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 last celtic warrior
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 posted on August 25th, 2003 at 08:43 PM |
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The Vet's back, moved from Qld to Tassie.
Hi guys, I'm sort of back again. I have more reliable access to the net now and have settled pretty well in Tasmania (moved from Queensland a
month ago).
As you can see in the pic, the buggy still lives, but it does need a cleanup and I've yet to bolt the front bumper back on and install the new
aluminium dash since towing it behind the Peugeot all the way from Gympie to Melbourne, a whole 2300 km the way we went.
I had to move it out of it's hidey hole to put that log that's in the wagon in against the wall. Now Col (KruzinKombi) manages to fit a few
logs in his Kombi, but this one is 1.7 metres long, 40cm diametre and weighs a fair bit, and I had a heap of firewood stacked around it too. I'd
love a Kombi but until I score one the ol' Peugeot will do I reckon. Towing buggies on A-frames interstate with a 0.8 ton load and carting logs
and even a Greenfield ride-on mower (we pushed it in easily) she'll do the job for now. The bullbar drops down as a carry-all too by the
way...
The trip down from Qld was absolutely hassle free with no oil or water used (it's trying to be a VW I reckon) and the buggy towed perfectly on
it's A-frame. I left the big rubber on the back for the whole trip even through I planned to swap the narrower front wheels to the back to make
it tow better. I had no time to swap the wheels as I left (had a deadline) so I thought I'd do it later in the trip, but it towed so well I
didn't bother changing them. I designed and made the A-frame the day before I left and finished it off, painted it and fitted it up in the last
hour before hitting the road, so it had no testing. It worked really well though and was quite easy to reverse as well, it'ss see more use
yet...
When we got to the ferry dock in Melbourne, I pulled into the carpark and in less than 30 minutes put the buggy back on it's wheels and the
A-frame on the roof of the Peugeot in order to drive them onto the ferry as seperate vehicles so they'd travel free. Once in Devonport, I drove
the buggy and Narelle drove the Peugeot over to the other side of the town to finally see home.
The whole trip took 3 days as we were taking it easy and the rig was so heavy (we had over 200kg of TV studio camera gear onboard the Peugeot plus all
my tools and workshop equipment).
Now that I'm here, I'm going to spuce up the buggy and re-register it under Tassie rego and find some beaches I'm allowed on. Gotta
make it shiney first, then go out and get it dirty...
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Robo
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| posted on August 25th, 2003 at 09:05 PM |
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Hi Steve
Wow man, thats a big move, with a huge difference in climate conditions. What was the main motivation for the move!
I have a friend that has a 504 wagon, an automatique! very tuff and well engineered cars, I have seen pictures of factory 504 4X4's.
Whats all the TV equipment for, do you do doco's or something?
Well I hope your move is a big success, and you like it down there.
Rob......
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| posted on August 26th, 2003 at 07:06 AM |
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The vet's back
Steve sorry I didn't catch up with you at the mkt but you might be interested to know that we are planning a run to Couta Rocks on the West Coast
(huge dunes) maybe long weekend in March so keep posted. About 2 hours from Devonport and have a shack to stay in.volma
They are still there, just have faith you'll find one.
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| posted on August 26th, 2003 at 07:45 AM |
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WTF
Please Explain
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lugnuts
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| posted on August 26th, 2003 at 08:15 AM |
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TAS 2 QLD 0 :thumb |
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KruizinKombi
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| posted on August 26th, 2003 at 08:38 AM |
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Welcome back Steve! :thumb I've been wondering where you've been, I hadn't seen you post for quite a while.
Last I heard, you were spending a lot of time with your business in Gympie. So what happened with that?
Oh, and why Tassie? :o You're gonna freeze your butt off!!! :jesus
Kruizin Kol
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| posted on August 26th, 2003 at 09:28 AM |
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Enjoy Tassie :thumb
Lot's of people buying down there now.
Love these VW household moving stories, like The-Bronze earlier in the year, now you. Quite an excercise.
It is an extreme move from Qld to Tassie climate wise, did the heat get too much for ya? |
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| posted on August 26th, 2003 at 09:48 AM |
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Enjoy Tassie, Its lovely.......good weather for VW's too, nice & cool.....
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last celtic warrior
A.k.a.: Steve Barnes
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| posted on August 26th, 2003 at 11:24 AM |
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OK, what happened is I found someone, or rather she found me. I moved to Tassie both to be with her and for the change that I needed. I'd lived
in most states of Aussie, but never even visited Tassie until moving here. The decision was made about 2 weeks after finding each other, I moved about
2 weeks after that and have been here for about 5 weeks now and all is well. I'm a lot happier than I was, even though I miss my sons dearly and
will have to keep flying up to Qld to see them, and I'm feeling more motivated and creative now. I'm absolutely loving it here and am
settling in with the locals really well. So Qld will just have to learn to do without me...:P
Oh, and as for the camera gear, no, I'd sold it to someone and brought it down to deliver it. It's ABC's first TV camera from the early
50s.
As for freezing my butt off down here... That will never happen, although ya nipples tend to hurt a bit when you're wearing a t-shirt in the
snow... LOL
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last celtic warrior
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| posted on August 26th, 2003 at 11:25 AM |
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And this is my boys just before I headed south for the winter...:bounce
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Brad
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| posted on August 26th, 2003 at 02:03 PM |
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Hey
Does this mean we have Manx Club Australia Tassie Branch ? 4 Members and counting.:o
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| posted on August 26th, 2003 at 07:56 PM |
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Hey, good luck with it all. A big step by you, it sounds good
OK so what did the local Taswegians think of the mad northerner wearing a t-shirt in the snow?? Brrrr: :jesus |
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| posted on August 26th, 2003 at 09:03 PM |
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We've got more sense than to go near snow, let alone stand in it wearing a t-shirt! Does this mean another one for the cavalcade in nov?
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| posted on August 27th, 2003 at 12:44 AM |
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Good To See The VW'S heading south
Welcome To Tas Steve
And it was good to hear you say about the weather the other day at the don market
As it rains down my way a fair bit, you just put up with it----love it when people say too hot -- too cold --too windy THATS LIFE!
Sorry to hear that you had to move away from your boy's but I hope you and your partner enjoy our hospitality.
Can't wait to see the picks of the buggy in the snow
Cheers Rick
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