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A snapped tail shaft, three dead alternators and a bush fix held together with cable ties. Shaun Whale and Graham Cahill drive the Old Telegraph Track south to north, Palm Creek to Nolans Brook. Part 3 of the west-to-east Cape York run, and the boys have saved the Old Tele for last. Palm Creek greets you five minutes in, steeper and deeper than Shaun Whale has ever seen it. Sooty goes first, then Tim, Tony, Pete and Az, and getting back to level ground takes a rock step, an undercut bank and a rear bar with three winch points — four tonne either side, eight in the middle. Missed Part 1 & 2? Catch up here: Ep 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFXgD0GU2Cs Ep 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GagYhKdhA9g Then the mud starts chewing through the rigs. Three alternators drop out in a day; one gets swapped and still won't charge until a bush fix runs power from the alternator to the start battery on a spare earth cable and cable ties. Az's 79 Series pretzels a tail shaft and starts dropping diff oil out of the rear pinion seal, leaving him in two-wheel drive halfway up the Cape. A replacement gets run down the track overnight by a couple of local legends, just in time for Graham Cahill's birthday. Day two is the big one. Bertie Creek, then the drop 80 people have parked up to watch, with a motorbike launching clean over the top of Sooty while the 80 Series sits in the creek bed. After that: Fruit Bat Falls, crazy shirt night and pizzas cooked on the coals under a camp oven, then the northern half — Cannibal Creek, the Cypress Creek log bridge with half its ratchet straps hanging broken underneath, Logans Creek gone to grout, and finally the crossing that's claimed more 4WDs than any other in the country, 120 people watching from the bank. Gear that earned its keep: 33in tyres and twin lockers on the Mazda BT-50, an Ultimate9 throttle controller on U9, a Tie Gear haul-out strap that didn't move over either drop, and a full Pinnacle 4x4 service. 🔧 The spare part I'd never head up the Cape without is: ____ 📍 The Old Tele Track crossing that put the wind up me most was: ____ CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 0:41 Palm Creek — first winch-out of the trip 9:44 Stinking bog holes and river crossings 13:32 Dead alternators and a snapped tail shaft 19:12 Graham's birthday camp on the Old Telegraph Track 23:05 Bertie Creek to Gunshot Creek 26:10 Gunshot Creek — the rest of the convoy 32:21 Fruit Bat Falls 33:51 Crazy shirt night and campfire pizzas 41:21 Cannibal Creek and the northern crossings 43:02 Cypress Creek log bridge 46:16 Logans Creek 48:40 Nolans Brook ----- Our Crew: ----- Tim from Stedi: https://www.stedi.com.au/ Az from Mits: https://www.mitsalloy.com.au Tony from GME: https://www.gme.net.au/au/ Pete from Ultimate9: https://www.ultimate9.co/au/ ----- Our Gear: ----- Check out the new range of BT-50's: https://www.mazda.com.au/cars/new-bt-50/ Beer: https://www.xxxx.com.au/agegate/ Quality Towbars: https://haymanreese.com.au/ First Aid Kits: https://survivalfirstaidkits.net.au/ 4WD Protective Paint: https://raptordiy.com.au/ UHF & Comms Gear: https://www.gme.net.au/au/ Suspension: https://fulcrumsuspensions.com.au/ The RITE oil for your rig: https://penriteoil.com.au/ Throttle Controllers: https://www.ultimate9.co/au/ Off-Road Winches: https://www.runvawinch.com.au 12v Setups: https://www.redarcelectronics.com/au/ Premium 4WD Spotlights: https://www.stedi.com.au/ Shauno's 4x4 tyres: https://www.coopertires.com.au/ Premium Tangle-Free Guy Ropes: https://tiegear.com/ Graham's Tray & Canopy: https://www.mitsalloy.com.au One stop shop for car parts: https://www.repco.com.au/ Experts in heavy duty storage: https://expedition134.com/ Tough Aussie-made exhausts: https://pacemaker.com.au/ Premium 4x4 Accessories: https://www.scrubking.com.au/ 4x4 Mods & Maintenance: https://www.pinnacle4x4.com.au Shauno & Graham's Fridge: https://www.dometic.com/en-au/outdoor Off-Road accessories for the wild & fun: https://offroadanimal.com.au/ Premium Engine Replacement Parts: https://www.gatesaustralia.com.au/ Power tools & accessories for professional users: https://www.metabo.com/au/en/ Towing Mirrors, fridge slides & towing accessories: https://www.clearviewaccessories.com.au/ 📸 Instagram: @4wd247 📘 Facebook: @4wd247 🎵 TikTok: @4wd247 Shaun, Graham, Jock & Jesse — formerly with 4WD Action — have been delivering Australia's best off-road content for 20+ years. From epic builds and 4x4 tips to Fraser Island, The Kimberley, Colorado and the Simpson Desert. Whether you're in a fully built LandCruiser or just starting out with a HiLux or Ranger — we've got you covered. #OldTelegraphTrack #CapeYork #GunshotCreek #PalmCreek #NolansBrook #FruitBatFalls #CypressCreek #OTT #4wd247 #4x4 #RiverCrossing #Bogged #Winching #LandCruiser #NissanPatrol #MazdaBT50 #Toyota #Overlanding #Touring #TRAVEL25EP11