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Unimog passenger wanted (Tomorrow) - epic river day trip

Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2018 7:50 pm
by dawidloubser
Hi Guys,

This is super short notice!

My regular right-hand gal - both in life, and in the Unimog (It's left-hand drive :P ) - is feeling under the weather.
Doing an epic day trip tomorrow (Sat 2 Jun 2018) in a dry riverbed with a bunch of other serious off-roaders.

If anybody fancies to be my co-pilot for a day of crazy off-roading, you'll have to either meet me:
  • 05:30 in Rivonia / Bryanston area, or
  • 07:00 in Brits (on the R566)
PM me, and I'll send you my mobile phone number.

Re: Unimog passenger wanted (Tomorrow) - epic river day trip

Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2018 8:02 pm
by Mad Manny
I've advertised this on the Club WhatsApp group...

Re: Unimog passenger wanted (Tomorrow) - epic river day trip

Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2018 8:06 pm
by dawidloubser
Thanks Manny :-)

Re: Unimog passenger wanted (Tomorrow) - epic river day trip

Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2018 9:30 pm
by Jaco Jeep RIP
Dawid. Ek sal aanraai dat die persoon jou in Rivonia kry. Daai is n one way trip soos ek verstaan. As julle sy voertuig by die winkel los, gaan julle moet al die pad terug ry. Daar is ook ander voertuie wat uit Jhb kom en ons is ook n paar van pta af. Persoon is welkom om saam ons ook te ry. Dankie

Re: Unimog passenger wanted (Tomorrow) - epic river day trip

Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2018 9:40 pm
by dawidloubser
Dankie Jaco - ek het nie bedoel by die winkel in Buffelspruit nie, maar in Brits self.
Lyk nie of enigiemand saamkom in elkgeval nie, en ek gaan binnekort gaan slaap.
Sien julle more :-)

Re: Unimog passenger wanted (Tomorrow) - epic river day trip

Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2018 10:04 pm
by Jaco Jeep RIP
Sorry, het getry. Vat daai mal Manny saam. Dan kan hy ook darm in regte 4x4 voertuie ry

Re: Unimog passenger wanted (Tomorrow) - epic river day trip

Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2018 9:07 pm
by Mad Manny
Dawid, are you & your Mog OK...? :shock:

Re: Unimog passenger wanted (Tomorrow) - epic river day trip

Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2018 9:19 pm
by Chris Stoffel
Mad Manny wrote:
Sat Jun 02, 2018 9:07 pm
Dawid, are you & your Mog OK...? :shock:
Oh dear! This doesn't sound good. What happened?

Re: Unimog passenger wanted (Tomorrow) - epic river day trip

Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2018 9:29 pm
by KurtG
Little top heavy action and then the Mog had a lie-down. He got home okay [emoji1305]

Re: Unimog passenger wanted (Tomorrow) - epic river day trip

Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2018 9:36 pm
by Mad Manny
We have pics, but can't post them without Dawid's permission...

Re: Unimog passenger wanted (Tomorrow) - epic river day trip

Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2018 9:50 pm
by dawidloubser
Yeah, we're ok thanks :-) Made it home.

Re: Unimog passenger wanted (Tomorrow) - epic river day trip

Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2018 9:51 pm
by dawidloubser
Manny, be glad you (nor anybody else) were in the passenger seat.
Sure, go ahead, post pics...

Re: Unimog passenger wanted (Tomorrow) - epic river day trip

Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2018 10:16 pm
by Mad Manny
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Re: Unimog passenger wanted (Tomorrow) - epic river day trip

Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2018 11:14 pm
by ThysleRoux
:shock: Glad you are both OK

Re: Unimog passenger wanted (Tomorrow) - epic river day trip

Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2018 11:44 pm
by BushWacker
Not sure how vehicle rolled over ...
but google says Unimogs tilt limit is 38 deg
vs Defenders 40
and L-Cruisers 45 ... 😳 ?

assuming its when CoG moves beyond wheel contact line
then theres a playoff of tilt vs clearance over and above weight distn, height of CoG etc ... so lift adaptions and oversize wheels etc relevant.