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With my 1996 Toyota Land Cruiser having its 25 th birthday I was wondering how many other members are running them, how they are going with klm‘s and what oil is the preferred consumable. Personally my old girl is just run in with 300,000 km ( know of a fella on Cruiser forum @ 1.5 m klm’s and...

Minelab SDC 2300 in excellent condition ( warranty expired ) Original packaging, sales invoice , never used without cover. 2 x sets of batteries with charger DD full cover Nugget Finder heavy duty skid plate Minelab skid plate ( new never used ) Minelab SDC UR 30 headphones ( new never used...

A couple of years ago a few of us SDC users took Mbasko's lead and purchased Avantree Bluetooth units so we were no longer tethered to the machine . The low latency units were probably the best detector accessory I have purchased along with my Jack Lange under chin summer headphones . The units...

Raked an area in the Adelaide Hills last week and went over it methodically with my SDC and standard coil in preparation for today planning to re-do the area with the 14x9 Gold Extreme hoping to turn up a slightly bigger deeper nugget or two. Last week turned out two small bits .09 and .13...

Anyone who has had a great dog knows how much it hurts when they move on . We recently lost a family pet of 14 years and some friends sent us this verse which I would like to share.

Purchased new from CWPS November 2016 for a trip West which never eventuated. Machine has been used for no more than 25 hrs in total , is in as new condition with 20 + months Minelab warranty remaining. All original packaging and invoices , location Goolwa South Australia or can be posted...

After doing the same old thing day in day out in 2017 and not cracking the gram I was seriously pi55ed off and doubting there was much left in our meagre 3 prospecting areas of SA . So after finishing sooking decided to change things up a bit to see if 2018 got any better . First week was spent...

Have been running a Chinese 3 kva inverter genny for a couple of years now when on extended van trips and not swagging it . Yesterday while using a circular saw on some sleepers it s##it itself then actually caught fire ! The reason I went 3 kva is it needs to run a Heron 2.2 caravan air cond...

Now being billed as the biggest single sporting event in history ! US $ 700 mill $ US 200 mill to Floyd " the money " Mayweather $ US 100 mill for the UFC man McGregor Mmm :rolleyes: lot of cash for maybe a round or two ! My tip , clearly being out pointed in the third McGregor lets go with...

For the last year Codan (cda) share price has been on a beautiful little run from $.58 to $2.09 . This mornings charting has thrown up a possible break up through resistance at $2.17 for the third time . If so a 25 point earn in a month is possible and a not impossible return to the $4 share...

Being new to beach detecting I have been going early in the morning mainly to avoid people and this morning was only my third ever time but was a bit different. A rather large lady walking her dog made a heading straight for me , as I could see she was talking to me I removed my headphones...

Purchased for a trip to Vic sluicing which did not occur so all equip is new and never used ( pump bucket tested ) Sluicey river sluice with adjustable legs and seaflo 3500 12 volt pump and 10 metres of suction hose , also pvc pieces and valve to make washbar to suit. Cost over $400 will sell...

The faithful old Engel has not quite given up but it will no longer get cold enough to chill a beer properly let alone freeze as it once did , it is about 15 years old and I assume runs on the old gas so do not know if it is even able to be re gassed or converted hoping someone can put me on the...

Was disgusted to read that the E J Whitten charity for the benefit of cancer research has returned 6 cents in the $ to the actual cancer research department after administration costs , recent investigations into the running of the Shane Warne headed charity , and many of the large international...

Or so the story goes , bet there is a few worried ladies around Hollywood , so much for cocaine and hookers . Still don't understand why a bloke would leave Denise Richards anyway. Cheers

At home with a bit of time on my hands so decided to throw a few photos together documenting the rebuild of my 1963 EH Holden it took 2 years and was completed Nov 2013. I am very interested in restorations of old cars , motorbikes , tractors etc so please post any before / after photos of ant...

After a bit of info on Diverticular Disease / Diverticulitis , week three and 3rd course of antibiotics with no improvement , not bad when lying out flat but feels like someone stabbing you in the guts when moving about , as for bending over and digging a target forget it which is the most...

State Emergency Service has just issued a flash flood warning for SA and filling sandbags , expecting 6 times the total October rainfall in next 12 hours. Should get those Vic creeks flowing, left it a bit late to clean the gutters :o

100 years ago today marks the battle of Lone Pine , many fine young men died that day and deserve a moment of our time to remember them. The pine which stands there today is of seed from the original tree which marked the battlefield , the story goes that one of two young brothers from Australia...

This was meant to be one of those posts including 20 or 30 little bits sucked up by the SDC at Tibooburra the likes of Stevo1 , alas not to be with the weather gods reeking havoc on best laid plans.The first week of an 8 week trip was my time wandering the quartz laden landscape of Tib then...