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Ripper vid mate! As a film industry artist and photographer.. I can say your wife has certainly got an eye for composition, nice work! Can't wait to get my bloody hands on a Raptor too.

@RoundTheFire

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, she will feel stoked seeing and reading this comment, I get to do all the fun stuff and drive while the wife gets to run around and capture the scene. You won't be unhappy with a Raptor great trucks.

Unreal good stuff raptor in the cape that’s mint 👌👌👌

@RoundTheFire

3 жыл бұрын

Gotta get up there mate 2021 is a good of time as any.

Yeahhh Raptor !!! Can’t wait to do a trip with you one day mate F truck vs Raptor 😂👍🏼

@RoundTheFire

3 жыл бұрын

Mate Im keen to see that big girl of yours up close and personal its a bloody well kitted out weapon!! The Truck will easily get through the Cape for sure and definitely look good doing it at the same time.

“He drives it like he owns it!” - all jokes aside, sensible driving so nothing gets broken and the family is safe.. Different story with other channels with sponsorship of parts, tyres and vehicles. Absolutely no shame in not driving a vehicle off a cliff in doing gunshot - there’s more skill in driving to the tip of Cape York and back without breaking something! Well done mate 🍻

@RoundTheFire

3 жыл бұрын

I absolutely agree! I would much rather spend hard earned money on diesel for the next trip than repairs. Thank you, great comment 👍🏻😎🍺

Awesome video Damo. Can't wait to see the rest of it. Happy Holidays from the U.S.👍

@RoundTheFire

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jim, hope you had a great thanksgiving and a merry Christmas to come 👍🏻

You made Cape York look so easy!

@RoundTheFire

3 жыл бұрын

The journey to the Tip is quite achievable. The trick is to be prepared, have a plan for every obstacle, don’t be in a rush and you should be fine. At the end of the day you are in a once in a lifetime place that’s there to be enjoyed 👌🏼😎🇦🇺

Thanks Damo great to watch 🤙

@RoundTheFire

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate.

Looks like high range .. Gives me flashbacks lol 😖😂

@RoundTheFire

3 жыл бұрын

HAHA just more relaxed, not eating rat packs, beer and we aren't all cammed up!!

Congratulations - your videos are getting better and better. The camera work is quite remarkable! Cheers from Vienna, Austria!

@RoundTheFire

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mate 👍🏻

G’Day mate stumbled across your channel by accident,good to see a Ranger doing the Tele Track for a change lol,and like your channel,just finished watching this episode,and wow bloody awesome stuff you make it look so easy,about to watch the next one,hopefully I’ll be heading this year with my Ranger,about 90% finished mods & electrical mostly doing the electrical work myself,anyway keep up the good work and the camera footage is great Cheers

@RoundTheFire

3 жыл бұрын

Get up there mate, you won’t regret it

Awesome footage 👏 😎

@RoundTheFire

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate 👍🏻

Bloody ford falling apart 🤣, another great video mate, good to see a bit more detail and different line choices on the tele track and not just what 4wd247 portray it as. Hoping to get up there next year 🤞🍻

@RoundTheFire

3 жыл бұрын

😂🤣 just shedding the parts it didn’t need mate. The Tele can be as hard or as relatively simple as you want it to be. Even the easiest lines still require you to pay attention. playing it safe and getting through without damage is the smart option and the most rewarding while you enjoy being a place so many people dream about going 🍺🇦🇺👍🏻

Nice one Damo great video footage. I 🇳🇿😎👍

@RoundTheFire

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Phil 👍🏻🍺

Another cracking vid again Damo. What snorkel have you fitted? Haven’t heard you mention it yet.

@RoundTheFire

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mate, Ive had a snorkel fitted by Platinum Mechanical. I haven't said too much about it as this is my first time running a pre fab snorkel and really wanted to give it good chance to prove itself...ive got to say i have been pleasantly surprised by how good they work.

@wroxtonmcintyre8216

3 жыл бұрын

Ok cheers Damo

Looks heaps fun, i'd have skipped gunshot in the raptor too, would have lost your mirrors and skinned the sides bad. Is that tub rack from Tough Toys?

@RoundTheFire

3 жыл бұрын

Yep definitely too wide in the Raptor to roll through without busting a panel or 7. My tub rack is from PPD in WA. It’s called the OZ ROO rack.

great vid mate , going deep in water have you had no problem with exhaust sucking water in the engine ? as cant see you have a snorkel fitted.

@RoundTheFire

10 ай бұрын

Hi Barry, no issues with water, I have a snorkel fitted on the driver side of the ute.

Great vid, and props to your wife for her camera work. Are you considering a lift for the Raptor and have you guys run across any of those dangerous Australian animals? Im installing a 3" Bilstein kit early next year, I cant get anyone to help with a FOX kit for the Everest. Looks like the 3" tires and 17" rims are the best combination from what Ive researched.

@RoundTheFire

3 жыл бұрын

Alex, great to see you on here every video mate...I am thinking down the track to add a stiffer set of springs which will inadvertently give the truck a lift but its not on my immediate to do list. You should be able to get a ford factory fox kit for the Everest now considering the new FX4 MAX ranger is coming out with a FOX kit, same chassis as an everest so you imagine it should be able to bolt in?.

@gen1c8rs88

3 жыл бұрын

@@RoundTheFire And 285/75r17 KM3's with the stiffer springs ?👍😄👍

@RoundTheFire

3 жыл бұрын

@@gen1c8rs88 Im keen to get a set of KM3s for sure! Just waiting for these ATs to give up.

@alexwolf8019

3 жыл бұрын

@@RoundTheFire I would think the Ranger and Everest would be universal. The problem I run into is the regular Rangers uses leaf springs and the Everest uses coil spring like the Raptor on the rear. Maybe even the Raptor rear coils are heavier duty than the Everest. Then again, the Everest coils has to carry its fat A$$ around so I dont know. I even sent emails to FOX and they wont help at all. Bilstein seems to be a good brand from my research. IF anyone has suggestions, please chime in. Its always good to see your vids.

@RoundTheFire

3 жыл бұрын

@@alexwolf8019 Ah you are right! i forgot the Everest is coil all round. Definitely Bilstein is a well respected brand. I have a set of Old Man Emu in my Prado 150 which gives it a 2in lift also, not a bad set of suspension also...definately not bilstein standard but heavy duty.

Hey Mate going to be doing the cape trip with some mate and taking my raptor. Could you tell me what spares you took for the Raptor and what broke on your trip. Thanks in advance.

G'day mate, thanks for your KZread clip, I can't wait to take the Ranger up there, thanks for the tip regarding the tub rack, I have ordered one, I m looking at getting a snorkel, for my Bi-Turbo Ranger and I am having trouble deciding on which one I should get, I see you have one of the new style on your Raptor, I have been told they are very noisey compared to the traditional type. how do you find the one you are running? I look forward to your feed back.

@RoundTheFire

3 жыл бұрын

G'day Bob, You are correct, the prefab stainless snorkels are far noisier than your traditional poly moulded style snorkels, in fact i would almost go as far as saying the polly snorkels don't make any real noise at all. I ended up getting the pre fab type due to that no one is making a polly snorkel for the raptor...I have never been a fan of the pre fab style and have always owned polly snorkels...After owning one now I can honestly say I have been impressed with the performance of the pre fab snorkels ability to limit the amount of dust, water and bugs that are ingested from the head of the snorkel which ultimately ends up in your main air filter. Ultimately both styles will achieve a higher air box feed, I think the pre fab does a better job at sucking clean air however is noisy (can't hear it if your window is up) Poly is traditional, you can get one anywhere and cheaper. hope this helps.

@bobrodegers460

3 жыл бұрын

@@RoundTheFire Thanks mate for the feed back. I have just ordered one of your tee shirt, for a Christmas present for my self, how's your dog going? keep up the good work and a merry Christmas to you and your family,

@RoundTheFire

3 жыл бұрын

@@bobrodegers460 Thank you for supporting the channel its greatly appreciated, Merry Christmas and hopefully a better new year for everyone.

Good 👍

Changes to much year to year. 3 years ago Palm was a couple of feet deep river and very muddy up the exit. Was fun though. Cheers

@RoundTheFire

3 жыл бұрын

Certainly does, Palm was a nightmare for me in 2017 we had to winch every vehicle in the convoy out of there on that trip. I think that's the big attraction for me up in the cape. Every time I go there I seem to always find something new and even the tracks you are familiar with are so different every trip you do.

@landrover1155

3 жыл бұрын

@@RoundTheFire yep I am keen to get back mate. We were there in June 17. Disco 2 and a 75 made it up without winching, but D3, D4, Hilux and MN Triton needed winching. It was a difficult climb. Enjoy the rest of the trip mate. The ute is eating up the journey. Cheers

👍👍👍

@RoundTheFire

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate 🍺

Never been outback in Australia, what are the chances of encountering a crocodile at that flowing stream site where u pointed out the river signage?

Great video, from your experience do you advice me to buy the Ford Ranger XLT 3.2 or the Mazda BT50 3.2? Worth the money? Reliable? Thx in advance.

@RoundTheFire

3 жыл бұрын

Both very capable trucks. I think the BT50 is now being built by IZUZU but either way I would be happy to own either.

@jmlr5190

3 жыл бұрын

@@RoundTheFire Thx for your reply.

May i know your bedrack series and brand ? It looks amazing !

@RoundTheFire

2 жыл бұрын

It’s an “Oz Roo” Rack 900mm long

Your Raptor whistles extremely lovely. How?

what PSI were you running on the stock tyres on the tracks around 6:01 and 7:43?

@RoundTheFire

3 жыл бұрын

First comment out the gates!! All the southern half of this track was done on 30PSI in the front and 32PSI in the rear.

@thealterator

3 жыл бұрын

​@@RoundTheFire great timing :) Needed a RTF fix and glad it came through.

@RoundTheFire

3 жыл бұрын

@@thealterator Champion Mate

How are you getting the turbo whistle on your raptor have you got a delete?

@RoundTheFire

3 жыл бұрын

The whistle is resonating through the snorkel

Hi , just one thing how do you do such a track with dust covering all your gear , it would drive me mad , if it rains all is wet , it would spoil the trip for me , looking forward to the next part.

@RoundTheFire

3 жыл бұрын

Everything in the back is inside dust/waterproof bags/boxes. It only really starts to bother me if its really hot and tons of flies around that really helps to destroy the happy feelings.

@thealterator

3 жыл бұрын

@@RoundTheFire recent videos of Ronny Dahl and he's covered in flies. I would lose.my.mind

@RoundTheFire

3 жыл бұрын

@@thealterator Flies have a way of getting into your soul! The last trip we did to Lorrella springs was out of control! You can see in my intro on part 1 of those videos the flies were so thick i could barely talk.

Mate the Raptor just eats whatever you throw at it huh!

@RoundTheFire

3 жыл бұрын

Certainly now I’ve had a fair bit of time to work out how to use it properly they seem fairly unstoppable. Still got a lot to learn and also remember to use all the features of the truck. But so far I’m impressed 👍🏻

@Excalabur50

3 жыл бұрын

@@RoundTheFire 👍👍

Mate that tub rack seems to be holding up treat. Worth buying one?

@RoundTheFire

3 жыл бұрын

For how cheap they are I think It's a pretty good bit of gear. All depends on what type of look you want to go for but i think the skeleton, minimal bar work rack looks sweet.

@jase6827

3 жыл бұрын

@@RoundTheFire looking at the PPD ones, few closer to me in Brisbane but when went to buy the place was a disgusting 4x4 shop in Woodridge selling the same thing but would not show me or undo the chinese box

@thealterator

3 жыл бұрын

@@jase6827 PPD have said they can ship it over from perth.... just need to build it :) I'm looking at getting the half rack. Pretty sure @round the fire cut his shorter to suite his style

@RoundTheFire

3 жыл бұрын

@@jase6827 Mine is exactly the PPD one! I just cut off the section that has the lights mounted in the back and turned the rack around backers to hide the trim. my fridge couldn't open with the lights in the way with how low i wanted to make the rack sit. Only cost me an extra 50 bills to have it shipped over to brizzy.

@jase6827

3 жыл бұрын

@@RoundTheFire cheers mate, these ones identical for $600 from china. Will call PPD to confirm where they are made

Hope your dog is doing well

@RoundTheFire

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. He has made a full recovery now 😎

well, no gun shot aye... no respect lost there bud, its a 90,000 dollariedo vehicle, with the um, width of the raptor vs gunshot, did u eye that width or stick the nose over the edge for "scientific reasons"? and i gotta admit, the raptor sounds real different from the outside haha 😉😉

@RoundTheFire

3 жыл бұрын

No gunshot mate, I nosed up to it, got out and did a quick visual check. I guess if I would of had a few cans of courage under my belt by the time I got there I could have bashed it through but at the end of the day, family on board and traveling on my own not worth the risk...plus yes, potentially could be a very expensive bit of footage to capture! I will gladly take my hat off and salute the man who takes the plunge in their Raptor...she does sound good with the snorkel I have to agree.

@CohnmanTheBudbarian

3 жыл бұрын

@@RoundTheFire great reason not to drink and 4wd imo lmao. It was good that you stood inside of it, makes you realise just how batshit crazy it is. See ya in the next episode bud.

@RoundTheFire

3 жыл бұрын

@@CohnmanTheBudbarian Thanks mate, always great to see familiar long time followers still on board.