Do your seat belts realy need changing every 5 yrs you think
and does any one run a crotch strap
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| Author: | rockrockets1 [ Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | seat belts |
Do your seat belts realy need changing every 5 yrs you think and does any one run a crotch strap
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| Author: | Bad Influence [ Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: seat belts |
I put crotch straps in mine just to be able to cinch down tighter. Kinda locks it all together seems to me. |
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| Author: | harleyhunter05 [ Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: seat belts |
i use mine -- they lock you down in the seat |
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| Author: | Andrew_Ha [ Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: seat belts |
don't move without all 5 straps on |
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| Author: | birddog1148 [ Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: seat belts |
Some racing sactioning bodies require dates less than 2 yrs, and ultaviolet damage from the sun can break down the belts. I wrecked a race car once and bent the alluminum racing seat I was in but the belts held, all 5 |
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| Author: | ncbuggy [ Thu Dec 18, 2008 12:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: seat belts |
Crotch straps just hold the lap belts down around your waist and keep you from coming out the bottom of the seat and yes I run crotch straps. My belts are a six point design so it has two straps that go around each leg. I'll get some pics this weekend. |
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| Author: | rockrockets1 [ Thu Dec 18, 2008 9:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: seat belts |
you know I have used a crotch strap since Plumer got ejected when he flipped off Dead man in Al he was hanging over the motor when it stoped Alot of people have never seen a BAD buggy crash Plumer off Dead man Stick boy off The Wall Eric Cassidy Wilborns Chris off Grass hill fultondale [He had blood comming out his eyes 3 days later] and last but not least our own WILD KIDS off Not yet [THE creek] |
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| Author: | kybuggy1 [ Thu Dec 18, 2008 11:21 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: seat belts |
I run one. They can be a pain in the nuts, literally, but worth it to keep from sliding out in the floor of your buggy in a bad one. Larry |
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| Author: | khaney01 [ Thu Dec 18, 2008 12:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: seat belts |
Chaindrive Rail wrote: I want to come up with a strap to hold my legs down to keep them from colliding with the frame or going out side of the frame. After all those rollovers my legs and feet are all I've ever hurt. Curt I've thought about that too but haven't found a way to do it that wouldn't affect driving. My latest idea is to take a strap across the bars just above the legs down near the ankles and up just above the knees to give the legs something to bounce against that will give a little bit. I thought about using webbing like a seatbelt is made from and making it easily removable for general riding but quick to put on for a rough hill. |
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| Author: | kybuggy1 [ Thu Dec 18, 2008 4:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: seat belts |
Chaindrive Rail wrote: kybuggy1 wrote: I run one. They can be a pain in the nuts, literally, but worth it to keep from sliding out in the floor of your buggy in a bad one. Larry That belt shouldn't be that close. Something isn't install correctly. I know the tighter the belts the less chances of getting hurt. In fact you might want someone else to tighten your belts right before you say "watch this", because they won't stop pulling just because it's getting to where you think it's too tight. Rule of thumb is: If you can move at all in your seat your belts aren't tight enough or you have the wrong seat and/or belts or the belts are installed improperly. I want to come up with a strap to hold my legs down to keep them from colliding with the frame or going out side of the frame. After all those rollovers my legs and feet are all I've ever hurt. Curt The only times it has racked me was from hitting something when in forward motion and I did not have the rest of the belts pulled down enough. (Cut the wrong way a few times when I first installed single handled cutter, like a d.a.). You are right about pullin your straps tight. When Clayton broke his neck, the only thing he was complainin about real bad at first was his junk hurtin'. I guess the roof forced his body down into the seat and forward and into the crotch strap. They are a necessity, though IMO. Larry |
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| Author: | davehix [ Thu Dec 18, 2008 8:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: seat belts |
Yes i beleive in the crotch belt . and proper instalation is a must i rolled at wellsville and mine pulled out of the floor   (bad install do not bolt thru floor) i've rolled a few times before and it never pulled out.  but did that time and im still feelin it.  i think some pics of the proper ways to install belts would be good in this section.  saftey is very important. 
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| Author: | jesse [ Fri Dec 19, 2008 6:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: seat belts |
when i flipped i had all five belts on and tight i did not hurt from the belts and the only reason i was knocked out was when i undid the belts i fell on the roof and hit my head lol i was in a hurry because the gas cap fell off from the hit so i did not think to put my hands down to catch my self |
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| Author: | afterburnt [ Fri Dec 19, 2008 8:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: seat belts |
davehix wrote: Yes i beleive in the crotch belt . and proper instalation is a must i rolled at wellsville and mine pulled out of the floor (bad install do not bolt thru floor) i've rolled a few times before and it never pulled out. but did that time and im still feelin it. i think some pics of the proper ways to install belts would be good in this section. saftey is very important. I walk around and look at other people's buggies, and look at their belts and think to myself, "what are you thinking?" Most of the shoulder harnesses are at wrong angles, or will go straight down their backs. Proper installation could save your life. If you read the instructions when you buy the belts, they'll tell you exactly what you need to know. Dave, was that roll the one when you came down backwards off of Scooby Doo? |
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| Author: | D. Marks [ Sat Dec 20, 2008 2:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: seat belts |
I have never used the crotch belt. It is there I have just never used it. I am gonna start. |
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| Author: | purplerail [ Sat Dec 20, 2008 2:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: seat belts |
D. Marks wrote: I have never used the crotch belt. It is there I have just never used it. I am gonna start. i use mine if not the belts look like a cross your hart bra after a while |
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| Author: | khaney01 [ Sat Dec 20, 2008 2:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: seat belts |
I can't stand to wear shoulder belts without the crotch belt. I always cinch it down first so I know the lap belt is down where it is supposed to be. |
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| Author: | davehix [ Sun Dec 21, 2008 2:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: seat belts |
Ya that was it ! BEER MUSCLES   I see alot of what your seeing with the belts. my new buggy will be alot different. Dean you dont wear the crotch belt? never hit your head. what your balls to big 
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| Author: | volksdude2007 [ Mon Dec 22, 2008 6:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: seat belts |
each time i havnt used mine ive caught one of my front tires on a tree and my frame and face was introduced to each other real fast the crotch strap would be nice to have also a friend of mine was driving my buggy this past spring and was going to fast for the first time in a buggy and i was in the passenger seat he sent us through brush and straight into a tree i had my belt on but once it was over i was slid under the belt and into the far front of the buggy luckily nothing serious happened just bruised bodies seat belts are nice and i wear them from when the motor is running till the motor is shut off |
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