The 73 roll cage suprised me

[lshobie]

Your'e pretty save in a wagon ( ie 60/ 80/ 100 etc), but in a pick-up or any kind of removeable top ( ie. 73 & 74) you only have 1 supporting pillar to pretect you. Remember the winscreen isn't protection, only the pillars that follow there after.

I'd agree that the 75 series pickup is a death trap in a roll, the 79 series is built better though - just from what I have seen when having them both apart. The 75 cab scares the s*** out of me - and I wouldnt have one unless I installed a roll bar in the back.

 

[crushers]

umm, till you actually roll either then you are just assuming...
sheet metal is sheet metal whether bolted together or welded.
the roofs are the same thickness, the rear upper is the same, the lower is the same, a windshield frame is a frame, the doors are interchangeable, the spreader bars are spreader bars.
each transmits energy from one panel to another in the event of a roll.
the difference is that the 75 can be unbolted and new parts bolted on, the 79 you can't.

your assumption also applies to ALL 40 series except the old 45 wagons which you seem to have driven on rare occasions.

best bet, <and this is not pointed at you lLouis> learn to drive properly and know your limitations and you won't roll. 30 years and not even a flip... and don't even try to infer i can't keep up. anyone that has wheeled with me know i can pilot a Land Cruiser with the best of them.

 

[lshobie]

The cab of the 79 was built with roll protection in mind, I'd sooner be in a 79 that a 75 in a roll - but depends on how many times and speed etc. for any type of survivability. A local guy rolled a 75 here and the truck was flat across the dash to the top of the tub - he was crushed - good enough for me.

 

[crushers]

i will have to suspect that no matter what he was in he was in serious trouble.
<i also suspect there is more to the story than just this>
i have seen enough rolls in my time to know commons sense was not part of the equation.

 

[Hulsty]

After seeing this i've decied my roll over protection needs some improvement! Hopefull i'll have some pics in January to show what i've done!

 

[earl]

Being prepared in my mind means being prepared for the worst case scenario (i.e. I don't know what might happen), not the best case scenario (i.e. I drive within my limits and nothing is going to happen).

 

[crushers]

in my case, i flip and the factory cage is sufficient for me.

the idea of a continuous roll expending the energy does not make me feel "safe".

 

[earl]

I'm starting to warm up more and more to the idea of an external cage, just so I don't destroy my trucks body if something happens