No idea.  I assume that all cars must at least lightly brush against it,
or it wouldn't get trimmed down like it does.  I never thought of that
aspect of it.
Does anyone have any experience with this sort of thing?  Under what
circumstances can grass ignite under a car?
Peter Shute
        -----Original Message-----
From: Chris Sanderson 
        Sent: Tuesday, 4 September 2007 10:22 AM
        To: Peter Shute; Birding-Aus
        Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] RFI: NW Victoria Mallee
        
        
        Hi Peter,
        
        You say you had grass constantly brushing the undercarriage?  As
I understand it, that would make the Forester a considerable fire risk?
        
        Regards,
        Chris
        
        
        On 9/4/07, Peter Shute <> wrote:
                 wrote on Sunday, 2
September 2007 7:25
                PM:
                
                > Some sites I've considered are Little Desert NP,
Murray
                > Sunset NP and Hattah Kulkyne NP, but I'm open to
suggestions.
                >  I'll be travelling in a Subaru Forester, so I'd
prefer to
                > stick to 2WD tracks where possible.
                
                A few years ago I drove around Little Desert a bit in a
Forester.  No
                idea where I really went or what birds were around - I
wasn't birding
                then and was just having a look around.  It did ok,
considering we had
                no idea what we were doing, but having a lower clearance
than most other
                4WDs you have to put up with the continuous sound of the
grass in the
                middle of the track brushing against the bottom.  I
guess if any car is
                going to to bottom out on the raised centre of the
track, it will be
                yours.  But as I mentioned, ours didn't hit anywhere.
                
                Peter Shute
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