Troubles in the Leatham 4WD track! | Operation Overland 2023 Day 4

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After the storm had passed we had a stint of sunshine. What better time than to venture up into the Leatham River 4wd track outside Blenheim. It was going good until it didn't. Fuel issues and then damage that could prevent our trip home, the Leatham hit us harder than we thought.
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@Camac1000 4 месяца назад

Great track that. The hut is always a great spot even with the rain

@jennineilson9226 5 месяцев назад

This is a great nz 4x4 show. Bloody awesome job well done.

@4X4MonthlyNZ 5 месяцев назад

Thank you mate! Massively appreciate it

@glenndonald7557 4 месяца назад

Those Leatham crossings are quite deep even at low-flow times. We blew the frost plugs out of a towing car we parked at the road end one time too, super cold permanent shade in many spots up there…😂

@4X4MonthlyNZ 4 месяца назад

I can imagine through winter the shaded parts of the valley are almost permanently frozen in areas. Be a rough find to return too!

@Theenubnub 5 месяцев назад

Been watching for awhile now, Just love this show. Cant wait to get my surf in a spot where i can do this.

@4X4MonthlyNZ 5 месяцев назад

Doesn't take much! the ol' Dmax was bone stock and did everything the lifted and locked trucks did.

@Theenubnub 5 месяцев назад

You make a good point there !@@4X4MonthlyNZ

@larryrayner3826 Месяц назад

did that track a few years back in my old Isuzu big horn totally stock, no snorkel and road tyres,

@4X4MonthlyNZ 29 дней назад

Can definitely find it to be an easy run with the right conditions, same with any river based track. Cool spot to explore none-the-less!

@KiwiPokerPlayer 5 месяцев назад

Have you *really* been wheeling if the Land Rover in the group doesn't break something? Another great vid mate. I'd be keen to tag along on one of these some day.

@4X4MonthlyNZ 5 месяцев назад

Too right! Cheers man. The Operation Overland event is open to those of Pioneer Tier through my Patron. Link in the description. Planning under way and invites heading out soon for this years event.

@KiwiPokerPlayer 5 месяцев назад

@@4X4MonthlyNZ still half way through my current build. I wouldn't want to burden a trip with a half finished (unreliable) truck. Once it's done I'll hit you up for sure (KZN130).

@JustDiscoThings 4 месяца назад

In the end it was a blown CV, drove it to Christchurch where we put in a 2nd hand CV and continued driving it home.

@KiwiPokerPlayer 4 месяца назад

@@JustDiscoThings that's what I thought it was soon as I heard it. I have a cheap set of free wheeling hubs on mine in the hopes that they will go before the CVs and save them. I carry the original solid hubs with me so if I blow a hub it's an easy trail fix.

@lyndonkapoor8823 5 месяцев назад

The Leatham river road is permanently closed now!??

@4X4MonthlyNZ 5 месяцев назад

Not that I am aware of. There is a lot of work going on down that way where you leave the Leatham road and follow the branch river due to a suspension bridge being heavily damaged in flooding. They were in the process of removing it while we were in there.

@lyndonkapoor8823 5 месяцев назад

@4X4MonthlyNZ ok thanks. Was shown a map yesterday that had the road marked "permanently closed" which I thought was odd. DOC site indicates open.

@Camac1000 4 месяца назад

@@lyndonkapoor8823Where did you see that map?