Value of a Bullbar?

lol@crapadore what a waste of a good roo lol

hiya truckster. this photo may prove the point of the value of a roo bar, but,
you should have put a warning as to it's graphic nature in your message first.
i for one have seen this happen on a number of occasion's, that doesnt mean i want to see it here.
please either add a warning, or remove the thread.

rick

Ok theres a nasty photo with blood and a dead roo with its brains hanging out, back broken, nasty looking, and stuck into the front of a car, thus the heading...

Oh my god. Was he OK?????

Truckster,

Totally unecessary!!

Let's keep this site clean and friendly. Back off a bit and enjoy one of the best sites around. I know from this and other sites that you have a lot to offer and I enjoy your input most of the time but sometimes you get a bit carried away.

Maybe I am having a grumpy morning as you may see by my reply to Diamond, but I am just being protective of what I believe is a fantastic site that I want to enjoy whenever I log on. Maybe it's not my job to fell protective about this site, but I am going to until David, Michelle or the site members tell me to go away.

Happy 4 wheeling

Woodsy

Truckster,your heading invites viewing,as said above your posts are welcomed but this is inappropriate in my view.happy travelling.

Yes it invites viewing.... Thats the idea...

Its a nasty pic. Thats the idea..

BUT THATS THE POINT. WHICH YOU ARE ALL MISSING.

Its to show the damage that a Roo can cause... If I wanted to be gruesome, I would show pics of the deer thru the windscreen from the USA that are on my site...

With all the talk on should I get a Bullbar/Do they protect etc.. this is the reason for the picture to show the damage a roo can do..

Yes there are people out there that think they are nice lovely little creatures, and if your son blows into a Eucalyptus leaf a ranger will come-a runnin' ...

They cause LOTS of damage when you hit one. Ive hit one $3000+ to my Rodeo Ute..

Those that have hit one, know they are dumb.. the one we hit actually ran past the car from right to left, then came back directly into the car, just off center on passangers side. It was at night too near Yass. Pulled into the servo, and the bloke said oh yea, they are bad, your the FOUTH TONIGHT!

So all have a valium or 4, and relax...

Can't say I entirely disagree with Truckster on this one.
Road-kill is a fact of life - as is the need for bullbars in many areas of this country.
Perhaps if more people saw such photographs it might reduce the outcry to have bullbars banned.

And for those who complain about kids seeing this kind of stuff - are they the same kids who think milk comes from the milk factory? That meat comes from Safeways?

We see worse on the TV news every night - with people doing the bleeding!

Let's be a bit real about this.............

truckster I agree on the value of the bullbar but unfortnately nobody has taught the stupid roos to go for the bar . like you i had one right on dusk on the back road into Roxby downs from the oodnadatta went right across front of car turned about 100 m out and proceeded to commit suicide into passenger side of nissan and in between car and van the picture you have shown is not as graphic as what was left that night after it had rattled arond the jerrycans and other bits on the front of the camper van

Now now truckster. No need to shout!

appy 4 wheeling

Woodsy

At least he has got everyone talking !!

Dont you love controversy .

About 6 years ago I hit a wappa (Big red) about half an hour after dark- and I had 4 kids on board including a 4 year old. Not a pretty site- I had slowed from 110 to about 80 long before I hit it- no warning- didn't even get my foot on the brake....
Had to find a guide rail and use the tow rope to pull the bar forward a bit.
When I complained about the damage to the roo bar to the insurance assessor a week later (and 2000klms) he laughed and said without the bar damage bill would have been 4 or 5 times higher. He also said that without 'roo bars insurance premiums would go waaay up!
I think trucksters post was entirely appropriate- that's life and if some (city) kids are shocked /offended then maybe they need to spend more time in the bush..........
Cheers one and all.

Truckster,if you superimpose a current arb bullbar on the vehicle you might just see that the unfortuant roo would just as easily gone through the centre gap of the arb bar to almost exactly the position it ended up in the comodore,as usual i dont expect you to let facts or alternative arguments to influence your minor thought processes, drive safely.

Just the Ammo I needed Truckster!!!
Brian