The Storm is coming....

[user 7268]

If water is flowing at any decent rate you will be in the shite long before the depth of it reaches your airbox. Still water I'll do windscreen deep ..................... running water nothing much deeper than probably mid way up the wheels. Weight of a car against a volume of water = massive fail 8.( Get into that situation and the only thing a snorkel may help do is see where you car ends up .................. if your lucky enough to get out of it that is.
Stay safe Mexicans :Y:

 

[silver]

LOOK AT THAT !

Melbourne in the Sunshine
or is that the EYE of the CYCLONE

 

[golddiggerart]

LOOK AT THAT !
https://www.prospectingaustralia.co...1512074029_screenshot_2017-12-01-06-32-31.jpg
Melbourne in the Sunshine
or is that the EYE of the CYCLONE

Been raining since 4am this morning and sounds like a hose then turns off and on, light sprinkle then pour then back to sprinkle..

 

[Occasional_panner]

Bogger!!!! SALT water Noooooooooooo
Good point about flowing water, it has a lot of power, plenty of times in the high country I had to wait or take another route.

 

[user 7268]

OP ....................... yeah ya get about 2 years on Fraser and she's a throw away job. The bottom pic is one heading to the scrappers today ............ minus a lot of metal
Here's another a little deeper ............................. I think it's called show no mercy ...................... on the vehicle that is. But travelling with tide times over there it's pretty hard to avoid some form of water ........... great fun but you wouldn't take a big dollar vehicle into it. We are in for it here in QLD over the weekend also apparently

 

[Mike Harding]

>Have a look here how even a purpose built 4wd was destroyed in 10cm of water because he had no snorkle.
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QDSMnNqTWc

It wasn't because he didn't have a snorkel.

As you mention; if he had driven it at a sensible speed ie. walking pace rather than at
a speed more suited to Albert Park on Grand Prix day....

I see far too much of this sort of approach to driving off road *especially* in the High
Country of Vic. Oh well... it's his $8000 for a new engine....

 

[golddiggerart]

That rain just gets heavier and heavier, major flooding already on the roads here in Frankston.....I can imagine it being like this in most parts of Melbourne... Lets just hope people stay safe.... :Y:

 

[Diamo gold]

Maybe the others you seen that didn't fair so well wished they had taken the advise of what all the radios are saying and to stay home if possible ! I don't have the luxury of paid days off as I've been self employed for over 20 years . Just trying to be helpful so others can make an informed decision

 

[Occasional_panner]

>Have a look here how even a purpose built 4wd was destroyed in 10cm of water because he had no snorkle.
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QDSMnNqTWc

It wasn't because he didn't have a snorkel.

As you mention; if he had driven it at a sensible speed ie. walking pace rather than at
a speed more suited to Albert Park on Grand Prix day....

I see far too much of this sort of approach to driving off road *especially* in the High
Country of Vic. Oh well... it's his $8000 for a new engine....

Yes combination of no snorkle and driving like F wit. If he had a snorkle he could have driven like a F wit and been fine.

The point was, go slow and steadily is much better than tearing through water. I drove a falcon through wheel high water once perfectly fine, nice and slow is the key.
Good old XF they were bulletproof, pity they weren't 4wd.

 

[GaryO]

Remember the Y2K bug?

Im still stuck in 1999 :/

 

[Goldtarget]

Should be interesting, booked into a hotel on the Yarra for tomorrow night and trip to the Casino.....

 

[7.62marksman]

Should be interesting, booked into a hotel on the Yarra for tomorrow night and trip to the Casino.....

might need one of these mate

 

[Goldtarget]

Should be interesting, booked into a hotel on the Yarra for tomorrow night and trip to the Casino.....

might need one of these mate
https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/8005/1512107425_002.jpg

Toybota needed, Top Gear style you reckon? Haha. Made sure the comp insurance is up to date :Y:

With a bit of luck I'll be a couple stories up and get flooded in. Me on Monday....Hello Boss....Yeah bad news mate I'm stuck in a swank hotel....Flooded in....Talk soon.

 

[7.62marksman]

ahhhh the dream of dreams :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Mackka]

Batten down the hatches you blokes and ladies and stay safe. Remember: IF IT'S FLOODED: FORGET IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mackka

 

[Tathradj]

Cleaned out.
Peace to all and stay safe.

 

[Mackka]

Storm should wash it out!

 

[Billy]

It's not sounding to good for us Mexicans , from the reports I'm seeing and reading it's meant to be real bad !
So I would recommend to everyone ( if you haven't already ) to get up and clean the gutters out and for people who's driveways run down towards there house to seriously consider getting your hands on a few sandbags just in case and to also have your mops , brooms and buckets at the ready ! And most of all stay safe and please don't attempt to drive throu flood waters

http://www.thecourier.com.au/story/...ning-after-12-hospitalised-from-ladder-falls/

Be careful folks!

 

[Occasional_panner]

Dunno why my last post got deleted, it was quite relevant to the dangers of going up on high roofs, and sometimes you're better off getting someone to do it for you.
Anyway I bet that itchy delete finger will scoot this into never never cyber land also.
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Moderator Edit.
Not on topic.
Sorry.

 

[condor22]

We got the storm in Adelaide last night, I'm on the flat near Adelaide Airport and on 2 occasions it rained hard enough to lap over the kerb of the street and cover the camber in the centre of the road.

Fortunately, unless it is of Biblical proportions, we don't flood. Touch Wood (scratches head for the splinter)