Cowcatchers

Some of these responses are cracking me up!

What really frosts me is,, at least around here. People tie purple ribbons on their tress meaning no hunting. That is fine but I hope it's their car or RV that hits the deer. I don't like killing anything, but for instance my RVs and buses are very old 70s vintage. I can't get replacement insurance on them and I can't afford to replace them. I am sorry but I'd much rather the animal gets all the damage than my vehicles. If I were wealthy I would feel different. I remember as a kid my Grandfather had a Olds with these things mounted on the sides of the car near the mirrors that were supposed to keep deer away. I don't know if they work if so that would be great.

I installed a couple of these Deer Warning Devises on the front of my RV and they have worked wonders. They are a lot more humane that the cattle guards in that they do not slaughter the animals with blunt force and leave their remains scattered all over the highways. They impact the animals while they are still off the highways.

On the most recent trip from coast to coast and back, I counted 35 dead deer, 2 dogs, and one possum laying along the side of the road. The Warning Devices apparently are so powerful that it scares the animals to death long before I even get to their location. I have thought about contacting Bell Lab and see if they can adjust them down a little to protect the dogs and possums from being killed.

These things do protect the front ends on large commercial vehicles in a moderate impact. The problem comes from a just slightly heavier impact where the frame rails are bent. Then the repairs, if possible, become seriously expensive. Hitting a 150 pound deer is one thing hitting a 1,000 pound steer is quite something else.

We see many coaches junked because of front end damage, these ROO bars might just save a life when a deer has their way with the front cap of your coach. They build guards for semi trucks, I'm sure you can find a shop to fabricate a guard for you. And it won't be any heavier than the cycle carriers that I see on the front of the coach. (they are aluminum.)

Busskipper wrote:
If you need one of these to drive your RV down the road -- Please,,,,,,,,,,, let me know where you are driving so I can plan on being somewhere else!

When I read this post it reminds me of a couple of guys running the Cub scout troop in Goblins .....Seriously, driving by sound, is really all that it's cracked up to be.

JMHO,

I have to assume that you are one of those that never leaves the interstate when you travel. If you noticed the two pictures that I posted you will see that the roads are curved and hilly and the speed limit was 55 MPH. If you think you are such a good driver that you can avoid ALL animals that may pop up in front of you than you have nothing to worry about if you see someone driving a rig with a bumper designed to protect the front of their coach.
IF you ever travel out West, you will see that most of the trucks do have bumpers to protect the front of their rigs from the many large animals that find there way on to the roads. The large animals that you may encounter out West may cause fatal accidents to those unfortunate enough to hit one.

I wish I had kept my BRUSH GUARD from my 2004 Truck when I traded it in on the 2010.

It isn't a COW problem with me. It's the deer early in the morning and just after dark...

It is a very important item to have on your truck when going through south part of Arkansas and North East Alabama...

Roy Ken

Busskipper wrote:
If you need one of these to drive your RV down the road -- Please,,,,,,,,,,, let me know where you are driving so I can plan on being somewhere else!

When I read this post it reminds me of a couple of guys running the Cub scout troop in Goblins .....Seriously, driving by sound, is really all that it's cracked up to be.

JMHO,

A typical childish forum retort. Nothing to contribute to the discussion other than belittling others. JMHO ;-)

I would rather have a paint scrape on a steel bumper than a broken cap because someone backs into me in a parking lot.

rgatijnet1 wrote:
Making it strong enough should not be a problem if you have plenty of steel. Just cut slots through the fiberglass and attach to the main frame members. You see these guards on many trucks out West, including pick-ups, panel delivery trucks, box trucks, and semi's.
The problem is with a DP's that has a front mounted diesel generator and the added weight hanging out in front of the front axle on any type of RV. Maybe just a basic steel bumper out front may be better than nothing.

Well, if cutting a permanant hole in the fiberglass isn't off limits, that helps. But as far as making it strong: Try hitting a 600 lb anything at 50 mph, and see what holds up. That is a bunch of force.

If you are worried about cattle ,you need a moose guard -around $7500.00 -
still interested? I got links.
The trick as someone said they can't move. and then they should fold uo or hinge down.
heavy too ,can the front axle handle it?
It might be cheaper to just fix the cap or write it off.