Hi, has any one out there heard of a Shu Roo. We are setting up ou rig to do the Grey Nomad thing, and we are not shure about these gismo's sales men say they are great and we saw them on better homes and garden, but we thought we would ask the experienced travellers, any info appricated hope to hear from you soon. Thanks in advance......Kay and Aldo
Smokeydk said
12:21 PM Nov 16, 2009
A family member had them on his Pajero....they broke off on way accross the nullabor..he had them on years ..never hit a roo...till he lost them.......guess what....he hit a big one...they work he says....I got plastic ones on My Pajero.....I been told make sure they cleaned of insects that might block the whistle..
Dave
dave06 said
12:44 PM Nov 16, 2009
yep plastic ones for me as well, super cheap has them, $2 from memory, I got a pair and I have seen roos run from them, the vehicle speed must be in excess of 50k
I've heard good things about the shu roo but they are expensive!
al said
02:44 PM Nov 16, 2009
had them on my patrol for 2 years and i have hit 2 roos and an emu so i guess they don't work on patrols. i travel at about 90k's /hour all the time so seems they work for some and not others.
al
Disco Duck said
03:09 PM Nov 16, 2009
Maybe you got the deaf roos Al?? Of course it isn't going to work on emus. It's not called a Shu Emu.
There you go True Blue........... make sure you only use it on roos that can hear or have hearing aids.
dave06 said
06:34 PM Nov 16, 2009
we had a couple of close calls coming home across the flats from morgan to Burra just on sunset, we had a couple that panicked and run straight across in front of us,
they do work but the roos are unpredictable it would be the same as with a shu roo they would panic as well I imagine!
Peter_n_Margaret said
07:21 PM Nov 16, 2009
We have not hit a roo since they invented those clever things *.
Maybe if I ever fitted some, my luck might change......????
Cheers,
Peter
* Clever, because the get lots of money out of people...
DeBe said
07:48 PM Nov 16, 2009
Back in the 80s we lived in this 32Foot Bedford bus 6.354 perkins diesel steel bull bar allup weighd 10 Ton, roos were never a problem it literaly flatened em.
At the risk of sounding like a complete moron - what is a shu roo.
I gather it is a device to warn off kangaroos but what is it and how does it work,
Ma
xina said
09:30 PM Nov 16, 2009
I'll show you mine when you get here Ma. I wouldn't be without them.
Cheers,
xina.
justcruisin01 said
09:41 PM Nov 16, 2009
They are a plastic cone shaped hollow device that creates a high pitched sound from the air flow through them ,supposed to make a roo turn back away from the noise,
I beleive there is a electric one as well .
HK/HT/HG holdens should have been ok ,the body style created its own whistle, at no extra cost .
Wizzy said
10:13 AM Nov 17, 2009
We had the electronic version for some years ... cost about $400. Never hit a roo but not sure whether that was just sheer luck or the ShuRoo working.
It certainly had an affect on domestic animals and people when we forgot to switch it off in towns ... and the cop who once thought it was some sort of radar detection device!
"HK/HT/HG holdens should have been ok ,the body style created its own whistle, at no extra cost ."
Ain't that a fact!
dave06 said
02:17 PM Nov 17, 2009
it wasnt the body style it was the top screw that held the emblem on, nearly all of them fell out thus creating the whistle!
the other thing with those models were the air vents, give them a flick at road speed and they would continue spinning and making a whirring noise, amused the kids for ages but annoyed the hell out of me!
Rolly said
02:34 PM Nov 17, 2009
Ah-h-h, but don't you miss the whistle of ill fitting quarter lights?!
Terro said
03:08 PM Nov 17, 2009
At the risk of changing my luck..... I have never in my time of driving on the highways and byways of this fair island hit a kangaroo. That includes going up and down the Hume Highway to and from Melbourne/Sydney twice weekly. Didn't have shu roos or any other roo deterrant. Now of course next time I'm on a country raod I will find one. Do they scare Wallabies as well? Just thought I'd ask!!!!
Terro.
xina said
04:26 PM Nov 17, 2009
Wizzy wrote:
We had the electronic version for some years ... cost about $400. Never hit a roo but not sure whether that was just sheer luck or the ShuRoo working.
It certainly had an affect on domestic animals and people when we forgot to switch it off in towns ... and the cop who once thought it was some sort of radar detection device!
That was the original Shu Roo. The newer ones come in 2 sizes, the Larger ones costing around $35.00. [ Could be a little more or less.] The Smaller ones used to be under $10.00. Can't be exact, as it's a while since I bought the last lot. Cheers, xina.
justcruisin01 said
08:32 PM Nov 17, 2009
Rolly wrote:
Ah-h-h, but don't you miss the whistle of ill fitting quarter lights?!
AH,,,,,NOT THE KINGSWOOD<!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TheValk said
09:08 PM Nov 17, 2009
I guess the Shu Roo's been covered pretty well alrready on these posts, but for what it's worth I'm also a long-distance motorcycle rider (1000miles/day) and this topic is of great interest to us who ride LD- the general opinion in the LD riding community is that the device doesn't work- There's been some scientific study done on the device. Still, they're cheap enough so, why not if someone has a mind to try a set.
xina said
10:28 PM Nov 17, 2009
TheValk wrote:
I guess the Shu Roo's been covered pretty well alrready on these posts, but for what it's worth I'm also a long-distance motorcycle rider (1000miles/day) and this topic is of great interest to us who ride LD- the general opinion in the LD riding community is that the device doesn't work- There's been some scientific study done on the device. Still, they're cheap enough so, why not if someone has a mind to try a set.
Hi Tony, This subject has been covered quite a while back, which is why I didn't go through my experience again this time. However, if you read the instructions for the devices, it says to place them on a High point on the vehicle. Your body would be a lot higher than their position on a bike, so my guess is they wouldn't work under those conditions. They might work if you could fix them in the right position on your helmet. [I'm not being facetious here, that really should work.]
I had hit a 'roo once before I got them.
The only time I hit a 'roo while using them, was when I had slowed down to under 60 ks' per hour, [which is the speed you must be doing for them to function.] so that I wouldn't throw dust over an old man who was walking along the [dirt] road at 5.am, and hadn't gotten up to speed again.
I won't be without them now. Cheers, xina.
-- Edited by xina on Tuesday 17th of November 2009 09:55:22 PM
dave06 said
11:52 AM Nov 19, 2009
the shu roo, that was the original question, is an electronic black box approximately 12" - 18" long by 3" - 4" high by 3" deep, the cost is around $400 from memory,
it emits a high frequency sound wave, supposedly inaudible by human ears but cannot be tolerated by animals
these do work very well but not 100% of the time, as all things, animals included, are unpredictable, go through a mob of sheep that are moving across the road, there will always be one that will double back, it's the same with animals, go past enough of them, and it doesnt matter what you have on the front, one will get you,
scare an animal with a shu roo or a whistle and where it goes nobody knows, hopefully away from the car is as good as it gets
the little whistles work for me but they are not 100%, if you want 100% certainty then stay off the road,
dont travel at dawn or at dusk and keep your speed down in areas of concern, it's no guarantee but it will help a little
Disco Duck said
09:37 PM Nov 19, 2009
If you do hit a roo, clean it up and load it into the boot. Any decent roadhouse will buy it from you if it isn't too badly bruised.
-- Edited by Disco Duck on Thursday 19th of November 2009 08:38:56 PM
DeBe said
11:43 PM Nov 19, 2009
Hi Disco the last ones I saw on way to Brokenhill you could use as floor rugs.
TRUE BLUE AUSIE said
05:21 PM Nov 20, 2009
Thanks to everyone who gave there sugestions and comments we are still undecided about expensive shu roo but we may give the cheeper version a try. Thanks again..... Kay and Aldo
Cruising Granny said
06:37 PM Nov 20, 2009
Hi and welcome to Nomads Tony The Valk. Having fun yet?
While the shoo-roo maybe very effective in diverting roos etc away from the front of your vehicle, most collisions with kangaroos are from the side when they bound into the side of the vehicle at full bound. (gallop)
I've seen the entire side, every panel of a Falcon wiped out when a large roo jumped into the side of the vehicle and on impact spun around and belted the other panels with it's tail and back legs.
Nothing can prevent that. The driver can't see a roo approaching from that direction at 100kph or more.
I'd be trying the little, cheap version as a test run before investing in the more sophisticated type. I don't use either.
Roving-Dutchy said
07:20 PM Oct 26, 2012
Fitted them to my last tug and drove round for 9 years and didn't come close to hitting a roo, didn't fit them to the new tug, but they still work, as I still haven't hit a roo in the last 9 years, so they are just as effective if even if you don't have them on your current tug.
Cheers
David
03_troopy said
01:31 AM Oct 27, 2012
I built a woofer stopper MkII from a kit from Jaycar quite a few years ago that worked on the same principle. When the dog barked it triggered the device which then put out a modulated ultra sonic blast at a fairly high power. It definitely worked on the dogs and even neighbors dogs for a few houses around us. The theory behind it with dogs is that if a dog barks and you make a very loud noise (louder than the dog), the dog stops barking to see what is making that noise. After a couple of weeks of this, the dog tends to not bark as much anymore. Seeing as we no longer have dogs, I'm going to wire it into the car via a switch that is powered from the high beam, to see if it also works on 'roos or other animals at night. Being ultra sonic, humans can't hear it, so wiring it through a switch and also through the high beam means it's unlikely you'll accidentally leave it on when traveling through towns. Well I'll eventually get around to installing it anyway.. can't rush these things eh?
mr glassies said
01:55 AM Oct 27, 2012
used em killed 2 roos goin to bathurst had 2 of em on the front
dibs
Boothie said
05:36 AM Oct 27, 2012
They work in a lmited fashion, the roo, emu or wallaby looks up and "says what's that, lets go and have a look". I had them on for six or so months, Black swampy into the side of the vehicle, towing a trailer of wood kangaroo under all 3 wheels on one side of the vehicle, ending up facing the other way on the road to White Cliffs from Tilpa trying to avoid an emu (realistically, how stupid is that bird, always look at the vehicle coming towards them at speed, turns 180 degrees and tries to outrun the vehicle) and the best was the kangaroo that we saw 100K in the middle off the road that sat there, we slowed and slowed and slowed and it obviously did not hear us coming. Looked at us and scarpered. Took them off and no problems. Go figure.
MOOREY53 said
02:58 PM Jan 9, 2017
thanks everyone who put on the forum about the shu roo I got a quote on one and it's cost is $695 now my next question is do I get one or not and what is this cheap plastic thing that whistles.
We are setting up ou rig to do the Grey Nomad thing, and we are not shure about these gismo's sales men say they are great and we saw them on better homes and garden, but we thought we would ask the experienced travellers, any info appricated hope to hear from you soon.
Thanks in advance......Kay and Aldo
I gather it is a device to warn off kangaroos but what is it and how does it work,
Ma
I beleive there is a electric one as well .
HK/HT/HG holdens should have been ok ,the body style created its own whistle,
at no extra cost .
It certainly had an affect on domestic animals and people when we forgot to switch it off in towns ... and the cop who once thought it was some sort of radar detection device!
Dennis
25ft Boroma full van
4.2L TD Landcruiser
www.dennis@caravanningnews.com
"HK/HT/HG holdens should have been ok ,the body style created its own whistle,
at no extra cost .
Ain't that a fact!
Ah-h-h, but don't you miss the whistle of ill fitting quarter lights?!
Terro.
Cheers,
xina.
AH,,,,,NOT THE KINGSWOOD<!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm also a long-distance motorcycle rider (1000miles/day) and this topic is of great interest to us who ride LD- the general opinion in the LD riding community is that the device doesn't work-
There's been some scientific study done on the device.
Still, they're cheap enough so, why not if someone has a mind to try a set.
This subject has been covered quite a while back, which is why I didn't go through my experience again this time. However, if you read the instructions for the devices, it says to place them on a High point on the vehicle. Your body would be a lot higher than their position on a bike, so my guess is they wouldn't work under those conditions.
They might work if you could fix them in the right position on your helmet.
[I'm not being facetious here, that really should work.]
I had hit a 'roo once before I got them.
The only time I hit a 'roo while using them, was when I had slowed down to under 60 ks' per hour, [which is the speed you must be doing for them to function.] so that I wouldn't throw dust over an old man who was walking along the [dirt] road at 5.am, and hadn't gotten up to speed again.
I won't be without them now.
Cheers,
xina.
-- Edited by xina on Tuesday 17th of November 2009 09:55:22 PM
-- Edited by Disco Duck on Thursday 19th of November 2009 08:38:56 PM
Thanks again.....
Kay and Aldo
Fitted them to my last tug and drove round for 9 years and didn't come close to hitting a roo, didn't fit them to the new tug, but they still work, as I still haven't hit a roo in the last 9 years, so they are just as effective if even if you don't have them on your current tug.
Cheers
David
dibs
They work in a lmited fashion, the roo, emu or wallaby looks up and "says what's that, lets go and have a look". I had them on for six or so months, Black swampy into the side of the vehicle, towing a trailer of wood kangaroo under all 3 wheels on one side of the vehicle, ending up facing the other way on the road to White Cliffs from Tilpa trying to avoid an emu (realistically, how stupid is that bird, always look at the vehicle coming towards them at speed, turns 180 degrees and tries to outrun the vehicle) and the best was the kangaroo that we saw 100K in the middle off the road that sat there, we slowed and slowed and slowed and it obviously did not hear us coming. Looked at us and scarpered. Took them off and no problems. Go figure.