I have been surveying bumpers for quite a while now and still have not found the one for me. What do you guys like or have. I'd love to see some pictures all in one post. I am starting to consider welding one up, anyone have a good design that they would like to share. I like the Ranch Hand minus the diamond plate on vertical surfaces. I even did a double take the other day when I spotted a brand new tow truck with a painted to match push bumper on it (complete with thick rubber riveted to the face)!?! I wondered if this momentary town truck attraction was a sign of desperation. I am big on heavy duty utility driven stuff, but this may be going to far. I would also loose the fog lights... Sometimes I imagine bumpers appealing universally to loggers, I just don't have a clear picture of what that the "logger perfect bumper" would look like. What do you think about hot dipped galvanized finished and either left unfinished or primed and painted over? I've got a place to do the galvanizing.

Thanks,
Brian

I got mine used off of someone who custom made it out of a brush gurad. not too bad, I need to close it off a little more but was a good deal at the time. check the garage

I've got a bunch of images saved from other sites, posts. I thought about posting them, but they are not my content. ??

Brian

It is Ok, as long as ther is no copyright watermark anywhere in the pic.

This is from the parts manual for the EMP "Enhanced Mobility Patrol" Vehicle. Basically a souped up Duramax offered by GM Fleet to Govt. Agencies.

Various pics that I borrowed from various sources in order that we refer to them and their design characteristics

Ranch Hands, I believe...

I'm told that materials cost $275ish for this custom fabricated bumper.

This is the one we made for the work truck, We added all sorts of gusset's and such to the back side of it. I truly believe the frame would bend before this bumper. We built this one over a weekend with torches and a welder.

A little better pic.

custom,
that bumper looks great

Various pics that I borrowed from various sources in order that we refer to them and their design characteristics

the 7th pic in that post is the bumper i am going with here in a few weeks hopefully i know that guy that builds them and went to school with his daughters

the 7th pic in that post is the bumper i am going with here in a few weeks hopefully i know that guy that builds them and went to school with his daughters

I love to see a picture of that bad-boy mounted.

Brian

This is the one we made for the work truck, We added all sorts of gusset's and such to the back side of it. I truly believe the frame would bend before this bumper. We built this one over a weekend with torches and a welder.

Over the weekend eh... Sweet bumper! Did you build it in place right on the truck for fit?

B

pics in garage,its a road armor

Regardless of style I highly recommend LineX. I hade mine sprayed over bare metal and it's held up to three salty MN winters so far.

custom,
that bumper looks great

Thanks.

Over the weekend eh... Sweet bumper! Did you build it in place right on the truck for fit?

B

No, Just took some measurments and went from there. We probably put it on the truck 20 times making ajustments and such. I will say this though after building that one I understand why company's get big money to build them its a lot of work, and with the price of steel you will have $400.00 in material alone.

P.S. The bumper is painted with por-15, It is as good as line-X if not better.

I've got Pics of an ARB in my Garage

Various pics that I borrowed from various sources in order that we refer to them and their design characteristics

that 7th picture is just what ive been wanting. im actually working out a design for it now. any way to get some more picture of those, or is that it?

i think that is about it the guy that builds those doesn't really take many pics but i may be wrong any time i want to see any i just go to the shop and look but you never know hopefully i will be getting mine in the next week or so. so once i do i can get pics of it then

that 7th picture is just what ive been wanting. im actually working out a design for it now. any way to get some more picture of those, or is that it?

I found the picture at bumperdude.com pages 3-4... I am not sure if I am allowed to include links, but here goes. The page reads like maybe southwest fabricators made it. There are more pictures. Let me know how you make out. I'd like one too.

http://www.bumperdude.com/page_3.html

Brian

Jdugie123 keep us posted. Do you have his contact info and price. I've got to do something sooner than later. Thanks,

B

Looks similar to Ranchhands Bullnose. Very nice. I ordered my bullnose yesterday, should be in next tuesday.

the irony of this is i bought my truck with the bumpers on it and i just assumed they were ranch hands.. well they are "bumperdude" its just a little much for me with the cattle guard. anyways its a good bumper but at least i know what it is now. im going to try to build a replica without the brush guard

ya that bumper is definitely the guy i am talking about i would know that sticker on the top of the bar form any where all my bumpers come from him and i know that shop it is one of the messiest place you will ever see i think the bumper dude is getting those in from the guy in Laredo that is building most of Browns bumpers that get shipped around the state but i will let you guys know more tomorrow i am going out to his shop to talk prices some time. ok on closer look on page two that is the owners truck that builds those bumpers that is one ford that has been thru hell and back