Re: [ihc] scout roll bar

[Tom Mandera <tsm1@xxxxxxxxx>]

damian@domain.elided wrote:
> Does anyone have a stock Scout II truck bar installed in their rig?  If 
> so, can you still fold your back seat forward and up?  Or does it get in 
> the way?  I'm thinking of purchasing one, and can't decide if I should go 
> stock roll bar, roll cage, or exo-skeleton.
>
> On that note, does anyone have any opinion on how good the scout roll bars 
> are?  Will they really help you in a rollover, or should I just build one 
> properly (roll cage, bolted to frame through the floor).
Here's a pic of a stock rollbar.. first installed in the '76 Spirit 
models.. mounted to the floor..

http://tigger.tmcom.com/~tsm1/scout/jpg/spirit76/vid_caps007.jpg
http://tigger.tmcom.com/~tsm1/scout/jpg/spirit76

Yes, it's worth it.  Ask David.. who ran track the following weekend, 
and has expanded his IH collection to include an A series Travelette, a 
1210 Wagonmaster, a 1210 pickup, a diesel Traveler, a race Scout, and a 
few others since that day.

If you put the rollbar in correctly, the back seat will fold and tumble 
still, though it may be a little tight.

You might need to put a little pressure on the rollbar legs to make sure 
you get them splayed out as far as you can (against the sides of the 
body tub).

My first install I just shifted the bar over to the driver's side (to 
better protect ME, duh), then later realized the seat wouldn't fold.  On 
my second SII install, I pushed the bar apart so it was against the 
sides of the tub, and the backseat will fold and tumble, though it rubs.