Ontario BS Thread

That looks horrible

 

It looks all nice and everything till you back up into a tree and wish you had a real bumper. I know that from experience...

 

https://youtu.be/Xk2tLeCAmDA

 

Yeah. Reason why I have the flatbed.
The first picture shows how everything just pulls away. If you do install bedstiffeners I would try to somehow get a big ass washer or metal bar behind to better brace it.

 

What about a cross bar at the top the top triangulates downward. Once at camp, the joint in the middle pivots up and it's awning supports?

 

So I had the total chaos bed stiffeners and I also had corner brackets too on the back wall. The issue is how the bedsides mount to the fibreglass bed. The metal bedside, with weight, will begin collapse on itself. This is because it’s not like a standard bed where it’s a big c channel on the bed rail. Ours is a very flimsy angle piece. With the fibreglass flex of the bed and the sheet metal bending with off-road use it’s unfortunately pretty common.

edit: even with bed bars which brace the bed across this does still occur.

 

Exactly why I’m still on the fence about gettin a cap. With the flex these trucks have attaching a cab has gotta be different than the other trucks I’ve owned. Still not sure what I’m gonna do.

 

This immediately came to mind;

 

May I introduce SRN-1, bring some beer and I can cut it, then 2 90-degree bends and connect with the main tube. We shall call it SRN-2


But it wouldn’t matter, it all going into the trees.




On a separate note anyone going this Saturday GTA to Kitchener ? Need to haul a heavy load, me.

 

Stiffeners help because without them, it would be a lot worse but, it still moves. Mine have moved with the stiffeners as well.

 

the non tilt version is on its way to me right now to replace my bent stock bumper. thought about it but decided against the tilt.

 

What did the shipping run you? Just wondering

 

$190 shipped to a commercial shipping depot in Port Huron, MI. Was $285 if I shipped to a residential in the US. Not sure if they ship to Canada.

 

my dood.
I just went to Kitchener yesterday.

a day too late

 

10-4. You've painted a good picture of the problem. Sounds like needs a whole sub frame and upper brackets by the sounds of it. Or a tray.

 

meant next Saturday, you sure you didn't forget anything there to make another ride

 

shipping isn't too horrible. Well i look forward to seeing your review on them then!

The straight cut versions (which is most HC bumpers) seem a bit of an eye sore to me. Functionally they're great and probably better then the tilt. but i just wanted something more


A E S T H E T I C

 

eye sore? thats harsh bro.

i wanted higher clearance.

 

the damage has been done. there is no need to go back




Back to the SRN-2 Bumper.
So 3 cases of beer and lets say a box or 2 of Pizza. Meat lovers with extra cheese sound good?

Lets set a date some time.

 

it's a good looking bumper, straight or tilted. just that transition from tire to bumper