Thread: Interesting bull bar choice

Originally Posted by HunterJ

Why not! If the guy goes bush frequently and does plenty of K's it will save him $$$$$$$ in smash repairs from the ferals that line the side of our country roads!!!!!! For us country folk that do big K's bars are not for show they have a purpose.

This D4 is being sold in Port Melbourne - not a lot of kangaroo strike problems there. Maybe it could be bought by someone who lives outside Melbourne - but there's not really that big an issue with kangaroo strike in Victoria, unlike in say central NSW.

Originally Posted by HunterJ

Sorry, country boy here fed up with city boy bias on what us country people need to do to prevent major damage .... Sorry again guys, I'm generally a silent observer absorbing the great info and experience that you all offer so generously but this one I had to have a crack at.

I grew up on a farm in the Wimmera, original settlers in the 1880s, roads named after us etc etc, siblings in the ag industry, I'm involved too, so I'm not a city boy. As a general issue I think that bullbars are stupid - we've never had one on any of our vehicles on our property, but I accept that there are parts of the country where they might help - but Port Melbourne isn't one of those areas. As I said, I genuinely hope this thing doesn't end up being driven around Melbourne.

I note it is painted or powder coated. Are these bars steel? Would be a lot of added mass to the front end. I wonder about the weight distribution. % front and rear before and after the bar is fitted. What effect this added mass would have on the life and reliability of front suspension components.

As to the popular nomenclature "bull bar". If you hit even a small bovine with a passenger vehicle or 4WD your trip and your vehicle will be seriously stuffed. Hit a 2000 lb. bullock with a road train prime mover and the vehicle is usually a tow away. These popular light vehicle bars might save you from a sheep or roo or small hog.

Originally Posted by Bigbjorn

I note it is painted or powder coated. Are these bars steel? Would be a lot of added mass to the front end. I wonder about the weight distribution. % front and rear before and after the bar is fitted. What effect this added mass would have on the life and reliability of front suspension components.

As to the popular nomenclature "bull bar". If you hit even a small bovine with a passenger vehicle or 4WD your trip and your vehicle will be seriously stuffed. Hit a 2000 lb. bullock with a road train prime mover and the vehicle is usually a tow away. These popular light vehicle bars might save you from a sheep or roo or small hog.

Yes, I'm pretty sure this style is steel although they do also have alloy ones.

Originally Posted by Bigbjorn

I note it is painted or powder coated. Are these bars steel? Would be a lot of added mass to the front end. I wonder about the weight distribution. % front and rear before and after the bar is fitted. What effect this added mass would have on the life and reliability of front suspension components.

As to the popular nomenclature "bull bar". If you hit even a small bovine with a passenger vehicle or 4WD your trip and your vehicle will be seriously stuffed. Hit a 2000 lb. bullock with a road train prime mover and the vehicle is usually a tow away. These popular light vehicle bars might save you from a sheep or roo or small hog.

They are steel. Most of the construction is around 5-6mm thick and they are heavy. Even the side steps are heavy and you can hear it when you step on them. Every 79 my boss had, had these bars, side rails and steps on them. Four months after new the front springs and shocks had to be replaced. Having driven a 79 with and without this set up, with the Tuff Bar it is very wollowy. Especially at 130 on the Vic Hwy! Which of course it's pointless because you would never make Timber Creek from Katherine at those speeds.

I saw something very much like this on the Warrego Highway yesterday.

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Originally Posted by SeanC

I saw something very much like this on the Warrego Highway yesterday.

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Did it have "The baby stole my Bundy" sticker on the back window ?

If you had to go to the shop to get a loaf of bread and a bottle of milk it may be a two trip job to stop going over gvm.Shared album - Sean Corley - Google Photos

Originally Posted by SeanC

If you had to go to the shop to get a loaf of bread and a bottle of milk it may be a two trip job to stop going over gvm. Shared album - Sean Corley - Google Photos

If a standard steel bullbar weighs 80kg that thing must be at least 120kg.