3 hours to travel 300metres! Mt Sunday Road - Mt Skene 4x4. 80 Series Landcruiser, Prado 150.

Mt Skene 4x4 Winter action - Mt Sunday Road
We spent 3 days exploring the Mt Skene region, in the Victorian High Country. Part 3 covers the Mt Sunday Road. Awesome track for middle of winter! Plenty of challenging hillclimbs and tight obstacles. We had almost finished it by 2pm, when we hit the last 300 metre hillclimb. This proved too much for the Prado to drive under its own power, and so out came the tow rope and winch cable!

[@mambobond]

Had me on the edge. I felt like I could smell the clutch and tyres towards the end....🤘🏻👍🏻

[@deanjackson3097]

Awesome work boys!

[@OutdoorsCBR]

Wow what an epic. Good work!

[@CaptainBowman]

Nicely captured and gee it was hard going. Well done.

[@aussiebloke2998]

I have to say that was some above average video-ography that I have seen so far watching 4x4 Video's. Brilliant job to your camera person. Aussie.

[@TorrentialReign]

Thanks so much for the feedback!

[@greenghost3965]

You do realise a KX450 would have done that in a heartbeat. Also, that explains the cosmetics on the snail/Bruiser lol.

[@TorrentialReign]

Doing it on a bike would be a different kind of fun! 👍😁

[@gerrychan5729]

Very nice vid. Looks like lots of fun.

[@TorrentialReign]

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@168dp]

That's one bloody tough track!! The Prado did well considering the terrain. Great driving! Awesome vid!!

[@TorrentialReign]

The Prado just keeps on surprising us! Thanks for the feedback.

[@banger0250]

This is one of the riskiest Hill climbs I've seen for a while. Good job. I can tell you guys have done a bit of this. Need more aggressive tyres to do the top bit

[@TorrentialReign]

Arron Harvey Thanks. Yes, if I had still been running my old Simex ET2's, it may have made life a little easier.

[@Joricano]

seems like those the tires on that Prado is realy good for smoothing out rocks

[@Regboy2011]

nice video mate i love that 80 im saving up to get one

[@TorrentialReign]

Thanks man. They are definitely a great 4wd!

[@2strokeINTRUDER]

Barra the world

[@Regboy2011]

@@2strokeINTRUDER mines got a Barra in it now

[@BlackFlagRedNeck]

That's one way to stretch the frame out ;-)

[@jaydavies6477]

Great track. Beat the crap outta my sills and nearly stopped my semi-locked, A/T ute once and for all. We still talk about that track years later.

[@TorrentialReign]

Jay Davies Its certainly is a top track. Good to hear you had a blast driving it as well!

[@mts2hn]

awesome action from the 150. Get some mud tyres on the 150 and she'll be fun to watch

[@TorrentialReign]

I'm definitely trying to convince him to go mud terrain for his next set of tires!

[@jackschier3616]

Hey mate, nice job doing that track! We did some of it but chickened out and turned around when we saw the rock face you climbed at 0:40 it was just to slippery for us lol

[@TorrentialReign]

I can understand you turning back. it's got some real challenges and certainly caught us by surprise.

[@scottpop11]

good video boy's

[@TorrentialReign]

scottpop11 Thanks mate!

[@alexoconnell2235]

Drove this track a month ago after some rain and what a C**T it was!!! Definitely not the 'road' we thought it would be, thanks Hema maps!!!

[@LittleWayNotSoCool]

Exactly. A road and a track are not the the same

[@80srok71]

Am feeling you on them tracks done a few of them up the Buckland during winter, very very very slippery tracks. By the way thats a quick winch too

[@TorrentialReign]

Its certainly hard to find any traction in those greasy conditions! Yeah, the old high-mount winch is fantastic and will work hard all day.

[@banger0250]

that was dangerous at 8:00 winching both vehicles

[@joshuaanagbonu9442]

you can trust landcruiser to take u anywhere

[@MisterTMH]

There is a reason why bushwalking can be quicker and less hazardous in such terrain. The same goes for XC ski touring.

[@tonesbones502]

Great vid guys. Can't help but think if you let some air out you could have crawled up that tough one. You could have gone as low as 12-14PSI. You look like you were running in the 20's.

[@TorrentialReign]

Thanks for the feedback. As usual the video doesn't show how steep and slick that climb is. We were both running 18psi. Yes, easily could gone lower, but decided we didn't want to mess around with doing a bead on a tyre.

[@rollyb5061]

15 psi and they would go anywhere

[@stephenh7965]

Redesigned the arb steps at 5:43 :) cool video. Is this near Jeep track ?

[@drew7376]

Anxiety just watching say that winch went well what brand is it??

[@TorrentialReign]

It's a modified Warn 8274 high mount winch. Fantastic unit.

[@philliphamilton1626]

Well I won't be able to do that one in my Subaru methinks - definitely needs the lockers which I don't have

[@MisterTMH]

In a sedan chassis vehicle with AWD like a Subaru you will crack the chassis . You won't have the clearance, traction or power. It will be safer to Just walk !.

[@michaelnugara1]

Grouse vid mate. Hey is most of the track difficult or only in sections?

[@TorrentialReign]

No, just certain sections. And it is a lot easier in the dry as well!!

[@nicovmods]

hey there, what lift and tire size are you running?.

[@TorrentialReign]

The Cruiser has a 6" lift and 35x12.5" tires. The Prado is rocking a 2" lift and 265/70r17 rubber.

[@DJK5555]

awesome vid! which way did you start from? Barkly river rd?

[@TorrentialReign]

No, we came in from the North and finished up at Barkly River Rd.

[@DJK5555]

Awesome. we're giving it a crack this weekend.

[@TorrentialReign]

Fantastic! If it's dry it should be fairly straight forward. Have fun!

[@easytiger941]

How hard were the 80's tyres?!

[@TorrentialReign]

18 psi

[@bertskidmore9812]

Might of been quicker to just walk that track :P

[@TorrentialReign]

Bert Skidmore But the challenge is part of the fun!

[@bennettbennett681]

You guys do much round Canberra areas?

[@TorrentialReign]

They seem to be getting blocked off at a scary rate, but yeah, we do get out and explore Canberra's local tracks

[@bennettbennett681]

Yeah i know. Brindies are largely closed etc... I used to live down there but do a lot of driving round Newnes, Lithgow and what not. Im moving back down there soon and want to do some real 4x4. Not touring dirt tracks...Nice 80 btw. Go the double lockers. Trying to save for a front locker myself. Cheers.

[@psiwog]

Tyre pressures, tyre pressures & tyre pressures.....

[@TorrentialReign]

+Mark Spencer Both trucks were running 18psi. Definitely could have gone lower, but decided that rolling a tire of a rim was one issue we didn't want to bother with on this particular trip.

[@psiwog]

All good mate, they looked higher than that, didn't see a lot of flex in the sidewalls. Will see you on the tracks soon!

[@alertmenkens9824]

Tyres look like thy are pretty high

[@LeApfR0goFDeAThfx]

where can you get that rear bar for the 80 series ?

[@TorrentialReign]

Sorry mate, it's home made.

[@LeApfR0goFDeAThfx]

Looks mad. Is it welded straight on to the chassi or bolted on? Cheers

[@TorrentialReign]

LeApfR0goFDeAThfx yeah bolted on. Super strong, but easy to remove for any reason.

[@LeApfR0goFDeAThfx]

Thanks Mate

[@Aishiteimusu]

And the lesson is.... Do not take a soft roader off road I guess. But at least he had a go? Perhaps a Patrol will be his next car.

[@TorrentialReign]

Yeah it's all about having a crack regardless of what your driving. And if u watch the video for part 1 of this trip you will see that this Prado can actually go further then the average patrol!😆

[@Aishiteimusu]

Then what? You did not finish??

[@TorrentialReign]

If your referring to the track in the part 1 video, well, after both the patrol and Prado (which got twice as far as the patrol ;) failed to get more then half way up, I turned around, drove back down and we hit another track instead. I couldn't be bothered dragging both of them up behind me lol. The patrol called it quits and headed home shortly after.

[@Aishiteimusu]

No man, you said, "then the average Patrol".... But I will take a look at part one shortly.

[@TorrentialReign]

Mmh, sounds like my full msg didn't come through.

[@PedroSilva-pr2ef]

That's some intense terrain! I guess momentum was hard to find and video never does it justice.

[@PedroSilva-pr2ef]

Great vid by the way!

[@TorrentialReign]

Thanks buddy. Yeah momentum is often the key, and getting and keeping it is the hard part!

[@phantomwalker8251]

yes be good if they knew what they were doing,tire pressure ,gears,low low.easy does it.,

[@TorrentialReign]

We were both in low range the whole time, running 18psi. Could have gone lower pressure but didn't want to roll a bead. I often had both diff locks engaged. I think you have to wrap your head around the fact that footage of 4wding can be very deceptive.

[@nicolaihenery6699]

Hey mate. What were the names of the roads at the intersections from turning onto the road and off of the road??

[@petersharp2386]

God dam you made that hard for yourself's running hard tires chewing up the track let some air out and you will walk up the track

[@TorrentialReign]

Peter Sharp Both trucks were running 18psi. Didn't want to risk doing a bead by going lower.

[@georgee686]

No matter how low you run your pressure on that track you have to winch no matter what

[@Wadaryu1000]

All the gear - but no idea

[@TorrentialReign]

What would you have done differently?

[@timbeevornation]

+Torrential Reign films Let your tires down for a start! lol

[@TorrentialReign]

+Mark Spencer Both trucks were running 18psi. Definitely could have gone lower, but decided that rolling a tire of a rim was one issue we didn't want to bother with on this particular trip.

[@craigbartlett1380]

Torrential Reign films .

[@fisher898]

A breath of fresh air to watch some quality 4x4 skills. Just been watching some half wits on Bribie Island getting bogged and abusing the shit out of their vehicles. They didn't even know how to use a snatch strap. You guys knew what to do and knew what your trucks could do. Well done. P.S. Have a look at some of the bogged vids on Bribie. Sure you will get a laugh.