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New Quad Bar Honda
Posted in Safety

New Quad Bar Honda

A new design for the quad bike bar that can flex if the bar hits a low branch.Quad bikes are one of the biggest causes of death for farmers in Australia but debate rages about whether operator protection devices do more harm than good when it comes to saving lives. Managing director of Quadbar Industries,…

Tyre Pressure for your 4X4 Vehicle
Posted in Defensive Driving, Safety

Tyre Pressure for your 4X4 Vehicle

On-Road Tyre PressureWhen driving on sealed roads, you should follow the recommended tyre pressures as stated on your vehicle’s tyre placard, this is found on the drivers side door entry. For many 4×4 wagons and utes, will be between 28psi and 38psi, however check the tyre placard to be certain.  The…

Listen to her story
Posted in Defensive Driving, Safety

Listen to her story

Jemma explains her 4WD experience, watch video no explanation needed.  This is a great story about a happy customer, listen to her honest opinion and watch video. You will feel good. A realistic view on driving 4WD vehicles in the bush, the best bits very quickly.

Posted in Safety, Defensive Driving

Side by Side Training

If you compare the safety standards of a side by side vehicle to the quad bike, the side by side wins easily.  Firstly, the side by side has seat belts and a roll cage.  Secondly, the side by side cannt go as fast as a quad bike.  Thirdly, its allot harder to roll a side by side because the wheel base…

Winch Not Working
Posted in Defensive Driving, Safety

Winch Not Working

We had a winch fitted to the front of a 4WD vehicle and thought it was just not doing what it was meant to do.  On further investigation we found the winch cable was running around the drum the wrong way.  The cable must run in on the bottom of the drum, the pulling power is on the bottom of drum as…