Broken down in the Simpson Desert - When things go wrong 

“That’s the second biggest shaft you seen for the day” love it Have a great travel guys

One of the downside of travelling is broken down in a remote area. Lucky Adrian is around to save the day 😊. It set you guys back a bit but glad you found a solution. PS drone footages are magnificent as always ❤

But I thought Landcruisers were just sooo amazing that they never broke down, EVER? They’re just so amazing

Holly & Matt thanks for the video 👍👍

Looking forward to next weeks video and finding out how everything went! I can't imagine break downs in the middle of the desert are easy compared to in town with a hoist, all the tools and parts places just round the corner. Adrian deserves an extra beer

Brilliant show 🙂

Yep. Everyone needs an Adrian! Great video guys…the Simpson looks awesome 👏

Awesome vid, so envious of the Experience you guys had. keep up the great work 👍👍😁😁

Good Morning Mates 😊awesome video 👏🏼 Breakdown and problems are part of the adventures 😶 Greetings and Cheers 🍻 From South Africa 🇿🇦

Awesome footage (again)! Thanks for (re) uploading 😉

So what cruisers are unreliable too. Hmmm Re the UHF, imho leave it on search; then you can hear all the traffic as many won’t be on channel 10. Cheers.

It’s all about adventure and self reliance, right? But… that Starlink is da’ bomb! Following from Arizona…

That's a huge load on one rear axle..I`m not a big wrap for duel cab utes..thats why I have a single cab

Good thing Adrian is travelling with you...

Fantastic, thanks for sharing.

Hi guys you need to take those airbags off of Berther I bent my chassis on my 79 on the Simpson 2020

This seems strangely familiar. 🤔

Fantastic episode, gotta be happy for Starlink and the fact that Adrian is a decent mechanic and that you are keeping an eye on your vehicles, like you should when remote travelling. Awesome drone work too. Live how the desert reacts to the slightest bit of rain

Strange that no comments are made here regarding fat tyres an premature bearing faillure.

Matt Holey I was wondering how your new roof conversion has gone after a few trips and what you think pros and cons.

What is the Sat Nav system you use Holly and Matt ? It looks very detailed.

Land side, lee-wood is correct, but the natical pronunciation is loo-wood. Nice piece, once again.

I have done jobs like that on my 75 series, but only at home! I always carry a spare set with seals, gaskets etc. just in case. What hub temperature do you reckon would indicate a problem?

You could have got the parts air dropped. Probably a lot cheaper and quicker.

11:38 what went wrong

Did you have any rear differential correction? Bigger offset wheels ?

👍👍wow 3 same vehicles and nobody carring a spare wheel bearing 😮😢oops ,finally you guys are saving Adrian and his missis 👍👌and diff locks are the go be bloody crazy with out them ay , looks like I'm definitely getting them 4 my 80series

I thought 79s didn’t break?

18:38, love diff locks. Well a 79, 78, 76 without diff locks is a pointless piece of kit. I know cause I owned one, totally useless offroad without them engaged. Two travelling companions skimped on the diff locks, spent all their time stuck or hideously bouncing over challenges with momentum. My previous Jackaroo went almost anywere without them, but once I installed a front auto locker it left the 76 wondering where it went. Totally sold the 76 and continued in the Jackaroo. Have a Y61 Patrol now, just so so superior to the 76 and whilst it has a rear factory locker I only engage it to lubricate it, Patrol goes everywhere without it also. Yes a bearing can fail on any vehicle, true, but a failure is a failure, ✔️ to Toyota as being as unreliable as all others. Christ I had one beginning to fail at Alice Springs in previous Jackaroo, mechanics testing vehicle could not identify noise, so we set off to East Coast. Got to Rockhampton noise apparent but no issues. Then onroute to Mackay it finally colapsed. Drove back to Rocky, had Holden inspect, it's a diff. We don't repair diffs. Goes to diff specialist, whilst they've never had a Jackaroo diff in before they're addament it's a diff issue, so I gives them the go ahead on the provisor the bearings are replaced, oh that's automatic. Two days later, picks it up noise still apparent. They put it on a hoist and I watch the rear right wheel droop as it lifts off, put it back down wheel rises, they didn't replace the wheel bearings ha! Excuse, didn't need them, well that obviously B/S. Another 3 days for bearings to come from Melbourne. Installed and off we go on our merry way. Ah, Jackaroo diffs are apparently strong, not known to fail, nothing failed in it, just hideously misdiagnosed. Gets to Innersvale, goes in to Holden for a service, manager asks how I like Jackaroo. Love it. Only had one real issue, begins to explain, apprentice chirps in, would have been a wheel bearing ha! They make a hideous noise ha! Rodeo has same bearing, when the cane farmers overload them the bearings grumble, sure sounds like a diff centre going out. Where the f*#k was this kid when we needed him? 🤔 😂🤣. All I can say, bloody expensive wheel bearing repair.

Why did you plan on doing the wheel bearings After the trip,? Poor trip prep that makes no sense at all, especially then to not carry spares. Great desert video footage, thanks for sharing! 👍

Lovely Ep guys, Bugger oh well theses things happen.

Ask the 4WD store to fly the parts out to you saves having to drive all that way,the pilot can throw them out the window

Loved this episode. Great team work

Awesome!

Years ago in the Simpson where I replaced the rear wheel bearings for a tour company who were not carrying spares. The rear wheel bearings are often not serviced or badly serviced - regreasing them is a 20,000km item in the service book. Might need a new axle housing as the stub axle is integral unless he wants to chop them and fit the Multidrive extensions. And as far as spares go, the front and rear wheel bearings and seal on rigid axle Landcruisers are the same F&R and they actually haven't changed since the 1970's. I include a rear inner axle seal in the spares too.

Noice....

Mates having mates backs, thats all that is needed to be said. Top job Matt + Holey and of course Adrian has done his quota. Cheers Gaz

Gee Adrian is a bloke to know he grows grapes 🍇 makes wine 🍷 and a bush mechanic aswell he spent a lot of time under the 40 cheers legends ☺️

Fantastic vid guys..What GPS system are you running the the Troopy?

Did you see what bird was making that pee-o-pip call @6:48 ?

Wonderful. Yes I'm sorry for your problems but absolutely professional filmed and it was a pleasure to watch. The nature, the noises (this I enjoyed a lot) and your quiet way of explaining and doing the whole thing. Very nice.

One doing a mercy dash, others sittin, waitin, drinkin, thinkin, til they return. You’ve got a good group there, helps make it fun.