Time for a new front bumper

[Doable]

Made my first trail ride two weekends ago since I built the truck and noticed quickly that I need something way better than the factory bumper. Well I didn't have $400 bucks extra for a bumper so time to head to Harbor Freight and pick up a $29.00 universal winch plate and pull my old Warn 9,000 out of the shed and see how to make it fit.

[Doable]

Next borrow my buddy's  Harbor Freight pipe bender and  call my son in law over to give a helping hand.

[Doable]

 Time to make some gussets for the winch plate .

[DTB]

Made my first trail ride two weekends ago since I built the truck and noticed quickly that I need something way better than the factory bumper. Well I didn't have $400 bucks extra for a bumper so time to head to Harbor Freight and pick up a $29.00 universal winch plate and pull my old Warn 9,000 out of the shed and see how to make it fit.

29 bucks? damn thats cheap...what thickness?

[Doable]

Add some support for the bumper and see if the bends are correct.

[Doable]

 This is what we ended up with



We then put the winch in to see is we had enough room and left the grill lose thats why it is not square in the picture.

[Doable]

DirToyBoy, Look like the same thickness as my warn plate 3/8" I think ,  I'll put a tape on it tommorow.

[fordh8r]

   Lookin good!      Been thinkin about makin one fer mine, just got other things to finish to get that far  .

[Doable]

DirToyBoy, The winch plate from Harbor Freight is 1/4" thick.

fordh8r, My list of things to do on the truck is slowly getting smaller.

[fordh8r]

DirToyBoy, The winch plate from Harbor Freight is 1/4" thick.

fordh8r, My list of things to do on the truck is slowly getting smaller.

Cool!     My list seems to keep slowly getting longer...

[Doable]

Cool!     My list seems to keep slowly getting longer...

  ha  that was how my year started

[BigBs84]

  looks good man that should offer some better protection for sure

[BikerTrash]

Made my first trail ride two weekends ago since I built the truck and noticed quickly that I need something way better than the factory bumper. Well I didn't have $400 bucks extra for a bumper so time to head to Harbor Freight and pick up a $29.00 universal winch plate and pull my old Warn 9,000 out of the shed and see how to make it fit.

Man if you havent cut that mount up yet or welded to it I have one that came with my 10K harbor freight whinch I will give you if you can return the one you bought.


edit: never mind... need to finish reading the  whole thread before I ask questions.

[Doable]

Hey what's up Josh? Yea it's way cut up now. I think it is similar to the one you have on your truck. One more night of welding and I can start on my plate that will sandwish the frame to hold the bumper in place.

[Doable]

Finished up and painted





Time to pick up some new battery cables and wire up the winch.

[Jordan7118]

Looks good, Albert! Hope the rims are workin' well for ya 

[Gewehr43]

Sweet bumper! 

[skipnrocks]

Bumper turned out real nice!!

[Not A Toy]

Looks good, arent you worried about smashing up them rollers?

[skipnrocks]

Looks good, arent you worried about smashing up them rollers?

If you ever had a problem with it you can always swich the rollers out for one of those plates that allow it to slide on  it.