Rab (bombero) Reid Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 As the title suggests - 'A' pillars seemed to have given in quite easily and the remainder are just short of pancaking! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-29066284 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FILFAN Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Probably the main reason that the defender is ending production. I do love my Landy but wouldn't want to be involved in an accident. I think what people don't realise when they go out and buy one is that it's an agricultural tool. Not a family 4x4 Wouldn't mind the wheels off it though 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.RAD Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Was unfortunate enough to see this today (outcome, not the accident), looked absolutely horrendous, hope the occupants are ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickmaster Andy Lowe Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 They should definitely buy a loto ticket this week I've always had an MSA roll bar in Landys I've had, but doubt they would hold up well at motorway speeds in a big roll but I can say they work well when you just roll over in the woods Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Scary stuff. My new pickup was one of the first Euro NCAP 5 designs to be launched. I think just one of my A pillars is as thick as all the Landys pillars in that shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab (bombero) Reid Posted September 4, 2014 Author Share Posted September 4, 2014 I've always had an MSA roll bar in Landys I've had, but doubt they would hold up well at motorway speeds in a big roll but I can say they work well when you just roll over in the woods Not always, mate. A friend of mine had the unfortunate occasion to roll an Army landrover on an exercise. Thankfully he had the presence of mind to jump clear as the roof completely pancaked!! Whilst the roof structure as a whole may support the vehicle upside down but if it tips as in this article and as in the case with my mate, it just doesn't cope! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickmaster Andy Lowe Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Not always, mate. A friend of mine had the unfortunate occasion to roll an Army landrover on an exercise. Thankfully he had the presence of mind to jump clear as the roof completely pancaked!! Whilst the roof structure as a whole may support the vehicle upside down but if it tips as in this article and as in the case with my mate, it just doesn't cope!I think you miss understood my post Even with an MSA bar die to the height of the bar from the chassis and the leverage at speed I wouldn't think it would keep the roof up You are right about the standard roof not supporting the weight of the vehicle inverted 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peet Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 One life -live it.... erm just not in a Land Rover it seems! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s2rrr Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 One mate of mine hit a bundwall around an abandoned wellhead in the Sahara in a long wheelbase landy doing we reckon 85kph. We measured the wheel tracks 85 feet from wheels off the deck to touchdown. Luckily he landed on the nose and compressed the chassis by 4 inches. The steering wheel was bent double as he used it to support himself mid flight. Luckily he had no injuries, Tom Herrity RIP an old ex mate of mine sadly now departed. Going over slip faces on the sand dune ridges was interesting no one expects them to be near vertical. Lucky Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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