September / October 2009 Tour Summary
Started Tour, Laverton - 13th September at 10:34 am
Finished Tour, Coober Pedy - 4th October at 2:41 pm
Day off from travelling in Plumridge Lakes Nature Reserve
GPS Odometer = 1845 kms
Average daily travel = 88 kms
Most distance travelled in one day = 136 kms GPS
Least distance travelled in one day = 43 kms GPS
Longest time spent travelling in a day = 5.88 hours (353 minutes)
Shortest time spent travelling in a day = 1.85 hours (111 minutes)
Coldest morning = 1.30 C
Warmest morning = 14.50 C
One day of rain, it never stopped all day. Very unusual!
1 x flat tyre - repaired
Pretty much trouble free trip for the vehicles
Did some major road clearing along the Anne Beadell Highway
Some rockholes and gnammas were dry, others had water.
Found a few more rockholes and soaks along the well travelled roads
Fuel figures - Land Rover Defender TD5, 130 Dual Cab (12 Ply Bias tyres)
Total Fuel used = 244 Lts
Average consumption = 13.24 Lts/100kms
Hourly average = 3.36 Lts per hour
Engine hours for entire trip = 73 hours
Best fuel consumption = 10.47 Lts/100kms (good hard road to Lake Rason)
Worst fuel consumption = 16.41 Lts/100kms (wet day, sand, corrugations, slow going)
Mick Hutton & Connie Sue Beadell
Beadell Tours, 2009
BEADELL TOURS
37 Montebello Drive
SALISBURY
South Australia, 5108
Phone : (08) 8250 2718
Mobile : 0408841447
Email : Beadell Tours
ABN : 40 947 959 130