[nicknoty]

i have 5/8 d-ring and the are hung on solid 1x2 stock through a 1/4" fab bumper.

how many bolts would be enough for general use on the trails and still avoiding ripping you frame apart?


pics would be cool but any input welcome

[thantos858]

Depends on the D-rings but 2 can work I would go for 4 grade 8 bolts with a backing plate installed if you can install it behind the D-rings. If you cant get in there you can drill through install some sleeves so you don't crush anything from the rear of the bumper and install a backing plate there. Make sure the front is just big enough to put the bolt through. Just be sure you paint all the bare metal with a good paint. If you have a welder or access to one weld them on.

[chet44]

I did this:









I still have the bumper at work, building a brush guard for it.

[Coiz]

^^^ Chet, that is very nice!

[nicknoty]

Originally Posted by chet44

I did this:









I still have the bumper at work, building a brush guard for it.

thanks everyone for the replies.

my d-ring mounts pass through the bumper like that but i made only one hole to mount, i think i will run some angle dowm the out side of the frame to sister it up.

keep in mind i'm using only grinders, torch, drills, and welding machine
no machine tools

[vertdog]

Wow! Nice heavy duty fab Chet!

[chet44]

Thanks for the positive responses. I'm not trying to hijack your thread, I just thought that what I did might provide some inspiration for you. I know that most guys don't have access to the shop I do, but the only three tools I used at work were a milling machine (for the mounts), a bandsaw (for the bumper parts), and of course the Millermatic 250 to put everything together. Eventually when I get it all done I'll post a thread about it, not to blow my own horn, but to provide inspiration for other guys when they fab theri own stuff.

[thantos858]

Is that steel?

[chet44]

The bumper is 6" X 3" X 3/16" Hot-Rolled-Steel. The reciever is 2-1/2" square tube, also HRS. The bumper mounts I made of solid pieces of HRS. I had to machine them with the notches and chamfers so they would fit in the frame rails. I sandblasted everthing so it would be clean when I welded it.

[jatepper]

Originally Posted by chet44

I did this:









I still have the bumper at work, building a brush guard for it.

That is the best I have seen by far! I used 3/16" angle iron welded to the bumper to mount mine but yours is by far the cleanest I have seen Chet. Excellent work!

[Bubba Ray]

Chet, very nice.

[nicknoty]

here are my finished products minus heculiner topcoat, wench plate, and bull bar/brush gaurd. the front i may redo down the rod but will serve its purpose for now. i ran into issue mountint the angle iron in front on the drivers side because of the stearing box other then that i think i came out ok

[chet44]

Looks good!

[1980tallcj7]

wow, those units that bolt into the frame up front are hardcore ....I bet those are good to about 10 tons, whacha think guys?

[RARECJ8]

i have used with consistent good luck the weld-on D rings. then to stop any rattle, squirt in some black silicone and presto, silence. Of course, a weld-on D ring needs something to weld to and a cross member is not it. well done on the integrated bumper and you added the best of all, a front receiver. those are priceless, especially moving around trailers.