July 2023 Tour Summary
Interesting Data
Started Tour - Cocklebiddy Roadhouse W.A. – July 1 st at 8:40am
Finished Tour – Harry Johnston Water (Mingol Camp) W.A. – July 15th at 3.35 pm
Days of travel = 15
Nullarbor itself was misty drizzle, further north several mornings with light dew, once in the desert just a few cold mornings & some wind on a few days, pleasant on average.
GPS Odometer = 1455.7 kms
Engine time for entire trip = 49.8 hours
Average daily travel = 97.05 kms
Average daily engine hours = 3.32 hrs/day
Average speed = 29.2 kms/hr
Most distance travelled in one day - July 15th = 227.7 kms
Least distance travelled in one day - July 7th = 39.5 kms
Coldest morning = -2.1o C - July 10th
Camps – Cocklebiddy Roadhouse - all other camps were in the bush
Other travellers seen = approximately 15
Now keeping campground gate locked during day at Warburton, things not better.
Tyre Troubles x 5 see website 2023 tyre report for more detail (not yet completed)
Rear tyre with cracks in sidewall – rotated from rear to front to reduce weight
Slow leak in front tyre – found loose valve, no other damage found
Slow leak in trailer tyre – Repaired with 120TL patch
Slow leak in front tyre – Repaired with 120TL patch
Slow leak in front tyre? – suspected – if so owner chose not to investigate
Vehicle Problems see website 2023 vehicle report for more detail (not yet completed)
Driving lights loose – Removed stupid rubber pad & bolted back on with thread lock.
Awning getting caught in scrub – removed & bolted back on out of the way as it wasn’t needed for this trip – just needed the Roof rack modified to suit the canopy width.
2nd battery not charging – two inline fuses melting, made bridge from jumper lead, system charging normally.
Particulate Filter not burning off – tried a few little things but couldn’t resolve. Vehicle went into limp mode after departing trip. Repaired under warranty.
Wildlife (things noted in Mick's daily log)
Camels, Dingos, mulga parrots, galahs, crows, magpies, wedge tail eagles, honeyeaters, red roos, western grey roos, pied & grey butcher birds, red capped robin, white winged wrens, brown falcons, kestrels, wood swallows, black faced cuckoo shrikes, ring neck parrots, quail thrush, crested bellbird, wedgebills, babblers, finches, budgies, sleepy lizards, topknot pigeons, bronze wing pigeons, spotted harrier.
Fuel Figures for 2005 Land Rover Defender TD5, 130 Dual Cab - 235/85R16 on split rims
Fuel used = 175.45 Lts
Engine time = 49.77 hours
Average consumption = 12.05 Lts/100kms (8.3 kms/Lt)
Average fuel used per day = 11.7 Lts
Hourly average = 3.53 Lts per hour
Best daily fuel figure = 10.36 Lts/100kms – July 15th
Worst daily fuel figure = 14.23 Lts/100kms – July 10th morning
* As you may remember I refuel every morning so know exactly how much fuel we use daily. I have been doing this for nearly two decades & I have to say as an observation, wide tyres use more fuel than narrow tyres.
Mick Hutton & Connie Sue Beadell
Beadell Tours, July 2023
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