custom winch mount bumper for a gen 1

[86 slo-vo]

Jd2 model 3 tube bender

 

[84stealthranger]

oo thats kinda pricey lol but still a good deal for something like that i think im gonna try the 99$ one at harbor freight.

 

[86 slo-vo]

yea wasnt cheep...but can easily pay for itself doing stuff for people or doing all your own stuff yourself instead of having to pay people to do it

 

[84stealthranger]

by the looks of your bends on ur truck it does a good job but that might just be the user lol. im making a pic in paint lol of what i wanna do it wont be perfect but it will show my idea. do u think if i cut the frame horns back a few inches and weld caps on them will make the frame weak?

 

[railman]

no, it won't make the frame any weaker by cutting a few inches off and capping it....

also check in this forum for 97TrailrigDD's tube-bed build....also a done with a JD2 bender....

l8r, John

 

[84stealthranger]

no, it won't make the frame any weaker by cutting a few inches off and capping it....

also check in this forum for 97TrailrigDD's tube-bed build....also a done with a JD2 bender....

l8r, John

ok thats good i might cut it back then notch it on the bottom some how to make it sit up higher. 97trailrigs bed is nice too that seems like a good bender for the price.

 

[84stealthranger]

ok dont laugh at my custom paint work but this is what i wanna do. the black on the bottom is 2'' tube and the gray area is open around the tube except around the fair lead roller thing. that is gonna be maybe 1/8'' plate or should be be 1/4? and the top tube will be 2'' and the orange is my park lights im gonna put plate around and set back in maybe put some kinda grill on the front.

 

[84stealthranger]

its a old pic of my truck with the body lift off because when i do this its coming off and will be for sale

 

[lethal-threat-b288]

For those of us with limited fab exp. Where can you get a bolt on winch bumper strong enough to pull a bulldozer with?

 

[84stealthranger]

For those of us with limited fab exp. Where can you get a bolt on winch bumper strong enough to pull a bulldozer with?

umm not sure how much are u looking to spend? i dont know of any but there is a winch bumper for sale near me with a 10,000k winch on it for 475 for a gen one ranger or b2.