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my annual field days trip done and dusted.
@ 06:42 am (GMT) |
Thomas Kitchenso one of the high lights of my year is going to the mystery creek field days.its was originally started for farmers but go to stock up on decent clothes and gear for working and hunting. bit of history http://www.fieldays.co.nz/fieldayseventhistory its getting so big now its hard to do the whole event in one day specially if your dragging the mrs around like i was. it also a good feeling when you look at the stuff you brought and realize most of it is nz made. if you live in nz and haven't been its worth while going at least just once.   
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@ 09:36 am (GMT) |
Warwick MarflittRe: my annual field days trip done and dusted.What cool stuff did you see and buy? |
@ 03:50 pm (GMT) |
Bryan WebsterRe: my annual field days trip done and dusted.Your photos show more full sized pickup trucks than I saw the entire 3 1/2 months that I was in NZ. |
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@ 06:47 am (GMT) |
Thomas KitchenRe: my annual field days trip done and dusted.always plenty to see and do Warwick.brought stuff from swazi clothing kaiwaka clothing far south clothing adage socks talked to places like mighty mix dog food chunky dog food husqvarna kubota levin saw makers good nature resetting traps one thing that was interesting was a digger attachment for moving concrete pipes not sure if you could lay them with it to, looked promising but those rubber rings are a pain when it comes to laying them. Bryan not sure what you mean by full size pick ups here in nz the hilux was king but its getting knocked off its throne as best seller by the ford ranger. those are isuzu Dmax's in the photo you could buy a foton at the field days brand new drive away for 17k not sure if they throw in a free mask so no one see's you driving one thou i think my if i one lotto car would be one of those ford raptors not sure if they are still making them and they are considered big by nz standards |
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@ 11:13 am (GMT) |
Warwick MarflittRe: my annual field days trip done and dusted.Awesome Thomas. The Nissan Titan with the 5ltr v8 Cummins would be my dream wagon. A shame that they only for the USA . 310 hp 555 ftlbs torque |
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@ 01:48 pm (GMT) |
Bryan WebsterRe: my annual field days trip done and dusted.I love my Dodge 3500 1 tom diesel 4X4 truck. Got a deck on the back for my quad, loads of room for storing an elk or moose too. |
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@ 06:30 pm (GMT) |
Thomas KitchenRe: my annual field days trip done and dusted.sounds like a nice truck Bryan is it a dually?there is a few big american pickup in Auckland but most average kiwi's can't afford to run them. my single biggest hunting expense is gas and i run a very basic mazda ute on lpg (propane) i have thought about upgrading to a newer diesel double cap just for the fuel econamy but my old girl hasn't let me down. i also not a fan of automatics specially in my hunting wagons which seems to be the norm in american pick ups? |
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@ 02:37 pm (GMT) |
Bryan WebsterRe: my annual field days trip done and dusted.Most dually trucks up here are those who carry a whole lot of weight. Like work trucks with a welder in the box or those frequently pulleing heavy trailers.Mine is a short wheel base, no lift kit but good sized mud tires for the mushy wet clay soils we have on lots of our back roads up here in northern BC. I prefer the diesel when for when pulling a travel trailer and having the quad on the deck and mileage is comparable to that of the new gas engines. Fuel prices have yet to stabilize but presently the difference is not much so am good to go. Both my sons switched out from gasoline to deisel trucks, and the youngest who has a good number of employees who work in the bush for him has all diesel 1 ton trucks as they stand up better especially when in winter the temperature can get down to - 50 C or worse at times. They are not cheap though! |
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