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SAFETY REQUIREMENTS MUD-N-YER EYE FROLIC 2010

Minimum Vehicle Requirements

The following are minimum vehicle requirements which, if not met, disqualify a vehicle from participating in an event:
  1. Vehicle Registration: Must be current
  2. Liability Insurance Coverage: Must be current, and meet applicable governmental requirements.
  3. All items must be tied down in your rig/vehicle, this includes ice chests, spare tires, HI-LIFT jacks, speaker boxes or anything that may hit someone during a roll over.
  4. Service Brakes: Must be able to stall engine when idling in 2nd gear (1st gear if 3 speed)
  5. Parking Brake: Must be able to stall engine when idling in 3rd gear (2nd gear if 3 speed)
  6. Brake Lights: Must be functioning properly
  7. Tires: All tires, including spare, must have at least 2/32" of tread. Spare tire must be fully inflated. Air down to a maximum of 15 psi prior to safety inspection
  8. Roll Bar: Any open vehicle must have a roll bar firmly attached to the vehicle
  9. Seat Belts: Required for driver and each passenger
  10. Fire Extinguisher: Must show full charge on gauge and/or have seal intact
  11. First Aid Kit: Recommended to be as complete as is reasonably possible
  12. Antenna Length: Not longer than 54", unless both ends are firmly attached to the vehicle

Evaluated Items

The following are evaluated items which, depending on severity and/or quantity of deficiencies, may disqualify a vehicle
from participating in an event:
  • Headlights
  • Running Lights
  • Turn Signals
  • Windshield: No dangerous cracks
  • Wipers
  • Horn
  • Exhaust System: Must be intact. No open exhaust, excessive noise or excessive smoke
  • Steering: Check play in wheel, condition of column and mounting hardware, knuckle arms
  • Hoses & Lines: Water, gas, brake lines (Please do not bring a vehicle with excessive leaks to an event. Such leaks can be damaging to the environment.)
  • Vehicle Jack: Hi-Lift type recommended
  • Tow Strap, Tow Rope and/or Chain
  • Winch

Items to Consider

  • The following are recommended items which TLCA encourages you to consider:
  • CB Radio
  • Tools
  • Fan Belt, Radiator Water, Battery Cables
  • Tire Gauge, Tire Pump, Tire Patch Kit
  • Rags, Hand Cleaner, Litter Bags
  • Axe, Shovel
  • Flashlight, Spare Batteries, Spare Vehicle Key

 


 

Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 January 2010 22:18