This FREE members-only course, held at the Club Land near Windellama, is a mix of classroom and outdoor activities over two days; bring a chair for the indoors, a hat, sunscreen and water for the outdoors, as well as food and camping equipment for the weekend.
Class begins 8.30am Saturday, finishing around 4pm, and 9am Sunday for a 2-3pm finish.
If it's your first time at The Club Land, check out the Basic Training page (you must be logged in to view) for everything you need to know, including contact details for the Training team.
You must register through this page, as places are limited. You may register yourself and one secondary member on your account, who must be 18 or over.
What you'll learn:
Module 1 - Introduction to 4WD techniques:
- 4WD vs AWD
- High and Low Range gearing
- Suspension
- Tyre pressure
- Driver and passenger seat position
- Locking and freewheel hubs
- Approach/departure/ramp-over
- Steps vs. sliders
- Rear bars
- Alloy vs. Steel bull-bars
- Introduction to and tour of The Club Land
- Convoy Procedure
- Hand signals
- Log steps
- Hill descent
- Rock steps
- Hill climb
- Wombat holes
Module 2 - Recovery Theory:
- Safety
- Recovery Points
- Recovery Equipment
- Track building
- Hand tools
- Bow shackles
- Snatch straps, winch extension straps, tree trunk protectors
- Recovery chains
- Winches - electric and hand-operated
- Winch pulley blocks
Module 3 - Recovery Practical:
- Safety
- Snatch strap recoveries
- Winch recoveries
- Dead man anchors
Monthly General Meeting - with guest speaker tbc. ...
Help is needed down at the Land with several projects to clear fallen timber from access tracks, improve camping areas, reduce the risk of bushfires to our assets as well as general maintenance. ...
