Looking for some pics of different brands of grille guards the ranchhand type. I found the ranchhand legend but it looks like you have to cut the lower air dam to fit it the only other one i seen was a go industies rancher. I did find a craigslist add for one but no brand i do like the design though. So if anyone is running this type of guard please post some pics up along with your opinion of it and if anyone can I.D this one that would be great! GRILL GUARD-F250- F350 RANCH STYLE
Looks like Frontier brand. That's what I have on my truck. I like their stuff more than Ranch Hand because it's different than what you see on other people's trucks.
Please get up some pics and experiences with a few guards. I have always had them and have been trying to decide between the Tough Country, Buskstop and the Frontier-Gear for my '10 F350 dually. I don't think I want a RanchHand for the reason stated above. I wish I could find an all stainless one that would actually keep a deer from drinking out of my oil filter. Only one of those Ive found is Onki-but boy are they expensive!
I will post pictures tonight and give you the exact cutting places (dimensions) on the lower valence to install a Ranch Hand Brush Guard. It looks really neat and clean. I have had several people ask me to help install theirs just to do the cutting for the lower brackets on the brush guard. I spent a few hours measuring and making sure the holes were exact, no larger than needed, and as perfectly aligned as I could.
Very clean job thanks for the details! just wondering how and if some trucks bumper location will vary making the slots not line up? How sturdy is the ranchhand is it solid ?
Chris
I would recommend the frontier gear. They look great and are very solid. My buddy here has the front replacement and we have had 700+ pounds on it looking under the hood and it held fine. He's had a couple of small fender benders with it on and let's just say you couldn't tell he was in a wreck when the other vehicles limped away. :hehe:
Does anyone have any experience with "tough country" grille guards? I have been looking at 3, cattleman HD, Frontier grille guard, and tough country grille guard, but I think the tough country ones only mount where the tow hooks are, and I think the others connect under the front bumper and where the tow hooks are, can anyone confirm? I would think 2 connection locations are better than 1?
I have found the same thing. The RanchHand has to go through the front valance with 2 lower brackets much like the Frontier. The Tough Country appears to go into the bumper bolt location. Not sure about one being more 'steady' or 'impact resistant' than the other although it appears the RH and the Frontier would fare better hitting a smaller animal or such due to the bottom brackets. Just don't want to cut my valance. May end up having too though.
the more points of contact the better when it comes to hitting animals. Every truck that I have ever seen that hit an animal with a brushguard, the brushguard actually did more damage to the truck than would have been done with out it I feel because most brush guards just mount to the tow hook brackets/bumper brackets.
Ya a full replacement would be better but im just not that big on the look of them, does anyone have pics of how these mount? I have seen some good pics of the ones that mount where the tow hooks are but I cant find a good pic of the ones where you have to cut the valance?
DSL PWR posted some install shots and specs for cutting the slots for the bracket to pass thru the air dam check them out it's a nice job! i am not crazy about cutting the dam but i do think it will be stronger with the lower brackets!
Chris
It is a lot stronger with those brackets in place but I would not have hesitated to run the brush guard without them, but the install did look cleaner with them and with the measuring/cutting that I did.
Here is another question how close will the RH be to a set of bushwacker flares oe style that is what i think the difference of the f450-550 guards they are wider for the flares but mine only stick out about 1.5"?
Chris
is anybody running a buckstop bumper, or have they heard anything about them? i am looking at them but painted with light and all for front and back $4000 shipped. just the base price front bumper is $2000 and the back is $700
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