4WD Tipover angle

Thanks for the replies - keep them coming.
I did find some information from a Monash University 2000 study for the Victorian Police. They quoted the Troopy’s tilt angle as 38.9 Degrees.

I don’t know whether this figure includes 180 litres of fuel in the long range tanks or not. The Monash study noted that adding 100kg of ballast to a Ford Falcon increased its stability significantly but they included no further details.

Recently I travelled the Old Telegraph Track to the tip of Cape York and some of the ruts set the Troopy on angles that made me uncomfortable. I hate guess work and now I have a figure to work with - allowing ample safety margins of course.

We had the same issue on the OTL last year- and the 'lean' was always on HER side..sure did get some comments like "i don't want to have eye-to-eye contact with ants !!!"
Our Troopy had been on extreme angles- even with a loaded roofrack- with no issues..

Kiwi I agree with you 100%, the slightest rut or steering direction change will send you over.

I work on the sphincter theory, when that starts contracting you know you might have gone to far.
I was slashing at home a few years back. I used to slash across the hill as going up and down the wheels used to lose traction and slide. I had done the same thing 100 times, then hell the bloody tractor tried to attack me, it lifted and with luck it lent against a tree. It scared me big time and all that had happened was a wheel had dropped into a hole. Also the theory that you jump up hill was blown out of the water as I just fell down hill right into the path of the tractor.

Gave the tree a big kiss I did and then polished of a bottle of Bundy.

" sphincter" , wot the?

Sorry Mark, should have been more clear , muscular outlet for consumed Bundy

unbelievable,but funny :-))))

OK you win, I sh*t myself 2 times.

Have a good one.
May all your one hump camels turn into two hump camels

christ,that aint good :-(((