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Offline woolgoolgaoffroad

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STONE GUARDS
« on: July 22, 2014, 10:38:52 PM »
Am seeing more and more different variations in stoneguards these days, and latest craze seems to be the full checkerplate/propeller plate instead of the mesh type. Has anyone had any experiences with the new ally plate ones ??
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Re: STONE GUARDS
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2014, 11:23:24 PM »
My take is you want to absorb the energy of a stone, with a mesh/soft style guard. A solid plate is just going to fire said stone at near enough the same speed it hit.

But in answer to your question, no I have no experiences with the ally plate ones.
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Re: STONE GUARDS
« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2014, 11:26:58 PM »
Quote from: Kelvo on July 22, 2014, 11:23:24 PM
My take is you want to absorb the energy of a stone, with a mesh/soft style guard. A solid plate is just going to fire said stone at near enough the same speed it hit.

But in answer to your question, no I have no experiences with the ally plate ones.

thats what i would have thought too, to slow the deflection down.
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Re: STONE GUARDS
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2014, 02:05:37 AM »
l use the rubber strip that is used to protect the springs on a trampoline . lts soft to deflect the stones but strong enough to handle the punishment gibbers dish out . As long as you use the nylon webbing impregnated belting it will be strong enough    :cheers:
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Re: STONE GUARDS
« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2014, 07:16:14 AM »
just bling I think........
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Re: STONE GUARDS
« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2014, 08:17:36 AM »
Weeds l thought that until a gibber bounced off the CT , smashed the back window , only 50 km up the Birdsville Track . for the next 3500 Km we sucked dust . Roll of race tape on the track $20  . On our return to home it cost $580 for the new glass , $45 for the new dust filter , & 3.5 years later it still smell of the track . Only when the air con is on now .
Not Bling , sensible precaution when traveling on gravel roads or the black top for that matter  . :cheers:
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Re: STONE GUARDS
« Reply #6 on: July 23, 2014, 10:05:57 AM »
Stones will bounce off the alloy ones, but there are plenty of hard surfaces on the front of a camper to bounce rocks off. I will be fitting a Stone Stomper before our next big trip that included dirt roads, in addition to the mesh guard that came on the camper.   http://www.stonestomper.com.au/

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Re: STONE GUARDS
« Reply #7 on: July 23, 2014, 11:18:49 AM »
Quote from: speewa158 on July 23, 2014, 08:17:36 AM
Weeds l thought that until a gibber bounced off the CT , smashed the back window , only 50 km up the Birdsville Track . for the next 3500 Km we sucked dust . Roll of race tape on the track $20  . On our return to home it cost $580 for the new glass , $45 for the new dust filter , & 3.5 years later it still smell of the track . Only when the air con is on now .
Not Bling , sensible precaution when traveling on gravel roads or the black top for that matter  . :cheers:

er, probably could have worded a little better.........totally agree with stone guards (not that I have one fitted yet). the ally ones just look like bling to me

if I do an extended trip where I need a stone guard it will more than likely be stone stomper or a home made version of it
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Re: STONE GUARDS
« Reply #8 on: July 23, 2014, 01:09:15 PM »
Quote from: jkwpajero on July 23, 2014, 10:05:57 AM
Stones will bounce off the alloy ones, but there are plenty of hard surfaces on the front of a camper to bounce rocks off. I will be fitting a Stone Stomper before our next big trip that included dirt roads, in addition to the mesh guard that came on the camper.   http://www.stonestomper.com.au/

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Re: STONE GUARDS
« Reply #9 on: July 23, 2014, 06:58:36 PM »
Whatever you fit I would still recommend covering the rear window.


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Re: STONE GUARDS
« Reply #10 on: July 23, 2014, 07:11:52 PM »
Buy a Stone Stomper.
Christian is awesome,  and so is the product.
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Re: STONE GUARDS
« Reply #11 on: July 23, 2014, 07:33:25 PM »
l now have a sheet of Perspex with sponge spacers to totally cover the rear window  & gibber deflecting rubber stone guards . Enough is not enough sometimes .  :cheers:
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Re: STONE GUARDS
« Reply #12 on: July 23, 2014, 08:37:45 PM »
Quote from: Ynot on July 23, 2014, 06:58:36 PM
Whatever you fit I would still recommend covering the rear window.

....and so would I....
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Re: STONE GUARDS
« Reply #13 on: July 23, 2014, 09:46:06 PM »
Quote from: Shelbyright on July 23, 2014, 07:11:52 PM
Buy a Stone Stomper.
Christian is awesome,  and so is the product.
thanks for that, are the Stone Stomper adaptable to most campers ??
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Re: STONE GUARDS
« Reply #14 on: July 24, 2014, 02:23:01 AM »
l do believe they attach to the tow hitch  :cheers:
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Re: STONE GUARDS
« Reply #15 on: July 24, 2014, 07:15:58 AM »
Quote from: woolgoolgaoffroad on July 23, 2014, 09:46:06 PM
thanks for that, are the Stone Stomper adaptable to most campers ??

they are custom made for each setup........I assume its the trailer side that is custom and the tug side would be pretty much the same for all tugs therefore changing tugs would be a big issue.
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Re: STONE GUARDS
« Reply #16 on: July 24, 2014, 06:17:01 PM »
Haven't you fitted one yet Weeds. Bloody hell you have been talking about it long enough. My stone stopper is doing a great job sitting on the back of the 200 in the shed. No stones here.
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Re: STONE GUARDS
« Reply #17 on: July 27, 2014, 08:36:29 AM »
Quote from: Shelbyright on July 23, 2014, 07:11:52 PM
Buy a Stone Stomper.
Christian is awesome,  and so is the product.

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