Cashback on crush protection devices for quad bikes

Each year, quad bikes are a major cause of death and serious injury in New Zealand, but installing crush protection devices could help lessen that impact.

If you’re thinking about installing crush protection devices on your quad bikes but are struggling with the cost, ACC and WorkSafe are offering a cashback to help ease the strain. If you’re self-employed or own a small-to-medium-sized farming business, you could be eligible for a cash back offer.

If you’re eligible you’ll receive $180 (+ GST) for up to two Quadbar, Quadbar Flexi, or ATV Lifeguard crush protection devices. They can be bought at Farm Source, Quadbar NZ and Trax Equipment. This offer does not include the QuadGuard product from LifeGuard. To claim the cashback, login to MyACC for Business and upload an itemised invoice or receipt of your purchase.

West Coast farmer Colin van der Geest can vouch for the importance of roll bars following an incident where one of his workers was driving a quad bike while herding a cow out of a paddock and into a lane.

"It’s a flat site and at the end of the land there is a narrow 1.5m gap between a strainer post and a drain," says Colin. "The crafty cow decided to go through there and our guy tried to cut her off with the bike. The cow made it through, but my man rolled the bike into the drain. He escaped with bumps and bruises, but if it had not been for the roll bar, the bike would have fallen on top of him in the drain.”

Let us know if you'd like more information on the ACC/WorkSafe NZ cash back contribution.