I TOLD YOU SO!

[Gillie]

Had the misfortune of hitting a roo this morning. :(
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I asked the guy if he wouldn't mind putting the coolant back in for me!
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So now I have a Courtesy car from Bright Smash repairs. Thanks guys.
There was talk of it being written off but when I told him what it is worth he doubted this would happen. Lets hope so. I suspect , front light, indicators, panel, Grill, radiator.
No sure about Air con, Intercooler.
Didn't really need this near Xmas.

and to make things worse, The wife has been telling me to get a bullbar for it for the past few months. Hence "I told you so"

[flagg]

:'( sorry to hear. Is the firewall still true? If so, thanks goodness as that would definitely make things much more complicated!

[Gillie]

:'( sorry to hear. Is the firewall still true? If so, thanks goodness as that would definitely make things much more complicated!

Not sure, I guess time will tell. I was probably doing 70 - 80 KMH at impact I would suspect.

[Leroy_Riding]

I'm so confused how your front bumper is still straight 0_0 did you hit it mid air or something?

hopefully all will get repaired okay.

Leroy

[russellrovers]

nasty

[Gillie]

I'm so confused how your front bumper is still straight 0_0 did you hit it mid air or something?

hopefully all will get repaired okay.

Leroy

I reckon I must of, not sure how strong the bumper is but if it was impacted I would of suspected it to be bent. There is a bit of fur on the grill and I am sure if I was in a 2wd vehicle it would of got over the bonnet and possibly in the back seat.

[frantic]

Make your Xmas present an ARB bar and the excess, maybe a light bar from rijidij to fit so you can see them better at night;)
Glad to hear all ok.

[ozrob]

I have just paid a deposit on a new MY13 110...I requested that the dealer fit a ARB bull bar as I have had three roo strikes this year in the wifes 4x4 which is also fitted with a ARB bull bar...no damage...no issues...
Roos are not very traffic aware at all.
It look like you could bash the area around the head lamp back straight and fix the radiator leak....that way you can still drive the vehicle till the repairs are done.

[nedflanders]

If your doors open fine chances are your bulkhead is still good. Saw some serious damage to Defenders in the Army and the majority of the time the bulkheads were fine.

[dungarover]

Not good. As you said it can be fixed which is a good thing.

We wrote off a ex-postie Ford Transit work van in QLD 3 1/2 years ago driving over Cunningham's Gap on the way to a job in Warwick, made a mess of it too :eek:

Trav

[87County]

After going to all that trouble to get it across .....

That is misfortune.

At least you're not in NSW - they write-off anything here at the drop of a hat.

A bullbar, while it would have been bent at thta speed, may have saved most of the bodywork damage. FWIW I have steel bars but alloy bars seem to have a bit more "spring" and they do save weight.

[Gillie]

After going to all that trouble to get it across .....

That is misfortune.

At least you're not in NSW - they write-off anything here at the drop of a hat.

A bullbar, while it would have been bent at thta speed, may have saved most of the bodywork damage. FWIW I have steel bars but alloy bars seem to have a bit more "spring" and they do save weight.

At least it didn't happen to the girls on their trip. It was something we talked about it getting in WA before they drove it across but the timeframe wasn't on our side.

[goingbush]

not good

Was it not drivable ??
I would have driven it home and repaired it myself , a good guard would cost less than my insurance excess.



I hit a kangaroo mid hop in a telstra van and all the damage was above the bumper


EDIT, oops sorry didnt see the coolant on the ground.

[Hall]

Tsk tsk tsk,. Whats that skippy? a defender coming ? :) Anyway enough of that. Got to be one of he good things about the Defenders and the earlier types. Like a big meccano set, all bolts together. Should be easy enough to fix and good to see it is only the Defender and the roo that got hurt.
Cheers Hall

[DoubleChevron]

Dumb question ... But are those things so frail that the minor damage there required a flat tray ride :eek: :eek: :wasntme:

Gee's I'd be driving that until it was ready to be fixed!

seeya,
Shane L.

[phill 130]

Oouch!

I run up to about 6 of those roo shoo things, haven't connected with one so far, touch wood.

Will the roo end up on the plate?

[djam1]

A simple Bull Bar and this thread wouldn't exist.
Not sure why you would drive in Australia without one.

[Gillie]

A simple Bull Bar and this thread wouldn't exist.
Not sure why you would drive in Australia without one.

But this is a much more interesting thread than "I fitted a bullbar" (This thread is yet to come though, so look out for it:D)

[Gillie]

Oouch!

I run up to about 6 of those roo shoo things, haven't connected with one so far, touch wood.

Will the roo end up on the plate?

EDIT You spelt "Roo" wrong !? :Rolling:

Not that keen on road kill.

[laney]

first off all OUCH Itake it that being around Bright the ro was an eastern grey better then a red. I notice the coolant is green so I presume it's a v8 Defenders are pretty tough cars when fixed Iwould put an ARB bull bar on it I hit a grey going out to Oakey one morning the ARB bar saved the car and no damage at all to the bar.

[Gillie]

Oouch!

I run up to about 6 of those roo shoo things, haven't connected with one so far, touch wood.

Will the roo end up on the plate?

The electronic version of the wind version?

I used to have the wind ones on the car. Never sure if they worked though one day I noticed a horse in a horse float in front of me that was pretty upset that I was behind it and wondered if this was the reason.

[phill 130]

EDIT You spelt "Roo" wrong !? :Rolling:

Not that keen on road kill.


Alright if it's a fresh kill, think of the bucks you'll save at the butcher.

Could put them towards ya new bullbar! :cool:

[Disco Muppet]

Nothing wrong with running green coolant in a 300tdi :)
If your steel bar is bending at 70-80kmh I'd be suggesting you go looking for a better one, my ARB has sent skippy to his maker at 100km/h and has nothing to show for it :cool:
Unlucky mate, fingers crossed it gets a speedy recovery (And some shiny new bits :) )

[Gillie]

first off all OUCH Itake it that being around Bright the ro was an eastern grey better then a red. I notice the coolant is green so I presume it's a v8 Defenders are pretty tough cars when fixed Iwould put an ARB bull bar on it I hit a grey going out to Oakey one morning the ARB bar saved the car and no damage at all to the bar.

I have hit a few roos over time, the last one in the wife's disco 2 with a bull bar. The Roo wasn't particularly big about chest height. Green coolant? Must be the filter on the camera, it is supposed to be OAT brown colour. ;)
this is the first time I have been stranded by hitting a Roo.

[Tombie]

Oouch!

I run up to about 6 of those roo shoo things, haven't connected with one so far, touch wood.

Will the roo end up on the plate?

Whatever placebo of choice works for you! 😄

Google Doppler effect, then study frequency response, then look at the audible hearing range of a Kangaroo...

Those devices, including the electronic ShuRoo have been tested and proven to Not work.

Comments like above hold no scientific weight.

I drove 2000km a week every week through Northern SA for 6 months and never hit a roo... Then in one swing hit 3 roos, an Emu, a Fox and a walking steak factory (thankfully at sub 25km/h) - they crap big time!!!!!
Never hit another animal since! And I've just returned from a 2000+km trip offroad.

However, if you insist - I can offer a great deal on a Hiclone, Electrostatic strip, Polariser and Fuel catalyst.
:) :D :)

[phill 130]

Just the wind ones, thats why I say 'up to six', the buggers have a habit of scaring themselvs off.

I really have no idea if they actually do anything but 12 years and a $$$$load of dirt roads, haven't connected so far.

been close a few times.

Cheap insurance for me cause if I break it, I have to fix it.

[phill 130]

Whatever placebo of choice works for you! ��

Google Doppler effect, then study frequency response, then look at the audible hearing range of a Kangaroo...

Those devices, including the electronic ShuRoo have been tested and proven to Not work.

Comments like above hold no scientific weight.

I drove 2000km a week every week through Northern SA for 6 months and never hit a roo... Then in one swing hit 3 roos, an Emu, a Fox and a walking steak factory (thankfully at sub 25km/h) - they crap big time!!!!!
Never hit another animal since! And I've just returned from a 2000+km trip offroad.

However, if you insist - I can offer a great deal on a Hiclone, Electrostatic strip, Polariser and Fuel catalyst.
:) :D :)



No thanks, just couldn't be bothered really.

Just as well I'm not a scientst eh?

Wasn't relly insistin' either.

[Tombie]

No thanks, just couldn't be bothered really.

Just as well I'm not a scientst eh?

Wasn't relly insistin' either

Now, now.. Play nice... No need for name calling :)

You have a nice day....

[Tombie]

Just the wind ones, thats why I say 'up to six', the buggers have a habit of scaring themselvs off.

I really have no idea if they actually do anything but 12 years and a $$$$load of dirt roads, haven't connected so far.

been close a few times.

Cheap insurance for me cause if I break it, I have to fix it.

"Been close a few times"

Wouldn't that VERY statement indicate that they don't work?

If they worked - the creatures would have turned away and you wouldn't have "come close"...

Something to think about...

[dero]

On the subject of hitting roos , I live in the bush & there are lots of roos on the roads , & I do lots of miles . I find driving with lights on low beam , I hit about 80% less roos . I reckon they don't get dazzled & can get out of the way .

[phill 130]

Sorry, I'll whip out straight away and take em off.

Close,? One was parraelling a fence that had a grid, went straight across the front of me at the grid but I didn't see it bar for the last second.

Might, just might mind you, have been trying to get away?

Nargh, bugger it, I'll just leave em on.

I'll let you know as soon as I hit one.

[Tombie]

Yes, a lot of truckies around here dip when they see Roos. They report the same behaviour.

[Tombie]

Sorry, I'll whip out straight away and take em off.

Close,? One was parraelling a fence that had a grid, went straight across the front of me at the grid but I didn't see it bar for the last second.

Might, just might mind you, have been trying to get away?

Nargh, bugger it, I'll just leave em on.

I'll let you know as soon as I hit one.

Nah, don't mind that at all. Your vehicle and your choice.

And hopefully you'll never have the misfortune of a Roo strike.

[Tombie]

Back to the original post - mate - that sucks!

Hopefully it will be fixed quickly and you'll be back on the road again soon.

In the meantime, save those pennies for some steel
Bar work.

[Disco Muppet]

Yes, a lot of truckies around here dip when they see Roos. They report the same behaviour.

Maybe because they've got less light they slow down :p
I have no trouble introducing skip to the big paddock in the sky, but I'm not a bogan ****wit that goes deliberately trying to hit them.

[87County]

On the subject of hitting roos , I live in the bush & there are lots of roos on the roads , & I do lots of miles . I find driving with lights on low beam , I hit about 80% less roos . I reckon they don't get dazzled & can get out of the way .

Locomotive drivers round here have similar experiences - and they do have lots of experience as there isn't much you can do in a loco to avoid stock, roos, deer, or even, unfortunately, koalas.

Dip the headlight (current regs require it should not be turned off) for less trauma.

[goingbush]

The Placebo effect works for me.

I had a pair of Shoo Roo plastic whistles on my Landcruiser bulbar, I took the bullbar off to do some work, went for a test drive and hit and killed two roos at once as the jumped across the road together.

have never hit a roo with those $5.00 suckers on the car.

The kangaroos ***** their ears up and jump across about 50m earlier

[Tombie]

Here's the ultimate marketing when you think about it...

It's a product that looks like it may do something, it is cheap and easy to mould.

It's then sold for sub $10.00 in shops...

And everyone that has them says "It was only $10.00 couldn't hurt."

Perfect marketing!


Based on the arguments put forth so far for their proven benefits:

- D2s are Roo magnets

- Tomb raider defenders are already a roo repellant as I did 100,000+ km and never came close to hitting one.

- D4s don't attract roos if you have a plastic hair comb in the glovebox. I nearly hit one when I first got the vehicle, but since placing a plastic comb in the glovebox I haven't come close.


Here's a point or 2 about Roo behaviour...
They either sit and look or take off.
They can hear your car coming anyway!
Even when they had seen the vehicle, and it was driving through the mob at less than 10km/h we still had 3 jump *into* the side of the vehicle...

The whistles and electronic versions claim to make a noise that drives the roo to head away from the noise.

We parked a vehicle facing a mob and turned the device (electronic) on... Not one roo bothered to acknowledge it. Let alone move away.

Holding the whistle version to mouth and blowing through it didn't attract their attention either.

We've tested these a lot up here (lots of roos around) and any benefit would be viable...

I'll have to start taking photos of all the buckled bullbars and bumpers on cars with whistles attached!!!

[JDNSW]

I travel through roo country every time I go anywhere. I probably hit one about every two years, as often as not in daylight. The last one I hit that did any damage hit the county just behind the LH back wheel. I did not even see him - I was doing about 15kph at the time, letting his mates cross the road in front of me, in broad daylight.

Today, going into town at 0800-0900 and returning at 1500-1600, I probably saw about twenty on the road or the edges of it. They seem to be about a lot more as thedrought starts to bite.

I would not even consider running a vehicle in this area without a roo bar if I hadf any choice.

John

[Gillie]

Here's the ultimate marketing when you think about it...

It's a product that looks like it may do something, it is cheap and easy to mould.

It's then sold for sub $10.00 in shops...

And everyone that has them says "It was only $10.00 couldn't hurt."

Perfect marketing!


Based on the arguments put forth so far for their proven benefits:

- D2s are Roo magnets

- Tomb raider defenders are already a roo repellant as I did 100,000+ km and never came close to hitting one.

- D4s don't attract roos if you have a plastic hair comb in the glovebox. I nearly hit one when I first got the vehicle, but since placing a plastic comb in the glovebox I haven't come close.


Here's a point or 2 about Roo behaviour...
They either sit and look or take off.
They can hear your car coming anyway!
Even when they had seen the vehicle, and it was driving through the mob at less than 10km/h we still had 3 jump *into* the side of the vehicle...

The whistles and electronic versions claim to make a noise that drives the roo to head away from the noise.

We parked a vehicle facing a mob and turned the device (electronic) on... Not one roo bothered to acknowledge it. Let alone move away.

Holding the whistle version to mouth and blowing through it didn't attract their attention either.

We've tested these a lot up here (lots of roos around) and any benefit would be viable...

I'll have to start taking photos of all the buckled bullbars and bumpers on cars with whistles attached!!!

I like the way you think. Where do I buy one of these combs from? and do I need to buy a glovebox?

You are quiet right in saying "it is only $10 it couldn't hurt"

I have never cast a skeptical eye over these type of products but I think you are correct and they deserve closer inspection.

A quick search on Google Scholar does not give much away, Macropods: The Biology of Kangaroos, Wallabies, and Rat-kangaroos - Google Books (http://books.google.com.au/books?hl=en&lr=&id=NljzzaGC0vsC&oi=fnd&pg=PA279&dq=kangaroo+repellant+on+cars&ots=cwSLeNeigh&sig=vMYffiayqaPV6u6d8hzxNMvRBmA#v=onepage&q&f=false) was the best I could get on Page 301 it looks at the flight response of the Kangaroo. Page 309 basically says that the increased flightiness of a kangaroo increases the likelihood of a vehicle collision. Therefore does a comb in a glove box provide a soothing sound? or does it increase the flightiness of an animal.

I could find evidence that there was not enough research or data to verify if these type of systems work.

[DoubleChevron]

Woops... nice smartarse comment from me eariler in this thread when I asked why it wasn't just driven :wasntme: I didn't spot the coolant leak.

I'm quite surprised anyone that travels doesn't carry that two part ribbon repair ribbon in there glovebox. One of these:

Permatex GAS Tank Radiator Repair 28G | eBay (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Permatex-Gas-Tank-Radiator-Repair-28G-/200960889380?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2eca33d224&_uhb=1)

My experiance with it is it'll fix a leaky/bent radiator better than soldering will. As a "temporary fix" just to get home, I've had it last years on radiators before I got around to fixing them properly :angel:

Did someone say writeoff ?? Surely the damage there could be fixed given a weekends tinkering in the shed to straighten out and paint the guard, new grill, chuck the bumper and fit a heavy duty 'roo bar.

seeya,
Shane L.

[Loubrey]

I've been unfortunate enough to have hit a couple of the smaller ones (+/- 140cm) you get around the northern Pilbara and I'd imagine similar damage without the bulbar.

I can't comment on the other species of kangaroo, but these will set off in any direction without a moment's hesitation. Combine that with the proximity of the scrub next to the road in those parts of the country and you have no chance what so ever, no matter what time of the day (although dusk is usually the most "dangerous" time).

The last one I hit at 110km/h without a split second's chance to touch the brakes. He was going so fast from left to right that he actually hit the bulbar in front of me sitting in the drivers seat. Luckily I seem to have hit him on his "landing and squatting" phase of his jump as the top of the vertical part of the bulbar took the brunt of his scull (and what used to be inside) and then the steering guard "fed" him down under the front axle without doing any damage.

Gillie, hope the damage looks worse than it actually is and you've got her back on the road soon.

Buy a proper bulbar and avoid the cosmetic tubular jobbies if at all possible…


Cheers,

Lou

[pannawonica]

Just gone through a Heard of goats at 85ks, damaged the rear off side passenger door skin too. However very similar sort of picture. Yes I am a bit sad at the moment.:(

[n plus one]

Just gone through a Heard of goats at 85ks, damaged the rear off side passenger door skin too. However very similar sort of picture. Yes I am a bit sad at the moment.:(

Unlucky! Those little buggers are usually a bit sharper than that.

[Gerokent]

I can believe they want to write it off. My 110 was rolled onto it's side doing not much damage (or so I thought) A secondhand windscreen and surround, new passenger door, and a bit of minor panel work later and all good.
I was quoted $20k by panel beaters, it cost me about $1500. It's still a bit crinkley in places, but what the hey?

[Basil135]

- D4s don't attract roos if you have a plastic hair comb in the glovebox. I nearly hit one when I first got the vehicle, but since placing a plastic comb in the glovebox I haven't come close.




Why are YOU carrying a comb, plastic or otherwise??? Something sus about that, if you ask me. :p

And while we are talking about electronic noise makers, I have 120 decibels of fire appliance siren sitting in the shed. :twisted:

Have sat in a mob of roos with the sirens going full noise, add the horn etc, and I swear, if they could, they would raise a middle finger at you. :eek:

I was about to get someone to turn a hose on them, but instead we went low tech. Someone got off the truck, and waved his arms at them. Worked a treat. ;)

[Gillie]

Why are YOU carrying a comb, plastic or otherwise??? Something sus about that, if you ask me. :p

And while we are talking about electronic noise makers, I have 120 decibels of fire appliance siren sitting in the shed. :twisted:

Have sat in a mob of roos with the sirens going full noise, add the horn etc, and I swear, if they could, they would raise a middle finger at you. :eek:

I was about to get someone to turn a hose on them, but instead we went low tech. Someone got off the truck, and waved his arms at them. Worked a treat. ;)

I had a big Sambar stag walk out in front of me in the Pumper and hit the lights and siren. He didn't hang around long! :D

[Cobber]

I do a lot of night time/early morning driving and am forever on the lookout for kangaroos (and bigger creatures!) and having hit a few skippies in the past I feel your pain :(

With any luck it will be mended and motoring before long :BigThumb:

[rangietragic]

I Green coolant? Must be the filter on the camera, it is supposed to be OAT brown colour. ;)
this is the first time I have been stranded by hitting a Roo.
My td5 runs green coolant.My land rover mechanic says its all they use,put a thread on here a while back about it,other landrover experts say its ok as well.Come to think of it,another landrover workshop i had do some work on my td5 a couple of years back put green coolant in it as well.

[Gillie]

Dropped into the smash repairs today. He is finding it difficult to find parts for it. :o trying to find panels and grills and surrounds. obviously this is an insurance job so would be trying to source new parts. Any one got any ideas?

[Disco Muppet]

Dropped into the smash repairs today. He is finding it difficult to find parts for it. :o trying to find panels and grills and surrounds. obviously this is an insurance job so would be trying to source new parts. Any one got any ideas?

Triumph Rover Spares in SA would probably be your best bet :)

[Blknight.aus]

Based on the arguments put forth so far for their proven benefits:


- Tomb raider defenders are already a roo repellant as I did 100,000+ km and never came close to hitting one.



no, no they are not...

are you sure when you had lara wasn't when you were going through your English hygiene phase and they could smell you coming?

[newhue]

I travel through roo country every time I go anywhere. I probably hit one about every two years, as often as not in daylight. The last one I hit that did any damage hit the county just behind the LH back wheel. I did not even see him - I was doing about 15kph at the time, letting his mates cross the road in front of me, in broad daylight.

snip

John

met a bloke in Cooma who drove a Jap twin cab 4x4. Both sides of his car looked like it had been through a smash up derby. Not one straight panel on it anywhere. Quite astounding how they just hop into the side of the car. He ran a steel bar which looked intact, cant recall who's make.

[123rover50]

Lots of animal strikes out there.
What do you all do with the injured animals?

[justinc]

make sure they are actually deceased, and check for joeys. have seen a heatbreaking sight of a dead female roo and about 50 metres further down the road, its youngun:(:(

We hit a big red in WA that was hit in the forrests near The Lakes at night during practice, all but peeled the side off the rally car. had to walk around in the dust and dark to find him to check, and then put him to sleep. Always carry something that will do the task quickly, obviously firearms are out of the question so a fossicking pick was best practice:(

jc

[newhue]

Lots of animal strikes out there.
What do you all do with the injured animals?

thus far have not had the experience. However in the not to distant future we will be laving at night to go camping. I guess my truckies tyre checker will always travel with me from then on.

[n plus one]

Lots of animal strikes out there.
What do you all do with the injured animals?

Axe does the trick.

[rar110]

I'd say a fairly minor repair.

The bonnet and firewall looked unmarked.

It's not that hard to fit a guard. You could get one from a wrecked TD5 and fit yourself in a day. About trickiest part is removing & refitting the eyebrow. And that's not hard really.

[Sue]

Dropped into the smash repairs today. He is finding it difficult to find parts for it. :o trying to find panels and grills and surrounds. obviously this is an insurance job so would be trying to source new parts. Any one got any ideas?

Whenever my car has had to go in for repairs it seems that I am always waiting on parts arriving from the UK.. :( That indicates to me that there isn't a magic Defender shop here anywhere that stocks some of the less used parts..

[Brid]

I feel for you, Gillie. I had to wait a month for the bullbar I ordered with my then new Td5, and had roo damage in that time.

Just to show the value of some frontal protection, I hit a full grown male roo at around 100kph 3 months ago. Shuddering impact, but no significant damage & the slight bend in the bar could be pressed out pretty well.

[Disco Muppet]

Hi-Lift jack/Gurka knife does the job pretty well, bit messy though.
Try explaining that to your uni lecturer...

[spudboy]

Brid - what's that square thing on your bullbar for?

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachments/90-110-130-defender-county/70085d1387229395-i-told-you-so-20130919_101010.jpg

[Brid]

Hey Spudboy! That is a frame I made for hanging the second spare off. I just bolt on the standard rear tyre carrier bracket, and the 2nd spare sits up front.

I'll see if I can find a photo, but not one on this computer.

[JDNSW]

Hit a roo on the way home from a Christmas function last night. Have yet to look at the damage in daylight, but by torchlight seems to be restricted to the RH front flare, the driver's step, and the sill panel.

As may be apparent, the bullbar was not involved.

John

[Tombie]

Hopefully minimal damage John...

[Gillie]

Can everyone stop crashing into stuff, especially if they have a Defender and are doing damage to the parts I need. :mad: They are hard to get you know.:D

[malleefowl]

Hi Brid,
Would love to see a photo with the spare on the front.Not sure it would be legal in Vic though.I usually have to carry my second spare inside the vehicle and your idea seems like the perfect solution for me
Cheers
Mary

[Tombie]

I'd hate to think what the cooling system load is like with that much airflow disrupted... :eek:

[87County]

I'd hate to think what the cooling system load is like with that much airflow disrupted... :eek:

NSW RFS used a setup with the spare mounted centrally on an aluminium b/bar on 300tdis. I do know of a low k example that overheated to destruction - whether disrupted/reduced airlow was the actual cause I know not.

[Epic_Dragon]

oh my god noooooooooooo gillie!!! haha its ok, im working on your painting of your defender still :)

it stood up well considering is minus a bull bar and the speed you were travelling, ive seen lesser cars hit them at lower speeds and been a massive mess :( silly bouncing dead weights they are!


there should be parts down at triumph rover spares. if you need let me know i can go in there and look around for you :) there is also lots of range rovers that have been on fire in there hahahah!

[Rickoz]

:confused:Why the AirFilter on the passenger side Guard?

[Disco Muppet]

It's for the cab air intake :)

[Iain_B]

On the subject of hitting roos , I live in the bush & there are lots of roos on the roads , & I do lots of miles . I find driving with lights on low beam , I hit about 80% less roos . I reckon they don't get dazzled & can get out of the way .


Can't disagree more with this statement - to even suggest people drive on low beams at night is foolhardy, roos are not the only hazard on the road. The only safe way to drive on low beams in the bush a night would be at around 20-30kph. You need to be able to see what is in front of you, standard low beams have a 20-30m range, and at 100kph you would not even have time to register what you were going to hit before you were on top of it. If you drive to the range of your headlights, then on low beam you need to be pretty slow, otherwise you under the fool's belief that what you can't see won't hurt you.

Some recent example where decent headlights have save our car and possibly our lives on our recent trip around Australia, one was traveling on the Central Arnhem Road, an hour of after sunset, a large buffalo which did not even move off the road until we were a few metres from him, he was walking away from us and probably appreciated the light. We saw him about 500m away and were able to slow down easily, similar thing out on a back road inland from Cairns, large black cow lying down on the road - we saw the "lump" a few hundred metres away, and were able to stop from 100kph, but on low beam we would have had no chance. I slow down when another car is coming towards me and have to switch to low beam and use his headlights to see what is on the road ahead, the only way I can see what is going on.

We have yet to hit a roo at night, we see them a long way off and slow down, and we have seen hundred of them along with sheep, goats, cows, camels, pigs and even crocodiles all far enough away to stop safely.

[Cobber]

there should be parts down at triumph rover spares.a big amount of the Defenders in there have been tipped over and seeing how the roof crumples, a lot of damage is done to other panels in the process. It couldn't hurt to look though, you never know what you'll find :BigThumb:

[Gillie]

I rang the insurers today as I haven't heard anything. They are going to fix the car with the quote coming in just under $5,000. I hope the parts are not coming on a slow boat from England. The crash repairs will open next week after Xmas Break.

[Still Smiling]

Nice looking rig Gillie, I hope they quickly get it back on the road for you. It's frustrating having to drive something other than your setup :(

[Goenin]

We were just up in Bright.
Ours has an ARB bull bar. I've just ordered TJM scrub bars n steps.
We do allot of out back. Scrub bars should be renamed Emu bars. The damage they do is unreal. And some time they get up and run away. Before you get their details.....
After seeing your photo I am quite glad I've gone the way I have.

Is your truck fixed now?

[Brid]

Hi Brid,
Would love to see a photo with the spare on the front.Not sure it would be legal in Vic though.I usually have to carry my second spare inside the vehicle and your idea seems like the perfect solution for me
Cheers
Mary

Sorry for the delay, but here are a few pics of the front spare mount, Mary.

It worked out well for the Simpson trip. Kept our centre of gravity lower than a roof mount, and the loss of a bit of approach angle didn't cause any concerns off road, either. Temperatures were fine right throughout the Simpson, even through pretty soft dunes.

Highway running & the temps were sitting about 5 degrees higher, so we kept the speed down. Coming home we put it on the roof to cruise normally.

Cheers

[Brid]

Another pic...

[Gillie]

We were just up in Bright.


Is your truck fixed now?

Hopefully by the end of next week. I have ordered sheepskin covers for front and rear seats and a mulgo seat rail. My jobs for Xmas holidays was bullbar, winch, xgt lightforce lights, uhf, power to the tray and brake controller ready for a trip in March. I need to also look at the ac and some heat proofing. I think Bright is the only place not on fire at the moment, though we were lucky last Thursday and were able to contain a fire before it got to the Bush.

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[Gillie]

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I'M BACK BABY!!

Look out for the "I fitted a bullbar thread" this weekend :-)
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[Babs]

Congrats. Can't wait to see the pics

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