I WAS WRONG...My $30,000 Mistake

[@BundyToo]

Good to see the True North boys on channel they are FNQ legends.

[@e.c.8668]

Coolest thing found on the beaches. Well, this was not in Australia, but my family and I were headed south on the west coast of Florida (USA). I think we were fishing around Cedar Key. I found two, large, engine hatches along the shore that were made of teak. Apparently a water spout came through a few days prior and may have ripped them off and they floated to shore. I took them home. removed all the stainless hardware. Lacquered them up, reinstalled the stainless hardware, and then put some legs on them and made some really good looking lounge tables out of them.

[@harrisonwhittaker4145]

Found a message in a bottle on Fraser island from a kid in NZ about 4 years ago was pretty cool emailed the photo to him

[@theexplorelife]

That’s epic mate!

[@reynhardttheron6901]

So glad we have youtube to learn from. Bottom line if I had the money I would have the same rig as you mate but for now I might be just as happy doing that same trip in my 30k hilux.

[@theexplorelife]

Last time I did the cape it was in a $10k Land Rover and had just as good a time!

[@KegRaider]

So glad we have youtube to earn from. There you go bud, fixed that sentence for ya :) Handled better than I would have expected.

[@harrywalker968]

@@theexplorelife 79 series, rubbish 4x4.. cant handle any upgrade. any, toyota, are all meant not to be fkt with. or they fk up.. i have a 4.2tdi s/duty. 700nm. 35,s. tows 4.5t up hill in 5th. no computer.. with a ram, your better off with the gas engine, not diesel. they dont rev & weigh 65 ton.. the old s/duty, 7.3. is the best choice. with a 5 sp. or upgraded 6 sp. the auto,s are weak. chev, cough.... went to isuzu, 6.6, & an allison auto.. only reason chev is any good, cos they cant build there own sht.. 79 series, pogo stik sardine can, fk that..

[@craigdavid6668]

@@harrywalker968Try posting before you drink 16 beers next time.

[@GrantMcDermid]

Your honesty and relatibility is why I'm a subscriber mate, good on ya

[@JamieWilliams-j9z]

Well done big fella, being upfront helps other people builds plus liking the long eps as well

[@theexplorelife]

Thanks for the feedback mate! Can definitely do longer eps

[@jorobson1]

I like your analysis of what caused the trans to fail! Like everything it has a engineered design limit. But the Chevy is still going but once again that 10 speed has it's limit. Even a 200 series will fry the clutch packs if you drive in the sand too long in the high range. F series are number 1 seller in the states for a reason! They are pretty strong and refined. We run a 2500 HD Chev but we know that the 10 speed is near its design limitations - bigger tyres etc put more load on the running gear any anything will break! Great video - love the big American truck review!

[@chase1as]

Yes and no. GMC + Chevy combined sales exceed that of the F Series

[@Herc-eles]

I found a Seadoo jet boat on a beach back in 2004, it was pretty well clagged and the motor had been stripped out of it. Still had all the seats and dash intact. If I could have got it home, I would have.

[@JamieWilliams-j9z]

Well done big fella being upfront helps other people builds

[@461_Media]

Get out there buddy love ya vids sucks to hear about the poor Ram so many fun times and videos with that thing, cheers mate 🤙🏽

[@joshuarowe7920]

We found a fridge sitting in the bush just inland from the beach that had looked like it had been floating for years. Didnt gather of anything inside, but opened it up and had a pair of boots and bottles of water and a bottle of champagne in it 💁‍♂️ was a pretty cool find.. off the coast of W.A

[@JoshListon-e2y]

Great few episodes in the cape loved it! See ya at Deni this weekend!!

[@Andreww78]

Coolest thing we found was a Fleshlight. Had to tell kids it was a squid cleaner. Then explain ya never touch another mans squid cleaner.

[@TimmyT.86]

Absolute legends boys. So sad to see all that rubbish left behind, but glad to see you lads doing the right thing.

[@MicahBell_1860]

Young fella got ya, Baker!

[@garycharters7168]

Nice mix up with the True North boys but where was Baxter?

[@Jared-tc2fo]

Hey mate, blew our 68RFE on Fraser back in Jan. Running 35's at 20psi, didnt bother with low range as the cummins makes it easy. Had all sorts of shifting issues heading back to the barge, limped it back to Sunny Coast and it was toast. G&L rebuilt and upgraded it, tuned also and turned it into a beast. I did the same, thought I'd get away with out upgrading and it bit me on the ass...

[@theexplorelife]

Sounds like exactly what I’m staring down the barrel of 😂

[@Jared-tc2fo]

@@theexplorelife once built, they shift solid. The harder you drive it, the more positive the shift, between the trans and tune the Ram was unstoppable towing our 4 Tonne van.

[@paulsmit8147]

Nice one....... Thanks for the share 🤙👍

[@bree.bonnie]

17:40 😂 Tylen: full farmers convo Matt: *buffering*

[@RD11RT]

Only had a Ram for a year and was an absolute bucket mate got stranded numerous times in the outback and spent 6 months (out of the 12 months I owned it) parked up waiting on failed parts numerous times absolute joke. Sorry to hear it let you down too! It’s the risk we take for these big rigs! Do you miss the 79?

[@jamesdurham2590]

8 months out of the first year my 1500 sat in the service center work shop because they could not figure what the issue was with the wiring harness. Also offered a standard dual can utensils with 3.5t towing capacity. Matter is going through QCAT now.

[@RD11RT]

@@jamesdurham2590 sorry to hear mate 😩 I didn’t get any courtesy car offered to me so I had to go and buy another car to get me out of trouble. All I got was a free service from Ram 🤦‍♂️ There’s many reasons why the market is flooded with second hand Ram’s, funny enough it’s when the warranty runs out but the warranty as we both know is pretty useless anyway.

[@levirobertson7716]

Found the old faithful halco lure on the beach pretty weathered tad of paint left on it. Slapped some new trebles on it and got a a donkey 25kg Spanish haha, now the lure lives on the shed wall.

[@jessetink3753]

Always the way best weather on home day👍🏽

[@theexplorelife]

You got that right!

[@joshbirch5599]

The best things I have come across on a beach. Was after a cyclone I was walking along the beach. And I found five fishing rods had reels with line on them.Unfortunately some were damaged. But they were fixed and used.

[@theexplorelife]

What a score!

[@tshopguy]

Best find was def the raft, geezs if only it could talk! Would love a mini doc series on the best sites around the country to get out for a camp say for a weekend for us 9-5 Monday to Friday foke that only have limited time for a quick one or two nighter trip 👍 cheers big ears! PS if I won a voucher it'll be def going towards a chair or two so the poor back of the car doesn't look so bloated!

[@denzal_turner]

Definitely a bucket list trip to do the cape if I win the 79 I will do the cape for sure if not I will drive my old beat up ln167 hilux hahah

[@rustynail4x4]

I found the notorious Wilson on Teewah Beach a few years ago. Probs the best find for me.

[@rob7385]

How many kms has the ram done mate? Ps I reackon that raft u found would have been an old fishing fad! Heaps of them up there, Asian commercial fishos love them!

[@dazza152]

Sick series, more collabs bro. 🍻🤙

[@jaydenweaver1117]

The pluggas for the win 🥇 When I worked in the Torres Strait islands we used to always find hand made squid jigs and fishing floats with plastic sails. The jigs made walking on the beach a bit how ya going. They came over from indo with the wet season NW winds

[@jaydenweaver1117]

There’s an old gold mine shaft on possession island almost right behind the monument you can walk into, hard to see except from the air

[@Dazza-u4c]

The 68 RFE is a crap gearbox. The 2025 is having a ZF 8 speed powerline, no upgrade will be needed. The Aisin gearbox had a lot of snap ring failures. RAM is ditching both the gearboxes for the powerline next model as well as only one engine, HO for both the 2500 and 3500.

[@theexplorelife]

Roger that!

[@jwoods6585]

That zf8 is unbelievable gearbox got it in my bmw it's so smooth

[@jonathanpalmer228]

I have a ZF6 in my 01 f250 and the thing is stellar!

[@Dazza-u4c]

@@jwoods6585 It is a different 8 speed, the powerline is used in medium sized trucks around the 60 000 lb class.

[@jro6497]

100000% if you buy a new trans, get a Randy’s transmission. They build the best!

[@MakingMoneyyy857]

Rippa of a trip though! Explore life always delivers!

[@johngray7340]

Bloody awesome fellas well done, yeow!

[@johnnycarr9935]

All of it is cool. Anytime you can make a place cleaner than you found it always cool.

[@TrueNorthAdventures]

Thanks for having us boys! Beat you at fishing and cooking… Next time let’s go for a 4WD! 😜🙌

[@theexplorelife]

Sounds good 🍻🍻

[@hansottevanger4112]

I reckon the unmatch footwear and the coconut cup wins plus the unusual bottle as a bonus 😊

[@yamumatittys]

I found an apple along the beach at deepwater National Park , Agnes Waters QLD. I wasn’t game enough to take a bite.😅

[@davidcassidy6226]

Wow, what an awesome video! I must go to Australia!

[@dn059]

mad Kent's 😂😂😂looked like good fun lads

[@clintonhall2773]

Good old Matt always has to have a dig at the 79

[@markleon7076]

Good knife skills you make go chef

[@MatthewHatton-yt6tr]

I can always use a good bucket!🤙

[@JosephReyes-e5q]

Respect from Matt Carriker!

[@mountainadventures7346]

So I have a 2013 Dodge Ram with the Cummins and the Aisin. I have had to replace 3 computers in it. They are junk. Good news is the drive train has been real robust. I did break a 4 wheel drive actuator in deep snow. Honestly I think like an old square body Chevrolet with 1 tons with a 2.8 liter Cummins crate motor would be ideal. No computers, all manual…. sipping diesel.

[@MINIPUMPKIN23]

Yeeeew. Sick vid!

[@chalkss]

Difference with a 79 is you go down the road and grab parts. What's the wait and price of a gearbox for that thing?

[@ILLMATICBF]

for him nothing just like the build cost free

[@bigdazza77]

Cool trip boys. Stay away from those helicopters Matt 😉

[@seanduffield2971]

Young blood is star of the show......? Love the adventure, lads. 😂

[@Cooperwellsfishing]

Thanks bro

[@1FiftyOverland]

Dodge/Ram has always had transmission problems here in the States.

[@duey8673]

Coconut cup is the winner 🤙🏼

[@darylbushby9670]

Just need to do a duel axel camper next to fit a family of 5.

[@Dan-kp8pu]

Did you keep it in tow haul mode the whole trip while towing?

[@darrinx7449]

Matty, you should have brought a Ford from the start

[@chadcross753]

Adidas sneaker for the win 🥇💪

[@Cruizer2021]

The coolest thing i found on the washed up on the beach was a kg of coke😂

[@ajbro6428]

nose beers

[@Deatomizer]

It's a Ram...Bin it

[@swh5113]

Great show, and now taking the piss, Just wondering why you bought a 4 x 4?

[@theexplorelife]

Me too 😂

[@JoeyRigon-jm6xk]

Second comment i will take it good stuff boys love your work!!

[@krisfairweather5794]

Adidas show for the win🎉

[@peterboag7749]

Definitely the adidas

[@sirslysrandoms1958]

looks awesome , shame about the ram

[@howie2506]

Coconut cup for sure

[@EnjoyEveryMoment88]

Ahhh yep. Those transmissions are weaker than a tissue. Do the Allison conversion on it. ATS Diesel has some great kits.

[@Aansadventures]

The Swedish bottle cause it’s traveled the furthest 😂

[@stillworkin]

Winners gotta be the pair of going out shoes you had on

[@nickemanuel160]

Found a brand new lure on a remote beach

[@Patty-kf4rv]

Crazy not one life jacket in sight

[@alanasymons3367]

Adidas shoe is a winner 🏆

[@joelfrancis5391]

Tobloodytumartos hahaha

[@joeoloughlin409]

Its not really that remote anymore people everywhere always someone around.

[@deanmagennis4759]

Found a fishing rod which my old man rebuilt for me

[@scottrothe7466]

3rd place

[@davidrose2382]

So start towing a heavy duty car trailer you reckon😅

[@nathankelly1708]

Isn't it why Harley owners on a group ride always have a ute with a box trailer following?

[@032254855]

i was taught as soon as you hit the gravel put it in 4wd on land rovers it buggers your transfer box

[@ondrejmarko01]

Found girlfriend on one of Fraser Island beaches. Picked up hitch-hiker and she stayed with me for another year.

[@ajbro6428]

😂

[@LethalLee666]

why didn't you use Ram to tow boat out lol oh that's right it's a shit box

[@mitchellholdsworth8582]

Typical merc to have motor issues 😂

[@kennethprocak5176]

Spent 40yrs with a LR and a tent. And drove Australia when it was actual tracks. Many years chasing work. I roll my eyes and laugh at so called 4 wheel drives of the last 30yrs. And typical yank built it doesn’t surprise me.

[@NewtonAmanda-w6w]

West Estates

[@stuartwallis9049]

In the end it is a Ram and it failed as they all seem to do on KZbin channels.

[@ulehuleh]

Sorry Matty but I had to... Isn't it ironic that the tougher alternative to the chrysler transmission is a good old Aisin....doing a clutch on a manual 79 is miles apart from doing a clutch in your Chrysler auto box..shit go mate $$$ big trucks come with big repair bills

[@ajf9034]

If you plan on keeping the ram you should do a grid heater delete on your intake, so you don’t end up with a bolt in one of your cylinders

[@merinofarmeragriculturewor4623]

F 🖤❤️💛

[@cuznuggitz]

Did he just say ekspecially

[@Morphic-Realms.]

Sweet ep boys, fyi - James cook didn't discover jack shit, that's the programming version of His-story

[@yunielky2008]

Chevy or gmc or Ford with Alison transmission is the most complete truck you can buy for all that Chevy and gmc have best transmission ever and the engine is good too Ford have beautiful engine and transmission is made buy Ford and is really good too dodge has the best engine ever but they haven’t found a good transmission to compensate the good engine they have

[@caltravels9454]

Don't care, completely over these million dollar builds, then complain when some shit breaks. my heart pumps custard.

[@SimonElenor]

I work on American Junk everyday. Nothing but problems.

[@marcelogarcia5094]

You shouldn’t have to upgrade gearboxes and the like when you’ve spent so much on a car mate. Makes no sense. I’d Stick with Toyota

[@callumnorthcott1006]

Leave the American trucks over there, cruisers and patrols are better suited for aus

[@lc-yi6tj]

Money talks...wait😅

[@mikemorgan4670]

Yeah. Yank tank issues.

[@ageofatheism6638]

lol

[@tomkelly3896]

Brokeback camping🤣😅🤣😅😂😆😁

[@scottspitty8283]

It's a US truck, no surprise mate

[@rob7385]

Yet those US trucks brought us Cummins, Allison, fords 9 inch, iron block LS’S, Duramax and lots of old school carby big blocks that we all still love and use today! Nothings perfect mate

[@mini_max8725]

Ahhh the famous incorrect gear ratio code. The 68’s and aisin’s are both very weak transmissions unfortunately. I’m surprised it’s lasted this long.

[@jeofflemon5561]

Sorry mate 😢 but 79 cruisers only in Australia for off-road much more reliable 💯💪

[@tomkelly3896]

American vehicles suk.....auto engineers have no talent...seems gm has pulled into lead.....the rams are the worst...hemi suks...trans suk....ford not much better...🙈

[@decimatorrc3659]

Tonight on 9News. KZbinr dies in a freak boat accident because he wasn't wearing his KILLSWITCH.