John and Jo

Carawine gorge, what a pretty spot at least it was last time we were there. We did the loop from Nullangine to Scull Springs, over or, I should say through, the Oak-over River to Marble bar. Beautiful country. We are off next week to the Dowerin Field day's and then up to do the wildflower run should be good. Enjoy the West there's lots to see over here. :rolleyes: John

Can't join you for a drink as we have just come back from 80 mile beach thats not far south of Barn Hill. If you are into fishing 80 mile exeeded our expectations like 20-25lb threadfin salmon of the beach, also what we sandgropers call Mullaway also some black tipped shark all off the beach. One lady in our group caught a barramumdi, which had even the "locals" suprised. Enjoy the west the flowers are out at the moment in full bloom. John

We also will be doing the wildflower thing this year. Planning to leave 22th this month visiting the Dowerin Field days then off to Coalseam national park up to Mt Magnet across to Niagara Dam down to Kalgoorlie and home via Hyden,three weeks in all. Well thats the plan we'll see, it really depends on the weather. We planned the same last year but had to head up to Kalbarri because of the rain, which was still nice. We are blessed to be living in such a wildflower rich state, and even more blessed for the opportunity to be able to hit the road. May see you on the track someplace Rod and Mavis John

Hi all, Just back from 80 Mile beach W.A. We were there for 4.5 weeks and what a great spot. The caravan park is positioned over one sand dune to a beautiful beach where the fishing is better than good, and the shell collecting is fantastic. Although our stay coincided with the school holidays the park was very quiet and well run. During our stay we meet three other kedron owners and of course compared vans,as you do. This is one of those place's where "we'll be back" and recommend to all our members and readers. John Disclamer we are not in any way connected to the park or it's owners

Thanks John, we will have to catch up some day as you only live up the road well 400kms away. The Reese system we have is different than yours, ours has square-tapered bars which fit between rather than come up from below. However the adjusting method is probably the same. We had Glen at the factory set this up for us last year, and he said thats as good as it can be, but I am not at all happy with this . I will have an other look tomorrow and will let you know how it went Thanks again John

Hi all, I seem to remember that this topic was discussed some time ago but cannot find it back. My reese hitch bars hit the A frame when turning. They sit 10/15mm above the bottom of the frame and hit every time obviously damaging the galvanising and makes a horrible noise. Is there any body out there who can help me with this?. I have contacted the factory and they suggested the easy-lift system as this comes up from below, but I have the Reese and was hoping to modify this some how? Thanks in advance John

We flew over to the concert last week Thursday night in Brisbane and what a good show it was especially seeing and hearing the Seekers. All up we spent 12 days in Queensland including four nights on Fraser Island what a beautiful island and resort. Also met the lovely Jan at Kedron who showed us some very nice new vans Just wondering if any other Kedronites were at the concert? John

A correction our van does have the cafe lounge :biggrin: my mistake. The layout is as per number 13 on the Kedron site. Cheers John

Albany is 400 klm's south of Perth so if you or your daugther need any information pm me or Phone us before this Tuesday as we are flying to Brisbane Thursday morning till the 24 May . Your pm seems to be enabled but I have emailed you as well. John

Hi Johann , We have a 2008 topender which we may consider selling The van is in excellent condition 19 foot all the fruit including air bag suspension/ auto satellite dish for tv/and much much more. The dining table is not cafe style but very funtional. We are planing a Kimberly trip June -August but please phone me we live in Albany W.A on 0898411340. John Hart

We have gradually gone from pop up Viscount replacing the canvas :confused: to xc kedron full size and now Top ender also full size and would not recommend any thing else :thumbsup: Nothing to fiddle with and go wrong, more cupboards. Having a solid roof also means no problem with mounting solar panels etc. You would not be disappointed buying second hand Kedron, particular if its one connected with this site as most people keep up to date with the latest extras. Good luck. John

Hi , We would like to wish you all the compliments off the season, and may we all spend many enjoyable hours in our vans. This group and forum is tops for information and tips. :thumbsup: Although we seldom post we do check the forum almost daily to see whats going on (does that class me as a storker?) :shades: Keep up the good work. John and Jo Albany

Not sure how much extra this would be but it would be handy if your away or even asleep when it starts raining. :thumbsup: John

Hi Rick And Lea Thanks for the tip re service. :thumbsup: Can you tell me if I can do this myself or an agent? John

Hi phil, Please do contact us when in town on 0400135177 or pm John

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Hi Phil, Yes we also have the same problem in our new TopEnder. I must say after a while you get used to it. We have just spent a week in Perth looking after the grandkids and had some very cold nights. Had the heater on all night on a tad less than 1 and it just ticked over to such an extent that we could hardly hear it. Nice and warm and very happy with fuel consumption. How did your trip down south go? Did you come as far as Albany? would love to compare vans. :thumbsup: John Hart

Hi Webby ,we too have the same problem. would like to change ownership of xc to topEnder which we bought from the Shadforths. Also how do we access the classified section? I can view but not list our xc for sale, do we have to become a financial member which we are willing to. John

Hi Robert and Jane We have most of our polices with APIA, thats Australian Pensioners Insurance. They the acept people who are not working full time. We have not had to claim on the van( touch wood) however have claimed several times for storm damage on the house and found them a pleasure to deal with. Also, when you phone them you are atually speaking with someone who can deal with your problem straight away. When I checked they were cheaper too :thumbsup: John and Jo

Ray,can you please email me at jojohart@bigpond.net.au so I can give you a ring with some details regarding the van. John Hart

Hi Ray, Thanks for the tip :shades: . I was not aware it was the wrong way around in the West. I will ring them up to change it. Let me know if you are interested. John

Ray We have done many trips with our xc model and she has served us well, including a trip along the Gibb River road, the Great central road,Tasmania with no problems. These Kedrons are really built to last. Having recently purchased a s/hand top Ender we now,( as of today) officially placed our cx on the market . :thumbsup: John

Rick, What about tye down points in very windy conditions. Seems to me they also act as strenthening brackets. Only guess -work :shades :confused: : . John

Thanks for the info i had heard of "purple" was not to sure if it works. Mick we still love the van and yes still looking after it . Wont be able to get away till feb. who said that when your retired you have plenty of time to get away? :laugh: :laugh: Cheers John

Just wondering if any body can help us with; what's the best product to clean the checkerplate on our van.? :helpsmilie: After a lot of offroading the red dirt is just about imposible to get off :confused: John