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23-06-2013, 23:01
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all the trucks on the dalton highway had cracked windscreens because of the rocks being thrown up
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23-06-2013, 23:02
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awesome adventure
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23-06-2013, 23:03
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We finally got to the Artic Circle
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1997 Terrano 2.7tdi se red/silver swb. 130k . A-frame+spots, privacy glass, tyres 235-70rx15 BF Goodrich a/t ko pulling a 2005 Bailey vendee series5 with powrtouch mover. 2003 Terrano 2.7tdi se ruby red/silver 74k |
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23-06-2013, 23:26
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Fantastic, want to see more, Rick
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Ex banger racer now off road maniac  Lokka on the front with manual hubs Diff lock on rear 3 inch SS straight through exhaust Manly winch bumper with 13000 lb winch 10 spike ground anchor, with multiple straps and blocks Super strong body cills capped with scaffold pole 20% stronger springs all round aggressive off road tyres on wheels so just swap. Aim to get stuck and be completely self sufficient in extraction, love getting muddy, 2ft deep is good but rare. |
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24-06-2013, 02:29
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Awesome
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25-06-2013, 03:11
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Onwards and upwards,the dalton beyond the Artic Circle is completely on perma frost, the trees over 100yrs old but less than 3mts tall, cracks appear across the road surface sometimes and are 50-100cm wide and sometimes its like driving on marbles
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1997 Terrano 2.7tdi se red/silver swb. 130k . A-frame+spots, privacy glass, tyres 235-70rx15 BF Goodrich a/t ko pulling a 2005 Bailey vendee series5 with powrtouch mover. 2003 Terrano 2.7tdi se ruby red/silver 74k |
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25-06-2013, 03:19
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in Alaska the Dalton is was built to carry equipment etc to build the 4'diameter pipeline from Valdez to Deadhorse at Prudoe Bay in the70s, you can cross the same river 4 or more times.
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1997 Terrano 2.7tdi se red/silver swb. 130k . A-frame+spots, privacy glass, tyres 235-70rx15 BF Goodrich a/t ko pulling a 2005 Bailey vendee series5 with powrtouch mover. 2003 Terrano 2.7tdi se ruby red/silver 74k |
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25-06-2013, 03:46
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The pipeline is mainly above ground and built about 5mts off the floor on rollers to allow for movement and there are pumping stations along the way and also airstrips along side the highway, the pipeline zigzags to allow for expansion
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1997 Terrano 2.7tdi se red/silver swb. 130k . A-frame+spots, privacy glass, tyres 235-70rx15 BF Goodrich a/t ko pulling a 2005 Bailey vendee series5 with powrtouch mover. 2003 Terrano 2.7tdi se ruby red/silver 74k |
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25-06-2013, 03:59
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The trucks are doing around 50mph and do not slow down they have the right of way at all times, to go on the highway you need 2 spare wheels first aid kit and cb radio, if you brake down,there are no friendly AA or Green flag rescue vans you are on your own and the truck drivers don't stop,Oh and one fuel station in 400mls at Coldfoot a small watering hole with a so called hotel made of Containers welded together left over from the pipeline days, the area is scattered with Cat D7's and D8's Draglines and Graders abandoned.
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1997 Terrano 2.7tdi se red/silver swb. 130k . A-frame+spots, privacy glass, tyres 235-70rx15 BF Goodrich a/t ko pulling a 2005 Bailey vendee series5 with powrtouch mover. 2003 Terrano 2.7tdi se ruby red/silver 74k |
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25-06-2013, 08:56
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You can follow the Dalton on Google earth, it start beyond Fairbanks up the steese highway,
along the actual highway there's a place called "Finger Mountain" where the permafrost has pushed the rock into a finger shaped mound and further along the Dalton there's a place called "Gobbler's Knob"?????
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1997 Terrano 2.7tdi se red/silver swb. 130k . A-frame+spots, privacy glass, tyres 235-70rx15 BF Goodrich a/t ko pulling a 2005 Bailey vendee series5 with powrtouch mover. 2003 Terrano 2.7tdi se ruby red/silver 74k |
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25-06-2013, 09:02
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jealous mate. looks like an adventure of a lifetime.
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25-06-2013, 10:23
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Definitely a journey of a lifetime, well impressed, I drove a 32 toner round Europe for 5 years so have some idea of it all, but great pics mate, Rick
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Ex banger racer now off road maniac Lokka on the front with manual hubs Diff lock on rear 3 inch SS straight through exhaust Manly winch bumper with 13000 lb winch 10 spike ground anchor, with multiple straps and blocks Super strong body cills capped with scaffold pole 20% stronger springs all round aggressive off road tyres on wheels so just swap. Aim to get stuck and be completely self sufficient in extraction, love getting muddy, 2ft deep is good but rare. |
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25-06-2013, 10:27
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looks excellent!
wonders how it would be in winter? rather scary i would imagine
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25-06-2013, 12:15
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This is one of the oil pump stations to move the crude oil down the pipeline which is continually heated,the stations are numbered.
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1997 Terrano 2.7tdi se red/silver swb. 130k . A-frame+spots, privacy glass, tyres 235-70rx15 BF Goodrich a/t ko pulling a 2005 Bailey vendee series5 with powrtouch mover. 2003 Terrano 2.7tdi se ruby red/silver 74k |
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25-06-2013, 12:19
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The Dalton crosses over the pipeline many times
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1997 Terrano 2.7tdi se red/silver swb. 130k . A-frame+spots, privacy glass, tyres 235-70rx15 BF Goodrich a/t ko pulling a 2005 Bailey vendee series5 with powrtouch mover. 2003 Terrano 2.7tdi se ruby red/silver 74k |
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