[Jakes]

Ek sien gereeld voertuie wat adisionele stone guards agter op het, hulle is gewoonlik van conveyer beld gemaak en mount aan die towbar.

Ek het eers gedink dit is om klippe weg te hou van die sleepwa maar het ook gehoor dit keer dat die agter ruit van die sleepvoertuig nie uit geslaan word deur klippe wat terug skiet word vanaf die sleepwa nie en verhoed so ook chips aan die agter kant van die sleep voertuig.

Gebruik iemand op die forum so stone guard en werk dit, is dit die moeite werd om so iets te bou en op te sit as jy sleep.

[Jakes]

Does none of the forum members make use of these stone guards when towing ?

[Bigwill]

Yes I certainly use extra heavy stone guards attached to the tow bar when towing on dirt roads. They are obviously removed again when home.
It makes a huge difference and almost completely reduces the noise of flying stones against your rear tail gate.

They are attached to the tow bar to keep them away from the wheel. If these are installed inside the wheel arch, chances are it will be caught between the tyre and mud/sand when reversing out of a sticky situation. This could result in having to replace your rear bumper as it then gets pulled off at the attachment points also used for the flaps. Ask me, I've gone through that.

[Jakes]

Thanks for your reply Bigwill.

How do you mount the guards on your towbar, I was told that a bicylcle rack also makes a good mount and is easy to remove when not towing.

[Bigwill]

Herewith some photos of my stone guards/mud flaps.

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[Jakes]

Thanks Bigwill, dit lyk goed.

Hou baie van die idee van die 4x4 mud flaps, dit lyk beter as 'n conveyer belt.

[Bigwill]

Ja hierdie is baie effektief. Ek hulle n paar jaar gelede by Midas raak geloop. Het toe net die rame en die klampe self gemaak. Soos jy kan sien moet die regterkant uit gesny word vir die uitlaat pyp.