custom wood bumper
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: May 2012
Posts: 1,724
Likes: 1
From: peru kansas
my tube bumper just cost me some welding rods and time since i already had the pipe and metal laying around plus its tougher and lighter than a big chunk of wood and as stated before wouldn't have the problem of ripping your bumper off while using your winch a couple years down the road i did a 20 mph crash into a tree to test it didn't even leave a dent..... but if i were gonna do it i would definitely use about a 6" x 6" chunk of hedge it will never warp or rot and is super tough will have a great look years down the line too 
Cargo Master
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 2,674
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From: Ideeho
First off I'll say.......I'm sorry.........and this is just my opinion..........But that's the most redneck, Flintstone looking, idea I've heard in a long time.............nothing against rednecks,,,,,, I are one..........
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: May 2012
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From: peru kansas
yes hedge is a tree it grows like crazy around here it is a hard dense wood that has large wrinkled "hedge apples" all over it about the size of softballs and bigger it also has thorns on it it has a yellow colored inside and a milky white fluid in the apples and under the bark..... also known as osage orange and bois de arc (bo-darc)
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Postmaster
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 2,595
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From: Pasadena, Ca
I would not wanna be on the other end of that winch in a life or death situation, lol.
I dont like the idea at all, but, if you could get a hold of a power pole, you might have a decent shot at it. Power poles are heat treated and made to last for years.
Just saying...
I dont like the idea at all, but, if you could get a hold of a power pole, you might have a decent shot at it. Power poles are heat treated and made to last for years.
Just saying...
More Turbo
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 682
Likes: 15
From: NB, Canada
It's your truck and you're free to do what you want with it, but no matter what you do building a bumper out of a log is stupid and just plain bad idea, and I think most of the users here will agree with me.
