Moegatle 16 Feb

Tell us about your favorite 4x4 trail. Tell us how easy or difficult it was, is there escape routes for the faint hearted? Please add some photographs if you can.
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Cas and I went to Moegatle this weekend.

Was very lekka!

There were a few Hilux's and a few Landies. The Landies provided the laughs and the entertainment, and the Hilux's
showed how it should be done :mrgreen:

Here is a few pic's

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This is one serious Nissan. I think the only Nissan parts on this thing is the body and the badge. It has a 3.8l V6 Opel motor.
After each obstacle this little fellow raced for the shade of the trees too cool down :mrgreen:
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Cas and I chatting. We were forced to stop due to a certain vehicle needing repairs after storming an obstacle.......
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Landie receiving much needed attention..... :mrgreen:
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Oops, Landie getting stuck. I took the same line as this guy, but did't need to be recovered :twisted:
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Parked on top of "Koos se klip" Great view from up here
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Cas before "Koos se klim"
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Cas on "Koos se klim"
Unfortunately the incline was to steep, and the carb ran dry, so Cas had to aboard, just after he put down his wheel here :cry:
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I think Cas will agree with me in recommending Moegatle as a MUST DO.

Dankie Cas en familie :!: Dit was baie lekker, al het ons altwee se spanne verloor :oops:
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Re: Moegatle 16 Feb

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Hi Riaan, lyk na n lekker outing. Waar is die pics van jou en die klip?
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Re: Moegatle 16 Feb

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Niel wrote:Hi Riaan, lyk na n lekker outing. Waar is die pics van jou en die klip?
Ek was te vinnig daar op vir die kameras :mrgreen:

Cas was die enigste ou wat probeer het. Een van die Landie manne wou ook, maar blykbaar het die gids gese hy mag nie.
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Re: Moegatle 16 Feb

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Dis darem een scary klip daai, ne :wink:

Jy sê Cassie moes aboard, maar ek het dan die foto gesien met julle bo op, of het julle in die ander kant opgegaan?

Ja nee hierdie is definitief een van daai must do trails.
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Re: Moegatle 16 Feb

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Gevaarlike klip daai! Al n paar manne hulle karre seergemaak daar, veral as jy nie lockers het nie!
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Dag mense.

Daai is nou vir jou een bevange trails. Dit sou nice gewees het om meer van julle ouens daar te ge had het want om so vir die landies te wag terwyl hulle die obsticles so storm om oor dit te kom, en dit dan eers so op die 10 try reg te kry, kan nogal boring raak.

Ek is besig om 'n video te laai van 'n paar clips van die naweek en sal julle die link stuur sodra dit op is :)

Thanks Riaan en Yolande. Dit was m@#$$% lekker al het ons spanne verloor :D
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Oja, Riaan, Thanks vir daai nice pics. Ek sal binnekort ook 'n paar post
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Re: Moegatle 16 Feb

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Ons het aan die ander kant op gegaan.

Daar waar Cas op was, was vir my bietjie intimiderend. En ek het nog nie genoeg vertroue in my eie vermoens nie, aangesien ek baie min ondervinding het. As ek meer ondervinding het gaan ek hom verseker aanvat.

Plesier Cas. Ek sal vandag die ander wat ek van jou het ook post.
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Riaan by die eerste obsticle (dit is nou as mens gaan volgens hoe die landies gesukkel het om daar op te gaan, volgens die Hilux... highway)
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Landie wat besig was om van 'n molshoop 'n berg te maak
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Ons lunch break
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Riaan in aksie
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Leaders of the pack (of te wel wat die landies die heeldag gesien het
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Is dit nie mooi nie?!
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Riaan se wa (op Koos se Klim klip)
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Myne sin (op Koos se Klim klip)
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En dan hier is die youtube link. Ek vra omverskoning dat daar so min footage i van Hiluxe. Teen die tyd wat ek gepark het en reg was met die kamera was die Hiluxe al oor die obsitcles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP8490x1gxo
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Re: Moegatle 16 Feb

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Nog foto's.....

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Dankie Riaan... paar nice pics wat julle geneem het

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Seems like you guys had fun!

Cas, what tyres do you have fitted to your Hilux?


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Lots and lots of fun :)

I have Conti WorldContacts on my bakkie (265/75 R15)

Generaly I'm happy with the tyre except for vebration on my steering at about 90km/h. Took it to be rebalanced but they said they coudn't due to the these tyres being prone to woubles..(or something like that). Other than that, have never had a puncture etc.
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Thanks! The tread looks very similar to the tread on the Cooper At's that I have fiited to my SFA. I was wondering about the traction in the spots in the pics above, but it seems you coped well with an AT tyre.


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I don't think any other AT tyre could / would have done better. But something like a Cooper STT would have made a world of difference! :)
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CasKru wrote:
En dan hier is die youtube link. Ek vra omverskoning dat daar so min footage i van Hiluxe. Teen die tyd wat ek gepark het en reg was met die kamera was die Hiluxe al oor die obsitcles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP8490x1gxo
Koop die video wat daai ouens maak, dis die moeite werd.
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Ek gaan verseker vir my die video koop en dan probably vir julle van daai clips post op youtube :)
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Ek gaan ook daai video koop. Al is dit net om hom so nou en dan te kyk as die lewe my druk. Dan sal die sukkelende Landies my laat smile en herinner hoe gelukkig ek is om nie ryk genoeg te wees om n Landie te kan bekostig nie :mrgreen:
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Praat jy nou wat tande het! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Kannie wag virrie video nie!
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Jinne, hoe spyt is ek nou dat ek dit nie kon maak nie. Ek moet se, dit is ook een van die beste roetes wat ek nog gedoen het en wou dit baie graag weer doen.

Cassie, ons het presies dieselfde Hilux. Sien foto's hieronder.

PS - Toe ons die roete gedoen het was on net Land Cruisers en Hilux, en moes ook wag vir die Landies :mrgreen:
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Anton, dit was lekker.

Ek gaan hom verseker sommer die jaar weer doen, maar dan gaan ek die klip ook ry.
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Riaan, jy moet laat weet, want die keer gaan ek verseker gaan. Werk het so bietjie ingemeng laas naweek :evil:
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Ek maak so. Maar dit sal eers oor n paar maande wees, dalk eers heel wat na die einde van die jaar se kant toe. Wil intussen die Landies kans gee om die gate bietjie dieper te grou dat dit nie highway vir die Hilux'e is nie. :mrgreen:
O ja, ek wil ook ander trails doen, maar sal elke keer post om julle te nooi.
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Ek sal ook daar wees! :)

Anton... daai lorrie van jou is darem maar mooi :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink:
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Dankie Riaan, sal goed wees.

Cassie, dankie, ek het die Hilux verkoop en die dag toe die koper die transaksie wil beklink, het my moed my begewe. Glo nie ek sal dit sommer weer oorweeg nie, 'n mooi Hilux is darem maar mooi, en die een het maar nou eers 108 000 km op.
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Skydive wrote:Dankie Riaan, sal goed wees.

Cassie, dankie, ek het die Hilux verkoop en die dag toe die koper die transaksie wil beklink, het my moed my begewe.
Mmm ek het nogal gewonner bly om te sien jy het tot jou sinne gekom, welkom terug vanaf die dark side, sjoe dit was amper gewees. :wink:
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Dankie Riaan, sal goed wees.

Cassie, dankie, ek het die Hilux verkoop en die dag toe die koper die transaksie wil beklink, het my moed my begewe.



Mmm ek het nogal gewonner bly om te sien jy het tot jou sinne gekom, welkom terug vanaf die dark side, sjoe dit was amper gewees.
Ek het nog elke keer wat ek 'n Toyota verkoop of ingeruil het op 'n nuwe Toyota ook so gevoel. Dit is asof mens se hart wil skeer. Gelukkig was daar 'n nuwe Toyota in sy plek. Maar ek dink die Lorrie van my gaan saam met my bly tot in lente van dae :)

mooi Hilux is darem maar mooi, en die een het maar nou eers 108 000 km op.
Myne staan ook nou eers op 128000km maar ek moet se daai was harde kilos
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Ja nee. Ek vat dit maar nog rustig. Jy kan mos sien aan die fotos ek loop nog myne in :)
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Skydive wrote:Dankie Riaan, sal goed wees.

Cassie, dankie, ek het die Hilux verkoop en die dag toe die koper die transaksie wil beklink, het my moed my begewe.
Mmm ek het nogal gewonner bly om te sien jy het tot jou sinne gekom, welkom terug vanaf die dark side, sjoe dit was amper gewees. :wink:
Baie amper, maar gelukkig het die rooi pille betyds begin werk :mrgreen:
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