I am thinking about putting a grill guard on my f250 - weighs a little over 100lbs- more weight that I don't need. We travel in deer country and I need to protect that front end. Do you guys have one?

If you are looking for protection a bolt on guard won't do too much. I have seen deer wrap those around front ends like straws. If you want real protection you will need a bumper like a Buckstop or Ranch hand. Those will truly protect your truck. With that also comes a weight price. They can be very heavy Chris

I have the RanchHand bumper/grill combo. It appeared to me to be the strongest for deer hit.The sales guy said it would not fully protect from a deer hit. It could easily allow you to drive home instead of being towed to a body shop after a hit.What moved me to buy one is someone on this forum did hit a deer about 9am. Center of the grill. Did about 5-6 thousand dollars worth of damage to the pickup. I don't need that when out of state and clear across the country.Pat

My 2004 truck had a bolt on setup with wrap around the headlights.. Looked great... We travel the back roads alot here on the East-South part of the US and I guess the two bad encounters I had with deer were in Alabama and Arkansas... In both cases the deer was knocked under the truck. It seems my two tow grab hooks did that for me not the grill... You certainly want the deer to go under the truck and not up on your windshield... I Arkansas I missed the first deer but the second one zero'ed in on me - no escape haha... It was pitch black no moon 11PM or so and I was only about 15-miles from a town so I kept going.. Pulled off when I got to some town lights to see what the damage was... Only thing I saw was deer 'feathers' around the front hooks. That late at night i guess the deer was running from dogs perhaps...My new 2010 truck doesn't have the guard yet... I'm still planning on getting one...Roy Ken

csamayfield55 wrote:If you are looking for protection a bolt on guard won't do too much. I have seen deer wrap those around front ends like straws. If you want real protection you will need a bumper like a Buckstop or Ranch hand. Those will truly protect your truck. With that also comes a weight price. They can be very heavy ChrisI agree w/ this statement. Most grill guards are for looks. Look to see what semis have and try to get name off it. I have an Exguard (I think ) on my semi. Comes in 2 styles, full and partial. I have the full. Cannot attest to it's deer worthiness yet, but sure as shootin' if I didn't have it, I would hit a deer. Weighs in around 300 pounds.

Seems like everybody living in the Texas Hill Country has one. The Ranch hand brand is real popular there. They look pretty heavy duty in construction and weight. Most of the others look like added flash with no substance..B.O.

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Jay_Pat
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Jun 07, 2016
I have the RanchHand bumper/grill combo. It appeared to me to be the strongest for deer hit.

The sales guy said it would not fully protect from a deer hit. It could easily allow you to drive home instead of being towed to a body shop after a hit.

What moved me to buy one is someone on this forum did hit a deer about 9am. Center of the grill. Did about 5-6 thousand dollars worth of damage to the pickup. I don't need that when out of state and clear across the country.
Pat
csamayfield55x
Explorer
Jun 07, 2016
If you are looking for protection a bolt on guard won't do too much. I have seen deer wrap those around front ends like straws. If you want real protection you will need a bumper like a Buckstop or Ranch hand. Those will truly protect your truck. With that also comes a weight price. They can be very heavy

Chris

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