha.
Looking forward to your more reserved approach in future episodes.
Regards, Wealie.
no wonder the tracks are so eroded.... Tony's been unnecessarily shredding them up
Can confirm I am not responsible for erosion.
Sometimes battle scars are good
The first hill the nissan climbed...maybe try next gear
Shit yere those SUV'S are awesome.
"this track wouldn't be hard with twin lockers"
Jesus mate, don't get too ahead of yourself lol
Some of the hardest wheeling yous have done but it’s the easiest 3 tracks at wattos 😂😅
Ya mate knows how to flog da shit out of a vehicle 😂
She loves it.
Do you reckon old mate likes gme 😂😂
Hyper radio enthusiast
Thats the issue with some spots n tracks, some people have grown up with very little respect and common sense/logic its sad tho as we should be able to share spots etc and enjoy it all 🤷♂️
Surprised tony isnt running treps or something like that for these types of tracks, hats off to pat tho id do the same thing 👌
my mate got up greens break in a unlocked gu on 35s, first line is the only sketch part. should've taken the chicken track up first bit. you guys underestimate the capability of your 4x4s
Yea, I really think they sold themselves short on this one. I went up greens break a few weeks ago in my 4runner which is only on 33s, 2 inch lift with an open diff. other than that first line, rock packing was all we needed to get up.
Sadly you have to pay to play. None of us want to damage our trucks but it happens
Time for a repaint if the 80 perhaps
Your vehicles are not built for that sh*t. All you'll end up doing is breaking them.
❤
And in the next episode of might car mods, Dan does dent pulling
Why is it whenever you make a car look good you follow it with panel damage.
Can't go offroad without some cosmetic sacrifices, no matter how careful you are.
ooohNaur....
haha you aussie boi
HAs there battery exploded yet?
Definitely need to put that fat 80 on weight watchers!😅
Get lockers on the patrol
Yeah I think those tracks are best suited for purpose built 4wds not touring vehicles, twin locked/35's/winches,b ready 4 damage to your 4wd, makes entertaining viewing though, my ifs hi lux on 31's would just turn around and go home, rubbish left behind is now an epidemic
More dents more memories
take some weight off the 80 taj mahal and she would probably have some capability, things got all the gear but no idea
Man tony gq seen some real abuse
That’s what it was built for 😉
Your poor cars 😭