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Title: Don't use your bullbar for a recovery
Post by: KingBilly on February 13, 2015, 01:57:39 PM: Two mistakes

1. Forgot to apply his handbrake
2. Attached recovery strap to his bullbar

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=929578007075643 (https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=929578007075643)

KB
Title: Re: Don't use your bullbar for a recovery
Post by: achjimmy on February 13, 2015, 02:37:40 PM: Plus don't buy a sh1+e made alloy bullbar either. That welding didn't look to good.
Title: Re: Don't use your bullbar for a recovery
Post by: KingBilly on February 13, 2015, 02:39:28 PM: Quote from: achjimmy on February 13, 2015, 02:37:40 PM
Plus don't buy a sh1+e made alloy bullbar either. That welding didn't look to good.

LOL, how the hell could you tell that from that video?

KB
Title: Re: Don't use your bullbar for a recovery
Post by: Footy Shorts Shane on February 13, 2015, 03:11:15 PM: 8)
Title: Re: Don't use your bullbar for a recovery
Post by: achjimmy on February 13, 2015, 03:11:31 PM: Look at the (Lack) of welds when they pull the piece of bar out. Clear as.

Thanks Shane beat me too it.
Title: Re: Don't use your bullbar for a recovery
Post by: BTMNDR on February 13, 2015, 03:59:57 PM: Geez! We all learn via the school of hard knocks, but that one's a hum-dinger! :'(
Title: Re: Don't use your bullbar for a recovery
Post by: #jonesy on February 13, 2015, 04:18:14 PM: Not surprised it failed when you see how fast they pulled it out. When submerged it would be about 5-6 tonnes and ~~aerodynamic~~ water dynamic as an anchor
Title: Re: Don't use your bullbar for a recovery
Post by: Black Diamond on February 13, 2015, 04:19:54 PM: No wonder they call them a Tin can bullbar, how piss poor is that welding ???
Title: Re: Don't use your bullbar for a recovery
Post by: scarpsD40 on February 13, 2015, 04:27:08 PM: Baby come back!!!!
Clearly not a quality Toyota owner like the one's I know
Title: Re: Don't use your bullbar for a recovery
Post by: muzza01 on February 13, 2015, 04:32:42 PM: I agree, the bar looks 5hite.
Surely a tow truck driver would know better than to try and pull out this vehicle by the top of the bullbar especially being the vehicle weighs twice as much as it is full of water.
Title: Re: Don't use your bullbar for a recovery
Post by: DaveR on February 13, 2015, 04:46:49 PM: I like the way the news girl is standing just by the recovery as the car is coming out of the water and says that "No one was injured". The recovery wasn't finished yet and the ute was gonna get heavier.
Title: Re: Don't use your bullbar for a recovery
Post by: GeoffA on February 13, 2015, 05:00:51 PM: Hand brake on....hand brake off. Same same. It's a Toyota....... ;D
Title: Re: Don't use your bullbar for a recovery
Post by: D4D on February 13, 2015, 05:04:10 PM: Quote from: GeoffA on February 13, 2015, 05:00:51 PM
Hand brake on....hand brake off. Same same. It's a Toyota....... ;D

That's not funny as it is true :(
Title: Re: Don't use your bullbar for a recovery
Post by: KingBilly on February 13, 2015, 06:02:41 PM: Quote from: achjimmy on February 13, 2015, 03:11:31 PM
Look at the (Lack) of welds when they pull the piece of bar out. Clear as.

Thanks Shane beat me too it.

Totally missed that :-[. My bad. Yep, agree, rubbish weld. But it would have looked great in the showroom ;D

Thanks also FSS :cheers:

KB
Title: Re: Don't use your bullbar for a recovery
Post by: Symon on February 13, 2015, 08:12:44 PM: As a Toyota driver I don't even bother with the handbrake, I just leave it in gear. Toyota handbrakes are purely for decoration.
Title: Re: Don't use your bullbar for a recovery
Post by: oldmate on February 13, 2015, 08:15:04 PM: Quote from: Symon on February 13, 2015, 08:12:44 PM
As a Toyota driver I don't even bother with the handbrake, I just leave it in gear. Toyota handbrakes are purely for decoration.

Yep I do the same in my hilux..
Title: Re: Don't use your bullbar for a recovery
Post by: Bird on February 13, 2015, 08:17:59 PM: Quote from: GeoffA on February 13, 2015, 05:00:51 PM
Hand brake on....hand brake off. Same same. It's a Toyota....... ;D
that would be like a Toyota LSD in the rear!
Title: Re: Don't use your bullbar for a recovery
Post by: dales133 on February 13, 2015, 08:21:08 PM: Quote from: Symon on February 13, 2015, 08:12:44 PM
As a Toyota driver I don't even bother with the handbrake, I just leave it in gear. Toyota handbrakes are purely for decoration.

Ain't that the truth.
Even if you pull it on so hard it's touching the roof liner it still rolls when you put in the clutch....then again comodores are worse!
Title: Re: Don't use your bullbar for a recovery
Post by: JD-120 on February 13, 2015, 08:57:39 PM: you are doing it all wrong, the handbrake is for cornering ;)
Title: Re: Don't use your bullbar for a recovery
Post by: robbo1172 on February 13, 2015, 09:11:38 PM: I don't use handbrakes, they don't make you go faster... :)
Title: Re: Don't use your bullbar for a recovery
Post by: dales133 on February 13, 2015, 09:12:27 PM: Lol
Title: Re: Don't use your bullbar for a recovery
Post by: kylarama on February 14, 2015, 05:00:49 AM: I liked one of the comments left on FB.

"For sale. Cheap hilux. Only done 1/4 nautical mile."
Title: Re: Don't use your bullbar for a recovery
Post by: bodgie on February 14, 2015, 12:05:48 PM: If you watch this ad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0EpbzPBkuw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0EpbzPBkuw) I reckon there is a good case for false advertising from Toyota. Perhaps the owner should make a warranty claim.