When we first arrived back in Brisbane we had made a booking with Kedron to get a couple of minor things fixed in the van, and also get get our existing 3.5 tonne Hyland Hitch (on the van) replaced with a 6.0 tonne McHitch. This change also required a new, heavier set of Hayman Reece Weight Distribution Bars. This was all due to happen on 7 Sept, so we arrived at Lawnton Showgrounds the day before on 6 Sept. We knew that Brian & Lis (fellow Kedron owners from SA) were also going to be there so we were looking forward to a good catch up. We first met them in 2009 in SA while we were in the McLaren Valley (lovely wine area).
When we arrived, we were really pleased to see that Kim & Ned (which is short for Nerida) were also there. We first met them at the Millmerran Camp Oven Festival in 2006, and have only seen them a couple of times since. We had our own little Kedron gathering, and also celebrated both Kim’s birthday and Ned & Kim’s wedding anniversary. What perfect timing!.
The following morning we were due at Kedron at 07:30, so gave breakfast a miss until we dropped the van off. The Coffee Club in Strathpine does a great breakfast, so that set us up for the day. We spent the morning fiddle-arsing about, before getting back to Kedron at about 1:30pm to get the vehicle end of the hitch set up.
The McHitch and Weight Distribution set-up took a big chunk out of our savings, but was well worth it. It is easy to hitch and un-hitch, and the WD bars actually work now, and transfer some of the ball weight to the front wheels. The whole rig now travels much better.
That night, dinner had been arranged at the Aspley Hornets Leagues Club, where we caught up with yet another Kedron Owner couple – David & Jane. Haven’t seen them for yonks and a good time was had by all. We organised a maxi taxi to go and come back, so nobody had to worry about driving.
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