Hanging spare on bull bar

The old Kombi vans had them, I think as long as you don't cover the headlights and number plates, there's not a lot they can pick you on.
Also should be lower than the bonnet.

I would think that it would be illegal in all states now will all the laws regarding vehicles fitted with air bags and crumple zones.

The fishing rod holder that was once attached to the front of the bull bar has also been outlawed.

I had to reposition the driving lights on the front of the Troopie because they were in front of the bull bar.

Then there are the air flow issue and the weight. It is your call but I can't see it being legal.

Wayne

good for smashing through gates !!

I've hung the tyre there in days gone by, before pc and legislation gone berko. Not a great place, they tended to move around a bit and weigh the front down. Hmm..might have been the hi lift and shovel mounted on the bar that helped :))

Wouldn't dream of doing it now, of course.
Even my HF aerial has to be somewhere where I can't check to see if the top bit's still there :(((
IMHO it's not worth the hassle, get the real thing, just set and forget.

Saw a Troopy with a tyre on the front this week, so people are doing it. Would i, no unless i was in the bush and had to put it there. Not so much to follow the law, just the airflow and mounting issues.
Cheers Lyndon

I Can’t think of a more effective way of cutting of airflow throe the radiator LOL

G'day,
I have been down the Canning and also done the Hay river trip and my mate Bill has carried his 2nd spare tyre (285/without rim) tied to his bullbar on both those trips. We also came back via the Anne Beadell so we did a lot of corrugations you could say.
It has never been an issue with air flow or weight. He did have it tied on well and I mean well.
He was never pulled over by plod but then maybe nobody saw him.
Bill is a stickler for weight and it didn't bother him having it on the front.
The roos bounce off better anyway. :>))
Your choice Kiwi

Even less of an issue if it's off a split rim.

I have a gadget that I can mount to the Bull Bar and I have used it to carry a spare case across the Anne Beadell. No problems at all with carrying it but I'm not sure of the Legalities of it all. It gave me peace of mind that I had a spare for the remote bits. I didn't expect to see and traffic police out there so I took a chance LOL

Hi Kiwi Not specifically illegal in the NT see the vehile standards link here.

http://www.ipe.nt.gov.au/whatwedo/mvr/vehiclestandards/pdf/ib-v20-2006-05.pdf

however it could be hard to argue you have reduced the risk of injury - and I'll give you the legislators type answer,,,,

it's better to hit a pedestrian with a flatter surface ie the full face of the bull bar (supposedly level surfaces) rather than have the impact taken by say an 850mm diam tyre with head and legs flaying around.

Clear as mud like a lot of vehicle standards issues - I used to write some of the technical bulletins and info bulletins to try to explain some of this - and it it aint always clear cut with legal and engineering differences often producing opposing views.

Barry