made a new front bumper outa some structural c channel we had around. I got tired of messing up my front bumper, and I needed a place to hook to when pulling people (and being pulled).

what I started with:
good ole tsc d rings, mig turned all the way up to weld um on




The finished product: Im going to make one exactly like it for the rear, only there will be a reciever in the middle and a traingular brace on the backside. Total cost 13$

 

That looks slick! I have some 8" x 1/4 C channel hanging around I never used because my welder isn't good enough. Your picture motivates me to tack weld it together and bring it somewhere. My current bumper is almost twisted in 1/2.

Those D rings look beefy, what are they, 1"?

 

Not sure on the size of them, they were the biggest Tractor Supply had, and they were rated for quite a bit. Mine was pretty mangled, the bottom was bent in pretty good, and the drivers side was pushed in, almost touching my fender and grill.

 

starting to look for a winch, anybody have any pic of a hidden winch on a bumper somewhat like mine? I want put mine up behind the bumper, just not sure if it would fit.

 

Hey Drew try this site they have some of the cheapest prices on winches that i have seen.

http://www.winchdepot.com/index.asp

 

anybody ever heard of rand winches? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Rand-...49989301QQrdZ1

 

Sometimes those type of winches are made by warn or milemarker and Ramsey they just put a different name on it.

 

The 12,000lb MileMarker Hydraulic winch (the one I have my sights set on) is cheaper on Bronco Graveyard. http://broncograveyard.com/bronco/i-..._winch_kit.htm

 

That looks pretty good.
Should hold up alot better than that stock bumper.

About how much did it weight?

 

I thought about making my bumper out of a big steel pipe and using to to hold air. But that bumper looks pretty damm good. I have a change of plans.

 

Nice work.

 

That turned out real nice looking! Cheaper and stronger then what you can buy to. Nice!

 

dam man, that chit looks good! way to be productive! the weather around here has been very conducive to getting chit done

-cutts-

 

Well I dont think I'm going to spring for the winch just yet. A tow company near our storage lot has a f350 wheel lift tow truck, and I think I had the single 8 or 10 k hydro winch on it, and I''m going to see if he'll let it go. the truck burnt up the cab, so I think itll go pretty cheap, Im just hoping its ok.

 

looks awesome