Limb risers without tabs or a rack?

[pnorvell]

I think the cables, chrome push bar, and vent shades are a match made in heaven.

Seriously guys, buy some quality wax and a polisher and save yourselves the aggravation of these ridicules cables.

As much as usually disagree with how you tend to make fun of everything that is not your own, I have to agree with you on this. The more I think of these cables the more I realize I like how they look, and would more than likely be disappointed in how the functioned. That said, I'm not condemning those who do use them, I just know personally I would get frustrated dealing with them.

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Quite the useful response there!

Peter

 

[muskyman]

I think the point of hanks post is that 99% of the guys running around with them have them for looks.

Really tight two tracks that are over grown is the one exception so snapping on a set for that is one thing, having them on so much that you are worried about the UV stability of the plastic coating is just OC poserdom to the max.(sorry Cred dont mess up that blue baby )

Heck I can pull my synthetic winch line and protect my winshield for those few over grown tree lined two tracks if I need to but damn if I am going to be rigging my truck with these poser cables. lets Face it not many people are crossing the jungles or borneo that are putting these cloths lines on.

 

[Scott Brady]

If you like the way they look, run them. I run funky old-style black steel wheels because I like them, not because they are better than the factory aluminum (they are not).

From a functional perspective, limb risers are only needed in high-speed driving in thick brush. If you are driving at non-race speeds, they are never needed.

i.e., they are perfect for the Camel Trophy and Rain Forest Challenge, etc.

I have tested a truck that had them fitted. I think I kept them on for about 100 miles before the whistle drove me to break out the leatherman and remove them. They did look cool though, and drew just about as much attention as the snorkel on the truck did...

I have driven in seriously thick jungle, and did not find them necessary...

Instead of the time and money spent on brush cables, I would recommend buying one of these little gems...

 

[pnorvell]

I think the point of hanks post is that 99% of the guys running around with them have them for looks.

Really tight two tracks that are over grown is the one exception so snapping on a set for that is one thing, having them on so much that you are worried about the UV stability of the plastic coating is just OC poserdom to the max.(sorry Cred dont mess up that blue baby )

Heck I can pull my synthetic winch line and protect my winshield for those few over grown tree lined two tracks if I need to but damn if I am going to be rigging my truck with these poser cables. lets Face it not many people are crossing the jungles or borneo that are putting these cloths lines on.

Quite the assumption, but I wouldn't doubt it. As I have said before, to each their own. I just see it as a sign of immaturity/insecurity to constantly be demeaning and criticizing others trucks when really, all that accomplishes is making the one criticizing look insecure. EDIT

If you like the way they look, run them. I run funky old-style black steel wheels because I like them, not because they are better than the factory aluminum (they are not).

From a functional perspective, limb risers are only needed in high-speed driving in thick brush. If you are driving at non-race speeds, they are never needed.

i.e., they are perfect for the Camel Trophy and Rain Forest Challenge, etc.

I have tested a truck that had them fitted. I think I kept them on for about 100 miles before the whistle drove me to break out the leatherman and remove them. They did look cool though, and drew just about as much attention as the snorkel on the truck did...

I have driven in seriously thick jungle, and did not find them necessary...

Instead of the time and money spent on brush cables, I would recommend buying one of these little gems...

Exactly! If some like it and have found them to be useful, go for it! I just found myself losing interest when I really started to think about it. Having to get proper springs, proper wire, mounts, attachments, etc etc would start to add up. That said I really do think they look great, They're just not for me.

Peter

 

[Spikepretorius]

I need them on my truck, not just for protection but also to help with visibility, but they are too much of a mission for me to fit. Maybe one day....

(I don't care what some perceive as bling)

 

[muskyman]

This isn't Dweb, that site is a lost cause except for the archives.

LOL funny you feel that way...I still think more rover issues get sorted out through discoweb then all the other rover forums combined.

It might not be you cup of tea but the site does have a huge following and those members bring a ton of rover knowledge to one place with all the crap tech called out for what it is.

 

[pnorvell]

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[Scott Brady]

DWeb is a good site and has solid tech. I don't see any benefit in us bashing that site. It is just a different approach, and both have their advantages IMO. I have learned a lot about my two Discos from a few of those guys. I appreciate that many have come to check out and contribute to ExPo.

 

[R_Lefebvre]

FWIW, since I started the thread a year ago, I still haven't done anything because I hadn't figured out any way to do it properly. Attaching them to sheetmetal is just not going to work if you really need them. I do think they would be useful where I drive but, actually they'd be even better on my bike if I could figure out how to make that work! Sticks on the windshield is one thing, stick in the face sucks more.

I think as Spike pointed out, the wires can help with visibility more than anything. Getting the branches to move before they drag across the glass.

Wax and Polish? Yeah, I remember when I was single and had time to wash my car weekly and wax it monthly. Then I got a family and... I don't think I've washed my truck since... September?

 

[Antichrist]

From a functional perspective, limb risers are only needed in high-speed driving in thick brush. If you are driving at non-race speeds, they are never needed.

I have to disagree. Where I off-road I'm constantly having to stop to untangle, or just get out and move, vines and branches that slide up the a-pillar and wedge between the roof and my rack.
I'm not worried about the windscreen breaking, though maybe I should since a few times I've had a branch or vine under tension slide up over the front and slap the windscreen.
That said, I haven't bothered to fit any in the 4 or 5 years I've had the roof rack on my disco.
The same happens with the tropical roofs on my Series Rovers as well, though not as bad, as the gap isn't as large. But I have had branches wedge between the panel and roof.

True, you could use and ax or machete, but but it's sorta like choosing to get out your come-a-long, instead of using your winch, when you're stuck. It'll work, but a lot more effort.

 

[R_Lefebvre]

True, you could use and ax or machete, but but it's sorta like choosing to get out your come-a-long, instead of using your winch, when you're stuck. It'll work, but a lot more effort.

Actually I think it would be more akin, and acheive the same pace, as deciding to push your truck along the trail instead of driving it.

 

[muskyman]

Yes, issues may be sorted out there (when the site is up), but in one of the most moronic manners possible IMO. A question might be answered, but that's after sifting through 3-5 pages of uselessness and "measuring". That's why I said the archives are useful.

I like the format of Expo because there is actually a standard people have to meet, not just a "free for all see who has the most posts" battle. It's funny to me that all the guys from Dweb come to this site and try and act in the same manner. And when they do, they get called out it, and they actually have to man up instead of just insulting their way out of it. Or, they just write one meaningless post, and then don't acknowledge the fact that they were called out or just plan wrong. I find that it just comes off as insecure. I also just find it funny as this is not the first time this topic of Dweb has been risen.

Peter

Yes Dweb goes down from time to time, Its a free site that dosent take one dollar in advertising money. Have you ever donated? maybe if people tossed a couple bucks after they found that tidbit that saved them a boat load of money on repairs the operating budget would go up and the site could be a bit more stable?

As far as the archieves being the only thing of value is just plain wrong. See these trucks are aging and as they age the issues they suffer from change. Early on Discoweb sorted out many common issues that the dealers couldent even sort out. Stufff like all the window circuit boards having the same bad solder connection. quirky things that pointed to issues that wouldent pop a code but caused running issues. And very important was the mass of early mods that were not worth the money because they caused other issues . Now the tech is more related to keeping older trucks running and issues that higher mile trucks have. Techniques to speed engine swaps and parts cross information to save money keeping a truck running longer. Then Add into that no start and run conditions that baffle people and you have challenges that the community of enthusiasts,mechanics and gear heads dive into and sort out in a very accurate and cross examined way.

If you read the other rover web sites many of those questions on other web sites are being answered by long time discoweb posters or people that showed up at discoweb with zero experience hung out for a while and then moved to other sites to hang out a shingle as a rover expert. often these people are just regurgitating information they have no real first hand experience with they just read it on disco web and because of the aggresive sort out the crap nature of discoweb lots of that information is pretty darn accurate. The call it as you see it attitude at discoweb has in the long run really helped the land rover community IMHO.

I like Expo as well, I like the fact that the site is based around unsupported vehicle dependant travel. Although I spend alot of time wrenching on stuff I also love to get in my truck and go and have my disco set up for self supported car camping. I am a hardcore back country fisherman and have been doing that for a long time so having a truck and the gear to allow that is important to me and expo as a site and community plays into that so I have have come here to learn and contribute. If people are offended by me because I come from Discoweb.org I could really care less. I am very proud of Discoweb and Ho and Axel and what they and thier site have brought to the land rover community.

Thom

 

[Spikepretorius]

Musky I think you're missing the point.
Nobody's is offended by you coming from Disco Web.
It's just your rude/aggro posts that are offensive

If you don't like limb risers then there's no reason for you to be in this thread.

Come now, this thread is going downhill fast. This tone has got no place at Expo

 

[muskyman]

Instead of the time and money spent on brush cables, I would recommend buying one of these little gems...

Scott

Alot of the places that I travel are in national forests and state forests so any form of cutting tool for live vegitation would be against the laws and regualtions.

Many of the two tracks are logging roads that have such heavy brush down the sides that they are fast becoming single tracks. Like I said earlier I have used my winch line to keep brush off the windshield but as you pointed out speed has alot to do with it and you cant really drive fast enough down these two tracks safely to need to do anything as you are really driving blind past about 10' in front of your hood.

Thom

 

[muskyman]

Musky I think you're missing the point.
Nobody's is offended by you coming from Disco Web.
It's just your rude/aggro posts that are offensive

If you don't like limb risers then there's no reason for you to be in this thread.

Come now, this thread is going downhill fast. This tone has got no place at Expo

LOL rude ...offensive... come on if my remarks in this thread bother you so much maybe you should take a break from the internet..how about colorful:victory: or brash:wings: