In order to ensure our products do the job and to provide feedback for the next generation of products Vehicle Components carries out extensive testing in the field and has made a number of test trailers to help carry this out.
Each trailer is able to be fitted with Mo-Tec data logging equipment to monitor what is happening to the trailer and its components over different surface conditions.
Information such as shock absorber temperature, suspension position, vehicle speed and G forces on the trailer are stored for later analysis.
In addition to local testing, the company aims to perform one major trip each year to put our product through its paces in real and remote conditions ensuring that all components will perform above expectation.
Check out the highlights from our previous product evaluation trips below:
The R.A.T Run 2011
The R.A.T run coverd 7,500kms in 13 days. The route from Bisbane covered the Simpson Desert and included the Plenty Highway, the Fink Gorge National Park, Uluru, The Mareenie Loop, The Old Andado Track, The Oodnadatta and Birdsville Tracks.
A video of photos taken on the way is available here.
Moreton Mayhem 2011
This was a quick weekend trip to test a new suspension and a prototype DO45 on soft sand.
Check out the video footage here
Breakout To Birdsville 2010
Heading west from Brisbane took the team to the corner store and down the down the Strzelecki track to Marree before coming back around the Flinders Ranges and Arkaroola, then north via Innamincka to the Birdsville Developement road, Birdsville and back home again.
See videos of the trip and a video slide show here
Escape To The Cape 2009
Escape to the cape took the product evaluation team to the Northen Tip via the Old Telegraph Track, over Palm Creek and across Nolans Brook, then up through Lakefield National Park and Battle Camp Road to Cook Town. From there it a scenic route past Port Douglas and back to Brisbane.
See the videos of the trip and a video slide show here
