Rijidij Bull Bars

[NovaRover]

Im looking at purchasing a Rijidij full bull bar, Ive hit a few roos over the years sometimes causing heaps of carnage and sometimes just minor damage.

I recently Emailed Murray asking if the bars could take the impact of hitting a roo, unfortunately he had no knowledge of anyone hitting a roo, only a car accidents. Has anyone out there with a Rijidij Bull Bar had a roo impact with their Bull Bar. If so what was the out come.

[Toxic_Avenger]

Well it'd be better than having no bullbar I guess...

[Col 110]

Im looking at purchasing a Rijidij full bull bar, Ive hit a few roos over the years sometimes causing heaps of carnage and sometimes just minor damage.

I recently Emailed Murray asking if the bars could take the impact of hitting a roo, unfortunately he had no knowledge of anyone hitting a roo, only a car accidents. Has anyone out there with a Rijidij Bull Bar had a roo impact with their Bull Bar. If so what was the out come.
Interested in this thread - I will be getting one of the Rijidij bars - just not sure which one...

[cuppabillytea]

I remember when Bull Bars were called Roo Bars. No bull.
I've already got an ARB Bar It's solid as but the Rijidij looks much better. I'd be interested to know how they compare.

[noyakfat]

On Tuesday morning I am departing on a road trip to visit my parents on the Sunshine Coast, via the Birdsville track (for the races) with a total of just over 5,000 km.

I reeeeeeeally hope I don't get to report on the Ridjidij v Kangaroo debate ;)

Cheers,

[carlschmid2002]

If anything can handle hitting a Roo I would put my money on Murray's products. I haven't owned one of his bullbars, but I did own one of his rear wheel carriers, he makes great stuff, he is just a little too modest to blow his own trumpet.

[Disco Muppet]

Having seen Murray's gear up close, it's solid as a brick ****house.
I'd trust one vs a kangaroo.

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[51mondays]

Hi check out the bar I've been working on with Murray. Camel winch bumper made australian

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Really looking forward to checking it out on my defender. It's a roo a minute out my way, and I also don't hope I have any reports of meeting one close up but I did want all over protection just in case. We'll see how it goes. !

[rijidij]

On Tuesday morning I am departing on a road trip to visit my parents on the Sunshine Coast, via the Birdsville track (for the races) with a total of just over 5,000 km.

I reeeeeeeally hope I don't get to report on the Ridjidij v Kangaroo debate ;)

Cheers,

Come on Nige, someone's gotta be first, it's only a little swerve one way or the other :D

Cheers, Murray

[DieselDan]

Oooh maybe I can have the dubious claim to a first!

I've got one of Murray's bars (awesome piece of kit) and hit a roo the other week. Fortunately it wasn't too big and I hit it just as it landed, so it was low-ish to the ground. I have one of the bars without the hoops over the headlights, so I was a bit nervous about it coming over the main bar and trashing the wings/bonnet.

Result was Murray's bar - 1, poor roo - 0.

Only damage was a few marks on the main hoop and a dent in the stainless 'RoR' plate in the middle.

(I did go back and make sure the roo was dead and pulled it off the road!)

[jon3950]

On Tuesday morning I am departing on a road trip to visit my parents on the Sunshine Coast, via the Birdsville track (for the races) with a total of just over 5,000 km.

I reeeeeeeally hope I don't get to report on the Ridjidij v Kangaroo debate ;)

Cheers,

I hope you get through ok. There's 50mm forecast for Thursday but if you are coming in from the east you should have a better chance. There's a bit of weather going through the top of SA at the moment. We turned around at Lyndhurst today as the road to Marree was a bit of a mess when we got there and was expected to close, and the Oodnadatta track was closed to William Creek.

We passed a lot of Birdsville traffic today. I think they are in for a miserable night tonight. Hope it clears for the weekend.

Cheers,
Jon

[noyakfat]

It was hosing down when i got to Hay, so I called ahead and discovered the "track" was closed from Maree north. I redirected up through Bourke and Cunnamulla, then continued on through Charleville and pulled up at Windorah for the night.

I could have made it to Birdsville the following morning, but did not want to risk being stuck there as I have commitments back at home prior to returning to work.

I turned back that morning, and whilst having lunch at Quilpie, I heard on ABC radio that they'd already had over 30 mm of rain between 9 am and midday that day :D

They had extremely high winds in the dead of the night, and some people took refuge at the pub, only to return to their flooded camps in the morning to discover their tents were GONE.

All in all, I made the right decision for me at the time (I was just swagging it). I had a lovely drive and the outback was at its best, with lush green herbage, pasture grasses and wildflowers covering the plains. It was truly beautiful.

I was a little miffed about missing the race meeting, but I've been a few times before and its not going anywhere. Indeed, in the sage words of the bloke at Windorah roadhouse, "Mate, it's probably exactly the same as the last time you were there, except now they have mobile phone reception." HA HA.

[jon3950]

At least you're not still stuck in Birdsville. I see the Birdsville and Strez tracks are still closed. It's always hard to make the decision to turn around isn't it, especially when you've been planning and looking forward to the trip for a while.

I felt like a bit of a wuss turning around in Lyndhurst last week. Especially when we were sitting in Copley watching the weather clear (temporarily) and knowing other traffic had pressed on after us. If we hadn't though we would have wasted a weeks annual leave sitting under an awning in William Creek.

Cheers,
Jon

[Aaron IIA]

we would have wasted a weeks annual leave sitting under an awning in William Creek.

Been there, done that. Passed the time by playing cricket with a small basketball, shovel and jerrycan on the airstrip.

Aaron