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    Default Who in SA wants a big drill press?

    In case anyone wants a big English drill press:

    $280 on https://facebook.com/marketplace/ite...rral_code=null

    Near Port Lincoln, you can get there faster by boat

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    Thanks for the pics, but I got my Aborga RAD for less and closer, just need to find the time to pick it up.
    Kryn
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    You bought that last month and you have not yet picked up the radial arm drill. Who in SA wants a big drill press?

    Keen on seeing photos of your new toy Who in SA wants a big drill press?

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    Hmm. I would like that. Long way from me though- was on the Eyre pen 3 weeks ago with a fully loaded vehicle, guess I could go back.

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    That’s the sort of thing I normally drag home… eh too many machines in bits already at the moment..

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pete O View Post
    Hmm. I would like that. Long way from me though- was on the Eyre pen 3 weeks ago with a fully loaded vehicle, guess I could go back.
    Why didn't you drop in on the way past???
    Kryn
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    Quote Originally Posted by KBs PensNmore View Post
    Why didn't you drop in on the way past???
    Kryn
    Didn't go anywhere near Murray Bridge, Kryn! Came south to the Gutta from Innamincka via Quorn, tooled around the Gammon Ranges a bit then over to Ceduna, Googs Track, wasted a day in Woomera to find the museum closed, from there to Broken Hill and north again. Had the Landy loaded to within a few kg of GVM, couldn't have picked up a hand drill let alone an antique drill press!

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    Fair enough Pete, I forgot you mentioned that you'd be going that way.
    I hope you enjoyed the trip. What did you think of Goog's Track, I have a book on it somewhere here?
    Kryn
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    Googs Track was great Kryn, we hadn't planned to go there but it was a highlight of the holiday. Very carved up, I think a lot of people go hard at the sand hills without airing their tyres down enough but we putted through slowly and very much enjoyed it, didn't encounter another vehicle for 2 days, peaceful desert country.

    I worked out that it would cost me about $720 in diesel to get that drill press, making it a round $1k. Perhaps I'll look out for one closer to home! Keith Rucker did a video on one very similar that he had restored, not sure if it was the same make but looked much the same. My crappy old chinese drill press is the big let-down in my workshop!

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    Glad to hear that it was the highlight of your trip.
    I've done the track a few times, been out to the Rock Hole, Mt Finke, found it a most pleasant trip. Unfortunately, the IDIOTS that don't air down are a real pain anywhere, including the Border Track, which I used to do a lot of maintenance on with the 4WD Clubs combined effort.
    Airing down, reduces the effort required, gives a better ride and a more comfortable ride, I think it's tooo much trouble for some people, or that they are tooo miserable to buy a compressor.
    I reckon I've a Waldown here, if your DP is that bad, can't remember if it's a bench or pedestal, as it's one of about 5 or 6. Let me know if you're interested, I'll get the model number today, regardless.
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    Quote Originally Posted by KBs PensNmore View Post
    Glad to hear that it was the highlight of your trip.
    I've done the track a few times, been out to the Rock Hole, Mt Finke, found it a most pleasant trip. Unfortunately, the IDIOTS that don't air down are a real pain anywhere, including the Border Track, which I used to do a lot of maintenance on with the 4WD Clubs combined effort.
    Airing down, reduces the effort required, gives a better ride and a more comfortable ride, I think it's tooo much trouble for some people, or that they are tooo miserable to buy a compressor.
    I reckon I've a Waldown here, if your DP is that bad, can't remember if it's a bench or pedestal, as it's one of about 5 or 6. Let me know if you're interested, I'll get the model number today, regardless.
    Kryn
    I'd love a Waldown drill press Kryn, I know they're worth big bucks though and being retired now I have to pull my head in a bit. The one I have is a crap chinese one that I bought about 30 years ago at farmworld, I guess I've had my money's worth out of it but it's the worst tool in my shed!
    I envy you being close to that desert country- I reckon anywhere populated by wild camels is a fun place to be- but I'm also fortunate to live in a beautiful part of the world with the high country on my doorstep. If only winter didn't extend into November!

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    Quote Originally Posted by KBs PensNmore View Post
    Glad to hear that it was the highlight of your trip.
    I've done the track a few times, been out to the Rock Hole, Mt Finke, found it a most pleasant trip. Unfortunately, the IDIOTS that don't air down are a real pain anywhere, including the Border Track, which I used to do a lot of maintenance on with the 4WD Clubs combined effort.
    Airing down, reduces the effort required, gives a better ride and a more comfortable ride, I think it's tooo much trouble for some people, or that they are tooo miserable to buy a compressor.

    Kryn

    This was Goog's last year, we had an intense rain shower near the start (south to north crossing) however pretty much from Goog's lake northwards, hot and sunny.

    There were three utes in front of us making a misery for themselves and their vehicles as they didn't air down. Their radio chatter was quite enlightening, to say the least.

    We eventually caught up with them at the top of probably the longest dune, they couldn't believe that we literally drove up in first gear high range just above idle. Whereas they had spent somewhere around 20 minutes getting the three utes to the top.

    At this stage of the day the sand was hot when wheels easily sink, just like them and their ute's.

    Rear axle aired down to 200 kPa, front down to 190 kPa.

    Lunch east of Mt Finke on the edges of the salt lake.

    Goog's is a bit tight in the truck, but the dunes were a doddle.

    Mick.

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    Nice truck.
    Central tyre inflation though - now that’s just rubbing salt in for us average plebs…! Somewhat envious

    Steve

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    Amazing that a lot of 4WDers refuse to air down, it would make life a lot easier on the vehicle and themselves.
    Like Steve said, your air down/up is envious, where did you get it from, or is it a home brew?
    Does it operate from within the truck cab?
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    Wow, I wouldn't have thought showing the rear wheel aired down would have created such interest.

    The CTIS is Australian designed, manufactured, and in our case, also fitted by them.

    The company AIR CTI (Air In Rubber Centralised Tyre Inflation) are in Morwell Victoria. As far as I know, virtually the entire hardware is manufactured at their factory, the red valve you can see in the picture comes from Italy, other than that I understand everything else is manufactured in Australia either for them or at their premises.

    Essentially the inflation system operates from the cabin on the fly, either up or down simply by pressing a couple of buttons. We have three pre-set pressures, highway, minor roads/dirt roads, and sand, mud, whatever pressures. Any of these pre-set pressures can be overridden super easily.

    We had the truck for close to 8 months and we were (me actually) airing up and down manually; very time consuming with large tyres. One day we were behind a MAN truck fitted with this system. The driver was airing down as we were behind, the truck slowed right down, then turned into a paddock. We watched as it traversed a very wet paddock easy as anything.

    The boss was very impressed and suggested I look into the matter. I searched the world and found one of the best systems was being built only 150 km from home.

    AIR CTI installed our system, including transforming our ARB twin 24V compressor from a portable unit to one fixed to a wall in the box under the bedroom.

    Twice we have used it to extricate ourselves from an unpleasant situation; works a treat.

    Arriving at a gravel road, or a bumpy rural road, we drop the air, come back onto bitumen and around one minute before the end of the dirt, we switch to highway pressure. Within five minutes we are up to pressure without stopping. Just reduced speed until highway pressure has been achieved.

    In late June this year we were in northern NSW and turned onto a dirt road; disaster, almost. The surface looked hard as a rock, it wasn't. I hopped out, locked the front hubs, while at the same time the missus was dropping the air down to sand, dirt, mud pressure. With minimal difficulty, we got out. Going on the tracks others had left, we did it easily.

    As far as rubbing salt into the wounds of the plebs, we are pretty much plebs. The truck was required after the ute which carried the camper for 9 years broke. Looking around big utes and like vehicles were what I considered funny money; we couldn't afford them in a fit.

    The cab chassis Isuzu NPS 300, 7,500 kg 4x4 truck was $68,495 plus on roads and a tray to get one registered. Obviously we've spent a fair bit more than that, but we got it on the cheap. Ordered it in December 2019 received it May 2020 due to Covid-19. Currently the base cab chassis is just under $100,000 plus a tray and on roads. We bought at the right time it seems.

    Mick.

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