Up the range from Cairns, Mareeba and Atherton are farming towns on the Atherton Tableland. Mareeba Shire Council looks after Mareeba and Tablelands Regional Council looks after Atherton. The work here is farm utes, 4WDs, machinery, towing and vehicles that have to cope with dust, mist and long distances.
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- Council: Tablelands Regional / Mareeba
- Suburbs: Mareeba, Atherton
- Main routes: Kennedy Highway, Mulligan Highway, Gillies Range Road, Kuranda Range Road, Atherton–Herberton Road, Malanda–Atherton Road
- Typical work: farm ute and machinery electrics, dual battery and 4WD touring setups, driving and fog lights, rodent-damaged wiring, cold-morning battery failures, trailer and horse float wiring
Suburbs in Tablelands
The Kennedy Highway climbs the Kuranda Range from Smithfield, reaches Mareeba after about 48 km and Atherton after about 80 km. Mareeba sits in a drier rain shadow, with mangoes, avocados, coffee, sugar cane and the Mulligan Highway heading north towards Cooktown and Cape York. Atherton is higher, at about 752 m, with a cooler climate, occasional frost and crops such as maize, potatoes, peanuts and avocados, plus dairy and beef cattle. Farm vehicles, touring 4WDs and long drives on range roads give the Tablelands a very different job list from the coast.
Common auto electrical jobs in Tablelands
Farming, distance and the range roads in and out shape most of the auto electrical work on the Tablelands.
Farm utes and machinery
Tablelands farms rely on utes, tractors, sprayers and harvest gear that work in dust, mud and paddock heat. Alternators, starters and switches wear faster in those conditions, and wiring gets knocked about on rough tracks. Machines that sit between harvests often come back with flat batteries or chewed wires. A pre-season electrical check, with sealed switches and fused circuits wherever accessories have been added, keeps breakdowns down when the crop is waiting.
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Touring setups for the Cape
Mareeba is the last big town before the Mulligan Highway heads north towards Cooktown and Cape York. Touring 4WDs need a fridge, lights and charging that keep working for days away from mains power. A second battery with a DC-DC charger, solar for longer stops and heavy-duty Anderson plugs are the core of most setups. Our guide how does a dual battery system work explains the basics.
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Lights for range roads and wildlife
Both ways down to the coast, the Kuranda Range Road and the Gillies Range Road, are winding and often wet or misty. Out on the Tableland, wildlife crosses country roads after dark. Good headlights, fog lights that actually work and properly wired driving lights all help. Driving lights should run through a relay with the correct cable size and a fuse. Our guide how to wire a 12V relay shows how.
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Rodents in sheds and stored vehicles
Farm sheds full of grain, feed and stored machinery attract rats and mice, and they often nest in engine bays. Chewed wires can cause anything from a dead indicator to a short that blows fuses or starts a fire. Check under the bonnet of any vehicle that has been parked in a shed for a while. Our guide rodent damage to car wiring explains what to look for and how to protect parked vehicles.
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