$200k Landcruiser flooded crossing the Jardine River!!!

The Boys are on a mission to cross the Jardine River!! After crossing via the ferry on their way up to Cape York they are determined to make it back across using their own 4wds. The Landcruiser goes first and saying it got bogged is an understatement.... Will the Next-gen Ranger do it any easier?
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[@FergHyde]

Back in the day, when Starke was still a cattle station, two ringers wanted to take an old Land Rover to the Tip. Apparently it was at the end of a big wet season and the Jardine was over 600 metres across. They found an old punt, took the motor and winch that connected to the front PTO mount and went across the river with them in the punt. Set up the motor on the other side and winched the Land Rover across, refilled the tanks with fuel, put everything back together and continued on their way.

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

That’s bloody wild!! 😳

[@mrkanangra]

Hey guys, that fish is a "Long Tom" NOT an Alligator Gar. The two are not even in the same family.

[@bungiebenno536]

Was just looking through the comments to see if anybody that knows Australian fish picked up on that! At least Mark didn't call it an alligator!? 😅😅 Definitely not swimming around in our waterways.... or are they? 😮 hahaha

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

Yeh spot on mate! Marc just got it wrong on the day 🤷‍♂️

[@adzoutnabout8666]

They grow to over a mtr long in Lake Macquarie NSW. Don’t want them in your boat, they are not our friends.

[@catchkenny]

Unlucky!!! At least you guys can tick it off the bucket list now. Good ep, keep em coming boys 🤙🏼

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

Cheers mate! Yeh that’s it. Has always been something we wanted to do. Dont think we’ll be doing it again now… 😂😂

[@whitedog7897]

Great episode. I’ve watched footage from 70s-80s-90s of how it used to be to cross. You guys nailed it. Looking forward to next weeks adventure. 👍

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

Cheers mate!!

[@stevecrop6264]

Nice one 👍🏻 Speaking of iconic pics I remember as a kid seeing pics of our local Suzuki club floating zuk’s across the Jardine with tractor inner tubes under each wheel in the 80’s

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

Yeh that’s awesome!! The cape would have been an amazing adventure back in the day!

[@stevepierce3509]

Just crack me up laughing at you three standing there looking at the Old Crossing. Marc's face just shows fear and what the hell are we doing type of look !!! 😂😂😂 Marc, your dry Humour is impeccable, love it , keep doing what you do legend.

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

Cheers mate, it seems like you’ve been true north binge watching the last couple of days!!! Thanks for the support

[@stevepierce3509]

@@TrueNorthAdventures Farrrrk yeah always mate when im not out on adventures on the water in the NT Legends.

[@nom_ben_livingthedream]

Great episode guys. My wife and I stood on both sides at the same points you crossed and wondered what it would have been like to cross. It was like I was back up there again you never know we could Cross it next time.

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

Cheers mate! We’ve been in exactly the same boat as you a few times and saw the water nice and low so went for it! Definitely would not do it again though 😂😂

[@bungiebenno536]

One hell of a long cast to catch a alligator gar here! Pretty sure he's a long Tom

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

Haha yeh spot on. Marc just got it wrong 🤦‍♂️

[@Darioros326]

Another great vid guys. Keep em comming 🍻🍻

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

Thanks mate!!

[@OffroadTouringLife]

Another cracking ep guys!!

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

Thanks mate!! Cheers for watching 🙌

[@083sean]

I heard from a reliable source that the TO's hammer in star pickets through the crossing to destroy the tyres of people attempting to cross. They prefer everyone to use the ferry.

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

We haven’t heard that before but we know they have dug out the northern bank previously to prevent people crossing.

[@davepawelski123]

like how you kept safety first and applied the handbrake every time you stopped when you were bogged........😁😁👌

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

Haha and the landcruiser handbrake doesn’t even work anyway 😂

[@iandibley8032]

Crazy trying to cross at that depth. It's a good thing the sponsors are probably picking up the can.

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

Yeh not the smartest idea in hindsight. But you never know if you don’t give it a crack. Sponsors definitely don’t pay for the vehicles though…. All comes out of our own back pocket if we make a mistake

[@iandibley8032]

@TrueNorthAdventures Cheers mate safe travels .

[@aguyandhistroopy]

Loved when Steve just opens the door as the water level was the same in the cruiser as outside. 🤦🏽 Should have dropped them pressures to 10 or lower. But well done for keeping it real. Oh yeah, Mark on croc watch. 🤦🏽🤣🤣

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

Haha yeh there was a point he gave up on keeping water out. Yeh hindsight we should’ve gone lower… I’d like to say we’ll try that next time but I don’t think we’ll be doing that again 😂

[@aguyandhistroopy]

@@TrueNorthAdventures I know how it is… all about the content 🤦🏽🤣 MaxTraks coming on board ??

[@MarkPeterson-wm6ql]

When I lived in Weipa in1975 we used to go to the tip and use the old crossing bought back some memories Always found to cross early morning was easier And yes I’ve been stuck in the middle

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

That’s awesome mate!! And yeh good point would imagine the sand would be a little firmer earlier on. Haha it’s not a great feeling that’s for sure 🤦‍♂️

[@steveballard515]

Rumour had it at the time sept 1995 that the fella’s who own the ferry were blowing big holes in the river bed, there used to be a plastic phone with number (rescue crew) hanging in the tree on the north side 😂😂

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

Haha that’s wild!!

[@brendanmiller5005]

Haha, 10 years ago, had the same conversation about the crossing and watched my mate get bogged in the same spot.

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

Yeh it has claimed a few cars over the year we think 😳😂

[@rollyb5061]

well done guys you crossed the Jardine🤙

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

Cheers mate!! 🍻

[@grahameroberts8109]

I’ve crossed 3 times! (On the ferry) 🤣

[@carolyndavis4517]

i crossed it in 1985 fj45 with 10 psi in the tyres . crossed it easyley . but when pumping up the tyres on the other side the menzil pump died . i had to drive to bamaga with 10 psi , it took a while. a menzil pump is one where you replace one spark plug with , the engine compression pumps up the tyre. the worst part was waiting for it to cool down.

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

That’s an awesome story! Yeh we should have gone lower... We went to about 15psi on the cruiser and a bit lower on the ranger. Yeh I remember those! Used to be popular for people heading to Stockton sand dunes.

[@ronaldneehao9723]

Action adventure s thanks for your great work boys 😅

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

Cheers mate!! 🙌

[@craigtomkinson2837]

Cool Ep and fish and crossing guys you made it looks easy in the end.

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

Thanks mate!! Was a lot easier the second time with a car ready to go. Video didn’t really show how long the first crossing took. It was a bloody mission!! Worth it for the memories though 👍

[@craigtomkinson2837]

Nice work @@TrueNorthAdventures

[@benwouters3760]

Now it’s even more impressive that an au falcon has crossed it the last 2 years for league of lemons. I think even lower tyre pressures would’ve been the go.

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

Yeh not bloody wrong!! Makes the cruiser look a bit silly 😂 Lower tyre pressures would have helped for sure 👍

[@scottmoore9215]

Well done guys good job.

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

Cheers mate!

[@TasmanianHillBilly]

What tyre pressures did you guys go? I would have gone around 6psi for something like that. Nice straight corssing, no chance of the tyre coming off the bead.

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

Yeh not that low. Probably around 14 in the cruiser. In hindsight we should have gone a lot lower 🤦‍♂️

[@BundyToo]

Ripper episode guys.🐟🐟🐟

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

Thanks mate!! 🍻

[@v8greg79]

Thats a bit ballys guys, nicely done in the end. Any luck finding the maxtrax?

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

We got there eventually..🫣😂 We used a metal detector (the maxtrax pros have metal studs) and found one of the 3 that were missing. So ended up losing two.. 🤦‍♂️💸

[@mitchellvangrieken3900]

Nice one fellas. Would love to see those max tracks air tagged and end up on the shore of Bangalore or somewhere further True Nor'

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

Cheers mate! Haha that would be very interesting.

[@adzoutnabout8666]

In hindsight you probably needed a 150 outboard bolted on the back of the ute. Atleast you can both say you did it 🍺😎

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

Haha yeh not wrong! the tinny did it pretty easy... Maybe just use boats next time 😂😂

[@Vanningtheland]

Awesome boys loved it 👍🇦🇺

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

Cheers mate! Thank for watching!!

[@andyk5473]

Wow, great effort. 👍

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

Thanks mate

[@emu4wdadventures631]

You guys are so cool. Steve 🇦🇺

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

Haha cheers mate!

[@franklutton7149]

27seconds in..... is that ducted aircon to the swags?????

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

Yes 😂 Bit more of a detailed rundown in our last 2 episodes 👍

[@tubbytub2990]

​@@TrueNorthAdventures at least it's a cool night sleep.🤣

[@kevinward4714]

At the end of crossing mouth open then a smile (ranger).

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

😂😂

[@_South_Seventeen]

Well ya got there in the end! Geez you looked slightly panicked Steve, but easy to see why, at least that Hand Brake worked each time hey mate! 😂 big kudos to the far lighter Anal Ranger! 😂 Resurrection with the Togas! Classic stuff guys! One for Highlight of All Time Pucker moments! 🔥🍻🙌🏽

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

Yeh it was bloody stressful!! Light ranger and lower tyre pressures helped the Ranger. Not going to say it was Marc’s driving 😂👍

[@_South_Seventeen]

Hahaha The ol Croc watcher made it look like he’d done it a 100 times….at night in an ol XD Falcon! 👌

[@scowy_sg2125]

Try the swag aircon in a loop with a tee off to each swag.

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

Good idea mate!! Will have to test that out 👍

[@user-xu7qi8vs6x]

Bring back the old turbo 6diesel 😊

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

Both Marc and Stevie owned 1hz cruisers many years ago! Slow as anything but bloody great cars!! 👍

[@Krakenflyfishing]

Great show!!….but a serious question…why do aussies not use landing nets?

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

Cheers mate! For us it’s just space in the tinny. Getting 4 blokes in there is tight so we have to sacrifice something. Big boat always has a landing net onboard 👍

[@GregThorne-me5ig]

Really wat a g up

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

🤷‍♂️

[@Bigsoot7393]

He's a man to please old Greg

[@jasonhughes8412]

200k is a bit of an over exaggeration for a pre dpf cruiser 😂 but solid crack fellas keep it up

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

Pre DPF adds value right? 😜😂 Nah definitely not worth 200k second hand but replacement cost new now days would get there easily.

[@johnpitt2742]

and the gar tastes good too

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

Keen to try it one day 👍

[@SHOCKcustoms]

Theres a ferry for that isnt there?

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

Yep. We used that on the way up 👍

[@4bnewb969]

You blokes must have big ‘kahunas’ giving that crossing a go…..something you won’t forget in a hurry and tell the grandkids! This CY trip has been an awesome series Cheers

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

Cheers mate!! Glad you’re enjoying it!! 🙌

[@davescott5506]

Gets stuck second time Rips the hand brake on Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

Gotta make sure that car doesn’t move while we are out getting it in bogged… 😂🍻

[@terryharwood1969]

Should of bought a Mahindra lol😂😂😂

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

That would make it too easy… we like a challenge! 😂

[@Aussiehoghunters]

$200k cruiser cant afford the ferry 😂

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

We paid for a return ferry ticket. Just didn’t use it on the way back down 👍

[@Aussiehoghunters]

@@TrueNorthAdventures just geeing ya up mate , don't worry I did the river crossing and got allot of water as well....

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

At least the waters nice and clean 👍

[@steveformosa5191]

Hahaha when you buy a 4x4 it is not a boat

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

Apparently not… 😪😂

[@2and2Adventures]

I can't believe you boys got permission to cross the Jardine! That's wild as! I imagine you still have to pay camping fees etc for the NPA? Props to doing it like the old timers. My grandfather has some unreal stories of crossing the river in the 70s and 80s. Wet and dry vac from woolies always helps clean and dry out the carpet I found haha

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

Yeh we paid for the return ferry and camping and asked if we could drive back across. Basically got told if we were studio enough to do it we could go for it… 😂😂 Stripped the whole inside and dried it with a fan for a week. Bloody mission to dry out 🤦‍♂️

[@2and2Adventures]

@TrueNorthAdventures you guys are mad. I couldn't imagine that mission with my GXL. Good time to sound deaden it while it's out I guess 😂

[@nigelmorgan3449]

Why would you sink a $160.000 4wd in water just to prove a point now if it was a $10.000 one ok if it sinks it’s not the end of the earth

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

Nothing to prove just ticking off a bucket list item for us 👍 Would be good to do it in a sacrificial 10k car but we only have what we have

[@tyzon00800]

Why get the bi t ranger

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

Couple of reasons. Some of which I now regret and some I still agree with… haha I was more confident having known the bi-turbo had been in the high end rangers for a few years already so figured the faults would be sorted. I didn’t need the power for towing heavy loads… however I now probably do 😂. And I wanted to buy a base model cost car to build up with wheels, bullbar, tray, suspension etc of my choice.

[@MR-hu1bx]

The reason anybody would buy a V8 cruiser to tour in blows my mind 😂😂😂 hands the most useless 4x4 on earth

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

Great 4wd for touring we think. Not so great for driving across the Jardine though 🤷‍♂️😂

[@MR-hu1bx]

@@TrueNorthAdventures Agreed, I love the look and sound of them but my god….

[@bassman4623]

For wank factor. So they can come up with titles to include the price.

[@craigeberhardt8692]

What would you choose instead?

[@troymarshall3621]

They are the best platform to tour in oz iv got one never let me down people that rag on them are peasants that drive dual cab tin cans that were designed to break after 200 thousands ks