Master
Biggest hit on the front bar was a female grey around 1.2m tall - the others have been smaller greys or wallabies. I've also had a big roo come from the side into the rock/tree sliders and only left a small dent on the door.Originally Posted by n plus one
The Terrafirma winch bar is well made and strong...I haven't been able to damage it in the few years I've had it. However, I don't know how it would go with a big roo (1.5m tall or more) hit as I've got no personal experience with hitting any (some close calls, but thankfully nothing yet!). I think the Defender would still be drivable, but I reckon there'd be some damage to the wings.
Hope that helps a bit!
ChatterBox
wouldn't one of those Camel types just fold back onto the grill and body work anyway. Isn't the strength in an ARB style in the mountings and the triangular centre uprights. The original LR bumper bar is not much, and if some grill type bar was bolted to it than it may look the goods but doesn't achieve much more than that.
Perhaps if you don't drive much after dark, and where roos tend to hang out, maybe there is no real need for a Camel type after all.
Jason
2010 130 TDCi
OldBushie
After attending many motor vehicle accidents I'd say eight out of ten so called ''bullbars'' fold back onto the bodywork,also many people said the animal they hit bounced forward and went under the vehicle pulling the steering wheel out of their hands causing them to crash or came over the bonnet and into the screen also causing them to crash.I'll stand by my avoidance theory. Pat
Master
Thanks for the thread.
Am in similar circumstances myself in deciding a bullbar. Just got back last night (this morning) from a trip to WA after picking up the car early last month. (thread soon)
From my five and a half weeks of ownership and near on 9000 km another consideration apart from the roos is protection of the wings and headlights from scrub and sticks on narrow tracks. Still don't like the ARB too much and it seems to reduce the approach angle and I have already come close to nudging the bumper on rocks.
Are the front runner bars still available?
OldBushie
Glenn,I bought my winch bar direct from the UK delivered to Newman for half Oz price. Pat
ChatterBox
Not sure what this guy hit, but it doesn't take much to write off a Defender, even with an ARB bar. As Pat said, it's how you drive really, not what protection you have.
Damaged 2008 Land Rover Defender 130 Dual Cab Chassis
Jason
2010 130 TDCi
Looks like he hit it on the drivers corner, which is a bad place in any 1's book. And whatever he hit was pretty big by the look of it, see how the bar has rolled back at the top? Hit was up high maybe shunted a truck or beast. Looks similar to mine after hitting a brahman bull 1 morning!But they repaired mine.
And as to avoidence, well a lot of accidents happen because peoples natural instinc is to avoid an impact, and results in lose of control Unless you are travelling slowly. The safest is to center skippy/ daisy/Fernando in the bar, be aware that anything over 60-70 kg is gonna hurt no matter what you have on the front and at any moderate speed.
As with most things, If you travel in animal strike zones, SLOW DOWN!!! Cause the next cow you hit may be MINE! :O
Cheers Scott
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