Anyone interested in a REAL HD brushguard?

[KT2T]

Originally Posted by HumminNBoatin'

So we are going to try and get this done by the end of August.

GAH.

[HumminNBoatin']

I hear yah man...... Good things come to those who wait.

Also on the Realwheels brush guard.... They look really good dont get me wrong but, I would not try and push over anything larger in diameter than your pinky finger. Also it bolts to the factory location. So if you slam something large with it like a Deer your looking at some real damage. And you are going to spend alot more money on the Realwheels guard than you will on the Rubberduck Treehugger.

[KT2T]

I don't mind spending $1.5k on a solid, well constructed guard, Real Wheels or Rubberduck, but I am struggling with my "instant gratification" problem right now. I will be patient and wait for the Rubberduck, not just because of the expected quality, but also because he advertised in Azimuth (using "GO DUCK YOURSELF" -- nice).

Question... will the Rubberduck Treehugger be built using powder-coated stainless steel like the Real Wheels guard? I am thinking that I would like stainless as a base because it's bound to get nicked and dinged all the time and every nick and ding will be a breeding ground for rust.

Oh, I saw a Road Armor guard on a truck the other day, huge and heavy, but rusted all to hell and it looked nasty. Would rather not have to deal with that if possible.

If stainless has faults in this application, please share the reasons why as I would genuinely like to know.

Thanks.

[Lotusman333]

Count me in as a committed buyer. PM me with info please. Thanks

[timgco]

The issues of rust that many of the manufact's have is because the poianting/ PC prep work.

Undercaoting before the PC'ing is important. Although the stainless would be my prefered route, the cost savings on a guard that is UC'd for it's PC'd would be fine in my book.

One the reasons the Real Wheels guards are so expensive is due to teh use of stainless. I have had one of thier guards and it was very well built. That one was PC'd black over stainless.

[HumminNBoatin']

Hey guys as a update I am dropping the H2 off tomorrow night. Travis will have the truck all week next week to build the prototype. We should have pictures ready sometime by end of week and he should be ready to take orders.

[TOI-MAT]

Any progress on the guard?

[HumminNBoatin']

I should have pictures of the completed prototype by tomorrow night. It wont be powder coated yet but you will be able to see how its shape is comming together.

If you want to see it in person I will have it on my truck at Windrock also I am not too far from you as I live like a mile from Kings Island.

The hardest part of the whole project has been designing a strong enough mounting system that will work with any bumper. Weather you have a winch bumper or a stock bumper this thing will fit. The only thing on the market with compairable strenght would be teh Road Amor Dakar. However That set up will run you over $4K. This will be less than $2K.

[TOI-MAT]

I would come see it but I am out of town and probably will be on travel for te rest of the month. Any pics?