roo vs series2

[wozapinin]

hit a big roo in the shorty this morning. was doing 100kmh and it just boing boinged across the road in front of me:eek:. No use hitting the brakes (it is a series land rover) and clang. Lucky I made the roo bar out of scaff tube. Hit hard enough to turn loose objects into projectiles. But apart from a small ding on the top of the guard and an IPF that dissintegrated alls good. Not many cars on the road that would drive away from that I reckon. The roo is in the big paddock in the sky:angel:. Shouldn't we have a smarter animal on our coat of arms?

[Newbs-IIA]

Thats a sad story





about the spotlights :p

Am quite lucky not to have hit one in my IIA yet - no idea how the military burh bar will hold up

[HBWC]

now try that in a disco or a rangie i wouldn't want to i still remember working in qld and we avoided driveing to town from sun down to sun rise as it was a garentyed trip to the pannel beaters

[Blknight.aus]

done that in one of my discos plenty of times with no damage.

the roo that took out the passanger door bounced in front of me, I missed him but he plainly wasnt paying attention to the roadtrain I was over taking, slammed into that and bounced back into the door.

[Bigbjorn]

now try that in a disco or a rangie i wouldn't want to i still remember working in qld and we avoided driveing to town from sun down to sun rise as it was a garentyed trip to the pannel beaters

I tell everyone planning to visit Western Queensland not to drive at night unless you really have to or are mounted on a heavy truck with solid bull-bar. Not just kangaroos, but there are wild pigs in plague proportions in many locations. Never forget that Western Queensland graziers are not obliged to fence off roads so there are wandering cattle about. A collision with a 3/4 ton bullock will seriously interfere with your journey.

[chazza]

now try that in a disco or a rangie i

I have tried it twice in the Disco and left no mark on the roo-bar :D

Anyway back to the thread - what about posting a photo of your roo bar Wozza?
I am thinking of making one for my S1 and it is nice to see how others have done it, especially if it is in period style.

My son's 2A has an original bar, that someone on here identified as 1960's dealer-supplied; every panel on the car is damaged, except the front half which the bar protects. It is the sort that has side bars connected to the bulkhead,

Cheers Charlie

[Shonky]

Am quite lucky not to have hit one in my IIA yet - no idea how the military brush bar will hold up

I have often wondered the same thing! The flat bar construction of the bar would probably do a good slice and dice on skippy at 85km/h! :lol2:


Woz - Pics mate! :D

[Bigbjorn]

My son's 2A has an original bar, that someone on here identified as 1960's dealer-supplied; every panel on the car is damaged, except the front half which the bar protects. It is the sort that has side bars connected to the bulkhead,

Cheers Charlie

If it is of round tubing, it sounds like a standard Land Rover accessory, known as a brush guard. We fitted them in dozens during my time at Leyland Truck and Bus.

[Bigbjorn]

I have often wondered the same thing! The flat bar construction of the bar would probably do a good slice and dice on skippy at 85km/h! :lol2:


Woz - Pics mate! :D

That bar is what was called a PMC brush guard. Does not have side bars back to the bulkhead.

[Shonky]

Correct - no side bars.

Never heard it called a PMC bar before, but as the Mil Landies were built by PMC it doesn't surprise me.

[wozapinin]

here's some pics of the bar. One of a kind. Probably a bit heavy but plenty strong.:D I live in a state forrest and travel to work dawn to dusk or vise versa and the roos are like ants sometimes. Hit one on the hop one time and it nearly went thru the passenger winscreen. Still finding glass.

[chazza]

I have often wondered the same thing! The flat bar construction of the bar would probably do a good slice and dice on skippy at 85km/h! :lol2:
:D

I remember the transport officer hit a huge Western Grey near Manjimup one year; unfortunately the brush bar did not fare well. It bent into the passenger side wing and extensive damage was sustained. If she had hit it in the middle of the bar it may have done better, because that is where the braces are.

They are not really up to animal impact but as their name suggests, quite adequate for brush brushing

Cheers Charlie

[wozapinin]

I originally had a brush bar an my shorty but I'm not a fan. Heard them called scone cutters:D

[Shonky]

Stone cutters were a different thing fitted to the rear crossmember. ;)

[wozapinin]

scones like the ones one has with strawberry jam and tea:D

[HangOver]

did you make that roo bar?
its pretty damn good, sort of heavy duty :D

[wozapinin]

yep I made it:D. Stole my dads pipe bender, cut up some scaff pipe with a 9 inch grinder and welded it to the original bumper. It turned out real strong. I've got a bad habit of making my own tracks:angel: (shhhh tread lightly) and those trees pop up in the most unfortunate places.