Thx mate. I try and show more than just the highlights of tracks to give people an idea of whether they want to tackle it themselves.

Glad to hear about another Paj out there! It's a great drive, but yeah in it's current state needs focus and you have to keep your attention on the track. Been a few come to grief last few months. When it's a good day the neck is amazing to drive across and the fire tower so worth it!

Thanks mate. That was filmed in January 2022. We're planning to hit Billy Goat again in a couple of weeks, Jan 2024, this time I'll be in the 76 with no lockers or traction control so should be interesting.

Thx Ash as always. Zeka's not what it once was. Was graded a couple of years ago. Still a nice drive though.

thx Mate, yeah amazing how much it changes, when I drove it easter 2020 it was almost a 2wd track. Not that now at all. Sounds like you did well! Bummer for the guy with the Dmax, were they able to sort it on the track?

Yeah they were in a three vehicle convoy so got it back up and running in no time

@@markboal3649 helps to have mates along. The colorado on one of our trips dropped his tank on the way home and we were able to temp fix it with a ratchet strap

Completed the track last weekend in dry conditions. Had no idea about the track beforehand. Once we started we just kept going. Two cars, both stock standard. A 20 y.o. Troopy on skinny tyres and a nice, newish Ford Everest. Our recovery gear was a long-handled shovel. No issues at all. Even stopped half-way up to enjoy a beer. I think we got lucky?

@@nuggets.6774 sounds like you picked some good lines! Well done

Same, heard it's still a fun challenge!

Thx mate. Lots of the VIC High Country is pretty remote. Check out my Mt Sarah video. That was one I was worried I wouldn't make it out of there..... transfer case seized up, middle of no where... 🙂

Thx, try and mix it up. Few more long ones to come for the rest of this trip. Had some camera issues but probably 2 more videos on this trip still. Mt Wellington, Zeka Spur, Wonnangatta and Humfray River Track.

Thx Matt, appreciate the feedback!. Yeah huge difference this time to the last couple of times. Very doable in any vehicle with a basic 2" lift. Just be patient and take your time.

Time before this trip we had some overheating issues with the Paj but it was a hot day and, I found out later the cores on the radiator and transmission cooler were over half blocked by insects etc. This time no overheating issues, just some traction issues and I hear it's even worse now from others who have driven it more recently.

Thx mate, appreciate the feedback! I do use the rear difflock, judiciously, just not when climbing around corners. Pretty sure I put it in a couple of times on this trip up Billy Goats. Coming with a factory rear difflock was one of the deciding factors when choosing a vehicle back in 2018. Have to agree (I probably am biased) the paj is pretty capable. I've been out with patrols, cruisers, troopy's and bang for buck the Paj is pretty awesome. When selecting the vehicle I tossed up between a prado and the Paj. Bonus with the prado was came factory with a long range tank. The Paj came factory with rear diff lock, slightly more power (at the time) and was $20k cheaper.....

I actually don't think Billy Goats Bluff is one of the seasonally closed tracks. At least it's not shown on the Hema Maps that it is, but my copy is a few years old now.

Almost. Was wheel bearing and swivel joint on drivers site upper control arms. This footage is from Jan. The issue happened only 2 weeks ago. Paj still at the mechanic waiting for parts :-( Gives me time to edit some more videos though!

@@OffTheBeatenPathAus sounds like it may be time for repairs haha. Weirdly enough I think you ran into my cousin. He was up Billy Goats in Jan with some Mates and had his family aboard. They turned back due to having the tent on the roof and a lot of very wet gear from the rains (they usually don't have the rooftop on for 4wd) They were in a silver older Prado. Sound familiar?

Think a LOT of tracks were very different back then... the Cobbler Staircase for example was, well actually a staircase..... as opposed to what it is now...

Last time we did Billy Goats (one of my very early videos on the channel) it was 30 plus degrees and (I found out later) my radiator and intercooler were both half blocked. We stopped many many times on that climb to let it cool down both transmission and engine, and the traction control to settle down. This trip, only had beeps a few times and it was towards the end of the climbs, I just pushed on and took it easy after the climb. I always select my gear as well, rather than leaving it in D, which seems to help.

Hey Luca, sharp eyes. Yes it was. Seems to work itself loose from time to time! Thanks for the feedback!

My tyres are A/T, I don't run M/T's. A lift isn't crucial to most sections but you will have to choose your line carefully. The track condtions can change markedly and with the rain we've had recently I'd expect it to be at least as tough as when I filmed this video. Would be best if you had at least one other vehicle with you to assist if required. Also, you can always drive it to the helipad and see what you think. If you find the first half easy enough then push on but if you find that pretty challenging maybe not as it gets tougher after the helipad.

Different times for sure.

Well I actually manually put those in, but in theory you could do that. The software is Memory Map and you buy the HEMA maps and others through their online store

Noted.

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