{"id":9714,"date":"2024-03-30T04:43:39","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T18:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/?p=9714"},"modified":"2025-04-09T06:49:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T19:49:00","slug":"sand-flag-pole-mounted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/?p=9714","title":{"rendered":"Grenadier build &#8211; safety pole mounted"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>The Doc has mounted the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snowys.com.au\/safety-flag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bushranger Safety Flag<\/a> onto the Grenadier&#8217;s roof rack. You can vary the flags height, using 1, 2 or 3 fibreglass poles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"604\" data-attachment-id=\"9715\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=9715\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1217405_safety-flag.jpeg?fit=1000%2C1000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1217405_safety-flag\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1217405_safety-flag.jpeg?fit=604%2C604&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1217405_safety-flag.jpeg?resize=604%2C604\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1217405_safety-flag.jpeg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1217405_safety-flag.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1217405_safety-flag.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1217405_safety-flag.jpeg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Doc used a <a href=\"https:\/\/razedproducts.com.au\/product\/rf-am\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Razed antenna mounting bracket<\/a> and attached the bottom of the flag pole onto the bracket (these 2 images are from the Razed website).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"604\" data-attachment-id=\"9716\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=9716\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/RF-AM_02.jpg?fit=1600%2C1600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"RF-AM_02\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/RF-AM_02.jpg?fit=604%2C604&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/RF-AM_02.jpg?resize=604%2C604\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/RF-AM_02.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/RF-AM_02.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/RF-AM_02.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/RF-AM_02.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/RF-AM_02.jpg?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/RF-AM_02.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/RF-AM_02.jpg?w=1208 1208w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"604\" data-attachment-id=\"9717\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=9717\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/RF-AM_01.jpg?fit=1600%2C1600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"RF-AM_01\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/RF-AM_01.jpg?fit=604%2C604&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/RF-AM_01.jpg?resize=604%2C604\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/RF-AM_01.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/RF-AM_01.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/RF-AM_01.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/RF-AM_01.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/RF-AM_01.jpg?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/RF-AM_01.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/RF-AM_01.jpg?w=1208 1208w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nord-lock.com\/nord-lock\/torque-guidelines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nuts were torqued to 7Nm<\/a>, and The Doc used <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nord-lock.com\/nord-lock\/products\/washers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nord-Lock washers<\/a>, instead of the supplied split washers, as Nord-Lock washers will not come loose due to corrugations. The Doc placed the bracket in a corner near the solar panel to minimise its drag profile. Final fit looks like this:<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"338\" data-attachment-id=\"9718\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=9718\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Sand-Flag-0003-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1433&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1433\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone SE (2nd generation)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0035460992907801&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sand-Flag-0003\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Sand-Flag-0003-scaled.jpg?fit=604%2C338&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Sand-Flag-0003.jpg?resize=604%2C338\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Sand-Flag-0003-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Sand-Flag-0003-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Sand-Flag-0003-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C430&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Sand-Flag-0003-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C860&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Sand-Flag-0003-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1147&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Sand-Flag-0003-scaled.jpg?w=1208 1208w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Sand-Flag-0003-scaled.jpg?w=1812 1812w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"9719\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=9719\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Sand-Flag-0001-scaled.jpg?fit=1504%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1504,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone SE (2nd generation)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0038610038610039&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sand-Flag-0001\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Sand-Flag-0001-scaled.jpg?fit=602%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Sand-Flag-0001.jpg?resize=602%2C1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Sand-Flag-0001-scaled.jpg?resize=602%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 602w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Sand-Flag-0001-scaled.jpg?resize=176%2C300&amp;ssl=1 176w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Sand-Flag-0001-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1307&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Sand-Flag-0001-scaled.jpg?resize=903%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 903w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Sand-Flag-0001-scaled.jpg?resize=1203%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1203w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Sand-Flag-0001-scaled.jpg?w=1504&amp;ssl=1 1504w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Doc has mounted the Bushranger Safety Flag onto the Grenadier&#8217;s roof rack. You can vary the flags height, using 1, 2 or 3 fibreglass poles. The Doc used a Razed antenna mounting bracket and attached the bottom of the flag pole onto the bracket (these 2 images are from the Razed website). The nuts &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/?p=9714\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Grenadier build &#8211; safety pole mounted<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[149,160,4,1],"tags":[175,170,172],"class_list":["post-9714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-4x4","category-aussie-made","category-australia","category-uncategorised","tag-fitout","tag-grenadier","tag-ineos"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p42vG0-2wG","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9714","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9714"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9714\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9755,"href":"https:\/\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9714\/revisions\/9755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}