Winch Bumper Recommendations?
I've had a few close calls recently with deer, elk, and a Bigfoot (JK) and I figure it's only a matter of time until I hit one. I also need a winch so I'm now in the market for a winch bumper or as El...
Forum Discussion
Bigimac wrote:
Interesting discussion - I have a ranch hand grill guard v/s full bumper replace basically to keep the GM designed saftey features in play as best as possible; crumple zones, saftey cage, & airbags.
If (when?) I hit a 600-800 # critter @ 60mph with 10,000 #'s of mass (that's north of 1.6 millions jules ...) the cool grill, front end, and the rest of the less important outer" parts, not to mention the critter, are ... sacrificed for my survival; GM saftey designs dissipate & spread all that stored up kinetic energy well before it gets to me & the cab. No doubt the frame will be toast as well - the insurance company will end up owning the truck, but I'll still be around to deposit the check ... Hopefully ...
Bolt another 200#'s of non engineered rigid steel on the front end & an additional 2% energy is directly added while removing the critical point-of-contact sacrificial crumple parts: bumper, grill (including that ugly plastic cross-bar between headlights on the new 2015's ...), panels, etc.
Now, different story, when I hit that 2" branch @ 20mph on a forest road last week that was about 3' off the ground - no busted head light with a grill guard - different use intended.
Lastly, I have a front hitch that I will hang a Wren winch when the need is there.
Bigimac,
LOL, just noticed your signature. Do you have a pic of your "deer-n-moose magnet"? :)
