Bull bar

As I have commented before, I probably average around one roo per year, although it varies enormously according to the season (drought is worst). My son has had, I think, two cars written off by roos - and he does not even live in a rural area. During discussions with a panel beater a few years ago after I got run into from behind, he told me that about 60-75% of his work was roo damage. (My 110 has an ARB bar, my 2a an ADF one; neither has ever been damaged by a frontal hit with a roo - my 110 has been damaged by a side hit by a roo when I was almost stopped)

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Originally Posted by Tombie

A recent trip in her ‘new’ RRS had me doing Brisbane to Whyalla through the night including the Cobar to Broken hill run!

No animal strikes, not even a close encounter.

It can really be a case of good or bad luck.

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Lost count of the 'roos I got on that stretch. "Course, in a double there isn't much you can do except watch. Funny the number of goats there are through there, and never hit one, nor saw a dead one.

The bar on the Scania didn't give a ****, but a couple of roos jumped into the side and damaged an airline, which was helpfull.

Had to drive this awfull thing to Townsville once Got this from a cow. The one time I needed a "bull" bar ( they've always been roo bars to me ) the bloody thing missed. Don't look much, but the floor underneath was bent and I very nearly tipped the thing over. Took a while to get it clean as well... inside as well as out[bigsad]

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Was refueling in Wilcannia in the late 70’s probably79 and this Kenworth came across the bridge with clouds of steam coming out of the radiator. When it stopped at the Shell you could see the legs of an emu sticking out (like a roadrunner cartoon) between the bull bar rails he had cleaned it up just on the Cobar side of town!

Talking about goats, I hit two between Tibooburra and Wannaring a couple years ago! Mother and kid. The mother had crossed the road but the kid stayed on the other side and she went back at the same time as the kid decided it wanted to be with mum. So splat right in the middle of the ARB bar & winch but no damage to the Defender.

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Originally Posted by travelrover

Was refueling in Wilcannia in the late 70’s probably79 and this Kenworth came across the bridge with clouds of steam coming out of the radiator. When it stopped at the Shell you could see the legs of an emu sticking out (like a roadrunner cartoon) between the bull bar rails he had cleaned it up just on the Cobar side of town!

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I call BS. In a roadrunner cartoon those would have been coyote legs...

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Originally Posted by Tins

I call BS. In a roadrunner cartoon those would have been coyote legs...

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Lol, fair point! Looked bloody funny to us but the driver wasn’t too happy.

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Originally Posted by travelrover

Lol, fair point! Looked bloody funny to us but the driver wasn’t too happy.

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I'll bet. On both counts. At least back then there was probably a bloke who fixed radiators... and windscreens.... in a corry shed. Not anymore.

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Originally Posted by Tins

I'll bet. On both counts. At least back then there was probably a bloke who fixed radiators... and windscreens.... in a corry shed. Not anymore.

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Yeah, the Shell there was a proper service station with workshop open 7 days in those days and you could get most things fixed. It’s gone now, there’s a liberty fuel stop there, but you would push on to Broken Hill if you weren’t desperate.

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Originally Posted by travelrover

Yeah, the Shell there was a proper service station with workshop open 7 days in those days and you could get most things fixed. It’s gone now, there’s a liberty fuel stop there, but you would push on to Broken Hill if you weren’t desperate.

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I'd say having a bloody great flightless bird through the rad out there would be pretty desperate. I imagine the feather explosion would have been spectacular. These days you'd just have to put your feet up and wait for a service truck.. or a tow, sometimes for quite a while.

How about 2 at once. The swerving ford in the mirror behind me dodging roo bits was amusing.

https://youtu.be/sLxg3-eNry4

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Originally Posted by ChookD2

How about 2 at once. The swerving ford in the mirror behind me dodging roo bits was amusing.

https://youtu.be/RXTHYX4zxI8

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Not a lot you can do there… except swear!