Four small Suzuki 4WD vehicles are being prepared by the Across Australia Road Trip team.
Standard For All Vehicles
Tyres
215/75/R15 BF Goodrich KO3.
Diameter 704mm
Circumference 2210mm
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Wheels
Standard Suzuki Jimny 15″ steel wheels (all vehicles).
PCD = 5 x 140
Fuel Tanks
Vehicle 1 (Kim) – 138 usable litres
Vehicle 2 (Cliff) – 120 usable litres
Vehicle 3 (Greg) – 122 usable litres
Vehicle 4 (Scott) – 131 usable litres
Detailed calculation – see second tab of spreadsheet
Recovery
Recovery Point – one front, one rear per vehicle.
Recovery board – one board (orange MaxTrax) per vehicle.
Snatch strap – one per vehicle.
Shackle, soft – one per vehicle.
Shackle, steel, rated, bow – one, supplied by Kim.
Radio, UHF
In vehicle – Nav Vehicle and Sweep Vehicle.
Handheld – One each vehicle. Supplied by Kim.
Auxiliary ‘House’ Battery
Vehicles will be moving each day and an auxiliary battery is not strictly required, however, they maybe be fitted.
Satphone
One only – supplied by Scott.
Starlink
In Nav Vehicle – supplied by Kim.
Personal Locator Beacon
GME MT610G PLB.
inReach/SPOT.
Tools
Each vehicle will carry a small kit of ‘ready tools’ in the console on the vehicle.
Cliff (Vehicle 2) will carry the main (and only) tool kit.
Water Storage
A minimum of twenty litres per vehicle.
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