First major welding project--Deer proofed the front end

[Broncosaurus!]

Made it to mow down trees, deer, construction barrels, small children, anything that gets in the way. 5/8 in grade 8 bolts in the front, and 1/2 in for the side mounts. Weighs a ton, 2x6in 1/4 in wall steel for the main spar and 3/16 in wall 1 in square tubing for the rest.

 

[Roadkill]

Wow, that is one big bumper! Looks like it would be good to deal with the import tuner crowd in Killeen >

 

[Broncosaurus!]

Yeah the pedestrians leap out of the way even quicker now, I love it.

 

[firelt90bronco]

That thing is like a cattle catcher! It looks awesome!

 

[bluesman17]

I like how its angled down so whatever you DO hit goes under the tires....its a good measure )

 

[rebelyelltex]

thats awesome man!

 

[Yardape]

You should weld spikes to it, then mount a .50 cal on the roof

 

[Seabronc]

Weld some beams down the side and go **** hunting :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Broncosaurus!]

You should weld spikes to it, then mount a .50 cal on the roof

I did talk about welding spikes on it so I could hit deer and have them stick to the front of it, but I thought that was a bit morbid and I really don't hate deer THAT much.

And the best part is I never used a level, eye balled the whole thing, and I only say that because after I did it all, I checked it with a level and the ol' eye ball is right on.

 

[Justbust1n]

i used the same type of 2x6x1/4 tubing for the base on mine and i can hit Anything with it and no dents so a deer wont stand a chance hahaha

 

[Broncosaurus!]

Justbust1 how did you mount yours to the frame?

 

[redneckpunk]

I do hate deer that much. I want spikes and big ones lol .

sorry just resentfull i traded my firebird for my 89 bronco

and the same day I put my 31" thornbirds on (3 days after

I got the truck) a dumb deer walked out in front of a very large

and very loud bronco. He eliminated the chrome grill and both headlights.

luckly my friend is a truckdriver and his f-150 was in his yard here in michigan

when he was was in texas needless to say he wasnot happy with me when he got home.

ps his truck got repoed 2 days after he got home luckly for me..lol

&lt

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[Justbust1n]

Justbust1 how did you mount yours to the frame?

these r the time i miss my camera !!!! i had two big angle iron flanges i had welded to the inside of the bumper .... i had to cut off the existing angel iron flanges that come from the factory but sure not to cut to mu because i wanted to use the frame .... then i drilled two 3/4 inch holes back to back with about a 2 inch spacing and i mounted it up to the inside then i welded a bolt to the top of the frome and had to put it on from the top it has three bolts in all holdin it on about one inch thick .... i had just the two bolts on the frame at first , but it keep slouchin down ... so later i put a bolt on top and a ****** to reinforce the bumper up top for those hard winchin times... you can kinda see what i am talkin about in the picture

 

[Yardape]

Broncosaurus, your front frame is different from justbustin, his mounts to a flat surface, yours is on a bad angle.

 

[Broncosaurus!]

Yeah thats why I mounted mine to the top part of the frame where it is flat, and for better approach angles. I need some sort of skid plate for the bottom like this one:

 

[Justbust1n]

Broncosaurus, your front frame is different from justbustin, his mounts to a flat surface, yours is on a bad angle.

yeah i cut those stock flanges off .... but i have actually put a ***** and welded another ****** to the bumper ... so ill have more support on the top of the frame ill get a pic on here soon

 

[Justbust1n]

yeah i cut those stock flanges off .... but i have actually put a ***** and welded another ****** to the bumper ... so ill have more support on the top of the frame ill get a pic on here soon, i hit a 4 inch tree with it last weekend and not even a dent!!! i was even drunk enough to uuhhh oppps TMI ... i mean uhhhh i was even wanting to try to see if i actually could run it over but no dice just spun the tires and wanted to stop while i was ahead

 

[davids78bronco]

Holy massive bumper, batman!

This is as big as I've ever built -



But wait, it moves too!



If I can offer some constructive criticism, I would seriously consider re-doing those bumper mounts. I strongly suggest using shaped plate, with gussets. Shaped, to follow the frame profile, and the gussets because... well, with a bumper that big, you're going to need it.

 

[Justbust1n]

Holy massive bumper, batman!
This is as big as I've ever built -



But wait, it moves too!



If I can offer some constructive criticism, I would seriously consider re-doing those bumper mounts. I strongly suggest using shaped plate, with gussets. Shaped, to follow the frame profile, and the gussets because... well, with a bumper that big, you're going to need it.

i would have yah beat but you got me on the tubing around the front