There has been a spate of quad related deaths in Australia over the last few weeks....maybe 5 in the last month! This has prompted our State (NSW) Gov't. to provide a subsidy of $500 for the fitting of rollover bars. I'm thinking of taking that up. I have an old Honda TRX300, which I have rolled twice and a newer Can Am 450 which I have not rolled yet. I'd like to point out that I am 70 yrs old this year so I am not a lead foot and just putt around the farm in a sensible manner. Having said that I do have some very steep and slippery country.
To the point.....this morning I heard a guy talking on the National radio about these accidents and he said that the fitting of differentials to quads would make them less liable to rollover. How so I would ask???? Both my quads have diffs fitted to the front only afaik.
I have a 4WD tractor that has diffs front and back and when going down a steep slippery slope I have seen one wheel slide while the other free wheels. Not a good feeling when it happens front and back.
Any thoughts/comments on this "diff" matter?
Cheers.
Bill.
To the point.....this morning I heard a guy talking on the National radio about these accidents and he said that the fitting of differentials to quads would make them less liable to rollover. How so I would ask???? Both my quads have diffs fitted to the front only afaik.
I have a 4WD tractor that has diffs front and back and when going down a steep slippery slope I have seen one wheel slide while the other free wheels. Not a good feeling when it happens front and back.
Any thoughts/comments on this "diff" matter?
Cheers.
Bill.