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Be aware of flash flooding!
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<blockquote data-quote="HeadsUp" data-source="post: 56450" data-attributes="member: 414"><p>Okay people , here is a photo of the new Stealth Amphibious Highbanker i have been working on</p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/414/1392368163_amphibious_highbanker.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Okay i admit it , thats a troopy getting washed downstream at Oallen ford last year </p><p></p><p>If the water on the crossing level gauge says anything higher than 400 mm i wouldnt even try crossing it with a troopy , it can flow quite fast there and your vehicle would be getting hit with about 2 tonnes of force </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.bom.gov.au/fwo/IDN60234/IDN60234.068232.plt.shtml" target="_blank">http://www.bom.gov.au/fwo/IDN60234/IDN60234.068232.plt.shtml</a></p><p></p><p>This site is either live or within 20 minutes of real time</p><p></p><p>If BOM says 0.5 metres like right now that means its 1.5 metres below the actual crossing so at the moment there is zero flood risk</p><p></p><p>just understand it can change suddenly and you dont want "suddenly" to happen when youre asleep in a tent at the waters edge</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HeadsUp, post: 56450, member: 414"] Okay people , here is a photo of the new Stealth Amphibious Highbanker i have been working on [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/414/1392368163_amphibious_highbanker.jpg[/img] Okay i admit it , thats a troopy getting washed downstream at Oallen ford last year If the water on the crossing level gauge says anything higher than 400 mm i wouldnt even try crossing it with a troopy , it can flow quite fast there and your vehicle would be getting hit with about 2 tonnes of force [url]http://www.bom.gov.au/fwo/IDN60234/IDN60234.068232.plt.shtml[/url] This site is either live or within 20 minutes of real time If BOM says 0.5 metres like right now that means its 1.5 metres below the actual crossing so at the moment there is zero flood risk just understand it can change suddenly and you dont want "suddenly" to happen when youre asleep in a tent at the waters edge [/QUOTE]
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