Hello,
I have a 98 Ford F-150 with no grill gaurd, my issue is that a ranch that I visit has bump gates. These are gates that you must bump with your vehicle in order to go through. when you hit them they swing open and you drive through. I don't want to invest in a grill gaurd, and was thinking of building a gadget that I could attach to my truck temporarily just for this purpose. Any help is greatly appreciated....keep up the good threads!
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Thread: Homemade BumpGate Opener/Bumber
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12-09-2008, 01:06 PM #1
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Homemade BumpGate Opener/Bumber
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12-09-2008, 02:38 PM #2
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12-09-2008, 02:41 PM #3
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Good one...believe me, that's how I feel sometimes!!!
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12-09-2008, 03:20 PM #4
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i would just make a simple bolt under push type. i got a bit caried away with mine, but it bolts on under the bumper and threw it as well. but if ya just want to add some thing to hit a gate, maybe atach a trailor 2" recever to the front that you can slide the push bumper into when needed and pull it out for other times. you could make a winch plate also to slide in. once the recever is in place the options are wide open.
HF sells a small bolt on reciever for like $11 i think it was.
my son helped with the design of mine, got a little caried away.
thanks for the help
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hope i helped
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12-09-2008, 04:12 PM #5
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Strap an old tire to the front..........
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nfinch86- Canadian Weldor :
Fun4now, Man you push some stuff around with that rig on the front of
your truck !! Looks real good, gives me something to think about ??........ Norm :
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