Looking Front bull bar fab ideas

[my blood flows OD]

I'm looking for ideas for a front bull bar. I'd like to make somethings to dress up the nose of my 813.
this is one I really like but I'd like to see what else is out there before I get fabbing on this.
odviouly I will need to make small changes to the bars around the lights to fit my m-809 grille. They did a real nice job on this.

 

[tobyS]

Now that would make opening the hood much more difficult (939 series). You wouldn't have the same issue with an 809 however.

Here is my expanded metal to keep sticks out of the radiator...wouldn't do much to stop a bull however.

 

[wreckerman893]

I'm thinking any critter that runs afoul of an 800 series truck is not going to fare very well with the stock bumper (moose or mule deer may be the exception).

Unless you just want one for the cool factor or to push down trees stock is good.

 

[my blood flows OD]

The way they have this designed the whole brush gaurd hinges forward and assists in opening the hood.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ckpXUZK8hBU
yes, I agree that the stock bumper is stought enough to withstand just about any situation. This would be more for the cosmetics and to give me something to make. I like to fab stuff.

 

[tobyS]

How about a steel top that you can actually get on top of and not ruin it?

 

[my blood flows OD]

I want to also do a safari rack. I would think it would be way better looking on a crew cab. My buddy has one on his mog that looks great and it's a single cab.

 

[Oldworldtenacity]

These are my two favorite Brush gaurds I have ever saw for a heavy truck..other than the one that was on the M939 car rammer truck that was in Iraq and a model toy truck was made out of it....I can't find the pic of it.

IF someone could make one of these to where the top half would unhinge downward to open the hood...I would buy one. I realize I'll probably have to have a fab shop make it one day though.

 

[MWMULES]

This is how you open the hood. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8Nw8TVv4Hw

 

[Oldworldtenacity]

This is how you open the hood. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8Nw8TVv4Hw

The problem is, the hood does not open enough to pull a radiator out...which is what I had to do back in the Winter with mine and used a crane truck to lift it straight up and out. These guys must have did that kind of work before they added the brushgaurd IMO lol.