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Howard Valley and mud tyres
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Posted : Friday, 5 April 2013 10:16:08 PM(UTC)
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I wish I could show you pictures of the huge nuggets I found up the Howard today but I cant.
I've been in Nelson 7 years now and have never actually got of my arse and been for a squint at a public area so today was the day.
Detector and crevicing gear in,off we go.Now I don't know how many of you are familiar with the Porika Track to get up to the creeks,bit rough but not too bad,then there is a side track that follows the power lines.
Word of warning-the innocent looking tiny creek crossing that track isn't all it seems.


Bastard thing is just that horrible sticky thick mud that's about a foot deep AND hides the ruts that go another foot down.


Took me 6 hours to dig the truck out of the shit with the only digging tool I had with me,a fkn garden trowel...



Moral of the story-mud tyres on the truck and a spade in the back!
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Posted : Friday, 5 April 2013 10:41:44 PM(UTC)
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Pics or it didn't happen.
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Posted : Saturday, 6 April 2013 8:54:00 AM(UTC)
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welcome to my world

sounds like you got stuck bad not only carry a shovel but also an axe a tree came down across the track once when up a valley had to cut my way out

standard in my truck is shovel axe tuffer stropes towing rope and winch on the front no room room the driver

how bout photo
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Posted : Saturday, 6 April 2013 12:34:59 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: kiwikeith Go to Quoted Post
welcome to my world

sounds like you got stuck bad not only carry a shovel but also an axe a tree came down across the track once when up a valley had to cut my way out

standard in my truck is shovel axe tuffer stropes towing rope and winch on the front no room room the driver

how bout photo


gidday keith - i gots me a chainsaw here i could let go for a detector LMAO

and here i was thinking that all that bad shite just happens to me lol

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kiwikeith  
Posted : Saturday, 6 April 2013 1:08:33 PM(UTC)
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with all the other shit in my truck theres no room for chainsaws i carry 2 bins of recovery gear
spent awhile getting out of a hole just going up to the claim last weekend
if not the truck stuck then its the quad i even had to get the truck the other week to winch the motor bike out of some mud it was standing up by its self

its all fun i think
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Posted : Saturday, 6 April 2013 7:39:35 PM(UTC)
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Trust me guys-taking pictures was the last thing on my mind lyin in mud trying to un-beach the bastard before the rain set in!
Havent washed the truck yet if you sad people want to see that lol!
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Posted : Tuesday, 30 April 2013 8:22:32 PM(UTC)
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Would be interested to hear from anyone who has been into the New creek area ???? across the hill from Howard in the fossicking area

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Posted : Wednesday, 1 May 2013 12:20:51 PM(UTC)
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Hi ya friend we were their christmas time went threw the same drama we went up to the top by pylons but i was in my staton wagon yup we got stuck 2 wd only just me the wife and two young kids we set up camp at the top and some guy helped us the car was bellied out an old fella living in a caravan up their he was full of knowlage we spent the week walking the creeks and enjoying the area its a nice place jd
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