Making mine from 3/8 plate, and also adding roo bars to the front for grill and headlight protection, we get a lot of deer and moose collisions here.
My bumpers will weigh a lot, so maybe not for everyone, but thats what i want.
I am putting 2 receivers in my rear bumper, right in the middle of it height wise, and about 1/4 way in from each end, for a bike rack i can slide in, and then making 2 more bike carriers, each one is going to be made of smaller box steel, so they slide into each other.
Will be able to carry 3 motorbikes on it, if all 3 pieces are used.
Or if i want to say carry a big street bike i can on the first one, as it will have an insane load carrying limit.

 

Sounds like there going to be HUGEMine not so big. Could you imagine a BII trying to haul a full size motor bike?? Not gona happen. But as for you having a full size thatd be more than Awesome
But like I asked ya.. Do you think 1/4" plate is strong enough for me???

 

1/4 inch if its boxed is plenty strong enough.
It really depends on how its made.

A large tube bumper might be good for your needs to, and are sometime lighter, as well as being very strong.
Thats what i made for my 2004 F150 was tube bumpers to keep the weight lower, and strength up.

 

Those bumpers should weigh the same as my Ranger does!

 

The front will be about 220 to 240 pounds....the rear right about 300 pounds.
Thankfully my new truck is an F350.

 

You sure about the weight there Saleen? Sounds like you trucks gona get a 1000 - 1500lb add on

 

The set I made for a friend were pretty close to what I want on my truck, and his weighed about that.
Although I am adding the roo bar part to my front, so that will add about 50 pounds.
The rear will not gain too much as I am just adding a couple pieces as a receiver to it....maybe 20 pounds.

I am making them both capable of accepting a winch that can just be hooked onto them.
Then I do not need to pack the winch around for day to day use, and its able to pull me forwards, backwards, or drag a dead car up onto my trailer if need be.
I kept the winch off my last 1 ton, as it was a good winch, and i wanted it.

 

Hey Andy are we still working on the ranger tomorrow?

 

Well.......... depends on NAPA's delivery system, but if the springs are here yes.

 

I was asked that. If I want to make it that I can move my winch from the front to the back. I decided if Ive got enough Snath block I could just about get myself outa anywhere is my figuring. But as for a full size truck... Yeah man thats the best idea.

 

Its not like I need my winch on for daily use.
But when I plan to go out hunting etc. I just throw it on, and it can be moved anywhere easily.
I have extra long wires for it, so it can be used, on the rear, or the car trailer.
The equipment trailer use is very handy.....A few years ago we dragged a friends dead John deere 310 backhoe up onto the trailer even with it, and hauled it to the shop.
Or when I blew the motor up in my 1/4 mile car a few years back...oooops

 

Ok sweet. The news said its supposed to be plus four tomorrow. Lol break out the shorts.
So we won't be as cold.

What napa did you go to? I was in the one on tranquill and the guy there was a moron. He was telling me that there are no differences in the spring rates of leaf springs . I just walked out I was going to waste my breath. Anywho what i was getting too. Do you think I should go with a softer rate? or would a winch bumper w/ winch make those things move a bit.

 

I have a cousin that works at one of the Kamloops NAPA's.

 

When I get a winch I am looking to get a setup that can be moved from front to back. I already have a hitch reciever in the back, but to mount the winch on the front would I be looking at getting a whole new bumper, or could I rig a reciever on the stock front end? Maybe a broad question but a general idea would help.

 

was the Battle st one, and I just gave them the part # they gave me a price / availability and I gave them money lol