Dan, can I have a " 'roo guard" on the front of the project?

It is sort of clunky looking, but would be something special about our truck.
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I bet no one else in the States would have one - all they have is wimpy little brush guards!

 

If you have use of a aluminium welder, tig or mig, I can bring an alloy one over in pieces for you and put it together.
Picture available in my gallery.

 

Roo guard? NorCal has roos? Seems to me they used to call 'em "cow catchers."

 

Could call it a "Boong Bar" as that is the sound pedestrians make when they are deflected off it

 

Just kidding

 

That will not be a problem as Dan has lifted the truck so far that most people will just slip underneath.

And, no, we do not have any 'roos, but that will help us keep it bright and shinny.

The link I gave before is to Garth's gallery, but he has added a picture for us. Now that is what I call a grill guard! All it needs is a fair-lead for a winch, and you could tackle downtown LA.

 

I already have a nice beefy front tube bumper for it which came off the same truck the front axle came out of. It's made from 4" pipe with a 2' wide push bar sticking up from the top. It wouldn't take much to extend the push bar portion out to the sides of the truck and fab it into a whole Bullbar (or 'Roo guard).

I'll drag it out and take pics of it this afternoon so you can see what I'm talking about.

 

Growing up in Arkansas and Oklahoma we had guards like that for cattle.

 

Well, OK, but remember it is called a 'roo guard. Maybe we could get some cartoon stencils of a kangaroo for the front of the truck - or a welded in plate on the guard itself.

We will be the only truck on the track with a 'roo guard! Even the Texans will turn green with envy!!!!

 

I think they have 'Dillo guards down there in Texas...(although they're really close to the ground since you're avarage Armadillo is less than a foot high...)

 

In Texas, they also have a catch basket, to retrieve the "product" to sell at boot manufacturers, I believe.
I think most of our concern would be for skunks, a guard that would eject the critters far away before any spraying or rupture of the bladder could occur.
But that's my practical side speaking out. I suppose for the sake of individualism, a 'roo guard would be sort of a classic. Maybe even dovetail in a reference to "'roo" in the truck's title. Kind of a theme?

 

I grew up near Texas - and now you know why I wont eat Texas Chile, or any type of meat covered with barbecue sauce.

 

Kick-A-Roo?

Kick-A-Roo, the Mudder Truck?

 

ThumperRoo?

 

Honestly, that big *** bumper/gaurd/etc, has to be one of the ugliest things I've ever seen.


I'll even repaint the tube one Dan has a nice shiney black