preperation

Vehicle Tyres - Mark’s Tips, sponsored by TJM Townsville

Preperation for the Motortrail | Mt. Isa to St. George | Vehicle Equipment | Vehicle Tyres | Safety |

Just like wearing good foot wear, your vehicle needs the same, along with a spare set of thongs in case you pick up a bindi!!

Please check your car hand book before trying a different mix of tread as it could effect the safety and handling of the car.

ROAD CONDITIONS. For the first three days the road surface is quite hard and stony as we traverse a few hills and ranges on our way to Lawn Hill and also after Cloncurry. The area is heavy into mining lead, zinc, gold and uranium with a lot of old mining areas. Stay on the road. I went off road once and picked up a steel stake (large bindi). Not wanting to go into the desert with only one spare I had to do an additional 400 kms to a tyre centre and cough up $300 for a tyre and a nights accommodation. It was an expensive exercise.

The remainder of the roads are quite okay for the surface apart from 200 kms outside Birdsville in S.A. (of course). We will have Peter backing us up along with Lucian Brown from TJM Mt Isa (our Sweep). Donations are accepted by anyone who helps another.
In brief, have 80% tread minimum, 6 Ply tyres and two spares please.

Check your jack, wheel brace, piece of wood for jack, tyre anchor/chock, spare valves and caps and a good quality Air pump and tyre gauge. All this equipment is available from TJM.

Mark Louez, Motor Trail Director