Truck Pics with RanchHand

[NMaier]

I like the bumpers a lot, but I'd have to ditch the rocker panels. IMHO



Those bumpers are exactly what I want for my rig when I can afford it.

 

[Wheezy]

Those "Big" bumpers serve a purpose. Not just for "looks".

They have a ton of whitetail deer running around Texas. You hit one with the stock bumpers and you're looking at $3/4000. 00 worth of damage. With those bumpers, the deer just bounce off the bumpers and you keep on going down the road. No damage.

If you are buying the bumpers more for protection than looks, you might want to check to see how thick the main metal pipe is. They used to use a schedule 40 pipe that was strong, but heavy. Some manufactures are using a much thinner material, now. Lightens them up, but I think they are probably not as strong.

At the SEMA Show, last year, I even saw them made out of a very light composite material. You could easily pick it up by yourself. Not so, with the schedule 40 ones. I wonder what a deer would do to those lightweight or composite bumpers?

I like the looks of your Ranchhands! I have a set of Brown's Welding bumpers on my old '91. 5 W-250. Really like them, also.

Hope this helps. Just be sure you know what you are looking for.

Joe F. (Buffalo)

Good post Yes, I got mine for protection purposes



I installed mine myself, and I would guess that the front bumper weighs in at around 175-200lbs.



John

 

[KVaughn]

Here's some Ranch Hand weight info I got yesterday. This is for the bull nose style which isn't as big as the others. see link for pic



http://www.ranchhand.com/frontbumperreplacements.htm



I think the price I got from the dealer in Golden was about $900 installed for the bullnose.



Good Morning!

The bullnose for your truck, (BTD941BLR), weighs 179 pounds. The factory bumper weighs about 60-65 pounds. The difference is like putting on a grill guard which weighs 115 pounds. I do not feel you have to upgrade the suspension with putting on a bullnose.

Thanks for shopping Ranch Hand!

Darrin Wegener