Hit a kid on Sunday, he pulled out in front of me and I tboned his car. The ranch hand did a somewhat decent job but I need a stronger bumper. What is the strongest replacement bumper that can reduce if not eliminate the damage for car crashes. 
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Yes.... Don't hit another object with your vehicle
I can make it so the bumper doesn't push in......but your frame is not going to like it the next hit.
Kid almost met jesus the other night, now my truck is in the shop all because his parents never taught him the important lesson of looking both ways before crossing the street. I'm hoping there's a stronger bumper out there that would prevent my truck going into the shop
That was my point, without saying it.
Also, the human body isnt gonna like it so much either…..
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Lets see a pic of his car. (I see em now)
From the looks of your truck, unless he was on a bicycle or walking, saying he “almost met Jesus” may be stretching it a bit.
ETA: you hit his drivers side on that little beer can? Or the other side?
From the looks of your truck, unless he was on a bicycle or walking, saying he “almost met Jesus” may be stretching it a bit.
ETA: you hit his drivers side on that little beer can? Or the other side?
Drivers side on the beer can, still put my truck in the shop.
A scaled down version of this might serve your purpose. You could even add some wings to protect the fenders incase of a side impact.
The damage to that car is pretty minimal.
No where near meeting Jesus.
And yeah. Crashes with other cars do mess up a truck.
A 2200 lb car dont move like a 140 lb deer.
Not even a comparison really.
No where near meeting Jesus.
And yeah. Crashes with other cars do mess up a truck.
A 2200 lb car dont move like a 140 lb deer.
Not even a comparison really.
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Thought you said he was in a car. That’s a go kart from that mario game
Your vehicles are designed to crumple. Its what makes them so much safer from older cars. Putting a heavier bumper on it will lead to much more expensive repairs if you hit something again. Frames are much harder to fix now then before and tolerance is much tighter. Your bumper did exactly what its supposed to.
TDK.
I've seen one that hit a black Angus at night. They cut the bumper off the truck, stuck it in the jig, and welded new frame mounts on for his new truck.
The truck folded, bent the frame before and after the cab, shoved the Duramax under the cab, etc. Truck saved his life by crumpling.
Basically at a certain point something has to give, and it's better that it's the truck and not you.
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I've seen one that hit a black Angus at night. They cut the bumper off the truck, stuck it in the jig, and welded new frame mounts on for his new truck.
The truck folded, bent the frame before and after the cab, shoved the Duramax under the cab, etc. Truck saved his life by crumpling.
Basically at a certain point something has to give, and it's better that it's the truck and not you.
The answers you seek are already in this thread, grasshopper.
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WTF???
Did you even read the OP???
He hit a baby goat, not a male deer.
He needs to check out babygoatstopware.com
Not sure which is more confusing. That someone mounted a snow plow to a Subaru. Or, that someone thought they needed a snow plow on their Subaru...
Just get you a '79 Thunderbird. You can land a helo on the hood, fit a hot tub in the trunk, and get road head from your favorite lady (or guy, I don't judge) without her having to smash her chesticles leaning over a center console. The other benefit, it's made of steel, so you can use it as a land based battleship, and we can all just pity the poor soul (or chinese woman) that pulls out in front of you without looking. It's old school, so you can work on it yourself. Just lift the hood, and hop on in there with the engine, bring your favorite folding chair and beverage of choice and work on that carbureted v8 in comfort, the way god intended.
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on the back next to the rainbow coexist sticker.Where is the 'Biden Harris' sticker?
What’s it cost to replace a fender on an Abrams?
Looks like you have a summit so a legend would have reduced the damage a bit. Difficult to find a massive bumper for smaller trucks unless you get it custom made. No bumper is going to take a direct hit with anything heavy like a vehicle and not do damage to your vehicle. If you hit a vehicle, the bumper is there to help protect you and not your vehicle so much and it did its job. Heavier bumper and heavier truck would help versus a smaller lighter car but expecting to eliminate all damage from a front traffic collision is not generally going to happen. My truck weighs right at 9,000 pounds and I’m set for deer and other medium game but a large elk or moose would still do a number on me but I have a better chance of survival with a full bumper
They may have been at one time, but they're not that beefy compared to an ARB or TDK.
MOVE bumpers is local to me, as is TDK. They both look the part, but the MOVE is 1/4 the weight and 1/2 the price. I've seen them folded on elk and deer, while you can total the truck around the TDK.
Ranchhand was one of the first to the mass market, so they've maintained market share. I see them on damn near every Texas truck that belongs to a rig worker.
Herd and Ranch hand are what I use to scooch the muleys off the blacktop.
Defensive driving is the best bet against idiots who can't be trusted to pay attention for themselves.
Defensive driving is the best bet against idiots who can't be trusted to pay attention for themselves.
That Peterbilt just kicks ass like that.
Headed to NE in a few weeks for my daughters first hunt.
Love that place and how much they encourage youth in hunting.
Hopefully not tag one with my truck!!
Arb?!?! They are one of the lightest duty. My buddy had a ranchhand that wiped out 3 deer and pushed a few hundred cows. All without damage. But this was 10 years ago, so anything is possible. But arb bumpers I know well, all are pretty weak.
Was going to post that LoL
I've only got to test a few of their Jeep bumpers, and they were hell for stout.
The last ranchhand we put on a work truck we grabbed from the local farm store, and it was tweaked after the 1st deer. It ate 5 more deer, but I would never have wanted to try and remove it from the truck as warped as it was after that. No way it would have went back together.
