hunterman6 wrote:Damagewagon- Thank you! Yes I am working on a full coverage brush guard, that will be bolt-on. Would you be more interested in a full coverage brush guard or a single pre-runner style bar?
My needs are picky haha. There's a long answer to the question. What I really want is a bumper that gives good frontal protection and good clearance, but also protects against large brush/branch strikes and cattle strikes. I think designers usually pick an extreme and either create a ranch hand style monster bumper designed for guys who want to use their cummins to push a big rig up the Eisenhower pass, or they make a prerunner style that is the bare minimum a bumper can be. My idea is like a cross between the Thuren and Aluminess bumpers. I love the function of the bull bar and light guards on my ranch hand bumper, but it is way too heavy and sticks out too far and takes my approach angle out to pasture

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The pre runner bars are cool, but from a business standpoint I think there are enough good ones out there, and DIY kits are cheap and easy. If you made one I'm sure you would make money off of it, but usually they are all about the same idea.
Simple answer, I want a plate bumper with good protection across the whole front, and a brush guard that is not too invasive. Really the one I designed for myself is very similar to yours, with less meat in the center/bottom, and a bull bar that is about half the height of most bumpers.
I love your bumper

Photoshop a bull bar on it and we will see lol
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