Wait, that ISNT suppose to bend that way?
Oct 25, 2009 | 01:28 PM
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Wait, that ISNT suppose to bend that way?
This is my Trail Gear rear bumper...
and no no my friends, those bolts are very tight...
Was climbing a sand hill at reiters on saturday, lost traction (rear locker is next...) and slid backwards (abs chattering the whole way) into a tree. busted my rear tail light (which in conjuction also made my turn signals blow a fuse lol)
Damage pictures:
cut into the frame!
that shouldnt be twisting, right?
cant really judge the depth in the pictures, but here is a bit of the twisted bracket
This will be fun to fix... I kind of want to email trailgear with pics and be like... 'uh... sup yo?'
and no no my friends, those bolts are very tight...
Was climbing a sand hill at reiters on saturday, lost traction (rear locker is next...) and slid backwards (abs chattering the whole way) into a tree. busted my rear tail light (which in conjuction also made my turn signals blow a fuse lol)
Damage pictures:
cut into the frame!
that shouldnt be twisting, right?
cant really judge the depth in the pictures, but here is a bit of the twisted bracket
This will be fun to fix... I kind of want to email trailgear with pics and be like... 'uh... sup yo?'
Last edited by waskillywabbit; Oct 25, 2009 at 05:35 PM. Reason: pictures were hard to see jammed together with no breaks
Oct 25, 2009 | 01:39 PM
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Oct 25, 2009 | 02:21 PM
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Plate steel sucks for a bumper. It is only strong one way and you found the wrong way. If I were the maker of that bumper, I would have used c-channel and that probably would have not happened. Also who welds a bumper on? I would not weld it on. Welded or not it still would have bent.
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Oct 25, 2009 | 02:23 PM
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If so, I believe those welds in no way would help this scenario. The brackets bent SIDEWAYS first and then down at the end of the frame, in the same spot that weld would be. I suppose if it was welded, it may not have dropped and cut into the frame, but I assure you, it would still have twisted away and down. Its hard to assess the damage in the pictures, but when I saw it, I too thought about those welds.
I have hit the same spot the same way with my rear bumper (Marlin, which comes standard with 3/8" thick brackets and side supports), and had NO problems. In fact, its taken some MUCH harder impacts into rocks with no problems, he hit a rotting stump and a sand wall. Im not 100% sure, but from what I saw, I think the TG bumper may only be 1/4" thick brackets - He will have to confirm or deny. Quality of steel, such as the grade, plays into withstanding an impact a large amount too. They advertise 1035 DOM for the tube, but who knows what they use for the plate.
Also, my bumper isnt welded, and its even missing a bolt on one side. The amount of impact on that bumper was next to nothing in the grand scheme of things, he rolled/slid back about 2 feet into it from what I saw. The first words out of my mouth when it happened were "did that bumper just BEND!? What the hell..."
Sucks it happened man, but we will get it going again in no time.
~T.J.
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Oct 25, 2009 | 02:31 PM
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wow...that sucks...definitely know that im not getting trail-gear anything..lmfao..i've heard way too many bad things about numerous parts hahaha
on a side note..that badlands bumper is looking niiiiccccceee..thats the same one that im getting...if i buy one..if not..im gonna make one like it
on a side note..that badlands bumper is looking niiiiccccceee..thats the same one that im getting...if i buy one..if not..im gonna make one like it
Oct 25, 2009 | 03:11 PM
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This is incorrect in my opinion. I was there, and I know the welds youre talking about. You mean the small vertical welds along the end of the frame rail where the bumper meets it, correct? The ones Marlin recommends for theirs?
If so, I believe those welds in no way would help this scenario. The brackets bent SIDEWAYS first and then down at the end of the frame, in the same spot that weld would be. I suppose if it was welded, it may not have dropped and cut into the frame, but I assure you, it would still have twisted away and down. Its hard to assess the damage in the pictures, but when I saw it, I too thought about those welds.
I have hit the same spot the same way with my rear bumper (Marlin, which comes standard with 3/8" thick brackets and side supports), and had NO problems. In fact, its taken some MUCH harder impacts into rocks with no problems, he hit a rotting stump and a sand wall. Im not 100% sure, but from what I saw, I think the TG bumper may only be 1/4" thick brackets - He will have to confirm or deny. Quality of steel, such as the grade, plays into withstanding an impact a large amount too. They advertise 1035 DOM for the tube, but who knows what they use for the plate.
Also, my bumper isnt welded, and its even missing a bolt on one side. The amount of impact on that bumper was next to nothing in the grand scheme of things, he rolled/slid back about 2 feet into it from what I saw. The first words out of my mouth when it happened were "did that bumper just BEND!? What the hell..."
Sucks it happened man, but we will get it going again in no time.
~T.J.
If so, I believe those welds in no way would help this scenario. The brackets bent SIDEWAYS first and then down at the end of the frame, in the same spot that weld would be. I suppose if it was welded, it may not have dropped and cut into the frame, but I assure you, it would still have twisted away and down. Its hard to assess the damage in the pictures, but when I saw it, I too thought about those welds.
I have hit the same spot the same way with my rear bumper (Marlin, which comes standard with 3/8" thick brackets and side supports), and had NO problems. In fact, its taken some MUCH harder impacts into rocks with no problems, he hit a rotting stump and a sand wall. Im not 100% sure, but from what I saw, I think the TG bumper may only be 1/4" thick brackets - He will have to confirm or deny. Quality of steel, such as the grade, plays into withstanding an impact a large amount too. They advertise 1035 DOM for the tube, but who knows what they use for the plate.
Also, my bumper isnt welded, and its even missing a bolt on one side. The amount of impact on that bumper was next to nothing in the grand scheme of things, he rolled/slid back about 2 feet into it from what I saw. The first words out of my mouth when it happened were "did that bumper just BEND!? What the hell..."
Sucks it happened man, but we will get it going again in no time.
~T.J.
not twisted it first..
in my opinion, a bumper thats welded on is like an extension of the frame
Oct 25, 2009 | 03:25 PM
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