Putting rear bumper on M35.

[gingwhaa]

I was going to try putting a 6x6 (haha) steel bumper on the ol m35. I think it might be ok, maybe cut it out more for the hitch that I never use though..

 

[FLYWHEEL]

With the bumper there you won't be able to fully lower the tailgate

 

[M35fan]

Does your truck have the bumperettes and pintle hitch? Seems to me that if you mounted it where those would normally be, it would sit more flush (beneath the bed more) and allow the tailgate to lower. What is your plan for brake lights? The bumper looks good, IMHO.

Edit: sorry, missed the part about your hitch in the first post. If you never use it, you could store it until needed.

 

[gingwhaa]

With the bumper there you won't be able to fully lower the tailgate

Lots of room I checked it first...

 

[gingwhaa]

Does your truck have the bumperettes and pintle hitch? Seems to me that if you mounted it where those would normally be, it would sit more flush (beneath the bed more) and allow the tailgate to lower. What is your plan for brake lights? The bumper looks good, IMHO.

Edit: sorry, missed the part about your hitch in the first post. If you never use it, you could store it until needed.

I added brake lights on and kept the old ones too. The prius drivers can still see the old ones so they have four stop lights to see now. I think they might need six though.....

 

[G744]

Why?

 

[gingwhaa]

Why?

I feel safer because of no airbags... kidding, going to put a winch on the back too...

 

[banditt1979]

Looks nice!

 

[m1010plowboy]

That's a nice truck.

The PO of Goose the Deuce put one on the M135 to meet commercial codes in the North and it was handy. The foot hole on the side and the simple comfort knowing someone hitting the back of the truck wouldn't scratch the diff was enough reason to keep it. The tailgates are meant to drop straight down so I had a few regular forces boys pull the chains and drop the tailgate on the bumper before reading the SOP or TM. Additions to an MV must come with a new Standard Operating Procedure, SOP training and a Technical Manual TM, if you want to avoid mishaps.

 

[DaneGer21]

Additions to an MV must come with a new Standard Operating Procedure, SOP training and a Technical Manual TM, if you want to avoid mishaps.

EHS&S manager by chance?

 

[m1010plowboy]

EHS&S manager by chance?

I had to look that up....but no. We bid on gov projects so our safety training was similar to EHS&S through the Alberta Construction Safety Association.

The TM, SOP info is a direct result of Steel Soldier website training and the doggone encouragement to....in the very least....read the TM's.

When a mattech was just trying to be helpful by dropping my tailgate I realized a little proactive training and a small sign was needed, after the incident.

A little prevention goes a long way "DON'T TOUCH THE TAILGATE"

 

[FLYWHEEL]

Lots of room I checked it first...

Ah o.k , i was thinking so the tailgate was vertical