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WHEEL OF FORTUNE

Whether it’s at point of purchase, or after spending time on the backtracks, at some point you’ll need to replace or upgrade your jockey wheel. After eight years of sterling service, it was time to replace ours. And it’s any wonder. From Balranald to Milparinka, through Sturts Stoney Desert down the Birdsville Track, the Flinders, Oodnadatta and beyond, our jockey had been peppered with rocks over thousands of kilometres. Even a set of Rocktamers fitted to the tow tug couldn’t prevent inevitable wear and tear.

To be honest, we’d never really enjoyed the jockey wheel we’d been using anyway. It simply wasn’t designed to cater for the places we tend to camp. The moment we’d try to set-up in slightly undulating terrain, it

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