[sudev]

My travels do not take me to that part of country - yet! It is a nice thought. So the next recce is on 19-07-09.
Pictures look so innocuous.

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Originally Posted by Samurai

I am a little puzzled, if the Palar river bed is so dry in monsoon, when is it full?

I have never seen water in Palar..even in Karnataka where it originates..

Originally Posted by srishiva

Dont they get more rain during North East Monsoon? Plus, there has been no flow from upper catchment areas due to Monsoon halting its progress. It takes birth in Nandi Hills!

We get Rains ??

Originally Posted by sudev

My travels do not take me to that part of country - yet! It is a nice thought. So the next recce is on 19-07-09.
Pictures look so innocuous.

So hope to see you on the next recce then

[ex670c]

Hi Guys,

All participants are requested to carry the following recovery Gear.

1) 5-10mts Tow Rope (ISWR 10mm with Eyelets/Hooks or Poly-propylene Gar-fil 12mm)

2) Ground Mat - 4'x4'/6'x6' Canvas/Vinyl Sheets to be used as cable damper.

3) Heavy - Leather Gloves to handle Integrated Steel Wire Rope & other recovery equipment.

Regards,

Arka

[jyobeb]

Looking forward to the event. Should I remove the thermostat to be on the safe side?
Also would the fitment of a snorkel be a definite advantage?

[jyobeb]

Hello, anybody there?
Arka, I will need to buy D shackles and tow rope. What are the specs for the D shackles?

[ex670c]

Originally Posted by jyobeb

Looking forward to the event. Should I remove the thermostat to be on the safe side?
Also would the fitment of a snorkel be a definite advantage?

Hi Beboy,

I was busy with my JEEP, in fact got the snorkel fitted, and changed the exhaust pipes.

The Snorkel has obvious advantages.

1) Draws air from higher up = Less Dusty

2) Draws air from outside the bonnet = Cooler Air.

3) improves air filter and engine life.

4) definite advantage while water crossing.

Regards,

Arka

PS - Will the recovery hardware details are on the website

[ex670c]

Hi Guys,

The last date for registering for TPC 09 is 10 Aug. However, there have been a lot of enquiries so we suggest that you register as early as possible to avoid being disappointed.

Please find below the links to register for The Palar Challenge 2009.

Participants register here:
REGISTRATION FORM FOR PARTICIPANTS - THE PALAR CHALLENGE 2009


Volunteers register here:
REGISTRATION FORM FOR VOLUNTEERS - THE PALAR CHALLENGE 2009

These links are also available on the TPC website.
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[trammway]

The brand new or old D shackles are available in Chennai for any tonnage around Rs.150 - 300

The full sized good leather glows for Rs. 75 and Rs. 50 per pair are also available in chennai. I got the stuffs for Rs. 1300 worth last week for My CJ3B and Classic recovery kits. Here are the pics







If many of you are travelling to chennai for TPC and wanted make a bulk purchase do let me know, I can help you guys.

[trammway]

Originally Posted by jyobeb

Hello, anybody there?
I will need to buy D shackles and tow rope. What are the specs for the D shackles?

Basically you need minimum of 10ft or 3 meter length tow wire robe. They are available at chennai on the 2nd hand market for around Rs.400 onwards with ear filing

You have an option to buy nylon straps(2/4/5/6 tonne) to replace the wire robes, they are easy to handle but priced at around Rs.2000 onwards, same with broad pattern could be used as Tree trunk protector.

D shackles of around 3 and half tonnage straight pull capacity should save you and you can estimate Rs.275 for new and Rs.180 for 2nd hand D Shackle.

When you buy 2 D shackles, you also buy at least one slip hook(Rs. 380 for a 3tonne slip hook as shown in my previous post picture)

[khan_sultan]

I will be travelling and will be out of country during the week ending 15th August, so that means all my off-roading plans for that weekend are gone. This means that I am out of the TPC 2009 unless there is a change of travel plan :-(.

[Blue Thunder]

Let's see if I can make it to this year's TPC, at least as a spectator.

Originally Posted by Samurai

I am a little puzzled, if the Palar river bed is so dry in monsoon, when is it full?

As Arka has already mentioned, the Palar river is subterranean : so , even during the monsoons, it will not be seen in full flow.

Originally Posted by srishiva

Dont they get more rain during North East Monsoon? ...

quite true...the monsoon season in TN is Nov-Dec (though the source areas of the Palar receive rain during July-Sep)

[siddartha]

any bangalore boys planning to do tpc , pls lemme know so that we can work things out.

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Originally Posted by siddartha

any bangalore boys planning to do tpc , pls lemme know so that we can work things out.

Well, I thought Dwaraka and Gypsy-boy were keen apart from "The Mud Slinger"

Last year, Mrs & Mr. MP Sreenivasan in an Armada and Sharief & Kumaresh in a classic participated!

Maybe they belong to JT - am not sure!

[ex670c]

Hi Guys,

We did the second recce for TPC2009, this Sunday.

The systematic sand quarrying has created lots of exciting sand obstacles and mud holes .

Regards,

Arka

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Originally Posted by ex670c

The systematic sand quarrying has created lots of exciting sand obstacles and mud holes .

I beg to differ sir - The unauthorised sand quarrying has created lots of potential problems for the participants.

The sun added to the misery and we had a tough time. The sand was oh so soft at some places that all vehicles refused to move

BTW, I had the wonderful opportunity of driving a Jeep with a DI575 tractor diesel engine and 4speed GB with 2 speed transfer case!