Hi lpbenton,
We did Tassie a few years back. If your heading over towards the West Coast but want to get off the Black Stuff, check out the Western Explorer Route, The Road to Nowhere. We did the trip in winter and had no trouble getting along it. We were travelling alone so we didn't tackle some of the famous tracks off this road, but a magnificent drive and of course the Fatman across The Pieman at Corinna is a must..