Geof,John
Well you might not beleive this but.... He XYL and I went to northern Indiana this wk to meet Lonnie.... I FORGOT MY CAMARA... big dummie... not only did I forget the darned thing but I passed a 770 with THE push bar... saw three others also.. I slowed down and let him catch up and pass so I could check it out (at 65+).. It is a complete aluminum bumper with what appears to be 2.5 inch aluminum.. round stock or tubing..(of course I couldn't tell which under those conditions) Welded to the bumper.. again the rectangle in front of the grill with the two horizontal bars and the two small rectangles in front of the fenders/headlights...
seems a bit flimsy to me.. if you consider the force of an animal at highway speeds.. and I don't know how he opens the hood.. maybe the bumper is set up to pivot on the lower mounts with a quick disconnect arrangement on the upper mounts...???? I figure on building a cow catcher at least six foot out in front of the bumper and just a few inches off the pavement and a arrangement something like theirs except attached to the cow catcher so they form triangles for strength... think of an early locomotive... after all I am from southern Illinois.. just a couple of counties from POPE county.... deer are like the mosquitoes.. plentiful and nearly the same size LOL LOL
see you soon.
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