Dog ? on quad .

How much · Feb 17, 2020

JP1 said:
You can just see the sloping rubber mats over the inner shiny plastic wheel arches so the dog gets a grip jumping on on the move

The lead is only slipped on when I’m bombing down the road

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That is a very happy looking dog , and a pretty nice set up as well , I would however be a little concerned that if you rolled that over the front by dropping the bike in ditch or something similar or if you even got knocked backward on to that leading edge that is going to do a pretty good job of decapitating you or at least severely injuring your neck with the resulting risks that has.
I appreciate that know one intends to roll a quad or injure themselves in that way but quad accident are very common and often fatal , a mat or a bread tray wont have quite the same risk attached , but wont look as neat either .
just some food for thought if anyone else is designing something

Bob lincs · Feb 17, 2020

Happy said:
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That’s not a dog , That’s Henry Coles

Agrivator · Feb 17, 2020

But if the dog riders on the bike, can you get a helmet to fit it?

Highland Mule said:
For yourself? Absolutely necessary and only an idiot would take the bike out without one. Get a motorbike helmet with an open face, I’d say - mine came from eBay for £50 or so, and I bought a couple of sizes for others to use too. Look after it and it will look after you. Open face doesn’t get too hot in summer, and doesn’t restrict your vision for lambing, but does make you run a bit slower if you forget to take it off.

Go for one with quick release chin strap too, for when you’re chasing a ewe.

I have ridden quad bikes on steep and rough hill ground for 33 years.

All the evidence is that wearing a helmet significantly increases the risk of accidents. It impairs both vision and hearing and possibly gives false sens of security.
The evidence from HSE supports this. They recorded that of all serious or fatal quad accidents, something like 30% of riders were wearing helmets and that 70% weren't. So they made the false claim that wearing a helmet was definitely safer.

But my own observations are that no more than 10% of riders wear a helmet, so it appears that they are twice or thrice as likely to have an accident than riders not wearing helmet.

The only time I reckon I should wear a helmet is when I ride through the coconut plantation during the expected ''drop'' season.

Hilly · Feb 17, 2020

I have ridden quad bikes on steep and rough hill ground for 33 years.

All the evidence is that wearing a helmet significantly increases the risk of accidents. It impairs both vision and hearing and possibly gives false sens of security.
The evidence from HSE supports this. They recorded that of all serious or fatal quad accidents, something like 30% of riders were wearing helmets and that 70% weren't. So they made the false claim that wearing a helmet was definitely safer.

But my own observations are that no more than 10% of riders wear a helmet, so it appears that they are twice or thrice as likely to have an accident than riders not wearing helmet.

The only time I reckon I should wear a helmet is when I ride through the coconut plantation during the expected ''drop'' season.
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I had a Honda big Red trike fir a decade and survived that in the hills so I’m exempt from needing a helmet on my quad , I’ve actually never seen anyone wear one.

JP1 · Feb 17, 2020

How much said:
That is a very happy looking dog , and a pretty nice set up as well , I would however be a little concerned that if you rolled that over the front by dropping the bike in ditch or something similar or if you even got knocked backward on to that leading edge that is going to do a pretty good job of decapitating you or at least severely injuring your neck with the resulting risks that has.
I appreciate that know one intends to roll a quad or injure themselves in that way but quad accident are very common and often fatal , a mat or a bread tray wont have quite the same risk attached , but wont look as neat either .
just some food for thought if anyone else is designing something

I see where you're coming from. Most of my land is flat and boggy. More of a concern in the design was the risk of the dog jumping off to chase something when travelling at speed. Thank you for your concern however

Bald Rick · Feb 17, 2020

shearerlad · Feb 17, 2020

I’ve got a bit of carpet on the back then a box I made from a bit of spare ply, light steel flat bar bent around the rack and then bolted through the wood. Carpet is right down the over the red plastic and held there by another wee length of steel bolted through. Also got a short chain (from a knackered pto guard) on there to tie a dog onto the bike if needs be.

AndrewG · Feb 17, 2020

Hilly said:
Much like ! Buy or diy ?

Mine was diy, made 5 of them now, stockboard, 2mm galv for brackets, conveyor belt rubber for mud flaps. The grippy rubber on the top is the kind found on horsebox ramps.

crazy_bull · Feb 17, 2020

Rubber stable matting is £28 for a huge sheet, easy to cut, very grippy, so ideal for cutting to shape for going on the back rack. Few zip ties to hold in place jobs a goodun.

But we don't go down roads with the dog on the back.

C B

steveR · Feb 17, 2020

Highland Mule said:
For yourself? Absolutely necessary and only an idiot would take the bike out without one. Get a motorbike helmet with an open face, I’d say - mine came from eBay for £50 or so, and I bought a couple of sizes for others to use too. Look after it and it will look after you. Open face doesn’t get too hot in summer, and doesn’t restrict your vision for lambing, but does make you run a bit slower if you forget to take it off.

Go for one with quick release chin strap too, for when you’re chasing a ewe.

A flip visor is good if you are doing road work at speed too. 50MPH insects in the chops hurts!!

Purli R · Feb 17, 2020

shearerlad said:
I’ve got a bit of carpet on the back then a box I made from a bit of spare ply, light steel flat bar bent around the rack and then bolted through the wood. Carpet is right down the over the red plastic and held there by another wee length of steel bolted through. Also got a short chain (from a knackered pto guard) on there to tie a dog onto the bike if needs be.
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Bit puddly your way on?

Purli R · Feb 17, 2020

Bald Rick said:
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Selfie?

hendrebc · Feb 17, 2020

I made one like that out of an old sheet of stable matting. Goes over the seat as well so it protects the seat and if the seat gets wet in the rain I can just lift it up and sit on the dry seat underneath. Might be able to see it on my avatar?

Getnthair · Feb 17, 2020

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I bought 2 of these helmets - at the full price

- a couple of years ago. Originally came across them as they had won awards in OZ as quad helmets.

Easy to put on/off even with gloves on, easy to hear each other through the lugholes. Vents seem to work - certainly let rain in if you don't close them.

I do a lot of quad work on tarred public roads - there is going to be nothing soft if I come off.

Can't comment on the dog mats - I have quads cos I'm not very good with dogs...………..

shearerlad · Feb 17, 2020

Purli R said:
Bit puddly your way on?

Yeah just a wee bit

Saturday night I had 70 acres covered in water to the top of the fence posts

Purli R · Feb 17, 2020

shearerlad said:
Yeah just a wee bit Saturday night I had 70 acres covered in water to the top of the fence posts

sh!t thats not good,hope everythings ok.

michael N123 · Feb 17, 2020

neilo · Feb 18, 2020

crazy_bull said:
Rubber stable matting is £28 for a huge sheet, easy to cut, very grippy, so ideal for cutting to shape for going on the back rack. Few zip ties to hold in place jobs a goodun.

But we don't go down roads with the dog on the back.

That’s what I use too, held by a couple of holes drilled to fit over the uprights on the RAPPA mounting frame that lives on there permanently. I don’t do much on a main road either, or I’d build a box like @Poorbuthappy

You could make 3 or 4 from an 8’x4’ mat.

Pistonbroke · Feb 18, 2020

Agrivator said:
But if the dog riders on the bike, can you get a helmet to fit it?

I have ridden quad bikes on steep and rough hill ground for 33 years.

All the evidence is that wearing a helmet significantly increases the risk of accidents. It impairs both vision and hearing and possibly gives false sens of security.
The evidence from HSE supports this. They recorded that of all serious or fatal quad accidents, something like 30% of riders were wearing helmets and that 70% weren't. So they made the false claim that wearing a helmet was definitely safer.

But my own observations are that no more than 10% of riders wear a helmet, so it appears that they are twice or thrice as likely to have an accident than riders not wearing helmet.

The only time I reckon I should wear a helmet is when I ride through the coconut plantation during the expected ''drop'' season.

Sounds like I've had about the same experience as you timewise and type of ground and been fine! Right up until the accident that fractured my skull and left me scarred for life ( thirty stitches ). Sh!t happens and any helmet would have saved it. Do I wear one every day? Do I hell but if the going looks tough I do and the logic type don't restrict your vision or hearing and are very light so you're more likely to leave it on. Just bought one and it's going to be kept on the quad.

neilo · Feb 18, 2020

Hilly said:
I had a Honda big Red trike fir a decade and survived that in the hills so I’m exempt from needing a helmet on my quad , I’ve actually never seen anyone wear one.

The only person I’ve ever seen wearing a helmet, was an employed shepherd who’d lost his driving licence and didn’t want plod to identify him on the road for 18 months. Full face helmet with tinted visor.?

I haven’t seen many leisure/arable quad users though.

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