Brush cutters

[JDB]

Anyone point me in the right direction to find some brush cutter wires to fit a Series 1 Disco?
Thanks in advance.

[manthing]

Go on I will ask,
what are brush cutter wires for??

[shrek]

Go on I will ask,
what are brush cutter wires for??
and i will answer! Cutting brushes?? :dunno1: :D :D

[manthing]

wot like on the wheels and cutting stuff as yoou go along??

[AJC]

Hi JDB,

If you're on about those pointless (in my opinion) wires that go from the bull bar to the roof then do a search as there were quite a few posts some weeks ago.

AJ

[AJC]

Here's one.

http://www.landrovernet.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20683

AJ

[red]

wasnt there someone here who did buy a black disco with them on ?

[JDB]

Hi JDB,

If you're on about those pointless (in my opinion) wires that go from the bull bar to the roof then do a search as there were quite a few posts some weeks ago.

AJ
Many thanks.
Why pointless - interested to know?
My thoughts were I regularly use tracks that are slightly overgrown and would rather push things over the top than force them down the side where they are mor likely to scratch. But happy to listen to experience and reason!

[JDB]

..................... and to protect a snorkel.

[red]

i wouldnt think they would be legal to use on the road would they?

if you knock someone down you could take their head off with the wire

[JDB]

They are quite common on Camel LR, and I don't think bullbars are too healthy for pedestrians......

But would welcome and hard facts on legality.

[Sandy M.]

They are quite common on Camel LR, and I don't think bullbars are too healthy for pedestrians......

But would welcome and hard facts on legality.

From AJs' earlier link............

The Road Traffic Act 1988 section 40A, creates the offence of "using ,or causing or permitting the use, on a road, of a vehicle, when the condition of the vehicle , or its parts and accessories is such , that it poses the risk of injury to any person"

That covers a multitude of sins, including but not entirely restricted to ,
1, sharp / jagged edges of bodywork,
2, tyres protruding beyond the wheel arches,
3, corroded chassis / bodywork,
4, assorted "loose" parts, eg seats, doors, batteries,
and
5, unfortunately, the attachment of steel cheese cutters to the front of assorted Chelsea Tractors.

while, as has been said previously, the decision to prosecute is largely down to the discretion of the vehicle examiner [be it Police or VOSA] it would be hard for the driver of a vehicle so equipped to justify their existance when they are driving down the High St, to Tescos for Cornflakes and Tomato soup.

Personally I dunno what the attraction is in using them in the first place, I have had my Ninety [and previously the Disco] in some tight spots where I didn't particularily want to be but never had the urge to add some guitar string to the front of the car to increase the protection factor.

If I was minded to use some sort of protection then it would most likely be a temporary fix using some Polypropolene rope tied between the top of the Bull bar, and the top of the roofrack.

Cheap and simple, fitted in a few seconds and easily removed when not required. No tools required, just a couple of knots in the rope - Job done!

[manthing]

surley these things cannot be legal!

i was joking in the first post.


FGS carry a set of loppers and a small saw if you have to cut back vegistuf,


"My thoughts were I regularly use tracks that are slightly overgrown and would rather push things over the top than force them down the side where they are mor likely to scratch. But happy to listen to experience and reason!"

if you use a track often, why not organise a "lane day" and have a clean up. FGS you could invite the riders and ramblers, good for all - putting something back etc.

evan a 20mm rope moving at 30mph would do lots of harm.

.

[Newsreader]

But would welcome and hard facts on legality.
A S3 club member was fined £100 for having them fitted on a trip to the shops :eek:

[JDB]

Hmmmmmmmmmm.... so the answer/advice is steer clear!!:) :)

Will heed it then.