I don't see many on full size trucks anymore. When I do, it usually on a old farm & ranch work truck. They used to be very popular. Anyone else notice less of them today?
Grill guards going away?
- Thread starter gfh77665
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Which do you mean - the cow pusher ones that bolt to the bumper - aka damage multiplier?
Take a look at some collisions on you tube. The grillguards just become part of the smashed front assembly. An exception might be a full size “ bed frame” welded assembly.
Around here only legit ranchers and the people who never take their trucks offroad have them.
AZjeff
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In rural Pa deer hits are inevitable. A grille guard with the headlight protector loops can turn it into damage to the bumper, grille, hood and both fenders if hit dead center at highway speeds.
Having worked in auto claims in the past, the grill guards just bend the frame rails and still cause damage to all the plastic stuff.
I've ranted on this before, but they're still common here as a pathetic attempt to help in deer collisions. But everyone goes with a bolt-on guard, which does basically nothing. They're literally maybe good as a brush guard to push a few branches away from your headlights. This is also why they're called brush guards.
If you want more than that you need a full replacement bumper built from plate steel and tube that bolts directly to the frame horns.
You can't cheap out here and gain anything other than looks (which is subjective, ie beauty in the eye of the beholder)
If you want more than that you need a full replacement bumper built from plate steel and tube that bolts directly to the frame horns.
You can't cheap out here and gain anything other than looks (which is subjective, ie beauty in the eye of the beholder)
I witnessed a bad accident the truck had a front brush / push bar front airbags didn't deploy actually non went off. Impact was dead center front end even the police officer noticed
Less on 1/2 tons for sure.
I see less and less of them every year. If you hit a deer it still wrecks everything behind it. I think they look terrible too especially on SUV's.
With all the airbag issues, this might turn into a selling point...
Airbags deploying is a funny thing. I have seen quite a few vehicles that looked as though the bags should have deployed but didnt and some that had deployed when visually the vehicle didnt look that bad. As I understand it they are all about energy measurement by the sensors and deployment depends on where on the vehicle that the hit is.
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Some of the back roads are used to move herds …
This is the road to my camp and the only road in the middle of thousands of acres used for cattle …
Ranchers drive flatbeds with brush guards …
This is the road to my camp and the only road in the middle of thousands of acres used for cattle …
Ranchers drive flatbeds with brush guards …
